阵发性心房颤动的射频导管消融大静脉电隔离治疗

目的报道阵发性心房颤动(房颤)的射频导管消融电隔离肺静脉和腔静脉的疗效。方法阵发性房颤患者36例,年龄(42.5±13.2)岁。经1次房间隔穿刺放置环状标测电极导管(Lasso导管)和冷盐水灌注消融导管,在Lasso导管的指导下,采用全肺静脉或上腔静脉与靶静脉节段性电隔离相结合的方法对肺静脉和腔静脉行标测和电隔离治疗。窦性心律时最早激动的肺静脉和腔静脉电位处和/或心房起搏时最短的心房和静脉电位间期处为靶点行消融。结果36例阵发性房颤患者均接受一次电隔离治疗,共电隔离大静脉115根,其中左上肺静脉34根,左下肺静脉22根,右上肺静脉30根,右下肺静脉17根,上腔静脉12根,即刻电隔离成功率为95.6%,术中并发症发生率2.78%。随访3~22个月,成功率(无房颤发作或房颤发作明显减少)为75.0%。结论射频导管消融电隔离肺静脉或腔静脉与心房间的电活动连接,可有效预防房颤的复发。治疗的关键是消融靶点的标测和确定。     

阵发性心房颤动局灶消融后复发病例的大静脉肌袖电隔离治疗

对肺静脉内点消融治疗术后随访 2 2± 1 1 .1个月内的心房颤动 (简称房颤 )复发病例 ,在Lasso标测导管指引下 ,进行再次心内电生理检查及大静脉肌袖电隔离治疗。探讨点消融治疗阵发性房颤后复发的机制 ,并对再次经验性大静脉肌袖电隔离治疗的结果进行分析与评价。 5例患者共接受心内电生理标测和电隔离治疗 6次 (一例行第二次电隔离 ) ,除一例行右下肺静脉靶肌袖的电隔离外 ,其余病例均进行了经验性全部大静脉的电隔离 ,共电隔离心脏大静脉 1 5根 ,其中肺静脉 1 3根、上腔静脉 2根 ,即刻电隔离成功率 1 0 0 %。术后随访 1 1 .8± 8.9个月 ,均无房颤复发。因此 ,对于阵发性房颤导管射频点消融后复发病例进行经验性全部大静脉肌袖电隔离治疗可以满意控制房颤的发作。     

射频导管消融进行心房-肺(或上腔)静脉电隔离治疗阵发性心房颤动的并发症分析

目的总结射频导管消融进行心房 肺静脉和 /或上腔静脉 (合称大静脉 )电隔离治疗阵发性心房颤动 (房颤 )的并发症。方法顽固性阵发性房颤患者 89例 ,在环状标测电极导管指导下行大静脉的射频导管消融电隔离治疗 ,分析出现的各种并发症。结果 89例病人共接受电隔离治疗 10 3次 ,隔离大静脉 2 30根 ,其中肺静脉 2 0 7根 ,上腔静脉 2 3根。出现并发症 10例 ,其中严重迷走神经反射导致的一过性三度房室阻滞引起的晕厥发作 2例 ,脑卒中 2例 ,肺静脉狭窄 4例 (狭窄程度 >5 0 % ) ,术后少量心包积血 2例 ,并发症的总发生率为 11%。结论射频导管消融进行心房 肺和 /或上腔静脉电隔离治疗阵发性房颤可出现各种并发症 ,多数并发症可通过采取相应的措施使之减少或避免 ,其中肺静脉狭窄和脑卒中为最棘手的并发症 ,应予以高度重视。     

导管射频消融电隔离心脏大静脉治疗阵发性心房颤动的并发症分析

目的总结导管射频消融电隔离肺静脉和(或)上腔静脉(大静脉)治疗阵发性房颤的并发症与合并症. 方法顽固性阵发性房颤患者89例,在环状标测电极指导下行大静脉的导管射频消融电隔离治疗,如能确定触发房颤的靶大静脉,则行靶大静脉的电隔离,如不能确定靶肺静脉,则经验性地行主要肺静脉(双上肺静脉和左下肺静脉)的电隔离,术后重复肺静脉造影.     

