Platelet Ca~(2+), erythrocyte Ca~(2+) and Ca~(2+), Mg~(2+)-ATPase activity in erythrocyte membrane of 42 patients of mildmoderate degree heart failure (HF) with diastolic dysfunction were measured. The results showed that the patients with HF had higher level of platelet Ca~(2+) and erythrocyte Ca~(2+) content, and lower level Ca~(2+), Mg~(2+)-ATPase activity than those of control group (P

0. 05) in rate of success, recurrence and complication between RFCA and OHO for the patients with AVRT. Medical workers were fewer, operation, du-ration, hospital days (including days of pre-operation preparation and post-operation recovery) and days of looking after the patients in RFCA were shorter than those in OHO,p

Objective To investigate the influence of cervical vagosympathetic trunk or ganglionated plexi stimulation to the inducibility of atrial fibrillation(AF) in dogs.Methods In 16 anesthetized dogs,right cervical vagosympathetic trunk(VST) were dissected.A right thoracotomy was used to expose fat pad(FP) containing the ganglionated plexi(GP) at the caudal end of the sinus node.An electrode catheter was attached along the right superior pulmonary vein to allow programmed atrial pacing.At 2?,4? and 10? threshold atrial refractory periods(ARPs) were determined with and without VST or GP stimulation.At each pacing threshold AF inducibility was measured from the window of vulnerability(WOV).A cumulative WOV sum made of all WOVs was calculated in each group.Results In the baseline state the heart rate(HR) averaged 153?22 beats/min.Slowing of the HR by VST stimulation(79?44 beats/min) was not significantly different than with GP induced slowing(87?99 beats/min,P=NS).Furthermore,there were no significant differences between the lowest ARPs with VST stimulation and GP stimulation,accounting to 90?17 ms and 91?13 ms respectively(P=NS),but both are shorter than that in the baseline state,which was 101?20 ms(P

10 minutes).The average cycle length(CL) at the RAA was 30.6?4.6 msec vs.105.2?32.0 msec at other atrial sites(P

14 aged patients received radiofrequency current ablation(RFCA)to treat drug-refractory tachycardia. The success rate was 97%(13/14).In conjunction with the charcteristicaof aged patients often with long clinical history and apt to be complicated,the paper especially discussed the distinctive feature of application of RFCA to aged patients.

Objective: To detect the systolic and diastolic velocity in patients with idiopathic premature ventricular beat(PVB)by pulsed wave-tissue Doppler imaging (PW-TDI) techniques.Methods: There were two groups involved in this study. PVB group,n=30,patients with idiopathic PVB,and Control group,n=30,of healthy subjects. The changes of cardiac function were measured and compared between two groups by the index of myocardial motion velocity using PW-TDI techniques.Results: A total of 7 sites were studied,there were no significant differences in systolic peak velocities (Sm),time velocity integral (TVI),peak velocity of the early relaxation wave (Em),peak velocity of the later relaxation wave (Am) and Em/Am ratio (Em/Am) between the Control group and PVB group in the normal sinus beat (P＞0.05).Compared with the normal sinus beat,Sm,TVI,Em and Em/Am were significantly lower in PVB (P<0.01),while Sm,TVI,Em in the post-PVB sinus beat were significantly higher than that in normal sinus beat (P<0.01). However,there were no significant differences of Am in each site among the normal sinus beat,PVB and the post-PVB sinus beat. Conclusion: PVB and PVB-induced compensational interval could significantly influence the systolic and diastolic function of the ventricle.

AIM: To investigate the potassium channel gene expression of myocardial sleeves of pulmonary vein and effects of amiodarone on rabbits with rapid atrial pacing.METHODS: Rabbits were divided into three groups(n=10),(1) the control group with sham operation and placebo;(2) the right atrial pacing(RAP) group at 600 beats/min with the placebo;(3) the amiodarone group treated for seven days with oral amiodarone at 100 mg ? kg-1 ? d-1.Based on RAP simultaneously,the messenger ribonucleic acid(mRNA) of specimen was measured by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction.RESULTS: Compared with the control group,Kv4.3(transient outward K+ current,Ito1) mRNA expression in RAP group was reduced by 51%(P

Objective To evaluate the effect of modified Maze lines plus pulmonary vein (PV) isolation created by radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) on atrial wall guided by a novel geometry mapping system in the treatment of elderly patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF). Methods After regular electrophysiological study, transseptal punctures were achieved twice with Swartz L1 and R1 sheaths. PV angiographies were conducted to evaluate their orifices and branches. A balloon electrode array catheter with 64 electrodes was put in the middle of the left atrium. Atrium geometry was constructed using Ensite 3000 Navx system. Two RFCA lesion loops and three lines (modified Maze) were created on left and right atrial walls. Each lesion point was ablated for 30 seconds with preset temperature 50 (ae) and energy 30W. The disappearance or 80% decrease of the amplitude of target atrial potential and 10 to 20(|), decrease of ablation impedance were used as an index of effective ablation. Results A total of 11 patients (7 male and 4 female, mean age, 68.7±5.1 years) were enrolled. PAF history was 7.9±4.5 years. PAF could not be prevented by mean 3.1±1.6 antiarrhythmic agents in 6.3±3.4 years. None of the patients had complications with structural heart disease or stroke. Left atrial diameter was 41.3±3.6 mm and LVEF was 59.2±3.7% on echocardiography. Two loops and three lines were completed with 67.8±13.1 (73-167) lesion points. Altogether 76-168 (89.4±15.3) lesion points were created in each patient. PAF could not be provoked by rapid burst pacing up to 600 beat per minute delivered from paroxysmal coronary sinus electrode pair.Complete PV electrical isolation was confirmed by three-dimensional activation mapping. Mean procedure time was 2.7±0.6 hours and fluoroscopy time was 17.8±9.4 minutes. Patients were discharged with oral aspirin and without antiarrhythmic agents. During follow up of 6.5±1.8 months, seven patients were PAF symptom free (63.6%). PAF attacks were decreased more than 70% in two patients (18.2%). PAF frequency did not change in another two patients (18.2%). Conclusions Ensite 3000 Navx guided modified Maze lines plus PV isolation on the atrial wall is safe and feasible in the elderly patients. It has the advantages of exact procedural endpoint, shorter X-ray exposure, fewer complications and satisfied long-term effect PAF control.