Objective Previous studies have reported that the incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF)/atrial fluttler in patients with AMI who were treated with thrombolysis is 7%-10%. However, little is known concerning the incidence of AF/atrial fluttler and its effects on the prognosis of patients with AMI who are treated with PCI. Methods A total of 668 consecutive patients were studied in Beijing Chaoyang Hospital from Nov. 2000 to Jan. 2004. Patients were categorized into 2 groups according to the presence of AF/ atrial flutter. Results The results showed that the incidence of AF/atrial fluttler was 10% and that the patients with AF/atrial fluttler were older, were in higher Killip classes, had higher rates of previous myocardial infarction and previous cerebrovascular diseases, multivessel disease, and had poorer reperfusion of the infarc-related artery than those without AF/atrial fluttler. Patients with AF/atrial fluttler had higher in-hospital (11.9% vs 5.3%, P

Objective To investigate the ability of dental service in Yunnan province by analyzing the distribution of oral medical institutions,the distribution of oraloral medical staffs,the per capita outpatient costs,and the rate of visiting the doctor.Methods A general survey on oral medical institutions was finished by using questionnaires.Results There were 1045 dental institutions,416 of them were public dental institutions.305 were in Kunming.305 dental institutions were in Kunming,the number of dental institutions per square kilometer was 14.2,the dental manpower index wasl5,the rate of visiting the doctor was 14.19％,per capita outpatient costs were 139.9 Yuan,and the above indexes were ranked first in Kunming.Conclusions In Yunnan province,oral health resources distribution were imbalanced.Dental service ability was uneven,perfect oral disease diagnosis and treatment quality control systems needs to be established,including cultivating specialized nurses relieve the tense situation of oral health care resources,and implenting the four hand operation,so as to effectively improve the quality of medical services.

Objective To understand the stomatological development and structure of stomatological nursing condition,to provide references for the stomatological nursing development.Methods A status survey on stomatological nursing human resources and professional development was carried out.834 stomatological nurses in 120 counties were involved,2700 questionnaires were sent out,2512 copies were recovered.Results 465 nurses were employed by the stomatological institutions.Staff with professional titles as nurse accounted for 58.5％,with college degrees accounted for 82.4％.60.0％ of the nurses did not get any professional training in dentistry,72.0％ of the medical agencies did not have any nurses.The stomatological development was directly affected by local economy condition.Conclusions The stomatological nursing development lagged far behind in Yunnan province.Medical institutions and administrative departments need pay more attention to stomatological nursing development.And medical workers should also transform their ideas.

Objective To investigate the value of intravoxel incoherent motion MR imaging (IVIM-MRI)on monitoring impairment of renal function in hydronephrosis.Methods Left hydronephrosis model of Healthy New-Zealand rabbits made by ureteral incomplete obstruction were scanned by IVIM-MRI at 4, 8, 12, and 16 weeks.The change of IVIM-MRI quantitative parameters (ADC values, D values, D* values, and f values) in left hydronephrosis kidney were observed.The correlation between these parameters and glomerular filtration rate (GFR) were evaluated.Results ADC values, D values, D* values and f values at cortex and medulla in left hydronephrosis model of rabbits decreased gradually in the progression of renal damage after 4, 8, 12, and 16 weeks.For D value, f value and ADC values, there was statistical significant difference among the group of 12 weeks, the group of 16 weeks, the control group, and the group of 4 weeks;statistical significant difference was also observed between the group of 8 weeks and the group of 16 weeks by LSD contrast.ADC values, D values, D* values, and f values were positively correlated to GFR at 4, 8, 12, and 16 weeks for left hydronephrosis model of rabbits.Conclusion IVIM-MRI could monitor impairment of renal function in hydronephrosis dynamically.

Objective To investigate CT and MRI features of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP).Methods Totally 16 patients with DFSP confirmed by pathology were enrolled.Tumor morphology,CT and MRI imaging appearance (11 cases underwent plain and enhanced CT,5 cases underwent plain and enhanced MRI) were analyzed retrospectively.Results DFSP usually occurred in the skin of truck,head and neck,protruding from the skin surface in different extent.Some lesions even suspended out of the skin.The lesions were divided into nodular type (n=12) and diffuse type (n=4) according to their morphological appearance.The tumors usually demonstrated as iso-density or slightly low density solid mass compared to muscle on CT.On MRI,it usually demonstrated as low signal on T1WI and high signal on T2WI.Tumor blood supply was rich,and it usually showed progressively moderate to strong enhancement.The signs within DFSP include hanging sign (n=2),skin tail sign (n＝6),fascia tail sign (n=l),fat tail sign (n=4).Conclusion DFSP can be characterized by nodular or diffuse lesions,the manifestations of different form are slightly different,but still have a certain characteristic.

Objective To make sciatic nerve traction injury models of rabbit , in order to prospectively evaluate possibility and accuracy of diffusion tensor tracking (DTT) in sciatic nerve injures. Methods The right sciatic nerves of 32 New Zealand white rabbits were selected for traction injury , and the left sciatic nerves were the sham operation side. DTI scan was performed before and after the operation on 1st day , 3rd day, and 1 week, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8th week respectively, and DTT was reconstructed. Then the length of reconstructed fiber tracts and fiber density index were calculated. After the MRI scan , the sciatic nerve was removed to perform pathologic examination at different time points. Results The difference of the length of reconstructed fiber tracts between nerve traction injury and sham operation side was significant at 1 day~2weeks after operation (P<0.05), while the difference was not significant at 3~8 weeks.The fiber density index of nerve traction injury and sham operation side was significantly different at 1 day~8 weeks(P<0.05). 1day after operation, myelin sheath of traction portion was obviously twisting. 3 days after operation , a large amount of myelin sheath broke down. 2 weeks after operation , axon, myelin sheath degeneration and regeneration coexisted at the same time. 8 weeks after operation , nerve fibers regenerated and restored to normal structure. Conclusion The length time curve and density index-time curve of nerve traction injury are consistent with the changes of pathology , which can be used as a supplementary method to evaluate the degeneration and regeneration in nerve injury.

