Objective To examine the effect function of platelet(Pt)assemble rate(PLTAR) and the change of protein kinase B(PKB) active by cilostazol (CS)and aspirin (AS)on elderly patients with acute coronary sydrome(ACS). Methods Forty-eight elderly patients with ACS were divided randomly into two groups:CS group (100 mg,n=26),AS group (300 mg,n=22).Twenty-six healthy elderly were into the group of normal control(NC group) . The CS group and AS group were treated by routine anticoagulation and antiplatelet.PLTAR and PKB activity were measured at 10 minutes before treatment and at 7 days after treatment 3.5,6.0,24.0 hours. Results The maximum PLTAR in elderly CS group and AS group was elevated significantly compared with NC group(P

OBJECTIVETo observe the efficacy of Chinese herbs for supplementing qi and activating blood circulation (CHSQABC) on patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) after successful percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

METHODSIn this ChiCTR-TRC-00000021, a total of 281 ACS patients complicated with type 2 DM after successful PCI were randomly assigned to the Western medicine treatment group (the control group, treated by routine Western medicine treatment) and the combined treatment group (the treatment group, treated by CHSQABC + routine Western medicine treatment). Patients in the combined treatment group took Xinyue Capsule (2 pills each time, 3 times per day) and Compound Chuanxiong Capsule (2 pills each time, 3 times per day for half a year and 1-year follow-ups). Primary endpoints covered incidence of death, nonfatal myocardial infarction (MI), ischemia-driven revascularization, and secondary endpoints included stroke, heart failure, and rehospitalization for ACS. At the same time scores for blood stasis syndrome (BSS) and the incidence of angina pectoris were evaluated before treatment, at month 1, 3, 6, 9, and 12 after treatment.

RESULTSThe incidence of ischemia-driven revascularization was obviously less in the treatment group than in the control group (P < 0.05). No patient had nonfatal MI in the treatment group, while 5 patients in the control group had it. The incidence of non-fatal MI showed an obvious lowering tendency in the treatment group, but with no statistical difference when compared with that in the control group (P > 0.05). Four patients readmitted to hospital in the treatment group, while 12 patients readmitted. There existed obvious tendency in the treatment group, but with no statistical difference when compared with that in the control group (P > 0.05). The incidence of angina was significantly lower in the treatment group at month 6, 9, and 12 than that at month 1 , but it was lower in the control group at 9 months (P < 0.05). The incidence of angina was 15. 4% in the treatment group, obviously lower than that in the control group (26.2%, P < 0.05). Compared with before treatment, scores for BSS were obviously lowered in the treatment group at 1, 3, 6, 9, and 12 months of treatment and in the control group at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months of treatment (P < 0.05). It was obviously lower in the treatment group than in the control group at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months of treatment (P < 0.01).

CONCLUSIONAdministration of CHSQABC combined routine Western medicine treatment could reduce the event of revascularization and post-PCI recurrent angina, and improve scores for BSS of ACS patients complicated with DM after PCI.

Acute Coronary Syndrome ; complications ; surgery ; therapy ; Angina Pectoris ; Combined Modality Therapy ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 ; complications ; therapy ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; pharmacology ; Humans ; Incidence ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; Myocardial Infarction ; Percutaneous Coronary Intervention ; Qi

AIM: Accommodation is one of the most important functions of human eye, while its mechanism is still under discussion. This paper aimed to study accommodation mechanism with numerical simulation.METHODS: A simulation model was constructed to study the mechanism of accommodation based on the experimental data derived from published resources. The displacement and pressure are applied on the model to study the deformation of lens during accommodating.RESULTS: The simulation showed that, as the eye was accommodating, the thickness of the lens increased linearly,and the lens diameter decreased linearly. The optical power of the lens increased as the accommodation increased. This result was accord with the public facts in accommodation.Furthermore, the pressure was found to have a great influence on the shape of the lens and the optical power. The lens became thinner and flatter as the pressure increased and the pressure caused a remarkable increase of lens' optical power.CONCLUSION: The outcome of this paper is consistent with the Helmholtz's hypothesis on accommodation to some extent. The analytical model presented in this paper can be used in the theoretical study of the accommodation mechanism of the human lens.

