Objective　To explore the difference of cerebral blood perfusion in patients with severe unilateral carotid artery stenosis by CTA,CTP and DSA combined assessment of circle of Willis (CoW) different mTICI compensatory grades.Methods　Sixty-five patients with unilateral carotid artery stenosis≥70% were selected according to CTA,and CTP.Among them,33 patients were confirmed by carotid compression test to have compensated blood supply to the stenosis side through anterior communicating artery and/or posterior communicating artery (mTICI ≥2b),which was called as the well compensated CoW group.The other 32 cases were confirmed by neck compression test that there was no compensatory blood supply to the stenosis side,or inadequate compensation (mTICI ≤2a) was called the poor compensatory CoW group.All patients were given internal carotid artery stenting (CAS) for severe internal carotid artery (ICA) stenosis,and the residual stenosis was ≤30%.CTP examination was completed in all patients within 3 months after operation.The relative cerebral blood volume (rCBV),relative cerebral blood flow (rCBF),relative mean transit time (rMTT) and relative peak time (rTTP) of the middle cerebral artery blood supply area before and after operation were measured and calculated.The self-comparison of perfusion parameters before and after operation and the transverse comparison between the two groups.Results　There were significant differences in rMTT,rTTP and slightly increased rCBV in the poor compensated CoW group before stenting than the well compensated CoW group(P<0.05),but the difference in rCBF was not significant (P=0.14).After stenting,there were no significant differences in rCBV,rCBF,rMTT,and rTTP between the two groups (P>0.05).There was only no significant difference in rCBF between the two groups before and after stenting (P>0.05).Conclusion　For patients with severe unilateral carotid artery stenosis,different compensatory functions of Willis can significantly change the distribution of cerebral blood flow,providing a reference for the choice of carotid artery stent implantation.

Objective:The investigation and research on the application status of Hepatic Venous Pressure Gradient (HVPG) is very important to understand the real situation and future development of this technology in China.Methods:This study comprehensively investigated the basic situation of HVPG technology in China, including hospital distribution, hospital level, annual number of cases, catheters used, average cost, indications and existing problems.Results:According to the survey, there were 70 hospitals in China carrying out HVPG technology in 2021, distributed in 28 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central Government). A total of 4 398 cases of HVPG were performed in all the surveyed hospitals in 2021, of which 2 291 cases (52.1%) were tested by HVPG alone. The average cost of HVPG detection was (5 617.2±2 079.4) yuan. 96.3% of the teams completed HVPG detection with balloon method, and most of the teams used thrombectomy balloon catheter (80.3%).Conclusion:Through this investigation, the status of domestic clinical application of HVPG has been clarified, and it has been confirmed that many domestic medical institutions have mastered this technology, but it still needs to continue to promote and popularize HVPG technology in the future.

Objective　 To compare the differences of the result measuring infarct core and hypoperfusion with imSTROKE and RAPID software.Method　This study collected medical imaging examination data from 611 patients with acute ischemic stroke,349 of them were examined by CTP and 262 of them were examined by PWI,DWI and ADC.The volumes of infarct core and hypoperfusion were respectively analyzed by RAPID and imSTROKE software.We used Bland-Altman analysis and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) as agreement assessment method between two software,and 25 ml,50 ml,70 ml set as the assessment point of accuracy for estimating infarct core volumes.45 ml,90 ml,125 ml set as the assessment point of accuracy for estimating infarct core volumes.Result　The median volumes of hypoperfusion and infarct core are 68.20 ml and 29.18 ml with imSTROKE software,while the median volumes of hypoperfusion and infarct core are 68.55 ml and 29.53 ml with RAPID software.ICCs (95%CI) of the result measuring infarct core and hypoperfusion with imSTROKE and RAPID software are 0.9885 (0.9865~0.9902) and 0.9880 (0.9860~0.9898).Conclusion　imSTROKE has high agreement with RAPID in the estimation of infarct core volumes and penumbra volumes.Both of them can be used to measure the volume of hypoperfusion and infarct core.

