1.Clinical manifestations of non-compaction of ventricular myocardium in children
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics 2014;29(6):440-442
Objective To study the clinical characteristics and curing methods of non-compaction of ventricular myocardium(NVM) in children with a view to improve its diagnosis and treatment.Methods From Jan.2009 to Dec.2012,the clinical data,treatment and follow-up of 22 patients with NVM in Beijing Children's Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University were analyzed.Results The 22 patients included 13 boys and 9 girls aged from 4 months to 13 years and 3 months with an average age of 3 years and 7 months.Five of them had a family history of cardiac diease.Twenty patients suffered from ventricular dysfunction,with 2 cases at level Ⅰ,5 cases at level Ⅱ,7 cases at level Ⅲ and 6 cases at level Ⅳ.Asymptomatic heart murmur was heard in 6 patients and creatine kinase car-diac isoenzymes raise was found in 6 patients.X-ray indicated that heart shadow enlargement and electrocardiographic abnormalities in all 22 patients.Echocardiography features of all cases indicated left ventricular enlargement,and 20 cases of the children had ventricular systolic dysfunction.Left ventricle was detected in 21 patients,while double ventricle dysfunction detected in 1 patient.Thrombus was found in none of the patients.Magnetic resonance imaging was performed in 8 cases of the patients and CT was performed in 14 cases,all of them showed abnormalities.Anti-heart failure medications were administered to 20 patients and aspirin to all of the children.The patients were followed up for 0.5 to 3.0years.Two patients died from heart failure during the follow-up.In 2 cases whose cardiac ejection fraction was more than 60% had little change of the internal diameter of left ventricle and cardiac function.In 3 cases,the left ventricular diameter narrowed by 3 to 5 millimeter and ejection fraction increased by 5% to 10% over the previous.In 5 cases,the left ventricular diameter expanded by 5 to 7 millimeter and ejection fraction decreased by 3% to 5%.In 10 cases,the left ventricular diameter and heart function had no significant change.Conclusions The main clinical manifestions of NVM in children are cardiac dysfunction,and the prognosis is usually poor.Echocardiography is the principal means of diagnosis.Magnetic resonance imaging can contribute to the diagnosis.
2.The clinical analysis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in children
Chinese Pediatric Emergency Medicine 2014;21(3):140-142
Objective To investigate the clinical characteristics,diagnosis,treatment and prognosis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy(HCM) in children.Methods Twenty-five cases of children confirmed with HCM in Beijing Children's Hospital from October 2000 to September 2013 were analyzed retrospectively through their clinical manifestations,laboratory tests,treatment and prognosis.Results HCM was found to be more common in older children.The average age of the patients in the studied cases was 8 years and 9 months and the male to female ratio was 3.1:1.Their clinical manifestations were as the follows:5 cases with shortness of breath and fatigue,4 cases with chest tightness and long breath,3 cases with precordial discomfort,5 cases with cough and wheezing and found to have cardiac abnormalities,8 cases found with asymptomatic heart murmurs with no other symptom,2 cases with syncope episodes,6 cases with a clear HCM family history,3 cases with a family history of infant deaths (specific condition not clear).ECG:18 cases showing left ventricular and/or right ventricular hypertrophy and ST-T changes,3 cases showing abnormal Q waves,2 cases showing ST-T changes,2 cases with Ⅰ ° atrio-ventricular block,1 case with left bundle branch block,and 1 case with left anterior division block.Cardiac enzymes were elevated in 5 cases.Chest X-rays showed enlarged heart shadow in 17 cases.Echocardiography revealed non-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in 23 cases and obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in 2 cases.Left ventricular systolic function was decreased in 2 cases,and diastolic dysfunction in 3 cases.Twenty-one patients took oral metoprolol,1 patient took verapamil,1 patient took propranolol and 2 patients took no medication.The follow-up period of 2 months to 13 years witnessed 2 cases of death and 23 cases of survival.Conclusion HCM in children lacks specific clinical manifestations and the conditions of the patient are usually severe with progressive development.HCM is one of the main reasons of sudden death in adolescent,with poor prognosis.
