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Intra-arterial Autologous Bone Marrow Cell Transplantation in a Patient with Upper-extremity Critical Limb Ischemia

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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.

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  1. Department of Cardiology and Angiology, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NUSCH) and Slovak Medical University, Pod Krasnou Horkou 1, 83348, Bratislava, Slovakia

    Juraj Madaric

  2. Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Pod Krasnou Horkou 1, 83348, Bratislava, Slovakia

    Andrej Klepanec & Ivan Vulev

  3. Clinic of Hematology and Transfusiology, Faculty Hospital, Antolska 11, 851 07, Bratislava, Slovakia

    Martin Mistrik

  4. Institute of Experimental Oncology, Slovak Academy of Science, Bratislava, Slovakia

    Cestmir Altaner

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Madaric, J., Klepanec, A., Mistrik, M. et al. Intra-arterial Autologous Bone Marrow Cell Transplantation in a Patient with Upper-extremity Critical Limb Ischemia. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 36, 545–548 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-012-0415-z

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