简介：ObjectivesTostudythecharacteristicofpulmonaryembolism(PE)incontrast-enhancedCT.MethodsTheradiologicalfeaturesweredescribedin20patientswithlobarandproximalPEdiagnosedwithaToshibaXpress/SXCTscanneraftercontrastmaterialwasadministrated.ResultsTherewere7casesofpulmonaryembolism(PE)secondarytolowerlimbdeepveinthrombosis(DVT),ofwhich2caseswererelatedtosaunabath.Wegroupedthecasesaccordingtotheirextensivenessofembolism:mild,moderate,severe,orcompleteembolism.Mildembolism:theembolioccupiedlessthan30%,oftheinnerdiameterofpulmonaryartery(PA).Medianembolism:theembolioccupied30~50%ofthePAdiameter.Severeembolism:theembolioccupiedoverhalfofthePA(50%),buttherewerecontrastflow.Completedembolism:therewasnocontrastfoundaroundtheemboli.ThedirectsignofPEwasafillingdefectornoopacificationintheaffectedbranchofpulmonaryartery(PA).Therewere9othersecondarysigns:①widenPA,②enlargedrightventricleandtherightatrium,③increasedtranslucencyofthelunganddecreasedbronchovascularshadows,④shrunkenpulmonaryveinslikeddriedrattan,⑤decreasedleftatriumandtheleftventriclesize,⑥shiftingofinterventricularseptumtotheleftandposteriordirection,⑦Thelaterallungparenchymademonstratedinatriangularshape,⑧pleuraleffusionand⑨pericardiacleeffusion.ConclusionsThediagnosisofPEwasrevealedby10radiologicalsignsbycontrast-enhancedCT:Withfullunderstandingofthepathophysiologicalbasisofthese10signs:correctdiagnosisofpulmonaryembolismcanbemade.PEiscommonlycausedbylowerlimb.Andsaunabathisoneofthemainpredisposingcauses.

简介：BackgroundCoronaryslowflow(CSF)duringprimarypercutaneouscoronaryintervention(PCI)iscloselyrelatedtotheprognosisofpatientswithacutemyocardialinfarction(AMI).WhetherEnhancedExternalCounterPulsation(EECP)couldimprovethephenomenonandenhancecardiacfunctioninthesepatientshasnotbeenstudied.MethodsSeventy-eightAMIpatientsundergoingprimaryPCIwereenrolledanddividedinto2groups,EECPgroupandshamgroup.InEECPgroup,thepatientsweretreatedwithEECPfor30minaftercoronaryarterystentimplantation;andinshamgroup,thepatientsaftercoronaryarterystentimplantationweretreatedwithcuffswrappedfor30min.HemodynamicsandcorrectedTIMIFrameCount(cTFC)wererecordedatdifferenttimepointsinbothgroups.CRP,HCY,NT-proBNPandKillipclasswerealsodetectedbeforeoperationandaftertreatment.ResultsInEECPgroup,comparedtopre-andpost-EECPtreatment,thesystolicbloodpressure(SBP)wasmuchlower(P<0.05),diastolicbloodpressure(DBP)andmeanarterialbloodpressure(MBP)weremuchhigher(P<0.05).Theheartrate(HR)wasnotchangedduringEECPtreatment(P>0.05).Inshamgroup,SBP,DBP,MBPandHRwerenotsignificantlychangedduringtheseperiod(P>0.05).InEECPgroup,thecTFCofpatientswithCSFdecreasedsignificantlyaftertreatment(P<0.05);andtherewasnodifferenceinshamgroup(P>0.05).Comparedwithpre-EECPtreatment,CRPandHCYwereincreasedinpost-EECPtreatmentofbothgroups(P<0.05),while,theyweremuchlowerinEECPgroup(P<0.05).TheexpressionofNTproBNPwasdecreasedaftertreatmentinbothgroups(P<0.05),anditwasmuchlowerinEECPgroupthaninshamgroup(P<0.05).TheKillipclasswasmuchloweraftertreatmentthanbeforeoperationinEECPgroup(P<0.05),andtherewasnochangeinshamgroup(P>0.05).ConclusionsTheresultssuggestthatEECPishelpfulinashorttimetotheimprovementofCSFandrecoveryofcardiacfunctioninAMIpatientsduringprimaryPCI,andthatCRPandHCYmaybeinvolvedinthispr