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BACKGROUND@#The catheter-tissue contact force (CF) is one of the significant determinants of lesion size and thus has a considerable impact on the effectiveness of ablation procedures. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of CF on the lesion size during right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) ablation in a swine model.@*METHODS@#Twelve Guangxi Bama miniature male pigs weighing 40 to 50 kg were studied. After general anesthesia, a ThermoCool SmartTouch contact-sensing ablation catheter was introduced to the RVOT via the femoral vein under the guidance of the CARTO 3 system. The local ventricular voltage amplitude and impedance were measured using different CF levels. We randomly divided the animals into the following four groups according to the different CF levels: group A (3-9 g); group B (10-19 g); group C (20-29 g); and group D (30-39 g). Radiofrequency ablations were performed at three points in the free wall and septum of the RVOT in power control mode at 30 W for 30 s while maintaining the saline irrigation rate at 17 mL/min. At the end of the procedures, the maximum depth, surface diameter, and lesion volume were measured and recorded. A linear regression analysis was performed to determine the relationship between continuous variables.@*RESULTS@#A total of 72 ablation lesions were created in the RVOT of the 12 Bama pigs. The maximum depth, surface diameter, and volume of the lesions measured were well correlated with the CF (free wall: β = 0.105, β = 0.162, β = 3.355, respectively, P < 0.001; septum: β = 0.093, β = 0.150, β = 3.712, respectively, P < 0.001). The regional ventricular bipolar voltage amplitude, unipolar voltage amplitude, and impedance were weakly positively associated with the CF (β = 0.065, β = 0.125, and β = 1.054, respectively, P < 0.001). There was a significant difference in the incidence of steam pops among groups A, B, C, and D (free wall: F = 7.3, P = 0.032; septum: F = 10.5, P = 0.009); and steam pops occurred only when the CF exceeded 20 g. Trans-mural lesions were observed when the CF exceeded 10 g in the free wall, while the lesions in the septum were non-trans-mural even though the CF reached 30 g.@*CONCLUSIONS@#CF seems to be a leading predictive factor for the size of formed lesions in RVOT ablation. Maintaining the CF value between 3 and 10 g may be reasonable and effective for creating the necessary lesion size and reducing the risk of complications, such as steam pops and perforations.
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The paper first puts forward and designs the questionnaire of the Internet of Things (loT) for medical health,knows the development situation,relevant knowledge,attitude and application of the IoT for medical health through online KAP questionnaire survey in municipal hospitals of Wuxi-a smart city,and provides suggestions for the decision made for the development of smart city.
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Objective:To investigate the significance of serum sP-selectin,sICAM-1 and immunoglobulin in the prognosis of hepatitis B cirrhosis.Methods:162 cases of hepatitis B patients with cirrhosis were treated as the research object in clinical laboratory of Chizhou People′s Hospital from January 2014 to December 2016,and detected in the serum of soluble P-selectin(sP-selectin), soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1(sICAM-1),immunoglobulin and serum related index.Comparison of liver cirrhosis and liver cancer patients mean difference,Pearson analysis of serum soluble P-selectin(sP-selectin),soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1),the correlation of immunoglobulin and serum indexes,logistic regression analysis of risk factors of liver cirrhosis to hepatocellular carcinoma,the receiver operating characteristic(ROC)OR>1 parametric curve evaluation of predictive value of hepatocellular carcinoma to liver cirrhosis.Results:The levels of sP-selectin,sICAM-1,IgM,IgG and IgA in patients with primary liver cancer were significantly higher than those in compensated cirrhosis and decompensated liver cirrhosis(P<0.05).The levels of sP-selectin,sICAM-1,IgM,IgG and IgA in patients with decompensated cirrhosis were significantly higher than those in decompensated liver cirrhosis(P<0.05).sP-selectin,sICAM-1,IgM,IgG,IgA were significantly higher in patients with grade C and grade B(P<0.05)in patients with different grades of cirrhosis.SP-selectin,sICAM-1,IgM,IgG,IgA were significantly higher in patients with grade B(P<0.05).There was no significant difference in the expressions of sP-selectin,sICAM-1 and immunoglobulin in patients with multiple foci of carcinoma and primary hepatocellular carcinoma(P>0.05).SP-selectin,sICAM-1 and immunoglobulin in patients with stage Ⅱprimary liver cancer were significantly higher than those in stage Ⅰ(P<0.05).There was a positive correlation between sP-selectin, sICAM-1 and immunoglobulin in patients with liver cirrhosis(P<0.05).In liver cirrhosis was the transfer of primary liver cancer as the dependent variable for Logistic regression analysis,the results showed that ALT,AST,sP-selectin,sICAM-1,IgM,IgG,IgA were risk factors of liver cirrhosis to hepatocellular carcinoma.ROC curve analysis showed that the sensitivity and specificity of sICAM-1 and sP-selectin in diagnosis of liver cirrhosis were higher than other factors.Conclusion:Serum sP-selectin,sICAM-1 has a higher accuracy of clinical diagnosis of hepatitis B cirrhosis prognosis evaluation,diagnostic specificity and sensitivity of liver cirrhosis to hepatocellular carcinoma was higher than that of simple detection of immunoglobulin,the combined detection in the diagnosis of liver cirrhosis is worthy of clinical prognosis.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study and improve the tissue culture technology of Panax notoginseng.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>Using the callus of leaf blade and leafstalk of P. notogingseng as explants, MS + 2, 4-D 1.5 mg x L(-1) as basal medium, the formation of asexual embryos was induced by added LFS, BA, KT or ZT 0.5 mg x L(-1), and cultured in dark. It cultured then in 2000 lx of illumination for 10-12 h x d(-1) to induce the asexual embryos germinating and developing to be the regenerated-plantlet.</p><p><b>RESULT AND CONCLUSION</b>Only the medium added with LFS could induce the formation of asexual embryos, and made it developed to be regenerated-plantlet. The inducing ratio of asexual embryos reached about 85%, and 30% of asexual embryos could grow and develop as robust regenerated-plantlets.</p>