The Virtual Coronary Angiography Method

This article is devoted to the development of a virtual coronary angiography method, a noninvasive method of evaluation of the state of the human coronary artery. Registration and processing of the signal of peripheral arterial blood pulsation against the background of a functional test with controlled respiration form the basis of the method. A mathematical model of the relationship between relative change in spectral evaluations of the variability of the cardiac rhythm and the degree of coronary-artery stenosis was developed. Clinical testing, which demonstrated the high efficiency of the proposed virtual coronary angiography method when examining patients with different states of coronary arteries, was conducted.     

Infraclavicular Subclavian Angiography by Percutaneous Puncture

Successful visualization of the extracranial circulation and posterior basilar-vertebral complex was accomplished with a modified technique for direct percutaneous infraclavicular puncture of the subclavian artery.The advantage of the described method over other methods relates to the simplicity and safety of the technique. The advantages outweigh the not serious complications which may be encountered.     

Selective Coronary Arteriography

The technique of selective coronary arteriography, as described originally by Sones, was employed in 255 patients. Successful catheterization of both coronary arteries was carried out in 88% of these patients, and in the last 100 examinations both coronary arteries were entered in 95 patients. Selective coronary arteriography is a useful diagnostic tool but is a potentially hazardous form of examination as we encountered four episodes of ventricular fibrillation in the present series.     

经桡动脉和股动脉途径PCI治疗高龄冠心病患者的临床效果分析

目的:评价经桡动脉和股动脉途径PCI治疗高龄冠心病患者近期和远期临床效果。方法:选取2007年1月至2012年2月在我院行PCI治疗且年龄≥80岁的冠心病患者237例,按照患者入院PCI治疗途径分为经桡动脉途径组(Ⅰ组,n=114)和经股动脉途径组(Ⅱ组,n=123)。记录和比较两组患者的手术效果、术后卧床时间和住院时间、术后并发症和主要不良心血管事件的发生情况。结果:两组患者置入支架数、支架直径、支架长度、手术时间、对比剂用量、对比剂肾病和手术成功率比较差异均无统计学意义(P>0.05)。Ⅰ组11.4%患者PCI过程中需更改介入路径,发生率显著高于Ⅱ组(P<0.05);Ⅰ组患者术后卧床时间和住院时间分别为(4.8±1.4)h和(1.7±1.1)d,均显著短于Ⅱ组患者(P<0.05);Ⅰ组患者血管并发症、围术期TIMI小出血和围术期TIMI大出血的发生率均明显低于Ⅱ组患者(P<0.05);随访12个月和24个月时,两组患者主要不良心血管事件的发生率比较差异均无统计学意义(P>0.05)。结论:经桡动脉途径行PCI治疗高龄(≥80岁)冠心病患者具有时间短、出血等并发症少的优势,近期效果优于股动脉径路,但远期临床效果与股动脉径路相当。     

Ergonovine-Provoked Esophageal Spasm During Coronary Angiography

In many patients with chest pain of esophageal origin, findings are normal on routine esophageal manometry and dysmotility develops only upon provocation with ergonovine maleate. Unfortunately, ergonovine may induce myocardial ischemia in patients in whom coronary artery spasm did not occur during previous provocative testing in a cardiac laboratory—limiting its clinical usefulness. We have recorded esophageal pressure simultaneously with ergonovine infusion during angiography in ten patients without significant arterial stenoses. In two patients their usual chest pain developed associated with esophageal spasm and without changes in coronary vessels. Simultaneous performance of angiography and manometry enhanced the diagnostic yield of provocative testing by showing esophageal motility changes. This method may detect significant changes in the esophageal motility, is easy to carry out and does not interfere with angiography. It maximizes the information gained from a single provocative test and avoids the risk of ergonovine infusion outside of a cardiac laboratory.     

