Angiogenesis

Angiogenesis, a form of gene therapy, helps heart patients grow, repair and restore new blood vessels.

How does angiogenesis work?

Angiogenesis grows new blood vessels using substances called growth factors, which deliver instructions to the patient's affected cells so they grow. This type of gene therapy allows the body to heal itself.

Your doctor injects the growth factors directly into the heart or leg muscles. Or, he or she can administer them intravenously through catheters into the arteries of the heart. Meet our doctors.

Is angiogenesis right for me?

Angiogenesis is ideal for patients who have a blockage in a major coronary artery and have developed collaterals. Collaterals are smaller blood vessels the body grows over time to help compensate for the loss of circulation.

Location:
MedStar Heart Institute
Cardiac Catheterization Lab
110 Irving Street, NW
Washington, DC 20010

For information or appointments, please call DOCtorsLine at 202-877-DOCS (3627).