Central haemodynamics in acute myocardial infarction in relation to mortality and peak enzyme activity

The relation of central haemodynamic changes to subsequent mortalityand peak enzyme activity was investigated in 190 patients withacute myocardial infarction. The mean delay time from onsetof symptoms to the haemodynamic study was 7.2 hours. Major exclusioncriteria were heart rate < 65beats min^–1, systolicblood pressure < 105 mmHg and lung rales to a distance of> 10 cm above the lung bases. Nine patients (4.7%) died within15 days and 16 patients (8.4%) within 90 days after the infarction.Compared to survivors, non-survivors were characterized by baselinedepression of cardiac index, stroke volume index and left ventricularstroke work index, while pulmonary capillary wedge pressureand peripheral resistance were increased. However, a wide overlapbetween survivors and non-survivors makes the predictive valuelow in the individual patient. Peak serum aspartate aminotransferase (S-ASAT) activity wasweakly related to baseline pulmonary capillary wedge pressure(r = 0.28; P< 0.001) and stroke volume index (r = –0.22;P7lt;0.01). The correlation to pulmonary capillary wedge pressurewas only found in anterior (r = 0.34) infarcts. Peak serum lactatedehydrogenase (LD¹) was not correlated with baseline haemodynamics.     

Role of serotoninergic structures in coordination of electric activity in the gastroduodenal complex

Myoelectric activity in various portions of the stomach and duodenum in normal and after vagotomy and intravenous injection of serotonin adipinate was studied in acute experiments on cats. Vagotomy disturbed coordination of myoelectric activity in the stomach and duodenum. Intravenous injection of serotonin adipinate restored coordination and increased myoelectric activity in the stomach, particularly, in the pylorus. Under these conditions the pacemaker of myoelectric activity in the gastric corpus and autonomic regulation of the duodenum were preserved. Intravenous injection of serotonin adipinate most significantly changed myoelectric activity in the pylorus. Myoelectric activity in the cardia increased after vagotomy against the background of serotonin adipinate. Our findings suggest that serotoninergic structures maintain functional heterogeneity of digestive organs and coordinate their interrelationships.     

Temperature topography of the brain cortex: Thermoencephaloscopy

Summary Thermoencephaloscopy (TES) - a new method of functional imaging of the cerebral cortex by its infrared radiation was advanced and developed since 1984. Improved thermovision and image processing techniques allow 2D, contact-free, dynamic and non-invasive recording of background and evoked cortical activity through an unopened skull. Activated (heated) and deactivated (cooled) zones of the cerebral cortex are revealed. The temporal resolution of TES is 40 msec (25 maps/sec), the spatial resolution is up to 70 × 70 microns/pixel. The diameter of the smallest recordable active region of the cortex is 200–300 microns. The minimal time needed for a session used for averaging of 4–9 responses varied from 40 sec up to 18 min. TES allows to detect the position, size and sequence of operation of precisely located specific cortical zones, and to measure their dynamics before, during and after sensory and direct cortical stimulation, motor acts and conditioning (associative learning). TES-effects were recorded in rats, rabbits, cats, monkeys and humans. Waves were found spreading over the cortex with a speed of up to 30 mm/sec along trajectories specific for the sensory modality and the site of stimulation. Some pathological processes in the brain are detectable by TES: experimental tumours and epileptic foci. There are many sources for local heating: neural activity, local metabolism of units, local cerebral blood flow and thermoconductivity in the activated zones of the cortex. Thermoencephaloscopy is a dynamic, non-invasive, contact-free method with a relatively high temporal and spatial resolution and sensitivity. It can be a useful tool in basic neuroscience and medicine.     

类消胶囊治疗类风湿关节炎的临床观察与实验研究

目的 研究类消胶囊对类曲湿性关节炎的治疗作用。方法 对３０例类风湿关节炎患者服用类消胶囊的后进行血清ＮＰＴ－２Ｒ水平测定。３００你储血员作为对照组,测得ＮＰＴ≤１００ｍｇ／ｍｌ、Ｈ、２Ｒ≤２５０ｕ／ｍｌ。结果 服前药ＮＰＴ与ＩＬ－２Ｒ水平明显高于对照组（Ｐ〈０．００１）。服药后ＮＰＴ与ＩＬ－２Ｒ测定其平均值明显低于有取药前（Ｐ〈０．００１）。结论 类消胶囊可降低ＮＰＴ和ＩＬ－２Ｒ,而ＮＰＴ和ＩＬ－     

