1.Current Situation and Progress of Study on Pharmacology Scutellaria Baicalensis Georgi
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2008;30(4):298,300-
We reviewed the domestic studies on Scutellaria Baicalensis Georgi.Scutellaria Baiealensis Georgi has a variety of pharmacological effects,and the main effects are anti-microbial,anti-inflammatory and anti-tumor functions.Scutellaria Baicalensis Georgi has good developing prospects.Up to now,Chinese researches on Scuteilaria baicalensis Georgi have gained gratifying results,but some aspects are still existing defects such as the studies on active ingredients and formula of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi have not been deeply studied.We propose that human genomics and proteomics researching results should be adopted in the study of Scutellaria Baicalensis Georgi,together with the advanced technologies of bio-chip and biological chromatography being used to elucidate mechanisms at molecular level.
2.Extra-anatomic arterial bypass grafting in the management of aorta-iliac occlusive disease
Yunqing BAI ; Ming QI ; Zhongyi SHEN ; Xiang HU
Chinese Journal of Postgraduates of Medicine 2009;32(8):16-18
Objective To study the role of extra-anatomic arterial bypass grafting in the management of aorta-iliac occlusive disease. Methods Forty-one cases of aorta-iliac occlusive disease managed by extra-anatomic arterial bypass grafting were retrospectively analyzed. Clinical features included claudicafion 11, resting pain 12 and ulcer/gangrene 18 patients. Axillofemoral bypass was performed in 15 cases with aortic and bilateral iliac artery occlusion, femorofemoral bypass in 18 cases with unilateral iliac occlusion and femoro-cnntralateral popliteal bypass in 8 cases with iliac and ipsilateral femoral artery occlusion. Results Postoperatively, clinical features were reheved in 40 cases (97.6%). Ankle brachial index increased significandy from 0.41 ± 0.15 to 0.89 ± 0.21 perioperatively (P < 0.05 ).Thirty-five cases were followed up for 1 year to 5 years. The overall graft patency rates in this series were 93%, 86% and 80% in 1, 3 and 5 years, respectively. Conclusion Extra-anatomic arterial bypass has merits as less invasive and rapid postoperative recovery, and this is one of the effective methods for the treatment of aorta-iliac occlusive disease.
3.Application of the two-step sentinel lymph node biopsy with double-tracer in early staged endometrial cancer
Yaning WANG ; Yufang XIA ; Yunqing CHEN ; Huiyang QI ; Yanhui LOU
Chinese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2022;57(11):812-820
Objective:To explore the feasibility and clinical value of sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy through cervix-uterine combined two-step injection with two tracers in patients with early stage endometrial cancer.Methods:From July 2019 to April 2021, a total of 73 patients, aged (54.2±3.3) year, who were preoperatively diagnosed as stage Ⅰ-Ⅱ endometrial cancer (including 56 low-risk patients and 17 medium-high risk patients) in Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University were selected. According to the different sites of tracer injection, the patients were randomly divided into three groups: cervical injection group (25 cases): 1 ml of nano-carbon was used to inject at 3 and 9 o'clock in the cervix; uterine injection group (21 cases): the magnetic resonance imaging examination was performed to determine the location of the lesion, and 4 ml of methylene blue was injected into the uterine body at 2 sites where the lesion was located; combined injection group (27 cases): cervical injection of nano-carbon (1 ml) combined with uterine injection of methylene blue (4 ml). The SLN in all patients were identified under laparoscopy, removed, and followed by frozen pathological examination. Pathological ultra-staging was performed if the postoperative pathological outcome of SLN was negative. The total detection rate of SLN, bilateral pelvic SLN detection rate, sensitivity, negative predictive value, and location of SLN in each group were calculated and compared.Results:(1) In 73 patients with endometrial cancer, the overall detection rate of SLN was 88% (64/73), the detection rate of bilateral pelvic SLN was 67% (49/73), and the detection rate of para-aortic SLN was 49% (36/73). The overall detection rate of SLN (71%, 15/21) and bilateral pelvic SLN (43%, 9/21) in the intrauterine injection group were significantly lower than those in the cervical injection group [92% (23/25), 76% (19/25), respectively] and the combined injection group [96% (26/27), 78% (21/27), respectively; all P<0.05]; the detection rate of para-aortic SLN in the cervical injection group (28%, 7/25) was significantly lower than those in the intrauterine injection group and combined injection group [52% (11/21) and 67% (18/27), respectively; both P<0.05]. Among 73 cases with endometrial cancer, 9 had lymph node metastasis confirmed by postoperative pathological examination, 8 of them had lymph node metastasis detected by SLN and 1 had no lymph node metastasis detected by SLN, with a total sensitivity of 89% and a negative predictive value of 98%. The sensitivity and negative predictive value of cervical injection group and combined injection group were 100%, while the sensitivity and negative predictive value of intrauterine injection group were 67% and 95%. Among 56 low-risk patients, only one patient with lymph node metastasis was confirmed by postoperative pathology by SLN detection, and the metastasis rate was 2% (1/56), and the sensitivity and negative predictive value were 100%. Lymph node metastasis was confirmed in 8 of 17 patients (8/17) with a sensitivity of 88% and a negative predictive value of 90%. (2) A total of 459 SLN were detected in 73 endometrial cancer patients, with the highest proportion of external iliac (33.3%, 153/459).The obturator foramen was 25.3% (116/459), para-aortic 19.6% (90/459), iliac 12.0% (55/459), and presacral 9.8% (45/459). The proportion of para-aortic SLN in the cervical injection group was 12.4% (21/169), which were significantly lower than that in the intrauterine injection group and the combined injection group [27.4% (26/95) and 22.1% (43/195), respectively; both P<0.05]. (3) Pathological super-staging results: among 64 patients with negative SLN routine paraffin pathology, 4 cases of lymph node micro-metastases and 1 case of isolated tumor cell metastasis were detected, and the SLN micro-metastases rate was 8% (5/64), including 2 cases of low-risk patients and 3 cases of medium-high risk patients. Conclusions:SLN biopsy has high sensitivity and negative predictive value in patients with early endometrial cancer and could be used as an alternative to systematic lymph node dissection in low-risk patients. The SLN mapping through cervical-uterine combined injection could further improve the detection rate effectively and avoid the missed detection of positive para-aortic lymph node, especially for high-risk patients or patients with fundal tumor involvement.
4.Assessment of cardiac morphology and ventricular function in healthy Chinese individuals using MRI
Minjie LU ; Shihua ZHAO ; Shiliang JIANG ; Gang YIN ; Yan ZHANG ; Jian LING ; Qiong LIU ; Yunqing WEI ; Chaowu YAN ; Jianhua Lü ; Xiaoou QI ; Huaibing CHENG ; Ning MA ; Jing AN ; Jerecic RENATE
Chinese Journal of Radiology 2011;45(10):924-928
ObjectiveTo investigate reproducibility of cardiac MRI for assessment of cardiac morphology and ventricular function in selected normal Chinese Han population.MethodsTwo hundred and sixty-nine normal volunteers underwent cardiac MRI using a 1.5 T MR system.HASTE and steady state free precession imaging were performed with long and short axis images and cine mode through the ventricle with wireless vector cardiac gating.The images were reviewed by two independent observers.The dimensions of cardiac chambers and ventricular function including ejection fraction (EF),end diastolic volume( EDV),end systolic volume (ESV) and myocardial mass were evaluated.The data between male and female were compared by using two-tailed unpaired t test.Results Total imaging time was (15 ± 3 ) min.The anteroposterior diameter of the left atrium was( 2.87 ± 0.77 ) cm,the right atrial diameter perpendicular to the atrial septum was ( 3.61 ± 0.57 ) cm,the end diastolic diameter of the left ventricle was (4.97 ±0.52) cm,the end diastolic diameter of the right ventricle was (2.65 ± 0.48) cm.On the left ventricle,EF was(60.62 ±7.08)%,EDV was (115.37 ±26.71) ml,ESV was (46.02+15.72) ml and LV mass was ( 82.97± 24.03 ) g.On the right ventricle,EF was (47.73 ± 6.50 ) %,EDV was ( 128.27 ± 32.16 )ml,ESV was (67.7 ± 21.07) ml and RV mass was (48.24 ± 13.42) g.There were no statistically significant differences in LVESV( P =0.144 ),LVEDV index ( P =0.714 ),LVESV index ( P =0.113 ),LVCI ( P =0.199),RVEF ( P =0.296 ) and RV mass ( P =0.093 ),and statistically significant differences in other cardiac parameters between male and female.Conclusion Cardiac MRI can provide useful information about cardiac function and morphology with a high level of reproducibility in normal Chinese Han population.