冠状动脉支架植入术后行冠脉旁路移植术

目的:总结15例冠状动脉支架植入术后行冠状动脉旁路移植术的临床经验。方法:回顾分析行冠状动脉支架植入术后行冠状动脉旁路移植术15例患者的资料,男10例,女5例,平均年龄(61±5)岁。行冠状动脉支架植入术后再行冠状动脉旁路移植术时间间隔(24±4)月,冠状动脉内置入支架3-6枚,左室射血分数为43%-64%,其中50%为3例。全组行体外循环下冠状动脉旁路移植术3例,行非体外循环心脏跳动下冠状动脉旁路移植术12例。结果:全组共行动脉桥吻合13支,静脉桥33支;围术期并发低心排综合征3例,肺部感染4例,胸腔内出血行胸腔闭式引流术2例,本组患者无死亡病例。术后平均住院日(13±4)天。结论:对冠状动脉内支架植入术后再狭窄或(和)冠状动脉再血管化不足的病例进行冠状动脉旁路移植治疗,可使冠状动脉达到充分再血管化,提高冠心病患者生活质量及预后。     

冠状动脉支架植入术后行冠脉旁路移植术

目的：总结15例冠状动脉支架植入术后行冠状动脉旁路移植术的临床经验。方法：回顾分析行冠状动脉支架植入术后行冠状动脉旁路移植术15例患者的资料,男10例,女5例,平均年龄（61±5）岁。行冠状动脉支架植入术后再行冠状动脉旁路移植术时间间隔（24±4）月,冠状动脉内置入支架3-6枚,左室射血分数为43％-64％,其中〈50％为3例。全组行体外循环下冠状动脉旁路移植术3例,行非体外循环心脏跳动下冠状动脉旁路移植术12例。结果：全组共行动脉桥吻合13支,静脉桥33支;围术期并发低心排综合征3例,肺部感染4例,胸腔内出血行胸腔闭式引流术2例,本组患者无死亡病例。术后平均住院日（13±4）天。结论：对冠状动脉内支架植入术后再狭窄或（和）冠状动脉再血管化不足的病例进行冠状动脉旁路移植治疗,可使冠状动脉达到充分再血管化,提高冠心病患者生活质量及预后。     

冠脉造影术后对比剂肾病的研究进展

随着人口老龄化以及饮食结构的改变,冠心病发病率逐年升高。冠状动脉造影技术在临床中广泛开展,导致对比剂肾病(contrast-induced nephropathy,CIN)的发病率不断上升。CIN的发生与患者本身的基础肾脏疾病及术前血糖水平等危险因素密切相关。对比剂会影响肾脏血流动力学,同时对肾小管有直接毒性作用,最新研究显示炎症反应参与了CIN的发生,但其具体发病机制尚未完全阐明。在CIN的早期诊断中,新的生化指标较血肌酐值可更早反应对比剂使用后肾功能的损害。除静脉水化疗法外,新型的药物在防治CIN中起到一定作用。CIN对患者的预后有重要影响,认识和熟悉CIN的高危因素、发病机制及早期诊断方法,对预防冠脉造影术后引发的肾脏损害尤为重要。该文就CIN的发病机制、高危因素、早期诊断、防治方法等方面的研究进展进行综述。     

冠状动脉CT造影对冠心病的临床诊断价值研究

目的：探讨研究冠状动脉CT造影检查对冠心病的临床诊断价值。方法：收集我院2012年1月至2013年10月共计70例临床怀疑为冠心病的患者,对这些患者分别进行冠状动脉CT造影检查和数字减影冠状动脉造影（DSA）检查,记录这两项检查所得结果及数据,以检查数据为基础对冠状动脉CT造影和数字减影冠状动脉造影检查的临床实验效果进行对比研究。结果：70例病人均可顺利完成以上两种检查,按照数字减影冠状动脉造影检查的标准,冠状动脉CT造影的敏感度为92.2%,特异度为97.4%、阳性预测率为90.5%、阴性预测率98%。结论：相对于数字减影冠状动脉造影检查,冠状动脉CT造影检查是一种更加安全、可靠、无创且更具临床指导意义的检测技术,因此可以推荐作为冠心病诊断的首选方法。     

