Therapeutic Consequences of Variation in Intraarterial Pressure Measurements After Iliac Angioplasty

Purpose: To assess the accuracy of intraarterial measurement of transstenotic pressure gradients for the detection of hemodynamically suboptimal iliac angioplasty. Methods: In 14 patients, referred for diagnostic angiography, mean pressure gradients in the aorta and iliac artery were obtained twice, using a double-sensor pressure catheter. Additional iliac measurements were performed during pharmacologically induced flow augmentation. Repeatability was assessed by calculation of the mean difference plus standard deviation (MD ± SD) and repeatability coefficient (2 × SD). These results were extrapolated to 137 iliac angioplasty procedures with secondary stenting where there was a residual pressure gradient > 10 mmHg. Results: MD ± SD for repeated measurements at rest and during flow augmentation were 0 ± 2 mmHg and 1 ± 3 mmHg, respectively. Repeatability coefficients were 3 and 6 mmHg. Mean pressure gradients after hemodynamically insufficient angioplasty were 8 ± 7 mmHg at rest and 17 ± 5 mmHg following vasodilatation. Inaccurate pressure recordings may have led to inappropriate stent placement in less than 2.5%, and inappropriate denial of stent placement in less than 5% of the lesions. Conclusion: Variability of intraarterial pressure measurements has little consequence in the detection of hemodynamically significant stenosis after angioplasty. Received: 0/00/00/Accepted: 0/00/00     

Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of tibial arteries for limb salvage

Percutaneous transluminal balloon angioplasty (PTA) was performed in 17 tibial arteries with an average cross-sectional area stenosis of 92% (range 75–99%) in 13 patients (14 limbs) for limb salvage. In 4 of 14 lower extremities, PTA of femoropopliteal arteries was also performed. Technical success with 50% or less residual stenosis was achieved in all 17 tibial vessels. At approximately 2 months after PTA, clinical improvement had occurred in 10 of 14 limbs; no patient was made worse. Most recent follow-up (mean 19 months, range 8–34 months) revealed continued satisfactory clinical success with no further vascular intervention in 9 of these 10 limbs (one patient died). Short segmental stenoses, residual stenoses less than 40% following PTA, and absence of diabetes or gangrene appear to be predictors of favorable clinical outcomes. Our results suggest that PTA of focal tibial stenosis is an effective and safe treatment modality in properly selected patients and that wider use of PTA may be justified.     

川芎嗪对急性心肌梗死血运重建后"心肌无复流"患者心肌组织灌注的影响

目的 观察川芎嗪对急性心肌梗死（AMI）患者梗死相关血管（mA）再通后心肌无复流（No．reflow，NR）现象的疗效。方法 首次急性sr段抬高心肌梗死（STEMI）患者，急诊经皮经腔冠状动脉介入（PCI）后，经单光子发射型计算机断层显像（SPECT）诊断为心肌NR者，随机分为治疗组（40例）和对照组（42例）。对照组接受常规治疗，治疗组在常规治疗基础上静脉给予川芎嗪注射液。分别于24h内（4—24h）及15d后（15—28d）复查SPECT，观察左室心肌灌注缺损积分（myocardium peffusion defect score，MPDS），左室射血分数（LVEF）、左室舒张末期容积（LVEDV）和左室收缩末期容积（LVESV）。结果 24h内及15d后，治疗组的MPDS均较PCI后即刻减低，其减低幅度均显著大于对照组（均P〈0．05）；两组的LVESV和LVEDV均呈增加趋势，但治疗组LVESV和LVEDV的增加幅度显著低于对照组（均P〈0．05）；15d后治疗组SPECT心肌NR的发生率显著低于对照组。结论 川芎嗪可显著改善心肌组织灌注，减轻心肌NR现象，从而缩小心肌坏死范围。抑制心室重构。     

