1例安置埋藏式自动复律除颤器病人的随访

埋藏式自动复律除颤器(AICD)能降低恶性快速室性心律失常患者的猝死发生率,已经得到基本肯定,但其猝死率的降低,在相当程度上取决于能否对置入AICD患者进行认真随访,不断完善其治疗。本文报告1例随访16个月经验,并就随访结果,结合文献,略予讨论。     

Conversion of Ouabain-Induced Ventricular Tachycardia in Dogs with Epicardial Lidocaine: Pharmacodynamics and Functional Effects

Epicardial antiarrhythmic drug administration was studied as a therapeutic approach for experimental ventricular tachycardia (VT) in an open-chest dog model. Lidocaine-polyurethane matrices (28%, w/w) were formulated as a model system. Matrices were placed on the left ventricular epicardium in each of 23 anesthetized open-chest dogs with ouabain-induced VT, to evaluate effectiveness in restoring sinus rhythm. Conversion occurred in all animals treated with matrices containing 300 mg or more of lidocaine after 1.5 to 7.0 min. The matrix lidocaine content correlated linearly with the time required for conversion to sinus rhythm (r = 0.75, P = 0.0002); irrespective of matrix size the myocardial/plasma lidocaine ratio was 20.1 ± 4.2 (mean ± SD) at the time of conversion. In a separate series of five dogs without ventricular tachycardia, systolic wall thickening measured with sonomicrometers after 5 min of controlled-release lidocaine administration (500- to 1000-mg matrix lidocaine content, 7.48 ± 3.49-mg/kg dose) was only minimally diminished (–14.1%) and this effect was observed only at the site of matrix placement on the anterior-apical epicardium. In contrast, intracoronary injection of 0.3 or 1.0 mg/kg of lidocaine-HCl resulted in complete elimination of wall thickening or replacement by systolic thinning. Thus epicardial administration of lidocaine from polyurethane matrices was an effective means of treating ouabain-induced ventricular tachycardia. Regional myocardial function in the vicinity of the matrices was modified to a very limited degree, supporting the view that the matrices can be used safely, without serious risk to ventricular contractile performance.     

术前左室射血分数及短缩分数对冠状动脉旁路术后恶性心律失常的预测价值

为了评价冠状动脉旁路术 (CABG)术前左室射血分数 (LVEF)及左室短缩分数 (LVFS)对术后室性心律失常 (VA)预测的准确性 ,采用术前及术后 2周心脏彩超EF、FS值 (面积长轴法 )、心室晚电位 (VLP)、心肌酶、持续心电监测的方法 ,对我院 1 5 0例行CABG术的患者进行分析。结果 :1 )术前心肌梗死 (MI)、室壁瘤、VA及VLP阳性患者EF、FS值明显减低 ;2 )术前左心功能不全 (LVD)患者术后EF、FS值明显改善 ;3 )术前LVD、VA、VLP阳性及室壁瘤患者术后VA发生率明显高于其他患者。提示 :1 )面积长轴法EF、FS值是反映左心功能的敏感指标 ;2 )术前LVD患者术后短期左心功能明显好转 ,获益最大 ;3 )非LVD患者术后因心肌顿抑导致近期心功能暂时下降 ;4 )EF≤ 4 0 %和(或 )FS≤ 2 4 %是预测术后VA的独立指标 ,FS较EF更能准确地反映心脏收缩功能 ;5 )LVD、VLP、室壁瘤等综合指标分析有助于提高对术后VA预期的敏感性、特异性和准确性     

Ultrastructure changes associated with brain death in the human donor heart

Abstract Electromicroscopic examinations were carried out on 30 myocardial biopsies taken from 22 human donor hearts immediately after excision (prestorage) or immediately before transplantation (post-storage). All electron micrographs were independently examined by two morphologists. Eleven structures were examined in each micrograph, and each structure was scored according to the degree of injury. A good interobserver correlation was obtained in 84 % of the structures scored. In the prestorage left ventricular biopsies ( n = 11), approximately 20 %-25 % showed moderate to severe ultrastructural injury. The ultrastructural injury observed in the poststorage left ventricular biopsies ( n = 15) was no different from that in the prestorage group, particularly injury to the sarcomere and mitochondria. A similar degree and pattern of injury was seen in the right ventricle ( n = 4). There was no evidence that an ischemic storage period of less than 6 h increased the degree of injury seen. However, there was a higher incidence of moderate to severe injury in those hearts excised from donors initially dependent on high inotropic support.     

