To the Editor Monitoring urine output remains essential to the care of adult patients admitted to the hospital.In acute,decompensated heart failure,ongoing assessment of urine output is required to adjust diuretic dos...To the Editor Monitoring urine output remains essential to the care of adult patients admitted to the hospital.In acute,decompensated heart failure,ongoing assessment of urine output is required to adjust diuretic dosing in keeping with current recommendations for hospitalized patients.[1] In patients with acute kidney injury,assessment of urine output is essential for diagnosis and management.The diagnosis of circulatory shock is supported by renal hypoperfusion as measured by low urine output.[2] Indwelling urinary catheters are routinely used for the "strict" monitoring of urine output,which is an accepted indication.[3]展开更多
Objective:To observe the cardiac output(CO)in animals and patients undergone valve replacement with Jiuling bileaflet mechanical valve prosthesis.Methods: 1.Animal experiments:6 sheep that subjected to mitral replacem...Objective:To observe the cardiac output(CO)in animals and patients undergone valve replacement with Jiuling bileaflet mechanical valve prosthesis.Methods: 1.Animal experiments:6 sheep that subjected to mitral replacement with a 21-mm-valve prosthesis were measured by open cardiac catheterization intraoperatively. Echocardiographic and open cardiac catheterization under dobutamine stress were performed on 2 sheep survival for 30 months post-operation.2.Patient measurements:CO of 14 cases of aortic valve and 10 cases of mitral valve was measured by open cardiac catheterization,and after 12 months,it was measured by echocardiography.Results:1. Animal experiments:The mean CO of 6 sheep was 2.5 L/min intraoperatively by catheterization,and that of 2 sheep survival for 30 months post-implant was 3.0 L/min by echocardiography and 2.9 L/min by catheterization,respectively.2.Patient measurements: The mean cardiac index of 4 patients with 21 mm valve replacement was(2.55±0.27) L/min/m2by catheterization,and was(2.84±0.13)L/min/m2 by echocardiography after 12 months.Conclusion:This study demonstrates that cardiac function on animals and patients return to normal activity after undergone the valve replacement,and the newly valve prosthesis shows excellent hemodynamic performance.展开更多
Objective: Measures of ventilation-co_2 output relationship have been shown to be more prognostic than peak O_2 uptake in assessing life expectancy in patients with chronic heart failure(CHF). Because both the ratios(...Objective: Measures of ventilation-co_2 output relationship have been shown to be more prognostic than peak O_2 uptake in assessing life expectancy in patients with chronic heart failure(CHF). Because both the ratios(V4e/V4co_2) and slopes(V4e-vs-V4co_2) of ventilation-co_2 output of differing durations can be used, we aim to ascertain which measurements best predicted CHF life expectancy. Methods: Two hundred and seventy-one CHF patients with NYHA class II-IV underwent incremental cardiopulmonary exercise testing(CPET) and were followed-up for a median duration of 479 days. Four different linear regression V4e-vsV4co_2 slopes were calculated from warm-up exercise onset to: 180 s, anaerobic threshold(AT), ventilatory compensation point(VCP); and peak exercise. Five V4e/V4co_2 ratios were calculated for the following durations: rest(120 s), warm-up(30 s), AT(60 s), lowest value(90 s), and peak exercise(30 s). Death or heart transplant were considered end-points. Multiple statistical analyses were performed. Results: CHF patients had high lowest V4e/V4co_2(41.0±9.2, 141±30%pred), high V4e/V4co_2 at AT(42.5±10.4, 145±35%pred), and high V4e-vs-V4co_2 slope to VCP(37.6±12.1, 126±41%pred). The best predictor of death was a higher lowest V4e/V4co_2(≥42, ≥141%pred), whereas the V4e-vs-V4co_2 slope to VCP was less variable than other slopes. For death prognosis in 6 months, %pred values were superior: for longer times, absolute values were superior. Conclusion: The increased lowest V4e/V4co_2 ratio easily identifiable and simply measured during exercise, is the best measurement to assess the ventilation-co_2 output relationship in prognosticating death in CHF patients.展开更多
