Intracoronary basic fibroblast growth factor (FGF-2) in patients with severe ischemic heart disease: results of a Phase I open-label dose escalation study
Laham R, Chronos N, Pike M, Leimbach M, Udelson J, Pearlman J, Pettigrew R, Whitehouse MJ, Yoshizawa C, Simons M. Intracoronary basic fibroblast growth factor (FGF-2) in patients with severe ischemic heart disease: results of a Phase I open-label dose escalation study. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2000, 36: 2132-2139. PMID: 11127452, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(00)00988-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntracoronary basic fibroblast growth factorOpen-label dose-escalation studyDose-escalation studyIschemic heart diseaseBasic fibroblast growth factorFibroblast growth factorHeart diseaseGrowth factorPhase I open-label dose-escalation studyFGF-2Non-Q-wave myocardial infarctionSevere ischemic heart diseaseSeattle Angina QuestionnaireTreadmill exercise testingQuality of lifeRegional wall thickeningMagnetic resonance imagingRFGF-2Angina QuestionnaireExercise toleranceRetinal examinationEscalation studyExercise testingIntracoronary administrationLaboratory parameters