Prospective randomized trial of direct endomyocardial implantation of bone marrow cells for treatment of severe coronary artery diseases (PROTECT-CAD trial).

AIMS: Experimental studies have demonstrated that bone marrow (BM) cells can induce angiogenesis in ischaemic myocardium. Recently, several non-randomized pilot studies have also suggested that direct BM cells implantation appears to be feasible and safe in patients with severe coronary artery diseases (CAD). METHODS AND RESULTS: We performed a randomized, blinded, and placebo-controlled trial in 28 CAD patients. After BM harvesting, we assigned patients to receive low dose (1 x 10(6) cells/0.1 mL, n = 9), high dose (2 x 10(6) cells/0.1 mL, n = 10) autologous BM cells or control (0.1 mL autologous plasma/injection, n = 9) catheter-based direct endomyocardial injection as guided by electromechanical mapping. Our primary endpoint was the increase in exercise treadmill time and our secondary endpoints were changes in Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) and New York Heart Association (NYHA) class, and myocardial perfusion and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) assessed by single-photon emission computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, respectively. A total 422 injections (mean 14.6 +/- 0.7 per patient) were successfully performed at 41 targeted ischaemic regions without any acute complication. Baseline exercise treadmill time was 439 +/- 182 s in controls and 393 +/- 136 s in BM-treated patients, and changed after 6 months to 383 +/- 223s and 464 +/- 196 s [BM treatment effect +0.43 log seconds (+53%), 95% CI 0.11-0.74, P = 0.014]. Compared with placebo injection, BM implantation was associated with a significant increase in LVEF (BM treatment effect +5.4%, 95% CI 0.4-10.3, P = 0.044) and a lower NYHA class (odds ratio for treatment effect 0.12, 95% CI 0.02-0.73, P = 0.021) after 6 months, but CCS reduced similarly in both groups. We observed no acute or long-term complications, including ventricular arrhythmia, myocardial damage, or development of intramyocardial tumour or calcification associated with BM implantation. CONCLUSION: Direct endomyocardial implantation of autologous BM cells significantly improved exercise time, LVEF, and NYHA functional class in patients with severe CAD who failed conventional therapy.     

Electrophysiological effects of intracoronary transplantation of autologous mesenchymal and endothelial progenitor cells.

AIMS: Autologous stem cell transplantation has been successfully used for repair of infarcted myocardium, but concerns have been raised regarding its pro-arrhythmic potential. This study aimed at using electrophysiological assessment, and the monitoring and data storage capacity of implanted cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), in order to evaluate the possible proarrhythmic potential of stem cell transplantation. Methods: Five patients with a history of previous anteroseptal myocardial infarction and an implanted ICD for ventricular arrhythmias underwent intracoronary transplantation of autologous bone marrow-derived and culture-expanded mesenchymal stem cells in combination with endothelial progenitors. RESULTS: There was evidence of myocardial repair in three patients in whom segmental left ventricular wall motion improvement was detected on stress echocardiography. Before stem cell transplantation, clinical non-sustained ventricular tachycardia and inducible monomorphic ventricular tachycardia, or ventricular flutter at electrophysiology study were demonstrated in all patients. At 16-36 months follow-up, interrogation of the ICD failed to detect sustained or non-sustained ventricular arrhythmia in any patient. At repeat electrophysiology study, sustained ventricular arrhythmia was induced in two patients. CONCLUSION: Intracoronary transplantation of autologous mesenchymal and endothelial progenitor cells does not appear to be arrhythmogenic in humans. Further studies are needed on this important clinical issue.     

Angiogenesis in ischaemic myocardium by intramyocardial autologous bone marrow mononuclear cell implantation

Results of experimental studies have shown that intramyocardial implantation of bone marrow cells induces neovascularisation and improves heart function after myocardial infarction. Our aim was to test this notion in people. We implanted autologous mononuclear bone marrow cells into the ischaemic myocardium of eight patients with severe ischaemic heart disease as guided by electromechanical mapping with a percutaneous catheter procedure. After 3 months of follow-up, there was improvement in symptoms, myocardial perfusion, and function at the ischaemic region on MRI. Future randomised, controlled studies are required to validate this initial encouraging result.     

