Increases in serum concentration of human heart-type fatty acid-binding protein following elective coronary intervention

Background: Heart-type fatty acid-binding protein (H-FABP) is considered a marker of myocardial necrosis but whether or not it is modified by myocardial ischemia is not clear. We sought to investigate if H-FABP serum levels increase following non-urgent coronary angioplasty.

Methods: We studied 31 patients undergoing coronary angioplasty. Peripheral venous samples were drawn immediately before angioplasty, 1?h after the first balloon inflation and 24?h after the procedure and assayed for H-FABP.

Results: Serum levels of H-FABP increased significantly at 1?h vs baseline from 2554?±?1268 to 3322?±?245?pg?ml^?1 (p?=?0.024). However, no differences were observed between 1?h and 24?h after angioplasty (3268?±?1861 vs 3322?±?2459?pg ml^?1, p?=?0.87). Moreover, no significant difference was observed when we compared 24?h after angioplasty with the baseline (3268?±?1861vs 2554?±?1268?pg ml^?1, p?=?0.112).

Conclusions: We conclude that H-FABP significantly increases after elective coronary angioplasty at 1?h compared with baseline values; whether or not this has any prognostic significance for future events, as it occurs with troponins, needs to be studied further.     

A Murine Model of Stent Implantation in the Carotid Artery for the Study of Restenosis

Despite the considerable progress made in the stent development in the last decades, cardiovascular diseases remain the main cause of death in western countries. Beside the benefits offered by the development of different drug-eluting stents, the coronary revascularization bears also the life-threatening risks of in-stent thrombosis and restenosis. Research on new therapeutic strategies is impaired by the lack of appropriate methods to study stent implantation and restenosis processes. Here, we describe a rapid and accessible procedure of stent implantation in mouse carotid artery, which offers the possibility to study in a convenient way the molecular mechanisms of vessel remodeling and the effects of different drug coatings.     

Association between rs10118757(A/G) in methylthioadenosine phosphorylase gene and coronary artery disease in Chinese Hans

Studies focusing on the association of gene methylthioadenosine phosphorylase (MTAP) with the risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) and myocardial infarction (MI) are limited.     

贲门失弛缓症可回收支架治疗的疗效评价

目的：观察评价可回收式支架治疗贲门失弛缓症的疗效。方法：选取来我院治疗的2003年11月～2012年7月收治的48例贲门失弛缓症患者,在DSA透视下行经口可回收食道支架置入,15-90天后将支架取出术。对术后患者治疗情况进行评价。结果：98%患者取得显著疗效。结论：可回收支架扩张治疗术具有简便、安全和疗效好等优点,并发症少,可作为贲门失弛缓症的首选治疗方法。     

介入技术在下肢动脉硬化闭塞症合并血栓形成中的应用

目的:探讨导管接触性溶栓(catheter-directed thrombolysis,CDT)联合球囊及支架成形术治疗下肢动脉硬化闭塞症合并血栓形成的临床疗效及安全性。方法:选择2011年1月~2014年12月收治的36例下肢动脉硬化闭塞症合并血栓形成性病变患者,先行置管溶栓治疗,再联合球囊及支架成形术治疗,观察其溶栓效果及血管再通情况。结果:本组溶栓总有效率为86.1%,尿激酶用量(75.5±34.6)万单位,溶栓后31例下肢缺血症状改善,下肢疼痛症状有不同程度减轻,下肢跛行距离明显延长,无垃圾脚发生。球囊及支架成形术后踝肱指数(ABI)由术前的0.39±0.11升高至术后的0.79±0.19,差异有统计学意义(P0.01)。随访1~48月,无死亡病例,9例出现支架内膜增生血管再狭窄,5例出现糖尿病膝下动脉狭窄闭塞,给予球囊扩张及支架成形术后下肢缺血症状减轻,其中1例患者于术后3年行下肢截肢治疗。结论:CDT联合球囊及支架成形术治疗下肢动脉硬化闭塞症合并血栓形成具有较高的临床价值,可以为PTA血管成形或支架置入赢得时机,改善下肢缺血,该方式创伤小,并发症少。     

阿托伐他汀对颈动脉狭窄并支架置入术后患者临床预后及炎症因子的影响

目的：研究阿托伐他汀对颈动脉狭窄并支架置入术后患者临床预后及炎症因子的影响。方法：选取2013 年1 月到2014 年1 月我院收治的接受支架置入术的颈动脉狭窄患者90例,按照随机数字表法将患者分为研究组和对照组,每组45 例,对照组给予 常规治疗,研究组在对照组的基础上给予阿托伐他汀治疗,连续治疗1 年,比较两组支架内再狭窄率及不良反应发生率,分析治 疗前和治疗后两组超敏C反应蛋白（hs-CRP）、白细胞介素-6（IL-6）水平。结果：研究组1 年内支架再狭窄率显著低于对照组,两 组比较差异具有统计学意义（P＜0.05）;治疗后两组hs-CRP 和IL-6 水平均显著低于治疗前,且研究组显著低于对照组,比较差异 具有统计学意义（P＜0.05）;两组不良反应比较无统计学意义（P＞0.05）。结论：阿托伐他汀治疗颈动脉狭窄并支架置入术患者,能 显著降低支架内再狭窄率及炎症因子水平。     

