Assessment of Rhythm and Rate Control in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

A recent series of randomized prospective clinical trials that compared rate control with rhythm control in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) found no significant difference in primary outcome between the two strategies. However, these trials lacked clear criteria for defining "successful" rate or rhythm control. Various measures have been used to gauge the success of antiarrhythmic drug therapy, including time to first recurrence of AF, any AF recurrence, AF burden, and a reduction in symptoms. Determining the success of antiarrhythmic therapy can be relatively straightforward by using how patients feel during therapy as a key endpoint. Most patients are satisfied with a major reduction in symptomatic AF episodes and can live comfortably with occasional episodes of AF. For those who are bothered by even infrequent, brief AF episodes, a treatment regimen that eliminates nearly all AF recurrences is required, although often hard to achieve. Catheter ablation may be necessary to achieve a successful outcome in these patients. Suppression of AF in a patient at high risk of stroke does not, however, remove the need for concomitant warfarin therapy. The endpoints of ventricular rate control are not clear, and the recently published rhythm versus rate control trials lacked standard criteria for judging acceptable rate control. One relatively simple method is to try and achieve a 24-hour heart rate that mimics expected normal sinus rhythm. It is important to achieve good rate control to minimize symptoms and the risk of tachycardia-mediated cardiomyopathy.     

伐地那非的安全性和耐受性

本文回顾了伐地那非治疗勃起功能障碍(erectile dysfunction,ED)的安全性和耐受性,包括其总体安全性、心血管安全性和视觉安全性。临床试验和实际应用的实践经验证明,最常见的不良事件为头痛、颜面潮红和鼻充血,并且多为轻、中度和一过性。无论在一般ED人群中还是在难治性ED人群中,无论是短期还是长期应用,伐地那非均有良好的安全性和耐受性。     

某镍冶炼厂工人指甲镍含量与接镍水平关系的研究

对某镍业公司车间空气中镍浓度和工人指甲镍含量进行了测定。按照生产过程和卫生学特点,将所获数据划分为碎矿压球、电炉转炉和汽车维修三组。空气镍浓度几何均值分别为0.0978、0.0623和0.0202mg/m~3;工人指甲镍几何均值分别为23.04、21.07和4.84μg/g;两者呈现一定的接触水平-反应关系。表明以指甲镍作为职业性接镍人群的生物监测指标有一定的参考价值。     

近端/远端复合肌肉动作电位振幅比率在术后面神经功能评估上的价值

目的 探讨近端/远端复合肌肉动作电位振幅比率在术后面神经肿瘤侵犯段功能评估上的价值和对早期面神经修复的指导意义。方法 比较术末面神经近端/远端复合肌肉动作电位振幅比率和术后2周、6个月患侧面神经功能的H-B分级之间的关系。结果 术后6个月面神经H-B分级恢复到Ⅰ-Ⅱ级者,术末近端/远端复合肌肉动作电位振幅比率均>0.3。结论 术末面神经近端/远端复合肌肉动作电位振幅比率是判断术后面神经远期功能,特别是肿瘤侵犯段功能的重要指标,为术中直接修复面神经提供了指导依据。     

术中电生理检测在肘管综合征的应用

目的 :探讨术中电生理监测在肘管综合征手术中的临床应用价值。方法 :对25例肘管综合征手术患者进行尺神经松解前后的电生理术中监测。结果 :术中尺神经肘管松解前后 ,传导速度提高50% ,潜伏期缩短30%,其中传导速度的改善有显著意义(P<0.05)。结论 :传导速度是较敏感的术中监测参数。肘管综合征术中应用电生理检测有一定临床意义。     

