Does exercise training post-MI favorably modify heart extracellular matrix in the rat?
Because increased HP cross-linking in the heart is associated with decreased chamber compliance, these findings may help to explain the improved heart function seen after daily exercise in cardiac rehabilitation patients.
Preoperative detection of micrometastases may reflect either transient shedding of cells, metastatic potential or residual disease, but postoperative micrometastases indicate minimal residual disease. Identification of these patients is important because they may benefit from adjuvant therapy.