小剂量洋地黄对急性心肌梗死PCI术后合并心力衰竭患者心率变异性的影响

目的:探讨早期应用小剂量洋地黄类药物对急性心肌梗死(Acute myocardial infarction,AMI)行经皮冠状动脉介入治疗(Percutaneous coronary intervention,PCI)术后合并心力衰竭患者心率变异性(Heart rate variability,HRV)的影响。方法:入选32例在发病24小时内接受PCI治疗且合并心力衰竭的AMI患者,再灌注后随机分为洋地黄组(西地兰0.2 mg,n=17)和对照组(生理盐水20 m L,n=15)。在用药前、用药后30分钟、用药后3小时、用药后6小时、用药后12小时、用药后24小时进行5分钟HRV分析。结果:1洋地黄组的心率在用药6小时后显著小于对照组(P0.05);2洋地黄组SDNN在用药后3小时-6小时显著大于对照组(P0.05),两组RMSSD比较无显著统计学差别(P0.05);3洋地黄组LFnorm在用药后3小时-6小时显著大于对照组(P0.05);用药3小时后,洋地黄组HFnorm显著大于对照组(P0.05),LF/HF显著小于对照组(P0.05)。结论:小剂量洋地黄可以显著降低AMI PCI术后合并心力衰竭患者的心率、逆转迷走神经与交感神经活性的失衡状态,改善HRV。     

Lignocaine Therapy after Acute Myocardial Infarction

Thirty-five patients with ventricular dysrhythmias and seven with other dysrhythmias after acute myocardial infarction were treated with intravenous lignocaine.Satisfactory initial suppression of ventricular ectopic beats was achieved in 27 (82%) of 33 patients after either a 50-mg. bolus or a 50-mg. bolus followed by a 100-mg. bolus of intravenous 2% lignocaine. Continuous suppression of ventricular ectopic beats was accomplished in 21 (78%) of these 27 patients by continuous intravenous lignocaine infusions of 1 to 2 mg. per minute. Recurrence of ventricular ectopic beats occurred in four patients despite lignocaine infusion rates of up to 6 mg. per minute. Six patients with ventricular ectopic beats developed ventricular fibrillation despite satisfactory initial suppression of their dysrhythmia by lignocaine. In three of them ventricular fibrillation supervened while they were receiving a lignocaine infusion and two subsequently died. Unheralded ventricular fibrillation occurred in three other patients between four and seven days after completing the full course of lignocaine therapy.Toxic effects of lignocaine were minimal in patients receiving 1 to 2 mg. per minute.     

Association of Interleukin 8 and Myocardial Recovery in Patients with ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Acute Heart Failure

Background

No data from controlled trials exists regarding the inflammatory response in patients with de novo heart failure (HF) complicating ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and a possible role in the recovery of contractile function. We therefore explored the time course and possible associations between levels of inflammatory markers and recovery of impaired left ventricular function as well as levosimendan treatment in STEMI patients in a substudy of the LEvosimendan in Acute heart Failure following myocardial infarction (LEAF) trial.

Methods

A total of 61 patients developing HF within 48 hours after a primary PCI-treated STEMI were randomised double-blind to a 25 hours infusion of levosimendan or placebo. Levels of IL-6, CRP, sIL-6R, sgp130, MCP-1, IL-8, MMP-9, sICAM-1, sVCAM-1 and TNF-α were measured at inclusion (median 22 h, interquartile range (IQR) 14, 29 after PCI), on day 1, day 2, day 5 and 6 weeks. Improvement in left ventricular function was evaluated as change in wall motion score index (WMSI) by echocardiography.

Results

Only circulating levels of IL-8 at inclusion were associated with change in WMSI from baseline to 6 weeks, r = ÷0.41 (p = 0.002). No association, however, was found between IL-8 and WMSI at inclusion or peak troponin T. Furthermore, there was a significant difference in change in WMSI from inclusion to 6 weeks between patients with IL-8 levels below, compared to above median value, ÷0.44 (IQR÷0.57, ÷0.19) vs. ÷0.07 (IQR÷0.27, 0.07), respectively (p<0.0001). Levosimendan did not affect the levels of inflammary markers compared to control.

Conclusion

High levels of IL-8 in STEMI patients complicated with HF were associated with less improvement in left ventricular function during the first 6 weeks after PCI, suggesting a possible role of IL-8 in the reperfusion-related injury of post-ischemic myocardium. Further studies are needed to confirm this hypothesis.