Objective　To explore the value of diffusion weighted imaging-Alberta stroke project early CT score (DWI-ASPECTS) in predicting early neurological deterioration (END) in the patients with acute anterior circulation cerebral infarction.Methods　The data patients with acute anterior circulation cerebral infarction treated in the department of neurology of our hospital from October 01 2014 to June 30 2016 were retrospectively analyzed.According to the occurrence of END.The patients were divided into END group and non-END group.The differences of clinical variables between the two groups were analyzed and compared.ROC curve was used to evaluate the predictive value of DWI-ASPECTS score in the patients with acute anterior circulation cerebral infarction.Results　The DWI-ASPECTS score of END group was significantly lower than that of non-END group (P<0.001).The DWI-ASPECTS (95%CI 0.466~0.8,95% CI 0.466~0.8 95% score 0.009) and the LDL-C (95% CI 1.006~2.316 score 0.047) were independent risk factors for END.ROC curve shows that when the DWI-ASPECTS is 7 as the cut-off point.The area under the curve is 0.769 (95%CI 0.715~0.818),the sensitivity is 61.54% and the specificity is 88.04%.Conclusion　DWI-ASPECTS has a good predictive value in the patients with acute anterior circulation cerebral infarction.Which should be further verified by a large sample study.

BACKGROUND: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a group of diffuse lung diseases that mainly involve the interstitial and alveolar cavities and result in loss of alveolar-capillary functional units, leading to restrictive ventilatory dysfunction and diffusion impairment. There was an increased incidence of lung cancer on the basis of ILD, and perioperative risk of patients with lung cancer combined with ILD (LC-ILD) was significantly increased. The aim of this study is to summarize the safety and experience of surgical treatment of LC-ILD. METHODS: A retrospective analysis was performed on 23 patients with LC-ILD who underwent pneumonectomy in Beijing Hospital from January 2012 to December 2019, and their clinical manifestations, image feature, pathology, surgical safety, perioperative complications and treatment experience were summarized. RESULTS: A total of 23 patients were included in this study, including 20 males (87.0%) with an average age of (69.1±7.8) years, and 19 cases (82.6%) were smokers. Of the ILD types, 14 cases (60.9%) were idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, 7 cases (30.4%) were idiopathic nonspecific interstitial pneumonia, and 2 (8.7%) were interstitial lung disease associated with connective tissue diseases. The pathology of lung cancer included adenocarcinoma (30.4%, 7/23), small cell carcinoma (30.4%, 7/23), squamous cell carcinoma (26.1%, 6/23), small cell carcinoma mixed with squamous cell carcinoma (4.3%, 1/23) and large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (8.7%, 2/23). Surgical approaches included video assisted thoracoscopy (69.6%, 16/23) and anterolateral thoracotomy (30.4%, 7/23), with lobectomy (52.2%, 12/23), double lobectomy (4.3%, 1/23), and sublobectomy (39.1%, 9/23). There were 11 cases (47.8%) of postoperative complications, including 8 cases (34.8%) of pulmonary complications, 4 cases (17.4%) of acute exacerbation of ILD (AE-ILD), 6 cases (26.1%) of atrial fibrillation, and 1 case (4.3%) of acute left ventricular dysfunction. The 90-day mortality is 8.7% (2/23) and the cause of death was acute exacerbation of ILD. CONCLUSIONS Most of LC-ILD were elderly patients with multiple comorbidities and decreased pulmonary function, leading to significantly increased surgical risk. The ILD should be fully evaluated and controlled before surgery, intraoperative trauma should be minimized, and special attention should be paid to pulmonary complications and AE-ILD after surgery. Postoperative AE-ILD has a poor prognosis and glucocorticoids may be effective. Early diagnosis and treatment is the key to treatment of AE-ILD.

