Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 13, Issue 9 , Pages 701-708 , November 2007

Effects of Exercise Training on Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure

  • Patrizio Sarto, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology and Sports Medicine, Mirano Hospital, Mirano, Venice, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Patrizio Sarto, MD, Servizio di Medicina dello Sport Ospedale PF Calvi, Largo S. Giorgio 2, 30033 Noale VE, Italy.
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  • Elena Balducci, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, P. F. Calvi Hospital, Noale, Venice, Italy
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  • Giovanna Balconi, BD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Research, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, Italy
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  • Fabio Fiordaliso, BD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Research, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, Italy
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  • Laura Merlo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology and Sports Medicine, Mirano Hospital, Mirano, Venice, Italy
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  • Giancarlo Tuzzato, MD

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Pathology, Dolo Hospital, Dolo, Venice, Italy
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  • Giovanni L. Pappagallo, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, P. F. Calvi Hospital, Noale, Venice, Italy
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  • Nicoletta Frigato, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology and Sports Medicine, Mirano Hospital, Mirano, Venice, Italy
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  • Albino Zanocco, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology and Sports Medicine, Mirano Hospital, Mirano, Venice, Italy
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  • Concetta Forestieri, BD

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Pathology, Dolo Hospital, Dolo, Venice, Italy
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  • Giuseppe Azzarello, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, P. F. Calvi Hospital, Noale, Venice, Italy
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  • Antonio Mazzucco, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, P. F. Calvi Hospital, Noale, Venice, Italy
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  • Maria Teresa Valenti, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, P. F. Calvi Hospital, Noale, Venice, Italy
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  • Flora Alborino, MD

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Pathology, Dolo Hospital, Dolo, Venice, Italy
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  • Donatella Noventa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology and Sports Medicine, Mirano Hospital, Mirano, Venice, Italy
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  • Orazio Vinante, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, P. F. Calvi Hospital, Noale, Venice, Italy
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  • Piero Pascotto, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology and Sports Medicine, Mirano Hospital, Mirano, Venice, Italy
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  • Saverio Sartore, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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  • Elisabetta Dejana, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Fondazione Instituto FIRO di Oncologia, Milano, Italy
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  • Roberto Latini, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Research, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, Italy
    • Department of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York

Received 8 February 2007 ,Revised 4 May 2007 ,Accepted 13 June 2007.

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 Grants and support: This study was supported by Fondazione Cassamarca-Treviso, Fondazione per la ricerca e cura delle malattie cardiovascolari-Mirano, and by Istituto Superiore di Sanità-National Program on Stem Cells.

PII: S1071-9164(07)00908-6

doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2007.06.722

Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 13, Issue 9 , Pages 701-708 , November 2007

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