射频导管消融电学隔离心脏大静脉治疗阵发性心房颤动的临床应用

目的评价射频导管消融电学隔离心脏大静脉预防阵发性心房颤动(房颤)发作的疗效。方法83例患者,男性58例、女性25例,年龄15～76平均(605±185)岁,有阵发性房颤病史2～15年,曾服数种抗心律失常药物疗效不佳。41例患者合并有高血压病,所有患者均无明显器质性心脏病改变。常规行心脏大静脉造影,测量靶静脉直径,将10极肺静脉环状标测导管(Lasso导管)放置在靶静脉开口内05cm处,以Lasso导管为指导,把温控大头电极导管放置于靶静脉开口处行电学隔离。结果83例患者共电学隔离大静脉343条。包括左上肺静脉(LSPV)83条,右上肺静脉(RSPV)83条,左下肺静脉(LIPV)82条,右下肺静脉(RIPV)42条,上腔静脉(SVC)53条,其中2例LSPV与LIPV共同开口。每条肺静脉行1～4段消融(平均每条消融25段),即刻电学隔离成功大静脉337条。随访2～31个月,其中50例停服抗心律失常药物后无房颤发生,13例患者房颤发作明显减少,20例患者房颤发作消融前后无明显变化。并发症有2例术中出现左侧大量胸腔积血,1例心肺复苏5天后出现脑死亡。发现肺静脉狭窄21例,其中轻度狭窄15例,重度狭窄6例,无肺静脉闭塞。结论(1)成功的心脏大静脉电学隔离治疗阵发性房颤的总有效率达到75%左右;(2)由于很难确定靶肺静脉,成功电学隔离各心脏大静脉有可能提高治愈率;(3)此     

冷盐水灌注导管电隔离大静脉治疗阵发性心房纤颤

目的 观察冷盐水灌注导管在阵发性心房纤颤(阵发性房颤)消融治疗中的疗效和安全性。方法 4例阵发性心房纤颤患者，用冷盐水灌注导管消融治疗，采用阶段性线性消融经验性电隔离所有存在肌袖电位的大静脉，功率：30～40W；温度控制：50℃。结果 成功隔离14根肺静脉，2根上腔静脉。所有病例即刻成功，无并发症。结论 冷盐水灌注导管电隔离大静脉治疗阵发性房颤安全、有效。     

Lasso环状标测电极导管指导心房颤动持续过程中心脏大静脉电隔离

目的:报道2例心房颤动(房颤)持续过程中Lasso环状标测电极导管(Lasso电极)指导心脏大静脉 (大静脉)电隔离治疗。方法:2例患者临床症状和心电图记录提示分别为阵发性房颤(PAF)和持续性房颤。经股静脉和颈内静脉穿刺置入右心室和冠状静脉窦电极导管,并行房间隔穿刺和选择性大静脉造影。置入10极 Lasso电极进行大静脉标测。应用普通温控消融导管以局部异常电活动相对最早或频率最快、最紊乱处开始消融,在房颤持续过程中电隔离大静脉至左房连接处,以房颤终止和异常电活动消失或后者与心房电活动无关为消融终点。结果:2例患者共消融7条大静脉。1例PAF患者完成上腔静脉(SVC)和右上肺静脉(RSPV)电隔离后,消融左上肺静脉(LSPV)过程中房颤终止。另1例持续性房颤患者完成SVC、RSFV、LSPV及右下肺静脉电隔离,加做左房峡部、三尖瓣-下腔静脉峡部线性消融后,同步电复律使房颤转为窦性心律。随访1年,无房颤复发和相关并发症。结论:Lasso电极指导下应用普通温控消融导管可于心房颤动持续过程中电隔离大静脉而治疗房颤。     