BACKGROUND: DNA polymerase β is one of the key enzymes for DNA repair and it was reported that about 30 percent of different types of cancers carried mutations in its coding gene Polb. However, it is still controversial whether it is true or false because of the small sample size in these studies. In current study, we performed genetic screening of promoter and coding regions of Polb gene in 69 Chinese lung cancer patients using Sanger sequencing method, so as to elucidate real mutation frequency of Polb mutations in Chinese Han population. METHODS: Salting out extraction method was used to get the genome DNAs from tumor and normal matched tissues of 69 lung cancer patients. The promoter and 14 coding regions of Polb gene were then amplified using these DNAs as the template. After purification, amplicons were sequenced and aligned to the wild type Polb gene in NCBI database, in order to find out the mutated sites of Polb gene in Chinese lung cancer patients. RESULTS: In this study, we totally found only 5 mutated sites in Polb gene. In detail, 3 mutations (-196G>T, -188_-187insCGCCC, -168C>A) were located in the promoter region; 2 mutations (587C>G, 612A>T) were found in coding regions. Specially, mutations of -188_-187insCGCCC and 587C>G (resulting to the amino acid substitution of Thr to Ser at position 196) had never been reported by other groups before. However, all these 5 mutated sites could be detected in both tumor and matched normal tissues, which inferred that they are not lung tumor specific mutations. CONCLUSIONS No lung tumor specific mutations of Polb gene could be found in Chinese lung cancer patients and Polb gene mutation might not be a molecular marker for Chinese lung cancer patients.

Objective To evaluate the efficacy of cerebral venous sinus pressure measurement with a microcatheter in guiding stent angioplasty for the treatment of venous sinus stenosis.Methods A total of 42 patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) complicated by localized venous sinus stenosis were enrolled in this study.Microcatheter venous sinus venography with DSA and venous sinus pressure measurement were performed in all patients.Of the 42 patients,the pressure difference between the distal end and the proximal end of venous sinus ＞12 mmHg was found in 32,for whom balloon dilatation together with stent angioplasty was carried out.The venous sinus pressure was measured again after the treatment.The improvement of postoperative clinical symptoms was evaluated.The occurrence of complications,the symptom relapse and the patency of venous sinus were checked up.Results Successful venous sinus stent angioplasty was achieved in all 32 patients.The symptoms of intracranial hypertension were remarkably relieved,and no procedure-related complications occurred.The postoperative pressure difference between the distal end and the proximal end of venous sinus was significantly different from the preoperative one (P＜0.05),and the pressure showed a parallel correlation with the pressure of lumbar puncture.One week after the treatment,the headache was strikingly rclieved although visual acuity showed no obvious improvement.The patients were followed up for 12 months,no recurrence of clinical symptoms was seen,and magnetic resonance venography (MRV) or DSA examination showed that venous sinus blood flow was unobstructed and no restenosis was detected.Conclusion For the treatment of IIH stenosis complicated by localized venous sinus stenosis,endovascular stent angioplasty is relatively safe and effective,and the cerebral venous sinus pressure measurement with a microcatheter is of clinical significance for the selection of suitable patients as well as for the evaluation of curative effect.

OBJECTIVETo investigate the association between exposure to the famine during early life and elevated resting heart rate (RHR) in adulthood.

METHODFrom June 2006 to October 2007, the employees of kailuan group who took part in the health examination were selected. Of those, 18 619 cases who was born during October 1, 1956 to September 30, 1964 in Hebei province were finally included in the analysis based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. All the subjects were received questionnaire survey, smoking and drinking, physical examination, Lab examination and the measurement of RHR. The subjects of famine exposure group (3 190 cases) were born from October 1, 1959 to September 30, 1961, semi-exposure group (3 851 cases) were born from October 1, 1958 to September 30, 1959 and from October 1, 1961 to September 30, 1962, control group (11 578 cases) were born from October 1, 1956 to September 30, 1958 and from October 1, 1962 to September 30, 1964. The RHR and the detection rate of elevated RHR were compared among the three groups. The Multivariate logistic regression model was used to analyze the association between of exposure to famine during early life and elevated RHR in adulthood.

RESULTSThe RHR level was higher in famine exposure group and semi-exposed group than control group, which were (74.34 ± 9.71), (74.41 ± 9.48) and (73.90 ± 9.45) beat per minute (bpm) (P values were 0.003 and 0.020, respectively). In all of the subjects. The results of multivariate logistic regression showed that exposure of famine during early life increased the risk of elevated RHR in adulthood after adjustment for age, gender and other confounders (OR = 1.10, 95% CI: 1.01-1.21). In men, exposure of famine during early life also increased the risk of elevated RHR in adulthood (OR = 1.15, 95% CI: 1.04-1.28); In women, there was no association between the famine exposure and elevated RHR (OR = 0.92, 95% CI: 0.74-1.14).

