Objective To explore the follow‐up value of ultrasound in fetal tricuspid regurgitation . Methods 44 fetuses who presented with moderate tricuspid regurgitation with differential pressure over 20 mmHg ,dilation of right atria and ventricles were chosen as the observation group .Examinations ,in terms of the degree ,velocity and differential pressure of reflux ,size of heart chamber and the presence pericardial or pleural effusion were carried out once every four weeks from 24 weeks of pregnancy to 9 weeks after birth . Results 40 9.% (18/44) of cases had been getting better before birth .The degree of regurgitation of 56 8.%(25/44) cases significantly decreased or even disappeared from 1 to 62 days after birth .Especially ,3 cases whose regurgitation velocity reached to 4 2. m/s with the differential pressure over 70 mmHg as well as onset of heart failure symptoms had been recovered gradually after born in advance 1. case (2 3.% ) with the persistence of both tricuspid regurgitation and heart failure symptoms after birth died in right heart failure , even though using different active treatments ,such as oxygen ,strong heart and diuresis .Conclusions High‐speed tricuspid regurgitation in fetuses without pathological changes can be almost reversed ,and the prognosis is good .Once the fetal tricuspid regurgitation pressure is over 70 mmHg or a fetus appears the onset of heart failure symptoms ,pre‐term delivery should be advised in a bid to prevent accidents in uterine cavity .

Objective To study the value of echocardiography in diagnosis of prenatal closure of fetal ductus arteriosus(FDA) and discuss its characteristics. Methods Two cases with prenatal closure and one case with constriction of the FDA were examined.The echocardiographic characteristics were analyzed and the literature was reviewed. Results Right atrial and ventricular dilatation and severe tricuspid valve insufficiency were observed. After timely delivery, impaired right ventricular function improved significantly. Conclusions Fetal echocardiography plays an important role in diagnosis of prenatal closure of the FDA.

Objective To explore the corresponding relationship between isolated Q waves in lead Ⅲ on the electrocardiography(ECG) and echocardiographie segmental diagnosis of myocardial infarction(MI).Methods The shape magnitude of Q waves of 27 patients with MI and the relationship with eehocardiographie features were investigated. Results Twenty-four patients with inferior wall myocardial infarction had close relationship with isolated Q waves in lead Ⅲ on the ECG. Conclusions There is definite corresponding relation between isolated Q waves in lead Ⅲ and inferior wall myocardial infarction.

Objective:To determine the expression of matrix metalloproteinase 13 (MMP13) in patients with psoriasis, and to evaluate the effect of tazarotene and narrow-band ultraviolet B (NB-UVB) on the expression of MMP13 in mice with psoriasis-like dermatitis.Methods:Lesional skin tissues and normal skin tissues were collected from 18 patients with psoriasis vulgaris and 10 healthy controls respectively, who were enrolled from General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University between May 2019 and August 2019, and serum samples were collected from all the subjects. A total of 25 specific pathogen-free (SPF) male BALB/c mice were randomly divided into control group, imiquimod group, imiquimod+NB-UVB group, imiquimod+tazarotene group and imiquimod+tazarotene+NB-UVB group. The control group received topical vaseline cream on the back once every morning; imiquimod group and imiquimod+NB-UVB group received imiquimod cream on the back once every morning; imiquimod+tazarotene group and imiquimod+tazarotene+NB-UVB group received imiquimod cream on the back once every morning, and tazarotene cream on the back once at night; imiquimod+NB-UVB group and imiquimod+tazarotene+NB-UVB group received NB-UVB irradiation on the back every other day at noon, with the dose being 300 mJ/cm 2 in the first session and increasing by 50 mJ/cm 2 in every session. The modeling lasted 7 days. After successful modeling, blood samples were obtained from the eyeballs of the mice, and skin tissues were resected from the back of the mice after being sacrificed by cervical dislocation on day 8. Changes in the epidermal thickness and pathological manifestations were observed by hematoxylin and eosin (HE) staining, protein expression of MMP13 in skin tissues was determined by immunohistochemical study, and the serum level of MMP13 was detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Comparisons between 2 groups were performed by using two-independent-sample t test, comparisons among several groups by using one-way analysis of variance, multiple comparisons by using least significant difference- t test, and comparisons of enumeration data by using chi-square test. Results:The skin lesions of the patients with psoriasis were strongly positive for MMP13, and the MMP13 expression levels in the epidermis and serum (84.11±17.16, 13.29±3.95 μg/L, respectively) were significantly higher in the patients with psoriasis than in the healthy controls (11.98±4.08, 7.46±1.58 μg/L, respectively, both P< 0.01) . Compared with the control group (1.26±0.04 μm, 25.40±2.34, 185.76±7.22 μg/L, respectively) , a significant increase was observed in the epidermis thickness (7.93±0.59 μm, P< 0.01) , as well as MMP13 levels in the epidermis and serum in the imiquimod group (147.14±5.53, 215.98±15.17 μg/L, respectively, both P< 0.01) . Compared with the imiquimod group, the imiquimod+tazarotene group, imiquimod+NB-UVB group, and imiquimod+tazarotene+NB-UVB group all showed significantly decreased epidermal thickness (3.56±0.37 μm, 3.83±0.39 μm, 2.14±0.34 μm, respectively, all P< 0.05) , MMP13 levels in the epidermis (120.42±3.23, 91.08±0.46, 71.12±7.11, respectively, all P< 0.05) and serum (197.39±3.92 μg/L, 196.13±11.76 μg/L, 183.21±14.99 μg/L, respectively, all P< 0.05) . Conclusions:MMP13 protein expression markedly increased in the skin lesions and sera of patients with psoriasis, and decreased in skin lesions and sera of mice with psoriasis-like dermatitis after the treatment with tazarotene and NB-UVB. MMP13 may be involved in the development of psoriasis, and tazarotene and NB-UVB may inhibit the development of psoriasis by reducing the expression of MMP13.

