Long-lasting improvement of myocardial perfusion and chronic refractory angina after autologous intramyocardial PBSC transplantation

Cytotherapy. 2005;7(6):494-6. doi: 10.1080/14653240500361392.

Abstract

We report the case of a 60-year-old man with patent coronary by-pass grafts on the left anterior descending and circumflex coronary arteries, who experienced recurrent Canadian class IV angina refractory to medical and interventional treatments for a dominant right coronary artery occlusion. He underwent autologous PBSC transplant into the inferior ventricular wall through a minimally invasive approach as a stand-alone therapy, in an attempt to induce therapeutic angiogenesis. Six months after the operation, angina significantly ameliorated; scintigraphy and coronary angiography showed a marked improvement in perfusion of the target injection area. These benefits had persisted at 25 months after stem cell transplant.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Angina Pectoris / diagnostic imaging
  • Angina Pectoris / therapy*
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilization
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myocardial Reperfusion*
  • Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation*
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon