5 cm?5 cm) (n=6).All patiens with complications were successfully treated except 8 with side branch closure,who were failed to response but cured by drugs after procedure.Three elder patients died,from sudden death(n=1),stoke (n=1),and kidney failure (n=1) after PCI. Conclusion:The complication incidence in patients with CTO lesions is relatively low and most of the complications can be cured by proper management.Revascularization by PCI for patients with CTO is an effective and safe treatment method.

Objective:To evaluate one-year efficacy and safety of sirolimus-eluting stent with biodegradable polymer coating (EXCEL stent) in treating patients with coronary artery disease. Methods:One hundred consecutive hospitalized patients with coronary artery diseases exclusively treated with EXCEL stents were prospectively enrolled.After undergoing porcutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) all patients received dual anti-platelet therapy with clopidogrel and aspirin for 6 months and followed by aspirin alone.The primary end point was major adverse cardiac events(MACE) at 12 months.The secondary end points included binary in-stent restenosis rate(ISR)measured by quantitative coronary angiography (QCA) analysis at mean 8 months post the index PCI procedure,and MACE at 30 days and 6 months. Results:All patients were successfully treated with EXCEL stents during PCI procedure.Among all 153 target lesions,127 lesions were type B2/C complex lesions (83.0%).The mean length and diameter of the target lesions were 29.42?15.90 mm and 3.17?0.53 mm,respectively.A total of 211 EXCEL stents were implanted with average stent number of 2.02?1.53 per patient.The mean stent length and diameter were 35.34?17.35 mm and 3.23?0.46 mm,respectively.Four patients (4.0%) reached the primary end point at 12 months,which were 4 target lesion re-PCI due to ISR.No death,MI,or in-stent thrombosis occurred during the 6-month aspirin treatment alone after comleting 6-month dual anti-platelet therapy.QCA analysis of 112 le- sions of 75 patients showed 3.6% (4/112) of in-stent restenosis and 5.4% (6/112) of in-segment restenosis. Conclusions:The initial registry study showed that comparison with the published data from previous pivotal studies of others drug-eluting stents,the EXCEL stent revealed similarly incidence of 12-month ISR and/or MACE for the real world patients with coronary artery disease.The anti-platelet regimen of 6-month clopidogrel treatment after EXCEL implantation was safe.This con- clusion requires further investigation by large scale,multi-center,and longer-term follow-up clinical trials.

Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of acupuncture plus contralateral needling in treating post-stoke myodystonia. Method Totally 120 patients with post-stroke myodystonia were randomized into group A, B, C and D, 30 in each group. Group A was intervened by yin-reducing and yang-tonifying needling method plus contralateral needling; group B was by ordinary acupuncture plus contralateral needling, group C was by yin-reducing and yang-tonifying needling alone, while group D by ordinary acupuncture. Clinical Spasticity Index (CSI) was observed before and after intervention. Result After treatment, the CSI scores (tendon reflex, muscle tension, episodic spasm scores and total score) were significantly changed in the four groups (P<0.01, P<0.05). The tendon reflex score, muscle tension score and total score in group A were significantly different from that in the other three groups after intervention (P<0.01,P<0.05). There was a significant difference in comparing the episodic spasm score between group A and D after intervention (P<0.01). There were significant differences in comparing the tendon reflex score, muscle tension score and total score between group B and D after intervention (P<0.05). The total score in group C was markedly different from that in group D after intervention (P<0.05). Conclusion Yin-reducing and yang-tonifying needling method plus contralateral needling is an effective method in treating post-stroke myodystonia.

