Does vascular endothelial growth factor improve myocardial functional recovery following ischemia/reperfusion injury?
This is the first demonstration that exogenous VEGF administration acutely improves myocardial functional recovery after ischemia. These findings may help elucidate the role of VEGF in acute stem-cell-mediated paracrine effects and suggests that isolated VEGF may be of therapeutic value.
Truly normal coronary arteries do not progress to significant disease within a time frame of 4 years. Repeat coronary angiography within that period is probably not indicated.