Autologous Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Therapy in Heart Failure

Summary

It is a single centre, randomised controlled study of the effect of NOGA-guided direct intramyocardial injection of mesenchymal stromal cells on the development of new myocardium and blood vessels in patients with heart failure. Stem cells will be obtained from the bone marrow and culture expanded for 6 - 8 weeks before injected into the myocardium. The patients will be followed with safety, clinical, MRI and CT endpoints for 1 year.

Timeline

Start

2008-09

Primary completion

2015-03

Completion

2015-03

Publications

• Mathiasen AB, Qayyum AA, Jorgensen E, Helqvist S, Fischer-Nielsen A, Kofoed KF, Haack-Sorensen M, Ekblond A, Kastrup J. Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cell treatment in patients with severe ischaemic heart failure: a randomized placebo-controlled trial (MSC-HF trial). Eur Heart J. 2015 Jul 14;36(27):1744-53. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehv136. Epub 2015 Apr 29.
• Mathiasen AB, Jorgensen E, Qayyum AA, Haack-Sorensen M, Ekblond A, Kastrup J. Rationale and design of the first randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of intramyocardial injection of autologous bone-marrow derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in chronic ischemic Heart Failure (MSC-HF Trial). Am Heart J. 2012 Sep;164(3):285-91. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2012.05.026.

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