Background Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is approved for the treatment of patients with advanced systolic heart failure and
evidence of dyssynchrony on electrocardiograms. However, a significant percentage of patients do not demonstrate improvement
with CRT. Echocardiographic techniques have been used for more accurate determination of dyssynchrony. Single photon emission
computed tomography (SPECT) myocardial perfusion imaging has not previously been used to evaluate cardiac dyssynchrony. The
objective of this study is to evaluate mechanical dyssynchrony as described by phase analysis of gated SPECT images in patients
with left ventricular dysfunction, conduction delays, and ventricular paced rhythms.
Methods and Results A novel count-based method is used to extract regional systolic wall thickening amplitude and phase from gated SPECT images.
Five indices describing the phase dispersion of the onset of mechanical contraction are determined: peak phase, phase SD,
bandwidth, skewness, and kurtosis. These indices were determined in consecutive patients with left ventricular dysfunction
(n=120), left bundle branch block (n=33), right bundle branch block (n=19), and ventricular paced rhythms (n=23) and were
compared with normal control subjects (n=157). Phase SD, bandwidth, skewness, and kurtosis were significantly different between
patients with left ventricular dysfunction, left bundle branch block, right bundle branch block, and ventricular paced rhythms
and normal control subjects (all P<.001) Peak phase was significantly different between patients with right ventricular paced rhythms and normal control subjects
(P=.001).
Conclusions A novel SPECT technique for describing left ventricular mechanical dyssyn-chrony has been developed and may prove useful in
the evaluation of patients for CRT.
This study was funded in part by a research grant from the Medtronic-Duke Strategic Alliance, of which Dr Borges-Neto is the
primary investigator. 相似文献
PURPOSE: Flavonoids with two to five hydroxy groups, with or without sugar, and/or methoxy groups were studied on their effects to affect ocular blood flow. METHODS: Colored microsphere technique was used to determine the ocular blood flow in rabbit eyes. RESULTS: Flavonoids with three free hydroxy (OH) groups seemed to produce the optimal effects in increasing ocular blood flow (naringenin and hesperitin, Pfalts and Bauer, Waterbury, CT). Whether the OH groups are below three (naringenin, hesperitin, Pfalts and Bauer, Waterbury, CT) or above four (Quercetin, Pfalts and Bauer, Waterbury, CT), they produced no effects on the ocular blood flow. When OH groups are four (rutin, Aldrich, Milwaukee, WI), it produced mixed effects on ocular blood flow. The attachment of rutinose and/or methoxy group in the structure did not affect the ocular blood flow one way or the other. CONCLUSION: The ocular blood flow is increased significantly by the number of OH group in the molecule, with three the best to increase the ocular blood flow. 相似文献
The levels and temporal variations of surface ozone at a coastal site in East China during summer and autumn were analyzed
and the influences of meteorological parameters on ozone were investigated. An inland city was chosen as a comparison site.
The main results and conclusions of this study are: (1) ozone pollution, with a maximum 1 h concentration of 150.98 ppbv,
was severe during summer and autumn at the coastal site; (2) the ozone level was obviously higher at the coastal site than
that at the inland site in September; (3) besides temperature and solar radiation, sea-land breeze circulation is an important
factor influencing the ozone level at the coastal site, and sea breeze often induce high ozone levels (the average ozone concentration
for sea breeze was about 13 ppbv higher than that for land breeze). 相似文献
Background: The authors determined whether desflurane altered myocardial excitation-contraction coupling and electrophysiologic behavior in the same manner as isoflurane and sevoflurane.
Methods: The effects of desflurane on isometric force in guinea pig ventricular papillary muscles were studied in modified standard and in 26 mm K+ Tyrode solution with 0.1 [mu]m isoproterenol. Desflurane effects on sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ release were also determined by examining its actions on rat papillary muscles, guinea pig papillary muscles in low-Na+ Tyrode solution, and rapid cooling contractures. Normal and slow action potentials were recorded using a conventional microelectrode technique. Ca2+ and K+ currents of guinea pig ventricular myocytes were examined.
Results: Desflurane (5.3% and 11.6%) decreased peak force to approximately 70% and 40% of the baseline, respectively, similar to the effects of equianesthetic isoflurane concentrations. With isoproterenol in 26 mm K+ Tyrode solution, desflurane markedly depressed late peaking force and modestly depressed early peak force. The rested state contractions of rat myocardium or guinea pig myocardium in low-Na+ Tyrode solution were modestly depressed, whereas rapid cooling contractures were virtually abolished after desflurane administration. Desflurane significantly prolonged the action potential duration. Desflurane reduced L-type Ca2+ current and the delayed outward K+ current but did not alter the inward rectifier K+ current. 相似文献
The immunologic risk associated with donor-specific antibodies (DSA) against Class II human leukocyte antigens (HLA) in kidney transplant (KTx) recipients is unclear. The aim of this study was to determine the outcome of KTx when DSA was detected only against HLA Class II. To isolate the impact of anti-Class II DSA, we retrospectively analyzed 12 KTx recipients who at baseline had a positive B-cell flow cytometric crossmatch (FXM) and a negative T-cell FXM. Using alloantibody specification analysis, 58.3% (7/12) had DSA against donor Class II and 41.7% had no demonstrable DSA. Biopsy-proven AMR occurred in 57% (4/7) in the Class II(+) group and 0% in the Class II(-) group (p > 0.05). Peritubular capillaries stained positive for C4d in 86% (6/7) of the Class II(+) patients and in 40% (2/5) of the Class II(-) patients (p > 0.05). One patient in the Class II(+) group lost their graft at 3 months to accelerated transplant glomerulopathy, while all other grafts were functioning 3-37 months posttransplant despite the persistence of anti-Class II DSA. We conclude that KTx recipients with clearly defined anti-Class II DSA are at risk for humoral rejection suggesting that desensitization and/or close posttransplant monitoring may be needed to prevent AMR. 相似文献
The objective of this study is to compare the effects of three different anesthetic combinations on the electroretinogram
in the same animals under similar laboratory conditions. Thiopental–isoflurane (TI), medetomidine–ketamine (MK), and xylazine–ketamine
(XK) were used on each of 12 healthy miniature schnauzer dogs (MS) with a period of at least 3 weeks in between subsequent
anesthesia protocols, using the Dog Standard Protocol. The scotopic ERGs consisted of scotopic low stimulus strength (S) responses
designated S1, S2, S3, S4, and S5, at 1, 5, 10, 15, and 20 min after dark adaptation, respectively, and scotopic standard
stimulus strength (S-ST) responses. The photopic ERGs consisted of a photopic single flash (P) response and 31 Hz flicker
(P-FL) responses. For S-ST (2.5 cd s/m2), the amplitude of the a-wave using TI was significantly lower than that using MK (adjusted P = 0.05) and XK (adjusted P = 0.03), and the implicit time of the a-wave was significantly shorter than that using MK (adjusted P = 0.04). For P (2.5 cd s/m2), the amplitude of the b-wave using XK was significantly higher than that using MK (adjusted P = 0.01). The implicit times of the b-wave using TI was significantly longer and shorter than that of MK for S1, S2 and P-FL
and for S4 and S-ST, respectively, and than that of XK for S2 and P-FL and for S5 and S-ST, respectively. The results of the
present study showed that TI affected both the amplitude and the implicit time of the a-wave for S-ST and the implicit time
of the b-wave relatively more so than was the case when using XK or MK. Therefore, it appears that either XK or MK could be
advantageous to use rather than TI for clinical studies. 相似文献