Bone marrow mononuclear cell therapy for acute myocardial infarction: A perspective from the cardiovascular cell therapy research network

Abstract

To understand the role of bone marrow mononuclear cells in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction, this overview offers a retrospective examination of strengths and limitations of 3 contemporaneous trials with attention to critical design features and provides an analysis of the combined data set and implications for future directions in cell therapy for acute myocardial infarction. © 2014 American Heart Association, Inc.