Objective— Endothelial progenitor cells (EPC) in one study group is not the same as EPC in
other investigators, suggesting that EPC is not a single type of cell population. In this study, …

Background Bone-marrow stem-cell transplantation has been shown to improve cardiac
function in patients with myocardial infarction. We examined the feasibility and efficacy of …

Background— Two types of cells are cultured from the human peripheral blood, early endothelial
progenitor cells (EPCs) and outgrowth endothelial cells (OECs), as previously reported…

Background— The optimal duration of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) after implantation of
drug-eluting coronary stents remains undetermined. We aimed to test whether 6-month …

Objectives : We aimed to perform a meta-analysis of clinical trials on intracoronary cell therapy
after acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Background : Intracoronary cell therapy continues …

The concept of reprogramming of somatic cells has opened a new era in regenerative
medicine. Transduction of defined factors has successfully achieved pluripotency. However, …

Objectives : The goal of this study was to investigate the effect of pre-treatment of
mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) with growth factors (GFs) on cardiomyogenic differentiation, …

Objectives : This study sought to compare the nephrotoxicity of iodixanol and ioxaglate in
patients with renal impairment undergoing coronary angiography. Background : Iodixanol, a …

Aims This study was performed to evaluate the functional outcomes of fractional flow reserve
(FFR)-guided jailed side-branch (SB) intervention strategy. Methods and results One …

Background— The colony number of early endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) has been used
as a quantitative indicator of the number of EPCs in the blood or as a biological marker of …