文摘To the Editor Monitoring urine output remains essential to the care of adult patients admitted to the hospital.In acute,decompensated heart failure,ongoing assessment of urine output is required to adjust diuretic dosing in keeping with current recommendations for hospitalized patients.[1] In patients with acute kidney injury,assessment of urine output is essential for diagnosis and management.The diagnosis of circulatory shock is supported by renal hypoperfusion as measured by low urine output.[2] Indwelling urinary catheters are routinely used for the "strict" monitoring of urine output,which is an accepted indication.[3]
文摘Objective:To observe the cardiac output(CO)in animals and patients undergone valve replacement with Jiuling bileaflet mechanical valve prosthesis.Methods: 1.Animal experiments:6 sheep that subjected to mitral replacement with a 21-mm-valve prosthesis were measured by open cardiac catheterization intraoperatively. Echocardiographic and open cardiac catheterization under dobutamine stress were performed on 2 sheep survival for 30 months post-operation.2.Patient measurements:CO of 14 cases of aortic valve and 10 cases of mitral valve was measured by open cardiac catheterization,and after 12 months,it was measured by echocardiography.Results:1. Animal experiments:The mean CO of 6 sheep was 2.5 L/min intraoperatively by catheterization,and that of 2 sheep survival for 30 months post-implant was 3.0 L/min by echocardiography and 2.9 L/min by catheterization,respectively.2.Patient measurements: The mean cardiac index of 4 patients with 21 mm valve replacement was(2.55±0.27) L/min/m2by catheterization,and was(2.84±0.13)L/min/m2 by echocardiography after 12 months.Conclusion:This study demonstrates that cardiac function on animals and patients return to normal activity after undergone the valve replacement,and the newly valve prosthesis shows excellent hemodynamic performance.
基金partially supported by National Center of Cardiovascular Diseases,Fuwai Hospital,Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences,Beijing,ChinaThe clinical trials of the Resynchronization for Hemod Ynamic Treatment for Heart Failure Management(RHYTHM)[38]were funded by St Jude Medical
文摘Objective: Measures of ventilation-co_2 output relationship have been shown to be more prognostic than peak O_2 uptake in assessing life expectancy in patients with chronic heart failure(CHF). Because both the ratios(V4e/V4co_2) and slopes(V4e-vs-V4co_2) of ventilation-co_2 output of differing durations can be used, we aim to ascertain which measurements best predicted CHF life expectancy. Methods: Two hundred and seventy-one CHF patients with NYHA class II-IV underwent incremental cardiopulmonary exercise testing(CPET) and were followed-up for a median duration of 479 days. Four different linear regression V4e-vsV4co_2 slopes were calculated from warm-up exercise onset to: 180 s, anaerobic threshold(AT), ventilatory compensation point(VCP); and peak exercise. Five V4e/V4co_2 ratios were calculated for the following durations: rest(120 s), warm-up(30 s), AT(60 s), lowest value(90 s), and peak exercise(30 s). Death or heart transplant were considered end-points. Multiple statistical analyses were performed. Results: CHF patients had high lowest V4e/V4co_2(41.0±9.2, 141±30%pred), high V4e/V4co_2 at AT(42.5±10.4, 145±35%pred), and high V4e-vs-V4co_2 slope to VCP(37.6±12.1, 126±41%pred). The best predictor of death was a higher lowest V4e/V4co_2(≥42, ≥141%pred), whereas the V4e-vs-V4co_2 slope to VCP was less variable than other slopes. For death prognosis in 6 months, %pred values were superior: for longer times, absolute values were superior. Conclusion: The increased lowest V4e/V4co_2 ratio easily identifiable and simply measured during exercise, is the best measurement to assess the ventilation-co_2 output relationship in prognosticating death in CHF patients.