阵发性心房颤动大静脉电隔离后肌袖内自发电活动的特点

目的　总结阵发性心房颤动 (房颤 )患者大静脉 (肺静脉和 /或上腔静脉 )电隔离治疗后肌袖内自发电活动的特点 ,探讨其临床意义。方法　顽固性特发性房颤患者 ,在环状标测电极导管指导下行心内电生理标测以及肺静脉和 /或上腔静脉肌袖的射频导管消融电隔离治疗 ,电隔离后继续留置环状标测导管 10～ 2 0min ,观察自发电位发生情况。结果　电隔离前心内标测显示 32例患者的 36根大静脉肌袖有自发电活动。以心房 大静脉传入阻滞为终点行大静脉口部消融后 ,16根 (4 4 % )记录到大静脉内自发电活动 ,其中 2根呈偶发的单一电活动 ,11根呈平均频率 (38± 12 )次 /min的缓慢节律 ,3根呈偶发的由 3～ 6个电位组成的短阵快速节律。 15根示大静脉内电活动与心房完全分离 (93 8% ) ,1根左上肺静脉存在大静脉 心房单向传导。结论　射频导管消融电隔离大静脉后 ,出现心房 大静脉传入阻滞时多同时伴有大静脉 心房传出阻断 ,心房 大静脉传入阻滞后大静脉内的电活动频率明显变慢、减少或消失 ,说明窦性心律时的心房 大静脉传导是引起大静脉内电活动不稳定的重要原因 ,射频导管消融技术即使只阻断心房 大静脉单向传导也可通过稳定大静脉内电活动而减少或控制房颤的发作。     

大静脉电隔离后阵发性心房颤动复发的原因和再消融治疗

探讨阵发性心房颤动 (简称房颤 )复发的原因以及再次电隔离治疗的安全性和疗效。选择行电隔离后经动态心电图证实阵发性房颤复发且症状明显和药物治疗无效的患者 ,择期行再次心内标测和电隔离治疗 ,术中对已作电隔离和未电隔离的大静脉和上腔静脉逐一进行标测 ,对存在静脉 心房传导的大静脉再次行射频消融电隔离。结果 :30例房颤复发的患者共进行 6 3次心内标测和电隔离。其中 2次电隔离 2 7例 ,3次电隔离 3例 ;第一次电隔离大静脉 80根 ,再次标测显示其中有 75支 (93.8% )的大静脉电位完全或部分恢复。第二次和第三次共电隔离大静脉 1 0 2支 ,其中肺静脉 94根、上腔静脉 8根 ,有 5根房颤复发靶大静脉为第一次未进行消融的大静脉。术后随访2 38± 1 82天 ,无房颤复发 2 1例 (70 % )。出现并发症 5例 (1 6 .7% ) ,其中肺静脉狭窄 3例 (1 0 % )、一过性脑卒中 1例、心包压塞 1例。结论 :静脉 心房传导恢复可能是房颤复发的主要原因 ,对复发病例 ,再次电隔离仍然有效 ,但有较高的并发症发生率     

Lasso环形标测电极导管指导阵发性心房颤动肺静脉电隔离

探讨在Lasso环形标测电极导管指导下对阵发性心房颤动 (PAF)患者行肺静脉电隔离术的安全性、有效性。顽固性PAF患者 30例 ,男 19例 ,年龄 5 3± 15 (41～ 70 )岁 ,在肺静脉口用Lasso环形电极导管对肺静脉逐一进行标测 ,于肺静脉最早的心房 肺静脉电位处消融 ,电学隔离肺静脉。消融温度控制在 5 0℃ ,功率 2 5～ 35W。结果 :电学隔离肺静脉 6 9根 ,其中左上肺静脉 2 8根、左下肺静脉 2 0根、右上肺静脉 15根、右下肺静脉 6根 ,电隔离成功6 5根 ;电隔离上腔静脉 6根 ,左房后游离壁异位兴奋灶消融 8个 ,无手术相关并发症。即刻成功率 94 %。随访10 .1± 5 .1(5～ 2 2 )个月 ,成功率 (无心房颤动发作 ) 6 1%。结论 :在Lasso环形标测电极导管指导下对PAF患者行肺静脉电隔离术安全有效 ,是一种很有前途的治疗PAF的消融方法。     

