心脏性猝死心电学预测方法研究新进展

心脏性猝死是一个严重的公共问题.如果能对其进行早期救治,抢救的成功率将会大大提高.经过心血管医生的多年来的探索,心脏性猝死的预测以日趋成熟.本文阐述通过心电图的一些新指标对心脏性猝死进行预测.而将心电图分为静息心电图,信号平均心电图,动态心电图.虽然静息心电图能为预测心脏性提供一些有用的信息,但由于敏感性及特异性均较低,目前常用动态心电图的相应指标.动态心电图可记录24小时甚至更长时间的心电信息,能够提供更多有价值的预测指标和参数,例如心率变异性、窦性心律震荡、T波电交替及心率减速力等.心率减速力的能对迷走神经张力的高低进行定量评估,是预测心脏性猝死一种动态心电新指标.现在仍没有任何单一指标能够准确预测SCD的发生.研究表明心电图可以提供有价值信息,我们已经在心电图预测SCD方面取得了很大进步.然而目前仍然有许多问题尚未解决,这些问题恰恰给我们提供了广泛的机遇与挑战.     

心源性猝死患者心肌CX43和C-JUN表达及意义

目的:探讨心源性猝死者心肌细胞中连接蛋白(connexin CX)CX43和原癌基因蛋白(C-JUN)的表达及意义.方法:从2008-2011年青岛市市立医院病理科现有的蜡块中选取心性猝死者40例.其中冠心病22例,肺动脉栓塞10例,病毒性心肌炎5例,扩张性心肌病3例,选取因交通事故、外伤等死亡的病例10例作为对照组.应用免疫组织化学的方法分别检测各组病例中心室肌细胞中C-JUN和CX43蛋白的表达.结果:心源性猝死(SCD)组中心肌细胞中C-JUN的表达明显高于对照组(P＜0.01).而心性猝死组中CX43的表达却低于对照组.SCD组中心肌细胞中C-JUN与CX43的表达正相关(r=0.315,P=0.022).结论:SCD患者心肌细胞中CX43表达和分布异常,结构的重塑导致了致死性心律失常的反生,SCD患者心肌中C-JUN高表达,且与CX43蛋白的表达呈正相关,提示二者可能共同参与了SCD的发生发展,不仅可以用于临床相应药物的研发,还可能称为法医学上对SCD的鉴别提供辅助指标.     

QRS、QT、QTc及LVEF预测心源性猝死的价值分析

摘要 目的：探讨QRS时限值（QRS）、QT间期延长（QT）、QTc间期（QTc）及左室射血分数（LVEF）预测心源性猝死的价值分析。方法：选择2018年1月至2019年12月川北医学院附属医院心血管内科治疗的356例心源性猝死患者进行研究,设为病例组,并选择同期体检的健康人200例作为对照组,分析QRS、QT、QTc及LVEF水平变化情况及其预测价值。结果：病例组QRS、QTc水平显著高于对照组,QT、LVEF水平显著低于对照组,差异显著（P＜0.05）;轻度QRS、QTc显著低于中度、重度患者,QT、LVEF水平显著高于中度、重度患者;中度患者QRS、QTc显著低于重度患者,QT、LVEF水平显著高于重度患者,差异显著（P＜0.05）;ROC结果显示,QRS预测心源性猝死的AUC为0.989,灵敏度△为84.59%,特异度为87.68%,截断值为115.59ms;QT预测心源性猝死的AUC为0.944,灵敏度85.12%,特异度为88.45%,截断值为21.69ms;QTc预测心源性猝死的AUC为0.984,灵敏度为86.05%,特异度为88.61%,截断值为416.39ms,LVEF预测心源性猝死的AUC为0.997,灵敏度87.15%,特异度为89.05%,截断值为45.63%,（P＜0.05）。结论：QRS、QT、QTc及LVEF在心源性猝死患者中检查,可显著提高心源性猝死临床诊断效能。     