Autologous myoblast transplantation after myocardial infarction increases the inducibility of ventricular arrhythmias

BACKGROUND: Small scale clinical trials suggested the feasibility and the efficacy of autologous myoblast transplantation to improve ventricular function after myocardial infarction. However, these trials were hampered by unexpected episodes of life-threatening ventricular tachyarrhythmias (VT). We investigated cardiac electrical stability after myoblast transplantation to the myocardium. METHODS AND RESULTS: Seven days after coronary ligation, Wistar rats were randomized into 3 groups: a control group receiving no further treatment, a vehicle group injected with culture medium into the infarcted myocardium, and a myoblast group injected with autologous myoblasts. Holter monitoring did not discriminate the myoblast from the vehicle groups. Programmed Electrical Stimulation (PES) was performed to evaluate further a cardiac substrate for arrhythmia susceptibility. The occurrence of sustained VT during PES was similar in control and vehicle groups (5/17 and 4/19 rats, respectively; p=0.50). In contrast, 13/20 rats (65%) from the myoblast group showed at least one episode of sustained VT during PES (p<0.05 and p<0.005 versus control and vehicle groups). As a further control group, rats injected with autologous bone marrow mononuclear cells into the infarcted myocardium did not show increased susceptibility to PES. CONCLUSIONS: In an infarcted rat model, myoblast transplantation but not bone marrow mononuclear cells or myocardial injection per se induces electrical ventricular instability. Because ventricular arrhythmias are life-threatening disorders, we suggest that such preclinical evaluation should be conducted for any new source of cells to be injected into the myocardium.     

骨髓干细胞移植对大鼠急性心肌梗死后室性心律失常的影响

目的观察骨髓干细胞移植对大鼠急性心肌梗死(AMI)后室性心律失常的影响。方法30只AMI大鼠随机分为两组,心肌梗死后30min细胞移植组予以骨髓干细胞注射;对照组予以等量无血清培养基注射。观察注射后当天、28天24h动态心电图心律失常情况。结果注射后当天,两组心律失常无差异。注射后28天,细胞移植组1只、对照组4只大鼠死亡,细胞移植组室性心律失常的发生率显著降低。结论骨髓干细胞移植可有效减少AMI后室性心律失常的发生。     

经心内膜心肌内移植猪自体骨髓间充质干细胞治疗心肌梗死的实验方法

目的:探讨经皮经心内膜心肌注射移植猪自体骨髓间充质干细胞(bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells,BMSCs)的治疗心肌梗死(MI)实验方法的可行性和安全性。方法: 选5只雌性健康小型猪通过股动脉入路采用冠脉球囊封堵冠状动脉左前降支60 min建立MI模型。以超声确定MI后两周,采用心肌注射器经心内膜向心肌内注入1×108个小型猪自体红色荧光染料Dil标记的BMSCs,并观察心电图(ECG)的变化。移植BMSCs 8周后,取心肌组织行病理切片,选取含有移植细胞的切片行免疫荧光染色。结果: 4只小型猪成功地建立MI模型（1只因术中室颤死亡）并完成经心内膜的细胞移植,注射过程可出现一过性室性早搏以及短阵室速。通过心肌免疫荧光染色证实,移植的BMSCs已在宿主心肌内存活。结论: 使用心肌注射器经心内膜心肌移植自体BMSCs创伤小,方法可行,具有临床应用的前景。     

Intravenous mesenchymal stem cell therapy early after reperfused acute myocardial infarction improves left ventricular function and alters electrophysiologic properties

Direct intramyocardial injection of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) improves left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and may increase ventricular arrhythmia in hearts with myocardial infarction (MI). We hypothesized that intravenous MSCs given early after acute MI would engraft in injured myocardium, improve LV function, and result in pro-arrhythmic electrical remodeling. We created an apical infarction in swine by balloon occlusion/reperfusion, administered diI-labeled allogeneic bone marrow derived MSCs intravenously 30 min post-reperfusion and measured LVEF and wall thickness at baseline, 1 month, and 3 months. Epicardial effective refractory periods (ERPs) were determined before sacrifice. At 3 months, treated pigs [n=7] had significantly higher LVEF than controls [n=8] (49+/-2% vs. 44+/-3%, P=0.015) and significantly less wall thickening of non-infarcted myocardium. ERPs were significantly shorter than controls at all pacing cycle lengths (P相似文献   

