Heart rate analysis in 24 patients treated with 150 mg amitriptyline per day

Twenty-four patients treated with 150 mg amitriptyline per day for an episode of major depression underwent a standardized heart rate analysis (HRA) before therapy and after 14 days. The battery of cardiovascular reflex tests included the determination of the coefficient of variation (CV) while resting and during deep respiration, a spectral analysis of heart rate, the heart rate response to standing, and the Valsalva manoeuvre. The results of the initial HRA did not differ from a group of 24 normal control subjects matched for age and sex. On day 14 of treatment the patients showed significantly reduced values of heart rate variability in all tests (P<0.0001), probably due to the anticholinergic side effects of amitriptyline. Heart rate increased form 78.1 to 93.6 bpm on average (P<0.0001). Abnormal CV at rest was registered in 96% of the patients; during deep respiration 29% showed abnormal CV results. An abnormal spectral analysis was found in 100% of the cases (low frequency peak: 42%, mid-frequency peak: 100%, high frequency peak: 79%). The heart rate response to standing was abnormal in 75% and the Valsalva test in 33% of the cases. Eighty-eight percent of the patients fulfilled the criteria of a cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy under the conditions of amitriptyline therapy. As yet, the consequences of these changes for the patients have not been sufficiently elucidated.     

Inhibition of rat heart allograft rejection by a PUVA treatment of the graft recipient

Treatment of rat heart grafts with PUVA, the combination of the photosensitizer 8-methoxypsoralen and longwave ultraviolet light, leads to a prolonged transplant survival in allogeneic recipients. A PUVA treatment of the recipient rats, performed for 7 consecutive days after transplantation, prolonged graft survival even more effectively. This may be due to the systemic immunomodulatory effects of PUVA in the recipient. One of the mediators is urocanic acid, which is transformed by ultraviolet light in the skin from its trans- to the cis-isomer, which, in turn, acts as a mediator on the immune system. An injection of cisurocanic acid into graft recipients for 7 consecutive days after transplantation resulted in prolonged graft survival; in 40% of the rats, permanent graft acceptance was observed. The significance of these results for clinical organ transplantation is discussed.     

The chronotropic effect of acetylcholine in the presence of vecuronium and atracurium A study in the isolated perfused rabbit heart

The bradycardia produced by 1 microgram acetylcholine in the isolated perfused rabbit heart, in the presence of vecuronium and atracurium, was studied and compared with control. Vecuronium at a concentration of 2.5 micrograms/litre and atracurium 6 micrograms/litre did not enhance the negative chronotropic effect of acetylcholine. Atracurium produced a statistically significant inhibition of the negative chronotropic effect of acetylcholine.     

MHPG and heart rate as correlates of nonresponse to drug therapy in panic disorder patients

Little is known about biological predictors of treatment response in panic disorder (PD). In the present study heart rate, blood pressure, plasma cortisol and plasma MHPG were investigated at baseline in a sample of 44 PD patients as possible predictors for nonresponse to treatment. We used a strict definition of nonresponse to find patients who did not respond at all after 12 weeks of treatment with brofaromine or fluvoxamine. Patients were considered nonresponders when they fulfilled two criteria: they did not show a 50% reduction of agoraphobic avoidance and they still experienced panic attacks at endpoint. The variables that differed significantly between the groups were used to predict nonresponse to drug therapy. Using this strict definition of nonresponse, 15 patients (32.6%) were considered nonresponders. These patients were characterised by a higher plasma MHPG concentration and a higher heart rate at baseline. These variables were subsequently used to predict nonresponse.     

低温保存同种心脏瓣膜活性及临床应用的研究

取正常成人心脏瓣膜３６个，置于低浓度广谱抗生素的营养液（ＲＰ－ＭＩ１６４０细胞培养液）中灭菌４８ｈ，－８０℃冰箱初冻，置于液氮中长期保存。灭菌前后瓣膜细菌培养阴性率分别为９４．３％和１００％，解冻后经光镜、电镜检查证实瓣组织细胞结构正常，组织培养葡萄糖消耗率测定示瓣组织存活良好。临床同种心脏瓣膜原位移植３例，随访６～３０个月，瓣功能良好     

β受体阻滞在心血管疾病中的临床应用研究进展

依据国内外的临床研究和循证医学分析,对β受体阻滞剂在心血管疾病方面的合理应用以及适应证,给药方法进行循证性举证,提示β受体阻滞剂可明显改善心血管疾病的临床预后,除非有禁忌证及不能酎受者,β受体阻滞剂应作为心血管疾病的常规治疗病物广泛应用于心血管疾病。     

