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| 1 | Inferring three-dimensional surface displacement field by combining SAR interferometric phase and amplitude information of ascending and descending orbits显示文摘Conventional Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar(InSAR) technology can only measure one-dimensional surface displacement(along the radar line-of-sight(LOS) direction).Here we presents a method to infer three-dimensional surface displacement field by combining SAR interferometric phase and amplitude information of ascending and descending orbits.The method is realized in three steps:(1) measuring surface displacements along the LOS directions of both ascending and descending orbits based on interferometric phases;(2) measuring surface displacements along the azimuth directions of both the ascending and descending orbits based on the SAR amplitude data;and(3) estimating the three-dimensional(3D) surface displacement field by combining the above four independent one-dimensional displacements using the method of least squares and Helmert variance component estimation.We apply the method to infer the 3D surface displacement field caused by the 2003 Bam,Iran,earthquake.The results reveal that in the northern part of Bam the ground surface experienced both subsidence and southwestward horizontal movement,while in the southern part uplift and southeastward horizontal movement occurred.The displacement field thus determined matches the location of the fault very well with the maximal displacements reaching 22,40,and 30 cm,respectively in the up,northing and easting directions.Finally,we compare the 3D displacement field with that simulated from the Okada model.The results demonstrate that the method presented here can be used to generate reliable and highly accurate 3D surface displacement fields. | HU Jun LI ZhiWei ZHU JianJun REN XiaoChong DING XiaoLi | 2010 | Science China Earth Sciences2010,53,4: | 21 |
| 2 | Ground settlement of Chek Lap Kok Airport,Hong Kong,detected by satellite synthetic aperture radar interferometry显示文摘Satellite synthetic aperture radar (SAR) inter-ferometry is used to investigate the slowly accumulating ground settlement at the new Chek Lap Kok Airport in Hong Kong. Most of the land occupied by the airport was reclaimed from the sea and therefore certain ground settlement in the area has been expected. A pair of ERS-2 SAR images spanning nearly a year is used in the study. The high spatial resolution (20 m×20 m) ground settlement map derived indicates that the settlement that occurred in the area over the time period is as large as 50 mm. The SAR measurement results agree with the levelling measurements at some benchmarks in the area to well within 1 cm(rms error),and the overall correlation between the two types of results is 0.89. The paper presents some brief background of inter-ferometric SAR, and outlines the data processing methods and results. | LIU Guoxiang DING Xiaoli CHEN Yongqi LI Zhilin LI Zhiwei | 2001 | Chinese Science Bulletin2001,46,21: | 16 |
| 3 | Correcting ionospheric effects and monitoring two-dimensional displacement fields with multiple-aperture InSAR technology with application to the Yushu earthquake显示文摘Differential synthetic aperture radar interferometry (D-InSAR) can only measure one-dimensional surface displacements along the line-of-sight (LOS) direction which greatly inhibits its development and application.In this paper, we introduce a novel approach to measuring two-dimensional (2-D) surface displacements by exploiting a single InSAR pair, which is called multi-aperture InSAR (MAI) technology.We study the effects of baseline errors and the ionosphere on MAI technology and develop a directional filter and interpolator to minimize the ionospheric effects.A PALSAR image pair covering the 2010 Yushu earthquake is used to estimate the 2-D displacement fields of the earthquake using the MAI approach.The experimental results show that MAI is superior to conventional Offset-Tracking and therefore has great potential in co-seismic displacement measurement and source parameter inversion. | HU Jun LI ZhiWei ZHANG Lei DING XiaoLi ZHU JianJun SUN Qian DING Wei | 2012 | Science China Earth Sciences2012,55,12: | 9 |