Potentials and limitations of stem cell therapy in myocardial disease

Acute myocardial infarction (MI) leads to myocardial necrosis and is, by nature, an irreversible injury. The major goal to reverse left ventricular remodeling would be the enhancement of regeneration of cardiac myocytes as well as the stimulation of neovascularization within the infarct area, by repopulation of the injured myocardium with healthy autologous cells. In March 2001, the first patient was treated with direct intracoronary administration of autologous mononuclear bone marrow cells after acute MI. As improvements in myocardial function and perfusion could be detected 3 months later without any complications - a study was initiated in Düsseldorf. Until now 40 patients have been investigated. After a three month follow-up period, significant improvements concerning myocardial function, perfusion and metabolism could be obtained. This therapeutical effect may be attributed to bone marrow cell-associated myocardial regeneration and neovascularization. These results demonstrate that functional and metabolic regeneration of infarcted myocardium can be safely realized in humans by bone marrow mononuclear cell transplantation.     

A Novel Approach to Transplanting Bone Marrow Stem Cells to Repair Human Myocardial Infarction: Delivery via a Noninfarct‐relative Artery

Bone marrow stem cells are able to repair infarcted human myocardium following intracoronary transplantation via the infarct‐relative artery. However, traditional reperfusion strategies fail to open the artery in some patients, making effective delivery impossible. Our previous study demonstrated a safe and efficient approach to delivering bone marrow stem cells via a noninfarcted artery in an animal myocardial infarction model. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the safety and feasibility of autologous bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell transplantation via such an approach in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Sixteen patients with anterior AMI who had successfully undergone percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) were enrolled in this pilot, randomized study. Three weeks after PCI, cultured bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells were injected into the myocardium via either the infarct‐relative artery (left anterior descending branch artery, LAD) or a noninfarct‐relative artery (right coronary artery, RCA). The safety and feasibility of the cell infusion were evaluated during the procedure and during 6 months of follow‐up. In addition, 2D echocardiography, technetium‐99m methoxyisobutylisonitrile (99mTc‐MIBI) and 18F‐deoxyglucose single photon emission computed tomography were employed to examine cardiac function, myocardial perfusion, and viable cardiomyocytes, respectively, at day 4 after PCI and 6 months after the cell infusion. There were no arrhythmia and any other side‐effects, including infections, allergic reactions or adverse clinical events, during, immediately after, or 6 months after cell transplantation. Cardiac function and myocardial perfusion had improved 6 months after PCI/bone marrow stem cells transplantation. Viable cardiomyocytes metabolism was detected in the infarcted areas in both groups after the cell infusion, as demonstrated by 18F‐deoxyglucose. Intracoronary infusion of autologous bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells via a noninfarct‐relative artery appears safe and feasible in the treatment of patients with AMI.     

Percutaneous transvenous cellular cardiomyoplasty. A novel nonsurgical approach for myocardial cell transplantation

OBJECTIVES: The study evaluated a nonsurgical means of intramyocardial cell introduction using the coronary venous system for direct myocardial access and cell delivery. BACKGROUND: Direct myocardial cell repopulation has been proposed as a potential method to treat heart failure. METHODS: We harvested bone marrow from Yorkshire swine (n = 6; 50 to 60 kg), selected culture-flask adherent cells, labeled them with the gene for green fluorescence protein, expanded them in culture, and resuspended them in a collagen hydrogel. Working through the coronary sinus, a specialized catheter system was easily delivered to the anterior interventricular coronary vein. The composite catheter system (TransAccess) incorporates a phased-array ultrasound tip for guidance and a sheathed, extendable nitinol needle for transvascular myocardial access. A microinfusion (IntraLume) catheter was advanced through the needle, deep into remote myocardium, and the autologous cell-hydrogel suspension was injected into normal heart. Animals were sacrificed at days 0 (n = 2), 14 (n = 1, + 1 control/collagen biogel only), and 28 (n = 2), and the hearts were excised and examined. RESULTS: We gained widespread intramyocardial access to the anterior, lateral, septal, apical, and inferior walls from the anterior interventicular coronary vein. No death, cardiac tamponade, ventricular arrhythmia, or other procedural complications occurred. Gross inspection demonstrated no evidence of myocardial perforation, and biogel/black tissue dye was well localized to sites corresponding to fluoroscopic landmarks for delivery. Histologic analysis demonstrated needle and microcatheter tracts and accurate cell-biogel delivery. CONCLUSIONS: Percutaneous intramyocardial access is safe and feasible by a transvenous approach through the coronary venous system. The swine offers an opportunity to refine approaches used for cellular cardiomyoplasty.     