冠状动脉CT造影对冠心病的临床诊断价值研究

目的:探讨研究冠状动脉CT造影检查对冠心病的临床诊断价值。方法:收集我院2012年1月至2013年10月共计70例临床怀疑为冠心病的患者,对这些患者分别进行冠状动脉CT造影检查和数字减影冠状动脉造影(DSA)检查,记录这两项检查所得结果及数据,以检查数据为基础对冠状动脉CT造影和数字减影冠状动脉造影检查的临床实验效果进行对比研究。结果:70例病人均可顺利完成以上两种检查,按照数字减影冠状动脉造影检查的标准,冠状动脉CT造影的敏感度为92.2%,特异度为97.4%、阳性预测率为90.5%、阴性预测率98%。结论:相对于数字减影冠状动脉造影检查,冠状动脉CT造影检查是一种更加安全、可靠、无创且更具临床指导意义的检测技术,因此可以推荐作为冠心病诊断的首选方法。     

Validation of a Novel Clinical Prediction Score for Severe Coronary Artery Diseases before Elective Coronary Angiography

Objectives

Coronary artery disease (CAD) severity is associated with patient prognosis. However, few efficient scoring systems have been developed to screen severe CAD in patients with stable angina and suspected CAD before coronary angiography. Here, we present a novel scoring system for CAD severity before elective coronary angiography.

Methods

Five hundred fifty-one patients with stable angina who were admitted for coronary angiography were enrolled in this study. Patients were divided into training (n = 347) and validation (n = 204) cohorts. Severe CAD was defined as having a Gensini score of 20 or more. All patients underwent echocardiography (ECG) to detect ejection fraction and aortic valve calcification (AVC). Multivariable analysis was applied to determine independent risk factors and develop the scoring system.

Results

In the training cohort, age, male sex, AVC, abnormal ECG, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol were identified as independent factors for severe CAD by multivariable analysis, and the Severe Prediction Scoring (SPS) system was developed. C-indices of receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves for severe CAD were 0.744 and 0.710 in the training and validation groups, respectively. The SPS system also performed well during calibration, as demonstrated by Hosmer-Lemeshow analysis in the validation group. Compared with the Diamond-Forrester score, the SPS system performed better for severe CAD prediction before elective coronary angiography.

Conclusions

Severe CAD prediction was achieved by analyzing age, sex, AVC, ECG, diabetes status, and lipid levels. Angina patients who achieve high scores using this predicting system should undergo early coronary angiography.     

Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangiography—Report of a Technique

Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography was carried out in 30 patients with jaundice of unknown cause. The examination was successful in 24, and the correct diagnosis was established before operation in 23.Among the specialized radiographic procedures useful in the differential diagnosis of jaundice, the percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogram is simple and reliable. It will distinguish intrahepatic from extrahepatic biliary obstruction. In benign structures, it can give a good anatomical and pathological definition of the problem which faces the surgeon. Occasionally, it may make operation unnecessary.Serious complications are hemorrhage and bile peritonitis. The incidence is low and by careful management they can be avoided.     

64层螺旋CT冠状动脉造影的护理

多层螺旋凹冠脉造影与导管法冠脉造影相比,具有无创、安全、经济快捷等优点,在临床上应用日见广泛。但影响其成像质量的因素较多,而检查前、检查中及检查后的护理是其很重要的环节,本文就与该项检查有关的护理问题进行探讨,提出相应的护理对策。     

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Enhances Accelerative Wave Intensity in Coronary Arteries

Background

The systolic forward travelling compression wave (sFCW) and diastolic backward travelling decompression waves (dBEW) predominantly accelerate coronary blood flow. The effect of a coronary stenosis on the intensity of these waves in the distal vessel is unknown. We investigated the relationship between established physiological indices of hyperemic coronary flow and the intensity of the two major accelerative coronary waves identified by Coronary Wave Intensity analysis (CWIA).

