Technology ID
TAB-713
Method for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Vascular Disease
E-Numbers
E-037-2003-0
E-037-2003-1
Lead Inventor
Finkel, Toren
Lead IC
NHLBI
Co-Inventors
Quyyumi, Arshed
Hill, Jonathan
ICs
NHLBI
Applications
Therapeutics
Research Materials
Diagnostics
Cardiovascular disease is a major health risk throughout the industrialized world. Atherosclerosis, the most prevalent of cardiovascular diseases, is the principal cause of heart attack, stroke, and gangrene of the extremities. It is also the principal cause of death in the United States.
This invention portrays a method for diagnosing decreased vascular function, detecting increased cardiovascular risk and diagnosing atherosclerosis. An embodiment includes assaying the number of endothelial progenitor cells and treating a subject with decreased vascular function by administering a therapeutically effective amount of endothelial progenitor cells.
This invention portrays a method for diagnosing decreased vascular function, detecting increased cardiovascular risk and diagnosing atherosclerosis. An embodiment includes assaying the number of endothelial progenitor cells and treating a subject with decreased vascular function by administering a therapeutically effective amount of endothelial progenitor cells.
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