ObjectiveTo compare and analyze the clinical effects of two kinds of frame design valves after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR).MethodsWe retrospectively reviewed 124 patients who underwent TAVR and were followed up for 1 year. There were 71 males and 53 females aged 75.57±6.21 years. These patients were treated with Venus-A or Edwards Sapien aortic valves. The hemodynamics and cardiac function of these two kinds of transcatheter aortic valves (THV) were evaluated by echocardiography. The 30-day mortality and 1-year clinical effect of the patients were calculated.ResultsEight-one patients used Venus-A valve and 43 patients used Edwards Sapien valve. The aortic valve transaortic pressure gradient was reduced and the rate of perivalvular leakage was low (both 2.6%) in both groups, and there was no statistical difference between the two groups. The implantation rate of permanent pacemaker was 17.3% and 11.6%, respectively. The 1-month survival (94.0% and 93.0%) and 1-year survival (94.0% and 91.0%) rates were not statistically different.ConclusionThe two groups of THV with different stent structures have good short-term clinical effect and low implantation rate of permanent pacemaker.
Coronary angiography (CAG) as a typical imaging modality for the diagnosis of coronary diseases hasbeen widely employed in clinical practices. For CAG-based computer-aided diagnosis systems, accurate vessel segmentation plays a fundamental role. However, patients with bradycardia usually have a pacemaker which frequently interferes the vessel segmentation. In this case, the segmentation of vessels will be hard. To mitigate interferences of pacemakers and then extract main vessels more effectively in CAG images, we propose an approach. At first, a pseudo CAG (pCAG) image is generated through a part of a CAG sequence, in which the pacemaker exists. Then, a local feature descriptor is employed to register the relative location of pacemaker between the pCAG image and the target CAG image. Finally, combining the registration result and segmentation results of main vessels and pacemaker, interferences of pacemaker are removed and the segmentation of main vessels is improved. The proposed method is evaluated based on 11 CAG images with pacemakers acquired in clinical practices. An optimization ratio of the Dice coefficient is 12.04%, which demonstrates that our method can remove overlapping pacemakers and achieve the improvement of main vessel segmentation in CAG images.Our method can further become a helpful component in a CAG-based computer-aided diagnosis system, improving its diagnosis accuracy and efficiency.
The biological pacemaker has become a new strategy in the treatment of severe bradycardias, in which a kind of ideal pacemaker cells is a pivotal factor. Here we reviewed the progress in the differentiation of bone-marrow mesenchymal stem cells and adipose-derived stem cells into pacemaker-like cells by means of gene transfer, chemical molecules, co-culture with other cells and specific culture media, and we also analyzed the potential issues to be solved when they are used as seeding cells of biological pacemaker.
目的 探討運用心臟臨時起搏器搶救嚴重心律失常、更換永久性心臟起搏器及心動過緩的外科手術患者圍手術期需用臨時起搏器保護的臨床效果及護理經驗。 方法 2008年8月－2011年7月，共對30例緩慢型心律失常者實施臨時心臟起搏術。術前做好患者的心理護理，做好器材及藥品準備；術中搶救器械、搶救藥品處于備用狀態，作好術中配合及病情觀察；術后護理，觀察生命體征及相關癥狀變化。 結果 安置心臟臨時起搏器患者共30例，除1例因合并下壁心肌梗死、嚴重心力衰竭搶救無效死亡外，其余均取得滿意的治療效果，術中、術后無并發癥發生，術后恢復良好，病情穩定出院。 結論 心臟臨時起博器運用于搶救嚴重心律失常患者、贏得進一步搶救時間，更換永久性心臟起博器患者的臨時保護，以及心動過緩的外科手術患者圍手術期保護，均是一種安全有效的治療方法。做好術前、術中及術后的護理是必要保證。Objective To investigate the clinical effects and nursing experiences of using temporary cardiac pacemaker in emergency rescue for patients with severe arrhythmia, in renewal of permanent cardiac pacemaker, or in peri-operative patients with bradycardia. Methods From August 2008 to July 2011, 30 patients with bradycardia arrhythmia underwent temporary cardiac pacemaker implantation surgery. We applied psychological nursing to the patients and made a good preparation of necessary equipments and medicine before operation. During the surgery, all required apparatuses and materials were ready at hand, and careful observation of conditions of the patients was carried out. After operation, the vital signs as well as the development of related symptoms in the patients were closely observed. Results There were 30 patients who had temporary cardiac pacemakers implanted. All got satisfying treatment effects except one who died from severe heart failure combined with inferior-wall myocardial infarction. No intraoperative or postoperative complications occurred, and the patients attained good postoperative recuperation before leaving hospital. Conclusion Temporary cardiac pacemaker is safe and effective in the emergency rescue of patients with severe arrhythmia, in temporary heart protection for patients undergoing renewal of permanent cardiac pacemaker, and in perioperative protection for patients with bradycardia. Good nursing before, during, and after the operation should be guaranteed.
