Objective To approach the cause and treatment of complications during and immediately after percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty. Methods One thousand three hundred and eleven patients with mitral stenosis were treated by percutaneous transseptal balloon mitral valvuloplasty. Among them, 42 patients with complications were retrospectively analyzed. Results The overall complications rate was 3.2% (42/1 311) including atrial fibrillation 0.8%(10/1 311), acute pericardial tamponade 0.31%(4/1 311), severe mitral insufficiency 0.46% (6/1 311), femoral arterial venous fistula 0.69% (9/1 311), acute pulmonary edema and iatrogenic atrial septal defect 0.23%(3/1 311), respectively. Coronary air embolism, arterial thrombosis and transient cerebrovascular accident was 0.15%(2/1 311) for every other one. Balloon rupture was 0.08%(1/1 311).Conclusions The complications of percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty rarely occur. It is a safe and efficient nonsurgical method for treating rheumatic mitral stenosis.

Objective To analyze the characteristics of contributions and the reasons why Chinese authors engaged in scientific research favor to contribute their papers to PLoS One by comparing the papers published in PLoS One and its series by authors from China and other countries.Methods Papers published in PLoS One by Chinese au-thors engaged in scientific research were retrieved from Web of Science by setting the retrieval parameters and ana-lyzed.Results The number of papers published in PLoS One series by authors from China increased rapidly.The number of papers published in PLoS One was significantly larger than that published in other PLoS One series. Conclusion The scientific research scale is unceasingly expanded.Why the Chinese authors engaged in scientific research favor to contribute their papers to PLoS One are due to its attractive power and the guidance of scientific and technological evaluation management in China.

Objective To evaluate and compare the therapeutic results of subclavian artery angioplasty and stenting in patients with aortoarerteritis and atherosclerosis. Methods 13 cases (9 males and 4 females; age, 28-69 years) of subclavian artery stenotic occlusive disease were performed with PTA and stent. Results Six patients had aortoarerteritis, 7 had atherosclerosis lesions. Twelve of 13 stenoses could be successfully angioplasty ( n =6) and stenting ( n =6) . The one failure was due to the inability to cross the lesion with the guidewrie. Compared with atherosclerosis, higher balloon inflation pressure was required to dilate the lesions of aortoarerteritis. 12 patients were asymptomatic after PTA and stent implatation. Patients were follow up for 3-24 months and clinical examination demonstrated patency of the vessels with PTA and stents. Conclusion Subclavian PTA and stent implatation is safe and good clinical result as in aortoarerteritis as in atherosclerosis.

Purpose:To study the value of high frequency color doppler ultrasound diagnosis for breast intraductal papilloma.Methods:50 patients with breast intraductal papilloma,all confirmed by surgical and pathology,and examined by ultrasound before surgery,all had symptoms of excreting blood or liquid from nipple or palpable mass. The probe were placed on the surface of the breast to scan radially from nipple,after finding the enlarged duct,try to detect the neoplasm in it carefully. The two dimensional images were observed and the color Doppler flow codes were detected.Results:The detection rate and the diagnostic accuracy rate of breast intraductal papilloma by ultrasound are 62.0% and 38.0% respectively,ultrasonography is better than mammography and near infrared light scanning.The images were divided into four types:one type of no unusual finding(7 cases),one type of finding both the enlarged duct and the tumor(19 cases),one type of finding the enlarged duct only(12 cases),one type of finding the tumor only(12 cases),the images of the type of finding both the enlarged duct and the tumor are typical. The detection rate of flow by color doppler ultrasound is low(5/50).Conclusions:The high frequency color doppler ultrasound is valuable in diagnosis of breast intraductal papilloma,and the special symptom ,the accurate detection method and the typical images are the key of ultrasound diagnosis.

Objective To approach the cause and treatment of complications during and after catheter closure of ventricular septal defect(VSD).Methods Catheter closure of ventricular septal defect was attempted in 415 patients.Among them,74 patients with complications were retrospectively analyzed.Results The overall complication rate was 17.83%(74/415).The complications during procedure were seen in 13.98%(58/415) which included arrhythmias in 11 patient,aortic regurgitation in 15 patients,residual shunt in 26 patients,displacement of closure device in 1 patients,cardiac temponade in 1 patient,tricuspid valve injury in 1 patient,mitral valve injury in 1 patient,iatrogenic VSD in 1 patient and respiratory complication in 1 patient.The complications after procedure were noted in 4.19% of the patients(16/382),including arrhythmias in 8 patients,LV enlargement in 2 patients,thrombus fomation in femoral artery in 2 patients,Ⅲ?AVB in 2 patients whom required temporary and permanent pacemaker implantation,respectively,headache in 4 patients,haemolysis due to residual shunting in 2 patients,tricuspid valve injury in 1 patient and puncture site bleeding in 1 patient.There was no death recorded in our study.Conclusion The incidence of complications during and after catheter closure of ventricular septal defect was relatively low but careful long term follow-up is necessary for the monitor of delayed complications.

