Utility of the angiogenesis factors in the management of ischemic heart disease

Ischemic heart disease seriously damages people's health. Current therapies present a major challenge in the treatment of myocardium infarction, and can't achieve satisfactory therapeutic effect. Gene therapy especially the angiogenesis factors offered new hopes to treat the disease. In addition, this paper summarizes the research advance in the therapeutic effect of the angiogenesis factors on ischemic heart disease. (authors)