title: Intra-arterial autologous bone marrow cell transplantation in a patient with upper-extremity critical limb ischemia.
abstract: Induction of therapeutic angiogenesis by autologous bone marrow mononuclear cell transplantation has been identified as a potential new option in patients with advanced lower-limb ischemia. There is little evidence of the benefit of intra-arterial cell application in upper-limb critical ischemia. We describe a patient with upper-extremity critical limb ischemia with digital gangrene resulting from hypothenar hammer syndrome successfully treated by intra-arterial autologous bone marrow mononuclear cell transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology and Angiology, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NUSCH) and Slovak Medical University, Pod Krasnou Horkou 1, 83348, Bratislava, Slovakia. jurmad@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Juraj
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Madaric
authors.forename: Andrej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Klepanec
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mistrik
authors.forename: Cestmir
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Altaner
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vulev
mesh_terms: D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005385:Fingers / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005734:Gangrene / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D034941:Upper Extremity / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*