简介：ObjectivesTostudythecharacteristicofpulmonaryembolism(PE)incontrast-enhancedCT.MethodsTheradiologicalfeaturesweredescribedin20patientswithlobarandproximalPEdiagnosedwithaToshibaXpress/SXCTscanneraftercontrastmaterialwasadministrated.ResultsTherewere7casesofpulmonaryembolism(PE)secondarytolowerlimbdeepveinthrombosis(DVT),ofwhich2caseswererelatedtosaunabath.Wegroupedthecasesaccordingtotheirextensivenessofembolism:mild,moderate,severe,orcompleteembolism.Mildembolism:theembolioccupiedlessthan30%,oftheinnerdiameterofpulmonaryartery(PA).Medianembolism:theembolioccupied30~50%ofthePAdiameter.Severeembolism:theembolioccupiedoverhalfofthePA(50%),buttherewerecontrastflow.Completedembolism:therewasnocontrastfoundaroundtheemboli.ThedirectsignofPEwasafillingdefectornoopacificationintheaffectedbranchofpulmonaryartery(PA).Therewere9othersecondarysigns:①widenPA,②enlargedrightventricleandtherightatrium,③increasedtranslucencyofthelunganddecreasedbronchovascularshadows,④shrunkenpulmonaryveinslikeddriedrattan,⑤decreasedleftatriumandtheleftventriclesize,⑥shiftingofinterventricularseptumtotheleftandposteriordirection,⑦Thelaterallungparenchymademonstratedinatriangularshape,⑧pleuraleffusionand⑨pericardiacleeffusion.ConclusionsThediagnosisofPEwasrevealedby10radiologicalsignsbycontrast-enhancedCT:Withfullunderstandingofthepathophysiologicalbasisofthese10signs:correctdiagnosisofpulmonaryembolismcanbemade.PEiscommonlycausedbylowerlimb.Andsaunabathisoneofthemainpredisposingcauses.

简介：ObjectivesToinvestigateserumconcentrationofprocollagentypeIcarboxyterminalpeptide(PIP),typeⅢaminopeptide(PⅢP)andtypeIcollagentelopeptide(ICTP)inessentialhypertension(EH).MethodsSerumlevelsofPIP,PⅢPandICTPin42EHpatientsand30healthycontrolweremeasuredbyradioimmunoassays.ResultsInEHpatients,serumconcentrationofPIP,PⅢPwassignificantlyhigherthanthatin30healthycontrol.AlthoughEHpatientsdidtendtoexhibitahigherserumICTPconcentrationthannormalcontrolsubjects,thedifferencewasnotstatisticallysignificant.EHpatientswithleftventricularhypertrophyexhibitedhighervaluesofPIP(P<0.05)andlowervaluesofICTP(P<0.05)thanEHpatientswithoutleftventricularhypertrophy.NosignificantdifferencewasnotedbetweentheserumPⅢPoftheEHpatientswithandwithoutleftventricularhypertrophy(P>0.05).ConclusionsTheresultssuggestthatPIPandPⅢParesensitiveserummarkersofmyocardialcollagensynthesis.Myocardialfibrosismaybeduetotheexcessivesynthesisandinsufficientdegradationofcollagen.PIP,PⅢPandICTPmaybeindirectmarkersofmyocardialfibrosis.

简介：BackgroundDataarelimitedregardingtheriskofcontrast-inducednephropathy(CIN)forpatientsafterthesecondcontrastexposure.ObjectiveToexaminetheriskofCINafterthesecondcontrastexposureinpatientsofacutecoronarysyndrome(ACS)withchronickidneydisease(CKD).MethodsPatientsofACSscheduledforasecondelectivePCI.Patientswererequiredtohaveanestimatedcreatinineclearance(CrCl)between15and60ml/min.Thevalueofserumcreatinin(sCr)priortothesecondcontrastexposuremustnotbe≥25%or≥88.4μmol/Lcomparedtobaseline.CINwasdefinedasanincreaseofsCr≥25%frombaselinewithin48-72hafterthesecondcontrastexposure.Theprimaryend-pointwasriskofdevelopingCIN.ResultsThirty-ninepatientscompletedthestudy.Theaverageofintervalbetweencontrastexposureswas116±64h,contrastvolumewas266±100mLandlengthofhospitalizationwas8.3±4.7days.TheincidenceofCINintheoverallstudypopulationwas10.3%.TherewasnotchangesignificantlyinaveragesCrandCrClafterthesecondcontrastexposure(sCr1.52±0.62vs.1.54±0.60mg/dLbaseline,P=0.75;CrCl(40.68±14.46vs.39.16±12.10mL/minbaseline,P=0.26).Noneofthepatientwasdeathin30days.One(2.6%)ofthepatientswhodevelopedCINrequireddialysisin-hospital.ConclusionOurfindingssuggestthatpatientswithpriorrenaldysfunctionarenotincreasedriskofdevelopingCINafterthesecondcontrastexposure.Thiscohortmaybebenefitfromsufficientprophylaxis.