Objective To investigate clinical features and treatment strategy of cardiac complications caused by permanent pacemaker （PPM） implantation.?Methods?We retrospectively reviewed clinical records of 10 patients with cardiac complications caused by PPM who received surgical treatment in General Hospital of People’s Liberation Army from January 2003 to May 2010. There were seven males and three females with an average age of 62.9 years. One patient had an Atrial demand inhibited pacemaker （AAI） PPM and the other nine patients had a DDD PPM. Cardiac complications included infective endocarditis （IE） in 5 patients, tricuspid insufficiency （TI） in 4 patients and pulmonary artery thrombosis in one patient. According to their respective situation, these patients underwent different surgical treatment such as tricuspid valve plasty （TVP）， tricuspid valve replacement and/or removal of PPM lead and vegetations as part of intensive debridement of the infected area.?Results?Postoperatively， all the patients were successfully discharged. Five patients whose PPM lines and leads were preserved in the surgery had normal PPM function. Three PPM-dependent patients whose PPM leads were removed in the surgery received a PPM reimplantation later. Nine patients were followed up for an average of 5.5 months and all these patients had a significantly improved quality of life. One patient after TVP had mild TI during follow-up. Conclusion Surgical treatment should be performed as early as possible when infection is too severeto control in patients with IE caused by PPM. PPM-induced TI may be hard to be diagnosed preoperatively, and transesophageal echocardiography or surgical exploration should be considered to establish the diagnosis. Measures should be taken to protect PPM if PPM lines and leads are preserved during operation. Patients whose PPM lines and leads are removed during the surgery need to choose a suitable time for PPM reimplantation.
【摘要】 目的 探討起搏器植入術后并發局部慢性潰瘍伴感染的綜合治療方法。 方法 2005年1月-2010年5月，收治4例心臟起搏器植入術后并發局部慢性潰瘍伴感染的患者。男3例，女1例；年齡3~79歲。心臟起搏器植入術后囊袋感染致皮膚破潰伴慢性潰瘍2例，起搏器植入后局部張力過高所致局部慢性潰瘍2例，其中2例患有2型糖尿病。所有患者均經過長期嚴格換藥保守治療3個月以上。手術徹底切除感染創面及相關包囊并盡可能剪除部分導絲，甚至更換導絲，根據情況原位或異位植入起搏器，并放置橡皮引流條，應用敏感抗生素5~7 d防治感染。術后2周拆線，主要觀察患者切口對合情況，是否存在紅腫、硬結、血腫、積液或化膿情況。 結果 4例患者術后均Ⅰ期愈合；4例均獲隨訪，隨訪時間7~11個月，平均9個月。原創面愈合好，無感染及潰瘍發生。 結論 通過外科手術綜合治療難治性心臟起搏器植入術后并發癥，能取得滿意療效。【Abstract】 Objective To explore comprehensive treatment options for local chronic ulcer with infection after the pacemaker implantation. Methods From January 2005 to May 2010, four patients (3 males and 1 female; 3-79 years old) with intractable ulcer with infection after pacemaker implantation were admitted. Pacemaker pocket infection induced chronic ulcer was in two, and tension induced chronic ulcers were in two. Two of the four patients were type II diabetes. All of the four patients underwent strict conservative treatment at least for 3 months prior to surgical treatment. Surgical treatment involved complete excision of infected tissue surrounding the pacemaker pocket and removal of all unnecessary lengths of pacemaker lead, even complete replacement of the original lead. Depending on the specific situation, pacemakers were either placed in their original position or a new position with a latex drainage strip. Patients then received a course of antibiotic treatment ranging from 5 to 7 days. Results All of the four patients achieved healing by first intention, and were followed up for 7-11 months, with an average of 9 months follow up. All patients achieved the satisfactory results. Conclusion A comprehensive treatment is effective on local chronic ulcer with infection after the pacemaker implantation.
ObjectiveTo explore the efficacy of an innovative approach of follow-up in patients implanted with permanent pacemaker (DDD).
MethodsA total of 400 patients who underwent permanent pacemaker (DDD) implantation between June 2011 and June 2013 were included in the present study. Patients were randomly assigned to the innovative and conventional follow-up groups in a 1：1 manner (200 patients in each group). The baseline characteristics were well balanced with no statistically significant differences in the mean age, proportion of male sex, prevalence of hypertension, position of the electrode or the device used between the two groups. At the end of the follow-up, patient outcomes were compared between the two groups.
ResultsThe outcomes of patients were better in the innovative follow-up group, with higher degree of satisfaction, better state of health, lower incidence of complications, and less frequent readmission and follow-up visits (all P<0.05).
ConclusionThe innovative approach of follow-up considerably improves patient outcomes, and can be useful in future clinical practice.
ObjectiveTo compare the X-ray projection doses during leadless pacemaker implantation and conventional single chamber ventricular pacemaker (VVI) implantation. MethodsThis study included all patients who underwent leadless pacemaker implantation and VVI pacemaker implantation performed by the same principal investigator team using the same digital subtraction angiography (DSA) machine in the West China Hospital of Sichuan University from August 3rd, 2018 to February 18th, 2020. Among the enrolled patients, 27 who underwent leadless pacemaker implantation were included in the case group, whereas 38 who underwent conventional VVI implantation were included in the control group. Data regarding the intraoperative dose area product (DAP), air kerma (AK), duration of X-ray fluoroscopy, number of exposed sequences on the film, total number of frames on the film, operation time, and BMI were collected to investigate the causes of the differences. ResultsThe case group received a higher X-ray projection dose than the control group, and there were statistically significant differences between the two groups in terms of DAP, AK, duration of X-ray fluoroscopy, the number of exposed sequences on the film, the total number of frames on the film, and operation time (P<0.05). ConclusionPatients who underwent leadless pacemaker implantation are exposed to more radiation than those who underwent conventional VVI implantation.
