Extracardiac Right Atrium-to-Right Ventricle Homograft for Uncorrectable Tricuspid Valve Disease

Surgically uncorrectable tricuspid valve disease in children is rare. However, when it happens the surgical options are very limited. Tricuspid valve replacement using a mechanical valve or stented bioprosthesis is impractical. Use of homografts in the “anatomic position” has its limitations. We report here the use of an extracardiac homograft connection between the right atrium and right ventricle in a 16-month-old boy in whom severe tricuspid valve stenosis developed after surgical repair of a complex ventricular septal defect associated with dextrocardia and anomalous systemic venous drainage. The patient remains well receiving no cardiac medication 12 months after the procedure.     

Left ventricular growth in a patient with critical coarctation of the aorta and hypoplastic left ventricle

An infant is presented who at birth met criteria consistent with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. He was followed clinically and by 11 weeks of age demonstrated substantial growth of the left ventricle. He underwent successful repair of coarctation of the aorta and continues to do well with moderate aortic stenosis. The difficulties of predicting left ventricular growth and function are discussed, and management options are reviewed.     

心脏连续横断断层的解剖学研究

用20个成人尸体心脏,从右心耳上缘平面向下作1.0cm厚的连续横断断层切片。对心脏每一断层下断面,进行各项观测,同时还观察了心脏各断层与胸壁的对应关系。     

MRI visualization of the aortic nipple

The aortic nipple, a small “pseudotumor” adjacent to the aortic arch, is the left superior intercostal vein. In our series of 40 patients it was demonstrated in six; all had a right upper thoracic mass and four had a superior vena caval syndrome. Coronal magnetic resonance, images (MRI) of the thorax were superior to all other imaging methods in demonstrating the nipple. It is concluded that in patients with masses in the right upper chest, coronal MR chest examinations are valuable in demonstrating an aortic nipple, a sign of impending present superior vena caval or innominate, vein obstruction.     

雷米普利降低高血压患者心房颤动发生率以及改善左心房内径临床观察

目的观察血管紧张素转换酶抑制剂(ACEI)雷米普利降低高血压患者心房颤动(AF)发生率及对左心房内径的影响。方法将180例原发性高血压患者分为治疗组(90例)和对照组(90例)。治疗组给予雷米普利(2.5～15)mg/d口服,连服50个月。对照组苯磺碳氨氯地平(2.5～10)mg/d口服,连服50个月。结果治疗50个月后治疗组AF发生率3.4%,对照组AF发生率为8.05%;治疗组左心房内径缩小(2.0±1.5)mm,对照组左心房内径缩小(0.0±1.6)mm。2组相比P<0.05,有统计学意义。结论雷米普利可降低高血压患者AF的发生率并缩小左心房内径。     

淫羊藿总黄酮对肾上腺素β_1受体的特异性阻断作用

为探讨淫羊藿总黄酮（ＴＦＥ）对肾上腺素受体的作用，本实验用离体兔心房肌、主动脉及豚鼠气管观察了ＴＦＥ对肾上腺素全体的作用，结果ＴＦＥ（０．１３ｇ／Ｌ）抑制心房肌肌力和频率，并使异丙肾上腺素（ＩＳＯ）对心房肌正性频率作用的量效曲线平行右移，但无钙拮抗作用及Ｍ受体激动效应，且不影响ＩＳＯ对豚鼠气管条的负性肌力作用及去甲肾上腺囊（ＮＥ）对兔主动脉条的收缩作用。提示ＴＦＥ选择性阻断肾上腺素β_１受体。     

三七皂甙对心肌腺苷三磷酸酶的影响(英文)

三七总皂甙(PNS)能抑制心肌总ATP酶活力,但对Na~( )-K~( )-ATP酶无明显影响。三七皂甙单体Rb_1及Rg_1对心肌总ATP酶活力均有抑制作用,但Rb_1的抑制效力显著大于Rg_1·Rb_1能抑制豚鼠离体心房肌的自律性和收缩性,Rg_1也能抑制豚鼠离体心房肌的自律性,但对心房肌的收缩性却无明显影响。提示PNS抑制心肌收缩力这一作用的主要有效成份是Rb_1·     

慢性心房颤动患者心室率变化意义的探讨

目的分析探讨慢性心房颤动患者心室率变化的意义，为临如何预防心房颤动患者出现脑栓塞、心功能降低等并发症提供理论依据。方法将入院或门诊就诊病程超过1年的慢性心房颤动患者分为脑栓塞组和非脑栓塞组，各30例，观察比较两组患者临床特征，动态心电图计数比较两组患者最大心室率、平均心室率及最小心室率变化，超声心动图测定两组患者左房内径大小、左室射血分数变化，血浆凝血酶原时间凝固法测定两组患者血浆凝血酶原时间国际标准化比值（INR）变化。结果两组患者一般临床特征、左房内径大小、INR值比较。差异无统计学意义。脑栓塞组最大心室率、平均心室率及最小心室率均明显快于非脑栓塞组，左室射血分数明显低于非脑栓塞组。结论慢性心房颤动患者降低心室率对预防脑栓塞、左心功能降低有重要意义。     

The vanishing vast ventricular thrombus.

A 54-year old man presented with multiple pulmonary emboli and an incidental finding of a huge left ventricular thrombus. Transthoracic echo images demonstrated a globally dilated heart with very poor left ventricular function. It was elected to manage the patient medically, and he was commenced on warfarin therapy, resulting in completed resolution of the thrombus over 10 weeks. No underlying cause was found and he did not experience any further embolic events. This illustrates a rare case of a large ventricular thrombus in a patient with no underlying risk factors.