The study suggests that LLLT may accelerate the process of fracture repair or cause increases in callus volume and BMD, especially in the early stages of absorbing the hematoma and bone remodeling. Further study is necessary to quantify these findings.

A 5.5-year-old Siamese presented for evaluation of a three-day history of anorexia and lethargy. Upon physical examination, the cat was depressed, dehydrated, pyrexic, had injected conjunctiva and sclera, pale mucous membranes, and a grade II/VI systolic heart murmur. Thoracic radiographs revealed moderate to severe, diffuse, bronchointerstitial pulmonary changes with enlarged and tortuous pulmonary vessels. With continued hospitalization, the cat became dyspneic and died. The postmortem cytopathological examination of the liver, spleen, and lung impressions revealed reticuloendothelial cell infection with Cytauxzoon felis.

The model of stent implantation was relatively easy to perform and produced selective neointimal hyperplasia within the stented region without evidence of damage, cellular proliferation, or flow disruption in the surrounding normal arterial vessels. The model will allow detailed examination of the influence of stent implantation on indices of wall shear stress, neointimal hyperplasia, the mechanisms of cellular proliferation in vivo, and their modification by drugs.

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