Lymphedema—edema that results from chronic lymphatic insufficiency—is a chronic debilitating
disease that is frequently misdiagnosed, treated too late, or not treated at all. There are, …

Decreased tissue oxygen tension is a component of many diseases. Although hypoxia can
be secondary to a low inspired P0 2 or a variety of lung disorders, the commonest cause is …

The concept of sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer surgery relates to the fact that
the tumor drains in a logical way through the lymphatic system, from the first to upper levels. …

Study Objective: To determine whether clinical markers and preoperative dipyridamole-thallium
imaging are both useful in predicting ischemic events after vascular surgery. Design: …

… William Strauss, Charles A. Boucher, Michel Picard, B.Leonard Holman, R. … William
Strauss, MD. Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, Massa chusetts, Investigators: B …

Context/Objective: Approximately 15% of thyroid cancer patients develop subsequent metastases.
The clinical course of patients with metastatic thyroid carcinoma is highly variable. We …

One of the earliest events in programmed cell death is the externalization of phosphatidylserine,
a membrane phospholipid normally restricted to the inner leaflet of the lipid bilayer. …

Patients with diabetes mellitus experience a more adverse outcome after acute myocardial
infarction compared with nondiabetic patients, although the mechanisms responsible for …

A first-in-human clinical trial of ultrasmall inorganic hybrid nanoparticles, “C dots” (Cornell
dots), in patients with metastatic melanoma is described for the imaging of cancer. These …

The risk of sudden coronary death after myocardial infarction (MI) was assessed in 533
patients who survived 10 days after MI and were followed for up to 24 months (mean 18) in the …