Objectives:To explore the feasibility of a coronary angiography-based method developed with artificial intelligence which was able to automatically and quickly calculate coronary volumetric blood flow and coronary flow reserve (CFR), and explore the differences in CFR after injection of different vasodilators.Methods:This was a observational study screening patients with suspected coronary artery disease who underwent coronary angiography From June to September 2022 in Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences. Patients without obstructive coronary artery disease in the left anterior descending artery (<50% diameter stenosis by visual) and accompanied by coronary slow flow phenomenon (Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction flow grade ≤2) were enrolled. According to pre-specified coronary angiography acquisition protocol, one angiographic image in optimal projection was acquired for each of the following five states: baseline when none of the vasodilators was injected (resting state), intracoronary injection of 200 μg nitroglycerin (nitroglycerin-induced hyperemia), intracoronary injection of 100 μg adenosine (adenosine-induced hyperemia), 5 minutes after cessation of adenosine injection (resting state 2), and intracoronary injection of 4 mg nicorandil (nicorandil-induced hyperemia). Coronary volumetric blood flow and CFR were assessed in a fully automatic manner at an independent core laboratory. One-way repeated measures ANOVA was used to detect the differences in coronary volumetric blood flow at five states and the differences in CFR after injection of different vasodilators.Results:A total of 21 eligible patients were included. The age was (62±9) years, and 5 (24%) were female. Coronary volumetric blood flow at five states and CFR after injection of different vasodilators were successfully calculated in all patients, with a feasibility of 100% (21/21) for CFR. Resting coronary volumetric blood flow was (80.6±12.4) ml/min. Using this as a reference, the volumetric blood flow increased to (167.7±30.5) ml/min under nitroglycerin-induced hyperemia (adjusted P<0.001), and remained at (171.5±23.1) ml/min under adenosine-induced hyperemia (adjusted P<0.001). The volumetric blood flow under resting state 2 was (83.8±15.6) ml/min, returning to baseline level (adjusted P=0.94). Under nicorandil-induced hyperemia, the coronary volumetric blood flow increased again to (182.9±28.3) ml/min (adjusted P<0.001). CFR was 2.09±0.29, 2.15±0.27, and 2.29±0.29 after injection of nitroglycerin, adenosine, and nicorandil, respectively( P=0.034). Using CFR after adenosine injection as a reference, CFR after nicorandil injection was higher (adjusted P=0.044). Using the coronary volumetric blood flow under resting state 2 as the baseline flow for CFR calculation, there was no statistically significant difference compared to the CFR calculated using the volumetric blood flow under resting state (all P>0.05). Conclusions:Preliminary findings confirm the high feasibility of rapid, automated assessment of coronary volumetric blood flow and CFR from a single angiographic projection, as well as good reproducibility in calculating baseline volumetric blood flow. In patients with coronary slow flow, the CFR after nicorandil injection is significantly higher than that after adenosine injection.

Objective:To investigate the clinicopathological characteristics and diagnostic criteria of cutaneous melanocytic tumor with CRTC1::TRIM11 fusion (CMTCT), and to improve understanding of this entity.Methods:The clinical features, histology, immunohistochemistry (IHC) and molecular characteristics of 3 CMTCT cases were analyzed, supplemented by a literature review.Results:All patients were female, aged 53, 46 and 46 years, respectively. Grossly, the lesions presented as dermal/subcutaneous nodules protruding from the skin surface. Histologically, tumor cells were arranged in nested and fascicular patterns separated by delicate fibrous septa. Tumor cell infiltration was observed in the epidermis of case 1, but not in that of cases 2 and 3. Tumor cells exhibited epithelioid, spindle-shaped, or oval morphology, with eosinophilic or pale cytoplasm and mild to moderate nuclear atypia. Tumor mitotic figure was <5/10 HPF. Scant melanin pigment was observed in case 2. IHC demonstrated diffuse and strong positivity for SOX-10, S-100 protein and MITF. HMB45 was negative in two cases (case 1 and case 3) and focally positive in case 2; Melan A was negative in two cases (case 1 and case 3) and partially positive in case 2. The Ki-67 proliferation index was approximately 5%-8%. Molecular analysis revealed CRTC1::TRIM11 fusion in three cases via RNA sequencing, and CRTC1 rearrangement in two cases (case 1 and case 3) via fluorescence in situ hybridization.Conclusions:CMTCT shares histological and immunophenotypic features with melanoma and clear cell sarcoma but is defined by the presence of CRTC1::TRIM11 fusion, necessitating molecular confirmation for definitive diagnosis. Complete excision with clear margins is recommended. While most of the CMTCTs exhibit indolent biological behaviors, rare cases may recur locally or metastasize, warranting close follow-up.