CONCLUSIONExposure of famine during early life increases the risk of elevated RHR in adulthood. This negative effect existed mainly in the male.

Adult ; Alcohol Drinking ; China ; Female ; Heart Rate ; Human Development ; Humans ; Logistic Models ; Male ; Risk Factors ; Smoking ; Starvation

Objective To investigate the association between exposure to the famine during early life and elevated resting heart rate(RHR)in adulthood. Method From June 2006 to October 2007, the employees of kailuan group who took part in the health examination were selected. Of those, 18 619 cases who was born during October 1 ,1956 to September 30,1964 in Hebei province were finally included in the analysis based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. All the subjects were received questionnaire survey, smoking and drinking, physical examination, Lab examination and the measurement of RHR. The subjects of famine exposure group(3 190 cases) were born from October 1 ,1959 to September 30, 1961,semi?exposure group( 3 851 cases) were born from October 1,1958 to September 30, 1959 and from October 1, 1961 to September 30, 1962 ,control group(11 578 cases) were born from October 1, 1956 to September 30, 1958 and from October 1, 1962 to September 30, 1964. The RHR and the detection rate of elevated RHR were compared among the three groups. The Multivariate logistic regression model was used to analyze the association between of exposure to famine during early life and elevated RHR in adulthood. Results The RHR level was higher in famine exposure group and semi?exposed group than control group, which were (74.34 ± 9.71),(74.41 ± 9.48)and(73.90 ± 9.45)beat per minute(bpm)(P values were 0.003 and 0.020, respectively).In all of the subjects. The results of multivariate logistic regression showed that exposure of famine during early life increased the risk of elevated RHR in adulthood after adjustment for age,gender and other confounders (OR=1.10, 95%CI:1.01-1.21). In men, exposure of famine during early life also increased the risk of elevated RHR in adulthood(OR=1.15, 95%CI:1.04-1.28);In women, there was no association between the famine exposure and elevated RHR (OR=0.92,95%CI:0.74-1.14). Conclusion Exposure of famine during early life increases the risk of elevated RHR in adulthood. This negative effect existed mainly in the male.

Objective To investigate the association between exposure to the famine during early life and elevated resting heart rate(RHR)in adulthood. Method From June 2006 to October 2007, the employees of kailuan group who took part in the health examination were selected. Of those, 18 619 cases who was born during October 1 ,1956 to September 30,1964 in Hebei province were finally included in the analysis based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. All the subjects were received questionnaire survey, smoking and drinking, physical examination, Lab examination and the measurement of RHR. The subjects of famine exposure group(3 190 cases) were born from October 1 ,1959 to September 30, 1961,semi?exposure group( 3 851 cases) were born from October 1,1958 to September 30, 1959 and from October 1, 1961 to September 30, 1962 ,control group(11 578 cases) were born from October 1, 1956 to September 30, 1958 and from October 1, 1962 to September 30, 1964. The RHR and the detection rate of elevated RHR were compared among the three groups. The Multivariate logistic regression model was used to analyze the association between of exposure to famine during early life and elevated RHR in adulthood. Results The RHR level was higher in famine exposure group and semi?exposed group than control group, which were (74.34 ± 9.71),(74.41 ± 9.48)and(73.90 ± 9.45)beat per minute(bpm)(P values were 0.003 and 0.020, respectively).In all of the subjects. The results of multivariate logistic regression showed that exposure of famine during early life increased the risk of elevated RHR in adulthood after adjustment for age,gender and other confounders (OR=1.10, 95%CI:1.01-1.21). In men, exposure of famine during early life also increased the risk of elevated RHR in adulthood(OR=1.15, 95%CI:1.04-1.28);In women, there was no association between the famine exposure and elevated RHR (OR=0.92,95%CI:0.74-1.14). Conclusion Exposure of famine during early life increases the risk of elevated RHR in adulthood. This negative effect existed mainly in the male.