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.
ObjectivesTo systematically review the efficacy and safety of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and coronary angiography-guided percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in left main coronary artery disease. MethodsPubMed, EMbase, The Cochrane Library, CBM, CNKI, VIP and WanFang Data databases were electronically searched to collect randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and cohort studies on the efficacy and safety of IVUS and coronary angiography-guided PCI in left main coronary artery disease from inception to March, 2019. Two reviewers independently screened literature, extracted data and assessed risk of bias of included studies; then, meta-analysis was performed using RevMan 5.3 software.ResultsA total of 7 studies involving 7 777 patients were included. The results of meta-analysis showed that: compared with PCI guided by coronary angiography, the incidence of cardiac death (OR=0.45, 95%CI 0.34 to 0.61, P<0.000 01), myocardial infarction (OR=0.67, 95%CI 0.53 to 0.84, P=0.004), major adverse cardiovascular events (OR=0.46, 95%CI 0.34 to 0.61, P<0.000 01), total deaths (OR=0.54, 95%CI 0.44 to 0.67, P<0.000 01), and in-stent thrombosis (OR=0.28, 95%CI 0.18 to 0.45, P<0.000 01) occurred in PCI guided by IVUS were lower. The differences were statistically significant. However, there were no statistical significance in the incidence of target revascularization in PCI (OR=0.80, 95%CI 0.40 to 1.61, P=0.54) and revascularization of target lesions (OR=0.68, 95%CI 0.36 to 1.27, P=0.23) between two groups.ConclusionsCurrent evidence shows that the IVUS-guided PCI can decrease the incidence of cardiac death, myocardial infarction, MACEs, stent thrombosis, total death and has no effect on target lesion revascularization and target vessel revascularization. Due to limited quality and quantity of the included studies, more high-quality studies are required to verify the above conclusion.
ObjectiveTo explore whether preoperative coronary angiography could increase the incidence of postoperative acute kidney injury for patients with valve replacement. MethodsA total of 638 patients underwent routine cardiac valve replacement in our hospital from January 2013 through September 2015. There were 118 patients with preoperative coronary angiography (a coronary angiography group), and 520 patients without coronary angiography (a non-coronary angiography group). Serum creatinine (Scr), urea nitrogen(Bun), brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), creatine kinase myocardial band (CK-MB), cardiac troponin I (cTnI) values were recorded at 4 time points:before surgery (T0), after surgery 12 h (T1), 24 h (T2), 48 h (T3). The number of patients with acute kidney injury at the time of 48 hours after surgery was recorded. ResultsScr values (91.6±37.7 μmol/L vs. 81.0±27.4 μmol/L, 84.9±23.6 μmol/L vs. 73.5±25.3 μmol/L) increased in the patients who did not undergo coronary angiography at the time of 24 hours and 48 hours after cardiac surgery compared with the patients with coronary angiography with statistical differences. While there was no statistical difference in the incidence of acute kidney injury between the two groups. The cardiac enzymes had no statistical difference between the two groups. ConclusionPreoperative coronary angiography does not increase the probability of postoperative acute kidney injury.
目的:探讨彩色多普勒超声在诊断冠状动脉造影术后引发的医源损伤性假性动脉瘤的临床价值。方法: 经股动脉穿刺,行冠状动脉造影术而发生的股动脉假性动脉瘤共39例,所有患者都采用高频彩色多普勒诊断仪,对动脉瘤的二维超声图像、彩色多普勒图像及脉冲多普勒图像进行分析。结果: 39例假性动脉瘤患者在穿刺部位动脉的一侧均显示一搏动性无回声区或混合性低回声区;彩色多普勒显示无回声区内呈涡流或旋转样血流信号,表现为一半红色一半蓝色;脉冲多普勒显示典型的双期双向频谱。39例假性动脉瘤彩色多普勒超声诊断完全明确。其中32例在彩色多普勒超声监控下行人工加压包扎修复。7例经血管外科手术修补治疗。结论: 彩色多普勒超声在诊断冠状动脉造影术后造成的医源损伤性假性动脉瘤,在观察动脉瘤的大小、形态、瘤体的结构,判断来源动脉破口定位上准确、简便、无创,且可在超声引导下行安全无创治疗,可作为该病诊断及治疗的首选方法。
ObjectiveTo explore coronary angiographic characteristics in patients with symptomatic recurrence after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). MethodsWe performed a retrospective study of 997 patients with symptomatic recurrence after CABG in Beijing Anzhen Hospital from 2010 to 2020. There were 762 males and 235 females, with an average age of 62.41±8.70 years.ResultsThere was a high prevalence of risk factors like hypertension, diabetes and a history of smoking. Diseased arterial grafts accounted for 27.44% while saphenous vein graft 54.40%; 240 (24.07%) patients had all patent grafts. The main lesion characteristics of diseased grafts were chronic total occlusion lesions (79.57%). Most patients had more diseased native vessels after CABG than before. The type C coronary artery disease in native vessels relevant to ischemic area occurred in 674 (67.60%) patients; 525 (52.66%) patients with recurrent symptom after CABG had both diseased grafts and diseased native vessels. Conclusion Graft status in patients with symptomatic recurrence after CABG is worse than we expected. The majority have newly developed lesions both in grafts and native vessels. Native vascular lesions will continue to progress after CABG.
