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
    • ,
  • 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 ,Revised 13 July 2010 ,Accepted 20 July 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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