Objective To investigate the coronary angiography characteristics of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) combined with diabetes mellitus (DM). Methods Forty-five AMI patients combined with DM and 45 AMI patients without DM all received coronary angiography and the results were compared retrospectively, then the differences of coronary angiography and electrocardiogram characteristics were analyzed. Results The ratio of triple vessel lesions and diffuse lesions of coronary artery were more higher in AMI patients combined with DM than those in AMI patients without DM [64.4%(29/45) vs 35.6%( 16/45) and 82.2%(37/45)vs 40.0%(18/45),P< 0.05]. Non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) was more common seen in AMI patients combined with DM than that in AMI patients without DM [37.8% (17/45)vs 17.8% (8/45),P<0.05]. Conclusion AMI patients combined with DM often have NSTEMI with triple vessel lesions and diffuse lesions of coronary artery.

0.05). Conclusion The sinus node arteries can generally be found by angiography. There is no significant relationship between coronary artery diseases of sinus node and sick sinus syndrome.

Objective To investigate the angiographic coronary atheroslerosis findings with the plasma levels of von Willebrand factor (vWF) and ?-granule membrane protein (GMP-140). Methods 74 patients undergone selectrive coronary angiography (CAG) were divided into 3 groups based on plaque morphology, Group S(n=15), concentric or eccentric stenosis with smooth borders; Group C(n=37), eccentric stenosis with complex borders; Group N (n=22), CAG without coronary atheroslerosis. 37 patients in group C were divided into group Ⅰ (n=10, one-vessel involved CAD), group Ⅱ (n=12, two-vessel involved CAD) and group Ⅲ (n=15, three-vessel involved CAD) based on major epicardial coronary branches lesion. These 37 patients were divided into group x(n=21, ≤3 segments) and group y(n=16,≥4 segments) based on coronry stenotic segments. The plasma levels of vWF and GMP-140 were assayed by ELISA before angiography. Results (1)The plasma levels of vWF and GMP-140 in group C were significantly higher than those in group S(P

Objective To study the relative factors of hypotension after recanalization of infarction related artery(IRA) during emergency PCI for patients with acute myocardial infarction.Methods We retrospectively analyzed the clinical information and the coronary angiograph of 245 consecutive patients with primary acute myocardial infarction undergoing emergency PCI at the first affiliated hospital of China Medical University from January 2003 to September 2006.Twenty seven patients with blood pressure elevated higher than 140/90 mm Hg after reperfusion were excluded.The remaining 218 patients were catagorized into the hypotension group(BP≤90/60 mm Hg,n=102) and the normal blood pressure group(n=116) according to the blood pressure level after reperfusion during emergency PCI.The relative factors of hypotension were analyzed through logistic regression test.Results Compared with the normal blood pressure group,patients in the hypotension group had higher incidences of old age(age ≥60 yrs),heart failure(killip grades≥grade 2),inferior wall or right ventricular infarction,right coronary artery lesions,proximal or total occlusion lesions,multivessal disease and TIMI blood flow≤grade 1 in the IRA after recandization.Mortality rate was also higher in the hypotension group(P1).Conclusion Old age(age ≥60),inferior wall infarction,killip grades≥2,right coronary artery lesions,proximal or total occlusion lesions are the risk factors of hypotension after recanalization of IRA during emergency PCI.The presence of hypotension is correlated with the increase of in hospital mortality.

Backgroud Various antihypertensive drugs decreased peripheral arterial pressure similarly,while their effects on central arterial pressure may be at variance.The studies of the effect on central arterial pressure of antihypertensive drugs,especially the effect ? adrenoreceptor blockers was paucity.Objective To investigate the effect of ? adrenoreceptor blocker metoprolol tartrate on central and peripheral arterial pressure in patients with hypertension.Methods Fifty patients with primary hypertension who underwent percutaneous coronary angiography were recruited.Radial arterial and ascending aortal pressure as peripheral and central blood pressure were determined.Patients were chewing 25-50 mg metoprolol tartrate or 10 mg nifedipine during the catheterization.Results After administering metoprolol tartrate,the magnitude of decreases in peripheral arterial pressure were significantly(P0.025).Both peripheral and central arterial pressure decreased significantly after administering nifedipine(P0.025).Conclusion Despite similar decrease of peripheral arterial pressure,the decrease magnitude of central arterial pressure by metoprolol tartrate was significantly smaller than that by nifedipine.

