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Objective To investigate the correlation between the level change of serum homocysteine (HCY) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) with the degree of the coronary artery stenosis in the patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) .Methods A total of 157 ACS patients were divided into the ST‐elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) group ,non‐ST el‐evation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) group and unstable angina pectoris(UA) group based on the symptoms ,cardiac enzymes level and electrocardiogram changes .The cases were induded into the mild ,moderate and severe stenosis lesion groups according to the coronary arteriography examination;meanwhile the enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to detect the change of the serum VEGF concentration .The HCY level was determined by enzymatic cycling methods with the biochemical analyzer (BXC800 ,Beckman ,USA) .The differences in the concentrations of VEGF and HCY compared among different groups .Results The VEGF level had statistical differences among the mild ,moderate and sever stenosis groups(F=39 .9 ,P=0 .00) ,and between the UA group with the NSTEMI group and STEMI group(F=123 .3 ,P=0 .00) .The HCY level had statistically significant differ‐ence between the severe stenosis group with the mild and moderate stenosis groups (F=39 .7 ,P=0 .00);the HCY level had statis‐tically significant difference among the UA group ,NSTEMI group and STEMI group(F=102 .65 ,P=0 .00) .The VEGF and HCY levels in the mild stenosis group ,different degrees of coronary stenosis groups and different clinical diagnosis groups were positively correlated with the Gensini scores(r=0 .723 ,0 .716) .Conclusion The serum VEGF and HCY levels are correlated with the degree of the coronary artery lesion and myocardial necrosis in ACS patients ,furthermore are related with the Gensini scores .
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Objective To evaluate the safety of new-generation of antidepressants and amitriptyline in the treatment of depression in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). Methods A total of 194 patients with first-episode depression with CHD were divided into amitriptyline group(n=40), venlafaxine group(n=40), mirtazapine group(n=48)and escitalo?pram group(n=66). The blood routine test, liver function, blood lipids and blood glucose (GLU) were monitored after treat?ment for six weeks, and which were compared before and after treatment. Results The levels of white blood cells (WBC) and neutrophil count (NE) were significantly lower in amitriptyline group after 6-week treatment (P<0.05), but the levels of acid alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), total cholesterol (T-CHO) and GLU were significant?ly increased after treatment than those before treatment (P<0.05). The levels of WBC, NE and GLU were significantly de?creased in venlafaxine group after 6-week treatment (P<0.05). The levels of ALT, AST, low density lipoprotein (LDL) were significantly increased in mirtazapine group after six-week treatment (P<0.05). In escitalopram group, the level of three ac?yl glycerin (TG) was significantly increased after six-week treatment than before treatment ( P<0.05). There was a signifi?cant difference in AST change after treatment between venlafaxine group and mirtazapine group (P<0.05). There was a sig?nificant decrease in WBC in amitriptyline group than that of mirtazapine group after six-week treatment ( P<0.05). There was a significant decrease in NE in amitriptyline group than that of mirtazapine group and escitalopram group ( P<0.05). The increase level of AST was significant higher in amitriptyline group than that of venlafaxine group (P < 0.05). Conclusion Three different kinds of new-generation of antidepressants have fewer influence in routine blood test, liver function, blood lipids and blood glucose than those of amitriptyline in the treatment of depression in patients with CHD.
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Objective To investigate the effect of hosphocreatine therapy on the plasma cardiotrophin-1(CT-1) and N terminal probrain natriuretic (NT-proBNP) in elderly hypertensive patients with heart failure. Methods A total of 76 hy-pertensive patients with heart failure, aged 65 or over, were randomly divided into treatment group and control group (n=38 for each group). The control group received routine anti-heart failure treatment. The treatment group received conventional therapy plus creatine phosphate sodium for 2 weeks. The plasma levels of CT-1 and NT-proBNP were determined in two groups. The plasma CT-1 level was measured by a double antibody sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The plasma level of NT-proBNP was tested by Rui Pu fluorescent dry quantitative analyzer. Results The plasma levels of CT-1 and NT-proBNP were significantly lower after treatment in two groups (P＜0.01). The plasma levels of CT-1 and NT-proBNP were significantly decreased in treatment group than those in control group (P＜0.05). The total effective rate was 89.47%in treatment group, which was significantly higher than that of control group (71.05%, P＜0.05). Symptoms of heart failure improved in one week (21 cases in treatment group/9 cases in control group) and in two weeks (13 cases in treatment group/18 cases in control group). Conclusion The conventional therapy plus creatine phosphate sodium can decrease the plasma CT-1 and NT-proBNP levels in elderly hypertensive patients with heart failure, which improves symptoms of heart failure in a shorter period of time.
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Objective To study the relation between vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF) and the degree of coronary artery stenosis as well as the formation of collateral circulation in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Methods Seventy-six cases of AMI had undertaken selective coronary angiography on the third to seventh day after admission and also at six months afterwards in order to define the degree of coronary artery stenosis and the presence of collateral circulation. A blood sample of 5 mL was taken in each patient before the first coronary angiography to test for the level of VEGF by enzyme linked immunosorbend assay. Results The level of VEGF in patients with coronary artery stenosis less than 50%, 50%~75% and greater than 75% were (97.6?17.3) ng/L, (241.6?28.9) ng/L and (391.7?48.4) ng/L respectively (P
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Objective To study the expression of telomerase(TMA) in myocardial tissue of myocardial ischemia in rat. Methods Sixty Spraque-Dawley rats were randomly divided into A,B, C three groups,then each group was randomly divided into control group and testing group.Two myocardial ischemia groups were injected isoprenaline(8 mg/kg),and two control groups were injected distilled water(8 mg/kg) in abdominal cavity.For the last myocardial ischemia group the coronary artery was ligated.The histological and immunohistochemical method were used for observing cardiac structural changes,with HE staining,and changes of TMA in myocardial tissue after myocardial ischemia in rat.The TMA contents were measured by image analysis. ResultsCompared with the respective control group,the expression of TMA in the three myocardial ischemia groups increased obviously(P