Bone Marrow Stem Cell Infusion Following a Heart Attack
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2010-09-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The goal of this study is to determine the safety of giving a patient's own bone
marrow-derived stem cells delivered with a catheter (tube) into the coronary arteries (blood
vessels of the heart). Stem cells are simple cells produced by the bone marrow that can
develop into many types of cells. It is possible that these cells will decrease the size of
damage caused to the heart from a heart attack and increase the pumping efficiency of the
heart; which can be decreased due to a heart attack. The stem cells will be taken from bone
marrow and then given back into the heart vessels.