Trial Registration

ClinicalTrials.gov {"type":"clinical-trial","attrs":{"text":"NCT00324766","term_id":"NCT00324766"}}NCT00324766     

Interleukin-18 as a Therapeutic Target in Acute Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure

Interleukin 18 (IL-18) is a proinflammatory cytokine in the IL-1 family that has been implicated in a number of disease states. In animal models of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), pressure overload, and LPS-induced dysfunction, IL-18 regulates cardiomyocyte hypertrophy and induces cardiac contractile dysfunction and extracellular matrix remodeling. In patients, high IL-18 levels correlate with increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD) and with a worse prognosis in patients with established CVD. Two strategies have been used to counter the effects of IL-18:IL-18 binding protein (IL-18BP), a naturally occurring protein, and a neutralizing IL-18 antibody. Recombinant human IL-18BP (r-hIL-18BP) has been investigated in animal studies and in phase I/II clinical trials for psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis. A phase II clinical trial using a humanized monoclonal IL-18 antibody for type 2 diabetes is ongoing. Here we review the literature regarding the role of IL-18 in AMI and heart failure and the evidence and challenges of using IL-18BP and blocking IL-18 antibodies as a therapeutic strategy in patients with heart disease.     

Initial Heparin Therapy in Acute Myocardial Infarction

The administration of heparin during the first 48 hours following acute myocardial infarction is widely practised. Heparin treatment is also recommended for acute coronary insufficiency on the grounds that it may prevent development of an impending myocardial infarction. These measures had been accepted without support of a controlled clinical trial. By random selection, 101 patients hospitalized with a provisional diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction received heparin (100 mg. intravenously every eight hours for 48 hours) and 105 patients were assigned to a control group. Both groups of patients received bishydroxycoumarin (Dicumarol). The mortality in the heparin series was 30% and in the control group, 28%. A significantly large number of the heparin-treated patients developed clinical and laboratory proof of recent myocardial infarction. It is concluded that early intermittent intravenous heparin treatment does not lower the mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction nor does it prevent impending myocardial infarction in patients with acute coronary insufficiency.     

Financial Stress and Outcomes after Acute Myocardial Infarction

Background

Little is known about the association between financial stress and health care outcomes. Our objective was to examine the association between self-reported financial stress during initial hospitalization and long-term outcomes after acute myocardial infarction (AMI).

Materials and Methods

We used Prospective Registry Evaluating Myocardial Infarction: Event and Recovery (PREMIER) data, an observational, multicenter US study of AMI patients discharged between January 2003 and June 2004. Primary outcomes were disease-specific and generic health status outcomes at 1 year (symptoms, function, and quality of life (QoL)), assessed by the Seattle Angina Questionnaire [SAQ] and Short Form [SF]-12. Secondary outcomes included 1-year rehospitalization and 4-year mortality. Hierarchical regression models accounted for patient socio-demographic, clinical, and quality of care characteristics, and access and barriers to care.

Results

Among 2344 AMI patients, 1241 (52.9%) reported no financial stress, 735 (31.4%) reported low financial stress, and 368 (15.7%) reported high financial stress. When comparing individuals reporting low financial stress to no financial stress, there were no significant differences in post-AMI outcomes. In contrast, individuals reporting high financial stress were more likely to have worse physical health (SF-12 PCS mean difference −3.24, 95% Confidence Interval [CI]: −4.82, −1.66), mental health (SF-12 MCS mean difference: −2.44, 95% CI: −3.83, −1.05), disease-specific QoL (SAQ QoL mean difference: −6.99, 95% CI: −9.59, −4.40), and be experiencing angina (SAQ Angina Relative Risk = 1.66, 95%CI: 1.19, 2.32) at 1 year post-AMI. While 1-year readmission rates were increased (Hazard Ratio = 1.50; 95%CI: 1.20, 1.86), 4-year mortality was no different.

Conclusions

High financial stress is common and an important risk factor for worse long-term outcomes post-AMI, independent of access and barriers to care.     

Circadian Dependence of Infarct Size and Acute Heart Failure in ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Objectives

There are conflicting data on the relationship between the time of symptom onset during the 24-hour cycle (circadian dependence) and infarct size in ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Moreover, the impact of this circadian pattern of infarct size on clinical outcomes is unknown. We sought to study the circadian dependence of infarct size and its impact on clinical outcomes in STEMI.