Objectives:To explore the feasibility of a coronary angiography-based method developed with artificial intelligence which was able to automatically and quickly calculate coronary volumetric blood flow and coronary flow reserve (CFR), and explore the differences in CFR after injection of different vasodilators.Methods:This was a observational study screening patients with suspected coronary artery disease who underwent coronary angiography From June to September 2022 in Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences. Patients without obstructive coronary artery disease in the left anterior descending artery (<50% diameter stenosis by visual) and accompanied by coronary slow flow phenomenon (Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction flow grade ≤2) were enrolled. According to pre-specified coronary angiography acquisition protocol, one angiographic image in optimal projection was acquired for each of the following five states: baseline when none of the vasodilators was injected (resting state), intracoronary injection of 200 μg nitroglycerin (nitroglycerin-induced hyperemia), intracoronary injection of 100 μg adenosine (adenosine-induced hyperemia), 5 minutes after cessation of adenosine injection (resting state 2), and intracoronary injection of 4 mg nicorandil (nicorandil-induced hyperemia). Coronary volumetric blood flow and CFR were assessed in a fully automatic manner at an independent core laboratory. One-way repeated measures ANOVA was used to detect the differences in coronary volumetric blood flow at five states and the differences in CFR after injection of different vasodilators.Results:A total of 21 eligible patients were included. The age was (62±9) years, and 5 (24%) were female. Coronary volumetric blood flow at five states and CFR after injection of different vasodilators were successfully calculated in all patients, with a feasibility of 100% (21/21) for CFR. Resting coronary volumetric blood flow was (80.6±12.4) ml/min. Using this as a reference, the volumetric blood flow increased to (167.7±30.5) ml/min under nitroglycerin-induced hyperemia (adjusted P<0.001), and remained at (171.5±23.1) ml/min under adenosine-induced hyperemia (adjusted P<0.001). The volumetric blood flow under resting state 2 was (83.8±15.6) ml/min, returning to baseline level (adjusted P=0.94). Under nicorandil-induced hyperemia, the coronary volumetric blood flow increased again to (182.9±28.3) ml/min (adjusted P<0.001). CFR was 2.09±0.29, 2.15±0.27, and 2.29±0.29 after injection of nitroglycerin, adenosine, and nicorandil, respectively( P=0.034). Using CFR after adenosine injection as a reference, CFR after nicorandil injection was higher (adjusted P=0.044). Using the coronary volumetric blood flow under resting state 2 as the baseline flow for CFR calculation, there was no statistically significant difference compared to the CFR calculated using the volumetric blood flow under resting state (all P>0.05). Conclusions:Preliminary findings confirm the high feasibility of rapid, automated assessment of coronary volumetric blood flow and CFR from a single angiographic projection, as well as good reproducibility in calculating baseline volumetric blood flow. In patients with coronary slow flow, the CFR after nicorandil injection is significantly higher than that after adenosine injection.

Objective:To investigate the clinicopathological characteristics and diagnostic criteria of cutaneous melanocytic tumor with CRTC1::TRIM11 fusion (CMTCT), and to improve understanding of this entity.Methods:The clinical features, histology, immunohistochemistry (IHC) and molecular characteristics of 3 CMTCT cases were analyzed, supplemented by a literature review.Results:All patients were female, aged 53, 46 and 46 years, respectively. Grossly, the lesions presented as dermal/subcutaneous nodules protruding from the skin surface. Histologically, tumor cells were arranged in nested and fascicular patterns separated by delicate fibrous septa. Tumor cell infiltration was observed in the epidermis of case 1, but not in that of cases 2 and 3. Tumor cells exhibited epithelioid, spindle-shaped, or oval morphology, with eosinophilic or pale cytoplasm and mild to moderate nuclear atypia. Tumor mitotic figure was <5/10 HPF. Scant melanin pigment was observed in case 2. IHC demonstrated diffuse and strong positivity for SOX-10, S-100 protein and MITF. HMB45 was negative in two cases (case 1 and case 3) and focally positive in case 2; Melan A was negative in two cases (case 1 and case 3) and partially positive in case 2. The Ki-67 proliferation index was approximately 5%-8%. Molecular analysis revealed CRTC1::TRIM11 fusion in three cases via RNA sequencing, and CRTC1 rearrangement in two cases (case 1 and case 3) via fluorescence in situ hybridization.Conclusions:CMTCT shares histological and immunophenotypic features with melanoma and clear cell sarcoma but is defined by the presence of CRTC1::TRIM11 fusion, necessitating molecular confirmation for definitive diagnosis. Complete excision with clear margins is recommended. While most of the CMTCTs exhibit indolent biological behaviors, rare cases may recur locally or metastasize, warranting close follow-up.