Objective To investigate the value of MR imaging methods for the quantification of fat content in a customized lipid phantom at 3.0 T.Methods Eleven homogeneous fat-water phantoms (50 ml)with fat volume percentages from 0 to 100％ were constructed with reference to Bernard's methods.Fat tractions of the lipid phantom were acquired using water selective saturation (WS),fat selective saturation (FS),in-and out-of-phase imaging (IOP),iterative decomposition of water and fat with echo asymmetry and least-squares estimation (IDEAL) gradient echo imaging and IDEAL Quant imaging methods on a 3.0 T MRI system.For statistical comparisons,paired-sample t test,Pearson correlation test,and Bland-Ahman maps were applied.Results Evaluated fat fractions acquired by WS,IDEAL Gradient echo imaging and IDEAL Quant were (49.6±28.8)％,(46.0±28.4)％,(51.0±32.0)％,the result has no significant difference with the true fat contents(t values were-0.186,-2.218,2.713;P values were 0.856,0.051,0.055).Evaluated fat fractions acquired by FS,corrected algorithm and IOP were (64.2±26.7)％,(58.9±31.9)％ and (45.3±32.3)％,these three kinds of methods have significant difference with the true fat contents (t values were 5.168,4.273,-6.441;P＜0.01).All the chemical shift imaging methods correlated with the true phantom model fat fractions,r values were 0.977(FS),0.978 (corrected algorithm),0.982 (WS),0.99 8(IOP),0.993 (IDEAL Gradient echo imaging),0.999 (IDEAL Quant) (all P＜0.01).Each method's 95％ confidence interval of the mean difference acquired by Bland-Altman map was WS (-14.7％ to 13.8％),FS (-3.6％ to 32.0％),corrected algorithm (-4.6％ to 22.5％),IOP(-9.4％ to 0.0％),IDEAL gradient echo imaging (-15.9％ to 7.8％),IDEAL Quant(-2.0％ to 4.0％).IDEAL Quant had the best correlation and confidence with the true fat fraction.Conclusions Chemical shift imaging methods (IOP,IDEAL Gradient echo imaging,IDEAL Quant) can acquire more accurate fat quantification results than chemical saturation imaging methods (FS,Corrected algorithm,WS) in a customized lipid phantom at 3.0 T.IDEAL Quant can acquire the best fat quantification result compared with the other imaging methods.

Objective To compare the therapeutic effect of rotating reduction manipulation with that of trinity orthopedic-spinal manipulation combined with injection of Shenmai Injection(SI) through intervertebral foramen for the treatment of lumbar disc herniation(LDH).Methods Ninety LDH patients were equally divided into 3 groups: group A received trinity orthopedic-spinal manipulation,group B received trinity orthopedic-spinal manipulation combined with injection of SI through intervertebral foramen,and group C received rotating reduction manipulation.Score of lower back pain,and scores of symptoms,signs and activities of daily life evaluated by the modified scale issued by Japanese Orthopaedics Association were examined for the comparison of therapeutic effect in the three groups.Results The score of lower back pain in the three groups after treatment differed from that before treatment(P

Objective To investigate a new method for detecting fetal cardiac arrhythmia.Methods Used two kinds of superposition:①left ventricular outflow tract color flow image with right atrium wall motion curves superposition,②left ventricular outflow tract color flow image with left ventricular inflow tract colour flow image superposition,167 cases of fetal arrhythmia were detected.Results Among them,84 fetuses with atrial premature heat,39 with ventricular premature beat,23 with temporal sinus bradycardia,12 with sinus tachycardia,4 with Ⅱ°atrioventricular block(AVB),2 with Ⅲ°AVB,3 with atrial fibrillation.Conclusions Using superposition of M-mode echocardiagraphy with color Doppler imaging to diagnose fetal cardiac arrhythmia is easier and more accurate.