Methods

We studied 6,710 consecutive patients hospitalized for STEMI from 2006 to 2009 in a tropical climate with non-varying day-night cycles. We categorized the time of symptom onset into four 6-hour intervals: midnight–6:00 A.M., 6:00 A.M.–noon, noon–6:00 P.M. and 6:00 P.M.–midnight. We used peak creatine kinase as a surrogate marker of infarct size.

Results

Midnight–6:00 A.M patients had the highest prevalence of diabetes mellitus (P = 0.03), more commonly presented with anterior MI (P = 0.03) and received percutaneous coronary intervention less frequently, as compared with other time intervals (P = 0.03). Adjusted mean peak creatine kinase was highest among midnight–6:00 A.M. patients and lowest among 6:00 A.M.–noon patients (2,590.8±2,839.1 IU/L and 2,336.3±2,386.6 IU/L, respectively, P = 0.04). Midnight–6:00 A.M patients were at greatest risk of acute heart failure (P<0.001), 30-day mortality (P = 0.03) and 1-year mortality (P = 0.03), while the converse was observed in 6:00 A.M.–noon patients. After adjusting for diabetes, infarct location and performance of percutaneous coronary intervention, circadian variations in acute heart failure incidence remained strongly significant (P = 0.001).

Conclusion

We observed a circadian peak and nadir in infarct size during STEMI onset from midnight–6:00A.M and 6:00A.M.–noon respectively. The peak and nadir incidence of acute heart failure paralleled this circadian pattern. Differences in diabetes prevalence, infarct location and mechanical reperfusion may account partly for the observed circadian pattern of infarct size and acute heart failure.     

Clinical Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction

The mortality from acute myocardial infarction has remained unchanged over the past three decades. The records of 200 patients hospitalized because of acute myocardial infarction were analyzed at St. Paul''s Hospital, Vancouver. Criteria for diagnosis were autopsy evidence and electrocardiographic evidence of acute muscle necrosis. Sixty-two patients died, 30 in the first three days and 41 in the first week; 33 of these deaths were due to cardiac arrhythmias, cardiac arrest or hypotension. Anticoagulants improved the mortality, but the degree of control was not a factor. Thromboembolism was significantly decreased by anticoagulants. Forty-nine patients died in shock; pressor amines did not improve the mortality in such cases. This study emphasizes the need for intensive care during the early critical period of the illness. Prompt adequate therapy of shock may improve the prognosis.     

The Relation between Serum Phosphorus Levels and Clinical Outcomes after Acute Myocardial Infarction

Background

Elevated serum phosphorus levels have been linked with cardiovascular disease and mortality with conflicting results, especially in the presence of normal renal function.

Methods

We studied the association between serum phosphorus levels and clinical outcomes in 1663 patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Patients were categorized into 4 groups based on serum phosphorus levels (<2.50, 2.51–3.5, 3.51–4.50 and >4.50 mg/dL). Cox proportional-hazards models were used to examine the association between serum phosphorus and clinical outcomes after adjustment for potential confounders.

Results

The mean follow up was 45 months. The lowest mortality occurred in patients with serum phosphorus between 2.5–3.5 mg/dL, with a multivariable-adjusted hazard ratio of 1.24 (95% CI 0.85–1.80), 1.35 (95% CI 1.05–1.74), and 1.75 (95% CI 1.27–2.40) in patients with serum phosphorus of <2.50, 3.51–4.50 and >4.50 mg/dL, respectively. Higher phosphorus levels were also associated with increased risk of heart failure, but not the risk of myocardial infarction or stroke. The effect of elevated phosphorus was more pronounced in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The hazard ratio for mortality in patients with serum phosphorus >4.5 mg/dL compared to patients with serum phosphorus 2.50–3.50 mg/dL was 2.34 (95% CI 1.55–3.54) with CKD and 1.53 (95% CI 0.87–2.69) without CKD.

Conclusion

We found a graded, independent association between serum phosphorus and all-cause mortality and heart failure in patients after AMI. The risk for mortality appears to increase with serum phosphorus levels within the normal range and is more prominent in the presence of CKD.     