Purpose To investigate the responsiveness of intracellular oxygen free radical and calcium on acrolein exposure and acrolein-induced cardiomyocytes apoptosis. Methods The viable adult mice cardiac myocytes were isolated by modified langendorff methods. We have examined the intracellular oxygen free radical and calcium concentration using DCF and Fura-2 AM, and the cardiomyocytes viability with WST assay. Are evaluated the DNA ladder pattern and cell apoptotic morphology on the adult mice cardiomyocytes that are exposed to acrolein. Results Our results show that acrolein can increase markedly the intracellular oxygen free radical and calcium concentration, that reach 12 fold and twofold respectively compared to the resting value when the cells were exposed to 1 μmol/L of acrolein. Moreover, the injury induced by acrolein in cardiac myocytes is concentration-dependent. The cardiomyocytes viability treated with 25, 50, 100 μmol/L of acrolein respectively were significantly lower compared to controls (P ＜ 0.01 ). DNA ladder pattern and apoptotic morphological changes were found after being exposed to acrolein in the adult mice cardiomyocytes. Conclusion It is concluded that acrolein induces adult mice cardiomyocytes apoptosis, and it may be due to the increased intracellular oxygen free radicals and calcium concentration.

Objective To investigate the effect and mechanism of different high concentrations glucose(Glu) on the expression of hypoxia-inducible factor 1α(HIF-1α) in cultured neonatal rat eardiomyocytes under hypoxia and non-hypoxia conditions. Methods Neonatal rat cardiomyocytes were cultured for 6 hours under different conditions and were divided into 6 groups:①Negative control group (5.5 mmol/L Glu) ; ②hypoxia mimicking cobalt chloride(Cocl_2) group(5.5 mmol/L Glu + 400 μmol/L cocl_2 ) ;③Different high concentrations Glu groups: (11.1 mmol/L, 22.2 mmol/L, 33.3 mmol/L Glu);④cocl_2 +different high concentrations Glu groups(11.1 mmol/L Glu +400 μmol/L cocl_2,22.2 mmol/L Glu +400 μmol/L cocl_2, 33.3 mmol/L Glu+400 μmol/L cocl_2);⑤High concentrations Glu + antioxidant α-tocopherol group(33.3 mmol/L Glu + 100 μmol/L α-tocopherol) ; ⑥ High concentrations Glu+antioxidant α-tocopherol+cocl_2 group(33.3 mmol/L Glu+400 μmol/L cocl_2+100 μmol/L α-tocopherol). The effect of high concentrations Glu, cocl_2 and high concentrations Glu plus cocl_2 on the expression of HIF- 1α mRNA and protein in cultured neonatal rat cardiomyocytes, as well as the effect of high concentrations Glu plus antioxidant α-tocopherol, high Glu concentrations plus cocl_2 and antioxidant α-tocopherol on the expression of HIF- 1α mRNA and protein were observed. Results 1. Compared with negative control group(5.5 mmol/L Glu), the 'expression of HIF- 1α was increased under cocl_2 mimicked hypoxia(5.5 mmol/L Glu+400 μmol/L cocl_2, 11.1 mmol/L Glu+400 μmol/L cocl_2 ,22.2 mmol/L Glu+400 μmol/L cocl_2,33.3 mmol/L Glu+400 μmol/L cocl_2). 2. The expression of HIF- 1α was increased gradually after the increasing of Glu concentrations(5.5 mmol/L, 11.1 mmol/L, 22.2 mmol/L and 33.3 mmol/L Glu).3.The expression of HIF-1α was decreased gradually after the increasing of Glu concentrations under certain cocl_2 plus different high concentrations Glu (5.5 mmol/L Glu+400 μmol/L cocl_2, 11.1 mmol/L Glu+400 μmol/L cocl_2, 22.2 mmol/L Glu+400 μmol/L cocl_2,33.3 mmol/L Glu+400 μmol/L cocl_2). 4. Under high concentration Glu plus antioxidant α-tocopherol (33.3 mmol/L Glu+100 μmol/L α-tocopherol) ,the expression of HIF- 1α was less increased than the same high Glu concentration(33.3 mmol/L Glu). 5. Under high Glu concentration plus cocl_2 (33.3 mmol/L Glu+400 μmol/L cocl_2), the expression of HIF- 1α increased less than that of the same high Glu concentration plus antioxidant α-tocopherol and cocl_2 (33.3 mmol/L Glu+400 μmol/L Cocl_2+ 100 μmol/L α-tocopherol). Conclusions High glucose increases the expression of HIF-1α under non-hypoxia, but blunts the expression of HIF-1α under hypoxia in cultured neonatal rat cardiomyocytes. Some mechanisms such as ROS (reactive oxygen species) signal transduction system and oxidative stress may be involved in it.

