Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 15, Issue 9 , Pages 747-755 , November 2009

Levels of Circulating Pro-angiogenic Cells Predict Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure

  • Giovanna Balconi, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Research, Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Milano, Italy
    • Equally contributed to the study.
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  • Ralf Lehmann, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe–University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
    • Equally contributed to the study.
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  • Fabio Fiordaliso, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Research, Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Milano, Italy
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  • Birgit Assmus, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe–University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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  • Stefanie Dimmeler, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe–University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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  • Patrizio Sarto, MD

      Affiliations

    • Ospedale Civile, Mirano, Italy
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  • Emanuele Carbonieri, MD

      Affiliations

    • Ospedale Civile, San Bonifacio, Verona, Italy
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  • Alessandra Gualco, MD

      Affiliations

    • Fondazione S Maugeri, Pavia, Italy
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  • Carlo Campana, MD

      Affiliations

    • IRCCS S Matteo Pavia, Italy
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  • Laura Angelici, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Research, Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Milano, Italy
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  • Serge Masson, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Research, Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Milano, Italy
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  • Salman Aa Mohammed, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Research, Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Milano, Italy
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  • Elisabetta Dejana, BIOL D

      Affiliations

    • Vascular Biology Unit, FIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology, Milano, Italy
    • Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Milano, Italy
    • Department of Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnologies, School of Sciences, University of Milano, Milano, Italy
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  • Marco Gorini, MS

      Affiliations

    • Centro Studi ANMCO, Firenze, Italy
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  • Andreas M. Zeiher, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe–University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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  • Roberto Latini, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Research, Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Milano, Italy
    • Department of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Roberto Latini, Dept. of Cardiovascular Research, Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, via La Masa 19, 20156 Milano, Italy. Tel: +39 0239 014454; Fax: +39 0233 200049.
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  • The GISSI-HF Investigators

Received 24 October 2008 ,Revised 17 April 2009 ,Accepted 21 May 2009.

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 This work stems from the European Vascular Genomics Network (http://www.evgn.org), a Network of Excellence supported by the European Community's sixth Framework Programme for Research Priority 1 “Life sciences, genomics and biotechnology for health” (contract no. LSHM-CT-2003-503254), and the Consortium Agreement European Community “Heart failure and cardiac repair,” IP 018630.

PII: S1071-9164(09)00187-0

doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2009.05.011

Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 15, Issue 9 , Pages 747-755 , November 2009

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