心脏再同步治疗慢性心力衰竭的疗效评价及无反应原因分析

Objective To investigate the effect of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) and the problem of non-response to CRT in patients with chronic heart failure. Methods Twenty patients[(64±10.9) yrs,5 women, 15men] underwent CRT. Conventional echocardiography was performed in each patient before implantation and at 6 months post implantation. Results The clinical response rate was 60% and echocardio-graphic response rate was 55% at 6 month follow-up. Average EF increased 10%. Three patients died and 1 pa-tient was found to have increased left electrode thresholds. One electrode dislocation occurred and recannulation was required. Four patients had no response to CRT. The response rate to CRT was lower in patients with a nar-row QRS or ischemic cardiomyopathy. Conclusion CRT is an effective treatment for chronic heart failure pa-tients. Non-response to CRT may berelated to the cause of heart failure and narrow QRS.     

心脏再同步治疗慢性心力衰竭的疗效评价及无反应原因分析

Objective To investigate the effect of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) and the problem of non-response to CRT in patients with chronic heart failure. Methods Twenty patients[(64±10.9) yrs,5 women, 15men] underwent CRT. Conventional echocardiography was performed in each patient before implantation and at 6 months post implantation. Results The clinical response rate was 60% and echocardio-graphic response rate was 55% at 6 month follow-up. Average EF increased 10%. Three patients died and 1 pa-tient was found to have increased left electrode thresholds. One electrode dislocation occurred and recannulation was required. Four patients had no response to CRT. The response rate to CRT was lower in patients with a nar-row QRS or ischemic cardiomyopathy. Conclusion CRT is an effective treatment for chronic heart failure pa-tients. Non-response to CRT may berelated to the cause of heart failure and narrow QRS.     

心脏再同步治疗慢性心力衰竭的疗效评价及无反应原因分析

Objective To investigate the effect of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) and the problem of non-response to CRT in patients with chronic heart failure. Methods Twenty patients[(64±10.9) yrs,5 women, 15men] underwent CRT. Conventional echocardiography was performed in each patient before implantation and at 6 months post implantation. Results The clinical response rate was 60% and echocardio-graphic response rate was 55% at 6 month follow-up. Average EF increased 10%. Three patients died and 1 pa-tient was found to have increased left electrode thresholds. One electrode dislocation occurred and recannulation was required. Four patients had no response to CRT. The response rate to CRT was lower in patients with a nar-row QRS or ischemic cardiomyopathy. Conclusion CRT is an effective treatment for chronic heart failure pa-tients. Non-response to CRT may berelated to the cause of heart failure and narrow QRS.     

心脏再同步治疗慢性心力衰竭的疗效评价及无反应原因分析

Objective To investigate the effect of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) and the problem of non-response to CRT in patients with chronic heart failure. Methods Twenty patients[(64±10.9) yrs,5 women, 15men] underwent CRT. Conventional echocardiography was performed in each patient before implantation and at 6 months post implantation. Results The clinical response rate was 60% and echocardio-graphic response rate was 55% at 6 month follow-up. Average EF increased 10%. Three patients died and 1 pa-tient was found to have increased left electrode thresholds. One electrode dislocation occurred and recannulation was required. Four patients had no response to CRT. The response rate to CRT was lower in patients with a nar-row QRS or ischemic cardiomyopathy. Conclusion CRT is an effective treatment for chronic heart failure pa-tients. Non-response to CRT may berelated to the cause of heart failure and narrow QRS.     

心脏再同步治疗慢性心力衰竭的疗效评价及无反应原因分析

Objective To investigate the effect of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) and the problem of non-response to CRT in patients with chronic heart failure. Methods Twenty patients[(64±10.9) yrs,5 women, 15men] underwent CRT. Conventional echocardiography was performed in each patient before implantation and at 6 months post implantation. Results The clinical response rate was 60% and echocardio-graphic response rate was 55% at 6 month follow-up. Average EF increased 10%. Three patients died and 1 pa-tient was found to have increased left electrode thresholds. One electrode dislocation occurred and recannulation was required. Four patients had no response to CRT. The response rate to CRT was lower in patients with a nar-row QRS or ischemic cardiomyopathy. Conclusion CRT is an effective treatment for chronic heart failure pa-tients. Non-response to CRT may berelated to the cause of heart failure and narrow QRS.     

