ObjectiveTo explore the single-center experience of hybrid therapy in treatment of Stanford type A aortic dissection, and to make a comparison of the clinical results of this hybrid therapy with total arch replacement surgery in the same period.MethodsFrom March 2017 to April 2020, 272 patients with Stanford type A aortic dissection underwent surgical treatment in our center, including 147 patients (126 males and 21 females) who received the aortic arch surgery. Among them, 106 patients underwent replacement of ascending aorta+aortic arch+stent trunk (total arch replacement group), while 41 patients underwent one-stop compound total arch type Ⅱ hybrid surgery (compound total arch replacement group). We tried to identify whether hybrid surgery really simplified total arch replacement surgery of the aortic dissection by comparing the operative mortality, postoperative complication rate, operative time, extracorporeal circulation time, etc.ResultsThere was no statistical difference in preoperative clinical data or death rate between the two groups. However, blood transfusion (6.74±7.35 U vs. 4.65±6.87 U, P<0.05), postoperative respiratory insufficiency [16 (15.09%) vs. 2 (4.88%), P<0.05], and apoplexy [3 (2.83%) vs. 0, P<0.05], paraplegia [2 (1.89%) vs. 0, P<0.05], in the compound total arch replacement group was significantly better than those of the total arch replacement group. The compound total arch replacement group did not shorten the total operation time, but it was significantly better in terms of extracorporeal circulation time (175.50±55.70 min vs. 129.70±48.80 min, P<0.05), aortic block time (103.10±23.70 min vs. 49.70±30.10 min, P<0.05), and the time of stopping the circulation or avoiding stopping the circulation (32.10±7.20 min vs. 0 min, P<0.05). The postoperative mechanical ventilation time was shorter in the compound total arch group (62.60±31.70 h vs. 41.30±32.60 h, P<0.05), and the time of staying in ICU (124.50±61.50 h vs. 63.40±71.20 h, P<0.05) and the postoperative hospital stay (13.50±11.20 d vs. 9.20±7.20 d, P<0.05) were significantly shorter than those in the total replacement group. A total of 138 patients were followed up for 6-38 (15.8±6.4) months. There was no statistical difference in one-year mortality or three-year mortality (P>0.05).ConclusionHybrid surgery shortens extracorporeal circulation time, while reduces or avoids the time of deep hypothermia circulatory arrest, the incidence of complications and the time of hospital stay. In conclusions, hybrid surgery simplifies the arch management of acute Stanford type A aortic dissection.
Abstract： Objective To construct a nesprin-siRNA lentiviral vector（LV-siNesprin）, transfect it into bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells （MSCs）, and observe morphology changes of MSCs. Methods According to the target gene sequence of nesprin, we designed and synthesized four pairs of miRNA oligo, which were then annealed into double-strand DNA and identified by sequencing. MiRNA interference with the four kinds of plasmids （SR-1,SR-2,SR-3, andSR-4） were transfected into rat vascular smooth muscle cells, and reverse transcriptase chain reaction(RT-PCR) and Western blotting were performed to detect the interference effects and filter out the most effective interference sequence. We used the best interference sequence carriers and pDONR221 to react together to get the entry vectors with interference sequence. Then the objective carrier pLenti6/V5-DEST expressing both entry vectors and lentiviral vectors was restructured to get lentiviral expression vector containing interference sequence （LV-siNesprin＋green fluoresent protein （GFP））, which was packaged and the virus titer was determined. LV-siNesprin＋GFP was transfected to MSCs, and the expression of nesprin protein（LV-siNesprin＋GFP group，GFP control group and normal cell group）was detected by Western blotting. The morphology of MSCs nuclear was observed by 4’,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole （DAPI） stain. The proliferation of MSCs （LV-siNesprin＋GFP group，GFP control group and normal group） was detected by 3-(4,5-dimethylthia- zol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide（MTT） after lentivirus transfected to MSCs at 24, 48, 72, and 96 hours. Results The four pairs of miRNA oligo were confirmed by sequencing. Successful construction of LV-siNesprin was confirmed by sequencing. The best interference with miRNA plasmid selected by RT-PCR and Western blotting was SR-3. Lentiviral was packaged, and the activity of the virus titer of the concentrated suspension was 1×106 ifu/ml. After MSCs were transfected with LV-siNesprin, nesprin protein expression significantly decreased, and the nuclear morphology also changed including fusion and fragmentation. The proliferation rate of MSCs in the LV-siNesprin＋GFP group was significantly slower than that of the GFP control and normal cell groups by MTT. Conclusion Nesprin protein plays an important role in stabilizing MSCs nuclear membrane, maintaining spatial structure of MSCs nuclear membrane，and facilitating MSCs proliferation.
