The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume 28, Issue 7 , Pages 710-717 , July 2009

Increased Number of Circulating Progenitor Cells After Implantation of Ventricular Assist Devices

  • Athanassios Manginas, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Athanassios Manginas, MD, FACC, FESC, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Department of Cardiology, 356 Sygrou Ave, Kallithea, Athens, 176 74, Greece. Telephone: +30-210-949-3235. Fax: +30-210-949-3235
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  • Anastasia Tsiavou, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiothoracic Surgery & Heart Transplantation, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece
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  • Petros Sfyrakis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Molecular Immunopathology and Histocompatibility Laboratory, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece
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  • Gregory Giamouzis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece
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  • Loukas Tsourelis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Molecular Immunopathology and Histocompatibility Laboratory, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece
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  • Evangelos Leontiadis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece
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  • Dimitrios Degiannis, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiothoracic Surgery & Heart Transplantation, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece
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  • Dennis V. Cokkinos, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece
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  • Petros A. Alivizatos, MD

      Affiliations

    • Molecular Immunopathology and Histocompatibility Laboratory, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece

Received 28 November 2008 ,Revised 17 March 2009 ,Accepted 7 April 2009.

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PII: S1053-2498(09)00228-9

doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2009.04.006

The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume 28, Issue 7 , Pages 710-717 , July 2009

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