BACKGROUND: Human pulp tissue has been known to be less, and exhibit poor tolerance to enzymatic digestion and less adherent cells after step-by-step digestion of trypsin and collagenase, thereby often leading to a failure of passage. Only several kinds of dental pulp cells with poor activity can be obtained by the tissue explant-collagenase digestion. OBJECTIVE: To investigate human dental pulp cells cultured in vitro by tissue explant method. DESIGN, TIME AND SETTING: A cytological observation was performed at Heping Campus and School of Stomatology, Jilin University from 2005 to 2007. MATERIALS: Healthy young human teeth extracted for orthodontic correction or impaction. METHODS: Pulp tissue from the third molar teeth was collected, cut into small blocks with a size of 1.0 mm×1.0 mm×0.5 mm under the infiltration of small amount of Dulbecco's modified eagle's medium, and then transferred into a 6-well plate containing culture medium for incubation in a 5% CO2 and saturated humidity atmosphere at 37 ℃. During the process of incubation, pulp tissue was adjusted at a density of 3-6 blocks/well, with an equal spacing of 0.5 cm and the 6-well plate was kept inverted. Three hours later, the 6-well plate was turned over to make tissue blocks adhering to the plate wall. Culture was continued after addition of 2 mL of culture medium. Culture medium was renewed every 4-6 days. After 6-15 days, cells emigrated from the edge of tissue blocks and call outgrowth appeared around each tissue block. When cells closed to confluency, a digestion procedure of 2.0-3.0 minutes (0.25% trypsin and 0.02% ethylenadiamine tetraacetic acid) was followed by passage culture at a proportion of 1: (2-3) in 25 mL of culture flasks. Purified fibroblast-like cells were gradually obtained from primarily cultured cells by repeated digestion and passage. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Cellular morphology was identified by immunohistochemistry; secreted dental pulp cells were determined using alkaline phosphatase activity; the growth curves of human pulp tissue cells were depicted by MTT assay. RESULTS: Under an inverted phase contrast microscope, the obtained dental pulp cells were primarily typical fibroblasts with a long-shuttled appearance, well-rounded call body, uniform cytoplasm, round or oval nucleus, and clear nucleolus. Immunohistochemistry results showed call surface vimentin-positive, pan cytokeratin-negative, and alkaline phosphatase-posltive These cells were decreased after culturing 1 day, were slightly increased after 2 days, entered the logarithmic growth period and were markedly increased after 4 days, entered a platform period after 8 days, and began to decrease again after 9 days. The whole growth curve of cells appeared in "S" shape.CONCLUSION: The dental pulp cells isolated from human pulp tissue by tissue explant method can effectively proliferate end retain a poody differentiated state in vitro.

Objective To evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of endoluminal grafting for the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms in high-risk patients with serious co-morbidities.Methods Endoluminal stent grafting was performed in fifty-one patients(45 males and 6 females,with a mean age of 71.6±7.5 years)with abdominal aortic aneurysms.Of all the patients,21(37.7%)were high-risk surgical candidates because of associated co-morbidities.These patients were classified in grade Ⅱ and Ⅲ according to the criteria assigned by the"Society for Vascular Surgery"and"International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery".Based on the preoperative CT and DSA findings,the appropriate stent was selected for every patient.Post-operative clinical observation and CT scan were regularly carried out,the occurrence of complications and the morphological changes of the aneurysms were observed.The results were evaluated and analyzed.Results Primary technical success was achieved in all patients(100%).No death occurred during the procedure or in 30 days after the procedure.An average follow-up period of(29.1±20.5)months was made.Minor endoleak was noted on CT scans in 10 patients,and the endoleak disappeared in 5 patients during the follow-up period.One patient died from unknown cause.The total mortality rate was 2.0%(1/51).The major complications rate was 9.8%(5/51),including stent thrombosis(n=2),thrombosis at femoral artery(n=1),lymphatic fistula at femoral incision(n=1) and stent dislocation(n=1).Conclusion Endoluminal stent grafting is a safe and feasible technique for the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms with excellent medium-term results.This technique is especially suitable for the patients with high surgical risk.

Objective　To study the effects of measures for preventing early postburn damage in improving survival rate of burn patients during the third stage. Methods　12 568 burn cases admitted to our institute were chronically divided into three groups (1958-1980;1981-1990;1991-2000). Total burn surface area (TBSA), survival rate, incidence of burn shock, systemic infection and organ damage as well as the main treatments adopted in the recent decade were retrospectively analyzed. Results　Incidence of burn shock, systemic infection and organ damage were significantly lower, and the total survival rate and the survival rate in patients with different TBSA were markedly higher in the third group as compared with those in the first and the second group. Incidence of organ damage in patients treated with delayed fast fluid infusion, early escharectomy en masse, early enteral feeding, early prevention of inhalation injury and gut bacterial translocation were also significantly lower than in the control. Conclusion Measures taken in the third group for preventing early postburn damage play an important role in improving the survival rate of burn patients.

Background and purpose:Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a malignancy which is the third incidence and the fourth mortality in the worldwide. The main reason for the development of CRC is that the changes of genetic and epigenetic causes the tumor suppressor gene methylation silencing. This study aimed to investigate the plasma and stool GATA5 gene promoter methylation was detected in clinical diagnosis of CRC. Methods: To collect the paired plasma and stool specimens of 34 cases of healthy and 43 cases of patients with CRC. Methylation speciifc PCR (MSP) was respectively detected the GATA5 gene methylation levels of GATA5 gene in plasma and stool. And then separately analyzed their correlations with clinical and pathological parameters in gastric carcinoma. Results: The result of MSP showed that GATA5 gene promoter methylation rates in plasma and stool of CRC patients were 60.74%, 76.60%, respectively, were higher than those of healthy persons (6.47%, 32.35%). And the differences were statistically signiifcant (P=0.006 7, P=0.000 2, respectively). GATA5 gene methylation rates in plasma of CRC patients were closely related to clinical stage (P=0.000 5) and lymph node metastasis(P=0.020), while GATA5 gene methylation rates in stool of CRC patients had no signiifcant with clinical and pathological parameters. Conclusion:Detection of faecal GATA5 gene methylation level and supplemented plasma GATA5 gene methylation level can become a simple, non-invasive, sensitive and speciifc method for clinical diagnosis of CRC.