心肌、冠脉、静脉内移植BM-MNCs治疗猪急性心肌梗死的时机及安全性

目的:探讨心肌内、冠脉内及静脉内3种途径移植自体骨髓单个核细胞(BM-MNCs)治疗猪急性心肌梗死的时机及安全性。方法:分别于心肌梗死(MI)后即刻进行心肌内及静脉内移植,于MI后1周进行冠脉内移植。移植BM-MNCs后4周,观察小血管密度、心功能变化及冠脉侧支循环形成的情况,探讨移植的时机及安全性。结果:①3种途径BM-MNCs移植后4周,小血管的密度均明显高于各自的对照(P0.01);心肌内移植与冠脉内移植相比,小血管的密度无统计学差异,但明显高于静脉内移植(P0.01)。②3种途径移植BM-MNCs后4周,左室射血分数(LVEF)和缩短分数(FS)组相比较无统计学差异。心肌内移植和冠脉内移植的左室舒张末压(LVDEP)和左室舒张末期内径(LVEDD)均明显低于对照;而静脉内移植的LVDEP和LVEDD虽低于对照但无统计学差异。③3种途径移植BM-MNCs后1周,血清碱性成纤维细胞生长因子(bFGF)及血管内皮生长因子(VEGF)的浓度明显高于各自对照及术前水平(P0.01)。④3种途径移植BM-MNCs后,均没有发现异常增生、钙化或肿瘤形成。结论:①心肌内及静脉内移植的时机应选在MI后即刻,冠脉内移植的时机应选在MI后1周。3种途径移植BM-MNCs后,均有助于促进缺血心肌中的血管新生,改善左室收缩功能。心肌内与冠脉内移植BM-MNCs均有改善左室舒张功能、减轻心室重构的作用,但在静脉内移植后该作用不明显。②3种途径移植BM-MNCs后,均没有发现明显的副作用。     

10 years of intracoronary and intramyocardial bone marrow stem cell therapy of the heart: from the methodological origin to clinical practice

Intracoronary and intramyocardial stem cell therapy aim at the repair of compromised myocardium thereby--as a causal treatment--preventing ventricular remodeling and improving overall performance. Since the first-in-human use of bone marrow stem cells (BMCs) after acute myocardial infarction in 2001, a large number of clinical studies have demonstrated their clinical benefit: BMC therapy can be performed with usual cardiac catheterization techniques in the conscious patient as well as also easily during cardiosurgical interventions. New York Heart Association severity degree of patients as well as physical activity improve in addition to ("on top" of) all other therapeutic regimens. Stem cell therapy also represents an ultimate approach in advanced cardiac failure. For acute myocardial infarction and chronic ischemia, long-term mortality after 1 and 5 years, respectively, is significantly reduced. A few studies also indicate beneficial effects for chronic dilated cardiomyopathy. The clinical use of autologous BMC therapy implies no ethical problems, when unmodified primary cells are used. With the use of primary BMCs, there are no major stem cell-related side effects, especially no cardiac arrhythmias and inflammation. Various mechanisms of the stem cell action in the human heart are discussed, for example, cell transdifferentiation, cell fusion, activation of intrinsic cardiac stem cells, and cytokine-mediated effects. New techniques allow point-of-care cell preparations, for example, within the cardiac intervention or operation theater, thereby providing short preparation time, facilitated logistics of cell transport, and reasonable cost effectiveness of the whole procedure. The 3 main indications are acute infarction, chronic ischemic heart failure, and dilated cardiomyopathy. Future studies are desirable to further elucidate the mechanisms of stem cell action and to extend the current use of intracoronary and/or intramyocardial stem cell therapy by larger and presumably multicenter and randomized trials.     