Methodology / Principal Findings

Simultaneous intracoronary pressure and velocity measurement was performed during adenosine induced hyperemia in 17 patients with pressure / Doppler flow wires positioned distal to the target lesion. CWI profiles were generated from this data. Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR) and Coronary Flow Velocity Reserve (CFVR) were calculated concurrently. The intensity of the dBEW was significantly correlated with FFR (R = -0.70, P = 0.003) and CFVR (R = -0.73, P = 0.001). The intensity of the sFCW was also significantly correlated with baseline FFR (R = 0.71, p = 0.002) and CFVR (R = 0.59, P = 0.01). Stenting of the target lesion resulted in a median 178% (interquartile range 55–280%) (P<0.0001) increase in sFCW intensity and a median 117% (interquartile range 27–509%) (P = 0.001) increase in dBEW intensity. The increase in accelerative wave intensity following PCI was proportionate to the baseline FFR and CFVR, such that stenting of lesions associated with the greatest flow limitation (lowest FFR and CFVR) resulted in the largest increases in wave intensity.

Conclusions

Increasing ischemia severity is associated with proportionate reductions in cumulative intensity of both major accelerative coronary waves. Impaired diastolic microvascular decompression may represent a novel, important pathophysiologic mechanism driving the reduction in coronary blood flow in the setting of an epicardial stenosis.     

新型血栓抽吸装置在经皮冠脉介入术中的应用

目的:评价新型手工血栓抽吸装置在经皮冠脉介入术中的应用价值。方法:38例冠心病患者在冠脉造影发现病变含有高血栓负荷后,采用新型ZEEK经皮血栓抽吸装置手工抽吸血栓,然后按照常规方法行经皮冠脉介入治疗。术前术后采用冠脉造影TIMI血流分级、心肌灌注显像分级和血栓积分评价血栓抽吸装置的有效性。结果:38例患者中26例患者术前罪犯血管为完全闭塞,12例患者为次全闭塞病变,病变血管血栓抽吸后血栓积分较术前显著下降(3．2±0．7vsl．5±0．2,P＜0．01),冠脉TIMI血流分级显著好转(0．8±0．5vs2．1±0．4,P＜0．01),心肌灌注显像分级显著提高(0．7±0．5vsl．9±0．4,P＜0．01),35例患者即刻植入支架。38例患者在血栓抽吸治疗中无1例出现严重并发症。结论:新型手工血栓抽吸装置可以在急性心肌梗死患者中安全应用,并能有效降低血栓积分,改善冠脉血流,提高支架植入成功率,有助于达到理想的再灌注治疗效果,值得推广应用。     

Selective Coronary Arteriography: Arteriographic Patterns in Coronary Heart Disease

The severity and distribution of coronary arteriographic abnormalities have been reviewed in 88 patients with clinical evidence of coronary heart disease who were studied by Sones'' technique. The patients were divided into four groups: myocardial infarction without angina, myocardial infarction with angina, angina with normal resting electrocardiogram, angina with abnormal resting electrocardiogram.Arteriographic abnormalities were generally diffuse throughout the coronary circulation, and at least two vessels were involved in 84 patients. Although the frequency of lesions was similar in the four groups of patients, those with previous myocardial infarction had the highest incidence of complete obstruction. Patients with angina and a normal resting electrocardiogram showed the least severe obstructive lesions. The severity of the arteriographic abnormalities was independent of the duration of clinical symptoms, and it appears that diffuse involvement of the coronary arterial tree is usually present when symptoms develop.     

Positive Association of Coronary Calcium Detected by Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography with Periprocedural Myocardial Infarction

Background

Periprocedural myocardial infarction (PMI) may occur in approximately 5% to 30% of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. Whether the morphology of coronary plaque calcium affects the occurrence of PMI is unknown.

Materials and Methods

A total of 616 subjects with stable angina and normal baseline cardiac troponin I levels who had undergone computed tomography angiography (CTA) were referred to elective percutaneous coronary intervention. The morphology of coronary calcium was determined by CTA analysis. PMI was defined as an elevation in 24-h post-procedural cardiac troponin I levels of > 5 times the upper limit of normal with either symptoms of myocardial ischemia, new ischemic electrocardiographic changes, or documented complications during the procedure. Logistic regression was performed to identify the effect of the morphology of coronary calcium on the occurrence of PMI.