心源性猝死者窦房结病理学观察和HCN4、CX45的表达及其意义

目的:研究心源性猝死者窦房结病理学改变和超级化激活环核苷酸门控阳离子通道基因4(HCN4)、缝隙连接蛋白45(Cx45)的表达.方法:实验组为21例心源性猝死者,对照组18例(交通事故损伤致死9例,心脏破裂4例,肝破裂3例,脾破裂2例).经HE染色观察窦房结的形态学变化;应用免疫组化检测HCN4和Cx45在窦房结的表达.结果:心源性猝死组HCN4的表达高于对照组(P＜0.05),心源性猝死者窦房结Cx45的表达明显低于对照组(P＜0.01).结论:窦房结病理改变是引起心源性猝死的重要原因之一,HCN4表达的增高和Cx45表达的减少与心源性猝死的发生有一定的相关性.     

扩张型心肌病患者恶性室性心律失常与心率变异性关系分析

目的:了解扩张型心肌病患者恶性心律失常(MVA)与心率变异性(heart rate variability,HRV)的关系,探讨扩心病患者体内自主神经变化的临床意义。方法:选择扩心病患者48例作为研究对象,同时按照年龄配对,取48例正常者作为对照组,对其行24小时动态心电图检查,依据其是否出现恶性心律失常分为恶性室性心律失常(MVA+)组及单纯扩张型心肌病(MVA-)组,分析组间HRV的差异。结果:与对照组比较,单纯扩张型心肌病(MVA-)组HRV时域指标(SDNN、SDANN、RMSSD)均有降低(P<0.05)L与(MVA-)组相比,恶性室性心律失常(MVA+)组HRV相关指标进一步降低(P<0.05)。结论:自主神经功能异常是扩张型心肌病患者恶性心律失常的重要危险因子,可能可以用HRV预测其发生恶性心律失常危险性。     

室性心律失常相关神经机制的研究进展

室性心律失常是常见的心血管系统疾病,指起源于心室的心律紊乱,其发病率高,严重影响人类健康。目前认为,器质性与非器质性心脏病引发的室性心律失常与神经功能调节密切相关,特别是中枢神经的调节作用;心力衰竭及心肌梗死引起的心律失常与神经内分泌系统紊乱相关;脑损伤或应激创伤引起的室性心律失常与自主神经所控制的区域有关。室性心律失常的电风暴属于临床急性危重性症候群,可引起严重的血流动力学障碍,通常需要采取电复律或电除颤进行紧急治疗,而该症状的主要的促发因素被认为是过度兴奋的交感神经状态。随着研究和临床实践的不断深入,我们对室性心律失常的发生机制会形成更加系统的认识,这对疾病防治手段的完善具有积极的意义。     

血清Apelin、CD40L、Gal-3与慢性心力衰竭患者心脏再同步化治疗后室性心律失常的关系及其预测价值研究

摘要 目的：探讨血清爱帕琳肽（Apelin）、分化簇40配体（CD40L）、半乳糖凝集素-3（Gal-3）与慢性心力衰竭（CHF）患者心脏再同步化治疗（CRT）后室性心律失常的关系及其预测价值。方法：选取2018年1月～2022年10月在山西医科大学附属太钢总医院、山西医科大学附属心血管病医院接受CRT的CHF患者共235例纳入CHF组,另选取同期上述两院共150名体检健康者作为对照组。检测并对比所有受试者的血清Apelin、CD40L、Gal-3水平。CHF患者CRT后随访1年,根据是否发生室性心律失常分为室性心律失常组（48例）和非室性心律失常组（187例）。多因素Logistic回归分析CHF患者CRT后室性心律失常发生的影响因素。受试者工作特征（ROC）曲线分析血清Apelin、CD40L、Gal-3预测CHF患者CRT后室性心律失常发生的价值。结果：与对照组比较,CHF组血清Apelin水平降低,CD40L、Gal-3水平升高（P＜0.05）。随访1年,235例CHF患者CRT后室性心律失常发生率为20.43%。Apelin升高为CHF患者CRT后室性心律失常发生的保护因素,纽约心脏病协会（NYHA）心功能分级Ⅳ级和CD40L、Gal-3升高为危险因素（P＜0.05）。联合血清Apelin、CD40L、Gal-3预测CHF患者CRT后室性心律失常发生的曲线下面积（AUC）为0.911,大于血清Apelin、CD40L、Gal-3单独预测的0.770、0.754、0.760。结论：CHF患者的血清Apelin水平降低、CD40L、Gal-3水平升高与CRT后室性心律失常的发生有关,血清Apelin、CD40L、Gal-3水平联合检测对CHF患者CRT后室性心律失常的发生具有较高的预测价值。     