Paracrine effects of direct intramyocardial implantation of bone marrow derived cells to enhance neovascularization in chronic ischaemic myocardium

OBJECTIVE: To determine the optimal bone marrow (BM) cell types, and their potential mechanisms of action for neovascularization in chronic ischaemic myocardium. METHODS AND RESULTS: The functional effects, angiogenic potential and cytokine expression of direct intramyocardial implantation of autologous BM CD31-positive endothelial progenitor cells (EPC, n=9), BM mononuclear cells (MNCs, n=9), and saline (n=9) were compared in a swine model of chronic ischaemic myocardium. Autologous BM cells were harvested and catheter-based electromechanical mapping-guided direct intramyocardial injection was performed to target ischaemic myocardium. After 12 weeks, injection of BM-MNC resulted in significant improvements in left ventricular dP/dt (+21+/-8%, P=0.032), left ventricular pressure (+17+/-4%, P=0.048) and regional microsphere myocardial perfusion over ischaemic endocardium (+74+/-28%, P<0.05) and epicardium (+73+/-29%, P<0.05). No significant effects were observed following injection of BM-EPC or saline. Capillary density (1132+/-69 versus 903+/-44 per mm(2), P=0.047) and expression of mRNA of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF, 32.3+/-5.6 versus 13.1+/-3.7, P<0.05,) and angiopoietin-2 (23.9+/-3.6 versus 13.7+/-3.1, P<0.05) in ischaemic myocardium was significantly greater in the BM-MNC group than the saline group. The capillary density in ischaemic myocardium demonstrated a significant positive correlation with VEGF expression (r=0.61, P<0.001). CONCLUSION: Catheter-based direct intramyocardial injection of BM-MNC enhanced angiogenesis more effectively than BM-EPC or saline, possibly via a paracrine effect, with increased expression of VEGF that subsequently improved cardiac performance of ischaemic myocardium.     

Safety of intramyocardial injection of autologous bone marrow cells to treat myocardial ischemia in pigs

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to determine the potential adverse consequences of intracardiac injections of bone marrow mononuclear cells (BMCs) to facilitate the revascularization of ischemic myocardium. BACKGROUND: Bone marrow mononuclear cells are used to treat heart failure, though there are few studies that evaluated the safety of BMC transplantation for chronic myocardial ischemia. METHODS: The pigs received coronary ameroid constrictors to induce chronic myocardial ischemia and left ventricular dysfunction. At 4 weeks, autologous BMCs were injected intramyocardially by Boston Scientific Stiletto catheter with low-dose (10(7) cells) or high-dose BMC (10(8)). Control animals received saline. Blood samples were collected for hematological and chemical indices, including cardiac enzyme levels at regular time intervals postinfarction. At 7 weeks, animals underwent electrophysiological study to evaluate the arrhythmic potential of transplanted BMC, followed by necropsy and histopathology. RESULTS: No mortalities were associated with intramyocardial delivery of BMC or saline. At Day 0, the total creatine phosphokinase (CPK) was in the normal range in all groups. All groups had significant elevations in CPK after ameroid placement, with no significant differences between groups. At 7 weeks, CPK in all groups had returned to pretreatment levels. Electrophysiological assessment revealed that one control animal had an inducible arrhythmia. No arrhythmias were induced in low- or high-dose BMC-treated pigs. There were no histopathological changes associated with BMC injection. CONCLUSION: This study showed, in a clinically relevant large-animal model, that catheter-based intramyocardial injection of autologous BMC into ischemic myocardium is safe.     

Catheter-based autologous bone marrow myocardial injection in no-option patients with advanced coronary artery disease: a feasibility study

