The purpose of this study is to determine if cell therapy with your own cells (autologous cells) delivered with a catheter to regions of the heart with poor blood flow will be safe and if it will improve your ejection fraction and heart failure symptoms.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
4
Comparison between a low dose and high dose of autologous (one's own) CD34-positive cells (stem cells) delivered via injections into the heart muscle.
Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Safety of intramyocardial administration of CD34-positive cells
Time frame: 6 months
Effects of intramyocardial injections of autologous CD34-positive cells on clinical outcomes.
Clinical outcomes assessed include symptoms, change in health status, myocardial function and exercise duration.
Time frame: 6 months
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