1.Evaluation of viable myocardium in patients with chronic total coronary occlusion by real-time myocardial contrast echocardiography
Lei XU ; Chang LIU ; Chunhong XIU ; Zonghong LIU ; Xigang XIAO ; Jingxia SHEN ; Hongyu LIU
Chinese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2013;29(10):600-603
Objective Analysis of myocardial microvascular perfusion in patients with chronic total coronary occlusion (CTO) who underwent a coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) use real-time myocardial contrast echocardiography (RTMCE),to provide an effective method of detecting viable myocardium and a reference for the choice of CABG indications.Methods Twenty-seven patients with CTO underwent RTMCE 1 week before CABG,they underwent follow-up echocardiography and coronary artery 256-slice multislice computed tomography aagiography 1 year after CABG.Myocardial viability was defined as a postoperative ultrasound wall motion significantly improved ≥ 1 point.Semi-quantitative analysis of contrast images,myocardial viability was defined as myocardial perfusion score ≤ 2 points.Viable myocardium by quantitative assessment of myocardial blood flow (MBF) was determined by analyses of receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curves.Results Patients with LVEF increased significantly after CABG (P < 0.01),Of 259 segments with wall motion abnormality,149 (58%) showed wall motion significantly improved ≥ 1 point after CABG,considered viable myocardium,110 (42%) were not observed in wall motion improved,considered to be non-viable.The viable myocardial segments were significantly greater than non-viable myocardial segments in A,β,A × β value (P < 0.01).Compared with the semi-quantitative analysis,quantitative analysis of MBF increased the sensitivity and accuracy of RTMCE for detecting viable myocardium (P < 0.05).Conclusion RTMCE could accurately assess myocardial viability and provide a strong reference for clinical decision making and judging prognosis.
2.A study on the strategies of nutritional therapy for severe acute pancreatitis
Yong WANG ; Fangxin ZHANG ; Shangxin DENG ; Zonghong CHANG ; Xin LIU ; Shizhao QIN ; Bin LI
Chinese Journal of Postgraduates of Medicine 2013;36(26):3-6
Objective To investigate the strategies of nutritional therapy for severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) patients.Methods Two hundred and eight patients with SAP were randomly divided into early enteral nutrition (EEN) group,late enteral nutrition (LEN) group and total enteral nutrition (TPN) group.EEN group received enteral nutrition through nasojejunal tube feeding within 72 hours in the course of disease,LEN group received the same treatment after 6 d in the course of disease,TPN group received total enteral nutrition.The index of nutrition,incidence of complication were recorded,efficacy and safety were analyzed.Results EEN group included 67 cases,while 72 cases in LEN group and 69 cases in TPN group.The incidence rate of malnutrition after 14 d of treatment in EEN group and LEN group was significantly lower than that in TPN group [59.7% (40/67),58.3% (42/72) vs.84.1% (58/69),P <0.05],but the difference between EEN group and LEN group was not statistically significant (P > 0.05).There was no statistically significant difference in the incidence of hyperlipidemia and hyperglycemia among three groups (P > 0.05).The expression level of albumin,prealbumin and retinol-binding protein after 14 d of treatment in three groups compared with those before treatment and the differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05).The expression level of albumin,prealbumin and retinol-binding protein after 14 d of treatment in EEN group and LEN group compared with those in TPN group and the differences were statistically significant (P< 0.05),there was no statistically significant difference between EEN group and LEN group (P> 0.05).The incidence rate of total infections,abdominal infections,bloodstream infections,secondary superinfections in TPN group were significantly lower than those in EEN group and LEN group [62.3%(43/69) vs.25.4% (17/67),19.4%(14/72) ;21.7%(15/69) vs.4.5%(3/67),6.9% (5/72);39.1%(27/69) vs.14.9%(10/67),11.1%(8/72) ;33.3% (23/69) vs.9.0% (6/67),9.7%(7/72),P < 0.05],there was no statistically significant difference in the incidence of peripancreatic infections,lung infections among three groups (P > 0.05).There was no statistically significant difference in the incidence of total infections,different infections between EEN group and LEN group.There was no statistically significant difference in the incidence of noninfections among three groups (P > 0.05).The rate of recovery in EEN group and LEN group was significanby higher than that in TPN group [91.0% (61/67),94.4% (68/72) vs.81.2% (56/69),P < 0.05],but the difference between EEN group and LEN group was not statistically significant (P > 0.05).Conclusion Early enteral nutrition therapy for SAP patients is safe and effective,and could significantly improve the prognosis of patients.