Inventors:
Luis M. de la Fuente - Buenos Aires, AR
Simon H. Stertzer - Santa Fe NM, US
Julio Argentieri - Buenos Aires, AR
Eduardo Penaloza - Buenos Aires, AR
Peter A. Altman - South San Francisco CA, US
Assignee:
BioCardia, Inc. - San Carlos CA
International Classification:
C12N 5/00
Abstract:
A method of treating chronic post-myocardial infarction including helical needle transendocardial delivery of autologous bone marrow (ABM) mononuclear cells around regions of hypo or akinesia in chronic post-myocardial infarction (MI) patients. The treatment is safe and improves ejection fraction (EF).