简介:MitralstenosisduetorheumaticheartdiseaseisnotcommonintheUnitedStatesbutiscommoninthedevelopingworldbecauserheumaticfeverisstilloccurringfrequently.Symptomsusuallygraduallyoccurintheyoungadult(mostcommonlyfemale).Atrialfibrillationisacommonaccompanyingrhythminpatientswithprovenmitralstenosis.Themainphysiologiceventisapressuregradientbetweentheleftatriumandtheleftventricle.DiagnosisisrelativelystraightforwardusingphysicalexamandsimplelaboratorystudiessuchasChestX-Ray(elevatedLeftmainstembronchus,DoubleDensityindicatingenlargedleftatrium)andECG(P-Mitrale).Cardiacultrasoundconfirmstheclinicaldiagnosis(Domingofmitralvalveindiastole,Hockeystickdeformityoftheanteriormitralvalveleaflet,largeleftatrium,Dopplerestimationofvalvegradient).Mitralcommisurotomy(surgicalorBalloon)iswarrantedifthevalveispliableandnotheavilycalcified.
简介:BackgroundCongenitaltrachealstenosis(CTS)isachallengingairwayproblem.CTSininfantsandchildrencanbelife-threatening.Duringlastthirtyyears,alargenumberofstudiescoveringthediagnosis,clinicalpresentation,managements,especiallysurgicaltreatmentsofCTShavebeenreported.ThisreviewaimedtoconcluderecognizedknowledgeofCTSandprovidecluesformanaginginfantsandchildrenwithCTS.
简介:Theheartistheprincipalorganthatcirculatesblood.Innormalconditionsitproducesfoursoundsforeachcardiaccycle.However,mostoftenonlytwosoundsappearessential:S1andS2.Twoothersounds:S3andS4,withloweramplitudethanS1orS2,appearoccasionallyinthecardiaccyclebytheeffectofdiseaseorage.Thepresenceofabnormalsoundsinonecardiaccycleprovidevaluableinformationonvariousdiseases.Theaorticstenosis(AS),asbeingavalvularpathology,ischaracterizedbyasystolicmurmurduetoanarrowingoftheaorticvalve.Themitralstenosis(MS)ischaracterizedbyadiastolicmurmurduetoareductioninthemitralvalve.Earlyscreeningofthesediseasesisnecessary;it'sdonebyasimpletechniqueknownas:phonocardiography.Analysisofphonocardiogramssignalsusingsignalprocessingtechniquescanprovideforcliniciansusefulinformationconsideredasaplatformforsignificantdecisionsintheirmedicaldiagnosis.Inthisworktwotypesofdiseaseswerestudied:aorticstenosis(AS)andmitralstenosis(MS).Eachonepresentssixdifferentcases.Theapplicationofthediscretewavelettransform(DWT)toanalysepathologicalseverityofthe(ASandMSwaspresented.Then,thecalculationofvariousparameterswasperformedforeachpatient.ThisstudyexaminesthepossibilityofusingtheDWTintheanalysisofpathologicalseverityofASandMS.
简介:A70-year-oldmanisseenforevaluationofaheartmurmurheardbyhisprimarycareprovider.Thepatientplaysdoublestennistwiceperweekandclaimstobeasymptomatic.–Medication:amlodipineforhypertension.–Physicalexamination(PE):pulse82bpm;bloodpressure140/90mmHg.–Neck:neckveinsflat.Carotidsdelayed.–Chest:clear.–Cardiovascular:grade2/6latepeakingsystolicejectionmurmur.–Extremities:normalpulses.–Echocardiogram:heavilycalcifiedaorticvalve.Peakjetvelocity4.6m/s.Aorticvalvearea0.7cm2.Rightventricularsystolicpressurenotobtainable.
简介:Westudytarget-searchingprocessesonapercolation,onwhichahuntertracksatargetbysmellingodorsitemits.Theodorintensityissupposedtobeinverselyproportionaltothedistanceitpropagates.TheMonteCarlosimulationisperformedona2-dimensionalbond-percolationabovethethreshold.Havingnoideaofthelocationofthetarget,thehunterdeterminesitsmovesonlybyrandomattemptsineachdirection.Forlagerpercolationconnectivityp(>~)0.90,itrevealsascalinglawforthesearchingtimeversusthedistancetothepositionofthetarget.Thescalingexponentisdependentonthesensitivityofthehunter.Forsmallerp,thescalinglawisbrokenandtheprobabilityoffindingoutthetargetsignificantlyreduces.Thehunterseemstrappedintheclusterofthepercolationandcanhardlyreachthegoal.
简介:Thebraincontrolsvirtuallyallbodyfunctions,bothinternallyandininteractionwiththeexternalenvironment.Asthebasicbodyanatomyofallvertebrateshasabilateralsymmetry,structuresandfunctionsofvertebratebrainsarealsoorganizedaccordingtothisfundamentalanatomicalprincipletomeetallsensory,motor,andinternalrequirementsofbodycontrol.Consequently,particularpartsorfunctionsofthebodyarecontrolledbyparticularbrainstructures.Formammalswhosebrainsonlyhaveaverylimitedcapacityto
简介:Spindlecellcarcinomaofthebreastisararetumor.Thistumorcanproliferaterapidlyandcausecysticchangesbecauseofinternaltissuenecrosis.Weevaluateda54-year-oldwomanwithrightbreastlump.Mammographyshowedacategoryfourmasswithadiameterof2.5cm.Ultrasonography(US)revealedacomplexcysticlesion,andfine-needleaspiration(FNA)cytologydemonstratedbloodyfluidandmalignantcells.Partialbreastresectionandsentinellymphnodebiopsywereperformed.Immunohistologyrevealedspindlecellswithpositiveresultsforcytokeratin(AE1/AE3)andvimentin,partiallypositiveresultsfors-100,andnegativeresultsfordesminandα-actin.ThepathologicalstagewasIIA,andbiochemicalcharacterizationshowedthatthetumorwastriplenegative.SixcoursesofFEC-100chemotherapy(5-fluorouracil500mg/m2,epirubicin100mg/m2,andcyclophosphamide500mg/m2)wereadministered.Radiotherapywasperformed.Thiscaseisdiscussedwithreferencetotheliterature.
