简介:Arrhythmogenicrightventriculardysplasia/cardiomyopathy(ARVD/C)ischaracterizedbyfibro-fattyreplacementoftherightventricle.However,thefeasibilityandsignificanceofmyocardialfibrosisdetec-tedbydelayedenhancement(DE)using3.0Tmagneticresonanceimaging(MRI)in.ARVD/Cisseldomlystudied.MethodsTwenty-sevenconsecutivepatientswereprospectivelyevaluatedforARVD/C.Magneticreso-nanceimagingwasperformedona3.0Tscanner.Tenminutesafterintravenousadministrationof0.2mmol/kgofgadodiamide,DE-MRIwasobtained.DiagnosisofARVD/CwasbasedupontheTaskForcecriteriaandin-cludedMRIfindings.ResultsSeventeen(59%)of27patientsmettheTaskForcecriteriaforARVD/C.Rightven-tricleDEwasfoundinall(100%)ARVD/Cpatientscomparedwithnone(0%)ofthe10patientswithoutARVD/C(P<0.001).AdditionalleftventricularDEwasfoundin8/17ARVD/Cpatientswhilewithoutleftventricularmor-phologicalandfunctionalabnormalitiesdetectedbyechocardiographyorMRI.ConclusionsDEusing3.0TMRIcouldeffectivelydetectmyocardialfibrosisintherightandleftventricularmyocardiuminARVD/Cpatients.DetectionofmyocardialfibrosismayhaveanimportantclinicalsignificanceinARVD/Cdiagnosis.Histologicalleftventriclein-volvementmaybeeasilymissedbyechocardiography.
简介:Bothendotheliallipasegene(LIPG)584C>T(rs2000813)polymorphismandalcoholconsumptionmodulateserumlipidlevels.Buttheirinteractionsonserumlipidprofilesarenotwellknown.ThepresentstudywasundertakentodetecttheinteractionsofLIPG584C>Tpolymorphismandalcoholconsumptiononserumlipidlevels.GenotypingoftheLIPG584C>Twasperformedin763nondrinkersand520drinkersaged15-85.Interactionsbetweenthegenotypesandalcoholconsumptionwereassessedbyusingacross-productterm.Thelevelsofserumtotalcholesterol(TC),triglyceride(TG),high-densitylipoproteincholesterol(HDL-C),apolipoprotein(Apo)AI,andtheratioofApoAItoApoBwerehigherindrinkersthaninnondrinkers(P<0.01forall).Therewasnosignificantdifferenceinthegenotypicandallelicfrequenciesbetweennondrinkersanddrinkers.ThelevelsofserumTC,HDL-CandApoAIinnondrinkersweredifferentamongthethreegenotypes(P<.05-.01).ThesubjectswithCTgenotypehadhigherserumTC,HDL-CandApoAIlevelsthanthesubjectswithCCgenotype.ThelevelsofserumHDL-CandApoAIindrinkersweredifferentamongthethreegenotypes(P<.001andP<.05;respectively).TheindividualswithTTgenotypehadhigherserumHDL-CandApoAIlevelsthantheindividualswithCCandCTgenotypes.ThelevelsofTCinnondrinkerswerecorrelatedwithLIPG584C>Tallele(P<.05),whereasthelevelsofTGandHDL-CwereassociatedwithLIPG584C>Talleles(P<.05)andgenotypes(P<.05);respectively.ThepresentstudysuggeststhatthesubjectswithTTgenotypebenefitedmorefromalcoholconsumptionthanthesubjectswithCTandTTgenotypesinincreasingserumHDL-CandApoAIlevels.