5.Quantitative evaluation of sternocleidomastoid muscle hardness in patients with tension-type headache by acoustic radiation force impulse technique
Wenzheng SHAO ; Jinjun SHI ; Qi GAO ; Zeai WANG ; Xinyong ZHANG ; Yunqing FAN
Chinese Journal of Neuromedicine 2020;19(10):1025-1029
Objective:To evaluate the sternocleidomastoid muscle hardness in patients with tension-type headache (TTH) by acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI), and to explore its clinical value in evaluating TTH.Methods:Thirty-five patients with TTH admitted to our hospital from March 2019 to March 2020 and 35 subjects accepted physical examination at the same time period were enrolled in this study. The thicknesses of sternocleidomastoid muscles were measured by two-dimensional ultrasound. On this basis, shear wave velocity (SWV) of sternocleidomastoid muscles was quantitatively evaluated by ARFI. The correlation between thicknesses of sternocleidomastoid muscles and headache was further analyzed.Results:The thickness of sternocleidomastoid muscles, SWV in transverse and longitudinal sections, visual analogue scale (VAS) scores in patients with TTH during headache and after massage were significantly higher than those in the heathy subjects ( P<0.05). Meanwhile, SWV in transverse and longitudinal sections, VAS scores decreased significantly in TTH after massage, which showed significant difference as compared with those during headache ( P<0.05). During headache, the thickness of sternocleidomastoid muscles was negatively correlated with VAS scores ( r=-0.397, P=0.002), SWV in longitudinal section of sternocleidomastoid muscles was positively correlated with VAS scores ( r=0.643, P=0.000). Conclusions:The thickness and hardness of sternocleidomastoid muscle are closely related with TTH. ARFI can quantitatively evaluate the thickness and hardness of sternocleidomastoid muscle.
6.Coronary Artery Imaging in Patients with High Heart Rate by Dual-source CT:The Initial Experience
Zhuhua ZHANG ; Zhengyu JIN ; Shuyang ZHANG ; Songbai LIN ; Dongjing LI ; Lingyan KONG ; Yining WANG ; Lan SONG ; Yun WANG ; Wenmin ZHAO ; Linhui WANG ; Xiaona ZHANG ; Yunqing ZHANG ; Bing QI ; Kai XU ; Jixiang LIANG ; Haifeng ZHU ; Wenbin MOU ; Liren ZHANG ; Wenling ZHU ; Qi MIAO ; Qi FANG
Journal of Practical Radiology 2001;0(08):-
Objective To explore the scanning technique and image quality of coronary artery imaging with dual-source CT without oral Betaloc preparation in the patients with high heart rate.Methods 412 cases were undergone coronary imaging with dual-source CT (including plain and enhanced scans) ,among them,there were 30 cases with heart rate more than 100 bpm.Multi-planar reconstruction(MPR),maximum intensity projection(MIP) and volume rendering (VR) were performed using contrast-enhanced images.The image quality was classified into 3 grades, and coronary segments named according to AHA standard were evaluated.Results The average heart rate during enhanced scan in the 30 cases was (115.6?11.8)(101~139)bpm,the average breath hold time was (5.7?1.2) s.The best reconstruction phase was in the systolic phase. Altogether 424 coronary segments were evaluated, among them 93.9%(398/424)belonged to the first grade,5.0%(21/424)belonged to the second grade,and 1.2%(5/424) belonged to the third grade. Conclusion Without oral administration of Betaloc preparation, good coronary artery images can be obtained in the patients with high heart rate by dual-source CT.
