简介：ObjectivesTocomparetheshortandmid-termoutcomesincasesofpercutaneoustransluminalcoronaryangioplasty(PTCA)inpatientswithunstablevstableangina.MethodsPatientsselectedforPTCA/stentingweredividedintotwogroups,onewithstableanginapectoris(SAgroup,n=92)andonewithunstableanginapectoris(UAgroup,n=112).Theoutcomesofcoronaryangiographies(CAG),initial(30-d)successoftheprocedure,andfollow-upstatusinthetwogroupswerecompared.ResultsBaselinecharacteristicsweresimilar,althoughthepatientswithunstablesymptomsmorefemales(P<0.05),andhadahigheraverageCCSclass(P<0.05)andahigherincidenceofpostinfarctionangina(P<0.01).Thefrequencyof’complexstenosisinpatientswithunstableanginawashigherthanthatofpatientswithstableangina,33%v20%(P<0.01).Atotalof309vesselsacceptedtheprocedure;including210stentsweresuecessfullydeliveredto156patients.143and67stentswereimplantedinthe

简介：BackgroundAcutecoronarysyndrome(ACS)isaleadingcauseofmortalityandmorbidityworldwide,whichcomprisesunstableangina(UA)andacutemyocardialinfarction(AMI),andtheinvestigationofbiologicalmarkerstoassessthosemostatriskofrecurrentcardiovasculareventsisnecessary.MethodsSixty-sixhealthycontrolpeopleand67casesofUApatientswereenrolledinGuangdonggeneralhospital.Enzymelinkedimmunosorbentassay(ELISA)wasusedtodetectthelevelofplasmaACTG2.Thereceiveroperatingcharacteristiccurve(ROC)wasusedtoanalyzethepredictionvalueofACTG2forUA.AccordingtotheaveragelevelofplasmaACTG2inUApatients,UApatientsweredividedintothelowACTG2group(

简介：ObjectivesToanalyzethechangesofvasoactivesubstancesoriginatedfromendotheliuminpatientswithunstableanginapectoristreatedbymodifiedthrombolytictherapyandexplorethemechanismsofthedrugtotreatunstableanginapectoris.Methods120patientswithunstableanginapectoriswhowerenotwellresponsedtocommonmedicationwerestudied.TheirECGstresstestswereabnormalandtherewereischemicchangesinHolter.Urokinase300,000Uwasaddedin100mlnormalsalineandinjectedwithin30minonceadayfor3days.300mgaspirinwasadministratedadaybeforeandduringurokinaseapplications.Beforeandafterurokinasetreatments,endothelin-1,plasmatissueplasminogenactivatoranditsinhibitor-1weredetermined.ResultsComparedwithpretreatments,aftertreatments,theactivitiesoftissueplasminogenactivatorincreased,endothelin-1andtheinhibitor-1decreased.Thechangesweresignificant.ConclusionsModifiedthrombolytictherapycanregulatethevasoactivesubstancesoriginatedendotheliuminpatientswithunstableanginapectoris.Themajorsubstancesincludeendothelin-1,plasmatissueplasminogenactivatorandinhibitor-1.Thismechanismmaysuggestthaturokinasecantreatcoronaryheartdiseaseeffectively.

简介：BackgroundPatientswithunstableanginapectorisanddiabetesmellitusareverycommon.Whentheyreceiveinterventionaltherapy,contrastagentscancauserenalinjuryandplateletactivation.Alprostadilhasbeenshowntodecreaseinflammationandmicrovascularresistance.Thereisnoanyreportontheprotectioneffectsofalprostadilonrenalinjuryandtheplateletactivationduringcardiacinterventionaltherapy.MethodsAtotalof57patientsweredividedintotwogroups,alprostadilgroup(n=35)andnormalgroupn=22).BUN(bloodureanitrogen)andSCr(serumcreatine)weremeasuredastherenalfunctionparameters.GFR(glomerularfiltrationrate)wascalculatedbytheMDRDformula.Plateletparameters:PLT(plateletcount,109),PDW(plateletdistributionwidth,fL),MPV(meanplateletvolume,fL),PLCR(largeplateletscaleratio,%)weremeasuredastheplateletactivationindex.TtestandChi-squaretestwereusedasstatisticalmethods,andP<0.05wasconsideredstatisticallysignificant.ResultsInthealprostadilgroup,SCrwas71.1±13.8μmol/Land65.9±12.6μmol/L,beforeandafterinterventionaltherapy(P<0.05).BUNwas5.68±1.79mmol/Land3.86±1.19mmol/L(P<0.001),beforeandafterinterventionaltherapy.Intheplatelettests,MPVwasseemedtobetheonlyusefulplateletparameter,beforeandafterinterventionaltherapy(11.8±1.8fLand11.1±1.2fL,P<0.05),whilethePLT(109/L),PDW(fl),PLCR(%)didn'tshowanysignificantdifference.Inthenormalgroup,allthesetests'resultsdidn'tsignificantlychangeafterinterventionaltherapy.ConclusionsThepatientswiththeunstableanginapectorisanddiabetesmellitushaveontheriskofrenalfunctiondamageandplateletactivationwhenundertakingcardiacinterventionaltherapy.Alprostadilprotectsrenalfunctionandalleviatesplateletactivation.