简介：BackgroundIntravascularvolumeexpansionrepresentsabeneficialmeasureagainstcontrast-inducedacutekidneyinjury(CI-AKI)inpatientsundergoingelectiveangiographicprocedures.However,theefficacyofthispreventivestrategyhasnotyetbeenestablishedforpatientswithST-elevation-myocardialinfarction(STEMI),whoareathigherriskofthiscomplicationafterprimarypercutaneouscoronaryintervention(PCI).Inthisrandomizedstudyweinvestigatedthepossiblebeneficialroleofperiproceduralintravenousvolumeexpansionandwecomparedtheefficacyof2differenthydrationstrategiesinpatientswithSTEMIundergoingprimaryPCI.MethodsandResultsWerandomlyassigned450STEMIpatientstoreceive(1)preprocedureandpostprocedurehydrationofsodiumbicarbonate(earlyhydrationgroup),(2)postprocedurehydrationofisotonicsaline(latehydrationgroup),or(3)nohydration(controlgroup).TheprimaryendpointwasthedevelopmentofCI-AKI,definedasanincreaseinserumcreatinineof≥25%or0.5mg/dLoverthebaselinevaluewithin3daysafteradministrationofthecontrastmedium.Moreover,weevaluatedapossiblerelationshipbetweentheoccurrenceofCI-AKIandtotalhydrationvolumeadministered.Therewerenosignificantdifferencesinbaselineclinical,biochemical,andproceduralcharacteristicsinthe3groups.Overall,CI-AKIoccurredin93patients(20.6%):theincidencewassignificantlylowerintheearlyhydrationgroup(12%)withrespecttoboththelatehydrationgroup(22.7%)andthecontrolgroup(27.3%)(Pfortrend=0.001).Inhydratedpatients(earlyandlatehydrationgroups),lowerinfusedvolumeswereassociatedwithasignificantincreaseinCI-AKIincidence,andtheoptimalcutoffpointofhydrationvolumethatbestdiscriminatespatientsathigherriskwas≤960mL.ConclusionsAdequateintravenousvolumeexpansionmaypreventCI-AKIinpatientsundergoingprimaryPCI.Aregimenofpreprocedureandpostprocedurehydrationtherapywithsodiumbicarbonatea

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简介：BackgroundTherewerefewstudiestoexploretherelationshipbetweenpostoperativemeansystolicbloodpressure(PMSBP)within6haftercardiaccatheterizationandcontrast-inducednephropathy(CIN).MethodsFromJune2010toFebruary2013,299consecutivepatientsundergoingcardiaccatheterizationwererecruited.PatientswereclassifiedintoquartilesbasedonPMSBP(<112,112-120,121-131,and>132mmHg).Baselinedata,CINincidenceandin-hospitaloutcomeswerecomparedbetweenthegroups.LogisticregressionwasusedtoassesstherelationshipbetweenPMSBPandCIN.ResultsCINoccurredin26(8.7%)patients.TheincidenceofCINinPMSBPquartileswere15.3%(11/72),15.1%(11/73),2.4%(2/82)and2.8%(2/72)(P=0.001)respectively.Therewerenosignificantdifferenceinin-hospitaldeath,renalreplacementtherapyandintra-aorticballoonpump(IABP)supportbetweenthegroups(P>0.05).UnivariatelogisticregressionanalysisshowedthatPMSBPwassignificantlyassociatedwithCIN(OR=0.956,95%CI:0.928-0.986,P=0.004).Multivariatelogisticregressionanalysisfoundthatafteradjustingbaselineestimateglomerularfiltrationrate,age>75yearsandacutemyocardialinfarction,PMSBP<120mmHgwasstillanindependentriskfactorforCIN(OR=5.049,95%CI:1.820-14.009,P=0.002).ConclusionsLowerPMSBPwassignificantlyassociatedwithanincreasedriskofCIN.PMSBP<120mmHgwasanindependentriskfactorforCIN.Intensiveblood-pressurecontrolaftercardiaccatheterizationmightincreasetheriskofCIN.

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简介：Objectives:Apoptosisisrecognizedasanimportantmechanismincontrast-inducednephropathy(CIN).Cordycepssinensis(CS),atime-honoredtonicfoodandherbalmedicineinChina,canimprovethemicrocirculation,increasethetolerancetoischemiainpatientswithmicrocirculatorydisorders.AsCShasbeenfoundtoberenoprotectiveandanti-apoptoticinmultiplekidneyinjuries,wehypothesizedthatCSwouldpreventCIN.TheobjectiveofthisresearchistostudythemechanismofCSontubularepithelialcellapoptosisindiabeticCINrats.