The immunoneuroendocrine role of melatonin

Abstract: A tight, physiological link between the pineal gland and the immune system is emerging from a series of experimental studies. This link might reflect the evolutionary connection between self-recognition and reproduction. Pinealectomy or other experimental methods which inhibit melatonin synthesis and secretion induce a state of immunodepression which is counteracted by melatonin. In general, melatonin seems to have an immunoenhancing effect that is particularly apparent in immunodepressive states. The negative effect of acute stress or immunosuppressive pharmacological treatments on various immune parameters are counteracted by melatonin. It seems important to note that one of the main targets of melatonin is the thymus, i.e., the central organ of the immune system. The clinical use of melatonin as an immunotherapeutic agent seems promising in primary and secondary immunodeficiencies as well as in cancer immunotherapy. The immunoenhancing action of melatonin seems to be mediated by T-helper cell-derived opioid peptides as well as by lymphokines and, perhaps, by pituitary hormones. Melatonin-induced-immuno-opioids (MHO) and lymphokines imply the presence of specific binding sites or melatonin receptors on cells of the immune system. On the other hand, lymphokines such as -γ-interferon and interleukin-2 as well as thymic hormones can modulate the synthesis of melatonin in the pineal gland. The pineal gland might thus be viewed as the crux of a sophisticated immunoneuroendocrine network which functions as an unconscious, diffuse sensory organ.     

Changes in connexin43, the gap junction protein of astrocytes, during development of the rat pineal gland

Abstract: The abundance of gap junctions between rat pineal astrocytes formed by connexin43 (Cx43) was studied during development. Levels and distribution of Cx43 were measured by immunoblotting and indirect immunofluorescence, respectively. The amount of Cx43 in cells located within the gland was low until about the 7th postnatal day and increased to adult values between the 14th and 21st days postpartum. Although astrocytes, recognized by their vimentin immunoreactivity, were scarce before birth, they were abundant by the 7th postnatal day suggesting that the low levels of Cx43 found at this age corresponded to a low expression of this protein. Localization of the immunoreactivity to Cx43 and vimentin showed a close correlation, indicating that mature or immature pineal astrocytes form gap junctions made of Cx43. Since Cx43 levels attained their adult values at about the time the innervation and the functional state of the gland reached maturity (2–3 weeks after birth), it is proposed that astrocyte gap junctions are involved in the function of the adult rat pineal gland.     

Conservative management of perforated duodenal diverticulum： A case report and review of the literature

Duodenal diverticula are a relatively common condition. They are asymptomatic, unless they become complicated, with perforation being the rarest but most severe complication. Surgical treatment is the most frequently performed approach. We report the case of a patient with a perforated duodenal diverticulum, which was diagnosed early and treated conservatively with antibiotics and percutaneous drainage of secondary retroperitoneal abscesses. We suggest this method could be an acceptable option for the management of similar cases, provided that the patient is in good general condition and without septic signs.     

Response of rat pineal melatonin to calcium, magnesium, and lithium is circadian stage dependent

Abstract: Herein we documented the response of pineal melatonin production to electrolytes known to be effective on pineal function in view of a possible circadian stage dependence. We studied the release of melatonin by perifused rat pineal glands at 2 different circadian stages corresponding to the middle of the light and dark periods, i.e., respectively, 7 and 19 HALO (Hours After Light Onset, L:D = 12:12). The initial efflux rates were, as expected, much higher in the perifusates of glands removed from rats sacrificed during the dark phase than of those removed during the light phase. After 3 hr of perifusion, melatonin release reached similar levels which were found constant up to the 8th hr of perifusion, whatever the circadian stage. Perifusion of the glands with physiological concentrations for the rat of calcium (5.2 mmol/1) and magnesium (1.34 mmol/1) resulted in a stimulatory effect on the pineal glands removed from rats sacrificed in the middle of the dark period (19 HALO), whereas no effects were observed on the pineal glands removed from rats sacrificed during the light (7 HALO). Lithium (0.28 and 0.55 mmol/1) was ineffective on melatonin release in pineal glands removed 7 and 19 HALO. Our results show differences in the initial efflux rates of melatonin and in the response of perifused pineal glands to calcium and magnesium according to the circadian stage.     