Recurrence rate after successful coronary angioplasty

Among 356 consecutive patients with successful TCA performedbetween October 1977 and June 1983 follow-up angiograms wereperformed in 333 patients (94%). A total of 439 follow-up angiogramsat 1–48 (average 5.6) months after successful angioplastywere analysed. Restenosis rate was 12% if defined as remaining widening ofless than 20% compared with the situation before angioplasty.It was 16% if defined as loss of at least half of the initialgain in luminal diameter, and 17% if defined as increase fromimmediate post-TCA-stenosis of 30% or the loss of at least halfof the initial gain in luminal diameter. This value droppedto 15% if the subgroup of 30 patients with second TCA and of14 patients with dilatation of an aortocoronary bypass stenosiswere excluded; in both subgroups recurrence rate was higher(33% and 45%, respectively). The observed restenosis rate isless than 50% of that reported by the PTCA registry of the NHLBI.Several factors can possibly be responsible for the reductionin restenosis rate: selection of patients; technique of TCA;medical treatment during and after TCA; modification of riskfactors, compliance of patients; unknown factors. Long-term medical treatment with acetyl salicylic acid, nitratesand calcium blockers in high doses is considered to be mostprobably responsible for the favourable results.     

经皮腔内冠状动脉成形术对心脏自主神经活动的影响

目的：观察经皮腔内冠状动脉成形术（ＰＴＣＡ）后心率变异（ＨＲＶ）的变化,探讨ＰＴＣＡ和ＨＲＶ的影响。方法：ＰＴＣＡ患者１２０例,２４ｈ动态心电图（ＤＣＧ）记录ＰＴＣＡ术前１周、术后１周、术后６个月的心电信息并进行ＨＲＶ分析。结果：ＰＴＣＡ术后６个月ＨＲＶ指标中的２４ＲＲ间期标准差（ＳＤＮＮ（和高频段的功率谱密度（ＨＦＰ）较术前明显增高（Ｐ分别不小于０．０５及０．０１）;ＰＴＣＡ术后冠状动脉再狭窄患     

Temporary strecker stent for management of acute dissection in popliteal and crural arteries

Stent placement is a widely used bail-out treatment for dissection of peripheral arteries. Below the level of the superficial femoral artery permanent stenting is complicated by a high incidence of subacute thrombosis and restenosis. We present two cases of arterial occlusion due to acute iatrogenic dissection of the popliteal and distal fibular arteries. Successful treatment was achieved with a new bail-out procedure. Strecker stents were implanted to seal off the dissection flap. Stents were retrieved easily after 24 hr using a myocardial biopsy forceps. After stent retrieval the temporarily stented segments were patent and showed a larger lumen compared with segments treated by balloon dilatation alone. Temporary stenting is a simple and safe procedure and offers the advantage of tacking up dissection membranes and preventing recoil. Persistent presence of a metallic implant as a source of continued injury and stimulus for intimal proliferation is avoided.     

Flexible tantalum stents for the treatment of renovascular hypertension: a 10-year experience

