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AIM:To observe whether differences exist in the retinal arteriovenous circulation time of the patients with diabetic retinopathy and exploring whether there is any correlation between the injured degree of retinal vessel and the microcirculation time.METHODS:The study was conducted from the March 2016 to the March 2017 in order to analyze the clinical data on 60 eyes of 60 patients who were diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy by Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University.According to the result,patients were divided into mild and moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR) group,severe NPDR group and proliferative diabetic retinopathy(PDR) group with 20 eyes respectively.Then we recorded the retinal arterial developing time of the three groups,namely arm-to-retinal circulation time (A1),retinal arterial branch filling time (A2),retinal venous branch laminar flow time (V1),retinal venous branch filling time (V2).RESULTS:The findings showed that there was no statistical difference among 3 groups in the retinal arterial passage time(A2-A1) (F=1.642,P=0.157).Retinal capillary passage time (V1-A2),retinal vein passage time (V2-V1),retinal artery and vein passage time (V2-A1) were compared between the three groups,the difference was statistically significant (F=5.794,5.180,5.564,P=0.007,0.009,0.008).The PDR group was significantly longer than the mild moderate and severe NPDR group,and the severe NPDR group was significantly longer than the mild and moderate NPDR group.CONCLUSION:The duration of DR is longer,the degree is more severely.The destruction of retinal capillaries is more serious,the time of retinal microcirculation is longer.
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<b>Objectives</b>: The purpose of this study was to examine the beneficial effects of balneotherapy in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF).<br><b>Background</b>: Some reports have shown that balneotherapy reduces systemic blood pressure in healthy volunteers. However, it is not clear whether balneotherapy improves the status of CHF. We hypothesized that hyperthermia using hot water would improve cardiac and peripheral endothelial function and clinical symptoms.<br><b>Methods</b>: Twenty-six patients with chronic systolic heart failure classified as New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional status II or III were divided into two groups. In the balneotherapy group, patients were immersed in a hot spring at 40°C for 10min daily for two weeks; in the control group, patients took a daily shower. We measured plasma brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) and asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA). The left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and cardiothoracic ratio (CTR) were evaluated by echocardiography and chest radiography, respectively. Brachial-ankle pulse-wave velocity (baPWV) was measured non-invasively using an automatic device.<br><b>Results</b>: Clinical symptoms were improved after two weeks of hot spring therapy. Although heart rate and CTR did not change, clinical symptom and LVEF improved and mean blood pressure, BNP, ADMA and PWV significantly decreased.<br><b>Conclusions</b>: Repeated immersion in a hot spring improves peripheral vascular endothelial function, thus leading to improvement of clinical activity and symptoms in patients with CHF.
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Complete circulatory arrest with profound hypothermia has been an indispensable adjunct to the safe management of selected giant intracranial aneurysms. For the conduct of cardiopulmonary bypass, there are usually two kinds of methods, open and closed chest methods. We could manage one case of huge intracranial aneurysm that was successfully operated under circulatory arrest using the closed chest method, especially with percutaneous insertion of arterial and venous cannulas for cardiopulmonary bypass.