简介:BackgroundApolipoprotein(apo)A-Visanovelmemberoftheapolipoproteinclusterinvolvedintriacylglycerol(TG)homeostasis.IthasreportedthatAPOA5genepolymorphismsiscorrelatedwitharterioscleroticdiseases.However,ThisassociationisunknownonChinesepatientswithatheroscleroticcerebralinfarction.ThepresentstudyaimedtoelucidatetherelationshipofAPOA5-1131T>Candarterioscleroticcerebralinfarction(ACI)aswellasthelevelsofserumlipids.MethodsPolymerasechainreaction-restrictionfragmentslengthpolymorphisms(PCR-RFLP)analysis,enzymaticandimmunoturbidimetrymethodswereusedtomeasure-1131T>Cgenotype,allelefrequencyaswellasplasmalipidlevelof90ACIpatientsand221healthysubjectsofHanChinese.ResultsInACIgroup,thelevelofTGinalleleCcarrierswashigherthanthatofnon-Ccarriers(P<0.05).ThefrequencyofalleleCinACIgroupwashigherthaninhealthygroup(χ~2=5.568,P=0.018).Exceptsex,ageandBMI,thelevelsoftotalcholesterol(TC),triglycerides(TG),highdensitylipoproteincholesterol(HDL-C),low-densitylipoproteincholesterol(LDL-C),APOA1andAPOBinACIgroupdistinctivelywerehigherthanthoseinhealthygroup.ConclusionTheAPOA5-1131alleleCisassociatedwiththehighlevelofTGinACIpatients,whichisprobablylinkedwithACIdangerofChineseHan.
简介:ObjectivesToevaluatetheeffectsofn-3fattyacidsonthecoronaryheartdiseasepatients.MethodsFromSeptember2007toMarch2008,60patientswithcoronaryheartdiseasewererandomlyassignedton-3fattyacidsgroup(groupN)andcontrolgroup(groupC).BothgroupsreceivedstandardcoronaryarterydiseasesecondarypreventiontreatmentandgroupNalsoreceivedeicosapentaenoicacid(EPA)1.8gplusdocosahexaenoicacid(DHA)1.2gperdayfor12weeks.Plasmatriacylglycerols,totalcholesterol,low-densitylipoproteincholesterol(LDL-C),high-densitylipoproteincholesterol(HDL-C)andbloodpressureweremeasuredbeforeandafterthestudy.ResultsPlasmatriacylglycerols,bloodpressureandLDL-ClevelwereloweringroupNaftern-3fattyacidstreatmentwhilenochangewasfoundingroupC(P<0.05).HDL-Clevelslightlyincreasedandtotalcholesterollevelslightlydecreasedaftern-3fattyacidsbutbothchangewerenotsignificant(P>0.05).ConclusionsN-3fattyacidshavebeneficialeffectsonthecoronaryarterydiseasepatients.
简介:INTRODUCTIONWiththedevelopmentofeconomyandimprovementoflifequality,theincidencesofhypertension,hyper-cholesterolemia,diabetes,obesityandsmokinghavebeenincreasedinChina,whichhasledtoasignificantincreaseinthemorbidityandmortalityofcoronaryarterydisease(CAD)~1.SinceitwasintroducedintoChinain1984,coronaryintervention(PCI)hasdevelopedrapidlyandhasbecomethemajortreatmentofCADbecauseofitsuniquecharacteristicsofminimalinvasiveand
简介:目的比较CT薄层增强扫描与3D-DSA数据源在颅内动静脉畸形(AVM)3D打印数据重组中的效果。方法前瞻性选取5例AVM患者,Spetzler-Martin分级Ⅱ级3例,Ⅲ级2例。对其中2例采用256层螺旋CT薄层增强扫描,3例采用3D-DSA旋转成像,提取检查结果的DICOM原始数据,通过Mimics14.0软件进行数字化处理,并按1∶1比例进行3D打印,获得实体模型并进行效果比较。结果基于256层螺旋CT薄层增强扫描数据源的3D打印可获取颅骨及血管的图像信息,能显示最细直径0.9mm的血管,但AVM内部细支结构难于分辨;基于3D-DSA数据的3D打印,数字减影无颅骨数据信息,但血管分支情况显示更丰富,可显示最细直径0.5mm的血管。结论应用CT薄层增强扫描或3D-DSA数据源均可获得AVM畸形团3D重组图像,而3D-DSA显示AVM畸形团空间构造效果更佳,有助于术前治疗方案的设计及相应辅助工具的开发。