The aim of this study was to determine long-term success of flexible tantalum stents for the treatment of ostial and truncal renal artery stenosis. Since 1989, flexible tantalum stents (type Strecker) were implanted in 34 patients (36 arteries, 25 ostial lesions, 11 truncal lesions) with uncontrollable renovascular hypertension, 9 of them in association with renal insufficiency. Stents were placed unilaterally in 32 patients, and bilaterally in 2 patients for the treatment of renal artery stenosis. Thirty-five of 36 lesions were atherosclerotic, including 5 recurrencies after previous percutaneous transluminal renal angioplasty (PTRA). One patient had Takayasu arteritis. Stents were implanted after unsuccessful PTRA of 11 truncal and 23 ostial lesions, and as a primary procedure in 2 ostial lesions. Follow-up examinations included blood pressure measurement, determination of serum creatinine level, color duplex sonography, or angiography. The technical success rate was 92 %. Technical failure included incorrect stent placement (1 of 36 lesions, 2.8 %), and stent dislocation (2 of 36 lesions, 5.6 %), and two stents were retrieved percutaneously. In one case of Takayasu arteritis, residual stenosis of 40 % was observed. After technically successful stent placement, 77 % of patients became normotensive with or without medication. In the remaining patients there was partial improvement with blood pressure between 140 and 180 mmHg. Renal function improved in 76 % of patients (completely in 3 of 8, 38 %; and partially in 3 of 8, 38 %). Primary patency rate including all stented lesions and initial technical failures was 82.4 % ± 6.8 (1 year) and 82.4 % ± 9.2 (3 years). After technically successful stent placement, patency rates were 89.9 ± 5.6 % (1 year), and 89.9 ± 7.6 % (3 years). For ostial lesions, primary patency rate was 87.9 ± 6.7 % (1 year) and 87.9 ± 9.2 % (3 years). Placement of flexible tantalum stents in renal arteries is technically demanding, especially in ostial lesions. Once placed successfully, stent patency rate is excellent. Received: 8 December 1999; Accepted: 23 February 2000     

Clinical impact of direct referral to primary percutaneous coronary intervention following pre-hospital diagnosis of ST-elevation myocardial infarction.

AIMS: Treatment delay is a powerful predictor of survival in ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). We investigated effectiveness of pre-hospital diagnosis of STEMI with direct referral to PCI, alongside more conventional referral strategies. METHODS AND RESULTS: From January 2003 to December 2004, 658 STEMI patients were referred for primary PCI at our intervention laboratory. Three predefined referral routes were compared: (1) for patients within 90 min drive of the PCI centre, pre-hospital diagnosis and direct transportation (n=166), (2) diagnosis at the interventional hospital emergency department (n=316), (3) diagnosis at local hospitals before transportation (n = 176). Pre-hospital diagnosis was associated with more than 45 min reduction in treatment delay (P = 0.001). No significant difference in in-hospital mortality was apparent in the overall study population. In the cardiogenic shock subgroup (n = 80), pre-hospital diagnosis was associated with a two-thirds reduction in in-hospital mortality (P = 0.019); mortality was only 6.2% in shock patients who underwent PCI in < 2 h. CONCLUSION: This study shows that pre-hospital diagnosis can provide a reduction in primary PCI treatment delay, and suggests the hypothesis that this referral strategy might provide survival benefits to patients with cardiogenic shock.     

低频高能量超声消融冠状动脉内粥样斑块的疗效观察

评价血管内低频高能量超声对冠状动脉粥样硬化斑块的消融作用。将 3 0例冠状动脉血管狭窄≥ 75 %的冠心病患者分为超声消融组及经皮腔内冠状动脉成形术组 ,测量消融及冠状动脉球囊成形术前后靶血管的狭窄程度变化 ,检测手术前后心肌型肌酸激酶、心电图ST段及运动试验的改变。结果发现 ,术前二组病变血管狭窄程度无明显差异 ( 85 .8%± 5 .4%比 84.6%± 5 .5 % ,P <0 .0 5 )。超声组消融后狭窄为 43 .0 %± 15 .5 % ,较术前狭窄降低 43 .5 %± 17.8% (P <0 .0 5 ) ,5例消融后残余狭窄 <3 0 %。消融术后患者ST段均明显上移 ,运动试验指标与术前比较均有显著性差异 (P <0 .0 1) ,术后各时相点心肌型肌酸激酶与术前比较无明显变化。经皮腔内冠状动脉成形术组术后狭窄较术前明显降低 ( 2 0 .9%± 2 .9%比 84.6%± 5 .5 % ,P <0 .0 1) ,与超声组比较差异显著 (P <0 .0 5 )。超声组与经皮腔内冠状动脉成形术组术后运动试验结果无显著差异。结果提示 ,低频高能量超声能有效地裂解粥样硬化斑块 ,降低斑块所致冠状动脉的狭窄程度 ,是恢复冠状动脉血流的又一有效手段