Translational Research
Volume 156, Issue 4 , Pages 251-263, October 2010

Level and value of circulating endothelial progenitor cells in patients with acute myocardial infarction undergoing primary coronary angioplasty: in vivo and in vitro studies

  • Hsueh-Wen Chang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biological Sciences, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Steve Leu

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Surgery; Center for Translational Research in Biomedical Sciences, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Cheuk-Kwan Sun

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery; Center for Translational Research in Biomedical Sciences, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Chi-Ling Hang

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Surgery; Center for Translational Research in Biomedical Sciences, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Ali A. Youssef

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Department, Suez Canal University Hospital, Ismailia, Egypt
    • ,
  • Yuan-Kai Hsieh

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Surgery; Center for Translational Research in Biomedical Sciences, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Cheng-Hsu Yang

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Surgery; Center for Translational Research in Biomedical Sciences, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Cheng-I. Cheng

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Surgery; Center for Translational Research in Biomedical Sciences, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Shyh-Ming Chen

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Surgery; Center for Translational Research in Biomedical Sciences, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Chien-Jen Chen

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Surgery; Center for Translational Research in Biomedical Sciences, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Sarah Chua

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Surgery; Center for Translational Research in Biomedical Sciences, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Li-Teh Chang

      Affiliations

    • Division of Basic Medical Science, Department of Nursing, Meiho Institute of Technology, Ping Tung, Taiwan
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  • Chiung-Jen Wu

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Surgery; Center for Translational Research in Biomedical Sciences, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Hon-Kan Yip

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Surgery; Center for Translational Research in Biomedical Sciences, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Hon-Kan Yip, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, 123, Ta Pei Road, Niao Sung Hsiang, Kaohsiung Hsien, 83301, Taiwan, R.O.C

Received 30 March 2010; received in revised form 13 July 2010; accepted 20 July 2010. published online 27 August 2010.

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 Supported by a program grant from Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University (Grant no. CMRPG 850501).

PII: S1931-5244(10)00158-1

doi:10.1016/j.trsl.2010.07.010

Translational Research
Volume 156, Issue 4 , Pages 251-263, October 2010

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