简介：BackgroundIncreasedlevelofglycatedhemoglobin(HbA1c)isassociatedwithhigherincidenceofcoronaryarterydisease(CAD)inthediabetics.However,therelationshipbetweenHbA1candtheriskofcoronaryarterystenosisinthenon-diabeticsiscontroversial.MethodsAretrospectiveresearchwasconductedon338enrolledparticipantswhohaveundergone2timesofcoronaryangiographicexaminationwithinthepastyear.Clinicalandlaboratoryvariablesattheinitialandthesecondtimeofadmissionwerecollected.AccordingtotheinitialmedianHbA1clevel,allparticipantsweredividedintotwogroupsnamedlowerandhighergroups.TherelationshipbetweenHbA1clevelandtheriskofcoronaryarterystenosisovertimewasevaluated.ResultsTheinitialvaluesofHbA1cinloweranduppergroupswere5.78±0.35%and6.21±0.32%(P<0.05).Ascomparedtothelowergroup,thepercentagesofmaleandsmokingparticipants,andtheserumlevelofCRPweresignificantlyhigherinthehighergroup(P<0.05).Othertraditionalriskfactorswerecomparablebetweenthetwogroups.Therewere54.2%and55.2%participantswithsinglevesselstenosis,and45.8%and44.8%withmultiplevesselstenoses,respectivelyinthetwogroupswithoutsignificantdifference.Thesecondtimeofadmission,were308.5±25.4days(lowergroup)and300.7±30.1days(highergroup)fromtheinitialadmission.AlthoughnosignificantchangesofHbA1clevelwereobservedwhencomparedtoinitial,HbA1clevelinthehighergroupwasstillsignificantlyhigherincomparisontothelowergroup(6.24±0.39%vs.5.80±0.36%,P=0.008).Thepercentageofnewcoronaryarterystenosis(≥50%stenosis)washigherinthehighergroupthanthatinthelowergroup(41.7%vs.32.3%,P<0.001).MultivariateregressionanalysessuggestedthatHbA1cremainedindependentfactorassociatedwithcoronaryarterystenosesafterextensiveadjustmentforriskfactors.ConclusionInthenondiabetics,increasedbaselineHbA1clevelportendstheriskofcorona

简介：ObjectivesToinvestigatetheeffectoftelmisartanonhumanumbilicalveinendothelialcells(HUVEC)exposedtohighglucoseinvitroandtherelatedmechanism.MethodsHUVECswereincubatedwithtelmisartanandglucose(5mmol/L,30mmol/L)at0h,12h,24h,36h,48h,respectively.Thelevelofmalondialdehyde(MDA)andsuperoxidedismutase(SOD)inthesupernatantofculturedendothelialcellswasmeasuredbythiobarbituricacidtestandxanthineoxidasetest.TheexpressionofPPAR-γwasdeterminedat24hourwithWesternblottechnique.ResultsWhentheendothelialcellswereculturedinhighglucoseenvironment,theMDAlevelwassignificantlyincreased,buttheSODactivityandtheproteinexpressionofPPAR-γweremarkedlydecreased.However,thehighglucose-inducedeffectswereinhibitedbytelmisartanintervention.ConclusionTelmisartancandecreaseoxidativestressandincreasePPAR-γexpressionofendothelialcellsinhighglucoseenvironment.

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简介：BackgroundAnimalmodelsofhyperlipidemiawereestablishedbyfeedingrabbitswithhigh-cholesteroldiet,andthechangesinstructureandfunctionofcellmembraneinrabbitswerealsoreducedbyhyperlipidemia.Thus,thealternationsinerythrocytemembranelipidperoxidation(EMLP)andfluidityinrabbitsinducedbyhigh-cholesteroldietwereresearchedbyus.MethodsFourteenrabbitsweresubjectedtohigh-cholesteroldiet(cholesterol2g/d)andtheother14rabbitstocommondieteverydayforconsecutivetwomonths,plasmatotalcholesterol(TC),andbloodlipidsaswellasEMLPandfluidityweremeasuredbeforeandafterthefeeding.ResultsComparedwiththefeedingbefore,levelsofTCandlowdensitylipoproteincholesterol(LDL-C)weresignificantlyraised,thoseoferythrocytemembranelowdensitylipoproteincholesterol(MLDL-C),membraneconjugateddiene(MCD),erythrocytemalonaldehyde(RMDA)weresignificantlyincreased,whilethoseoferythrocytesuperoxidedismutase(R-SOD),membranefluidity(M-Flu)andmembranehighdensitylipoprotein-cholesterol(MHDL-C)weresignificantlydecreasedinexperimentalgroup,andtherewerenochangesincontrolgroup.ConclusionsHigh-cholesteroldietinduceslipidperoxidationandlowerfluidityoferythrocytemembrane.