Objective To observe urinary protein,serum albumin,cholesterol and recurrence of children with frequency recurrence nephrotic syndrome(NS) after using Mizorbine (MZR).Methods Eighteen cases of recurrent frequency NS were given enough hormone and MZR.Urinary protein,serum albumin,cholesterol,urinary N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminidase(NAG) and recurrence were observed.The difference of recurrence between the children treated with steroid and the children treated with steroid and MZR more than 6 months were compared.Results In the combined treatment with both sufficient hormone and MZR,out of the 18 cases,there were one lost case and one invalid case.For the remaining 16 cases,edema subsided when they were reexamined in the first month,and the urine protein changed to negative within about 3 to 10 days (the average time was 6.33 days).There were 10 cases who were reexamined after 6 months,in which for 8 cases the serum albumin returned to normal in the first month (≥35 g/L),1case returned to normal in 3 month and 1 case in 6 month.The level of blood cholesterol returned to normal for 7 cases in the first month (＜ 5.7 mmol/L),3 cases returned to normal in 3 months.In the reexamining of urine protein in 24hours in the first month,7 cases returned to normal (＜0.4 g),2 cases reduced and there was no change in 1 case.Relapse occurred in 2 cases,in one of which the level of urine protein returned to normal if changing the MZR to alternate-day implosive therapy.After treatment,partial tubular functions restored and in the first month,the level of NAG returned to normal in 7 cases,decreased in 9 cases and increased in 1 case.In the experiment group,no child was observed vomiting,to have diarrhea and other gastrointestinal symptoms.The blood pressure,breathing and heart rate were within the normal range before and after the treatment.The increase of urea nitrogen and creatinine was observed only in 1 case.Conclusions MZR with enough hormone treating frequency recurrence NS can promote urine protein negative,and make serum albumin,cholesterol,urinary NAG decrease,and reduce the recurrence.When MZR made regular doses of the application can not effectively reduce the recurrence frequency,and the pulse treatment may be a kind of effective methods.

Objective To assess the clinical value offlat-panel digital subtraction angiography (DSA)in interventional therapy for carotid-cavemous fistula (CCF). Methods Three-dimensional (3D)DSA Was performed in 12 patients with CCF before the interventional therapy.The fistular orifice was located and measured with multiplanar reconstruction technique,and the Landscap roadmap of the fistula was obtained.Fistula embolization was performed according to the location of the fistular orifice and the surrounding bony marker indicated by 3D and Landscap roadmap. Results The fistular orifices were clearly displayed in the 12 patients with an average orifice diameter of 3.7 mm.The intemal carotid artery(ICA)and the bony marker of the cavernous sinus were shown simultaneously.Ten patients received endovascular embolization wiith detachable balloon, and 1 patient was treated wiith coil and 1 with stent placement.The ICA remained patent in 11 cases and carotid artery occlusion was performed in 1 case. Conclusion The 3D flat-panel DSA provides rich infolrmati,Ion on the fistular orifice,,and the bony markers can be identified by landscape roadmap technique..The combination of these two techniques guarantees effective and safe treatment of CCE.

