Development and validation of no-reflow phenomenon risk score in patients with acute myocardial infarction / 中华急诊医学杂志

Objective To establish a bedside available risk scoring system of no-reflow in the acute stage of STEMI.Methods Data from STEMI patients treated with PCI divided into model group and validation group were analyzed.Multivariable binary logistic regression analysis was used to identify independent no-reflow predictors of the model group.Finally,a score according to the odds ratio on logistic regression analysis was designed,and then risk stratification was established,and no-reflow high-risk patients with myocardial infarction were selected.The authenticity and reliability of the logistic regression courses were validated using receiver operator characteristic curve (ROC)and Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness-of-fit.Results Multivariate logistic regression analysis demonstrated that female (OR =0.587,P =0.019),Killip class of myocardial infarction≥2 (OR =3.656,P 5 was arranged into high risk level.The risk score system demonstrated a good risk prediction in the validation group with AUC of 0.891 (95%CI:0.822 -0.959)based on ROC analysis.ROC analysis in the validation group was applied to Killip class,thrombus burden,score and risk stratification in the validation group ,and the no-reflow score was more accurate,with a larger area under the curve (AUC = 0.851,95% CI:0.776 -0.927 ).Conclusions Establishment of no-reflow scoring system with STEMI patients undergoing PCI was benefit to select high risk patients with no-reflow.

A novel channel dilator for coronary chronic total occlusion recanalization / 中国介入心脏病学杂志

Objective To assess the efficacy and safety of using a novel channel dilator (the Corsair microcatheter) accompanied with special occlusion guide wires for coronary chronic total occlusion (CTO) recanalization. Methods From 2011 December to 2013 August,we performed 89 cases (the study group) using channel dilator and the new special occlusion guide wires for CTO recanalization. Another 89 CTO lesions treated before using the corsair microcatheter were compared as the control group.We recorded clinical characteristic, outcome of PCI,radiation exposure time, contrast utilization and the procedure time. The MACE rate was monitored during follow up. Results The intracoronary channel dilator accompanied with special occlusion guide wires were inserted into 33 left anterior descending arteries, 17 left circumlfex arteries and 38 right coronary arteries. The success rates of procedure were signiifcantly higher in the study group than in the control group (91% vs. 67.7%, P < 0.05). Procedure and lfuoroscopy time tended to be lower in the study group than in the control group. There were no serious complications related to the catheter and no death case recorded. Conclusions The channel dilator accompanied with special occlusion guide wires may facilitate the conventional approach with a higher success rate in PCI.

Mechanisms underlying the contractile responses to doxazosin enantiomers in the rat isolated atrium / 中国药理学通报

Aim To study the mechanisms of inotropic responses to doxazosin enantiomers in the isolated rat atrium.Methods We analyzed the positive inotropic response to (-)doxazosin and the negative inotropic response to (+)doxazosin in the left atrium of rat u-sing receptor-pharmacological technique.Results In the preparation treated with verapamil,the positive in-otropic responses to 3 μmol·L-1 (-)doxazosin were significantly inhibited from the control level (245.7 1 ± 44.29)mg to (172.50 ±43.34)mg,(P<0.05).In the preparation treated with methylene blue,the posi-tive inotropic responses to 3 μmol·L-1 (-)doxazosin were significantly potentiated from the control level (245.7 1 ±44.29 )mg to (303.33 ±45 .90 )mg,(P<0.05 ).In the preparation treated with H-89 ,the positive inotropic responses to 3,10 and 30 μmol · L-1 (-)doxazosin were (338.57 ±96.86 ) mg, (471.43 ±107.61)mg and (520.00 ±103.44)mg, which were significantly (P<0.05 ~0.01)larger than the control levels of (245.71 ±44.29)mg,(314.29 ±90.34)mg and (357.14 ±68.49 )mg.Treatment with phenoxybenzamine,atropine,propranolol or indo-methacin did not significantly affect the responses to doxazosin enantiomers.Conclusion The positive ino-tropic responses to (-)doxazosin in the isolated left a-trium of rat are partially involved in L-type Ca2+chan-nels and intracellular cGMP level.However,α-adre-noceptors,muscarinic receptors,β-adrenoceptors and cyclooxygenases are not related to the responses to doxazosin enantiomers.