Harvest, Isolation and Culture of Cardiac Stem Cells From Endomyocardial Biopsies

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Conditions studied: Heart Failure

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the harvest, isolation and culture of cardiac stem cells from endomyocardial biopsies is feasible.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01576757

Run by

University of Louisville

People needed

0

Starts

2011-02-01

Expected to finish

2012-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-07-26

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Any heart failure patient scheduled for RHC without contraindication for biopsy.
• Any patient undergoing biopsy for diagnostic purposes may also be included in the study.

You may not qualify if…

• Severe comorbidities (AST, ALT, serum creatinine > 3 times the upper limit of normal).
• Pregnancy or women of childbearing potential.
• Anticoagulation which cannot be stopped for 5-7 days.
• Hepatitis B, C or HIV.
• Inability to give informed consent.

Where it is running

• University of Louisville — Louisville, Kentucky, United States

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