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简介:ObjectivesPercutaneousballoonmitralvalvuloplasty(PBMV)isonewaytoimprovetherheumaticmitralstenosis.Howdoestheprocedureworkingravidaandfetusisnotveryclear.WeanalyzedtheeffectsandsafetyofPBMVoperationonpregnantpatientswithsevererheumaticmitralstenosis.MethodsEightpregnantpatientssufferingfromseveremitralstenosisunderwentfacilitatedPBMVoperationwithInoueballoon,andwerefollowedupfor(2.0±1.1)years.Contentsincludedoutcomeofpregnancy,infantgrowth,hemodynamics,echocardiography,cardiacfunction,mitralvalvesreplacementorrepeatvalvuloplasty.ResultsMitralvalvearea(MVA)before,oneweekandoneyearafterfacilitatedPBMVwere(0.84±0.21)cm2,(1.69±0.23)cm2and(1.51±0.24)cm2respectively.Thetransmitralpressuregradientdroppedfrom(22.1±4.7)mmHgto(9.9±3.1)mmHg(P<0.001)(1mmHg=0.133kPa).AfterfacilitatedPBMV,allpatientsshowedremarkableimmediatesymptomaticandhemodynamicimprovementwithoutseveremitralregurgitation.AllofthesepatientscouldmaintainNewYorkheartassociation(NYHA)ⅠorⅡfor(2.0±1.1)yearsaftertheoperation.TwopatientsdemandedinducedabortionconcerningabouttheteratogeniceffectofX-rayonfetus.Alltheothersixpatientscontinuedtheirgestationandhadfull-termcesareansectionwithoutcomplications.Theirnewbornsdevelopedhealthyandnormallytillnow.ConclusionsFacilitatedPBMVisafeasible,safeandeffectivedeviceforselectedpregnantpatientswithmitralstenosis.Theoperationiswelltoleratedbythefetus.
简介:AbstractPancreatic neuroendocrine tumors are in low incidence compared with other pancreatic tumors, and they present as various pathological forms, including solid, cystic and solid-cystic lesions. Herein, we report a rare case that presents cystic lesions in liver originating from solid pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. It can be easily misdiagnosed pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma or primary hepatic cancer according to imaging by surgeons without extensive professional experience. Therefore, it reminders surgeons the privotal role of pathological biopsy to diagnose the disease correctly. The ethical approval and written consent were waived by the institutional review board of our hospital owing to the retrospective nature of the study and routine treatments performed on this patient in clinical practice.
简介:Transcatheteraorticvalvereplacement(TAVR)isincreasinglyusedforthetreatmentofhighorveryhighsurgicalriskpatientswithsevereaorticstenosis(AS)orfailingsurgicalbioprosthesis(valve-in-valve,VIV-TAVR).InTAVR,thecollapsedtranscatheterheartvalve(THV)isintroducedusingthedeliverysysteminsertedfromthefemoralartery(preferred)orotheralternativeaccesses(transapical,transaortic,transcarotid,subclavian/transinnominateortranscaval).Thedeliverysystemisthenadvanceduntilcoaxiallyalignedwiththeaorticannulus,wheretheTHVisdeployed.Thisprocedurecanbeassociatedwithcomplicationssuchasaccesssiteinjury(vascularcomplication),paravalvarleak,cerebrovasculareventsandconductiondisturbances.However,therapidacceptanceandsuccessesobservedwithTAVRhavebeenmadepossiblethroughcarefulpatientselection,preproceduralplanning(i.e.MDCTannularsizing),THVtechnology(i.e.newgenerationvalves),andproceduraltechniques(i.e.minimalistTF-TAVRandalternativepercutaneousaccessoptions),aswellasadecreaseincomplicationsasTAVRexperiencegrows.ThoughtheresultsorongoingclinicaltrialsevaluatingTAVRinintermediatesurgicalriskpatientsarepending,itislikelythatTAVRwillsoonbeapprovedforlowerriskpatientsaswell.
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简介:AbstractThe incidence and prevalence of asthma have increased remarkably in recent years. There are lots of factors contributing to the occurrence and development of asthma. With the improvement of sequencing technology, it has been found that the microbiome plays an important role in the formation of asthma in early life. The roles of the microbial environment and human microbiome in the occurrence and development of asthma have attracted more and more attention. The environmental microbiome influences the occurrence of asthma by shaping the human microbiome. The specific mechanism may be related to the immune regulation of Toll-like receptors and T cells (special Tregs). Intestinal microbiome is formed and changed by regulating diet and lifestyle in early life, which may affect the development and maturation of the pulmonary immune system through the intestinal-pulmonary axis. It is well-recognized that both environmental microbiomes and human microbiomes can influence the onset of asthma. This review aims to summarize the recent advances in the research of microbiome, its relationship with asthma, and the possible mechanism of the microbiome in the occurrence and development of asthma. The research of the microbial environment and human microbiome may provide a new target for the prevention of asthma in children who have high-risk factors to allergy. However, further study of "when and how" to regulate microbiome is still needed.