The efficacy of the figure-of-eight suture technique in the treatment of tunnel bleeding of the femoral artery route after percutaneous coronary intervention or angiography.

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of the figure-of-eight (FOE) suture technique in the treatment of tunnel bleeding after femoral artery puncture compared with manual compression (MC).

Methods: This prospective, randomized, controlled study enrolled patients that had received transfemoral coronary artery angiography or percutaneous coronary intervention and then developed tunnel bleeding. They were randomly assigned into two groups: FOE suture group (ES group) and manual compression group (MC group).

Management of acute perioperative myocardial infarction: a case report of concomitant acute myocardial infarction and tumor bleeding in the transverse colon.

Acute myocardial infarction complicated by bleeding colon tumor is problematic with regard to management, and appropriate balance of antiplatelet or anticoagulation therapy and hemostasis or surgery is crucial for effective treatment. Here, we present a case of concomitant acute myocardial infarction and bleeding tumor in the transverse colon, and share our experience of successfully balancing anticoagulation therapy and hemostasis.

The difference between Asian and Western in the effect of LDL-C lowering therapy on coronary atherosclerotic plaque: a meta-analysis report.

Background: The different effects of LDL-C levels and statins therapy on coronary atherosclerotic plaque between Western and Asian remain to be settled.

Methods: PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane databases were searched from Jan. 2000 to Sep.

Percutaneous coronary intervention in the elderly with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.

As a result of increased life expectancy, octogenarians constitute an increasing proportion of patients admitted to hospital for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Primary percutaneous coronary intervention is currently the treatment of choice for octogenarians presenting with STEMI. The recent literature on this topic has yielded controversial results, even though advances in drug-eluting stents and new types of antithrombotic agents are improving the management of STEMI and postoperative care.

Systematic study of the effects of lowering low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol on regression of coronary atherosclerotic plaques using intravascular ultrasound.

Background: Conflicting results currently exist on the effects of LDL-C levels and statins therapy on coronary atherosclerotic plaque, and the target level of LDL-C resulting in the regression of the coronary atherosclerotic plaques has not been settled.

Methods: PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane databases were searched from Jan. 2000 to Jan.

Bosentan ameliorates the expression of fibrotic related growth factors and collagen-1 in diabetic mice.

Objective: To investigate the potential beneficial effect of bosentan in ameliorating fibrotic agents in diabetic mice.

Methods: Male 6-week old C57BL/6 mice were divided into 3 groups (N=20): Control group, diabetes mellitus (DM) group and DM-B group (diabetes with bosentan group). Streptozotocin (STZ) was injected as 200 mg/Kg for single dose, i.

Progressive deterioration of left ventricular function in a patient with a normal coronary angiogram.

Cardiac ischemia with a normal coronary angiogram can be caused by coronary microvascular dysfunction. A favorable prognosis, with excellent long-term clinical outcome, without major acute coronary events, has been consistently reported in these patients. We report a patient with a normal coronary angiogram and 3 episodes of myocardial infarctions, where the formation of a ventricular aneurysm and progressive deterioration of left ventricular function was documented, and hypoperfusion of the myocardium was confirmed by cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging.

Effect of haemoglobin concentration on the clinical outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction and the factors related to haemoglobin.

Background: The impact of haemoglobin concentrations on clinical outcomes is still a controversial issue. To determine the association between haemoglobin concentrations on admission and clinical outcomes and the related factors, this study was performed in a Chinese hospital.

Findings: We conducted a retrospective study on 1394 Chinese patients with acute myocardial infarction.

Pyrogen reaction and conversion of sustained ventricular tachycardia to sinus rhythm: two case reports.

Introduction: Pyrogen reaction is a side effect of intravenous infusion of solution on body; sustained ventricular tachycardia is a serious arrhythmia, no relationship between them has been reported before.

Case Presentation: Two patients with sustained ventricular tachycardia refractory to lidocaine happened to have pyrogen reaction. The sustained ventricular tachycardia was converted to sinus rhythm after the pyrogen reaction.

Endothelin-1 receptor blockade induces upregulation of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system expression in terms of blood pressure regulation.

Objective: To compare the level of expression of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) in mice with or without the endothelin-1 receptor antagonist bosentan and to examine the potential value in blood pressure regulation.

Materials And Methods: Bosentan (10 mg/kg/d) and placebo were given to two groups of male C57BL/6 mice (n=5) from ages 6 to 12 weeks. The mRNAs of liver, kidney and lung were isolated for Northern blot analysis.

A sewing needle in liver: a case report and review of the literature.

Introduction: Hepatic foreign bodies are quite rare. A sewing needle as a hepatic foreign body in an old woman is very rare and the managements have been varied.

Case Presentation: An old woman was incidentally found to have a sewing needle in her liver on abdominal X-ray.

The role of Fas in the progression of ischemic heart failure: prohypertrophy or proapoptosis.

During myocardial ischemia, cardiomyocytes can undergo apoptosis or compensatory hypertrophy. Fas expression is upregulated in the myocardial ischemia and is coupled to both apoptosis and hypertrophy of cardiomyocytes. The role of Fas in apoptosis induction or cardiomyocyte hypertrophy during ischemic conditions is, however, still unclear.

Subacute stent thrombosis happening at discharge.

We present the two cases of men who were admitted to our hospital with effort angina and three vessels lesions. The symptoms were alleviated after three sirolimus-eluting stents implantation. But on the scheduled discharge day when the patients were on therapy of clopidogrel, in combination with aspirin or anticogulation, subacute stent thrombosis (SST) happened and led to patients' death.

[Relationship between the expression of Fas, bcl-2 and apoptosis of cardiomyocytes in experimental myocardial ischemia in rats].

Objective: To explore the relationship between expression of Fas, bcl-2 and apoptosis of cardiomyocytes in myocardial ischemia in rats.

Methods: Myocardial ischemia was experimentally induced by ligating the left coronary artery. The rate were killed from 10 minutes to 7 days after the operation.

[Effects of Ca2+ antagonist on cardiomyocytic apoptosis after experimental myocardial infarction].

Objective: To explore the effects of Ca(2+) antagonist on apoptosis of cardiomyocytes after myocardial ischemia.

Methods: The model of myocardial infarction was made by ligating left coronary artery in SD rats. In experimental group, the rats were administrated with Adalat through oral cavity (1 mg/kg) before operation and through peritoneal cavity (0.