Objective To investigate the effects of allele-31 C>T on the binding activity to IL-1βpromoter of the nuclear transcription factor C/EBPβand PU.1 induced by Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.Methods The electrophoretic mobility shift assay ( EMSA) was performed to explore whether the nuclear transcription factor C/EBPβand PU.1 could bind to -31 region in IL-1βpromoter.The C/EBPβ-and PU.1-expressing vectors were constructed and co-transfected into HeLa cells with IL-1βpromoter luciferase vector.The expression of C/EBPβand PU.1 was confirmed using Western blotting assay, and the promoter activity was determined using Dual-Glo Luciferase system under various transfection conditions. Lentivirus-mediated RNA interference was used to explore the effects of C/EBPβand PU.1 on IL-1βexpression.GraphPad Prism 5.0 was used for data analysis.Results EMSA results showed that both C/EBPβand PU.1 could bind to -31 region in IL-1βpromoter.Both C/EBPβand PU.1 induced by Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection could increase IL-1βpromoter activity, especially for the -31 T allele (t=22.33 and 7.98,P<0.01), and there was a synergy on the promoter activity between C/EBPβand PU.1.The promoter activity decreased significantly when C/EBPβand/or PU.1 were silenced by lentivirus-mediated RNA interference (q=5.79, 6.23 and 11.66,P<0.01).Conclusion The allele-31 C>T can induce IL-1βpromoter activity and gene transcription through regulation of binding activity to C/EBPβand PU.1 induced by Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.

Background and objective Apolipoprotein E is a constituent of lipoproteins with considerable variation due to cysteine-arginine exchanges. We investigated the relationship between apo E gene polymorphism and the occurrence of coronary artery disease(CAD) in the older population of northern China. Methods The distribution of the HhaI polymorphisms of the apolipoprotein E gene was determined among 55 patients with CAD (CAD group), which was compared with that of 36 elderly subjects without CAD(control group). Results Genotype distributions at both sites (apo E gene 112-bp and 158-bp sites ) were different between the CAD and control groups. The CAD group had lower apolipoprotein Eε2frequencies than the control group (P＜0.05). Conclusion Individuals with apolipoprotein Eε2are likely to have a reduced risk of developing coronary artery disease as demonstrated by elderly subjects in Northern China.

Objective To estimate brain grey matter volume changes and location of abnormal brain regions cerebrum in early stage of bipolar disorder I (BD),in order to provided objective basis for diagnosing early stages BD.Methods 1 7 cases of BD with duration less than 2 years and 1 7 normal controls were recruited in this study.The volumetric difference of grey matter between two groups were analyzed by using voxel-based morphometry(VBM)software.Statistical threshold was voxel> 100,P <0.001 (uncor-rected).Results Compared to the normal controls,the grey matter volume of BD patients decreased in the left dorcial anterior cingu-late cortex(ACC),left insular,right sub-genu ACC,left superior temporal cortex,bilateral hippocampus-parahippocampus-amydala and left posterior lobe of cerebellum(P <0.001).Conclusion The grey matter volume of early stage BD patients is decreased,main-ly locating in the bilateral limbic system,the superior temporal gyrus and the cerebellar cortex,which probably is the morphological appearance of pathomechanism in early stages of BD.

OBJECTIVETo investigate the relationship among -75 bp/+83 bp polymorphism in apolipoprotein A1 (apo A1) gene, lipids levels and the occurrence of coronary atherosclerosis disease (CAD).

METHODSWe determined distributions of two MspI polymorphisms of the apo A1 gene at -75 bp and +83 bp, and blood lipids levels among 137 Chinese patients (92 with CAD and 45 in the control group) in relation to circulating lipids and coronary angiography.

RESULTSThe demographic information for 137 subjects showed that subjects with CAD tended to have more unfavorable lipoprotein variables. Genotype distributions at both sites were different between the CAD and control groups. Furthermore, the control group had higher M1-/M2- frequencies than the CAD group (M1: P < 0.005; M2: P < 0.05) and the "M1-" (A) and "M2-" alleles were associated with increased high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) (M1-: P < 0.0001; M2-: P < 0.05) and apo A1 (M1-: P < 0.0001; M2-: P < 0.05) levels. "M1-" and "M2-" were significantly negatively correlated with CAD (P < 0.01 and P < 0.05, respectively).

CONCLUSIONSOur results suggest that changes from G to A at the -75 bp site and from C to T or G to A at the +83 bp site do increase circulating levels of apo A1 and HDL-C. And those individuals with these changes are likely to have a lower risk of developing CAD.

Apolipoprotein A-I ; blood ; genetics ; Case-Control Studies ; Cholesterol, HDL ; blood ; Coronary Artery Disease ; blood ; genetics ; Female ; Humans ; Lipids ; blood ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Polymorphism, Genetic