Objective:To explore whether metoprolol administration before emergency percutaneous coronary inter‐vention (PCI) can reduce incidence rate of reperfusion arrhythmia (RA) or not .Methods :According to random number table ,a total of 80 patients with acute anterior wall myocardial infarction (age< 75 years ,baseline heart rate >70 beats/min ,no PR interval prolongation ) were randomly and equally divided into routine treatment group (didn't receive metoprolol tartrate tablet before emergency PCI ) and metoprolol group (received metoprolol tartrate tablet 25 mg before emergency PCI ) .Incidence rate of RA after PCI was compared between two groups .Results:In metoprolol group ,a total of 32 cases received PCI and eight cases received percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA);in routine treatment group ,a total of 35 case received PCI and five cases received PTCA ,suc‐cess rates of both groups were 100% .In metoprolol group , RA occurred in 4 cases ,including one case with ventric‐ular fibrillation (VF);in routine treatment group , RA occurred in 15 cases ,including four cases with VF .Inci‐dence rate of RA after emergency PCI in metoprolol group was significantly lower than that of routine treatment group (10.0% vs .37.5% ,P=0.032) .Conclusion:Metoprolol administration before emergency PCI can reduce in‐cidence rate of reperfusion arrhythmia in patients with acute myocardial infarction .

Newer retinal imaging technologies help us in understanding the pathogenesis of many retinal pathologies,such as diabetic retinopathy,age related macular degeneration,glaucoma and uveitis.Early detection of these retinal diseases can prevent the onset of progressive vision loss,and aid in the development of new treatment options.Retinal functional imager (RFI) is an unique and noninvasive functional imaging system.Unlike most of the available newer retinal imaging tools,the RFI not only shows retinal structural changes,but can directly monitor functional changes and measure hemodynamic parameters,such as retinal bloodflow velocity,oximetric state,etc.This article reviews the utility progress of RFI in various retinal diseases.

In recent years,there are many studies have reported that a small pupil syndrome appeared during routine phacoemulsification in patients with current or previous use of alpha-1 adrenergic receptor antagonists,with these clinical manifestations:an iris that appears floppy as it billows during normal irrigation and aspiration in the anterior chamber,a tendency for the iris to prolapse and progressive intraoperative miosis during surgery,which called intraoperative floppy iris syndrome This article mainly reviews the mobidity,pathogenesis,clinical features,complications,prophylaxis and treatment of the intraoperative floppy iris syndrome.

Acetabulum ; injuries ; surgery ; Fractures, Bone ; surgery ; Humans

Adult ; Diagnostic Errors ; Endolymphatic Duct ; Female ; Humans ; Lymphocytes ; Lymphoma ; diagnosis ; Palatine Tonsil ; Polyps ; diagnosis

Objective To study the effects of obstructive sleep apneas on endothelial function and autonomic modulation. Methods From June 2009 to June 2011, male patients with obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) were consecutively enrolled in this study. Patients with an apnea/hypopnea index (AHI) of greater than 15 and without previous treatment for OSAHS were included as Group OSAHS and obese subjects with an AHI of less than 5 were included as non-OSAHS controls (Group Control). Electrocardiography and beat-to-beat blood pressure were continuously recorded from the radial artery by applanation tonometry which was synchronized with polysomnography recording. Endothelial function was measured by arterial augmentation index (AAI). Spectral analysis of heart rate variability (HRV) and blood pressure variability (BPV) were computed for cardiac parasympathetic modulation (high frequency power, HF); sympathetic modulation (low frequency power, LF), sympathovagal balance (LF/HF power of R-R variability, LF/HF) and BPV sympathetic modulation (BPV LF) in normalized units [total power of the components/(total power-very LF power)×100]. Results Finally, 27 moderate-severe OSAHS patients and 22 non-OSAHS obese controls were recruited in the Group OSAHS and Group Control, respectively. In Group OSAHS, the age was 43.3±9.3 year-old, body mass index (BMI) was 36.8±8.7 kg/m2; in Group Control, the age was 42.9±8.6 year-old, BMI was 34.4±7.9 kg/m2; there were no significant differences in age and BMI between the Group OSAHS and Group Control (all P>0.05). The baseline AAI (12.5%±2.2% vs. 8.2%±2.1%) and BPV LF (68.3%±13.5% vs. 61.1%±11.7%) of the Group OSAHS were significantly higher than those of the Group Control (all P<0.05). And after overnight sleep, systolic BP (143.7±14.2 vs. 132.8±13.3 mm Hg), diastolic BP (87.7±7.7 vs. 78.6±5.5 mm Hg), HRV LF (69.7%±14.4% vs. 64.3%±12.1%), HRV LF/HF (3.7±2.0 vs. 2.3±1.3) and BPV LF (77.8%±15.6% vs. 68.3%±13.5%) of the Group OSAHS were significantly increased (all P<0.001), while HRV HF was significantly decreased (21.1%±9.3% vs. 27.5%±10.3%, P<0.05) from baseline.
Adult ; Autonomic Nervous System ; Blood Pressure ; Heart Rate ; Humans ; Male ; Polysomnography ; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive

Acupuncture Therapy ; Adult ; Behcet Syndrome ; therapy ; Female ; Humans

Objective To assess the changes of coagulation and fibinolysis in patients undergoing thoracotomy. Methods Forty patients undergoing thoracotomy were enrolled into this trial. The venous blood were collected for normal coagulable function test at the following time points: before surgery, at 3 h after the beginning of surgery, at 1 d and 3 d after surgery. Results PT, APTT levels had no obvious change. Compared with before and during surgery, FG levels decreased obviously at 1 d and 3 d after surgery. TEG showed the value of R and K increased during and after surgery and value of MA decreased during and 1 d after surgery, but they had no significance in statistics. CI decreased significantly during and after surgery as compared with before surgery(P

Objective To investigate the clinicopathological features of thymic neuroendocrine carcinoma and its differential diagnosis. Methods Clinicopathologic analysis and immunohistochemical staining were performed in 5 cases of TNC. Results For 5 cases TNC, 3 cases occurred in men, 2 cases occurred in women. The average age was 46.8 years. They were with chest symptoms before operation. 3 cases were Ⅱ and 2 cases were Ⅲ by clinic stages. Grossly , the tumors were gray in color with areas of hemorrhage and necrosis. Histopathology of well differentiated 2 cases and poorly differentiated 3 cases. Immunohistochemically, the tumor cells were positive for CK, NSE, SyN and CgA. 3 cases were positive for PCNA, Ki67, p53. Conclusions TNC has a pleomorphic appearance of histological features with well, moderate and poorly-differentiated areas. Immunohistochemical staining is helpful in the differential diagnosis of TNC from other tumors derived from the thymus. Neither grading as neuroendocrine carcinomas nor any individual histologic parameter showed a significant association with prognosis. Initial aggressive treatment, including complete surgical excision and adjuvant radiotherapy, appears to offer the best hope for prolonged survival. Adjuvant chemotherapy also should be considered, because the incidence of distant relapse is high.

Cardiovascular Diseases ; psychology ; Humans ; Mental Health