Quantitative assessment of technetium-99m methoxyisobutylisonitrile planar perfusion heart studies: application. of multivariate analysis to patient classification

A quantified evaluation of planar cardiac perfusion scintigrams (the objective of the study), obtained using technetium-99m methoxyisobutylisonitrile (MIBI) was performed on the basis of an analysis of circumferential profile curves, representing the perfusion as seen in three typical projections. The analysis involved the curves obtained both at rest and after stress, and was based on a comparison of their shape (trend) with the normal trend (normative evaluation). The latter was obtained by means of an original method of iterative fitting of individual curves into the database. The base consisted of curves recorded in 53 patients (separately in males and females) with normal perfusion of the left ventricle (group I, the reference group). A group of 90 patients suspected of having coronary artery disease (group II) was subdivided into two subgroups on the basis of coronary arteriography: (a) those with and (b) those without critical stenosis of at least one artery. Profile curves characterising the LV perfusion were obtained at rest and after stress. Defects of perfusion were quantified by comparison of individual curves with the normal trends. By means of multivariate analysis it was demonstrated that vectors of mean values characterising the scintigraphically assessed defects of LV perfusion in the two subgroups of group II differed very significantly (P<10^–5). Applying methods of discriminant analysis, a classification of patients from group II was performed into those with probable defects of perfusion and those free of such defects. The sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of diagnosis of coronary ischaemia, based on quantified planar^99mTc-MIBI scintigraphy, reached 86%, 87% and 87%, respectively.     

“Helper:” A critical events prompter for unexpected emergencies

Objective. The medical practitioner is faced with an increasing list of protocols and algorithms related to patient care. These recommendations are often difficult to recall, particularly in stressful emergency situations. Using advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) protocols, we built a computer-based system to exhibit precompiled response plans for medical emergencies. To validate the usefulness of this prompting device, we tested application of two of the nine ACLS algorithms, pulseless ventricular fibrillation/ventricular tachycardia (Vfib/Vtach) and bradycardia, in a simulated operating room (OR) environment.Methods. The system utilized the software authoring system IconAuthor (Aimtec Inc., Nashua, NH) and a touch-screen monitor (DiamondScan, Microtouch, Methuen, MA). Prior to testing our system, all 39 subjects were given time to familiarize themselves with its operation. Subsequently, all subjects were videotaped while managing a standard simulated anesthetic. During the anesthetic, the subjects were presented with two emergency scenarios, not viewed during the familiarization period. The electrocardiographic (EKG) signals for normal sinus rhythm, ventricular fibrillation, and second-degree heart block were presented. By random selection, the prompter was available to half of the subjects for help with arrhythmia management (experimental group), while to half it was not (control group).Results. A total of 39 subjects completed the exercise. Use of the prompter enabled significantly more subjects to administer correct drugs and dosages during ventricular fibrillation. The correct lidocaine dose was chosen more often by the experimental group than by the control (p=0.015); similarly MgSO₄ was appropriately ordered more often in the experimental group (p=0.003). During second-degree heart block, atropine was correctly followed with a dopamine infusion (p=0.004), and epinephrine infusion was ordered for refractory bradycardia (p=0.002) more often in the experimental than the control group.Conclusions. These data demonstrate the value of a prompting device at the anesthesia workstation. We foresee the use of such prompters in many areas of medicine.This study was made possible by a grant from the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation. Results were presented, in part, at the meeting of the STA/SEA Orlando, Florida, January 1994.     

