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Table 9.1Characteristics of RCTs included in meta-analysis [19]SourceSample sizeMean follow-up duration (months)Cell typeNo. of cells transplantedRoute of injectionType of IHDImaging modalitiesAng et al. [35]256BMMNC85 ± 56 × 106 (IM)115 ± 73 × 106 (IC)IM or IC w/CABGCIHDMRIAssmus et al. [36]463BMMNC205 ± 110 × 106ICCIHDLV GBartunek et al. [37]366MSC733 × 106 (605–1168)EndomyoCIHDEchoCao et al. [38]8648BMMNC5 ± 1.2 × 107ICAMIEcho (EF, Vol), SPECT (IS)Chen et al. [39]696MSC48–60 × 109ICAMILVG (EF), PET (IS)Colombo et al. [40]1012CD133+ BMMNC5.9 (4.9–13.5) × 106ICAMIEcho (EF, Vol)Gao et al. [41]4324MSC3.08 ± 0.52 × 106ICAMIEchoGe et al. [42]206BMMNC40 × 106ICAMIEcho (EF), SPECT (IS)Grajek et al. [43]4512BMMNC2.34 ± 1.2 × 109ICAMIEchoHendrikx et al. [44]204BMMNC60.25 ± 31.35 × 106IMCIHDMRIHirsch et al. [45]1344BMMNC296 ± 164 × 106ICAMIEcho, MRIHuang et al. (abstract) [46]406BMMNCNAICAMIMRIHuikuri et al. [47]806BMMNC402 ± 196 × 106ICAMIEcho (EF), LVG (Vol)Janssens et al. [48]674BMMNC172 ± 72 × 106ICAMIMRIJazi et al. [49]326BMMNC24.6 ± 8.4 × 108ICAMIEchoLipiec et al. [50]366BMMNC0.33 ± 0.17 × 106 CD133+3.36 ± 0.1.87 × 106 CD34+ICAMISPECTLu et al. [51]5012BMMNC13.38 ± 8.14 × 107ICCIHDMRILunde et al. [25,^52];Beitnes et al. [26]10036BMMNC87 ± 47.7 × 106ICAMISPECT (EF, EDV, IS), Echo (ESV)A. Samanta et al.