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Objective:To investigate the clinical features, diagnostic methods and treatments of left ventricular apical fibroma.Methods:The clinical manifestations, ECG, imaging features and treatment plans of 2 patients with giant fibroma of left ventricular apex diagnosed in September 2020 and May 2022 were analyzed retrospectively, and the related literature was reviewed.Results:Both patients had slight chest distress and discomfort after activities. The ECG showed T-wave inversion of different degrees, which were misdiagnosed as “myocarditis” and “coronary heart disease” respectively. The cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and echocardiography showed left ventricular apical mass. Coronary artery stenosis was not found in coronary angiography. One patient required conservative treatment, and there was no significant change in clinical symptoms and tumor size in the follow-up for half a year; Another patient underwent cardiac mass removal, and the pathological examination after operation confirmed that it was cardiac fibroma, and there was no recurrence in the follow-up 2 years.Conclusion:Fibroma of left ventricular apex is a rare cardiac tumor, which is easy to be missed and misdiagnosed, and is one of the rare causes of T-wave inversion. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, CT and echocardiography are commonly used imaging methods to diagnose cardiac fibroma, and surgical resection is an effective treatment.
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Objective:To compare the safety and efficacy of domestic Firebird2 TM rapamycin eluting stent and imported Endeavor Resolute stent in the treatment of coronary heart disease patients. Methods:The clinical data of 889 patients with coronary heart disease who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in Wuhan Asian heart hospital from 2010 to 2015 were analyzed retrospectively A case-control study was conducted. According to the type of stent used, 550 cases were divided into domestic Firebird 2TM group and 325 cases were divided into imported endeavor resolve group The incidence of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) was compared between the two groups. All patients was followed up for 1 year.Results:There was no significant difference in gender, age, body mass index, medical diseases, whether it was emergency PCI, previous PCI history, coronary artery bypass grafting history and left ventricular between the two groups (all P>0.05). The success rate of PCI in the two groups was 100%. The TIMI blood flow of target vessels in the two groups was grade 3. There was no stent unloading during the operation, and balloon pretreatment and post-treatment were performed. The results of one-year follow-up showed that there was no significant difference in the incidence of mace (3.1% (17/550) and 2.2%(7/325)) and the incidence of independent end points between domestic Firebird 2 TM group and endeavor group (all P>0.05); There was no significant difference in survival without mac between the two groups ( P>0.05). Conclusion:The domestic Firebird2 TM rapamycin eluting stent has the same clinical efficacy as the imported Endeavor Resolute drug eluting stent.
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BACKGROUND:Previous studies have shown that there are some significantly gender-related differences in coronary heart disease between women and men.It is not clear whether the outcomes have affected by gender.OBJECTIVE:To analyze the outcomes of follow-up after coronary stenting,and to investigate the sex diffefence.DESIGN,TIME AND SETTING:The prospective follow-up was performed at the Wuhan Asia Heart Hospital from January 2004 to December 2005.PARTICIPANTS:267 patients who suffered from coronary artery disease and treated with percutaneous coronary intervention were involved in the present study and followed up for 3 years,including 52 females and 215 males,averagely(59.4±7.5)years old.Imfarction in 3 levels were considered to be scccessful.Follow-up in out-patient clinic was conducted regularly.Six monks after implantation,telephone follow-up was done;questionnaire follow-up was performed every year.Average follow-up time was(20±7)months.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:Baseline clinical and angiographic characteristics,follow-up outcomes after 3 years of implantation after coronary stenting were compared between 52 females and 215 males.lower significantly than those in men.During the 3-year follow-up,no significant differences were observed between women and men regarding death,major adverse cardiovascular events,and recurrent typical ischemia.The proportion of symptom remission,life quality improvement was similar between women and men.In multivariable analysis,sex was not anindependent predicator for long-term outcomes of coronary stenting(OR 0.819,95% CI 0.41 to 1.79).CONCLUSION:Women with coronary artery disease are older than men and have more comorbidities.Long-term outcomes have improved in women after coronary stenting.Therapeutic outcome is not correlated to sex.
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Objective To study the location of coronary chronic total occlusion and the correlatin between coronary chronic total occlusion and coronary collateral. Methods SPSS was used to analyze the general clinical and coronary angiographic data of 113 patients with coronary bypass surgery performed. Results There were 61 patients with coronary chronic total occlusion. 71 sites of coronary chronic total occlusions were observed by coronary angiography, of which, one was located in left main coronary artery (0 9%), 17 in proximal left anterior descending artery (15 0%) , 9 in middle left anterior descending artery (8 0%), 3 in distal left anterior descending artery (2 7%), 5 in proximal left circumflex artery (4 4%), 6 in middle left circumflex artery (5 3%), 3 in distal left circumflex artery (2 7%), 9 in proximal right coronary artery (8 0% ), 10 in middle right coronary artery (8 8% ) and 8 in distal right coronary artery (7 1% ). There were 72 patients with coronary collateral. The coefficient of correlation between collateral and coronary chronic total occlusion was 0 707 (P=0 000 ).Conclusions Coronary chronic total occlusion is frequently located in proximal, middle left anterior descending artery and right coronary artery. There is significantly positive correlation between collateral and coronary chronic total occlusion.