7.Coronary artery imaging with dual-source CT:initial experience
Zhu-Hua ZHANG ; Zheng-Yu JIN ; Shu-Yang ZHANG ; Song-Bai LIN ; Dong-Jing LI ; Ling-Yan KONG ; Yi-Ning WANG ; Lan SONG ; Yun WANG ; Wen-Min ZHAO ; Linhui WANG ; Xiaona ZHANG ; Yunqing ZHANG ; Bing QI ; Kai XU ; Jixiang LIANG ; Haifeng ZHU ; Wenbin MOU ;
Chinese Journal of Radiology 2001;0(09):-
Objective To explore the scan technique and image quality of coronary artery imaging with dual-source CT without oral Betaloc preparation.Methods Plain and enhanced dual-source CT coronary artery imaging without oral Betaloc preparation was performed in 215 patients with clinically suspected coronary heart disease or early-stage coronary lesions.Calcium scoring with plain scan images and multi-planar reconstruction(MPR),maximum intensity projection(MIP)and volume rendering technique (VRT)reconstruction with enhanced scan images were made in all cases.The scan technique and post reconstruction experience was summarized.The image quality was classified as three grades,and coronary segments classified according to AHA standards were evaluated.Results The median of calcium score of the 215 cases was 82.2(2.3—1827.9).The average heart rate of the enhanced scan was(80.6?15.3) (57—139)bpm.The post reconstruction methods with which coronary segments could be shown as best as possible consisted of(1)multiphases screening methods,(2)bi-phase or multiple-phase complement method,and(3)premature beat removing or arrhythmia shifting method.Altogether 3026 coronary segments were evaluated,among them 97.5% were evaluated as grade 1 image quality,2.0% were evaluated as grade 2 and 0.5% were evaluated as grade 3.The coronary segments in 91 cases were completely normal, while 112 segments with
8.Clinical prognosis of staged coronary artery bypass grafting and carotid stent implantation in patients with preoperative stroke
Qi XIA ; Chentao LUO ; Yi LIN ; Yunqing SHI ; Runhua MA ; Wenjun DING
Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2022;29(05):565-571
Objective To analyze the short-term and long-term efficacy of staged coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and carotid artery stenting (CAS) compared with CABG alone in patients with coronary heart disease with preoperative history of stroke and carotid stenosis. Methods We reviewed the clinical data of 55 patients (48 males, 7 females, aged 67.62±7.06 years) with coronary heart disease and carotid stenosis who had a history of stroke and underwent CABG+CAS or CABG alone in Zhongshan Hospital from 2008 to 2017. There were 13 patients in the staged CABG+CAS group and 42 patients in the CABG alone group. The differences in the incidence of perioperative adverse events and long-term survival between the two groups were studied, and univariate and multivariate analyses were carried out to determine the independent risk factors of long-term adverse events. Results Perioperative adverse events occurred in 1 (7.69%) patient of the staged CABG+CAS group, and 4 (9.52%) patients of the CABG alone group (P=0.84). During the follow-up period (67.84±37.99 months), the long-term survival rate of patients in the staged CABG+CAS group was significantly higher than that in the CABG alone group (P=0.02). The risk of long-term adverse events in the staged CABG+CAS group was 0.22 times higher than that in the CABG alone group (95%CI 0.05-0.92, P=0.04). Conclusion Staged CABG+CAS can significantly improve the long-term survival prognosis without increasing the perioperative risk. It is a safe and effective treatment, but prospective randomized studies are still needed to further confirm this finding.