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Article: G-CSF in acute myocardial infarction--experimental and clinical findings/G-CSF in acute myocardial infarction: a word of caution/Akut miyokard infarktusunde G-CSF--deneysel ve klinik bulgular/Akut miyokard infarktusunde G-CSF: Uyari.(Letter to the editor)
- Article from:
- The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology (Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi)
- Article date:
- December 1, 2006
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Dear Editor
We read with interest a recent review article by Ince et al. who have analyzed the clinical and experimental data regarding G-CSF in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) (1). The authors should be congratulated for their contribution to the evolution of cellular therapeutic strategies. Over the last decade the scientists made an exceptional progress in cellular therapy methods under regenerative medicine (2). We have, however, several concerns about the treatment by G-CSF after reperfusion of infarcted myocardium for myocardial regeneration. The investigators already pointed to the fact that G-CSF treatment before percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) ...