Anti-Thymocyte Globulin Induces Neoangiogenesis and Preserves Cardiac Function after Experimental Myocardial Infarction

Michael Lichtenauer; Michael Mildner; Gregor Werba; Lucian Beer; Konrad Hoetzenecker; Andrea Baumgartner; Matthias Hasun; Stefanie Nickl; Andreas Mitterbauer; Matthias Zimmermann; Mariann Gyöngyösi; Bruno Karl Podesser; Walter Klepetko; Hendrik Jan Ankersmit

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0052101

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Anti-Thymocyte Globulin Induces Neoangiogenesis and Preserves Cardiac Function after Experimental Myocardial Infarction

Michael Lichtenauer,

Affiliations Clinic of Internal Medicine I, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany, Christian Doppler Laboratory for Cardiac and Thoracic Diagnosis and Regeneration, Vienna, Austria
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Michael Mildner,

Affiliation Department of Dermatology, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Gregor Werba,

Affiliations Christian Doppler Laboratory for Cardiac and Thoracic Diagnosis and Regeneration, Vienna, Austria, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Lucian Beer,

Affiliations Christian Doppler Laboratory for Cardiac and Thoracic Diagnosis and Regeneration, Vienna, Austria, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Konrad Hoetzenecker,

Affiliations Christian Doppler Laboratory for Cardiac and Thoracic Diagnosis and Regeneration, Vienna, Austria, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Andrea Baumgartner,

Affiliation Ludwig Boltzmann Cluster for Cardiovascular Research, Vienna, Austria
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Matthias Hasun,

Affiliation Ludwig Boltzmann Cluster for Cardiovascular Research, Vienna, Austria
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Stefanie Nickl,

Affiliations Christian Doppler Laboratory for Cardiac and Thoracic Diagnosis and Regeneration, Vienna, Austria, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Andreas Mitterbauer,

Affiliations Christian Doppler Laboratory for Cardiac and Thoracic Diagnosis and Regeneration, Vienna, Austria, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Matthias Zimmermann,

Affiliations Christian Doppler Laboratory for Cardiac and Thoracic Diagnosis and Regeneration, Vienna, Austria, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Mariann Gyöngyösi,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Bruno Karl Podesser,

Affiliation Ludwig Boltzmann Cluster for Cardiovascular Research, Vienna, Austria
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Walter Klepetko,

Affiliation Department of Thoracic Surgery, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Hendrik Jan Ankersmit

* E-mail: hendrik.ankersmit@meduniwien.ac.at

Affiliations Christian Doppler Laboratory for Cardiac and Thoracic Diagnosis and Regeneration, Vienna, Austria, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Anti-Thymocyte Globulin Induces Neoangiogenesis and Preserves Cardiac Function after Experimental Myocardial Infarction

Michael Lichtenauer,
Michael Mildner,
Gregor Werba,
Lucian Beer,
Konrad Hoetzenecker,
Andrea Baumgartner,
Matthias Hasun,
Stefanie Nickl,
Andreas Mitterbauer,
Matthias Zimmermann

Published: December 20, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0052101

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