The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume 27, Issue 7 , Pages 701-709 , July 2008

Increased Expression of Stem Cell Factor and Its Receptor After Left Ventricular Assist Device Support: A Potential Novel Target for Therapeutic Interventions in Heart Failure

  • Jama Jahanyar, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Jama Jahanyar, MD, PhD, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Division of Transplant and Assist Devices, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030. Telephone: 713-790-3155. Fax: 713-797-0613.
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  • Keith A. Youker, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Methodist DeBakey Heart Center, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas
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  • Guillermo Torre-Amione, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Methodist DeBakey Heart Center, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas
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  • Michael M. Koerner, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Texas.
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  • Brian Bruckner, MD

      Affiliations

    • Methodist DeBakey Heart Center, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas
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  • George P. Noon, MD

      Affiliations

    • Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
    • Methodist DeBakey Heart Center, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas
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  • Matthias Loebe, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
    • Methodist DeBakey Heart Center, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas

Received 6 November 2007 ,Revised 8 February 2008 ,Accepted 27 March 2008.

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 Supported by the George P. Noon Research Fund and the Michael E. DeBakey Foundation.

PII: S1053-2498(08)00283-0

doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2008.03.021

The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume 27, Issue 7 , Pages 701-709 , July 2008

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