BACKGROUND:Transcranial direct current stimulation(tDCS),as a non-invasive brain stimulation technique,can enhance human muscle strength or improve single-leg landing stability instantly,but no relevant research has demonstrated this yet. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of tDCS on the stability of single-leg landings in human subjects. METHODS:Male undergraduate students from Wuhan Sports University were recruited as study participants.They were divided into two groups,A(n=6)and B(n=5),using a random number table.Group A underwent a sham stimulation session followed by a 3-day washout period,after which they received tDCS.Conversely,Group B received tDCS initially,followed by a 3-day washout period,and subsequently underwent the sham stimulation session.Following the respective stimulation sessions,an immediate single-leg landing test was administered to assess and collect biomechanical parameters.Data resulting from the tDCS intervention were aggregated and analyzed as the experimental group dataset,whereas data stemming from the sham stimulation were consolidated as the control group dataset. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Regarding core stability,the tDCS intervention showed a significant interaction with landing height on the maximal trunk flexion angle(P＜0.05).A paired comparison of the data showed a significant decrease in the maximum trunk flexion angle following true stimulation compared to sham stimulation at a 30-cm landing height.Additionally,the tDCS intervention had a significant main effect on the maximum trunk lateral bending angle and the mean trunk lateral bending angular velocity(P＜0.05).Following true stimulation,there was a significant decrease in the maximum trunk lateral bending angle and the mean trunk lateral bending angular velocity compared to sham stimulation.In terms of lower limb joint stability,the tDCS intervention had a significant main effect on the maximum dynamic ankle valgus angle(P＜0.05).This resulted in a significant decrease in the angle following true stimulation compared to sham stimulation.In addition,the tDCS intervention had a significant main effect on the peak muscle activation of the lateral head of the gastrocnemius lateralis(P＜0.05).This showed a significant increase after true stimulation compared to sham stimulation.An interaction between the tDCS intervention and landing height was observed for the peak muscle activation of the tibialis anterior(P＜0.05).Paired comparison analyses revealed a significant increase in muscle activation after true stimulation specifically at a 60-cm landing height.Regarding center of pressure stability,there were no significant interactions or main effects of the tDCS intervention on the mean lateral displacement,mean lateral displacement velocity,mean anterior-posterior displacement,or mean anterior-posterior displacement velocity at the center of pressure(P＞0.05).Furthermore,the tDCS intervention had no significant main effects on any of the center of pressure indicators(P＞0.05).In conclusion,tDCS can immediately improve core stability and lower limb joint stability during single-leg landing,making it an effective warm-up technique for improving single-leg landing stability and reducing the risk of lower limb injuries.

Objective:To construct a clinical predictive model of severe adenovirus pneumonia(SAP)in children using random forest and verify it.Methods:The clinical, laboratory and imaging data of 542 children with adenovirus pneumonia treated in Tianjin Children′s Hospital from January 2019 to January 2021 were analyzed retrospectively.The research object was randomly divided into training dataset and validation dataset(8∶2).The training dataset screened the predictors of SAP of pneumonia through random forest and established a prediction model, and the prediction model was expressed visually by the nomogram.In the validation dataset, the receiver operating characteristic curve(ROC)and sensitivity, specificity, error rate and confusion matrix were used to validate it.Results:A total of 439 children were in the training dataset, and 187 cases(42.60%)of the training data was divided as severe type.A total of 103 children were in validation dataset, and 44 cases(42.71%)of the validation dataset was divided as severe type.The percentage of monocytes(M%), PLT, AST, IL-6, the peak of body temperature, pulmonary inflammation of the consolidation and patchy shadowing were independent predictors of SAP in children.The area under the ROC curve of the training dataset and the validation dataset was 0.95(95% CI: 0.92~0.98)and 0.92(95% CI: 0.82~0.99), respectively.The accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of the training dataset were 0.994, 1.000, 0.987, 0.998, 1.000 and in validation dataset were 0.752, 0.990, 0.514, 0.945 and 0.857, respectively. Conclusion:The predictive model has good discriminant ability, and the early clinical and hematological indexes are helpful to improve the identification and screening of SAP in children.