Presence of immunoreactive growth hormone and prolactin in the ovine pineal gland

Abstract: The use of antisera raised against bovine growth hormone (GH) and ovine prolactin (PRL) enabled the detection of related immunoreactive (ir) sequences of proteins in ovine pineal tissue. The isolation of PRL-like ir-material was accomplished using a 0.25 M ammonium sulphate (pH 5.5) extraction followed by ethanol precipitation, whereas the resulting 2.0 M ammonium sulphate (pH 7.0) precipitate contained a GH-like immunoreactivity. Gel chromatography of the GH-like immunoreactivity (Sephadex G-100) indicated the presence of several GH-like fragments ranging in the M_r range of 7,000 to 55,000. Analyses of the PRL-like ir-material found in pineal tissue on HPLC using a TSK 545-DEAE column led to the resolution into a single peak of immunoreactivity. A single peak of activity was also observed following chromatofocusing and hydrophobic interaction chromatography of the ir-peak from the TSK 545-DEAE column. The PRL-like ir-material inhibited the binding of [¹²⁵I]ovine PRL-S14 to anti-ovine PRL antibodies without showing an affinity for binding to anti-rat PRL or anti-bovine GH antibodies. Scatchard analysis of the binding of pineal PRL-like ir-material and pituitary ovine PRL-S14 to liver membranes from day-20 pregnant rats revealed similar affinity constants (K_a of 4.7 ± 0.2 × 10⁹ M^-1). In addition, the replication of Nb 2 Node rat lymphoma cells was stimulated by pineal PRL-like ir-material, an effect known to be specific for lactogenic hormones. The pineal PRL-like immunoreactivity appeared on sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gels as a single major band of M_r 24,000. The functional status of PRL-and GH-like ir-material in the ovine pineal remains to be determined, but evidence is presented that the overall protein synthesis rate of the rat pineal responded to circulating concentrations of PRL.     

Microbiology of human immunodeficiency virus anorectal disease

PURPOSE: Individuals who are seropositive for the human immunodeficiency virus are at high risk for opportunistic infection and anorectal disorders. Little prospective information is available regarding anorectal pathogens in these patients. METHODS: One hundred sixty-three HIV-seropositive patients presented to the colorectal clinic between 1989 and 1992. Forty-seven (29 percent) patients were thought to have an infectious process and were prospectively studied using a standardized multiculture protocol. RESULTS: Mean age was 33 (range, 19–59) years. All were male; high-risk behavior accounted for 87 percent of HIV transmissions. Presenting complaints included anorectal pain (79 percent), pus per anum (28 percent), and blood per anum (26 percent). Examination revealed perianal tenderness (60 percent), condyloma (38 percent), perianal ulcers (38 percent), and anal fissures (34 percent). Sixty-six sets of cultures were performed; 28 patients had one set, 15 had two sets, and 4 had three sets. Thirty-two of these 47 patients (68 percent) had positive cultures including herpes (50 percent), cytomegalovirus (25 percent),Neisseria gonorrhoeae (16 percent), chlamydia (16 percent), acidfast bacilli (2 percent), and others (9 percent). Six of 32 patients with positive cultures had more than one organism cultured. Sixteen (50 percent) patients with positive cultures were treated medically, 8 (25 percent) were treated surgically and 8 (25 percent) were treated with both modalities. Sixty-one procedures were performed on 17 patients for condylomata. Eighteen patients had 20 procedures for abscesses, 50 percent of whom had positive cultures for other than common bowel flora; all improved. Fourteen patients underwent 33 procedures for perianal fistulas.Mycobacterium fortuitum was cultured from one patient who required 13 procedures for abscesses and fistulas. Forty-five (96 percent) patients were followed for an average of 12.5 months ±2.9 SEM (range, 1–94 months). Symptoms were improved or resolved in 22 of 32 (69 percent) patients with positive cultures and in 11 of 13 (84 percent) with negative cultures. CONCLUSIONS: Specific pathogens may often be identified in human immunodeficiency virus-seropositive patients with anorectal disorders if aggressively sought. Although patients without specific pathogens identified may be expected to improve with planned empiric treatment, positive identification allows more directed therapy.