Objective To explore the effect of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) on the development of collateral formation in stable angina patients with serious coronary artery disease.Methods The subjects were patients ( n =92) who underwent coronary angiography (CAG) and had chronic total occlusion (CTO) in one major coronary artery.They were divided into two groups,patients without collaterals (coil-,n =50) and patients with collaterals (coll +,n =42).EPCs were isolated from peripheral blood samples and cultured.The numbers of colony-forming units (CFUs) and the vasculargenesis capacity in vitro was assayed respectively.The plasma level of SDF-1α was determined by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay.Results The number of colony-forming units ( CFUs ) [ ( 22.10 ± 4.69 ) CFUs/106 EPCs vs ( 16.90 ± 3.66) CFUs/106 EPCs ],vasculogenesis capacity in vitro (25.3 ± 3.2 vs 17.4 ± 2.6) and plasma level of SDF-1 α[ (243.7 ± 19.2 ) ng/ml vs ( 203.1 ± 17.8) ng/ml,P ＜ 0.01 ] in coll + group were higher than that of coll group.It had a positive correlation between the level of collateral circulation and the numbers of CFUs,vascular genesis activity of circulating EPCs and plasma level of SDF-1αt( r =0.74,0.69,0.82,0.81,0.64,P ＜ 0.01 ).Conclusions The number of CFUs and vasculargenesis activity of EPC in coll + group with serious coronary artery disease is significantly higher than that in coll- group.These changes may be related to the increase of plasma SDF-1 α.The method improving the numbers and function of EPCs,increasing the activity of SDF-1 α may benefit the patients with coronary artery disease.

Objective: To observe influence of anxiety or depression on prethrombotic state in patients with essential hypertension (EH). Methods: A total of 112 EH patients were equally divided into EH + A/D group and pure EH group. Levels of prethrombotic state indicators, including serum CD62P, von Willebrand factor (vWF), tissue type plasminogen activator (t-PA), plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI)-1 and endothelin (ET)-1 were measured in two groups. Results: Compared with pure EH group, there were significant increase in levels of CD62P [(4.52±2.01) % vs. (8.38±1.96) %], vWF [(155.28±23.11) % vs. (185.23±22.21) %], PAI-1 [(54.35±13.21) ng/L vs. (79.88±14.53) ng/L] and ET-1 [(121.56±33.32) ng/L vs. (152.78±30.23) ng/L], P<0.05 all; and significant decrease in t-PA level [(19.37±11.46) ng/L vs. (9.56±8.32) ng/L, P<0.05] in EH + A/D group. Conclusion: Anxiety or depression can aggravate prethrombotic state of patients with essential hypertension through activation of platelets, influencing vascular endothelial function and fibrinolytic system imbalance.

ObjectiveTo explore the relationship of the fragmented QRS (fQRS) and the fQRS time limit with ventricular arrhythmia in old myocardial infarction (OMI) patients through contrasting the incidence of ventricular arrhythmia in OMI patients whether fQRS or not and ventricular arrhythmia in different fQRS time limit.MethodsAccording to the routine electrocardiogram,321 OMI patients were divided into group A (fQRS appearance,167 cases) and group B(fQRS non-appearance,154 cases).The lead with fQRS extense was ehosen and traced another 50 mm/s electrocardiogram,and 3 consecutive fQRS time limit were measured and them average was taken in group A.According to the fQRS time limit,the patients in group A were divided into 3 groups: group X( ≤0.100 s,96 cases),group Y (0.101-0.119 s,54 cases) and group Z( ≥0.120 s,17 cases).All the patients were continuously monitored with 24 hours dynamic electrocardiogram,and the incidence of ventricular arrhythmia was analyzed.ResultsThe incidence of ventricular arrhythmia in group A [ 78.4％ ( 131/167 ) ] was higher than that in group B [ 63.6％(98/154) ] (P＜ 0.01 ).The incidence of premature ventricular contraction(PVC) ＞ 720/24 hours in group A [ 28.7％(48/167 ) ] was higher than that in group B[ 17.5％(27/154) ] (P ＜ 0.05 ).The incidence of multifocal PVC,coupled PVC,nonsustained ventricular tachycardia and Lown 3-5 grades PVC was 16.2％ (27/167),33.5％ (56/167),12.0％ (20/167),34.1％ (57/167) in group A,7.8％ (12/154),21.4％ (33/154),4.5％(7/154),23.4％(36/154) in group B,there were significant differences between two groups (P＜ 0.05 ).The incidence of ventricular arrhythmia in group Z [ 100.0％( 17/17 ) ] was significantly higher than that in group Y [79.6％(43/54)] and group X [74.0％(71/96)](P＜ 0.05).The incidence of Lown 3-5 grades PVC in group Z[ 70.6％( 12/17 )] was significantly higher than that in group Y[ 42.6％(23/54)] and group X [ 22.9％(22/96) ],and the incidence of Lown 3-5 grades PVC in group Y was significantly higher than that in group X (P＜ 0.05).ConclusionsOMI patients with fQRS have higher incidence and severe degree in ventricular arrlhythmia than those without fQRS.With the fQRS time limit widened,PVC and Iown 3-5 grades PVC significantly increased.So fQRS is a new predicting index of OMI,and fQRS time limit has definite value in predicting the heart event for OMI patients.