OBJECTIVES: We conducted a pilot study to evaluate the feasibility of transendocardial delivery of autologous bone marrow (ABM) strategy in patients with severe symptomatic chronic myocardial ischemia not amenable to conventional revascularization. BACKGROUND: Transendocardial injection of ABM cells appears to enhance perfusion of ischemic porcine myocardium. METHODS: Ten patients underwent transendocardial injection of freshly aspirated and filtered unfractionated ABM using left ventricular electromechanical guidance. Twelve injections of 0.2 ml each were successfully delivered into ischemic noninfarcted myocardium pre-identified by single-photon emission computed tomography perfusion imaging. RESULTS: Autologous bone marrow injection was successful in all patients and was associated with no serious adverse effects; in particular, there was no arrhythmia, evidence of infection, myocardial inflammation, or increased scar formation. Two patients were readmitted for recurrent chest pain. At three months, Canadian Cardiovascular Society angina score significantly improved (3.1 +/- 0.3 vs. 2.0 +/- 0.94, p = 0.001), as well as stress-induced ischemia occurring within the injected territories (2.1 +/- 0.8 vs. 1.6 +/- 0.8, p < 0.001). Treadmill exercise duration, available in nine patients, increased, but the change was not significant (391 +/- 155 vs. 485 +/- 198, p = 0.11). CONCLUSIONS: This study provides preliminary clinical data indicating feasibility of catheter-based transendocardial delivery of ABM to ischemic myocardium.     

Lack of regeneration of myocardium by autologous intracoronary mononuclear bone marrow cell transplantation in humans with large anterior myocardial infarctions

BACKGROUND: Experimental and preliminary clinical data suggest that transplantation of autologous bone marrow cells (BMC) may contribute to regeneration of the myocardium after acute myocardial infarction. This approach should be tested in patients with large infarctions in whom a positive effect would be most beneficial. METHODS AND RESULTS: After successful recanalization within 5.9 +/- 2.5 h and stent implantation in five patients with a large acute anterior myocardial infarction (AMI), the patients received autologous mononuclear BMCs via a balloon catheter placed into the left anterior descending artery 6.3 +/- 0.4 days after revascularization. At 3-month follow-up, no improvement was observed for left ventricular ejection fraction, regional wall motion in the infarcted zone, contractility index measured via dobutamine stress echocardiography, coronary blood flow reserve and maximal oxygen uptake, respectively. After further follow-up of 12 months, again no change of the left ventricular ejection fraction could be detected. CONCLUSIONS: Intracoronary transplantation of autologous mononuclear BMCs did not improve cardiac function in our patients with large anterior myocardial infarctions after 3 and 12 months.     

经冠状动脉骨髓单个核细胞移植治疗重度心力衰竭

目的本研究对比观察一组治疗上除心脏移植外,不能或难于从其他任何治疗中获益的重度缺血性心力衰竭(end-stage ischemia heart failure,EIHF)患者,给予经冠状动脉自体骨髓单个核细胞(bone marrow mononuclear cells,BM-MNCs)移植,探索其治疗的可行性、安全性及不良反应。方法30例EIHF患者入选。分为:细胞移植组(n=16)和常规治疗组(n=14)。细胞移植组和常规治疗组治疗前、后随访观察临床表现、实验室检查、二维超声心动图、正电子断层心肌显像(PET)、Holter、血管活性肽等。梯度密度法分离自体BM-MNCs。细胞移植组:经冠状动脉选择性细胞移植,平均BM-MNCs(5．0±0．7)×107。常规治疗组:除细胞移植外其他治疗均同细胞移植组。结果16例细胞移植手术均安全。2例于细胞注入后15-30 min感全身发冷,30 min后好转。1例细胞注入时出现短暂自限性室性早搏。术后48 h持续心电监测未出现新的心律失常。细胞移植组:术后观察半年患者均未再发急性肺水肿,心力衰竭症状明显改善。3个月NYHA分级明显改善[(3．4±0．1)级→(2．4±0．2)级,P<0．001];左心室射血分数(LVEF)于术后7天、3个月分别较术前增加9．6％(P<0．05)、9．9％(P<0．001);:PET显示代谢活力心肌增加(10．3±3．4)％(P<0．01)。血浆脑型利钠肽(brain-type natriuretic peptide,BNP)显著降低,3天、7天分别较术前下降69．2％(P<0．05)、70．4％(P<0．05);心房利钠肽(atrial natriuretic peptide,ANP)增加,术后第7天为术前1．3倍(P< 0．05);6个月随访无一例死亡,仅1例心力衰竭加重住院。而对照组3个月心功能检测明显恶化; NYHA分级下降[(3．5±0．1)级→(3．9±0．1)级,P<0．05];LVEF较术前减低7．2％(P<0．001),与细胞移植组相比差异有显著统计学意义(P<0．001);6个月随访死亡2例;因心力衰竭恶化再住院率71．4％(10／14)。结论自体BM-MNCs经冠状动脉移植治疗EIHF患者是安全有效的,显著改善了近期预后。     