Objective To explore the relationship between preoperative coronary angiography and postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI) in cardiac surgery. MethodsThe clinical data of patients who underwent coronary angiography within 30 days before cardiac surgery in the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University from January 2015 to April 2019 were retrospectively analyzed. Univariate analysis and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to explore the relationship between the interval from preoperative coronary angiography to cardiac surgery and postoperative AKI. ResultsFinally 1 112 patients were collected, including 700 males and 412 females, with a median age of 61 (55, 66) years. The incidence of postoperative AKI was 40.8% (454/1 112), of which grade 2-3 AKI accounted for 11.9%. Multivariate analysis showed that age (OR=1.049, 95%CI 1.022-1.077, P<0.001), body mass index (OR=1.065, 95%CI 1.010-1.123, P=0.020) and time interval between preoperative coronary angiography and cardiac surgery within 24 hours (OR=1.625, 95%CI 1.116-2.364, P=0.011) were independent predictors of postoperative AKI. Patients who underwent coronary angiography within 24 hours before surgery had a 10.6% higher incidence of postoperative AKI compared to those who underwent angiography ≥24 hours before surgery (P=0.004). Patients who underwent valve surgery with or without coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) had a higher risk of AKI than those who only underwent CABG. The in-hospital stay of patients who developed AKI was 2 days longer than those without AKI. However, undergoing coronary angiography within 24 hours before cardiac surgery did not prolong the length of ICU stay or hospital stay, nor did it increase the risk of death or renal failure after the operation. Conclusion Undergoing coronary angiography within 24 hours before cardiac surgery increases the risk of postoperative AKI.
Objective To explore clinical application and significance of coronary angiography （CAG） prior to heart valve replacement for patients with rheumatic valvular heart disease （RVHD）. Methods We retrospectively analyzed clinical data of 313 RVHD patients who underwent heart valve replacement in the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University from January 2002 to June 2012. All the patients received screening CAG before surgery. According to CAG results，313 patients were divided into two groups. In the coronary artery lesion （CAL） group，there were 29 patients including 17 male and 12 female patients with their age of 60.0±5.2 years. In the non-coronary artery lesion （non-CAL）group，there were 284 patients including 98 male and 186 female patients with their age of 57.0±5.4 years. Surgicaloutcomes were compared between the two groups. Univariate analysis and multivariate logistic regression were performed to analyze risk factors of CAL for RVHD patients. Results CAG showed 29 patients with CAL，and the overall prevalence of CAL was 9.27%. In CAL group，11 patients underwent concomitant coronary artery bypass grafting with 2.2 grafts for each patient on the average. Postoperatively 1 patient （3.45%） died of low cardiac output syndrome （LCOS）. In non-CAL group，5 patients （1.76%） postoperatively died mainly because of LCOS，ventricular fibrillation，sudden cardiac arrest or respiratory failure. Cardiopulmonary bypass time and aortic cross-clamp time of CAL group were significantly longer than those of non-CAL group （P＜0.05）. There was no statistical difference in postoperative mortality，incidence of LCOS，acute renal failure，respiratory failure，reexploration for bleeding，intraoperative blood loss，mechanical ventilation time or hospital stay between the two groups（P＞0.05）. There was no significant correlation between the types of valvular lesions and CAL. Age≥ 55 years （OR=5.534，P=0.005），male gender （OR=2.335，P=0.038） and diabetes mellitus （OR=4.265，P=0.006） were independent risk factors of CAL for RVHD patients undergoing heart valve replacement. Conclusion For RVHD patients with independent risk factors of CAL （age≥55 years，male gender and diabetes mellitus），CAG must beseriously considered before heart valve replacement. RVHD patients with CAL can obtain similarly satisfactory surgicaloutcomes of heart valve replacement as RVHD patients without CAL by appropriate surgical strategy and strengthened perio-perative management.