Mobilization of stem and progenitor cells in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing circumferential pulmonary vein isolation

Int J Cardiol. 2016 Jan 15:203:415-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.10.075. Epub 2015 Oct 23.

Affiliations

¹ School of Medicine in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, 1st Department of Cardiology. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland.
³ School of Medicine in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, 1st Department of Cardiology.
⁴ School of Medicine in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, 3rd Department of Cardiology.

PMID: 26544064
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.10.075

No abstract available

Keywords: Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; EPC; Progenitor cells; Pulmonary vein isolation; Stem cells.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Atrial Fibrillation / physiopathology
Atrial Fibrillation / surgery*
Catheter Ablation / methods*
Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pulmonary Veins / surgery*
Stem Cell Transplantation / methods*
Stem Cells / cytology*
Treatment Outcome