| 4 | China Nutrition and Health Surveys(1982−2017)显示文摘The status of nutrition and health among residents is one of the important indicators reflecting the developing level in a country or a region.China’s government initiated the first China National Nutrition Survey in 1959.The Second National Nutrition Survey and the Third National Nutrition Survey were then conducted in 1982 and 1992,respectively(1-2).The China National Nutrition and Health Survey(2002)combined the nutrition and chronic diseases survey and became the fourth survey(3). | Dongmei Yu Liyun Zhao Jian Zhang Zhenyu Yang Lichen Yang Jian Huang Hongyun Fang Qiya Guo Xiaoli Xu Lahong Ju Gangqiang Ding | 2021 | China CDC weekly2021,3,9: | 6 |
| 5 | Analysis of the Quality of Daily DEM Generation with Geosynchronous InSAR显示文摘Up-to-date digital elevation model(DEM)products are essential in many fields such as hazards mitigation and urban management.Airborne and low-earth-orbit(LEO)space-borne interferometric synthetic aperture radar(InSAR)has been proven to be a valuable tool for DEM generation.However,given the limitations of cost and satellite repeat cycles,it is difficult to generate or update DEMs very frequently(e.g.,on a daily basis)for a very large area(e.g.,continental scale or greater).Geosynchronous synthetic aperture radar(GEOSAR)satellites fly in geostationary earth orbits,allowing them to observe the same ground area with a very short revisit time(daily or shorter).This offers great potential for the daily DEM generation that is desirable yet thus far impossible with space-borne sensors.In this work,we systematically analyze the quality of daily GEOSAR DEM.The results indicate that the accuracy of a daily GEOSAR DEM is generally much lower than what can be achieved with typical LEO synthetic aperture radar(SAR)sensors;therefore,it is important to develop techniques to mitigate the effects of errors in GEOSAR DEM generation. | Zefa Yang Qingjun Zhang Xiaoli Ding Wu Chen | 2020 | Engineering2020,6,8: | 5 |
| 6 | Neural Stem Cells Transfected with Leukemia Inhibitory Factor Promote Neuroprotection in a Rat Model of Cerebral Ischemia显示文摘Leukemia inhibitory factor(LIF) contributes to the neuroprotection by neural stem cells(NSCs) after ischemic stroke. Our aim was to explore whether LIFtransfected NSCs(LIF-NSCs) can ameliorate brain injury and promote neuroprotection in a rat model of cerebral ischemia. To accomplish this goal, we transfected NSCs with a lentivirus carrying the LIF gene to stably overexpress LIF. The LIF-NSCs reduced caspase 3 activation under conditions of oxygen-glucose deprivation in vitro.Transient cerebral ischemia was induced in rats by 2 h of middle cerebral artery occlusion(MCAo), and LIF-NSCs were intravenously injected at 6 h post-ischemia. LIF-NSC treatment reduced the infarction volume and improved neurological recovery. Moreover, LIF-NSCs improved glial cell regeneration and ameliorated white matter injuryin the MCAo rats. The NSCs acted as carriers and increased the expression of LIF in the lesions to protect against cerebral infarction, suggesting that LIF-NSCs could be a potential treatment for cerebral infarction. | Lili Tian Wenli Zhu Yuanchu Liu Ye Gong Aowei Lv Zhen Wang Xiaoli Ding Shaowu Li Ying Fu Yi Lin Yaping Yan | 2019 | Neuroscience Bulletin2019,35,5: | 5 |
| 7 | H-infinity filtering for discrete-time switched linear systems under arbitrary switching显示文摘This paper is concerned with the problem of H-infinity filtering for discrete-time switched linear systems under arbitrary switching laws.New sufficient conditions for the solvability of the problem are given via switched quadratic Lyapunov functions.Based on Finsler's lemma,two sets of slack variables with special structure are introduced to provide extra degrees of freedom in optimizing the guaranteed H-infinity performance.Compared to the existing methods,the proposed one has better performances and less conservatism.An example is given to illustrate its effectiveness. | Ding, Dawei Yang, Guanghong Li, Xiaoli | 2011 | 控制理论与应用(英文版)2011,9,2: | 4 |