The chronotropic effect of acetylcholine in the presence of vecuronium and atracurium A study in the isolated perfused rabbit heart

The bradycardia produced by 1 microgram acetylcholine in the isolated perfused rabbit heart, in the presence of vecuronium and atracurium, was studied and compared with control. Vecuronium at a concentration of 2.5 micrograms/litre and atracurium 6 micrograms/litre did not enhance the negative chronotropic effect of acetylcholine. Atracurium produced a statistically significant inhibition of the negative chronotropic effect of acetylcholine.     

改良超滤对婴幼儿心脏手术输血的影响

目的　观察改良超滤技术在婴幼儿体外循环心血管手术中对输血及术后出血的影响。方法　 6 0例接受体外循环下心血管手术的先天性心脏病患儿 ,均分为对照组 (不接受任何超滤 )、常规超滤组 (CUF组 )和改良超滤组 (MUF组 )。观察术中库血用量、血浆用量、血球压积的变化及术后2 4h出血量 ,并用SSPS/PC进行统计学处理。结果　MUF组库血用量、血浆用量、术后 2 4h出血量显著低于对照组和CUF组 (P <0 0 1) ,且滤出水量明显多于CUF组 (P <0 0 1)。结论　在婴幼儿心血管手术中 ,改良超滤可有效排出体内水分 ,提高血球压积 ,明显减少输血及术后出血 ,是节约用血的重要手段之一。     

舒芬太尼对心脏瓣膜置换术患者麻醉诱导期血液动力学的影响

目的观察舒芬太尼对心脏瓣膜置换术患者麻醉诱导期血液动力学的影响。方法心脏瓣膜置换手术患者20例,随机分为舒芬太尼组(S组,n=10)和芬太尼组(F组,n=10)。全麻诱导:咪唑安定0.1～0.3mg/kg,维库溴铵0.1～0.2mg/kg。S组使用舒芬太尼1μg/kg,F组使用芬太尼10μg/kg。血液动力学监测:心电Ⅱ导联示波,有创动静脉测压,放置6腔Swan-Ganz导管,采用美国Baxter-2型连续心排血量多功能监测仪,测定心脏指数(CI)和肺毛细血管嵌压(PCWP)。观察心率(HR)、平均动脉压(MAP)、中心静脉压(CVP)、心脏指数(CI)和肺毛细血管嵌压(PCWP)。分别于麻醉诱导前(T1)、麻醉诱导后气管插管前(T2)、插管后1分钟(T3)、5分钟(T4)和10分钟(T5)记录观察指标。结果HR、MAP、CVP和PCWP两组变化趋势基本一致。麻醉诱导后及气管插管后部分时间S组HR和MAP低于F组(P<0.05或P<0.01),插管后S组CVP明显高于F组(P<0.05或P<0.01)。麻醉诱导或气管插管后,F组CI明显下降(P<0.05或P<0.01),S组均无明显变化。观察期间PCWP均无明显变化。结论舒芬太尼可安全的用于心脏瓣膜置换手术。     

增龄过程中心脏径限的变化及其影响因素

为探讨年龄增长及伴随的一些生理性变化对心脏径限的影响,对300余例20—81岁(平均46±16岁)的正常成人进行了超声心动图研究。多元逐步回归及协方差分析表明,左室壁厚度随年龄俱增,而左室舒张未期内径变化不大;室间隔/左室后壁厚度比值亦渐有增长,反映了室间隔的随龄增长稍快于左室后壁,故在增龄过程中,左室流出道稍有缩小;左房、主动脉根部和右室内径均有随年龄而增长的变化。二尖瓣舒张期 EF 斜率随年龄增长渐有下降,可能反映了左室顺应性的降低及二尖瓣弹性的减退。此外,一些心脏测值有性别差异,不少径限尚与体格大小或血压水平有相关关系。对于不同年龄组间心脏径限差异的原因,以及心脏径限彼此间的关系进行了分析和讨论,认为在临床上评价心脏径限正常与否和异常程度时,应考虑年龄、性别、体格大小、血压等因素的影响。