Objective To study the effect of biodegradable polymer drug-eluting stents (DES) on maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients with acute coronary syndrome. Methods From 2008 January to 2013 July, a total of 100 MHD patients with ACS who were treated with PCI in our centre were randomly divided into two groups, 50 patients in the EXcellstent group (biodegradable polymer DES) and the others in the FIREBIRD stent group (Ordinary DES). The patients included 61 male and 39 female, while the mean age was (58.4±9.2) years old (43-74 years old). After procedure, the EXcellstent group patients took aspirin (100 mg qd) and clopidogrel (75 mg qd) for 6 months, then aspirin (100 mg qd) for lifelong. The FIRDBIRD stent group patients also took aspirin (100 mg qd) and clopidogrel (75 mg qd), then aspirin (100 mg qd) lifetime too. To observe the main adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (MACCE) and bleeding events during 12 months after procedure. Results The clinical data and angiographic results had no significant difference. No MACCE occurred during hospitalization. In 12 months after PCI, MACCE had no significant difference between two groups (P>0.05), and no stent thrombosis occured. One patient presented gastroin testinal bleeding in the EXcellgroup and 2 patients had cerebral hemorrhage in the FIRBIRD group. FIRBIRD group had more total hemorrhages events than that in EXcellgroup (P<0.05). Conclusions The treatment of biodegradable polymers DES in MHD patients with ACS was effective, and dual anti-platelet for 6 months was safe.

A simple and accurate high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) coupled with diode array detector (DAD) and evaporative light scattering detector (ELSD) was established for the determination of six bioactive compounds in Zhenqi Fuzheng preparation (ZFP).The monitoring wavelengths were 254,275 and 328 nm.Under the optimum conditions,good separation was achieved,and the assay was fully validated in respect of precision,repeatability and accuracy.The proposed method was successfully applied to quantify the six ingredients in 31 batches of ZFP samples and evaluate the variation by hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA),which demonstrated significant variations on the content of these compounds in the samples from different manufacturers with different preparation procedures.The developed HPLC method can be used as a valid analytical method to evaluate the intrinsic quality of this preparation.

Objective To assess the feasibility and safety of transradial approach in Chinese elderly patients undergoing coronary intervention.Methods In this prospective study, 764 elderly patients with coronary artery disease received percutaneous coronary intervention via either a transradial approach (TRA group) or a transfemoral approach (TFA group). The procedural success rate, success rate of artery access, puncture time, fluoroscopy time, dose of contrast, local complications and post-procedural pulmonary embolism were recorded and compared between 2 groups. Results There was no significant difference of the procedural success rate between the TRA group and the TRF group (96.3% vs. 98.2%, P＞0.05); there were also no differences of success rate of cannulation, mean fluoroscopy time and mean dose of contrast between the 2 groups. The mean puncture time was longer in the TRA group than in the TFA group (3.8±2.1 min vs. 2.0±3.4 min, P＜0.05). However, there were fewer access site-related complications in the TRA group than in the TFA group. Postprocedural pulmonary embolism occurred in 2 patients in the TFA group but none in the TRA group. Conclusion Transradial coronary intervention was feasible and safe in most Chinese elderly patients when performed by experienced operators.

Objective To observe the efifcacy and safety of ticagrelor in patients received percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Methods 50 patients with non-responding platelet aggregation rate and CYPC219 gene after clopidogrel treatment were given ticagrelor and enrolled in the study. All enrolled patients received aspirin loading dosage 300 mg, followed by maintenance dosage 100 mg, once daily and ticagrelor maintenance dosage 90 mg twice daily, for 1 year. The primary endpoint for the study were the incidence of major cardiovascular events (including death, stent thrombosis, stent restenosis, nonfatal myocardial infarction, target vessel revascularization) and stroke after followed up for a month. The secondary endpoint were the incidence of general events (including minor bleeding, allergies, breathing dififculties) and platelet count changes. Results No occur major cardiovascular and stroke events record after 1 month of ticagrelor treatment. The general events rates included 2 cases of dyspnen, 1 case of epitaxis and 1 case of subcutaneous bleeding. The platelet aggregation with ticagrelor was signiifcantly lower than clopidogrel without signiifcant decrease in platelets count. Conclusions Using ticagrelor for antiplatelet in patients with coronary artery stenting in clopidogrel resistance cases is safe and effective.