3.Clinical manifestations of childhood chaotic atrial tachycardia
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics 2014;29(9):680-682
Objective To study the clinical characteristics of children with chaotic atrial tachycardia (CAT),and to improve its clinical diagnosis and treatment.Methods Clinical data,follow-up,treatment and prognosis concerning 33 patients with CAT from Sep.2001 to Oct.2013 in Beijing Children's Hospital were analyzed.Results The 33 patients included 23 boys and 10 girls with ages ranging from 3 days to 13 months,5 months on the average.CAT was conformed by electrocardiogram in all patients:multifocal atrial tachycardia defined by 3 distinct P'-waveforms,irregular P'R,RR and P'-P' intervals,and isoelectric baseline between P'-waves.Combined with symptoms of atrial flutter,atrial fibrillation,atrial premature beats,atrial tachycardia,and interior conduction,differences were detected by 24-hour holter electrocardiography.Echocardiographic features indicated mild heart enlargement in 19 cases,medium enlargement in 4 cases,severe enlargement in 3 cases,atrial septal defect in 5 cases,ventricular septal defect in 3 cases,atrial septal defect coupled with patent ductus arteriosus in 1 case,congenital total anomalous pulmonary venous cormection in 1 case,and patent foramen ovale closure in 12 cases.Twenty-three patients had heart failure.Digoxine,amiodarone and Betaloc were administered to the patients for maintaining their heart functions.No antiarrhythmic drug therapy was used in 2 patients.Twenty-six of the patients (78.8%) had normal electrocardiographic sinus rhythm within 3 to 18 months after their discharge from hospital.Three of the patients (9.1%) still had CAT symptoms in their eletroccardiogram,but their heart rates were kept under control during the 12-month follow-up clinical visits.Of 26 children with cardiac enlargement,echocardiograms in 21 cases (80.8%) returned to normal within 1-3 months after their electrocardiograms returned to normal,and for the other 5 cases (19.2%),the recovery took 6-12 months.One patient died and 3 patients did not participate in the follow-up visits.Conclusions CAT is often found in newborns and infants.Its diagnosis relies on electrocardiography and 24-hour holter electrocardiography.Treatment with Digoxine,and/or β-receptor block,and amiodarone according to with the heart functions of patients can restore sinus rhythm,and achieve good prognostic results.
4.Content Determination of Catalpol in Zengye Chengqi Syrupus by HPLC
Chinese Journal of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine 2014;(1):83-84,87
Objective To establish a method for the determination of catalpol in Zengye Chengqi Syrupus by HPLC. Methods High performance liquid chromatography was performed on an Eclipse XDB C18 column (150 mm×4.6 mm, 5 μm) with acetonitrile-0.1%phosphoric acid (1∶99) as the mobile phase at a flow rate of 1.0 mL/min, 210 nm as the detection wavelength, the temperature of column was set at 30 ℃. Results Catalpol showed good linear relationship at the range of 0.052-0.258 μg (r=0.999 9), the average recovery (n=5) was 98.23% (RSD=0.76%, n=9). Conclusion The method was accurate, reliable and specific. It can be used for the quality control and evaluation of Zengye Chengqi Syrupus.
5.Thirty-Six Children with Idiopathic Ventricular Tachycardia
Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics 2006;0(13):-
Objective To study the clinical characteristics and therapy of children with idiopathic ventricular tachycardia(IVT).Method Clinical features,laboratory examination,treatment and outcomes of cases involving 36 children with IVT were retrospectively and statistically analysed.Results IVT often happened in teenagers.The average age of selected patients was 7 years and 8 months,and the ratio of male and female was 1.11.Electrokardiogram(EKG)results showed 23 cases(63.8%)were VT that arised from the left ventricular tachycardia(ILVT)with right bundle branch block,and 13 cases(36%)were VT that arise from the right ventricular outflow tract(RVOT VT)with left bundle branch block.Among the 23 children with tachycardia,15 children had palpitation,2 children had syncope.Of the 13 children with right ventricular tachycardia,3 children had increased heartbeat,and 1 child suffered from weakness,others had no significant clinical symptoms.Cases with ILVT had more serious clinical symptoms than cases with right ventricular tachycardia.It was of marked significance to compare their differences(P
6.Clinical Analysis of 14 Children with Hyperthyroid Cardiac Disease
li-ping, WANG ; yue, YUAN ; qin, WANG
Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics 2004;0(08):-
Objective To explore the clinical characters,therapy and prognoses of hyperthyroid cardiac disease in children.Method Fourteen hospitalized cases with hyperthyroid cardiac disease(5-14 years old) collected from January 2001 to January 2005 were analyzed(retrospecti)vely.Results Fourteen children with hyperthyroid cardiac disease had different degree of enlarged of heart,arrhythmia and heart failure.All of the cases were received treatment of hyperthyroidism and anti-arrhythmia.After admission for 2 weeks,the symptoms of 13 cases relived or disappeared,and after 4-6 weeks the enlarged heart,arrhythmia and heart failure disappeared.One case died after recurrent heart failure.Conclusions Hyperthyroid cardiac disease in children can be curative and the changes of cardiac blood-vessel can be recuperative.It is critical for doctors to know the manifestations of hyperthyroidism and take the cardiac examination and the function of the thyroidism and take proper treatment as soon as possible.
