SynthesisCirculation2012
Adult bone marrow cell therapy improves survival and induces long-term improvement in cardiac parameters: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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211 citing papers in PubMed, 17 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Stem cell therapy for patients with acute myocardial infarction: a systematic review of clinical trials.Stem cell research & therapy · 2025Pooled it
- Safety and Efficacy of Transendocardial Stem Cells Therapy in Chronic Ischemic Heart Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Current cardiology reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Bioactive Scaffolds in Stem Cell-Based Therapies for Myocardial Infarction: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Preclinical Trials.Stem cell reviews and reports · 2022Pooled it
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- Rational transplant timing and dose of mesenchymal stromal cells in patients with acute myocardial infarction: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Stem cell research & therapy · 2017Pooled it
- Stem cell therapy for chronic ischaemic heart disease and congestive heart failure.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016Pooled it
- Adult Stem Cell Therapy and Heart Failure, 2000 to 2016: A Systematic Review.JAMA cardiology · 2016Pooled it
- Meta-Analyses of Human Cell-Based Cardiac Regeneration Therapies: Controversies in Meta-Analyses Results on Cardiac Cell-Based Regenerative Studies.Circulation research · 2016Pooled it
- Stem cell treatment for acute myocardial infarction.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2015Pooled it
- Adult Bone Marrow Cell Therapy for Ischemic Heart Disease: Evidence and Insights From Randomized Controlled Trials.Circulation research · 2015Pooled it
- Short-Term Effect of Autologous Bone Marrow Stem Cells to Treat Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Clinical Trials.Journal of cardiovascular translational research · 2015Pooled it
- Meta-Analysis of Cell-based CaRdiac stUdiEs (ACCRUE) in patients with acute myocardial infarction based on individual patient data.Circulation research · 2015Pooled it
- Efficacy and safety of bone marrow cell transplantation for chronic ischemic heart disease: a meta-analysis.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2014Pooled it
- Discrepancies in autologous bone marrow stem cell trials and enhancement of ejection fraction (DAMASCENE): weighted regression and meta-analysis.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2014Pooled it
- Impact of intracoronary bone marrow cell therapy on left ventricular function in the setting of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: a collaborative meta-analysis.European heart journal · 2014Pooled it
- The effect of rigorous study design in the research of autologous bone marrow-derived mononuclear cell transfer in patients with acute myocardial infarction.Stem cell research & therapy · 2013Pooled it
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- Effect of Intramyocardial Grafting Collagen Scaffold With Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in Patients With Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2020Trial
- Strengthening effects of bone marrow mononuclear cells with intensive atorvastatin in acute myocardial infarction.Open heart · 2020Trial
- The effect of intracoronary infusion of bone marrow-derived mononuclear cells on all-cause mortality in acute myocardial infarction: rationale and design of the BAMI trial.European journal of heart failure · 2017Trial
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Abstract
backgroundDespite rapid clinical translation and widespread enthusiasm, the therapeutic benefits of adult bone marrow cell (BMC) transplantation in patients with ischemic heart disease continue to remain controversial. A synthesis of the available data is critical to appreciate and underscore the true impact of this promising approach. METHODS AND
resultsA total of 50 studies (enrolling 2625 patients) identified by database searches through January 2012 were included. Weighted mean differences for changes in left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction, infarct size, LV end-systolic volume, and LV end-diastolic volume were estimated with random-effects meta-analysis. Compared with control subjects, BMC-treated patients exhibited greater LV ejection fraction (3.96%; 95% confidence interval, 2.90-5.02; P<0.00001) and smaller infarct size (-4.03%, 95% confidence interval, -5.47 to -2.59; P<0.00001), LV end-systolic volume (-8.91 mL; 95% confidence interval, -11.57 to -6.25; P<0.00001), and LV end-diastolic volume (-5.23 mL; 95% confidence interval, -7.60 to -2.86; P<0.0001). These benefits were noted regardless of the study design (randomized controlled study versus cohort study) and the type of ischemic heart disease (acute myocardial infarction versus chronic ischemic heart disease) and persisted during long-term follow-up. Importantly, all-cause mortality, cardiac mortality, and the incidence of recurrent myocardial infarction and stent thrombosis were significantly lower in BMC-treated patients compared with control subjects.
conclusionsTransplantation of adult BMCs improves LV function, infarct size, and remodeling in patients with ischemic heart disease compared with standard therapy, and these benefits persist during long-term follow-up. BMC transplantation also reduces the incidence of death, recurrent myocardial infarction, and stent thrombosis in patients with ischemic heart disease.
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