OBJECTIVE: To explore the effects of septonasal bidirectional mucoperiosteal flap in the treatment of refractory choanal atresia in adults. METHOD: Analysis of 9 cases for choanal atresia was conducted. Two cases were of congenital origin and 7 cases of acquired origin, which was a complication of radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma. The patients received transnasal endoscopic surgery using the septonasal bidirectional mucoperiosteal flap, without positioning the postoperative expansion tube. After the operation, the changes of symptoms were observed and the recurrent rate of restenosis or atresia was investigated in the follow-up time. RESULT: The symptoms of nasal obstruction and mouth breathing improved significantly in the 9 patients. At an average follow-up time of 19.3 months, the new forming posterior nare remained patent. The mucoperiosteal flap had no shift or necrosis. No restenosis or atresia happened. Nasal adhesion occurred in two patients. Granulation tissue hyperplasia was found in 1 patient, who underwent endoscopic revision without recurrence. CONCLUSION The application of mucoperiosteal flap in transnasal endoscopic surgery for the choanal atresia can reduce the incidence of restenosis or atresia. Postoperative expansion tube is not mandatory.
Adult ; Carcinoma ; Choanal Atresia ; etiology ; surgery ; Endoscopy ; Female ; Humans ; Hyperplasia ; Male ; Nasal Cavity ; Nasal Obstruction ; etiology ; Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma ; Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms ; radiotherapy ; Necrosis ; Postoperative Period ; Radiation Injuries ; complications ; Recurrence ; Surgical Flaps ; transplantation

Background: At the therapeutic doses, diclofenac sodium (DFS) has few toxic side effects on mammals. On the other hand, DFS exhibits potent toxicity against birds and the mechanisms remain ambiguous. Objectives: This paper was designed to probe the toxicity of DFS exposure on the hepatic proteome of broiler chickens. Methods: Twenty 30-day-old broiler chickens were randomized evenly into two groups (n = 10).DFS was administered orally at 10 mg/kg body weight in group A, while the chickens in group B were perfused with saline as a control. Histopathological observations, serum biochemical examinations, and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction were performed to assess the liver injury induced by DFS. Proteomics analysis of the liver samples was conducted using isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantification (iTRAQ) technology. Results: Ultimately, 201 differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) were obtained, of which 47 were up regulated, and 154 were down regulated. The Gene Ontology classification and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathway analysis were conducted to screen target DEPs associated with DFS hepatotoxicity. The regulatory relationships between DEPs and signaling pathways were embodied via a protein-protein interaction network. The results showed that the DEPs enriched in multiple pathways, which might be related to the hepatotoxicity of DFS, were “protein processing in endoplasmic reticulum,” “retinol metabolism,” and “glycine, serine, and threonine metabolism.” Conclusions The hepatotoxicity of DFS on broiler chickens might be achieved by inducing the apoptosis of hepatocytes and affecting the metabolism of retinol and purine. The present study could provide molecular insights into the hepatotoxicity of DFS on broiler chickens.

BACKGROUND:Some patients still have unsatisfactory improvement of operative limb fatigue and pain after total knee arthroplasty.Clinical findings show that Jianpi Yiqi Huoxue Formula can promote recovery after total knee arthroplasty,but the specific efficacy remains to be studied. OBJECTIVE:To observe the effect of Jianpi Yiqi Huoxue Formula on the muscle strength and pain of the operated limb after the primary unilateral total knee arthroplasty. METHODS:A total of 74 patients undergoing primary unilateral total knee arthroplasty were randomly divided into a trial group and a control group with 37 patients in each group.All patients received the same prostheses and surgical methods during the operation.Patients in the control group were treated with routine analgesics,anticoagulant drugs and functional exercise after the operation.The trial group received Jianpi Yiqi Huoxue Formula after the treatment in the control group.Both groups were treated continuously and followed up for 1 month.The changes in isokinetic muscle strength(peak torque and total work amount of extensor and flexor),visual analog scale score and the hospital for special surgery score of the two groups were analyzed. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:(1)The trial group had better improvement in peak torque and total work amount of extensor and flexor and the hospital for special surgery score than the control group 14 days and 1 month after surgery(P<0.05).(2)In contrast to the control group,the visual analog scale score of the trial group improved better at 7 and 14 days and 1 month after surgery(P<0.05).(3)It is indicated that Jianpi Yiqi Huoxue Formula can effectively improve the muscle strength of the operated limb,enhance the degree of postoperative joint pain,and promote functional rehabilitation after total knee arthroplasty.