Assessment of olfactory and gustatory functions in COVID-19 patients

Background/aimThis study aims to evaluate of olfactory and gustatory functions of COVID-19 patients and possible risk factors for olfactory and gustatory dysfunctions. Materials and methodsThe cross-sectional study included adult patients who were diagnosed with COVID-19 in Gazi University Hospital between April 2020 and June 2020. Volunteered patients participated in a survey in which olfactory and gustatory functions and various clinical information were questioned. Sinonasal Outcome Test-22 was also administrated to all patients.ResultsA hundred and seventy-one patients participated in this study. Olfactory and gustatory dysfunctions rates were 10.5% (n: 18) and 10.5% (n: 18), respectively. Patients without any symptom other than smell and taste dysfunctions were clustered as group 1 and patients who are clinically symptomatic were clustered as group 2. Olfactory dysfunction occurred in 8% of group 1 and 17.4% of group 2 (p = 0.072). Gustatory dysfunction rate of smokers was 19.7% and significantly higher than gustatory dysfunction rate of nonsmokers (5.5%) (p = 0.007). Twenty-seven-point-eight percent of the patients with olfactory dysfunction (n = 5) were male and 72.2% (n: 13) were female. Sex did not show significant effect on rate of olfactory dysfunction. Twenty-five patients participated in psychophysical olfactory function test. No participant reported olfactory dysfunction at the time of test. Of the participants, 64% (n: 16) were normosmic and 36% (n: 9) were hyposmic according to Sniffin’ Stick test. ConclusionOlfactory and gustatory dysfunctions are more common in patients who are clinically symptomatic than those diagnosed during contact tracing. Objective tests may show that frequency of olfactory dysfunction is greater than frequency of self-reported olfactory dysfunction.     

国产美罗培南治疗急性细菌性感染的临床试验

目的:研究国产美罗培南用于抗感染治疗的临床疗效和安全性.方法:将30例中、重度急性细菌性感染患者按随机对照平行法分成2组,治疗组14例,给予美罗培南0.5g,q8h,静脉滴注;对照组16例,给予泰能(亚胺培南/西司他丁)1.0g,q8h,静脉滴注.两药疗程均为7～10d.结果:两组的临床痊愈率均为50%;临床有效率治疗组和对照组分别为85.7%和87.5%;细菌清除率分别为84.6%和85.7%;不良反应发生率分别为14.3%和18.8%.以上指标两组差异均无显著性(P>0.05).结论:国产新药美罗培南用于抗感染治疗安全有效.     

子宫颈癌中医证型与TSP-1、VEGF-C表达的相关性

目的探讨子宫颈癌中医证型与血小板反应素1（thrombospondin 1,TSP-1）及血管生长因子C（vascular endothelial growth factor C,VEGF-C）表达的相关性。方法选择子宫颈癌患者100例进行中医辨证分型,宫颈正常者30例为对照组,采用免疫组织化学方法（SP法）检测这两种宫颈组织中TSP-1、VEGF-C的表达量及微血管的密度（microvessel density,MVD）。结果子宫颈癌各中医证型的分布规律为湿热瘀毒证〉肝郁化火证〉肝肾阴虚证〉脾肾阳虚证,各病理类型在各中医证型中的分布无统计学差异;与正常宫颈组织相比,子宫颈癌组织中VEGF-C表达量及MVD计数明显升高,TSP-1表达量则降低,随着中医证型由脾肾阳虚证、肝肾阴虚证、肝郁化火证、热毒蕴结证逐渐加重,VEGF-C阳性率及MVD计数呈增高趋势,TSP-1阳性率呈下降趋势,差异均有统计学意义（P〈0.05）。子宫颈癌组织中TSP-1、VEGF-C的表达与患者的年龄及病理类型无统计学差异。结论 TSP-1及VEGF-C的表达与各个中医证型具有一定相关性,TSP-1抑制宫颈癌血管的生成,VEGF-C则促进其生成、生长,两者共同参与子宫颈癌的血管生成。     

发挥科研优势 促进学科发展

<正> 暨南大学医学院第一附属医院,又名广州华侨医院,经过20年的发展已成为一所集医、教、研为一体的大型三级甲等医院。医院的科研发展始终坚持"以学科建设为基础,人才培养是关键"的科研办院思路,从建院初期以调入人才为主到目前的以人才引进为辅、培养人才为主,20年来培养了一批中青年学术带头人,形成了一批技术力量强大的学科群。从建院初期仅有眼科学、内科学(血液病专业)2个硕士学位授与点发展到现在拥有眼科学、内科学、妇产科学3个博士学位、14个硕士学位授权点,1998年还被国家教委批准为临床医学专业学位授与点的试点单位。在各类学术期刊上发表文章3089篇,主编及参与编写171部专著,承担各级科研课题695项,获国家科技进步奖1项,省部级成果奖25项,厅局级科技进步奖69项,获专利9项。医院在培育科研优势的同时更注意发挥学科优势促进学科的发展。