T波峰-末间期对急性心肌梗死并发室性心律失常的预测价值

目的:探讨T波峰-末间期(Tp-Te间期)和Tp-Te间期离散度(Tp-Ted)对急性心肌梗死并发室性心律失常的预测价值。方法:选择我院2013年5月至2014年5月收治的140例确诊急性ST段抬高型心肌梗死(STEMI)患者,按照心律失常类型分为室性心动过速组,室性早搏组以及无室性心律失常组。分析并比较各组患者心电图Tp-Te间期及Tp-Ted的变化情况。结果:急性期FPG、Tp-Te、Tp-Ted高于恢复期,差异有统计学意义(P0.05);急性期与恢复期之间TG、CHOL、LDL-C、K+、Na+水平差异无统计学意义(P0.05)。无室性心律失常组与室性心动过速组及室性早搏组比较,Tp-Te和Tp-Ted更低,差异有统计学意义(P0.05);室性早搏组和室性心动过速组比较,Tp-Te和Tp-Ted更低,差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:Tp-Te间期和Tp-Ted可用于区分急性心肌梗死患者室性心律失常类型。     

2型糖尿病住院患者心脏自主神经病变的影响因素及对夜间AH和夜间VA的影响

摘要 目的：分析2型糖尿病（T2DM）住院患者心脏自主神经病变（CAN）的影响因素,探讨其对夜间无症状低血糖（AH）和夜间室性心律失常（VA）的影响。方法：选取2020年1月～2022年7月肇庆医学高等专科学校附属医院收治的174例T2DM患者,根据是否发生CAN分为CAN组和非CAN组,采用多因素Logistic回归分析T2DM住院患者CAN的影响因素。采用动态血糖监测系统监测夜间AH发生情况,动态心电图监测夜间VA发生情况。结果：174例T2DM患者CAN发生率为37.93%（66/174）。单因素分析显示,CAN组年龄大于非CAN组,病程长于非CAN组,收缩压、舒张压、糖化血红蛋白（HbA1c）、稳态模型评估-胰岛素抵抗（HOMA-IR）、血尿酸和微血管并发症比例高于非CAN组（P＜0.05）。多因素Logistic回归分析显示,年龄增加、病程延长、HOMA-IR升高、血尿酸升高、微血管并发症为T2DM住院患者CAN的独立危险因素（P＜0.05）。与非CAN组比较,CAN组夜间AH、VA发生率增加（P＜0.05）。结论：年龄、病程、HOMA-IR、血尿酸和微血管并发症为T2DM住院患者CAN的影响因素,CAN增加了T2DM住院患者夜间AH和夜间VA的发生率,早期筛查CAN可能有助于降低T2DM住院患者夜间AH和夜间VA的发生风险。     

CRT_D介导室性心动过速的研究进展

心室再同步心脏转复除颤器(CRT_D)可有效改善心力衰竭(CHF)患者的运动耐量和生活质量,预防猝死,提高生存率,但CRT_D植入后由于心室激动顺序的改变,使QT间期延长、跨室壁复极离散度(TDR)增加,潜在致室性心律失常风险;且CHF患者通常存在心肌解剖改变,传导的不均一性,也为折返性心动过速的发生提供了维持的机制;而多次电击也可导致肌钙蛋白升高,引起心肌损伤,局部心肌复极离散度增加(DRVR)和QT间期延长,以及电除颤后心肌纤维化和急性细胞损伤,反复室速、室颤也会引起进行性左心功能不全、心肌细胞凋亡、恶化心律失常基质和增加心律失常易感性。CRT_D潜在致室性心律失常作用逐渐引起人们的重视,本文就近年来CRT_D致室性心律失常的电生理机制与临床防治对策等做一综述。     

