CSF3 and ischemic cardiomyopathy: Thus, vascular regeneration therapy using granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) mobilized- or BM CD34+ cells has been carried out in patients with various vascular diseases such as chronic severe lower limb ischemia, acute myocardial infarction, refractory angina, ischemic cardiomyopathy, and dilated cardiomyopathy as well as ischemic stroke.