Objective To compare the efficacy of thrombus aspiration catheter combined with intracoronary tirofiban and nitroglycerol injection through the aspiration catheter versus the guiding catheter during primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).Methods Thirty-four patients with STEMI undergoing primary PCI and receiving thrombus aspiration catheter combined with intracoronary tirofiban and nitroglyeerol injection through the aspiration catheter were enrolled as the aspiration group (n =34),and those who had similar coronary angiography results and basic characteristics but receiving thrombus aspiration catheter combined with intracoronary tirofiban and nitroglycerol injection through the guiding catheter were served as the guiding group ( n =33 ).The outcomes of the two groups were observed and compared.Results There was no significant change of blood pressure between before and after injection in the aspiration group ( P ＞ 0.05 ),but the change of blood pressure was significant after injection compared with before injection in the guiding group ( P ＜ 0.01 ).The cTn-I,BNP,peak-value of CK-MB,peak-time of CK-MB,TIMI grade 3 flow,slow-reflow in IRA after PCI in the aspiration group were superior to those in the guiding group ( t =3.92,P ＜ 0.01 ;t =4.70,P ＜ 0.01 ; t =3.39,P ＜ 0.01 ; t =7.17,P ＜0.01 ; x2 =3.877,P ＜ 0.05 ; x2 =3.876,P ＜ 0.05 ).LVEF,LVEDd and LVESd after 1 month in the aspiration group were superior to those in the guiding group (t =5.99,P ＜ 0.01 ;t =4.53,P ＜ 0.01 ;t =8.12,P ＜ 0.01 ),but no significant differences of LVEF,LVEDd,LVESd were found after 1 week resolution of sum of ST-segment elevation and the MACE rates after PCI were found between the two group ( P ＞ 0.05 ).Conclusion Application of thrombus aspiration catheter combined with intracoronary tirofiban injection through the aspiration catheter is more effective than through the guiding catheter in patients with Acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction,which could decrease slow-reflow phenomenon and improve re-perfusion and left ventricular function with better clinical outcomes.

Objective To evaluate the safety and clinical efficacy of stent implantation using a rapid artificial cardiac pacing technique on ostial lesions of left anterior descending artery (LAD).Methods From Jun 2008 to Nov 2010,38 patients with ostial lesions of LAD were recruited and randomly divided into two groups:patients with stent implantation using a rapid artificial cardiac pacing technique (pacing group,n =19 ) and patients with direct stent implantation (no-pacing group,n =19 ).Post-stenting examination was performed.Patients were followed-up for 9 months and coronary angiography was reviewed.The immediate success rate,major adverse cardiac events including death,reinfarction and target vessel revascularization,late lumen loss,sent thmmbosisin,rent-restenosis were compared between these two groups.Results There were no significant differences in the baseline values,disease characteristics and instant response to surgery between pacing and no-pacing groups(P ＞ 0.05 ).The time cost for stent placement was significantly shorter in the pacing group than that in the no-pacing group ( [ 16.5 ± 0.5 ] s vs.[46.6 ± 1.4 ] s,t =88.256,P =0.004 ).After surgery,there was no acute or subacute thrombosis,in-stent restenosis or occlusion for patients in the pacing group.In the no-pacing group,one patient developed acute thrombosis.The symptoms disappeared after thrombus aspiration and balloon dilatation by emergency percutaneous coronary intervention.Patients were followed up for 270 -275 days,and patients in the pacing group received post-stenting coronary angiography 9 months after stent implantation using a rapid artificial cardiac pacing technique,and no in-stent re-stenosis was found.During this period,nobody had adverse events such as death,myocardial infarction or target lesion revascularization,while five cases with in-stent restenosis (50％ -60％ )were found in the no-pacing group,without further target lesion reconstruction due to symptomless.Conclusion Compared with previous positioning technique,stent implantation using a rapid artificial cardiac pacing technique on treatment of ostial lesions of LAD is safer,and more effective.It is a favorable method for accurate positioning of bracket and can improve the prognosis,reduce the occurrence of acute thrombosis and in-stent restenosis.

Objective To observe the safety and efficiency of DIVER thrombus aspiration catheter application during percutaneous coronary intervention(PCI) in patients with acute myocardial infarction(AMI)and to evaluate its impacts on the myocardial reperfusion,cardiac function and in-stent restenosis after 9months.Methods A total of 86 cases of ST-segment elevation patients of AMI treated with PCI and confirmed complete occlusion lesion by angiography from November 2008 to December 2010 were randomly divided into two groups:aspiration group(n =43)with DIVER thrombus aspiration cathetcrs were used,and non-aspiration group (n =43).ST-segment recovery within two hours,TIMI grade,the in-hospital adverse major cardiac events,the levels of Pro-BNP,coronary function determined by ultrasound heartbeat graph and the results of coronary angiography after PCI for 9 months were compared between two groups.Results There was significant difference on ST-segment recovery within two hours between these two groups[95.35％(41/43)vs 79.02％(34/43),x2 =11.862,P =0.0006].The incidence of TIMI 3 grade flow was significantly higher,the incidence of TIMI 2(slow flow)and TIMI 0-1(no-reflow)grade flow were much lower in aspiration group than those in non-aspiration group immediately after PCI[TIMI 3:93.02％(40/43) vs 81.40％(35/43),x2 =6.06,P =0.0335 ; TIMI 2:6.98％(3/43) vs 13.95 ％(6/43),x2 =3.12,P =0.0495 ; TIMI 0-1:0 vs 6.98 ％(3/43),x2 =5.29,P =0.0352].There was no difference on LVEF[(0.420±0.054) ％ vs(0.408±0.052)％,t =1.0496,P =0.766and LVEDD(56.5±4.5)mm vs(57.6±4.4)mm,t =1.0419,P =0.7832]between these two groups one day after PCL LVEF was significandy higher in aspiration group than that in non-aspiration group one and nine months after PCI[(0.452±0.050) ％ vs(0.432±0.049) ％,t =3.3957,P =0.0482 ;(0.469±0.053) ％ vs (0.413±0.052)％,t =4.9457,P =0.0336].LVEDD was significantly smaller in aspiration group than that in non-aspiration group one and nine months after PCI[(49.6±5.1) mm vs(53.4±4.6) mm,t =3.4548,P =0.0473 ;(46.5±4.4) mm vs(50.2±4.8) mm,t =3.7260,P =0.0421].There were no cardiovascular events (angina,myocardial infarction,heart failure,cardiac death)in both groups during 9 months follow-up.The coronary angiography results showed that the occurrence rate of in-stent restenosis in aspiration group was significantly lower than that in non-aspiration group(2.33％ vs 6.98％,x2 =4.4351,P =0.0463).Conclusion The application of DIVER thrombus aspiration catheters during PCI in all patients with AMI was safe and effective,it can improve the myocardial tissue perfusion and the post-operative cardiac function and can lower the occurrence rate of in-stent restenosis.