Carcinoma, Hepatocellular ; blood supply ; diagnostic imaging ; Humans ; Liver Neoplasms ; blood supply ; diagnostic imaging ; Microvessels ; diagnostic imaging ; Neovascularization, Pathologic ; diagnostic imaging ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed ; methods

Objective To investigate the most sensitive markers of left ventricular(LV) torsion which can reflect infarct size by assessing the relationship between routine markers of LV torsion and infarct size using speckle tracking imaging (STI).Methods Fifteen open-chest pigs underwent 120 minutes of left anterior descending (LAD) ligation followed by 12 hours of reperfusion.Rotation and torsion of LV were obtained by STI before LAD occlusion,LAD occlusion immediately,and 30,60,90 minutes and 12 hours after reperfusion.Infarct size was measured by nitrotetrazolium blue chloride staining.Results LAD ligation resulted in a dramatic decrease in both subepicardial and subendocardial peak apical rotation or peak LV torsion.Twelve hours after reperfusion,all of the peak rotation and torsion remained significantly reduced (P ＜ 0.01 versus AMI).At AMI,peak bulk LV torsion and peak bulk apical rotation inversely correlated with infarct size (r = - 0.81,P ＜0.01; r = - 0.69,P ＜0.01).There existed the good relationship at 12-hour follow-up after reperfusion.The relationship was superior to that of other torsion markers.Conclusions Peak bulk LV torsion and peak bulk apical rotation are the most sensitive markers of LV torsion which can reflect infarct size.

Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic ; Dilatation, Pathologic ; Humans ; Synchrotrons

Objective To investigate the biodistribution of intratumoral administerd~(131)Ⅰ-labeled human-mouse chimeric monoclonal antibody (chTNT) in patients with advanced lung carcinoma. Methods Eleven patients enrolled had cytological and histological confirmed diagnoses of either stage Ⅲ b or stage Ⅳ inoperable lung carcinoma. Intratumoral injection was directed by thoracic CT-guided catheter using a multi-holed needle. The dose for each patient was 18.5 - 37 MBq/cm~3 tumor mass. Blood samples were drawn at different time intervals for up to 13 days, and urine samples were collected for up to 11 days after injection for pharmacokinetic studies. In vivo stability was examined by HPLC by analyzing serum and urine, which were found to contain~(131)Ⅰ-chTNT. Whole body images were taken for quantitative organ and tumor biodistribution studies. Results In all 11 patients,~(131)Ⅰ-chTNT was the major component of the radiolabel in serum. Within 96 hours after administration, it was 100% stable. Plasma disappearance curves of ~(131)Ⅰ-chTNT were best fit by a two-exponential model in all patients with T_(1/2kα) of (0. 89±0. 17) h and T_(1/2β) of (86.88 ± 25.97)h. Free Ⅰ was the only metabolite of Ⅰ-chTNT that appeared in urine. A biodistribution study demonstrated excellent localization of the radioactivity in tumors. The accumulated radioactivity in urine at 264 h was (58.37 △Corresponding author E-mail:chen. shaoliang@zs-hospital. sh. cn±17.45) % of the injection dose. There was (51.05±8.41)%ID ,~(131)Ⅰ-chTNT in the tumor at 30 min after injection, and the tumor/lung (T/N) ratio was 63.87 ± 25.71. It remained (3.47 ± 3.27) %ID at 264 h,and the T/N ratio was 9. 61 ± 11.00. Among the main target organs, accumulation of the radiolabeled antibody was mainly found in lungs, liver, heart, kidneys, spleen and thyroid.Conclusions Pharmacokinietics of ~(131)Ⅰ-chTNT follows a two-exponential model. According to its long preservation in tumor tissue, intratumoral injection of~(131)Ⅰ-chTNT is good for tumor therapy.

Objective: To systematically review the safety and efifciency for dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) ≤ 6 months and DAPT ≥ 12 months in patients after drug eluting stent (DES) implantation. Methods: We collected the data for randomized clinical trials for DAPT ≤ 6 months and DAPT ≥ 12 months in patients after DES implantation up to 2015-01 by searching the literatures of PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Scopus and Chinese literature database, and meanwhile collected the relevant reporting cases from both domestic and international cardiovascular conferences for this study. There were 2 investigators independently conducted the literature screening, data extraction and quality evaluation, Meta analysis was performed with STATA 12.0 software. Results: A total of 15,378 patients from 7 eligible studies were enrolled and the patients were divided into 2 groups: DAPT ≤ 6 months group,n=7672 and DAPT ≥ 12 months group,n=7706. Meta analysis indicated that DAPT ≤ 6 months could effectively reduce the major bleeding (OR=0.58, 95% CI 0.37-0.91,P=0.017). While the other incidences between 2 groups were similar as all cause death (OR=0.90, 95% CI 0.73-1.11,P=0.314), cardiac death (OR=0.93, 95% CI 0.70-1.24,P=0.617), myocardial infarction (OR=1.13, 95% CI 0.91-1.41,P=0.275), in stent thrombosis (OR=1.21, 95% CI 0.79-1.85,P=0.382) and cerebrovascular accidents (OR=1.00, 95% CI 0.66-1.51,P=1.000). Conclusion: The incidence rates of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events are similar in patients with DAPT ≤ 6 months and DAPT ≥ 12 months after DES implantation. DAPT ≤ 6 month had the lower risk of bleeding, which is rather suitable for the patients received new generation of DES, with higher risk of bleeding, lower risk of thrombosis and with poor compliance to medication; however, the large and randomized clinical trials are needed to make ifnal conclusion.

Talents constitute key resources for the development of healthcare sector, and studying abroad is an important and effective means for their training. Based on the analysis of the current status of China′s international talents training project of hospitals, this study summarized existing problems in such training. The authors covered such six aspects as lawful standardization of project management methods, selection of trainees by levels and by types, innovation of the process tracking management mechanisms and strengthened full-process assessment, all dimensional institutional support, consolidation of the responsibilities by individual disciplines in talent team building, and measures to cope with the impact of COVID-19. In accordance with the research results, the study analyzed the exploration and practice of the international training project under the " Elite Talents Cultivation Project" of the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, and raised targeted recommendations on attention to the strategic and forward-looking planning, precise setup of training goal categories, classified evaluation of study results, and lawful management among others.