| 8 | A model to assess fundamental and realized carrying capacities of island ecosystem:A case study in the southern Miaodao Archipelago of China显示文摘Research on carrying capacity, aiming at maintaining the limited ability of the Earth's life supporting system to sustain human development, requires a comprehensive and ecosystem-based approach to monitor and assess the localized sustainability of coupled social and ecological systems. A definition termed the ecosystem-based carrying capacity of island(EBCCI) was developed in this paper of which the indices of fundamental and realized carrying capacities of island(FCCI and RCCI) were highlighted to emphasize the inter-dependencies between social systems and ecological systems. In order to avoid the difficulties and uncertainties of direct assessment, the related assessment model was established on the basis of synthetic evaluation of inherent and external factors affecting the EBCCI. The southern Miaodao Archipelago(SMA) located in the intersection of the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea, China, was taken as a typical example to acquire integrated recognition of the island ecosystem and its carrying capacity so as to discuss its sustainable development. The index scores of FCCI and RCCI in the SMA were 0.818 5 and 0.712 9 out of 1.0, respectively, with acceptable uncertainties. The results showed a relatively well capacity to sustain progress and relatively well realization of the carrying capacity of island ecosystem, owing to a well capacity of ecologically regulating, general performance of both ecologically supporting and resource provisioning, and a relatively high level of social supporting system. The study implied that it was critical to optimize the inter-dependencies and to sustain the relative balance between social systems and ecological systems so as to improve the RCCI and further facilitate the sustainability of SMA. The approach proposed in this paper provides a powerful tool which is well applicative to the regional level of an oceanic island or archipelago to study the sustainable development and can be further popularized to the coastal zone. | SHI Honghua SHEN Chengcheng ZHENG Wei LI Fen WANG Xiaoli CHI Yuan GUO Zhen QIAO Mingyang GAO Liyuan DING Dewen | 2016 | Acta Oceanologica Sinica2016,35,2: | 4 |
| 9 | Physiochemical Properties of Resistant Starch and Its Enhancement Approaches in Rice显示文摘With changes in food preferences and life styles,more and more attentions have been focused on healthier food.Nowadays,resistant starch(RS)which can resist digestion in the human intestine has been recognized and accepted.High RS diet shows great benefit for the human health,and breeding high RS rice variety is a great target for realizing dietary intervention.To provide guidance for RS improvement in rice,this review summarized the unique physiochemical properties of RS and the possible approaches,i.e.genetic regulation,for enhancing RS content in rice,and proposed the potential ways to obtain rice variety with high RS content. | Ding Yi Wang Maike Shen Yi Shu Xiaoli Wu Dianxing Song Wenjian | 2021 | Rice science2021,28,1: | 4 |
| 10 | Identification and differentiation of major components in three different “Sheng-ma” crude drug species by UPLC/Q-TOF-MS显示文摘Cimicifugae Rhizoma(Sheng ma) is a Ranunculaceae herb belonging to a composite family and well known in China,has been widely used in traditional Chinese medicine.The Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China contains three varieties(Cimicifuga dahurica(Turcz.),Cimicifuga foetida L.and Cimicifuga heracleifolia Kom.) which have been used clinically as 'Sheng-ma'.However,the chemical constituents of three components of 'Sheng-ma' have never been documented.In this study,a rapid method for the analysis of the main components of 'Sheng-ma' was developed using ultra-high performance liquid chromatography with quadrupole-time-of-flight mass spectrometry(UPLC/Q-TOF-MS).The present study reveals the major common and distinct chemical constituents of C.dahurica,C.foetida and C.heracleifolia and also reports principal component and statistical analyses of these results.The components were identified by comparing the retention time,accurate mass,mass spectrometric fragmentation characteristic ions and matching empirical molecular formula with that of the published compounds.A total of 32 common components and 8 markers for different 'Sheng-ma' components were identified.These findings provide an important basis for the further study and clinical utilities of the three 'Sheng-ma' varieties. | Mengxue Fan Kunming Qin Fei Ding Yuting Huang Xiaoli Wang Baochang Cai | 2017 | Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B2017,7,2: | 4 |