Results

According to the presence or morphology of coronary calcium as shown by CTA, 210 subjects were grouped in the heavy calcification group, 258 in the mild calcification group, 40 in the spotty calcification group and 108 in the control group. The dissection rate was significantly higher in the heavy calcification group than in the control group (7.1 % vs. 1.9%, p = 0.03). The occurrence of PMI in the heavy calcification group was significantly higher than that in the control group (OR 4.38, 95% CI 1.80–10.65, p = 0.001). After multivariate adjustment, the risk of PMI still remained significantly higher in the heavy calcification group than in the control group (OR 4.04, 95% CI 1.50–10.89, p = 0.003).

Conclusions

The morphology of coronary calcium determined by CTA may help to predict the subsequent occurrence of PMI. A large amount of coronary calcium may be predictive of PMI.     

256 层CT 冠状动脉造影低剂量技术联合应用的临床价值

目的:探讨前瞻性心电门控扫描、低管电压结合迭代重建算法在256层螺旋CT冠脉造影中的应用价值。方法:回顾性分析行256层螺旋CT冠状动脉成像(CCTA)、体质量指数正常的受检者130例。常规剂量组(A组)50例:应用回顾性心电门控扫描模式,管电压120 kv;低剂量组(B组)80例,心率70次/分者50例,心率≧70次/分者30例:应用前瞻性心电门控扫描模式,管电压100 kv。B组患者原始数据分别应用迭代算法(Idose3)重建及标准滤波反投影法(FBP)重建。比较A、B两组的有效辐射剂量,对各组客观图像质量及主观图像质量进行统计学分析。结果:A、B两组平均有效辐射剂量分别为(15.34±3.89)、(1.43±0.12)m Sv。B组患者应用迭代重建图像噪声降低,差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。应用FBP重建,B组图像噪声高于A组,两者比较差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。各组主观图像质量评分差异无统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:前瞻性心电门控低千伏扫描模式联合迭代重建算法在提供满足诊断的冠状动脉CTA图像的同时,辐射剂量降幅高达90.6%。心率70次/分-85次/分的患者也可行256层CT前门控扫描,降低管电压造成的图像噪声增加可以通过迭代重建弥补。     

多层螺旋CT Flash Spiral模式老年冠状动脉成像的图像质量及影响因素分析

目的:探讨老年多层螺旋CT Flash Spiral模式和Spiral模式的冠状动脉动脉成像质量及其影响因素。方法:选择我院2010年1月~2012年12月行多层螺旋CT冠状动脉成像老年患者186例,根据心率和心律将患者分为两组:A组98例行Flash Spiral模式扫描;B组88例行Spiral模式扫描,对两组扫描的冠状动脉分别做图像后处理。比较两组患者的一般情况、图像质量评分及辐射剂量,并统计分析心率变异性对图像质量的影响。结果:两组患者在年龄、性别构成、体重指数(BMI)、钙化积分方面差异无统计学意义(均P0.05);在心率、心率变异性方面,A组明显低于B组,差异有统计学意义(均P0.05);两组患者图像质量评分、图像噪声及对比信噪比(CNR)相比较,差异均无统计学意义(均P0.05);不可诊断节段基于血管节段评价A组和B组分别为1.98%和2.21%,基于患者评价分别为8.16%和6.82%,差异无统计学意义(均P0.05);A组扫描时间、容积CT剂量指数(CTDIvol)、剂量长度乘积(DLP)、单位有效剂量(ED)小于B组,差异有统计学意义(均P0.05);心率变异性10次/min患者冠状动脉图像质量明显低于心率变异性5~10次/min和≤5次/min(P0.05)。结论:采用多层螺旋CT Flash Spiral模式扫描老年冠状动脉成像质量与Spiral模式接近,但有效辐射剂量明显减少。心率变异性是影响老年患者Flash Spiral模式扫描图像质量的重要因素。