7.Progress on relationship between occurrence, development of colon cancer and molecular mechanism of miRNA
Weidong WANG ; Yusong YUAN ; Qin HE
Chinese Journal of Biochemical Pharmaceutics 2015;37(7):169-171
miRNA ( microRNA) is a small molecule, which is composed of about 20 nucleotides, and has been a hot research topic in recent years.Many studies indicated that the expression level of miRNA in tumor changed, which played a role in the differentiation and proliferation of tumor cells, as a function of oncogene or tumor suppressor gene.The occurrence and development of colon cancer is related to the abnormal expression of many genes, and the data shows that the abnormal expression of miRNA is closely related to the development of colon cancer.In this paper, the influence of miRNAs on the development of colon cancer and its relevant mechanism were collected, then the colon cancer occurrence, development and miRNA molecular mechanisms were studied, which provided a theoretical basis for the molecular target treatment of colon cancer.
8.The clinical study of using a modified type of povidone-iodine for bowel preparation to prevent infection after prostate biopsy
Ling QIN ; Rongjiang WANG ; Yili YUAN
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2016;32(3):177-180
Objective To observe the effect of prevention of infection using a modified type of povidone-iodine for bowel preparation after transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy.Methods Collecting 318 casesdiagnosed of suspected prostate cancer were divided into two groups by random digital table method.The control group underwent routine bowel preparation,with the concentration of 1% povidone iodine 300 ml in half an hour before the puncture and keeping 5-10 minutes;the experimental group underwent modified povidone iodine bowel preparation,with the concentration of 3% povidone-iodine 50 ml in 10 minutes before the punctureand keeping 10 minutes.All patients were used sensitive antibiotics in 2 hours after prostate biopsy to prevent infection,then compared the two group's infection rates.Results The incidence of infection in the experimental group was 1.25% (2/160),which was significantly lower than 7.59% (12/158) in the control group,the difference was statistically significant (x2=7.604,P < 0.01).Conclusions The modified povidone iodine intestinal preparation can prevent postoperative infection of transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy effectively and can be used in clinical.
9.Pain control in the treatment of temporomandibular disorders by stabilization splint
Haiyan QIN ; Meiqing WANG ; Li YUAN
Journal of Practical Stomatology 2001;0(01):-
0.05).Conclusions:Occlusal splint is effective in the control of TMD pain,the treatment mechanism is related to the quick improvement of masticatory muscles.
10.The Antifungal Mechanism of Bioactive Metabolites Produced by Penicillum sp. TS67
Shu-Yuan WANG ; Su-Ying WANG ; Min-Qin TU ;
Microbiology 2008;0(09):-
The antifungal mechanism of the TS67(Penicillum sp.) producing bioactive metabolites was investigated in this paper. The test indicated that mycelia growth, spores forming and spores germination of Bipolaris maydis and Fusarium oxysporum can be inhibitied by metabolites, after 50% fermentation broth acting 120 hours, the inhibition rate of hyphal growth can reach about 77.78%, 70.30%, the inhibition rate of spores forming also arrived at 58.8%, 73.5%; under 50% fermentation broth acting 12 hours, the inhibition rate of spores germination were up to 78.3%, 62.0%, the mycelia under activity metabolites conditoins also showed surface nodulation and growing point expanding irregularly, protoplasmic condesing, etc. Based on all these results, we may draw a conclusion that activity metabolites maybe target at fungal cell wall.