Genetic variants in post myocardial infarction patients presenting with electrical storm of unstable ventricular tachycardia

Electrical storm (ES) is a life threatening clinical situation. Though a few clinical pointers exist, the occurrence of ES in a patient with remote myocardial infarction (MI) is generally unpredictable. Genetic markers for this entity have not been studied. In the present study, we carried out genetic screening in patients with remote myocardial infarction presenting with ES by next generation sequencing and identified 25 rare variants in 19 genes predominantly in RYR2, SCN5A, KCNJ11, KCNE1 and KCNH2, CACNA1B, CACNA1C, CACNA1D and desmosomal genes - DSP and DSG2 that could potentially be implicated in electrical storm. These genes have been previously reported to be associated with inherited syndromes of Sudden Cardiac Death. The present study suggests that the genetic architecture in patients with remote MI and ES of unstable ventricular tachycardia may be similar to that of Ion channelopathies. Identification of these variants may identify post MI patients who are predisposed to develop electrical storm and help in risk stratification.     

心脏性猝死者心肌HO-1和VEGF的表达及意义

目的：探讨血红素加氧酶-1（heme oxygenase-1,HO-1）、血管内皮生长因子（vascular endothelial growth factor,VEGF）在心脏性猝死病人心室肌细胞中的表达及其意义。方法：运用免疫组织化学方法和Simple PCI图像分析系统观察33例心脏性猝死组和18例非心脏性猝死对照组尸检心肌组织中HO-1、VEGF蛋白的表达情况。结果：心脏性猝死组心肌组织HO-1（155.090±8.957）和VEGF蛋白表达（121.020±10.927）均显著高于非心脏性猝死对照组（116.200±6.355、84.207±4.402,均p〈0.05）。结论：HO-1和VEGF蛋白在心脏性猝死者心肌组织表达增强,可能与心脏性猝死有一定关系。     

Health care utilisation after defibrillator implantation for primary prevention according to the guidelines in 2 Dutch academic medical centres

Background

The benefit of implantable defibrillators (ICDs) for primary prevention remains debated. We analysed the implications of prophylactic ICD implantation according to the guidelines in 2 tertiary hospitals, and made a healthcare utilisation inventory.

Methods

The cohort consisted of all consecutive patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) or dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) receiving a primary prophylactic ICD in a contemporary setting (2004–2008). Follow-up was obtained from hospital databases, and mortality checked at the civil registry. Additional data came from questionnaires sent to general practitioners.

Results

There were no demographic differences between the 2 centres; one had proportionally more CAD patients and more resynchronisation therapy (CRT-D). The 587 patients were followed over a median of 28 months, and 50 (8.5%) patients died. Appropriate ICD intervention occurred in 123 patients (21%). There was a small difference in intervention-free survival between the 2 centres. The questionnaires revealed 338 hospital admissions in 52% of the responders. Device-related admissions happened on 68 occasions, in 49/276 responders. The most frequently reported ICD-related admission was due to shocks (20/49 patients); for other cardiac problems it was mainly heart failure (52/99). Additional outpatient visits occurred in 19%.

Conclusion

Over a median follow-up of 2 years, one fifth of prophylactic ICD patients receive appropriate interventions. A substantial group undergoes readmission and additional visits. The high number of admissions points to a very ill population. Overall mortality was 8.5%. The 2 centres employed a similar procedure with respect to patient selection. One centre used more CRT-D, and observed more appropriate ICD interventions.     

Postmortem mRNA Expression Patterns in Left Ventricular Myocardial Tissues and Their Implications for Forensic Diagnosis of Sudden Cardiac Death