山莨菪碱对梗阻性黄疸心脏的保护作用

目的 观察梗阻性黄疸时山莨菪碱对心脏的保护作用。方法将30只成年Wistar大鼠随机分为假手术组和梗阻性黄疸模型组;模型组包括山莨菪碱治疗组,生理盐水对照组。分别于术后第14、28天测定各组血浆内毒素含量,观察心肌病理、酶组织化学和心率改变及山莨菪碱治疗后的变化。结果生理盐水对照组血浆内毒素水平明显升高,心肌出现变性、局灶坏死、线粒体破损等病理改变,心肌组织琥珀酸脱氢酶、腺苷三磷酸酶活性明显降低(P<0.05),而酸性磷酸酶活性明显增强(P<0.05),心率明显减缓(P<0.05),山莨菪碱治疗组则以上情况均有明显改善(P>0.05)。结论 山莨菪碱对梗阻性黄疸时心脏有保护作用。     

血小板活化状态在先天性心脏病中的作用

目的：研究血小板的活化状态在先天性心脏病中的作用。方法：采用流式细胞术测定P选择素的表达作为血小板活化的特异性指标，患者分为非紫绀组32例、紫绀组9例、健康对照组12例．研究先天性心脏病患者血小板活化功能的变化。结果：与健康对照组相比，非紫绀组和紫绀组先天性心脏病患者P选择素的表达均明显升高，紫绀组尤为显著。结论：先天性心脏病患者存在血小板的活化状态，紫绀型先天性心脏病更明显，这可能是引起这些患者止血功能异常的原因之一。     

应用抗凝剂的心脏瓣膜置换患者接受胆道手术的术前处理

目的总结瓣膜置换患者行胆道手术的术前用药方法。方法对38例瓣膜置换后在服用华法令过程中因胆道疾病需行择期手术治疗的患者随机分为2组,肝功能正常组(A组)23例、肝功能不正常组(B组)15例均于术前3d停服华法令,B组术前12h肌注VitK110mg。术前无应用华法令历史的患者115例做为对照组。结果38例患者停药2d后A组血浆凝血酶原时间与对照组差异无显著意义,B组于术前12h肌注VitK110mg后,血浆凝血酶原时间与对照组相比差异也无显著性意义。结论瓣膜置换患者在抗凝期间行胆道手术,只要准备充分,围手术期是安全的。     

首次通过肺灌注显像对瓣膜性心脏病合并肺动脉高压的临床价值

目的　探讨首次通过肺灌注显像 (FPPPI)联合肺灌注显像 (PPI)对瓣膜性心脏病合并肺动脉高压 (PH)的临床价值。方法　以二尖瓣病变为主的瓣膜病患者 116例 ,术前均行右心导管、FPPPI及PPI、超声心动图检查。其中 10 5例患者术后 5～ 14d再次行FPPPI及PPI,33例患者于术后 3～ 11个月进行第 3次FPPPI及PPI复查。按右心导管测得的平均肺动脉压力 (MPAP)水平分为正常、轻度升高、中度升高、重度升高组。结果　① 116例患者FPPPI法所测肺平衡时间 (LET)、上肺野与下肺野比值 (S L)及超声心动图所测肺动脉压力 (EPAP)与右心导管所测肺动脉收缩压 (SPAP)的r值分别为0 85 6 ,0 5 0 3及 0 5 72 (P <0 0 1)。②以MPAP为标准 ,FPPPI、PPI及FPPPI PPI测定肺动脉压力的灵敏度分别为 94 7%、78 8%及 96 4 % ,特异性分别为 6 8 3%、5 2 8%及 72 7% ,准确性分别为 85 3%、70 7%及 89 7%。③ 10 5例患者术前与术后 5～ 14dLET分别为 (2 7 71± 10 85 )s和 (2 0 96± 6 2 5 )s(P <0 0 0 1) ;S L分别为 1 4 3± 0 4 1和 1 30± 0 35 (P <0 0 0 1)。④LET在MPAP轻度、中度、重度升高组的完全改善率分别为 4 7 6 %、34 5 %及 1 4例 ;部分改善率分别为 4 0 5 %、6 2 1%及 3 4例 (P <0 0 0 1)。S L在各组完