Lower retention after retrograde coronary venous infusion compared with intracoronary infusion of mesenchymal stromal cells in the infarcted porcine myocardium.
Wouter A GathierMira van der NaaldBas R van KlarenboschAnton E TuinenburgJohn Lm BemelmansKlaus NeefJoost Pg SluijterFrebus J van SlochterenPieter A DoevendansSteven A J ChamuleauPublished in: BMJ open science (2019)
RCVI is significantly less efficient in delivering cells to the heart compared with IC infusion. RCVI led to more procedure-related safety issues than IC infusion, with multiple cases of venous dissection and development of haematomas and pericardial fluid collections.