Objective:To explore the safety and effect of intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation (IABP) combined non-invasive ventilator on recent curative effect in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) complicated pump failure after emergency percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) .Methods:A total of 105 patients ,who hospital-ized in our CCU because of AMI complicated pump failure from Jul 2012 to Jun 2014 ,were selected .They were di-vided into IABP group (n=68 ,received IABP and noninvasive ventilator based on routine treatment ) and routine treatment group (n=37 ,received routine treatment and noninvasive ventilator therapy ) ,and all patients received e-mergency coronary angiography ,PCI and medication etc .Changes of blood pressure ,heart rate ,urine volume , echocardiography and brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) level etc .,and incidence of complications and cardiac adverse events were observed and compared between two groups during hospitalization . Results:Compared with routine treatment group during hospitalization ,blood pressure significantly rose and heart rate gradually declined to stable ;there was significant rise in left ventricular ejection fraction [(35 ± 9)% vs .(37 ± 10)% ] ,and significant reductions in BNP level [ (467 ± 197) pmol/L vs .(236 ± 146) pmol/L] ,mortality rate (28.9% vs .19.1% ) and hospital stay [ (16.2 ± 4.1) d vs .(11.6 ± 3.4) d] in IABP group , P<0.05~ <0.01 .Conclusion:IABP combined noninvasive ventilator can effectively improve patient′s condition ,stabilize hemodynamic status , reduce in-hospital mortality rate and gain time for further therapy to improve prognosis in patients with AMI complicated pump failure .

BACKGROUNDTo explore the characteristics of exercise cardio-pulmonary function and its possible influencing factors in patients with lung cancer.

METHODSThe pulmonary function, ECG and exercise cardio-pulmonary function were measured in 198 patients with lung cancer and 20 healthy controls.

RESULTS1. Compared with healthy group, VO₂%P, VO₂/kg, AT, VO₂/HR%, VE and VT/VC significantly decreased in lung cancer patients with normal resting pulmonary ventilation, however, BR remarkably increased (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01). 2. In patients with normal resting pulmonary ventilation, there was no significant difference of exercise cardio-pulmonary function between the central and peripheral lung cancer groups. 3. The exercise cardio-pulmonary function was closely related to the TNM stages (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01). 4. W%, VO₂%P , AT and VO₂/HR% in patients with great vessel invasion were remarkably lower than those without great vessel invasion (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01).

CONCLUSIONSThe results suggest that exercise ventilation is impaired in lung cancer patients with normal resting ventilation. And the decrease of exercise cardio-pulmonary function may be related to TNM stage and to great vessel involvement.

BACKGROUNDTo evaluate the clinical significance of predicting post-operative respiratory failure in patients with lung cancer using cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET).

METHODSBefore operation, 260 patients with lung cancer underwent CPET with incremental protocol. W%, VO₂%P, VO₂/kg, AT, MET, O₂ pulse, VTe, BF and VE were measured in the end of load exercise.

RESULTS(1) In patients after pneumonectomy, the values of the above indexes of CPET in the respiratory failure group were significantly lower than those in the non-respiratory failure group ( P < 0.05 or P < 0.01) except VTe. In patients after lobectomy, the values of 9 indexes of CPET in the respiratory failure group were similar to those in the non-respiratory failure group ( P > 0.05). However, when the patients after lobectomy were further divided into groups of upper and lower lobectomy, W% in the respiratory failure group was remarkably lower than that in the non-respiratory failure group after lower lobectomy ( P < 0.05). (2) Chi-Square test showed that abnormality of CPET indexes in different degrees was related to the morbidity of respiratory failure after pneumonectomy. Logistic regression showed that O₂ pulse < 80% and BF < 30/min correlated with the morbidity of post-operative respiratory failure. (3) For predicting post-operative respiratory failure, the sensitivity and specificity of VO₂%P < 60%, BF < 30/min, VE < 35 L/min were all more than 60% and their negative predictive values were all more than 90%.

CONCLUSIONSCPET is suitable to predict post-pneumonectomy respiratory failure. As a comprehensive index indicating cardiopulmonary function during exercise, VO₂%P < 60% should be selected to predict respiratory failure and evaluate indication of lung resection for patients with lung cancer.