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Objective:To evaluate and compare the early and long-term outcomes of rheumatic patients who underwent left-side heart valve replacement with concomitant tricuspid valve replacement, and analyze the difference of early mortality and long-term survival rate between mild pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP) and moderate to severe PASP patients.Methods:From January 2009 to December 2018, 79 cases of patients were reviewed and summarized. The mean age before operation was (45.7±7.8) years old. These patients were divided into mild PASP group(<50 mmHg, 38 cases) (1 mmHg=0.133 kPa) and moderate-severe PASP group (>50 mmHg, 41 cases) . Kaplan- Meier method was used to estimate the overall long-term survival rate and the incidence of complications, and to compare the long-term survival rate of patients with mild and moderate -severe PASP elevation. Results:The mortality rate of early postoperative patients was 8.9% (7/79). The causes of death included: low cardiac output syndrome in 3 cases, multiple organ failure caused by pulmonary infection in 2 cases, acute renal insufficiency in 1 case, sudden cardiac arrest in 1 case. Although the mortality rate of early moderate-severe PASP group (12.2% vs. 5.3%) was higher than that of mild PASP group, there was no significant difference ( P>0.05). The mean follow-up time was (51.8±31.7) months (3-115 months). Kaplan- Meier method was used to estimate the 10-year survival rate, the rate of avoiding thrombosis, the rate of avoiding serious bleeding event and the rate of avoiding reoperation, which were (67.2±10.6)%, (85.7±6.2)%, (83.4± 6.9)% and (93.7 ± 3.7)%, respectively. Although the long-term survival rate of mild PASP (78.0±10.6) % was higher than that of moderate-severe PASP (62.8 ± 13.4) %, there was no significant difference ( P>0.05). Conclusion:The early mortality rate of rheumatic patients who underwent left-side heart valve replacement with concomitant tricuspid valve replacement is still relatively high. The recurrent heart failure is the major causes of long-term death.
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Objective To study the altered radiobiological effect of simulative intensity-modulated radiotherapy (SIMR) in cultured human nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) cells and the related mechanism. Methods Single cell suspension of exponentially growing CNE-2 cells, a poor differentiated NPC cell line, was seeded and cultured for 12 hours, then the cells were irradiated in two different models by 6 MV X-ray beams at 3 Gy/min. In single fraction irradiation (SFR) model, cells were irradiated a single fraction of 0, 2, 4, 6 or 8 Gy within 0 to 3 minutes. In S1MR model, cells were irradiated 0, 2, 4, 6 or 8 Gy in 5 frac-tions with interval of 8.0-8.5 minutes between. Clonogenic assay was performed to determine the radiosen-sitivity. Cellular apoptosis was measured by flow cytometry. RT-PCR was used to detect mRNA expressions of Bax and Bcl-2, Respectively. Results Compared with SFR group, the survival fraction in SIMR group was higher at all the dose levels. The values of α, β, D0 and Dq were higher in SIMR group than in SFR group. At dose levels of 2 Gy, 4 Gy and 6 Gy, The early and late apoptotic cells in SIMR group were lower than in SFR group (21.20%: 15.89%, F=18.51, P=0.020;13.00%: 10.20, F=15.67, P=0.040).The mRNA expression of Bax was upregulated in a dose-dependent manner in the both groups. Compared with SFR group, the mRNA expression of Bax in SIMR group was lower at all the dose levels (Mean value of 76.75% : 62.50%, F =36.57, P =0.000). Bcl-2 mRNA expression at every dose level had no significant difference between the two groups (Mean value of 29.25% : 29.75%, F=0.74, P=0.800). Conclusions Prolonged delivery time in SIMR model can decrease the radiobiological effects.
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Objective To evaluate the clinical application of interventional therapy in all kinds of pelvic trauma emergency.Methods There were tolally 16 cases in this paper(13 male and 3 female, 17～45 years old with average 31 years old). All patients had blood loose shock ( different blood pressure drop, limb pulse weakness and so on ). The blood pressure was(50～100)mmHg/(20～60) mmHg before interventional therapy,emergency selective external iliac artery, internal iliac artery and/or bleeding artery embolization and artery occlusion broken operation were performed. After operation pay attention to observe the life physical sign.Results Bleeding of internal iliac artery trunk,internal pudendum artery and obturator artery was in 8,3 and 4 cases respectively;1 case had thrombosis in external iliac artery.After emergency interventional treatment, blood pressure rose again progressively and became stability(90～120) mmHg/(60～90) mmHg,no serious complication presented.Conclusion The interventional treatment is the rapid and reasonable selection to cure the pelvic closed vessal injury and to save life.
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Objective To discuss the technique and clinical efficacy of percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) in the treatment of vertebral malignant lesion.Methods PVP was performed in 13 patients (15 vertibrae) including metastasis in 11 and primary tumor in 2 cases,thoracic vertebrae involved in 6 cases and lumbar vertebrae involved in 7 cases.13 cases aged between 45 and 73,median age 59 years.Under C-arm fluoroscopic or CT monitoring,needle the puncture of the vertebral body was performed through the pedicle of vertebral arch using 11~13G,15 cm long needle.Omnipaque was injected into the vertebral body to understand the information of large drain veins,then 3~7 ml of polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) bone cement mixture(with the ratio of powder/contrast agent as 3GA9552GA9551 )was injected.The patients were followed up for 6~12 months.Results The successful rate of puncture was 100%.76.9%(10/13) of patients get better in symptoms in 3 days after operation,pain relieved in 6 months was 69.2%(9/13),in one year was 54.5%(6/11).In followed up period,CT showed the PMMA distribution was good,the vertebral body had no compression,the patients had no serious complications.Conclusion PVP is an effective and safe method for malignant lesion of vertebral body in anti-pain,preventing the compression vertebral body and secondary paraplegia.
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Objective To explore the indication,surgical procedure and the postoperative treatment of breast conserving modified radical mastectomy for early stage breast cancer .Methods The clinical data of 21 patients with early stage breast cancer underwent breast conserving modified radical mastectomy were analyzed retrospectively. Results All patient recovered uneventfully. All the external configuration of the breast were fine. There were no recurrence and no complications in this series. Conclusions The breast conserving modified radical mastectomy is recommended for the early stage breast cancer. The external configuration of breast is fine postoperatively, and patients have higher survival quality.But follow up is necessary in order to find and treat the recurrence of breast cancer.