Non-invasive evaluation of abdominal aortic properties: lumped circuit model and estimation of its parameters

To non-invasively determine abdominal aortic properties, a five-element lumped circuit model was adopted. The model consists of resistance due to blood viscosity (R1), inertia of blood flow, compliances of the vessel (C1, C2), resistance of the peripheral arteries (R2) and the impedance of the femoral arteries (termination). Patterns of the central velocity of the upper abdominal aorta and the femoral artery are measured by pulsed Doppler echocardiography, and confours of flow volume rates are calculated. The pressure pattern of the lower limb is recorded by a pulse wave rransducer and corrected according to sphygmomanometer values. Contours are transformed into respective Fourier transform components. The current transfer function is described theoretically and calculated from the acquired Fourier components. Values of every element are evaluated by the nonlinear least squares method. In 94 subjects (17–92 years), the values of each element are estimated. R2 values are greater in the elderly group, than in the young group and r₁ (R1/cm) increased with age. This model demonstrates that vessel compliance (c₁+c₂ (C1+C2/cm)) decreases with age, and it is suggested that this may be a useful marker of arteriosclerosis.     

保留瓣下结构的几种机械瓣下游血流动力学多普勒超声研究

了解二尖瓣置换术mitralvalvereplacement,MVR保留瓣下结构对不同类型机械瓣下游血流动力学的影响,为合理选择术式以最大限度减少手术并发症提供科学依据。方法采用彩色多普勒超声结合计算机图像分析技术,对保留瓣下结构的不同类型机械瓣置换术后患者机械瓣下游湍流剪应力turbulentshearstress,TSS等指标进行体内定量研究。结果无论保留全瓣或后瓣,跨瓣血流边界位点TSS在两种不同构型机械瓣组间均存在显著性差异(P<0.05),单叶机械瓣(单叶瓣)TSS较双叶机械瓣(双叶瓣)高。对于单叶瓣,TSS在保留全瓣瓣下结构组(保留全瓣组)、保留后瓣瓣下结构组(保留后瓣组)与未保留瓣下结构组(未保留组)间均存在显著差异(P<0.05)。而对于双叶瓣,保留全瓣组TSS均高于其它2组(P<0.05)。结论保留瓣下结构可改善术后患者心功能,但却在一定程度上增加跨瓣血流扰动性,使下游TSS增大。这种影响以全瓣保留者为著,单叶瓣甚于双叶瓣。对于心功能较差,有必要保留全瓣瓣下结构者,可尽量使用双叶瓣,以减轻对人工心瓣下游血流动力学可能产生的不良影响。     

起搏负荷超声与常规多普勒超声心动图对冠心病检出率的比较

目的　通过食道心房起搏负荷试验 ,使用彩色多普勒超声心动图对左心室室壁运动状态及左心室舒缩功能改变进行评价 ,以提高冠心病诊断的检出率 ;方法　使用心脏程序刺激仪经食道起搏导管调整心率达次极量 ;同时使用彩色多普勒超声心动仪进行左心室室壁运动记分并记录二尖瓣口及主动脉瓣环部血流频谱 ;结果　经食道心房起搏增加心脏负荷 ,应用左心室每搏量 (SV)、主动脉瓣环部流速积分 (VTIAO)、等容舒张时间 (IVRT)、二尖瓣口流速积分(VTIMV) )、快速充盈分数 (RFI)及室壁运动记分指数 (WMSI)作为指标在冠心病诊断中可提高检出率 ,以WMSI结合其它两项左心室舒缩功能阳性指标 ,其冠心病诊断的检出率为 95 % ,假阳性率为 3% ;结论　经食道心房起搏彩色多普勒负荷超声心动图 (TPDE)在冠心病诊断中有较高的应用价值 ,因其简便、实用和安全 ,宜在临床广泛推广使用     

动物实验模型中多极导管心室除颤系统电除颤对心脏功能的影响

评价新型的双极和三极导管自动心室除颤系统电除颤对左心室收缩和舒张功能的影响。动物麻醉后,在X光机指导下,分别在10只犬心脏内装置双极导管自动除颤系统（组Ⅰ）;在10只猪心脏内装置三极导管自动除颤系统（组Ⅱ）;并行电除颤试验。使用食管超声心动图在电除颤前后记录二维、M型和多谱勒超声图像。组I动物接受4次电除颤,电量为64J;组Ⅱ接受平均8次电除颤,电量为210J。结果显示：左室收缩面积分数、左室等容舒张时间和二尖瓣血流E波与A波速度比值以及时间-流速积分比值等反映左室舒缩功能的指标在两组动物除颤后均无显著改变。研究表明：两种经静脉导管自动心室除颤系统中反复低能量心内膜电除颤对左室舒缩功能无明显损伤作用;研究结果为经静脉多极导管自动心室除颤系统在临床的应用和电生理研究提供了可靠的实验数据。     

基于椭圆方程的三维心脏超声图像的位移场估计

三维超声心动图技术能使医生直观地看到心脏整体和各部分的运动，在临床得到重视。在三维超声心动图技术中，如何定量的描述心脏中某个组织的运动状况极具临床意义。本研究提出了一种基于椭圆偏微分方程的二尖瓣三维运动估计方法。该方法直接在三维超声图像的位移场上进行了运动估计，避免了传统运动估计方法，如光流法，需要标定的缺点。本研究首先建立一个二次误差指标函数，然后利用变分法导出了三维空间下的一组椭圆型偏微分方程。这类方程有着比较成熟的数值解法，利用了有限差分法，对多个三维超声数据立方体进行了计算，结果证明这类方法是有效的。     

基于实时三维超声图像的二尖瓣环重建及运动分析

二尖瓣环的非平面特性对二尖瓣返流的超声诊断和二尖瓣环成形术的合理设计具有重要意义.基于心脏的实时三维超声图像,我们研究了一种对二尖瓣环三维重建及运动分析的方法.首先通过人机交互方式提取出二尖瓣环的特征点,并根据位置关系对特征点排序,然后利用非均匀有理B样条曲线建立二尖瓣环三维形态模型,并编程实现二尖瓣环的动态显示和运动分析.通过对20组病例分析,初步证明此方法所建模型较准确反映患者的二尖瓣环的运动,能满足二尖瓣环三维可视化和分析研究的需要.     