OBJECTIVETo investigate the effects of Chinese herbs for supplementing qi, nourishing yin and activating blood circulation on heart function of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) after successful percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

METHODSOne hundred patients with ACS after successful PCI were randomly assigned to a Western medicine (WM) treatment group (WMG) and a combined treatment group (CMG) treated by Chinese herbs for supplementing qi, nourishing yin and activating blood circulation, besides Western medicine treatment, with 50 cases in each group. Both treatment courses were 6 months. The followup was scheduled at baseline, 6 months and 1 year after PCI, and New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class, Chinese medicine (CM) symptom scores, blood stasis syndrome scores, and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) were observed, serum levels of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and hyper-sensitivity C-reactive protein (Hs-CRP) were measured, an echocardiogram was conducted to examine left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), left ventricular end-diastolic volume (LVEDV), left ventricular end-systolic volume (LVESV), inter-ventricular septal thickness (IVST), left ventricular posterior wall thickness (LVPWT), and ventricular wall motion index (VWMI).

RESULTSCompared with the baseline, LVEF significantly increased (P<0.01), and CM symptom scores, blood stasis syndrome scores, VWMI, LVEDV, LVESV, NT-proBNP, and Hs-CRP all decreased (P<0.01) in both groups at 6 months and at 1 year after PCI. There were no significant differences in all the above parameters at 1 year vs those at 6 months after PCI (P>0.05). VWMI, LVEDV, LVESV, NT-proBNP, Hs-CRP, LVEF, and CM symptom and blood stasis syndrome scores were all improved obviously in CMG than those in WMG (P<0.05 or P<0.01) at 6 months and at 1 year after PCI. There were no significant differences in NYHA functional class between CMG and WMG at different follow-up timepoints; it was notable that value was 0.054 when comparing the cases of NYHA functional class between the two groups at 1-year follow-up. During the 1-year follow-up, 3 MACE and 11 MACE occurred in CMG and WMG, respectively; the MACE rate in CMG was lower than that in WMG (6% vs 22%, P<0.05).

CONCLUSIONChinese herbs for supplementing qi, nourishing yin and activating blood circulation could improve heart function, reduce the CM symptom scores and blood stasis syndrome scores, and decrease the incidence of MACE in patients with ACS after successful PCI.

Acute Coronary Syndrome ; blood ; drug therapy ; physiopathology ; surgery ; C-Reactive Protein ; metabolism ; Cardiotonic Agents ; adverse effects ; pharmacology ; therapeutic use ; China ; epidemiology ; Coronary Circulation ; drug effects ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; adverse effects ; pharmacology ; therapeutic use ; Female ; Heart Function Tests ; drug effects ; Humans ; Incidence ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Natriuretic Peptide, Brain ; blood ; New York ; Peptide Fragments ; blood ; Percutaneous Coronary Intervention ; adverse effects ; Postoperative Complications ; epidemiology ; etiology ; Qi ; Societies, Medical ; Syndrome ; Ultrasonography ; Yin-Yang