Objective:To study and analyse the results of postoperative hemorrhage after laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy (LPD).Methods:The clinical data of patients who underwent LPD from May 2011 to December 2019 at Hunan Provincial People's Hospital were retrospectively analyzed. The clinical characteristics of patients, onset time of postoperative hemorrhage, location of postoperative hemorrhage, postoperative biliary fistula, pancreatic fistula, infection and other short-term complications, reoperation and mortality rates were analyzed.Results:Of 356 patients who underwent LPD in this study, there were 200 males and 156 females, aged (58.0±10.5) years. The postoperative complication rate was 33.1% (118/356), the reoperation rate was 6.5% (23/356), and the mortality rate was 2.5% (9/356). The most common complications were postoperative hemorrhage [15.2% (54/356)], pancreatic fistula [14.6%(52/356)] and abdominal infection [13.8%(49/356)]. The onset time of postoperative hemorrhage was usually in the 1st - 14th day, and the highest rate of postoperative hemorrhage was 3.9% (14/356) on the first day after surgery. The postoperative hemorrhage rate then showed a downward trend, but increased again on the 7th day. The extraluminal hemorrhage locations were relatively widely distributed, and the incidence of gastrointestinal anastomotic hemorrhage in patients with intraluminal hemorrhage was the highest [67.9%(19/28)]. Of the 9 patients who died, 7 were related to postoperative bleeding.Conclusions:LPD resulted in a high incidence of complications. Postoperative hemorrhage was a complication that had the greatest impact on short-term recovery of patients. It was also an important cause of reoperation and death. In addition to postoperative bleeding caused by pancreatic fistula, gastrointestinal anastomotic bleeding was also clinically important.

Objective:To investigate the effect of plasma exchange (PE) and continuous blood purification(CRRT) on children with bee sting poisoning and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS).Methods:From January 2016 to September 2019, 37 children aged 9 months to 11 years with bee sting and MODS were treated with dexamethasone 0.5 mg/kg or methylprednisolone 3 mg-5 mg/kg anti allergic and anti-inflammatory and organ support. Among them, 26 cases were treated with plasma exchange and continuous blood purification (treatment group), and the rest 11 cases were only given conventional treatment, but did not receive blood purification treatment (control group).The critical illness score, liver and kidney functions, myolysis, pulmonary hemorrhage/pulmonary edema, coagulation disorders, shock, hemolysis, gastrointestinal failure and other organ damage, ICU stay time, mechanical ventilation time, organ dysfunction recovery time and clinical outcomes were retrospectively analyzed. In the treatment group, 18 cases started blood purification before 12 h after MODS (early treatment group) and 8 cases started blood purification after 12 h (delayed treatment group).Results:There was no significant difference in age, sex, child critical illness score, onset time and organ function damage between the treatment and control groups ( P>0.05). The cure rate of the treatment group was higher than that of the control group [(25/26 (96.15%) vs 8/11 (72.73%), P=0.036]. There was no significant difference in ICU stay between the control group and the treatment group [(10.03±7.74) d vs (12.01±6.95) d, P>0.05]. Among the 25 survivors in the treatment group, one patient had mild renal function damage and one patient had multiple necrosis of skin, subcutaneous and muscle tissue. Compared with 4 of the 8 survivors in the control group, the residual organ function damage in the treatment group was significantly less than that in the control group [(2/25 (8.00%) vs 4/8 (50.00%), P=0.031)].The recovery of liver function, renal function, myolysis and hemolysis in the treatment group was faster than those in the control group (all P < 0.05). The initiation of blood purification within 12 h after the occurrence of MODS required fewer times of plasma exchange and shorter CRRT time, ICU stay and ventilator time (all P < 0.05). Conclusions:In children with bee sting combined with MODS, plasma exchange and continuous blood purification can achieve better therapeutic effect and better clinical outcome.