Comparison between isoprenaline infusions and bolus injections to assess β-adrenoceptor function in man,with special reference to cardiac contractility and the influence of autonomic reflexes

The present study was performed to characterize cardiovascular responses to isoprenaline and the influence of autonomic reflexes on these reponses. Nine healthy volunteers received infusions and bolus injections of isoprenaline before and after ‘autonomic blockade’ produced by intravenous atropine 0.04 mg kg^-1 and clonidine 300 μg. Heart rate, blood pressures, systolic time intervals and various echocardiographic measures of cardiac contractility were registered. No significant differences in responsiveness to isoprenaline were seen when infusions were repeated on the same day without ‘autonomic blockade’. After ‘blockade’, Δ responses at 1 nmol 1^-1 isoprenaline (infusions) were increased for diastolic blood pressure and decreased for systolic blood pressure and stroke volume. Bolus injections of 2 μg isoprenaline caused enhanced Δ responses after ‘autonomic blockade’ of diastolic blood pressure, left ventricular diameter in systole, ventricular circumferential fibre shortening, mean posterior wall velocity (V_{mean pw}), stroke volume, systemic vascular resistance, electromechanical systole (QS₂) and pre-ejection period. Systolic blood pressure decreased, in contrast to a small increase without ‘blockade’. These findings are explained by differences in haemodynamic effects of isoprenaline and by the dependence of responses on reflexes when isoprenaline is administered in different ways. When heart rate was increased by bolus doses of atropine, in the presence of β-blockade (propranolol), pre-ejection period and left ventricular diameter in systole were unaffected, and V_{mean pw} and ventricular circumferential fibre shortening showed only small increases (compared with alterations induced by isoprenaline). However, left ventricular ejection time, QS₂ and ejection time (by echocardiography), were markedly dependent on heart rate alterations. Thus, pre-ejection period, left ventricular diameter in systole V_{mean pw} and ventricular circumferential fibre shortening are parameters which can be useful in order to evaluate cardiac β-adrenoceptor sensitivity in vivo in man.     

Left ventricular function following withdrawal of chronic metoprolol treatment in patients with ischaemic heart disease. A double blind study

The effect on left ventricular function of a gradual withdrawalof chronic metoprolol treatment in postinfarction patients wasstudied. All patients were in a randomized double-blind post-infarctionstudy with metoprolol (M 100–200 mg daily; N=14) or placebo(P; N =18). After three years treatment the study medicationwas gradually withdrawn during one week. M-mode echocardiography,guided by concomitant cross-sectional recordings, were performedbefore, one and 12 weeks after the withdrawal. Treatment (i.e.M or P) had to be reinstituted in eight patients (5 M; 3P) becauseof the development of disabling symptoms during the follow-up.Heart rate was lower in patients treated with M (57±4)than with P (69±10) (p<0.01). One week after withdrawalof M, heart rate had increased to 77± 13(p<0.001),while patients on P showed no significant change. In order tominimize the influence of heart rate on the evaluation of timeintervals in the cardiac cycle, heart rate dependent correctionfactors were used. One week after M withdrawal there was a prolongationof the pre-ejection period (PEP) from 120±15 ms to 133±16ms (p< 0.01), mainly due to a prolongation of the intervalfor early isovolumetric contraction (Q Mc) from 87±10ms to 101±11 ms (N=11; p0.001). Simultaneously, valuesfor isovolumetric relaxation increased from 228±28msto 286±39 MS (n = 11; p0.001), starting from a somewhatlower value than P before withdrawal, reaching an insignificantlyhigher level and returning to the levels of P. During withdrawalof P stable values were encountered. Twelve weeks after withdrawal,there were no longer significant differences between M and Pgroups. In conclusion, after a one week gradual withdrawal ofM in patients with ischaemic heart disease, a transient increaseof both isovolumetric contraction and relaxation phases occur,suggesting depressed myocardial function, despite a transientrebound increase in heart rate.     

三房心的外科治疗——附4例报告

目的 探讨三房心的临床诊断和外科治疗方法。方法 总结1994年至2000年,4例三房心患施行外科手术的情况。结果 本组4例患畸形矫治满意,术后恢复好。结论 超声心动图对于三房心的诊断具有较高的价值;三房心是一种罕见的心脏畸形,多合并其他心内畸形,手术切除左房内隔膜并同时矫治其他心内畸形可获得满意的效果。     

经食道超声诊断主动脉夹层

目的 :评价经食道超声对主动脉夹层的诊断价值。方法 :采用经食道超声心动图 (TEE)检查了 30例经手术证实的主动脉夹层患者。结果 :TEE对主动脉夹层的诊断符合率 10 0 % ,DeBakey型分型符合率 90 % ,在检出主动脉瓣返流方面优于经胸超声心动图 (TTE)。结论 :TEE对主动脉夹层具有独特的诊断价值。