Electrophysiological and arrhythmogenic effects of intramyocardial bone marrow cell injection in patients with chronic ischemic heart disease

BACKGROUND: Bone marrow cell injection has been introduced to treat patients with ischemic heart disease. However, focal application of bone marrow cells may generate an arrhythmogenic substrate. OBJECTIVES: To assess the electrophysiological and arrhythmogenic effects of intramyocardial bone marrow cell injection in patients with chronic myocardial ischemia. METHODS: Bone marrow was aspirated in 20 patients (65+/-11 years, 19 male) with drug-refractory angina and myocardial ischemia. Electroanatomical mapping (NOGA, Biosense-Webster, Waterloo, Belgium) was performed during mononuclear cell isolation. Areas for cell injection were selected based on the localization of ischemia on SPECT. These areas were mapped in detail to evaluate local bipolar electrogram duration, amplitude and fragmentation. Mononuclear cells were injected in the ischemic area with the NOGA system. SPECT and electroanatomical mapping were repeated at 3 months. Holter monitoring was repeated at 3 and 6 months. RESULTS: SPECT revealed a decrease in the number of segments with ischemia (3.5+/-2.5 vs. 1.1+/-1.0 at 3 months; P<0.01) and an increased left ventricular ejection fraction (44+/-13% vs. 49+/-17% at 3 months; P=0.02). The number of ventricular premature beats remained unchanged (10+/-24x10(2)/24h vs. 8+/-23x10(2)/24h at 3 months (P=NS) and 12+/-30x10(2)/24h at 6 months (P=NS)). At 3 months follow-up, bone marrow cell injection did not prolong electrogram duration (15.9+/-4.6 ms vs. 15.6+/-4.0 ms; P=NS), decrease electrogram amplitude (3.8+/-1.5 mV vs. 3.8+/-1.5 mV; P=NS), or increase fragmentation (2.0+/-0.5 vs. 1.9+/-0.4; P=NS). CONCLUSION: Intramyocardial bone marrow cell injection does not increase the incidence of ventricular arrhythmias and does not alter the electrophysiological properties of the injected myocardium.     

Intramyocardial administration of autologous bone marrow mononuclear cells in a critically ill child with dilated cardiomyopathy

Almost half of the children with symptomatic dilated cardiomyopathy receive a transplant or die within 2 years; however, cardiac stem cell transplantation has become a promising therapeutic option. The present case demonstrates for the first time, to our knowledge, the intramyocardial administration of autologous bone marrow mononuclear cells in a critically ill 4-month-old child with severe dilated cardiomyopathy. Left ventricular ejection fraction increased from 20% before stem cell transplantation to 41% at 4 months of follow-up.     

Clinical protocol for angiogenesis by intramyocardial injection of autologous bone marrow mononuclear cells in patients with severe coronary artery disease: TACT-NAGOYA-HEART.

BACKGROUND: Despite recent improvements in the treatments of coronary artery disease (CAD), there are a considerable number of patients who can not receive complete revascularization because of severe or total arterial occlusion. Intramyocardial injection of autologous bone marrow mononuclear cells (ABMMCs) has been shown to induce neovascularization of ischemic myocardium. METHODS AND RESULTS: The study will investigate the safety and feasibility of intramyocardial injections of ABMMCs and test the hypothesis that this treatment would promote neovascularization and improve left ventricular (LV) global and/or regional function in patients with severe CAD who have no other option. ABMMCs (approximately 10(6) cells) will be injected into the area of ischemic myocardium where the coronary artery is not graftable, in combination with bypass surgery to the other coronary branches. Myocardial perfusion and LV global and regional function will be evaluated, based on the micromanometer-tipped catheter method, single-photon emission tomography, and myocardial enhanced and color tissue Doppler echocardiography at baseline and during 12 month follow-up. CONCLUSIONS: This project will demonstrate that intramyocardial injection of ABMMCs with or without coronary artery bypass surgery could be a safe and effective method for therapeutic neovascularization, resulting in an improvement of cardiac function in patients with severe CAD.