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Objective: To study the relationship between slow coronary lfow (SCF) and coronary microcirculatory dysfunction in relevant patients and to explore the risk factors for SCF development. Methods: Our research was conducted in 2 groups: SCF group, the patients with coronary angiography conifrmed diagnosis and Control group, the subjects with normal coronary lfow.n=32 in each group. The general information, blood levels of biochemical indicators, hs-CRP levels, TIMI lfow frame and the index of microcirculatory resistance (IMR) were examined, their relationships to SCF were analyzed. Results: Compared with Control group, the patients in SCF group showed the lower levels of HLL-C (1.57 ± 0.38) mmol/L vs (1.62 ± 0.43) mmol/L and Apo-A1 (1.41 ± 0.31) mmol/L vs (1.57 ± 0.38) mmol/L, while higher level of hs-CRP (3.63 ± 1.67) μg/mL vs (1.74 ± 0.75) μg/mL; SCF groups had increased IMR (29.28 ± 7.68) vs (24.94 ± 6.67), all P<0.05. IMR was positively related to TIMI lfow frame (r=0.766, P=0.019) and hs-CRP (r=0.565, P=0.000). Conclusion:①Microcirculatory dysfunction was related to SCF.②Inlfammatory reaction, decreased blood levels of HDL-C and Apo-A1 might be involved in pathological process of SCF.
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Objective: To explore the relationship between slow coronary lfow (SCF) and characteristics of coronary lumen condition in relevant patients. Methods: We retrospectively summarized 2117 patients who received coronary angiography (CAG) in Weifang people’s hospital from 2012-08 to 2014-04 and 2 groups of patients were enrolled in our study. SCF group, according to TIMI frame count, the patients had coronary stenosis Results: The ratios of dLADp/dLADm, dLCXp/dLCXm, dRCAp/dRCAm were similar between 2 groups,P>0.05. Compared with Control group, SCF group had increased dLM, increased dLADp and dLADm, dLCXp and dLCXm, dRCAp and dRCAm, allP Conclusion: Elevated coronary TIMI frame count was related to increased vessel diameter, the expended diameter of left and right coronary arteries may promote SCF development in relevant patients.
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Objective To evaluate the value of ghrelin on predicting prognosis in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) after hospital discharge.Methods Totally 145 patients withCHF (age≥60 years,83 males and 62 females) were divided into 3 subgroups by New York Heart Association classification (NYHA):class Ⅱ (n=48),class Ⅲ(n=57) and class Ⅳ(n =40).According to the basic diseases,the CHF group was divided into five subgroups.All patients were followed up for about 2 years.The study included 55 healthy control subjects (30 males and 25 females).Results Plasma ghrelin level was lower in CHF cases (1.66±0.28) μg/L than in control subjects (2.27±0.26) μg/L (t 3.77,P＜0.01).The ghrelin level in NYHA Ⅱ(1.85±0.13) μg/L were higher than in NYHA Ⅲ (1.56±0.28) μg/L,the latter were higher than in NYHA Ⅳ (1.27±0.24) μg/L (P＜0.05).The plasma ghrelin level of patients after treatment (1.98±0.25) μg/L was increased compared with that of before treatment (1.66±0.28) μg/L (P＜0.05).No significant difference was found among the five basic disease groups (P＞0.05).During the follow up periods of (637±97)days,plasma ghrelin level was decreased in patients with cardiovascular event (1.26±0.38) μg/L than in patients without cardiovascular event (1.86±0.34) μg/L.The plasma ghrelin was negatively correlated with left ventricular end-diastolic diameter (LVEDD) and left ventricular ejection fraction (P＜0.05).Conclusions The plasma ghrelin in elderly patients with CHF is decreased than in healthy adults,and its level is lower in patients with severe heart failure.The plasma ghrelin is a predictor of cardiovascular event and death in elderly patients with CHF.
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Fibromuscular dysplasia, a cryptogenetic segmental, nonatherosclerotic, noninflamma-tory arterial disease that most commonly involves the renal and carotid arteries, is one of the causes of ischemic stroke in young adults. With the development of various angiographic techniques, the detection rate of fibromuscular dysplasia becomes higher and higher, This article reviews the advances in fibromuscular dysplasia.
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Objective To evaluate the validity of lipoprotien(a) [Lp(a)] concentration as diagnostic test for coronary heart disease (CHD) and stegnotic degree of coronary artherosclerosis. Methods 416 cases of patients who were assessed with coronary angiography were divided into four groups according to the stegnotic degree of coronary artherosclerosis. There were no stenosis and lipid plaque group, single branch group, double branch group, three branch and suffusive stenosis group. TC, HDL - C, LDL - C, ApoAl, ApoB, Lp(a) were examined in early morning fasting for 12 hours after the next admission day. Other risk factors were also recorded, such as hypertension. Results When Lp(a) concentration was used alone to diagnose CHD, the best cutoff value was 15 mg/dl. The crude agreement was 58.2% , the sensitivity was 57.5% , and the specificity was 59.3% . Along with the stegnotic degree of coronary artherosclerosis heavier, the levels of the crude agreement and the sensitivity had a indreasing trend,and levels of the false negative rate had a deoreasing trend. Conclusion The validity of Lp(a) concentration as diagnostic test for CHD is not satisfactory.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To assess whether the plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) gene 4G/5G polymorphism is associated with coronary heart disease (CHD) in Chinese patients.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>PAI-1 gene 4G /5G polymorphism was analyzed in normal group (121 individuals) and CHD group (126 cases) by a combination of polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism(PCR-RFLP).</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The 4G allele and 4G/4G genotype frequencies of PAI-1 gene (0.60 and 0.397) for CHD patients were higher than those (0.48 and 0.190) for healthy controls(chi-square=7.63 P<0.01; chi-square=12.67, P<0.01). The odds ratios(OR) for CHD in subjects with the 5G/5G (and 4G/5G) genotypes were 2.54 (95% CI 1.22-5.27, P<0.05) and 1.28(95% CI 1.45-2.38, P>0.05), respectively.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>These results suggest that the PAI-1 4G/4G genotype is associated with an increased risk for CHD in Chinese patients. The subjects with the 4G/4G genotype had a higher prevalence of CHD, compared to those with the 5G/5G PAI-1 genotype.</p>