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Objective: To evaluate mid-term outcomes for the application of homograft valve conduits in right ventricular outlfow reconstruction in patients with congenital heart disease. Methods: We retrospectively studied 122 patients who received right ventricular outlfow reconstruction by homograft valve conduits application in our hospital from 2007-10 to 2014-07. The patients were divided into different sets of groups, by surgical procedure: Ross group,n=38 and Non-Ross group,n=84; by median age: ≤6 years group,n=61 and >6 years group, n=61; by the type of valve conduits: Aortic homograft group,n=21 and Pulmonary homograft group,n=101; by the diameter of conduits: ≤19 mm group,n=31 and >19 mm group,n=91. The relationships between pre-operative conditions, different types of conduits and diameters to the prognosis were analyzed; the post-operative death, re-operation, free homograft valve conduits failure rates were followed-up in all patients. Results: The average follow-up time was (35.4 ± 22.2) months and 2/122 (1.6%) patients died during that period, the overall free conduits failure rates at 1, 5 and 7 years post-operation were 94.2%, 81.2% and 75.4% respectively. The free conduits failure rates in Pulmonary homograft group at 1, 5, 7 years post-operation were 96.2%, 86.1%,79.9% and in Aortic homograft group were 80.0%, 59.7%, 59.7% respectively,P=0.011; in Ross group were 96.4%, 89.0%, 89.0% and in Non-Ross group were 91.3%, 78.3%, 67.1% respectively,P=0.045. While the age, conduits diameter, cyanosis and re-operation had no statistical meaning to free conduits failure rates, allP>0.05. Conclusion: Application of homograft valve conduits had good mid-term outcomes in right ventricular outflow reconstruction in patients with congenital heart disease, while the long-term effects should be further emphasized in clinical practice.
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Objective To explore the feasibility of establishing mini-pig model of type 1 diabetes by single intrave-nous injection of high dose streptozotocin .Methods Eight male Zhonghua mini-pigs (22.6 ±1.8 kg) were administrated with high-dose streptozotocin (150 mg/kg) into the ear vein .Before and 10, 30, 90 minutes, 1, 3 and 7 days after adminis-tration of streptozotocin , blood samples were obtained respectively , and used to dynamically monitor the fasting blood-glucose. C peptide and insulin levels were evaluated by IVGTT test .Results Since 24 hours after STZ administration , the fasting blood-glucose level was increased significantly compared with that of pre-administration and maintained at 16.7-20.6 mmol/L, while the C peptide and insulin levels were decreased significantly .IVGTT results showed that blood sugar levels at 1 h af-ter intravenous injection of 50%glucose were much higher than 11.1 mmol/L and failed to restore to fasting glucose levels until 2 h, insulin and c-peptide did no response after injection of glucose , always kept at a trace level .Conclusion A sin-gle high-dose streptozotocin injection can be used to establish a mini-pig model of type 1 diabetes successfully .