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Biointerventional cardiology: the future interface of interventional cardiovascular medicine and bioengineering
Craig A Thompson1, Stephen N Oesterle
1cathompson@partners.org
Vascular Medicine (London, England)
|October 31, 2002
Abstract:
Major advances in cardiovascular intervention for chronic disease are underway. These innovations lie at the interface of minimally invasive catheter-based technologies and biologic approaches for the management of complex cardiovascular diseases. This review highlights key areas where such 'biointerventional' cardiovascular therapies are envisioned to occur: cardiac cell transplantation, myocardial gene therapy, genetic and photodynamic endovascular interventions, and vascular tissue engineering.