KDR and familial dilated cardiomyopathy: Patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICM) showed significantly lower CD34+KDR+ EPC levels when compared to non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy patients (DCM) (0.0010 ± 0.0007 vs 0.0030 ± 0.0024 cells/100 leukocytes, p = 0.032).