心脏再同步治疗慢性心力衰竭的疗效评价及无反应原因分析

Objective To investigate the effect of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) and the problem of non-response to CRT in patients with chronic heart failure. Methods Twenty patients[(64±10.9) yrs,5 women, 15men] underwent CRT. Conventional echocardiography was performed in each patient before implantation and at 6 months post implantation. Results The clinical response rate was 60% and echocardio-graphic response rate was 55% at 6 month follow-up. Average EF increased 10%. Three patients died and 1 pa-tient was found to have increased left electrode thresholds. One electrode dislocation occurred and recannulation was required. Four patients had no response to CRT. The response rate to CRT was lower in patients with a nar-row QRS or ischemic cardiomyopathy. Conclusion CRT is an effective treatment for chronic heart failure pa-tients. Non-response to CRT may berelated to the cause of heart failure and narrow QRS.     

心脏再同步治疗慢性心力衰竭的疗效评价及无反应原因分析

Objective To investigate the effect of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) and the problem of non-response to CRT in patients with chronic heart failure. Methods Twenty patients[(64±10.9) yrs,5 women, 15men] underwent CRT. Conventional echocardiography was performed in each patient before implantation and at 6 months post implantation. Results The clinical response rate was 60% and echocardio-graphic response rate was 55% at 6 month follow-up. Average EF increased 10%. Three patients died and 1 pa-tient was found to have increased left electrode thresholds. One electrode dislocation occurred and recannulation was required. Four patients had no response to CRT. The response rate to CRT was lower in patients with a nar-row QRS or ischemic cardiomyopathy. Conclusion CRT is an effective treatment for chronic heart failure pa-tients. Non-response to CRT may berelated to the cause of heart failure and narrow QRS.     

心脏再同步治疗慢性心力衰竭的疗效评价及无反应原因分析

Objective To investigate the effect of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) and the problem of non-response to CRT in patients with chronic heart failure. Methods Twenty patients[(64±10.9) yrs,5 women, 15men] underwent CRT. Conventional echocardiography was performed in each patient before implantation and at 6 months post implantation. Results The clinical response rate was 60% and echocardio-graphic response rate was 55% at 6 month follow-up. Average EF increased 10%. Three patients died and 1 pa-tient was found to have increased left electrode thresholds. One electrode dislocation occurred and recannulation was required. Four patients had no response to CRT. The response rate to CRT was lower in patients with a nar-row QRS or ischemic cardiomyopathy. Conclusion CRT is an effective treatment for chronic heart failure pa-tients. Non-response to CRT may berelated to the cause of heart failure and narrow QRS.     

心脏再同步治疗慢性心力衰竭的疗效评价及无反应原因分析

Objective To investigate the effect of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) and the problem of non-response to CRT in patients with chronic heart failure. Methods Twenty patients[(64±10.9) yrs,5 women, 15men] underwent CRT. Conventional echocardiography was performed in each patient before implantation and at 6 months post implantation. Results The clinical response rate was 60% and echocardio-graphic response rate was 55% at 6 month follow-up. Average EF increased 10%. Three patients died and 1 pa-tient was found to have increased left electrode thresholds. One electrode dislocation occurred and recannulation was required. Four patients had no response to CRT. The response rate to CRT was lower in patients with a nar-row QRS or ischemic cardiomyopathy. Conclusion CRT is an effective treatment for chronic heart failure pa-tients. Non-response to CRT may berelated to the cause of heart failure and narrow QRS.     

