Therapeutic Angiogenesis With Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor: Technique and Early Results
Sellke F, Laham R, Edelman E, Pearlman J, Simons M. Therapeutic Angiogenesis With Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor: Technique and Early Results. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 1998, 65: 1540-1544. PMID: 9647055, DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(98)00340-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAlginatesAngina PectorisCollateral CirculationCoronary Artery BypassCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary CirculationCoronary VesselsCreatinineDelayed-Action PreparationsDrug CarriersFeasibility StudiesFemaleFibroblast Growth Factor 2Follow-Up StudiesGlucuronic AcidHeparinHexuronic AcidsHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial ContractionMyocardial InfarctionNeovascularization, PhysiologicPericardiumSafetyStroke VolumeSurvival RateConceptsBasic fibroblast growth factorCoronary artery bypassFibroblast growth factorArtery bypassGrowth factorTherapeutic angiogenesisConventional coronary artery bypassBasic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) administrationSlow-release devicesStress perfusion scansPerioperative myocardial infarctionSerum creatinine levelsDifficult clinical problemFixed perfusion defectsLong-term resultsMyocardial contractile functionGrowth factor administrationOperative mortalityPatent arteriesMyocardial revascularizationCreatinine levelsEjection fractionClinical efficacyHepatic toxicityPerfusion scan