Objective To observe the effect of intraaortic balloon pump (IABP) on tolerance of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), life signs of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) during emergency PCI performed.Methods46 AMI patients complicated with or without cardiogenic shock were put on IABP at same time of coronary angiography when emergency PCI performed, and tolerance of PCI, blood pressure, heart rate and immediate death rate of patients were observed before and after operation.Results45 cases had IABP successful and 1 case failed. 40 patients (86.96%) could endure whole emergency PCI process, the total death rate was 10.87%. 66.67% of patients with obvious cardiogenic shock could endure emergency PCI, the death rate was 33.33%; 94.12% of patients without cardiogenic shock could endure PCI treatment and the death rate was 2.94%. 35 cases completed PCI treatment and the successful rate was 85.36%.ConclusionPCI supported by IABP can prevent AMI patients from cardiogenic shock, ease symptoms of patients complicated with cardiogenic shock, improve the tolerance and successful rate of the PCI treatment, and decrease immediate death rate.

The arterial lesions of lower extremities in patients with diabetic foot ulcers were extensive.The majority of below-knee arteries showed severe stenosis, even complete occlusion.Interventional therapy of femoral artery was effective in improving arterial blood perfusion and remission of the pain and numbness.After therapy, the skin temperature and ankle brachial index (ABI) were increased, healing of ulcer was enhanced and intermittent claudication was ameliorated.Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of femoral artery was effective in improving arterial blood perfusion of the lower extremities with foreseen curing efficacy.

Congenital heart disease is the most common birth defect in China, of which heart valve dysplasia is an important phenotype.Heart valve development is an important process of embryonic development, which is regulated by a variety of signaling pathways.If the process of proliferation, differentiation or migration of endothelial cells and cardiomyocytes is abnormal, the heart valve will develop abnormally and the valvular heart disease may occur.Tissue explant systems and various animal model experiments have demonstrated that multiple signaling pathways interact to form a vast regulatory network that collectively regulates the development of heart valves.This review will highlight the nost intensively studied signaling pathways in epithelial-mesenchymal transition, including VEGF, NFATc1, Notch, Wnt, TGF-β, ErbB, and NF1 signaling pathways.

Giant coronary aneurysm is the most severe complication of Kawasaki disease and is the leading cause of cardiovascualr events, which can cause coronary artery stenosis, thromboembolism, myocardial ischemia and even death.We aim to improve the prognosis of the patients with sever coronary artery lesions by comprehensive management including active anti-inflammatory and antithrombotic therapy in acute and subacute phase, as well as optimal treatment and follow-up plan according to morphologic evaluation of coronary artery lesions and myocardial ischemia after convalescent period.

Background::Heterotaxy (HTX) is a thoracoabdominal organ anomaly syndrome and commonly accompanied by congenital heart disease (CHD). The aim of this study was to analyze rare copy number variations (CNVs) in a HTX/CHD cohort and to examine the potential mechanisms contributing to HTX/CHD.Methods::Chromosome microarray analysis was used to identify rare CNVs in a cohort of 120 unrelated HTX/CHD patients, and available samples from parents were used to confirm the inheritance pattern. Potential candidate genes in CNVs region were prioritized via the DECIPHER database, and PNPLA4 was identified as the leading candidate gene. To validate, we generated PNPLA4-overexpressing human induced pluripotent stem cell lines as well as pnpla4-overexpressing zebrafish model, followed by a series of transcriptomic, biochemical and cellular analyses. Results::Seventeen rare CNVs were identified in 15 of the 120 HTX/CHD patients (12.5%). Xp22.31 duplication was one of the inherited CNVs identified in this HTX/CHD cohort, and PNPLA4 in the Xp22.31 was a candidate gene associated with HTX/CHD. PNPLA4 is expressed in the lateral plate mesoderm, which is known to be critical for left/right embryonic patterning as well as cardiomyocyte differentiation, and in the neural crest cell lineage. Through a series of in vivo and in vitro analyses at the molecular and cellular levels, we revealed that the biological function of PNPLA4 is importantly involved in the primary cilia formation and function via its regulation of energy metabolism and mitochondria-mediated ATP production. Conclusions::Our findings demonstrated a significant association between CNVs and HTX/CHD. Our data strongly suggested that an increased genetic dose of PNPLA4 due to Xp22.31 duplication is a disease-causing risk factor for HTX/CHD.