Objective To assess the vaIue of speckle tracking imaging (STI) in quantifying the regional myocardial strain in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) group.Methods ① Sixty subjects were divided into SLE group and normal group.High frame rate two-dimensional images were recorded from the apical two-chamber view,long-axis view and four-chamber view of the left ventricle (LV).Peak systolic strain of each view of 18 segments were measured by automated functional imaging (AFI) software of 2-DSE.All parameters were compared between the two groups.② Twenty cases were randomly taken from the normal group.The same observer at different times and two observers measure the strain of left ventricular respectively.The results of the measurement between the two groups were compared with unpaired t test and its relevance was analyzed using Pearson's correlation analysis.ResultsLeft ventricular two-dimensional longitudinal strain gradually increased from the base to apex in the normal group.There were statistically differences between the apical segments and the basal,middle segments of every left ventricular wall (P＜0.05).The same wall segment time to peak myocardial systolic peak strain was consistent.Left ventricular two-dimensional longitudinal strain gradually increased from the base to apex in the SLE group,except for the anterio-septal and anterior wall [ (-18.7±4.2)％,(-16.3±9.4)％,(-18.1±10.5)％ vs (-19.0±9.0)％,(-18.6±7.9)％,(-17.7±1.4)％ ].There was no statistically significant difference between the apical segments and the basal,middle segments of every left ventricular wall(P＞0.05).All parameters of S were significantly higher in the normal group than those of the SLE group.The difference was statistically signoficant (P＜0.05).The time to peak systolic peak strain of every segments was not consistent.The results from the same observer at different times and peak systolic myocardial strain measurements by the two observers were correlated well(P＜0.01).Conclusion The myocardial function assessment by STI technology in the SLE patients is significantly different from that of the normal control:SLE patients with left ventricular myocardial damage can be manifested as reduced regional myocardial systolic peak strain.

ObjectiveTo evaluate the long-term efficacy of covered stent implantation in the treatment of elderly patients with coronary perforation while undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).MethodsFrom June 2004 to June 2012, our center has followed ten elderly patients (age≥ 60 years) who sustained coronary perforation during PCI. The major adverse cardiac events (MACE) were observed as well. The patients were advised to take 75 mg/day Clopidogrel for two years, and indefinite use of 100 mg/day enteric-coated aspirin.ResultsSix out of the 10 patients aged from 60 to 76 years old (mean 68.6 ± 5.2 years) were male, four were female. The average diameter of the implanted stents was 3.3 ± 0.3 mm, and the average length was 22.1 ± 3.7 mm. All the ruptures were successfully sealed without intra-procedural death. The follow-up duration ranged from 0.6 to 67 months (mean 31.7 ± 24.5 months). One patient died of multiple organ failure due to lung infection in 19 days after PCI; one died of cardiac sudden death in 13 months after PCI; one had angina pectoris in 53 months after PCI; one underwent multi-slice CT examination in six months after PCI, and no in-stent restenosis was found. The other four patients received angiography follow-up, and the results showed that three patients had no intra-stent restenosis, while one had left anterior descending (LAD) restenosis in the covered stent in 67 months after PCI. The in-hospital mortality was 10% (1/10). The MACE rate in 12 months after PCI was 10% (1/10). During the entire followed-up period, the restenosis rate in target vessels was 20% (1/5), mortality was 20% (2/10), and the MACE rate was 40% (4/10).ConclusionTreatment of coronary perforation by using covered stents can achieve favorable long-term results; a two-year dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) after PCI can effectively prevent intra-stent thrombosis.

A simple and accurate high-performance liquid chromatography（HPLC）coupled with diode array detector（DAD）and evaporative light scattering detector（ELSD）was established for the determination of six bioactive compounds in Zhenqi Fuzheng preparation（ZFP）.The monitoring wavelengths were 254,275 and 328 nm.Under the optimum conditions,good separation was achieved,and the assay was fully validated in respect of precision,repeatability and accuracy.The proposed method was successfully applied to quantify the six ingredients in 31 batches of ZFP samples and evaluate the variation by hierarchical cluster analysis（HCA）,which demonstrated significant variations on the content of these compounds in the samples from different manufacturers with different preparation procedures.The developed HPLC method can be used as a valid analytical method to evaluate the intrinsic quality of this preparation.