Background: Lymphedema remains a challenging clinical problem that often lacks curative
treatment options. Recent reports have shown that microvascular lymph node transfer from …

Background: Recent reports have shown that microvascular lymph node transfer may improve
lymphatic drainage in lymphedema patients. Lymphatic anastomoses are expected to …

Conclusion: Fluorine-18-FTHA PET appears to be a feasible method to estimate fatty acid
kinetics in myocardial and skeletal muscle. Physiologically reasonable rates of FFA uptake in …

Glucose uptake appears preserved or even enhanced in the chronically dysfunctional but
viable myocardium. However, the use of other fuels such as free fatty acids (FFA) remains …

Purpose: Beneficial mechanisms of bone marrow cell (BMC) therapy for acute ST-segment
elevation myocardial infarct (STEMI) are largely unknown in humans. Therefore, we …

Background: Our objective was to analyze whether a correlation could be observed between
preoperative factors and microvascular lymph node transfer outcome after long-term follow-…

Background— The standard interpretation of perfusion imaging is based on the assessment
of relative perfusion distribution. The limitations of that approach have been recognized in …

Background— The choice of imaging techniques in patients with suspected coronary artery
disease (CAD) varies between countries, regions, and hospitals. This prospective, …

The liver is vital for the regulation of glucose metabolism, but inaccessibility of the organ for
direct assessments has limited the study of its metabolic role in vivo. Methods: The effect of …

Good insulin sensitivity is independently associated with a low risk for coronary heart disease,
but it is unclear whether this risk factor differs between men and women. We compared …