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Objective: To study changes of ultrastructure of atrial endothelial cells during acute atrial fibrillation (AF) in canines, and explore the possible mechanism of AF left atrial thrombosis. Methods: A total of 16 healthy adult mongrel canines were randomly and equally divided into blank control group (only received thoracotomy without pacing) and rapid atrial pacing (RAP) group (established acute AF model). Myocardial tissue of left and right appendage were taken from two groups and received hematoxylin eosin (HE) staining, then myocardial cell morphological changes was observed under ordinary light microscope; morphological changes of appendage endothelial cells was observed under electron microscope. Results: (1) Paroxysmal AF was successfully induced in all canines of RAP group; (2) There were no significant difference in morphology of appendage and endocardial tissue under ordinary light microscope between two groups; 3. Under transmission electron microscope, endothelium cell of appendage tissue presented defect of different extent, and some shedding in RAP group; while endothelial cell layer was complete with absence of necrosis and shedding in blank control group. Compared with blank control group, there was significant rise in endothelial cell incompleteness (12.5% vs. 75.0%) in RAP group, P=0.041. Conclusion: When acute atrial fibrillation occurs, endothelial cell ultrastructure has already changed, which may be related to thrombosis adhered to wall during atrial fibrillation.
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Objective: To determine the national norm of Chinese questionnaire of quality of life in Chinese patients with cardiovascular diseases (CQQC) according patients with hypertension, coronary artery disease（CAD）, and congestive heart failure（CHF）and to analyze the influence factors. Methods: The quality of life was estimated by CQQC to evaluate 7937 persons normal and with cardiovascular diseases（contain with hypertension, CAD, and CHF ） in 28 hospitals of 19 cities across China. The data were compared in gender, age, exercise, psychologic condition, education, number of family member and medical cost. Results: 1、The mean scores（national norms）of normal persons were （95.74±23.21）; 2、The scores of hypertension patients were （73.75±23.62）, the scores of hypertension stage 3 group （69.06±21.78）were least compared with other stages（P<0.01）; 3、The scores of CAD patients were（64.67±20.59）, the scores of unstable angina group（55.37±18.62）were least compared with other types in CAD patients（P<0.01）; 4、The scores of CHF patients were （40.36±17.24）, it was least compared with those of hypertension and CAD patients （P<0.01）; 5、Influence factor: （1）Sex, age: The mean scores were （71.41±27.8）for 7937 persons, the scores of male persons were significantly higher than those of female (P=0.000). In normal persons, along with age increased, the scores decreased （P<0.05） ; except ≥70 ages group, the scores of male persons were higher than those of female（P<0.05） ; （2）Exercise: The scores of patients participating exercise were significantly higher than those of no participating exercise [（72.64±21.87）vs.（66.91±23.13）, P=0.000]; （3）Psychological condition: The scores of patients with healthy psychological condition were significantly higher than those of with psychologic disorder [（70.13±25.66）vs.（68.91±20.44）, P=0.001]; （4）Other: patients with better education, more than 1 family members and medical insurance or public expense had more scores (P<0.05～0.001). Conclusions： The sample size is large and the datum is reliable for Chinese questionnaire of quality of life in Chinese patients with cardiovascular diseases. It can reflect influence of age, sex, exercise, psychologic condition, family, education background, medical condition and disease, its item is brief, clear, and operation is easy, so it may well be spread.