Objective:To investigate the clinical significance of inflammatory factors in bacterial infection children with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency in PICU.Methods:A prospective cohort study was carried out from June 2014 to December 2017. 77 bacterial infection children with pediatric critical illness score less than 80 who were admitted to the PICU, were recruit in the study.The patient diagnosed as other basic diseases,with history of high-dose glucocorticoid use, discharged or died within 24 hours were excluded.The recruited patients were divided into G6PD deficiency group (observation group with 36 cases) and non-G6PD deficiency group (control group with 41 cases) according to the presence or absence of G6PD deficiency.Blood samples were taken at admission, 12 hand 24 h after hospitalization to detect the concentrations of tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α), interleukin 6 (IL-6), interleukin 10 (IL-10) andC-reactive protein (CRP). T test, χ2 test and Fisher exact test were used to analyze the changes of the above inflammatory factors, complications, prognosis, PICU stay time and hospitalization costs. Results:The levels of inflammatory factors in the observation group were significantly higher than those in the control group at admission, 12 and 24 hours after hospitalization, the differences were statistically significant (all P< 0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in thechangerate of inflammatory factors between the two groups during treatment; The PICU stay time of observation group was longer [(7.98 ± 6.55) vs (5.01 ± 6.21)] and the hospitalization cost (yuan) was higher [(36 634.09 ± 11 876.67) vs (31 571.42 ± 10 245.80)], P<0.05; Compared to the control group, the incidence ofsevere sepsis, septic shock, MODS increased significantly, and the curative rate decreasedsignificantly in observation group( P<0.05). Conclusions:G6PD-deficient children with bacterial infections had serious inflammatory reactions with poor prognosis and higher hospitalization costs and were susceptible to the occurrence of severe sepsis, septic shock and MODS.

Objective ToexploretheclinicopathologicalfeaturesandMRImanifestationsofseveralspecialtypesofuterineleiomyomato improvethediagnosticlevelofit.Methods TheclinicopathologicalfeaturesandMRImanifestationsof18caseswithuterineleiomyomathatwere verifiedbypathologicanalysiswereanalyzedretrospectively.Results Amongthe18cases,therewere11casesofcellularleiomyoma,5casesof fattyleiomyomaand2casesofintravenousleiomyoma.Thetumorswereroundorirregular,withaclearmarginandamaximumdiameterof3.2cm to12.5cm.CellularleiomyomashowedisointensityonT1WI,homogeneouslyorslightlyhyperintensityonT2WI,and mostofthem werehyperintenseonDWI,whileafewisointense.Thelesionshowedearlyobviousenhancementandcontinuedtostrengthen,higher thanthemyometriumofthesameperiod.Fattyleiomyomaconsistsofsmooth musclecellsandadipocytesindifferentproportions, smoothmuscletissueshowedisointensityonT1WI,andisointensityorslightlyhyperintensityonT2WI,whileadiposetissueshowed hyperintensityonT1WIandT2WI,hypointensityonfatsequence,lighttomoderateenhancementforsmooth muscletissueandadiposetissue ntravenousleiomyomashowedirregularcircuity,shuttlesolidlumpin myometriumorneartheuterus,whichshowedisointenseon T1WI,andunevenorhyperintensityonT2WI,moderateheterogeneousenhancement,multiplecircuityvesselswithinoraroundthelesions.Allthe threetypesofuterineleiomyomaabovehavecertainMRIfeaturesandareassociatedwithpathology.Conclusion TheMRIfindingsof thecell-richleiomyomashowthattheedgeofthetumorisclear,ofwhichshowhyperintensityonDWI,andearlyandcontinuousenhancement, whilethedegreeofenhancementishigherthanthatinthemyometriumofuterusatthesameperiod.MRIofuterineadiposeleiomyomashows"whirlpool"or "braided"distributionoffatsignalinthetumor,andnoenhancementinadiposetissue;MRIofvenousleiomyoma showsirregulartwistsandturnsbetweenthewallofuterusorbesidetheuterus,andmoderateorunevenintensificationafterenhancement. withoutI.