双源CT低剂量前瞻性心电触发序列扫描在冠状动脉血管成像的应用

Objective To evaluate low-dose CT coronary angiography with prospective electrocardiogram (ECG)-triggering using dual-source CT scanner.Methods Sixty-eight patients who underwent coronary CT angiography using a dual-source CT scanner were divided into 2 groups: group A (38 cases) and group B (30 cases).Prospective ECG-triggering sequence scan mode was employed for group A.Inclusion criteria included: heart rate <70 bpm, sinus rhythm, and heart rate fluctuation less than 10 bpm.Data acquisition was set at 70% of the RR-interval.Retrospective ECG-gating helical scan was performed for group B.Inclusion criteria included heart rates < 70 bpm and sinus rhythm.The exclusion criteria included heart failure and serious arrhythmias.In both groups, patients with a BMI≥24 kg/m2 were examined with a tube voltage of 120 kV, whereas patients with a BMI <24 kg/m2 were examined with a tube voltage of 100 kV.All images were transferred to a workstation for further processing and analysis.The imaging quality was evaluated.The imaging quality of coronary artery segments were compared with rank sum test between the two groups, and the radiation dose were compared with t test.Results A total of 476 coronary artery segments were evaluated in group A and 372 segments were evaluated in group B.The mean score of imaging quality for coronary artery segments in group A was 3.48±0.59 and that in group B was 3.53±0.58.There was no statistical difference in imaging quality between the two groups (Z=-1.432, P=0.187).The effective dose was on average (2.51±0.54) mSv (range 1.3--3.3 mSv) in group A, whereas on average (14.55±3.54) rosy (range 7.1--20.2 mSv) in group B.There was a statistical difference between the two groups (t=18.484, P=0.000).Conclusions Low-dose prospective ECG-triggering sequence scan in dual-source CT coronary angiography is feasible in patients with low heart rate and regular cardiac rhythm.This scan mode can substantially reduce radiation doses while preserving good diagnostic image quality.     

急性重型脑损伤患者脑组织氧代谢监测及意义

目的　探讨对急性重型脑损伤患者行脑组织氧代谢监测的临床意义。　方法对2 8例急性重型脑损伤患者 (均在全麻下急诊行血肿清除术和 (或 )去骨瓣减压术 )术中及术后持续进行脑组织氧代谢监测 ,观察脑组织氧分压 (PbtO2 )、二氧化碳分压 (PbtCO2 )和pH值 (pHbt)的变化。　结果　 (1) 2 8例脑外伤患者在剪开硬脑膜后PbtO2 、pHbt分别从 (13± 4 )mmHg、(6 .96± 0 .15 )增加至 (2 1± 5 )mmHg、7.0 5± 0 .12 (P <0 .0 5 ) ,PbtCO2 从 (6 1± 6 )mmHg下降至 (5 3± 5 )mmHg(P <0 .0 5 )。(2 )其中 2 4例脑外伤患者在血肿清除后 ,PbtO2 、pHbt值分别从 (2 1± 4 )mmHg、7.0 5± 0 .11增加至 (2 8± 6 )mmHg、7.15± 0 .10 (P <0 .0 5 ) ,PbtCO2 从 (5 2± 6 )mmHg下降至 (4 5± 4 )mmHg(P <0 .0 5 )。 (3)PbtO2 <10mmHg持续 30min以上的患者预后差。　结论　 (1)脑组织氧代谢监测是一种安全、可靠的监测手段 ,能直接动态反映脑组织的病理生理变化 ,及时发现脑组织缺血缺氧 ,以指导治疗。 (2 )持续进行脑组织氧代谢监测可判断重型脑外伤患者的预后。     

Identifying the affected hemisphere by 1H-MR spectroscopy in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy and no pathological findings in high resolution MRI

Up to 30% of patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) remain without remarkable changes in MRI. In this study we investigated the role of (1)H-MR spectroscopy ((1)H-MRS) in lateralizing the affected hemisphere in the mentioned patient group. Twenty-two consecutive patients diagnosed with TLE were investigated by high resolution MRI and (1)H-MRS. We examined the incidence and diagnostic accuracy of temporal metabolite alterations determined by Linear Combination of Model Spectra (L C Model) via water reference. Metabolite values of each hemisphere of TLE patients were compared with healthy controls. Results of metabolite alterations were related to intensive video EEG focus localization. Reduction of N-acetylaspartate + N-acetylaspartyl-glutamate (tNAA) in the affected hemisphere revealed identification in six of nine patients (66%) with unilateral TLE. Group comparison revealed a significant reduction of tNAA (6.1+/-0.8*) in the involved temporal lobe compared with controls (6.67+/-0.4*, P=0.026). Choline levels were significantly increased in the affected hemisphere (1.42+/-0.17*) compared with healthy controls (1.22+/-0.17*, P=0.035). The results of our study show that (1)H-MRS is able to identify the affected hemisphere of MRI negative TLE patients and can be used as an additive tool in multimodal focus localization.