重组人脑利钠肽治疗心力衰竭安全性和疗效的开放性随机对照多中心临床研究

Objective To explore the safety of intravenous recombinant human brain natriuretic peptide (rhBNP) in treating acute decompensated heart failure and acute exacerbation of chronic heart failure, and to compare the differences in efficacy with different dosage and administration time. Methods A total of 2160 patients characterized of acute decompensated heart failure and acute exacerbation of chronic heart failure were enrolled in this multicenter, randomized, open, dose-control study. The patients were randomly allocated to four groups with different doses and administration time on top of standard therapy. Results In the safety respect, the rate of hypotension is 1.44% at 5 -7 days after treatment, the serum creatinine level was reduced compared to baseline( P values were 0. 0437, 0. 0087 and 0. 0116)except in the group of 0. 015 μg at 24 h (P =0. 7054). The rate of 30-day readmission is 5.65%, mortality rate is 9. 44%. In terms of efficacy, dyspnea was significantly improved at 30 min after administration, and at 24 h after administration ( all P ＜ 0. 01 ). Urine output and LEVF were also significantly increased by 76. 59% (P ＜0. 01 ) and 12. 08% respectively ( all P ＜ 0. 01 ) compared to baseline. Plasma NT-proBNP decreased by 40. 29% at 5 - 7 days after administration ( P ＜ 0. 01 ). Conclusion The clinical application of intravenous rhBNP is safe and effective for treatment of acute decompensated heart failure and acute exacerbation of chronic heart failure in this large patient cohort.     

State of knowledge of helminth fauna of freshwater fishes of Poland

A total 89 fish and lamprey species has been recorded from Polish freshwater habitats. Twenty-seven of them (30.3%) have not been surveyed for parasitic helminthes. Some of the latter fishes are either rare or not easily accessible. Other live only in specific habitats in scattered localities. An important obstacle for studying parasite faunas of some fishes may be their status on an endangered species. Among the non-surveyed fishes, are those which have been relatively recently introduced to Poland or migrated there on their own. The present paper attempts to review all hitherto not studied helminthologically fish species, their habitats, localities and current protection status.     

Lack of correlation of degree of villous atrophy with severity of clinical presentation of coeliac disease

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Both the clinical presentation and the degree of mucosal damage in coeliac disease vary greatly. In view of conflicting information as to whether the mode of presentation correlates with the degree of villous atrophy, we reviewed a large cohort of patients with coeliac disease. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We correlated mode of presentation (classical, diarrhoea predominant or atypical/silent) with histology of duodenal biopsies and examined their trends over time. RESULTS: The cohort consisted of 499 adults, mean age 44.1 years, 68% females. The majority had silent coeliac disease (56%) and total villous atrophy (65%). There was no correlation of mode of presentation with the degree of villous atrophy (p=0.25). Sixty-eight percent of females and 58% of males had a severe villous atrophy (p=0.052). There was a significant trend over time for a greater proportion of patients presenting as atypical/silent coeliac disease and having partial villous atrophy, though the majority still had total villous atrophy. CONCLUSIONS: Among our patients the degree of villous atrophy in duodenal biopsies did not correlate with the mode of presentation, indicating that factors other than the degree of villous atrophy must account for diarrhoea in coeliac disease.     

Investigation of mode of action of biofeedback in treatment of fecal incontinence

A study was carried out in 25 incontinent patients to evaluate some of the factors thought to be responsible for the success of retraining for fecal incontinence. Subjects were initially allocated to one of two groups; one group was trained to perceive small rectal volumes (active retraining), the other group carried out the same maneuvers but were not given any information or instruction. Active sensory retraining reduced the sensory threshold from 32 +/- 8 to 7 +/- 2 ml (P less than 0.001), corrected any sensory delay that was present (P less than 0.004), and reduced the frequency of incontinence from 5 +/- 1 to 1 +/- 1 episodes per week (P less than 0.01). Sham retraining caused a modest reduction in the sensory threshold (from 29 +/- 9 to 20 +/- 8; P less than 0.05) but did not significantly reduce the frequency of incontinence. Subsequent strength and coordination training did not significantly improve continence, although at the end of the study, 50% of patients had no incontinent episodes at all and 76% of patients had reduced the frequency of incontinence episodes by more than 75%. This improvement in continence was not associated with any change in sphincter pressures or in the continence to rectally infused saline but was associated with significant improvements in rectal sensation. The functional improvement was sustained over a period of two years in 16 of the 22 patients available for follow-up. In conclusion, the results support the use of retraining in the management of fecal incontinence and suggest that retraining may work by enhancing rectal sensitivity and instilling confidence.