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Intramyocardial Gene Therapy with Naked DNA Encoding Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Improves Collateral Flow to Ischemic Myocardium
10 Dec 1999
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Both VEGF protein and VEGF DNA in combination with an adenoviral vector have been shown to enhance collateral formation in a porcine model of chronic myocardial ischemia. We sought to determine whether direct intramyocardial injection of naked DNA encoding for VEGF could similarly improve myocardial perfusion. Initially, 23 nonischemic pigs received either 200 microg of plasmid DNA encoding beta-galactosidase...
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