ObjectiveTo describe our experiences of application of off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting surgery (OPCABG) in coronary artery disease (CAD) patients with dilated left ventricle.MethodsA retrospective analysis of 303 patients with dilated left ventricle [left ventricular end-diastolic diameter (LVEDD)> 60 mm] who underwent OPCABG from January 2008 to December 2018 at a single center was conducted. There were 205 males and 98 females at age of 45-87 (66.9±9.3) years.ResultsThe mean pulmonary artery pressure in 90 patients was more than 25 mm Hg. Sixteen patients underwent OPCABG with emergent transition of extracorporeal circulation (CPB). Twenty-one patients underwent OPCABG with CPB at the beginning of CABG. Thirty-five patients underwent intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation (IABP). Four patients died during in-hospital time with the experience of emergent transition of CPB. Six months after operation, LVEDD and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) were improved.ConclusionOPCABG is a safe and effective alternative for CAD patients with dilated left ventricle. However, for patients with higher pulmonary pressure and a spherical left ventricle after cardiac reshaping, there is a high risk of emergent transition of CPB during OPCABG; for this kind of patients, it is necessary to start CPB at the beginning of OPCABG.
ObjectiveTo analyze the safety and follow-up results of on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) for the treatment of multivessel diseases via left anterolateral minithoracotomy.MethodsFrom January 2018 to March 2020, a total of 30 patients including 18 males and 12 females with an average age of 61.3±7.5 years having multivessel coronary heart diseases were treated in our hospital with on-pump CABG via left anterolateral minithoracotomy. Among them, 14 patients had three-vessel diseases and 16 patients had two-vessel diseases.ResultsThere were 29 internal mammary artery-to-left anterior descending bypass grafts harvested in total while the rest were saphenous-vein bypass grafts. The average number of bypass vessels was 2.3±0.5. There was no perioperative death in the whole group, one patient underwent rethoracotomy due to hemorrhage, and one patient suffered acute renal insufficiency. The average time of postoperative tracheal intubation was 16.0±5.8 hours, and the postoperative ICU stay was 30.1±11.5 hours. Twenty five patients were followed up, including coronary CT angiography examinations at 6 months and 1 year after operation. Proximal anastomotic stenosis in one patient and distal anastomosis occlusion in one patient occurred.ConclusionOn-pump CABG via left anterolateral minithoracotomy is safe for appropriately selected patients.
ObjectiveTo evaluate the perioperative, short- and mid-term results of total artery bypass grafting and saphenous vein bypass grafting in three-vessel coronary heart disease patients complicated with diabetes.MethodsRetrospective analysis was performed on 46 patients (a TAR group) including 36 males and 10 females with an average age of 65.1±11.3 years who underwent total artery bypass grafting in Renji Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University Medical College from 2005 to 2014. A total of 46 patients with age and gender matched admitted during the same period were selected as a control group (NCR group), in which left internal mammary artery and great saphenous vein were used as grafting vessels. Preoperative, perioperative, and postoperative (1 year and 5 years) data of the two groups were analyzed.ResultsIn terms of perioperative data, the TAR group was inferior to the NCR group in operation time, postoperative 24 h drainage volume and postoperative 24 h blood transfusion volume. However, there was no difference between the two groups in terms of perioperative mortality, ICU stay, etc. One year after surgery, there was no difference in angina pectoris recurrence, recurrent myocardial infarction or grafting vessel patency rate between the two groups. Five years after the operation, the TAR group was superior to the NCR group in angina recurrence, myocardial infarction, and grafting vessels patency rate.ConclusionFor patients with three-vessel coronary heart disease complicated with diabetes, total arterial bypass grafting can achieve better mid-term effect, although it can prolong the operation time and increase the amount of drainage and blood transfusion 24 h after operation.