Cor Vasa 2003, 44(9):465-468

Bone marrow stem cells myocardial transplantation after acute myocardial infarction due to left main coronary artery occlusion

Martin Pěnička¹, Petr Widimský^1,*, Petr Kobylka², Tomáš Kozák³, Jaroslav Dvořák¹, Rudolf Špaček¹, Petr Toušek¹

¹ Kardiologická klinika, Kardiocentrum

³ Hematologické oddělení, Fakultní nemocnice Královské Vinohrady a 3. lékařská fakulta Univerzity Karlovy

² Ústav hematologie a krevní transfuze, Praha, Česká republika

A 48-year-old man was admitted to our department in cardiogenic shock. Stent implantation into the left main coronary artery stabilized his condition. He survived with severe left ventricular dysfunction. Autologous bone marrow stem cells were implanted into his left main coronary artery during four temporary balloon occlusions of the stent 19 days after infarction. The technique of this novel procedure is described in detail. The patient's further clinical course was uneventful and he was discharged home.

Keywords: Bone marrow stem cell transplantation; Myocardial regeneration; Cell; Therapy of myocardial infarction; Intracoronary delivery

Published: September 1, 2003  Show citation