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Stem Cell Therapy to Treat Heart Ischaemia: Implications for Diabetes Cardiovascular Complications

Authors: Abbas Ali Qayyum, Anders Bruun Mathiasen, Jens Kastrup

Published in: Current Diabetes Reports | Issue 12/2014

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus is a well-known risk factor for coronary artery disease (CAD), which can lead to acute myocardial infarction, chronic myocardial ischaemia and heart failure. Despite the advantages in medical treatment, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), morbidity and mortality is still high in patients with CAD. Along with PCI and CABG or in patients without options for revascularization, stem cell regenerative therapy in controlled trials is a possibility. Stem cells are believed to exert their actions by angiogenesis and regeneration of cardiomyocytes. Recently published clinical trials and meta-analysis of stem cell studies have shown encouraging results with increased left ventricle ejection fraction and reduced symptoms in patients with CAD and heart failure. There is some evidence of mesenchymal stem cell being more effective compared to other cell types and cell therapy may be more effective in patients with known diabetes mellitus. However, further investigations are warranted.

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Title: Stem Cell Therapy to Treat Heart Ischaemia: Implications for Diabetes Cardiovascular Complications
Authors: Abbas Ali Qayyum
Anders Bruun Mathiasen
Jens Kastrup
Publication date: 01-12-2014
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Current Diabetes Reports / Issue 12/2014
Print ISSN: 1534-4827
Electronic ISSN: 1539-0829
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11892-014-0554-5

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