Objective:To investigate the clinical manifestations, auxiliary examination results, prognosis and treatment of children with typical hemolytic uremic syndrome (D + HUS). Methods:The clinical data of 36 patients diagnosed as D + HUS in the Department of Pediatrics of Nanjing Jinling Hospital from January 2001 to January 2019 were collected, and the laboratory results including blood routine, liver and kidney function, coagulation function, humoral immunity and urine were compared before and after treatment. Results:The white blood cell count[ (9.28±6.77)×10 9/L vs.(11.20±5.93) ×10 9/ L ], C-reactive protein [7.15(3.34, 29.33) mg/L vs.31.83(25.03, 39.75) mg/L], reticulocyte count [(112.49±76.25)×10 9/L vs. (206.49±147.99)×10 9/L], erythrocyte sedimentation[15.02(11.79, 22.83) mm/1 h vs.28.06(24.13, 40.52) mm/1 h] , aspartate aminotransferase[50.04(41.92, 60.11) U/L vs.62.61(54.58, 83.52) U/L], alanine aminotransferase [16.72(11.80, 24.74) U/L vs.24.54(20.30, 34.36) U/L], uric acid [(532.84±309.06) μmol/L vs.(606.64±327.23) μmol/L], serum creatinine[160.07(124.87, 221.18) μmol/L vs.200.56(160.62, 283.01)μmol/L ], blood urea nitrogen [20.74(15.77, 28.40) mmol/L vs.33.67(25.91, 45.84) mmol/L], lactate dehydrogenase [488.21(337.59, 692.82) U/L vs.1 520.68(734.24, 2 272.10) U/L ], prothrombin time [(12.14±5.89) s vs. (17.91±6.12) s ], activated partial thrombin time [(25.05±6.26) s vs.(32.38±5.49) s], fibrinogen [ (3.79±2.17) g/L vs.(5.17±3.88) g/L], D-dimer [0.92(0.30, 1.13) mg/L vs. 1.27(1.01, 1.90) mg/L ], 24-hour urinary proteinuria [ (84.05±44.19) mg/(kg·24 h) vs.(112.18±78.26) mg/(kg·24 h) ], urinary sediment [175.73(79.72, 258.66)×10 7/L vs. 160.38(118.68, 361.83)×10 7/L], N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminidase [25.10(18.84, 33.02) U/(g·cr) vs. 41.57(29.49, 58.61) U/(g·cr)], urinary retinol binding protein [0.35(0.18, 1.33) mg/L vs 1.05(0.66, 1.68) mg/L.] in patients after treatment were significantly lower than those before treatment, and the differences were all statistically significant(all P<0.05); patients had higher levels of red blood cell count [ (4.51±1.73)×10 9/L vs.(2.43±1.40) ×10 9/L], platelet[(126.82±78.35)×10 9/L vs. (85.21±69.38)×10 9/L], hemoglobin[(118.46±18.27) g/L vs. (62.36±16.11) g/L], and complement C 3levels [(0.74±0.39) g/L vs.(0.58±0.27) g/L ] after treatment, and the differences were all all statistically significant(all P<0.05). Children with D + HUS showed multiple system injuries.Among 36 cases, 17 cases (47.22%) had fever, 31 cases (86.11%) had abdominal pain and diarrhea, 29 cases (80.56%) had nausea and vomiting, 8 cases (22.22%) had headache and dizziness, 36 cases (100.00%) had proteinuria and hematuria, 34 cases (94.44%) had renal insufficiency, and 21 cases (58.33%) had yellow staining of skin and sclera.The auxiliary examination for abnormal results mainly included renal pathology (100.00%) (mesangial proliferation endothelial cell proliferation and swelling, and shedding of renal tubular brush borders), bone marrow pathology (100.00%) (active bone marrow hyperplasia), and renal B-ultrasound (86.67 %) (kidney injury-like sound image). Conclusions:D + HUS in children shows multiple system damage.Digestive system abnormalities are the main causative factor of D + HUS in children, and the disease is dangerous.Therefore, early diagnosis and active treatment can improve the prognosis.

Objective To establish a canine model ofbasilar artery (BA) stent implantation. Methods After angiography, 2.0 mmx8.0 mm metal stents were implanted in the BA of 12 dogs by passing the stents through the vertebral artery V1 segment, anterior radiculomedullary artery, anterior spinal artery S1 segment, anterior spinal artery S2 segment, and vertebral artery V5 segment till reaching the BA using catheter guidewire exchange technique. The dogs surviving the procedure were observed for 4 weeks, and a repeat angiography was performed to detect the presence of vascular stenosis. Results Eleven stents were successfully implanted in the BA of the dogs. On follow-up angiography, BA occlusion was observed in one dog, and the other 10 dogs showed no obvious vascular stenosis or neurological deficits. Conclusion We have establish a safe and efficient stent implantation technique according to the segmentation of the vertebral artery, anterior spinal artery, and BA, which provides the basis for further study of vascular response after intracranial stent implantation.

OBJECTIVETo examine the effect of the zedoary essential component-eluting stent (ZES) on a porcine coronary neointimal formation.

METHODSZES, sirolimus-eluting stents (SES), and bare metal stents (BMS) were randomly implanted in three different major epicardial vessels in 36 balloon-injured pigs. Coronary angiography, optical coherence tomography, and histomorphological analysis were used to determine antihyperplasia effects.