简介：BackgroundThisstudytestedthehypothesisthatmoderatealcoholintakeexertsitscardioprotectiveeffectmainlythroughanincreaseintheserumlevelofhigh-densitylipoproteincholesterol.MethodsandResultsIntheCohortofNorway(CONOR)study,149729adultparticipants,recruitedfrom1994to2003,werefollowedbylinkagetotheCauseofDeathRegistryuntil2006.Atrecruitment,questionnairedataonalcoholintakewerecollected,andtheconcentrationofhigh-densitylipoproteincholesterolinserumwasmeasured.UsingCoxregression,wefoundthattheadjustedhazardratioformenfordyingfromcoronaryheartdiseasewas0.52(95%confidenceinterval,0.39-0.69)whenconsumingalcoholmorethanonceaweekcomparedwithneverorrarely.Theratiochangedonlyslightly,to0.55(0.41-0.73),aftertheregressionmodelincludedtheserumlevelofhigh-densitycholesterol.Forwomen,thecorrespondinghazardratioswere0.62(0.32-1.23)and0.68(0.34-1.34),respectively.ConclusionsAlcoholintakeisrelatedtoareducedriskofdeathfromcoronaryheartdiseaseinthefollow-upofalarge,population-basedNorwegiancohortstudywithextensivecontrolforconfoundingfactors.Ourfindingssuggestthattheserumlevelofhigh-densitycholesterolisnotanimportantintermediatevariableinthepossiblecausalpathwaybetweenmoderatealcoholintakeandcoronaryheartdisease.

简介：Toinvestigatethebenefitsofintracoronaryhigh-dosetirofibanduringprimarypercutaneouscoronaryintervention(PCI)forpatientswithacuteST-segmentelevationmyocardialinfarction(STEMI).MethodsFifty-eightpatientswithSTEMIpresentedwithin12hofsymptomswererandomlyallocatedtostudygroup(n=28,intracor-onaryhigh-dosetirofiban)andcontrolgroup(n=30,intravenoushigh-dosetirofiban).Theculpritvesselsweretarge-tedwithprimaryPCIinallpatients.Clinicalcharacteristics,angiographicfindings,brainnatriureticpeptide(BNP)at7-dayandin-hospitaloutcomeswerecomparedbetweengroups,aswellasleftventricularejectionfraction(LVEF)andmajoradversecardiacevents(MACE,includingdeath,reinfarction,worseningheartfailureandtargetvesselrevascu-larization)at30-dayclinicalfollow-up.ResultsComparedwiththecontrolgroup,thestudygroupshowedbetterthrombolysisinmyocardialinfarction(TIMI)flowgradesimmediatelyafterPCI(96.4%vs76.7%,P=0.02).The30-daycompositemajoradversecardiaceventsratewaslowerinthestudygroup(3.6%vs23.3%,P=0.02),andtheLVEFandBNPinthestudygroupat7dayswasbetterthanthatinthecontrolgroup(P=0.01and0.02,respec-tively).Nosignificantdifferenceinhemorrhagiccomplicationsinhospitalbetweengroupswasnoted(P=0.61).ConclusionsThestudyindicatesthatintracoronaryhigh-dosebolusadministrationoftirofibanforpatientswithSTEMIwhounderwentprimaryPCIcansignificantlyimprovethereperfusionlevelintheinfarctareaandclinicaloutcomesat30daysfollow-up.Itisbetterandsafertoapplyintravenousbolusinjectionforimprovingcoronaryflow,LVEFandshort-termclinicaloutcomes.

简介：BackgroundLargepercutaneouscoronaryintervention(PCI)centershaveshownstatisticallybetterprognosiswithtransradialapproach(TRA)comparedwithtransfemoralapproach(TFA).SowetriedtocomparetheoutcomesbetweenTRAandTFAinonehighvolumePCIcenterinST-segmentelevationmyocardialinfarction(STEMI)patientsundergoingprimaryPCI.MethodSixhundredandsixtytwoSTEMIpatientswhounderwentprimaryPCIwithstentsimplantationwereretrospectivelyincludedfromJune1,2006toApril30,2011inourhospitalandprospectivelyfollowedforoneyear.Theprimaryendpointwasdefinedasin-hospitalnetadverseclinicalevents(NACE)whichincludeddeath,myocardialinfarction(MI),stroke,targetvesselrevascularization(TVR)andmajorbleeding.Thesecondaryendpointwasdefinedas1yearmajoradversecardiovascularevents(MACE)whichincludeddeath,MIandTVR.ResultsTheoccurrenceratesofNACE(8.0%vs.17.0%,P=0.0018),accesssitecomplications(4.0%vs.10.7%P=0.0027)andaccesssite-relatedmajorbleeding(2.4%vs.6.3%,P=0.0254)wereallhigherintheTFAgroupthanintheTRAgroup.Theincidencerateof1yearMACEwassimilarbetweenTRAandTFA(8.5%vs.13.2%,P=0.0932).TheinverseprobabilitiesweightingmatchedmultivariableCoxregressionanalysisshowedTRAwasanindependentpredictoroflowerratesofin-hospitalNACE(HR:0.58,95%CI:0.34-0.99,P=0.0477),in-hospitaldeath(HR:0.31,95%CI:0.10-0.73,P=0.0499)andaccesssitecomplications(HR:0.37,95%CI:0.19-0.73,P=0.0040).ConclusionsTRAshowedgreatefficacyandsafetyforSTEMIpatientsundergoingprimaryPCIinhighvolumePCIcenters.Itshouldberecommendedasroutinepracticeinfuture,andespeciallyinthosepatientswithhighriskofbleeding.