宝石能谱CT评估冠状动脉介入治疗术后支架内成像质量的研究

目的:探讨宝石能谱CT用于冠状动脉支架内成像质量评估的应用价值。方法:回顾分析56例冠状动脉支架植入后患者,按照支架厚度及直径分成四组。采用宝石能谱CT对冠状动脉成像及同时进行冠状动脉造影患者的影像学资料,通过分析宝石能谱CT的冠状动脉的成像质量,与冠状动脉造影进行对比,得出宝石能谱CT用于冠状动脉介入治疗术后支架内成像质量评估的价值。结果:宝石能谱CT显示支架内再狭窄的敏感度为100%,特异度为98.6%,阴性预测值为100%。直径≥3 mm的支架内成像质量优于直径3 mm的支架。但支架直径和厚度对宝石能谱CT支架内成像质量的可评估率没有差异。结论:宝石能谱CT均能提供优秀的冠状动脉支架内成像质量,采用宝石能谱CT替代冠状动脉造影术可对冠脉支架术后支架内影像进行评估。     

Hybrid cardiac procedure: the ultimate cooperation

In medical terms, a hybrid therapy or procedure is a mixture of therapies from different subspecialities. By these definitions, a hybrid cardiac procedure is a combination of surgical and catheter-based intervention to the heart. Hybrid coronary artery revascularisation is a combination of surgical and catheter-based intervention to the diseased coronary arteries.     

冠状动脉支架植入患者心理弹性状况调查及与生活质量的关系研究

目的:调查冠状动脉支架植入(ICS)患者心理弹性状况,并分析心理弹性与生活质量的关系。方法:选取2019年3月~2021年4月我院收治的ICS患者120例作为观察组,另选取同期来我院进行健康体检的志愿者80例作为对照组,对比两组患者的生活质量评分,以心理弹性量表(CD-RICS)调查ICS患者的心理弹性状况,采用Pearson相关分析ICS患者生活质量与心理弹性的相关性,采用Logistic回归分析ICS患者心理弹性水平的影响因素。结果:观察组36条目健康调查简表(SF-36)各维度评分及总评分均低于对照组(P<0.05)。120例ICS患者的心理弹性总分为(64.41±5.73)分,心理弹性各维度得分由低到高分别为乐观、力量、坚韧。Pearson相关分析结果表明,ICS患者的生活质量平均分与心理弹性总分呈正相关(P<0.05)。冠心病病程、文化程度、家庭月收入、兴趣爱好数量、居住地对ICS患者的心理弹性得分有影响(P<0.05)。冠心病患病时间≥10年、文化程度为初中及其以下、家庭月收入≤3000元、兴趣爱好为1~2个、居住地为农村是ICS患者心理弹性水平的影响因素(P<0.05)。结论:ICS患者的心理弹性水平一般,且可影响患者生活质量,受到冠心病病程时长、文化程度、家庭收入水平、兴趣爱好、居住地等多种因素影响,应制定合理措施来提高ICS患者的心理弹性,促进患者身心健康。     

Salvia miltiorrhiza inhibits intimal hyperplasia and monocyte chemotactic protein-1 expression after balloon injury in cholesterol-fed rabbits

Antioxidants that prevent low density lipoproteins (LDL) from oxidation may inhibit atherosclerosis and post-angioplasty restenosis. Salvia miltiorrhiza (SM) has been shown to inhibit LDL oxidation and reduce atherosclerosis in cholesterol-fed rabbits. The effects of SM on neointimal hyperplasia and monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) expression after balloon injury were studied. Male New Zealand white rabbits were fed a 2% cholesterol diet together with daily SM (4.8 gm/kg body wt.) treatment (SM; n=10) or without SM as a control (C; n=9) for 6 weeks. Probucol-treated (0.6 gm/kg body wt.) rabbits (P; n=9) were used as a positive control group. A balloon injury of the abdominal aorta was performed at the end of the third week. Aortas were harvested at the end of 6 weeks. The plasma cholesterol levels were lowered in SM group. The neointimal hyperplasia in abdominal aortas was significantly inhibited in SM group [neointima/media area ratio: 0.63+/-0.05 (SM) versus 0.78+/-0.05 (C); P < 0.05] and in P group [0.45+/-0.02 (P) versus 0.78+/-0.05 (C); P < 0.05] when compared with C group. SM treatment significantly reduced MCP-1 mRNA and protein expression in balloon-injured abdominal aorta. These inhibitory effects on intimal response after balloon injury might be attributed to antioxidant capacity and cholesterol lowering effect of SM. SM treatment may offer some protection against post-angioplasty restenosis.