Effects of pulsed magnetic energy on a microsurgically transferred vessel

This article reports the findings of a study that attempted to elucidate wh ether pulsed magnetic energy stimulates neovascularization in vivo, using a microsurgically created arterial loop model in a prospective randomized tr ial of 108 rats (n = 12/group). Pulsed magnetic energies of 0.1 and 2.0 gau ss were applied immediately postoperatively and for 4, 8, and 12 weeks, res pectively, with a statistically significant increase in neovascularization among the treated animals compared with control rats. The study provides a starting point for future study and evaluation of the stimulation of angiog enesis with the use of pulsed magnetic energy and suggests a possible use o f this modality to increase the quality of revascularized tissue.