1.EVALUATE THE LEFT INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERIAL(LIMA) FLOW WITH TRANSTHORACIC COLOR DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IN 110 PATIENTS AFTER CABG
Guang ZHI ; Yong XU ; Yuyin ZHAO
Medical Journal of Chinese People's Liberation Army 1983;0(02):-
Thoracic vascular ultrasound was used to evaluate left internal mammary artery to left anterior descending artery (LAD) bypass (LIMA) blood flow pattern in CABG patients. A transthoracic vascular transducer (5~10 MHz) was placed in the second rib space left to the sternum. Doppler spectrum was obtained under 2 D color Doppler image guide. Systolic and diastolic flow was analysed as systolic peak velocity (SPV), systolic velocity time integrate (SVTI), diastolic peak velocity (DPV) and diastolic velocity time integrate (DVTI). Successful examination was done in 106 patients ( 106/110, 94% ) , In patients with patent LIMA, Doppler spectrum showed a notable diastolic flow spectrum. The results of this study suggested that trans thoracic echocardiographic examination could provide avaluable blood flow information. A notable diastolic flow spectrum can be taken as a sign of satisfactory LIMA coronary diastolic myocardium perfusion.
2.Clinical observation of coaxial microincision phacoemulsification for beginners
Rong, XU ; Yong, WANG ; Min, ZHAO
International Eye Science 2015;(2):269-272
To investigate the methods of learning coaxial microincision phacoemulsification and assess the related complications.METHODS:The clinical data of 1 080 eyes of coaxial microincision phacoemulsification performed by beginners from October 2011 to December 2013 was retrospectively analyzed. ln order of surgery dates, the patients were equally divided into groups A, B, C and D, 270 eyes in each group. Comparisons were made among the four groups in operation time, cumulative dissipated energy (CDE), rate of intraoperative, and postoperative complications at 1d; and best corrected distance visual acuity (BCDVA) at 1mo postoperatively.RESULTS:No significant differences were found in age, sex, lens grading, BCDVA at 1mo postoperatively among the four groups ( P> 0. 05 ). The operation time was significantly longer in group A than in groups B, C and D (25. 15 ± 3. 11min vs 15. 20 ± 3. 40min, 14. 71 ± 3. 02min and 14. 41±2. 91min, P<0. 05). No significant differences were found in the operation time among the other three groups (P>0. 05). The CDE of grade ‖ and Ⅲ was significantly higher in group A than that in groups B, C and D (95. 9%, 97. 8% and 98. 5%) (P<0. 01). The number of continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis ( CCC ) were performed successfully was significantly less in group A ( 80. 7%) than the other three groups (95. 9%, 97. 8% and 98. 5%) (P<0. 01). The incidence of posterior capasular rupture of group A (7. 8%) was higher than that of group B (3. 7%), group C (1. 1%) and group D (0. 4%) (P<0. 05), but there was no significant difference between group C and group D (P>0. 05). There were no significant differences both in the number of corneal edema and BCDVA at 1d between group A and group B. (P=0. 66, P=0. 53).CONCLUSlON: With learning step by step, appropriate training program, careful case selection, and accurate managing complications, coxial microincision phacoemusification can be safe for a beginner.
3.Laparoscopic and transurethral resection of bladder tumor
Yong XU ; Yuanjie NIU ; Yaorui ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Urology 2001;0(03):-
Objective To investigate a minimal invasive surgical therapy for tumors in the an terior wall close to bladder neck. Methods A 5~10 mm incision was made in abdominal wall below the umbilicus and laparoscopic devices were introduced into the bladder.Tumors were excised and coa gulated under the monitoring of cystoscopy. Results Tumors at the anterior wall of bladder were easily exposed and removed.The recovery time was nearly the same as that of TURBT.No tumor recurrence was observed in 3~10 months period. Conclusions Tumors at the anterior wall of bladder could be easily removed by the combined use of cystoscopy and laparoscopy and open surgery might be avoided.
4.Value of Tei index in predicting cardiopulmonary exercise capacity in patients with congestive heart failure
Yuying ZHAO ; Guang ZHI ; Yong XU
Medical Journal of Chinese People's Liberation Army 1982;0(03):-
Objective To measure Tei index in patients with idiopathic or ischemia dilated cardiomyopathy, and to evaluate its correlation with other conventional indexes of echocardiography of left ventricular(LV) function,and its applicability in assessing cardiopulmonary exercise capacity in those patients.Methods Seventy consecutive patients (53?14 years) with heart failure(New York Heart Association [NYHA] class, Ⅱ to IV) who had received echocardiographic diagnosis, and believed to be suffering from dilated or ischemia cardiomyopathy were studied. Echocardiography were performed; LV volume as well as ejection fraction were measured from the apical view of the two-dimensional echocardiogram using a modified Simpson’s rule algorithm in all patients. The following variables: peak early transmitral filling velocity (E), late transmitral filling velocity (A), their ratio (E/A), the deceleration time of E (DT), and Tei index were measured by spectral Doppler echocardiography. Furthermore, all patients underwent a cardiopulmonary exercise using 6min walk test. Results Advanced NYHA class was associated with higher Tei index values. A positive correlation was found between Tei index and early /late filling velocity ratio, while a negative correlation was found between Tei index and A wave, E wave, DT, and LV EF. Tei index showed no correlation with heart rate, blood pressure or age. Compared with the parameters of left ventricular function Tei index had a closer relation to the distance of 6min walk. Stepwise regression analysis revealed that the Tei index and the late LV filling velocity were the only independent predictors for cardiopulmonary exercise capacity.Conclusion Tei index correlates inversely with LV performance and reflects disease severity, which is a useful complimentary variable in the assessment of cardiopulmonary exercise performance in patients with heart failure.
5.Development of Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) Method for Detection of Vibrio parahaemolyticus
Qian XU ; Xiao-Hong SUN ; Yong ZHAO ; Ying-Jie PAN ;
China Biotechnology 2006;0(12):-
Vibrio parahaemolyticus has been considered as one of the most important foodborne bacterial pathogens.The loop-mediated isothermal amplification(LAMP) that amplifies DNA with high specificity and rapidity under an isothermal condition was applied for rapid detection of this pathogen for the first time.A set of four primers,two outer and two inner primers,was designed specifically to recognize the thermolabile hemolysin gene(tlh) of V.parahaemolyticus.The LAMP reaction mix was optimized.The most optimal reaction temperature and time of the LAMP assay for the tlh gene were 60℃ and 60min,respectively.Genomic DNAs from 28 bacterial strains including 14 V.parahaemolyticus strains were amplified using LAMP,and no amplicon was observed in other bacterial strains.The detection limit of this LAMP assay was around 90 fg of V.parahaemolyticus genomic DNA and 24 colonies forming units for pure cultures.In addition,this method was applied to detect artificially contaminated food samples,and the detection limit was 89 cfu/g for non-cultured artificially contaminated food samples.These results suggested that detection of V.parahaemolyticus by LAMP is an effective and low-cost procedure with high specificity and sensitivity that requires no specialized equipment.This assay is expected to become a valuable tool for rapid detection and identification of V.parahaemolyticus.
6.Old thoracolumbar fractures treated by opening osteotomy supplemented with autologous anterior strut grafting and internal fixation through posterior-lateral approach
Yong CHEN ; Haidong XU ; Jianning ZHAO ; Yanhai ZUO
Chinese Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma 2012;14(1):23-26
Objective To assess the radiographic and clinical outcomes of opening osteotomy supplemented with autologous anterior strut grafting and internal fixation through posterior-lateral approach in the treatment of unstable thoracolumbar fractures. MethodsFrom January 2008 through March 2010,a consecutive series of 13 thoracolumbar fractures were managed with opening osteotomy supplemented with autologous anterior strut grafting and internal fixation through posterior-lateral approach.They were 8 males and 5 females,aged from 20 to 58 years(median age,37.2 years).The fractures happened at T11 in 2 cases,at T12 in 3 cases,at L1 in 6 cases and at L2 in 2 cases.The autologous ilium was used for all the anterior strut grafts.The time from injury to surgery ranged from 21 days to 2 years (average,8 months).The mean heights of anterior and posterior borders of the vertebral body,the cobb angles and treatment-related complications were compared between preoperation and postoperation and the patients' satisfaction was assessed with the visual analogue scale(VAS).Statistical analyses were performed with the paried-sample t test. Results The patients were followed for 12 to 36 months (average,17 months).The latest follow-up radiographs were available for all patients.The mean heights of anterior and posterior borders of the vertebral body restored respectively from preoperative 21.02 ± 3.02 cm and 31.34 ± 5.18 cm to postoperative 31.88 ±3.46 cm and 33.75 ± 3.66 cm.The mean cobb angle was corrected from preoperative 28.46° ± 5.81° to postoperative 4.62° ± 3.48°.The mean VAS score decreased from preoperative 7.63 ± 0.72 to 1.39 ± 1.02 at the final follow-up.There were significant differences between preoperation and postoperation in the radiographic and clinical outcomes ( P < 0.05).No mortality or major complications occurred involving large blood vessels or abdominal viscera or internal organs. Conclusion The opening osteotomy supplemented with autologous anterior strut grafting and internal fixation through posterior-lateral approach is safe and effective for old unstable thoracolumbar fractures.
7.The preliminary study of using MR spectrum to predict the cellular differentiation of prostate cancer
Yang ZHAO ; Yong XU ; Yue HAN ; Zhihong ZHANG ; Ranhu LIU
Chinese Journal of Radiology 2011;45(10):951-954
ObjectiveTo investigate the feasibility of using the ratio of (Cho + Cr)/Cit derived by MRS to predict the differentiation grades of prostatic cancer and Gleason grading.Methods Five postoperative prostate specimens were spitted and layered according to the region of interest of MRS inspections.The correlation between the CC/C values of each region of interest in each layer and the Gleason scores of the corresponding pathological sections was analyzed.The optimum diagnostic cutoff value was determined by conducting the hypothesis test of the area below the ROC curve of the well and moderately differentiated groups and poorly differentiated ones on the basis of CC/C values with a Spearman test.Results A total of 90 regions with valid pathologic diagnosis were obtained,70 cancer-affected and 20 cancer-free.In MRS,a CC/C value above 0.86 was used as a criterion for defining a cancer-affected region As a result,65 cancer-affected regions and 25 cancer-free regions were identified,among which pathologic diagnosis confirmed 59 and 14,respectively.Spearman′s rank correlation analysis revealed that the CC/C values of the prostatic carcinoma had significant positive correlation with Gleason scores ( r =0.746,P =0.000).For the well and moderately differentiated groups,the hypothesis test about the cutoff value,which was obtained by calculating the area below the ROC curve,was of no statistical significance.For the poorly differentiated groups,the optimum cutoff value was defined as 0.948,and the sensitivity and specificity were 81.4% and 75.0%,respectively.It was also observed that the Gleason scores of the poorly differentiated endemic regions had positive correlation with the CC/C values ( r =0.605,P =0.000 ),suggesting that CC/C value was associated with the differentiation grade of the poorly differentiated prostatic cancer.When CC/C value was above 0.948,the poorly differentiated prostatic cancer was typically detected and Gleason score was often above 7.Conclusions CC/C values has positive correlation with Gleason scores.MRS may be used to predict the differentiation of prostate cancer.
8.Meta-analysis of randomized trials of prostate specific antigen progression and death rate in patients with locally advanced prostate cancer
Yong XU ; Ranlu LIU ; Shiyong QI ; Zhihong ZHANG ; Weiming ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Urology 2008;29(9):639-642
Objective To verify the best treatment strategy in reducing prostate specific antigen (PSA) progression and death rate in patients with locally advanced prostate cancer by a meta-analysis. Methods The literature search strategy was followed according to the Collaborative Review Group search strategy. Published data of randomized clinical trials comparing radical prostatectomy (RP) plus adjuvant therapy to either RP alone or other treatment were analyzed. Both fixed effect model and randomized effect model were applied and odds ratio (OR) with its 95% confidence interval (95% CI) was also used as the effect size 'estimate. Results Eight clinical trials were chosen with total in-volved cases of 3826. There were 5 trials compared post radical prostatectomy plus adjuvant hormonal therapy with radical prostatectomy alone. PSA progression was used as the indicator of progression and the combined OR was 0.86 (95%CI 0.48-1.56). There were 3 trails compared the combination of radical prostateetomy with hormonal therapy and radical prostatectomy alone. Disease specific death rate was used as the evaluating criteria and the OR was 0.72(95%CI,0.51-1.02). Conclusion RP plus adjuvant hormonal therapy can reduce PSA progression of patients with locally advanced pros-tate cancer, but it has no significant effect on disease specific death rate.
9.Therapeutic efficacy of 18 α-Diammonium glycyrrhizinate phosphatidylcholine complex in patients with chronic virus hepatitis
Hong ZHAO ; Yong CHEN ; Jiazhang XU ; Jun WANG ; Chongwen SI
Clinical Medicine of China 2008;24(8):770-772
Objective To investigate the therapeutic effieacy and safety of 18 α-Diammonium glycyrrhizinate phosphatidylcholine complex (DGPC) in patients with chronic hepatitis B and or C with elevated aminotransferase. Methods 55 patients with chronic hepatitis B and or C, with serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) of 2 to 10 times the upper limit of normal were randomly assigned to receive DGPC or Diammonium glyeyrrhizinate (DG) for 12 weeks. Then they were followed up for an additional 4 weeks. From week 1 to 10, DGPC or DG was given as 150 nag,three times a day (TID). At the 11th week,the drug was given as 100 mg,TID. Then 50 mg,TID for the 12th week. Results ALT was markedly decreased after receiving DGPC 4,8,12 weeks (P=0.00). ALT normalization rate at the end of therapy was similar (38.5% vs 34.5% ,P =0.76). Drug-related adverse events were similar. Conclusion DGPC can rapidly and safely decrease aminotransferase in patients with chronic viurs hepatitis.
10.Evaluation of cystic renal mass with contrast enhanced ultrasonography
Yong XU ; Sheng ZHANG ; Jinkun ZHAO ; Xiuying LI
Chinese Journal of Urology 2010;31(10):679-682
Objective To investigate the value of contrast enhanced ultrasonography in evaluating cystic renal mass. Methods According to the imaging diagnosing standard, 29 cystic renal mass lesions were studied with contrast enhanced ultrasonography(CEUS), unenhanced ultrasonography (US), contrast enhanced CT(CECT) and then correlated their results with final histopathological results. The data were tested by receiver operating characteristic(ROC) curve. Results The area under ROC curve of CEUS and US was 0. 721, 0. 997, respectively. There was significant difference between the 2 groups (P=0. 003). The area under ROC curve of CEUS and CECT was 0. 997, 0. 997,respectively. There was no significant difference between the 2 groups (P= 1. 000). Conclusions CEUS is better than US and similar to CECT in evaluating cystic renal mass. CEUS with the Bosniak classification is useful for evaluating cystic renal mass.