Table 3.
Authors | Country | Sample size | Disease | Design | Delivery | Follow-up | Results |
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Quyyumi et al; | USA | 168 | STEMI | Randomized double-blinded | Intra-coronary | 6 months | Reduced infarct size, reduced MACE, improved ejection fraction |
Losordo et al; | USA | 167 | Refractory angina | Randomized double-blinded | Intra-myocardial | 1 year | An important decline in the angina frequency. Improvement in the work-out tolerance. |
Wang et al; | China | 112 | Refractory angina | Randomized double blinded | Intra-coronary | 6 months | Significant reduction in angina frequency and enhancement in myocardial perfusion. |
Lee et al; | Taiwan | 38 | Refractory angina | Randomized double-blinded | Intra-coronary | 1 year | Decreased angina, improved ejection fraction. |
Vrtovec et al; | Slovenia | 110 | Dilated cardiomyopathy | Randomized double-blinded | Intra-coronary | 5 years | Increased LVEF, Increased 6MWD and decrease in NT pro-BNP, decreased mortality. |
Bervar et al; | Slovenia | 38 | Dilated cardiomyopathy | Randomized double-blinded | Trans-endocardia | 1 year | Increased 6MWD, decrease in NT-pro BNP, and significant improvement in diastolic parameters |
Lezaic et al; | Slovenia | 21 | Dilated cardiomyopathy | Randomized double-blinded | Intra-coronary | 6 months | Improved rest myocardial perfusion, LVEF, 6-minute walking distance. |