简介:ObjectivesToinvestigatethechangesofβ3-adrenoceptor(β3-AR)mRNAexpressionintheratswithchronicheartfailure(CHF),andtoexploretheeffectofβblockers(βBs)onβ3mRNAexpression.MethodsThirty-fourratswererandomlydividedintoShamgroup(n=10)andheartfailuregroup(n=24).Ratmodelwasestablishedbyaorticconstriction.Thesurvivalratsinheartfailuregroupweredividedintoheartfailurecontrolgroup(HFgroup,n=6),metoprololgroup(METgroup,n=8)andcarvedilolgroup(CARgroup,n=8)threemonthsafteroperation.Metoprololtartartewasstartedorallywith12mg·kg-1·d-1,carvedilolwith6mg·kg-1·d-1,isometricsalinewasstartedinHFgroup.Afterthreemonthsofdrugtherapy,measurementofhemodynamics,indexofventricularmass,thelevelofβ3-ARmRNAexpressionwereperformed.ResultsComparedwithShamgroup,leftventricularendsystolicpressure(LVESP),andtheabsolutevaluesofmaximalrateofriseandfall(±dp/dtmax)ofleftventricularpressurewereallsignificantlydecreased(P<0.01),leftventricularenddiastolicpressure(LVEDP)wassignificantlyincreasedinHFgroup(P<0.01).ThehemodynamicparameterswereimprovedbyβBs,andcarvedilolwasmoreeffectivethanmetoprolol(P<0.01).TheindexofventricularmasswashigherinHFgroupthanMETgroup,CARgroupandShamgroup(P<0.01).βBssignificantlydecreasedtheindexofleftventricularmass(LVMI),andCarvedilolwasmoreeffectivethanmetoprolol(P<0.01).Theindexofrightventricularmass(RVMI)didnotchangeinMETgroup(P>0.05),butsignificantdecreasecouldbeseeninCARgroup(P<0.01).Thelevelofβ3-ARexpressioninleftventriclewasgreaterthanthatinrightventriclewhetherinthefailingheartorinthenon-failingheart.ComparedwithShamgroup,thelevelofβ3-ARmRNAexpressionwassignificantlyincreasedinHFgroup(P<0.01).Thelevelsofβ3-ARmRNAexpressionshowedaremarkabledecreaseinCARgroup(P<
简介:ObjectivesTostudytheeffectoflatereperfusiononcaspase-3activityofischemicmyocardiuminrabbitanditssignificance.Methods24adultrabbitswererandomlydividedinto3groups:Sham(S)withoutligationofcoronaryartery,LateReperfusion(LR)withligationfor3hoursfollowingreleasefor3hoursandPersistentIschemia(PI)withpersistentligationofcoronaryarteryfor6hours.Allanimalsweresacrificed6hoursafterthebeginningoftheexperiments.BorderregionofinfarctedmyocardiumwereincisedforanalyzingtheconcentrationofSOD,MDA,GRandtheexpressionofFADD,Caspase-3andtheapoptosisindex(AI).ResultsComparedwiththeShamgroup,LRandPIgroupexhibitedmuchhigherMDA,FADD,Caspase-3,AIandmuchlowerSOD,GR(allP<0.01).ComparedwiththePIgroup,LRgroupexhibitedhigherMDA,FADD,Caspase-3,AIandlowerSOD,GR(allP<0.05).ConclusionsLatereperfusionmarkedlyenhancedtheCaspase-3activityandthenthenumberofapoptoticcardiomyocyteinborderregionofinfractedmyocardium,whichindicatedtheexistenceoflatereperfusioninjury.ThemechanismmayinvolvethehighoxidativestressstateandexpressionofFADD.
简介:目的探讨脑梗死患者同型半胱氨酸(Hey)代谢相关酶胱硫醚β合酶(CBS)基因T833C位碱基突变与脑梗死发病的相关性。方法对67例经头部CT或MRI证实为脑梗死的患者(脑梗死组)和31名健康对照者(对照组),应用聚合酶链反应(PCR)扩增法检测CBS基因T833C多态性,采用高效液相色谱法测定血清Hcy水平。结果在脑梗死组有9例CBS基因纯合子突变,28例为杂合子突变;对照组3名为纯合子突变,5名为杂合子突变。两组基因型频率分布差异亦有显著意义,X^2=11.429,P〈0.01;脑梗死组C等位基因频率为34.33%,T等位基因频率为65.67%,与对照组比较差异有显著意义,,=8.978,P〈0.01。CBS基因杂合突变者血清Hey浓度显著高于正常基因者(t=4.612,P〈0.01)。脑梗死组患者血清Hey浓度为(23±7)nmol/ml,显著高于对照组(13±4)nmoL/ml,两组比较差异有显著性(t=8.826,P〈0.01)。结论Hey血症是脑梗死的独立危险因素,而CBS基因T833C点突变可能是其发病的重要遗传因素。