title: Labeled stem cells transplantation to the myocardium of a patient with Chagas' disease.
abstract: Stem cell transplantation is a new therapy applied to produce cardiac regeneration through differentiation or increase of heart myocytes or neovascular proliferation in patients in the end stage of congestive heart failure secondary to dilated cardiomyopathy, but the results are still unknown.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Moléstias Cardiovasculares de São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brasil. jljacob@cardiol.br
authors.forename: José Luiz Balthazar
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Jacob
authors.forename: Fernando Vilela
authors.initials: FV
authors.lastname: Salis
authors.forename: Milton A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ruiz
authors.forename: Oswaldo Tadeu
authors.initials: OT
authors.lastname: Greco
mesh_terms: D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D002598:Chagas Cardiomyopathy / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear / Q000637:transplantation*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013194:Staining and Labeling; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology; D017256:Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D017256:Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi