Atrial Fibrillation ; pathology ; Humans ; Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A

Objective To summarize imaging features of Kallmann syndrome (KS) in children and to improve diagnostic level of the disease.Methods The imaging manifestations of 13 patients with clinically proved KS were retrospectively studied.MRI of rhinencephalon and left wrist X-ray examinations were performed in all the 13 children.Ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis was implemented in the 8 of 13 patients.Results All the patients had abnormalities of olfactory system.Bilateral olfactory bulbs and tracts were absent in 9 patients.Unilateral olfactory bulbs and tracts were absent in 4 patients,in which contralateral olfactory bulbs and tracts were hypoplastic.These patients presented 2 aplastic,17 hypoplastic and 7 normal olfactory sulci.Anterior pituitary was hypoplastic in 3 patients.Bone age showed retardation in 6 of 13 patients.Bilateral testicles were small in all the 8 cases by ultrasound.Conclusions Aplastic or hypoplastic olfactory bulbs and tracts and sulci are seen in children with KS.Anterior pituitary dysplasia is present in part of patients and bone age backward happens in approximate half of the children.

Atrial Fibrillation ; surgery ; Catheter Ablation ; methods ; Humans

Objective To detect the mutation of A379,we develop a TaqMan fluorogenic probe based amplification refractory mutation system (TaqMan-ARMS) and investigate whether the A379V variant and activity of Lp-PLA2 are the risk factors for CAD.Methods According to the amplification refractory mutation system(ARMS-PCR)combined with a TaqMan fluorogenic probe,we established and evaluated the assay teehnique of TaqMan-ARMS for measuring the genotype of variant.At the same time,we tested the aetivity of Lp-PLA2 in 395 patients with coronary heartdisease and 396 controls,whose clinical information [ages,CHO,GLU,TG,HDL,LDL,Hs-CRP,Lp (a)] were collected.Date was analyzed by using Independent-samples t test,Chi-square test,One-Way ANOVA,Binary Logistic Regression.Results CAD group had significantly higher Lp-PLA2 activity than the controls(31.51 nmol · ml-1 · min-1 ＞21.31 nmol ·ml-1 · min-1,F =16.40,P ＜ 0.001).Comparing the highest quartile of Lp-PLA2 activitv to the bottom quartile,OR was 7.50 (95％ CI:2.34-24.05) after adjustment for various traditional cardiovascular risk factors,including ages,sex,CHO,TG,Hs-CRP,Lp (a) and GLU; the genotype VV of A379V was associated with higher risk of CAD (OR =2.95; 95％ CI:1.22-7.15,P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions The TaqMan-ARMS real time PCR technique is established to analyze A379V genotype.Lp-PLA2 activity is significantly higher in CAD group and is a risk factor for CAD; the genotype VV of A379V is also a risk factor for CAD.

Objective To study the effect of listening to music with headphone or background music on pain reduction of patients undergoing colonoscopy. Methods 180 patients undergoing colonoscopy were randondy selected as the headphone group,background music group and the control group.The headphone group listened to relaxed music with headphone after measurement of vital signs.The background music group listened to relaxed music played by CD after measurement of vital signs.The control group did not listen to music.Pain degree was measured by pain intensity number scale during colonoscopy.Heart rate,blood pressure,saturation of blood oxygen and appraisal to the music by the former two groups were observed.Results Pain degree of the headphone group and the background music group was lower than that of the control group(P＜0.05).Pain degree of the headphone group was lower than that of the background music group with no significant difference(P＞0.05).Heart rate of the control group after colonoscopy was faster than before colonoscopy(P＜0.05).Conclusions Relaxed music can alleviate pain of patients undergoing colonoscopy.Listening to background music is a convenient and economical method for alleviation of pain without any side effects for patients undergoing colonoscopy.

Objective To observe the effect of ischemic postconditioning on myocyte apoptosis in hyperlipemia rats with myocardial ischemic reperfusion.Methods Total forty-eight hyperlipemia SD rats were randomly divided into the sham-operation group, ischemic reperfusion group and ischemic postconditioning group with 16 rats in each group. The myocardial ischemic reperfusion model of rat was made. Rats in the ischemic reperfusion group were ligated for 40 min ischemia, and then reperfused for 240 min. Rats in the ischemic postconditioning group were treated for 40 min ischemia, reperfused for 10 s and 10 s ischemia for three cycles, and then reperfused for 240 min. Rats in the sham-operation group were opened the chest to braid for ringer without deligation. The presence of apoptotic myocytes was detected by the method of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick end-labeling (TUNEL). Meanwhile, the serum creatine kinase activity and myocardial infarct size were measured.Results The creatine kinase activity was 734.86±25.48 U/L in the ischemic postconditioning group and 967.64±28.16 U/L in the ischemic reperfusion group after reperfusion, all significantly higher than that (274.28±16.94 U/L) in the sham-operation group ( P<0.05), and it was significantly lower in the ischemic postconditioning group than that in the ischemic reperfusion group ( P<0.05). There was no significant difference in ratio of myocardial ischemic size and left ventricle after reperfusion between the ischemic postconditioning group and the ischemic reperfusion group. But the ratio of myocardial necrotic size and ischemic size of the ischemic postconditioning group was 24.8%±6.7% and significantly lower than that (38.2%±7.1%) of the ischemic reperfusion group ( P<0.05). No apoptotic myocardial cells were found after the reperfusion in the sham-operation group. The apoptotic rate in the ischemic postconditioning group (12.7%±2.8%) was significantly lower than that (20.9%±3.7%) in the ischemic reperfusion group ( P<0.05).Conclusion Ischemic postconditioning can relieve the ischemic reperfusion injury in hyperlipemia rats, the mechanism of which may be related with decreased myocardial apoptosis.