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简介：AbstractBackground:Angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2) is a type of endothelial growth factor involved in angiogenesis and vascular remodeling. Circulating Ang-2 levels are elevated in patients with obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). This study aimed to evaluate the association between serum Ang-2 levels and coronary microvascular dysfunction in patients without obstructive CAD.Methods:A total of 125 patients with angina in the absence of obstructive CAD were included in this cross-sectional study. Coronary flow reserve (CFR) was measured in the distal left anterior descending coronary artery by trans-thoracic Doppler echocardiography. The patients were divided into the following two sub-groups according to CFR: the impaired CFR group with CFR values <2.5 and the preserved CFR group with CFR values ≥2.5. Serum Ang-2 levels were determined using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Independent predictors for impaired CFR were identified by binary logistic regression analysis. The receiver-operating characteristic curve was determined to evaluate the ability of serum Ang-2 in predicting impaired CFR.Results:We found that age, percentage of female sex, N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide levels, Ang-2 levels (763.3 ± 264.9 vs. 579.7 ± 169.3 pg/mL, P < 0.001), and the left atrial volume index were significantly higher in patients with impaired CFR than in patients with preserved CFR. Serum Ang-2 levels were negatively correlated with CFR (r = -0.386, P < 0.001). Binary logistic regression analysis showed that Ang-2 (odds ratio: 1.004, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.001-1.006, P = 0.003) and age (odds ratio: 1.088, 95% CI: 1.023-1.156, P = 0.007) were independently associated with impaired CFR. Furthermore, Ang-2 was a significant predictor of impaired CFR on the receiver-operating characteristic curve (P < 0.001). The area under the curve was 0.712 (95% CI: 0.612-0.813).Conclusions:High serum Ang-2 levels are independently associated with impaired CFR in patients with angina in the absence of obstructive CAD.

简介：IntroductionandPatientDescription,Assessmentofpatientswithanginapectorisisachallengefortheclinicalcardiologist.Myocardialischemiaandanginapectoriscanbecausedbyvariousmechanisms,suchascoronaryatherosclerosis,vasospasm,orcoronarymicrovasculardysfunction[1].Moreover,thesemechanismsmayoverlapinagivenpatient,makingitdifficulttodeterminethecauseofangina.Wereportherethecaseofa57-year-oldfemalepatientwithahistoryofanginapectoristhatstarted3monthspreviously.Hersymptomsoccurredpredominantlyatrestbutalsowitheffort.Thepatientwasanactivesmokerwhosmokedabout15cigarettesperday(~20packyears).Moreover,shehadhypertensiontreatedwithenalapril.HerLDLlevelwas75mg/dlwithoutanycholesterol-loweringtherapy.Shewassentfordiagnosticcoronaryangiographyforsuspectedstenosingcoronaryarterydisease.

简介：IntroductionMyocardialischemiaandanginapectoriscanbecausedbyvariousmechanismssuchascoronaryatherosclerosis,vasospasmorcoronarymicrovasculardysfunction[1].Weherereportacaseofa56-year-oldfemalepatientwithahistoryofpreviouspercutaneouscoronaryinterventions(PCI)whoreportedrepetitiveattacksofrestingangina.Coronaryriskfactorsincludedhypertension,hypercholesterolemia(LDL=97mg/dLonatorvastatin),ex-smoker(ceased2013),andapositivefamilyhistory(fatalmyocardialinfarctioninfatheraged52yearsandbrother59years).