Objective To analyze ultrasonic elastography (UE) score of breast carcinoma and to explore the correlation between UE and pathological collagen content in stroma.Methods UE scores of 60 breast carcinoma before operation were retrospectively studied.The correlation between the UE scores and the pathological collagen content grading in stroma after operation were analyzed.Results UE score of 60 breast carcinoma were (4.07 ± 0.78) scores,the diagnosis coincidence rate of UE score was 80.0％ (48/60).Positive correlation existed between UE score and the pathological collagen content grading in stroma of breast carcinoma (r =0.440,P =0.015).Conclusion UE score of breast carcinoma is related to the pathological collagen content in stroma,and it can evaluate collagen content in stroma of breast masses in some degree.

Objective To investigate the predictive value of pregnancy-associated plasmaprotein-A (PAPP-A) and GRACE risk score for death and nonfatal myocardial infarction (combined endpoint) in AMI patients.Methods All AMI patients hospitalized in our department during July 2011 to July 2015 were included consecutively in this prospective study.Plasma PAPP-A were measured at admission.GRACE risk score was acquired with the application of GRACE risk score calculator.Patients were followed up for at least 1 year for any nonfatal myocardial infarction or MACE.Kaplan Meier survival study was analysed according to PAPP-A and GRACE score risk stratification respectively.A cutoff value of 3.0 ng/ml of PAPP-A was chosen from pilot work in this cohort.Results A total of 220 patients were enrolled in the study.The death and nonfatal myocardial infarction during follow-up were significantly higher in patients with PAPP-A≥3.0 ng/ml compared to patients with PAPP-A<3.0 ng/ml (15.7% vs.6.0%, log-rank χ2=5.684, P=0.017).The area under ROC curve of PAPP-A was 0.796(95%CI 0.696-0.896, P<0.01) and the ROC curve of PAPP-A GRACE risk stratification was 0.715 (95%CI 0.567-0.863,P<0.01).Subgroup analysis showed that death and nonfatal myocardial infarction during follow-up was significantly higher in patients with PAPP-A≥3.0 ng/ml compared to patients with PAPP-A<3.0 ng/ml in intermediate and low risk group by GRACE risk stratifcation (log-rank χ2=14.63,P<0.001).Conclusions PAPP-A could predict mortality and nonfatal myocardial infarction in patients with AMI.PAPP-A combined with GRACE risk score can better predict outcome than GRACE risk score alone in intermediate and low risk patients by GRACE risk stratifcation.

Objective To evaluate the one-year clinical outcomes in patients with the vulnerable plaque sealing with drug-eluting stents for the treatment of intermediate coronary stenosis. Methods 327 patients with an-giographically intermediate lesions(diameter stenosis 50%~70%)with the vulnerable plaque which were detected by 64 slice coronary CT were prospectively enrolled. Patients were divided into medical therapy group (n = 160) and sirolimus-eluting stent group group(n=160). The incidences of one-year major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE)was evaluated(cardiac death,myocardial infarction ,revascularization). Results The MACE tended to be lower in the sirolimus-eluting stent group than medical therapy group(3.13%vs. 10%,log-rankχ2=6.62,P=0.01). The incident of cardiac death and myocardial infarction were lower in the sirolimus-eluting stent group than medical therapy group(1.25%vs. 5.63%,log-rankχ2=4.61,P=0.03). Conclusion The treatment of the siroli-mus-eluting stent can reduce MACE for the paitents with the vulnerable plaque of intermediate coronary stenosis than medical therapy only.