Improvement in circulating endothelial progenitor cells pool after cardiac resynchronization therapy: increasing the list of benefits.
Gonçalo CristóvãoJames MilnerPedro SousaMiguel VenturaJoão CristóvãoLuís ElvasArtur PaivaLino GonçalvesCarlos Fontes RibeiroNatália AntónioPublished in: Stem cell research & therapy (2020)
Patients with ICM showed significantly lower levels of circulating EPCs when compared to their counterparts. CRT seems to improve the pool of endogenously circulating EPCs and reduced baseline EPC levels seem not to influence long-term outcomes after CRT.