Patients should have at least one occluded coronary artery and be either unable or unwilling to undergo standard revascularization procedures. Emory study participants will undergo extensive baseline testing to further evaluate their eligibility. They will be provided at no cost. Qualified volunteers will be asked to visit the study site about eight times over the next year. Ironically, angiogenesis research began and has been fostered by cancer researchers interested in the microvessels that form specifically to nourish tumors.
Cardiac researchers are quick to point out that angiogenic therapy requires much further study.
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