AIM:To investigate whether minocycline postconditioning protects rat myocardium from ischemia-reperfusion ( I/R ) injury through attenuating poly ( ADP-ribose ) polymerase-1 ( PARP-1 ) excessive activation. METHODS:The left anterior descending coronary artery was ligated for 45 min and then reopened for 2 h to establish the rat model of myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury.The male Wistar rats ( n =90 ) were randomly divided into sham group, I/R group, low-and high-dose minocycline groups, and 3-aminobenzamide (3-AB, PARP inhibitor) group.The myocardial infarct size was measured by Evans blue and 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride ( TTC) staining.The morpho-logical changes of the myocardium were observed with HE staining.The cardiomyocyte apoptosis was detected using in situ TDT-mediated dUTP nick end labeling ( TUNEL) .The level of tumor necrosis factorα( TNF-α) and interleukin 1β( IL-1β) in the serum were measured by ELISA.The content of poly( ADP-ribose) ( PAR) in the reperfused myocardium and peripheral leukocytes were detected by Western blot.RESULTS: Compared with sham group, PAR expression, TNF-αcontent and IL-1βconcentration increased in all other groups.Compared with I/R group, treatment with low and high doses of minocycline and 3-AB significantly reduced the infarct size and myocardial apoptosis.PAR expression, TNF-αcontent and IL-1βconcentration in low-and high-dose minocycline groups and 3-AB group all decreased.No significant difference of the above parameters between high-dose minocycline group and 3-AB group was observed.CONCLUSION: Minocy-cline postconditioning may attenuate myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury by depressing the activation of PARP-1 in car-diomyocytes and peripheral leukocytes in rats.

Objective To study the clinical value of serum cardiac troponin Ⅰ (cTnⅠ) in patients with unstable angina pectoris (UAP) and minor myocardial damage.Methods The serum cTnⅠ level of 60 UAP patients (UAP group) were determined.The patients whose cTnⅠ were ≥ 0.1 μ g/L were ascribed to cTnⅠ positive group,and the patients whose cTnⅠ were ＜ 0.1 μ g/L were ascribed to cTnⅠ negative group.The correlation among clinical data,coronary arterial lesions and adverse cardiac events were analyzed.Forty healthy people were selected as control group.Results The positive rate of cTnⅠ in UAP group (35.0％,21/60) was significantly higher than that in control group (0),and there was statistical difference (P ＜ 0.01).The incidence rate of coronary arterial multi-branch lesions and/or severe stenosis in cTnⅠ positive group (19.0％,4/21) was higher than that in cTnⅠ negative group (5.1％,2/39),but there was no statistical difference (P ＞ 0.05).The incidence rate of 90 d adverse cardiac events in cTnⅠ positive group (33.3％,7/21) was significantly higher than that in cTnⅠ negative group (5.1％,2/39),and there was statistical difference (P ＜ 0.01).Conclusions Low-level cTnⅠ demonstrates minor myocardial damage sensitively and specifically.cTnⅠ level detected quantitatively can help to assess prognosis and provide risk stratification of UAP patients.

Objective To explore the association between estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) based on creatinine and cystatin C and the SYNTAX score in old patients with coronary heart disease. Methods Two hundred and fifty-six consecutive old patients with coronary heart disease were included in this study. The patients were angiographically diagnosed with coronary heart disease between January 2013 and April 2014 at the Department of Cardiology.eGFR was caculated by using BIS2 equation based on creatinine and cystatin C.SYNTAX score was caculated by SYNTAX score algorithm. Multiple linear regression and ordinal logsitic regreesion was used to analyze the association between eGFR and SYNTAX score. Results In patients with normal of renal function [eGFR≥90 ml/(min·1.73 m2), 110 patients], mild renal insufficiency [60 ml/(min · 1.73 m2) ≤ eGFR<90 ml/(min · 1.73 m2), 98 patients], midrange and severe renal insufficiency[eGFR<60 ml/(min · 1.73 m2), 48 patients], with the decrease in renal function of patients, SYNTAX score increased: (15.42 ± 9.65), (25.24 ± 8.34), (33.73 ± 10.15) scores, P<0.01. eGFR was an independent predictor of SYNTAX score (r=-0.059, P<0.01).eGFR was negatively correlated with SYNTAX score (r=-0.457, P<0.01). Conclusions eGFR is an independent predictor of SYNTAX score and negatively correlated with SYNTAX score in old patients with coronary heart disease. This might be helpful to explain the increased risk of coronary heart disease events and mortality in old patients with renal dysfunction.