不同剂量氯吡格雷治疗急性ST段抬高心肌梗死的临床研究

目的:观察标准治疗基础上联合不同剂量氯吡格雷治疗急性ST段抬高心肌梗死的疗效及安全性。方法:2004年9月至2008年3月就诊我院的124例12小时以内发病的ST段抬高型心肌梗死患者,随机分为3组,3组均在入院后前3天给予阿司匹林300mg/d,此后给予阿司匹林100mg/d,A组常规不给予氯吡格雷治疗,B组给予氯吡格雷75mg/d,C组入院即刻给予氯吡格雷300mg,继之75 mg/d治疗,随访30天。观察溶栓血管再通率、梗死后心绞痛发作、心力衰竭事件及死亡、再发心肌梗死、或脑卒中的联合终点。结果:与A组相比,B组、C组患者溶栓成功率提高、梗死后心绞痛发作减少。P<0.05:进一步分析发现C组与B组差异无统计学意义,P>0.05。三组均无主要和次要出血事件发生,轻微出血发生率无统计学差异,P<0.05。结论:ST段抬高的急性心肌梗死患者在标准治疗的基础上早期加用氯吡格雷75 mg/d或先予300 mg负荷量,继之75 mg/d口服,均可提高溶栓成功率,降低梗死后心绞痛发生,而氯吡格雷负荷剂量组并不优于普通剂量组,且两组安全耐受性好。     

Mechanical Ventilation and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Retrospective Observational Study

Purpose

Patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and respiratory impairment may be treated with either invasive or non-invasive mechanical ventilation (MV). However, there has been little testing of non-invasive MV in the setting of AMI. Our objective was to evaluate the incidence and associated clinical outcomes of patients with AMI who were treated with non-invasive or invasive MV.

Methods

This was a retrospective observational study in which consecutive patients with AMI (n = 1610) were enrolled. The association between exclusively non-invasive MV, invasive MV and outcomes was assessed by multivariable models.

Results

Mechanical ventilation was used in 293 patients (54% invasive and 46% exclusively non-invasive). In-hospital mortality rates for patients without MV, with exclusively non-invasive MV, and with invasive MV were 4.0%, 8.8%, and 39.5%, respectively (P<0.001). The median lengths of hospital stay were 6 (5.8–6.2), 13 (11.2–4.7), and 28 (18.0–37.9) days, respectively (P<0.001). Exclusively non-invasive MV was not associated with in-hospital death (adjusted HR = 0.90, 95% CI 0.40–1.99, P = 0.79). Invasive MV was strongly associated with a higher risk of in-hospital death (adjusted HR = 3.07, 95% CI 1.79–5.26, P<0.001).

Conclusions

In AMI setting, 18% of the patients required MV. Almost half of these patients were treated with exclusively non-invasive strategies with a favorable prognosis, while patients who needed to be treated invasively had a three-fold increase in the risk of death. Future prospective randomized trials are needed to compare the effectiveness of invasive and non-invasive MV for the initial approach of respiratory failure in AMI patients.     

通络药物对心梗后心衰大鼠非梗死区心肌纤维化的影响

目的：探讨不同剂量芪苈强心胶囊对心衰模型大鼠非梗死区胶原蛋白分子表达的影响。方法：将通过结扎冠状动脉左前降支并饲养4周的56只心衰模型鼠随机分成4组：心衰对照组（MI-C）、转换酶抑制剂雷米普利治疗组（MI-R,10mg／kg．d）、芪苈强心小剂量组（MI—S,0．25g／kg．d）以及芪苈强心大剂量组（MI—L,1．0g／kg．d）。同步药物干预4周后,ELISA法检测Ang II水平、RT—PCR检测非梗死区胶原-ImRNA。结果：血清中AngII的浓度：与心力衰竭对照组比较,假手术组、雷米普利组、大剂量芪苈强心组和小剂量芪苈强心组均明显降低（P〈0．05）。其中,大剂量芪苈强心组比雷米普利组明显减低,差异具显著性（P〈0．05）;而小剂量芪苈强心组与雷米普利组水平接近,差异无显著性（P〈0．05）。非梗死区胶原-ImRNA的表达：与心衰对照组比较,假手术组、雷米普利组、大剂量芪苈强心组,小剂量芪苈强心组表达均下调,差别具显著性（P〈0．05）;大剂量芪苈强心组与雷米普利组接近,差别无显著性（P〉0．05）;小剂量芪苈强心组高于大剂量芪苈强心和雷米普利组,差别具有显著性（P〈0．05）。结论：芪苈强心胶囊能够明显地减少心梗后心衰非梗死区胶原分子的合成,并具有明显的剂量依赖性。     