Adult ; Ear Ossicles ; injuries ; Humans ; Joint Dislocations ; Male ; Wounds and Injuries

Objective To compare concurrent chemoradiotherapy and sequential therapy effect on serum MMP-2 and TGF-β1 in local advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).Methods From 2010 January to 2012 December,64 Ⅱ B and Ⅲ B stage patients with pathologically confirmed NSCLC were randomly divided into concurrent chemoradiotherapy group (group A) and sequential therapy group (group B).Each group had 32 patients.Group A was treated with three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy and concurrent chemotherapy with TC or EP.Group B received TC or EP regimen chemotherapy after three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy.Serum MMP-2 and TGF-β1 on those patients from preradiotherapy,radiotherapy in one month to post-treatment were measured by enzyme-linked immunoabsorbent assay.The dynamic changes of MMP-2 and TGF-β1 were compared.Results The remission rates in groups A and B were 90.6 ％ and 68.8 ％,the effective rate of treatment in group A was better than that of group B (x2 =4.730 0,P =0.029 6).The long-term effect analyzed with Kaplan-Meier method,the median time to tumor progression (TTP) were 9.1 months and 8.2 months,there was no statistically significant difference (P =0.100 3).The overall survival rates between two groups after the Log-rank test had significant difference (P =0.048),the median survival time (MST) were 17.8 and 15.9 months,1 year OS rates were 65.05 ％ and 60.24 ％,2 years OS rates were 49.45 ％ and 43.07 ％.The MMP-2 level of A group and B were (276.5±98.2) μg/ml and (263.9±103.5) μg/ml,there was no significant difference (t =0.499 6,P =0.619 1) before radiotherapy,they were (242.1±53.2) μg/ml and (298.7±68.4) μg/ml after radiotherapy,there was significant difference (t =3.694 9,P =0.005) and after treatment were (60.5 ±24.4) μg/ml and (75.2±30.7) μg/ml,there was significant difference (t =2.120 5,P =0.038 0).The TGF-β1 level of A group and B were (1 624.3±454.2) ng/ml and (1 564.9±517.8) ng/ml,there was no significant difference (t =0.208 6,P =0.835 4) before radiotherapy,they were (1 383.5±469.3) ng/ml and (1 785.3±412.6) mg/ml after radiotherapy,there was significant difference (t =3.637 3,P =0.006 0) and after treatment were (610.5±215.4) ng/ml and (750.3±263.7) ng/ml,there was significant difference (t =2.322 6,P =0.023 5).Conclusions Concurrent chemoradiotherapy could effectively antagonize radiation-induced MMP-2 and TGF-β1 expression increased in locally advanced NSCLC.This study suggests that the concurrent chemoradiotherapy can inhibit abilities of tumor invasion and metastasis through decreasing the MMP-2 and TGF-β1 levels.

Objective To analyze labor duration in nulliparous women and discuss the change about curve of labor duration. Methods Two thousand, one hundred and forty nulliparous, full-term pregnant, singleton, cephalic presentation and vaginal delivery women who delivered at Peking University First Hospital were included. There were 1 300 cases between January 1, and December 31, 2009, while 840 cases between January 1, and May 31, 2013. A retrospective study was conducted. Data on maternal age, gestational age at delivery, body mass index at delivery, newborn weight, time of labor initiation, cervical dilatation and the amount of bleeding within the first 24 h after delivery were recorded. Data were compared by t test and χ2 test. The median time span corresponding to one-centimeter-increase in cervical dilatation was calculated. Results (1)Compared with data from 2009, the maternal age [(29.0±3.0) vs (29.6±2.8) years, t=4.77], incidence of postpartum hemorrhage [1.8%(24/1 300) vs 4.3%(36/840),χ2=11.17], proportion of induced labor [37.3%(485/1 300) vs 64.0%(538/840),χ2=146.23] and proportion of analgesia during labor [54.2%(705/1 300) vs 61.5% (517/840), χ2=11.15] were all higher in 2013 (all P<0.01). (2)The median (minimum–maximum) time span corresponding to a one-centimeter-increase in cervical dilatation was 3-4 cm which corresponded to 2.2 h(0.8-4.3 h), 4-5 cm which corresponded to 1.9 h(0.6-4.0 h), 5-6 cm which corresponded to 1.8 h(0.5-4.0 h), 6-7 cm which corresponded to 1.6 h(0.5-2.0 h), 7-8 cm which corresponded to 1.8 h(0.8-2.0 h), 8-9 cm which corresponded to 1.3 h(0.2-2.5 h), and 9-10 cm which corresponded to 0.6 h(0.1-2.5 h). The curve of labor duration showed a slow uptrend with time on the horizontal axis and cervical dilatation on the vertical axis. Conclusions The curve of labor duration exhibits a slow uptrend with neither an acceleration phase nor a deceleration phase. It is important to redefine the time span of labor duration in China for appropriate clinical treatment.