Percutaneous Myocardial Gene Transfer of phVEGF-2

Abstract
Gene transfer of phVEGF-2, an endothelial cell mitogen previously shown to promote angiogenesis in preclinical animal studies, is intended to promote collateral vessel development to the ischemic lateral LV wall. The strategy of gene delivery used in this case is designed to exploit the fact that muscle, particularly myocardium, yields relatively higher levels of gene expression than other tissue types; electromechanical mapping was used in this case to guide injection to sites of myocardial ischemia, because ischemic muscle yields even higher levels of gene expression. …

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