RESULTSZES and SES had a significantly larger lumen diameter and area, and reduced diameter and area of stenosis in arteries at 30 and 90 days compared with arteries implanted with BMS (P<0.01). Histomorphometric analysis showed moderate inflammatory responses, such as infiltration of mononuclear cells, lymphocytes, and multinucleated giant cells in some arteries with SES compared with ZES (P<0.05). Injury scores were not different among the three groups at 30 and 90 days. The endothelialization score in the SES group was 2.69 ± 0.42 at 30 days and 2.83 ± 0.39 at 90 days compared with the ZES and BMS groups (both were 3.00 ± 0.00 at either 30 or 90 days, P<0.05). Well developed endothelium was observed in the ZES group, while incomplete endothelium and inflammatory cells were observed with stent struts partly naked at the vessel lumen in the SES group.

CONCLUSIONThe ZES inhibits neointimal hyperplasia with good endothelia coverage in the porcine balloon injury coronary model.

Animals ; Coated Materials, Biocompatible ; pharmacology ; Coronary Stenosis ; pathology ; Coronary Vessels ; drug effects ; pathology ; Curcuma ; chemistry ; Endothelium, Vascular ; drug effects ; pathology ; Inflammation ; pathology ; Microscopy, Electron, Scanning ; Neointima ; pathology ; Prosthesis Implantation ; Stents ; Sus scrofa ; Time Factors

OBJECTIVETo observe the effects of Chinese drugs for supplementing qi, nourishing yin and activating blood circulation on the myocardial perfusion in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients after revascularization.

METHODSEighty patients with anterior or inferior ventricular wall AMI, who had received revascularization by intravenous thrombolysis or coronary bypass, were randomized into the treated group and the control group equally, both treated with conventional Western medical treatment, but combined, respectively, with Xinyue Capsule (, XYC) plus Composite Salvia Tablet (CST) and placebo for 3 months. Dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) was performed 14 days and 3 months after revascularization, respectively on every patient to observe blood perfusion extent (b value), myocardial perfusion velocity (k value) and local blood fl ow volume (k x b) in left ventricular infarction-related vascular segments under stressed state.

RESULTSWith 5 cases dropping out in the observation period (3 in the treated group and 2 in the control group), the trial was completed in 75 patients in total. The 14-day DSE shows that the b value and k x b value of left anterior ventricular wall mid segment and apex segment, and the k value of apex segment in patients with anterior wall AMI, as well as the b value and k x b of basal segment in patients with inferior wall AMI in the treated group were significantly higher than those in the control group (P<0.05 or P<0.01). The 3-month DSE shows that the b value of apex segment, k x b value of basal segment, mid segment and apex segment of left anterior ventricular wall in patients with anterior wall AMI as well as the b value and k x b value of basal segment of left inferior ventricular wall in patients with inferior wall AMI were all higher in the treated group than those in the control group, respectively (P<0.05). The comparison between 14-day DSE and 3-month DSE in the treated group showed that the b value of apex segment of left anterior ventricular wall in patients with anterior wall AMI and the k x b value of apex segment and mid segment of left inferior ventricular wall in patients with inferior wall AMI significantly increased along with the on-going treatment (P<0.05).

CONCLUSIONTherapy with Chinese drugs for supplementing qi, nourishing yin and activating blood circulation in combination with conventional Western medical treatment could obviously improve the blood perfusion at the myocardial tissue level in infarction-related vascular segments.

Coronary Circulation ; drug effects ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; pharmacology ; therapeutic use ; Female ; Heart Ventricles ; diagnostic imaging ; drug effects ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Myocardial Infarction ; diagnostic imaging ; drug therapy ; Myocardial Reperfusion ; Myocardial Revascularization ; Qi ; Ultrasonography ; Yin-Yang