Progenitor Hematopoietic Cells Implantation Improves Functional Capacity of End Stage Coronary Artery Disease Patients with Advanced Heart Failure

Figure 1

Retrograde delivery. Coronary sinus is cannulated using AL-1 catheter. Venogram shows anterolateral vein branches associated with infarcted area. The vein branch which is end vessel is selected as target vein. End vessel is confirmed by contrast injection through inflation over the wire balloon which shows no collateral (inset). Stem cells were delivered via the same balloon which is kept inflated for 15 minutes afterward.