Historically, interest in the therapeutic implications of angiogenesis has centered on the
inhibition of new vascular growth to retard the spread of cancer [1, 2]. More recently …

Coronary artery and peripheral vascular disease are global health concerns with limited
therapies. Currentlyavailable medical and surgical therapies for these disease processes …

Background. Bone marrow contains various kinds of primitive cells which differentiate into
endothelial cells and could secrete several growth factors. Therefore, we attempted to …

Background. Therapeutic angiogenesis was induced by local autologous bone marrow cell
implantation (BMCI) in ischemic hindlimb or ischemic heart models in rats. This study was …

Background. Bone marrow contains many kinds of primitive cells that could differentiate to
endothelial cells and secrete several growth factors. In the current study, we attempted to …

Methods and devices for placing a conduit in fluid commu nication with a target vessel and a
source of blood, such as the aorta or a heart chamber. The device may be actuated using …

BACKGROUND: Patients with chronic severe angina refractory to medical therapy who
cannot be completely revascularized with either percutaneous catheter intervention or …

Induction of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in ischemic myocardium is thought to increase the
production of proinflammatory prostanoids and contribute significantly to the ischemic …

Myocardial laser revascularization is a novel therapeutic technique aimed at delivering
oxygenated blood via a series of channels to the ischemic regions of the heart. These …

Background Ovarian tissue transplantation can restore fertility in young cancer survivors,
however the detrimental loss of follicles following transplantation of cryopreserved ovarian …