[Autologous skeletal myoblast transplantation for cardiac insufficiency. First clinical case].

Academic Article

Abstract

  • The authors report the first intramyocardial transplantation of autologous skeletal myoblasts in a patient with severe ischaemic cardiac failure. The encouraging result after eight months' follow-up underlines the potential of this new approach.

    • Authors

    Keywords

  • Aged, Cardiac Output, Low, Cell Transplantation, Electrocardiography, Humans, Male, Muscle, Skeletal, Myocardial Ischemia, Transplantation, Autologous, Treatment Outcome

    • Author List

  • MenaschĂ© P; Hagège A; Scorsin M; Pouzet B; Desnos M; Duboc D; Schwartz K; Vilquin JT; Marolleau JP

    • Start Page

  • 180

    • End Page

  • 182

    • Volume

  • 94

    • Issue

  • 3