通络药物对心梗后心衰大鼠非梗死区心肌纤维化的影响

目的:探讨不同剂量芪苈强心胶囊对心衰模型大鼠非梗死区胶原蛋白分子表达的影响。方法:将通过结扎冠状动脉左前降支并饲养4周的56只心衰模型鼠随机分成4组:心衰对照组(MI-C)、转换酶抑制剂雷米普利治疗组(MI-R,10 mg/kg.d)、芪苈强心小剂量组(MI-S,0.25 g/kg.d)以及芪苈强心大剂量组(MI-L,1.0 g/kg.d)。同步药物干预4周后,ELISA法检测Ang II水平、RT-PCR检测非梗死区胶原-I mRNA。结果:血清中Ang II的浓度:与心力衰竭对照组比较,假手术组、雷米普利组、大剂量芪苈强心组和小剂量芪苈强心组均明显降低(P<0.05)。其中,大剂量芪苈强心组比雷米普利组明显减低,差异具显著性(P<0.05);而小剂量芪苈强心组与雷米普利组水平接近,差异无显著性(P<0.05)。非梗死区胶原-I mRNA的表达:与心衰对照组比较,假手术组、雷米普利组、大剂量芪苈强心组,小剂量芪苈强心组表达均下调,差别具显著性(P<0.05);大剂量芪苈强心组与雷米普利组接近,差别无显著性(P>0.05);小剂量芪苈强心组高于大剂量芪苈强心和雷米普利组,差别具有显著性(P<0.05)。结论:芪苈强心胶囊能够明显地减少心梗后心衰非梗死区胶原分子的合成,并具有明显的剂量依赖性。     

血小板平均体积与老年急性ST段抬高型心肌梗死患者并发心力衰竭的 相关性分析

目的:探讨血小板平均体积(MPV)与老年急性ST段抬高型心肌梗死(STEMI)患者住院期间并发心力衰竭(HF)的相关性。方法:收集我院收治的172例老年STEMI患者,按照住院期间是否发生HF分为HF组(n=55例)和非HF组(n=117例),以患者MPV四分位分四组,比较以上各组之间相关指标的差异,用Logistic回归方程分析MVP与患者HF发生的关系。结果:HF组与非HF组在吸烟、发病至入院时间、前壁梗死、血清B型脑钠肽(BNP)、肌钙蛋白I(c Tn I)、左室射血分数(LVEF)、MVP存在统计学差异(P0.05),HF组MVP水平高于非HF组(P0.05);MVP四分位分组之间的心功能指标LVEF和血清BNP、HF发生率存在统计学差异(P0.05),MVP的第四四分位组(Q4组)的HF发生率高于第一分位组及第二四分位组(Q1及Q2组);多因素Logistic回归方程分析显示高水平MPV是老年STEMI患者近期发生心力衰竭的独立危险因素(P0.05);MVP四分位分组中,从Q1组到Q4组发生HF的风险值(OR)依次增高,且Q3及Q4组的OR值具有统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:高水平MPV与老年STEMI患者住院期间HF发生密切相关,可能是其发生的独立危险因素,应当引起临床关注。     

PCI术前与术后主动脉内球囊反搏治疗急性心肌梗死合并心功能不全患者的疗效比较

目的:比较急性心肌梗死合并心功能不全患者冠状动脉介入(PCI)术前及术后植入主动脉内球囊反搏术(IABP)的效果及其安全性.方法:选择50例2010年1月至2011年6月在南京市第一医院CCU病房应用IABP治疗的急性心肌梗死患者,分为两组,A组为术前组,B组为术后组,各25例,观察并比较两组的即刻病情改善率、住院期间并发症及术后30天心功能、主要心血管事件(MACE)发生率.结果:A组IABP即刻病情改善显著高于B组(36％ vs.12％,P＜0.05).两组住院期间并发症的发生率均无统计学差异(P＞0.05).术后30天,A组LVEF显著低于B组(40.2± 7.7％vs.35.6±5.0％,P＜0.05).MACE事件,A组非致死性心肌梗死、再次PCI/CABG术及死亡发生率低于B组,其中A组死亡率显著低于B组,差异有统计学意义(58％vs.32％,P＜0.05).结论:PCI术前植入IABP对于急性心肌梗死合并心功能不全患者的疗效优于PCI术后植入,且不提高并发症的发生率.