Sudden cardiac death (SCD), which is primarily caused by lethal heart disorders resulting in structural and arrhythmogenic abnormalities, is one of the prevalent modes of death in most developed countries. Myocardial ischemia, mainly due to coronary artery disease, is the most common type of heart disease leading to SCD. However, postmortem diagnosis of SCD is frequently complicated by obscure histological evidence. Here, we show that certain mRNA species, namely those encoding hemoglobin A1/2 and B (Hba1/2 and Hbb, respectively) as well as pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 4 (Pdk4), exhibit distinct postmortem expression patterns in the left ventricular free wall of SCD subjects when compared with their expression patterns in the corresponding tissues from control subjects with non-cardiac causes of death. Hba1/2 and Hbb mRNA expression levels were higher in ischemic SCD cases with acute myocardial infarction or ischemic heart disease without recent infarction, and even in cardiac death subjects without apparent pathological signs of heart injuries, than control subjects. By contrast, Pdk4 mRNA was expressed at lower levels in SCD subjects. In conclusion, we found that altered myocardial Hba1/2, Hbb, and Pdk4 mRNA expression patterns can be employed as molecular signatures of fatal cardiac dysfunction to forensically implicate SCD as the primary cause of death.     

Postmortem Human Brain pH and Lactate in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Lactate and pH were measured in frontal and temporal cortex, cingulate gyrus, and caudate nucleus in brains from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) cases, control infants, and control adults. Both the lactate levels and the pH values were significantly correlated (p less than 0.001) between the four brain areas, whereas lactate and pH values were significantly correlated within each brain area (p less than 0.001) with a value of pH 7.2 for zero lactate. The lactate concentration in heart blood was significantly correlated with brain lactate (p less than 0.001). Adult sudden death cases (heart attacks) had low lactate and high pH values, whereas agonal state cases had high lactate and low pH values. Control infants who had died because of accidents also had low lactate and high pH values, but infants who might have been exposed to hypoxia before death had high lactate and low pH values. SIDS cases fell into two groups: the first, consisting of all victims over 30 weeks of age and about one-half to two-thirds of those aged less than 30 weeks, had low lactate and high pH values; the second group, consisting of about one-third to one-half of those less than 30 weeks old, had high lactate and low pH values. The changes in lactate levels and pH values indicate that the majority of SIDS cases had died suddenly, but that a sizeable minority had been exposed to hypoxia prior to death.     

Device Therapy to Prevent Sudden Death in Patients with Structural Heart Disease

The advent of the implantable cardioverter defibrillator has provided clinicians with a potential tool to prevent sudden arrhythmic death. When considering patients with structural heart disease, long-term follow-up data have suggested that this is indeed an important cause of late mortality. It is essential therefore to undertake follow-up studies to identify high risk individuals or disease categories that are associated with sudden cardiac death (SCD), and to elucidate the specific risk factors that may be associated with this complication. We provide a brief update on the current state of knowledge in this challenging and rapidly developing field.     

Twenty-Four-Hour Patterns in Occurrence and Pathophysiology of Acute Cardiovascular Events and Ischemic Heart Disease

The scientific literature clearly establishes the occurrence of cardiovascular (CV) accidents and myocardial ischemic episodes is unevenly distributed during the 24?h. Such temporal patterns result from corresponding temporal variation in pathophysiologic mechanisms and cyclic environmental triggers that elicit the onset of clinical events. Moreover, both the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of many, though not all, CV medications have been shown to be influenced by the circadian time of their administration, even though further studies are necessary to better clarify the mechanisms of such influence on different drug classes, drug molecules, and pharmaceutical preparations. Twenty-four-hour rhythmic organization of CV functions is such that defense mechanisms against acute events are incapable of providing the same degree of protection during the day and night. Instead, temporal gates of excessive susceptibility exist, particularly in the morning and to a lesser extent evening (in diurnally active persons), to aggressive mechanisms through which overt clinical manifestations may be triggered. When peak levels of critical physiologic variables, such as blood pressure (BP), heart rate (HR), rate pressure product (systolic BP?×?HR, surrogate measure of myocardial oxygen demand), sympathetic activation, and plasma levels of endogenous vasoconstricting substances, are aligned together at the same circadian time, the risk of acute events becomes significantly elevated such that even relatively minor and usually harmless physical and mental stress and environmental phenomena can precipitate dramatic life-threatening clinical manifestations. Hence, the delivery of CV medications needs to be synchronized in time, i.e., circadian time, in proportion to need as determined by established temporal patterns in risk of CV events, and in a manner that averts or minimizes undesired side effects. (Author correspondence: prf@unife.it)