| 11 | In vivo degradation and endothelialization of an iron bioresorbable scaffold显示文摘Detection of in vivo biodegradation is critical for development of next-generation medical devices such as bioresorbable stents or scaffolds(BRSs).In particular,it is urgent to establish a nondestructive approach to examine in vivo degradation of a new-generation coronary stent for interventional treatment based on mammal experiments;otherwise it is not available to semi-quantitatively monitor biodegradation in any clinical trial.Herein,we put forward a semi-quantitative approach to measure degradation of a sirolimus-eluting iron bioresorbable scaffold(IBS)based on optical coherence tomography(OCT)images;this approach was confirmed to be consistent with the present weight-loss measurements,which is,however,a destructive approach.The IBS was fabricated by a metal-polymer composite technique with a polylactide coating on an iron stent.The efficacy as a coronary stent of this new bioresorbable scaffold was compared with that of a permanent metal stent with the name of trade mark Xience,which has been widely used in clinic.The endothelial coverage on IBS was found to be greater than on Xience after implantation in a rabbit model;and our well-designed ultrathin stent exhibited less individual variation.We further examined degradation of the IBSs in both minipig coronary artery and rabbit abdominal aorta models.The present result indicated much faster iron degradation of IBS in the rabbit model than in the porcine model.The semi-quantitative approach to detect biodegradation of IBS and the finding of the species difference might be stimulating for fundamental investigation of biodegradable implants and clinical translation of the next-generation coronary stents. | Wenjiao Lin Hongjie Zhang Wanqian Zhang Haiping Qi Gui Zhang Jie Qian Xin Li Li Qin Haifeng Li Xiang Wang Hong Qiu Xiaoli Shi Wei Zheng Deyuan Zhang Runlin Gao Jiandong Ding | 2021 | Bioactive Materials2021,6,4: | 3 |
| 12 | Simultaneous determination of ivabradine and N-desmethylivabradine in human plasma and urine using a LC-MS/MS method: application to a pharmacokinetic study显示文摘A sensitive and specific liquid-chromatography tandem mass spectrometry(LC-MS/MS)assay has been developed and validated for the simultaneous quantification of ivabradine and its active metabolite N-desmethylivabradine in human plasma and urine.The assay employed a single liquid–liquid extraction of the analytes from plasma and urine samples,and diazepam was used as internal standard(IS).The chromatographic separation was achieved on a Diamonsil C18 column(150 mm4.6 mm,5 mm,Dikma)using a mixture of methanol and aqueous 5 mM ammonium acetate buffer containing 0.2%formic acid(80:20,v/v)as mobile phase.The assay for ivabradine and N-desmethylivabradine in plasma showed good linearity(r≥0.99)over the ranges 0.1013–101.3 ng/mL and 0.085–25.5 ng/mL,respectively.The assay for ivabradine and N-desmethylivabradine in urine showed good linearity(r≥0.99)over the ranges 10.13–6078 ng/mL and 8.5–850 ng/mL,respectively.The intra-and inter-day accuracy and precision values were found to be within the assay variability limits(RSD<15%)in accordance with FDA guidelines.The methods were successfully used for evaluating the pharmacokinetic properties of ivabradine and N-desmethylivabradine in human plasma and urine in Chinese healthy volunteers. | Chengtao Lu Yanyan Jia Jing Yang Xin Jin Ying Songa Wenxing Liu Yi Ding Xiaoli Sun Aidong Wen | 2012 | Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B2012,2,2: | 3 |
| 13 | CCAR1 5' UTR as a natural miRancer of miR-1254 overrides tamoxifen resistance显示文摘 | Gaopeng Li Xiaoli Wu Wenchang Qian Huayong Cai Xinbao Sun Weijie Zhang Sheng Tan Zhengsheng Wu Pengxu Qian Keshuo Ding Xuefei Lu Xiao Zhang Hong Yan Haifeng Song Shouhong Guang Qingfa Wu Peter E Lobie Ge Shan Tao Zhu | 2016 | Cell Research2016,26,6: | 3 |
| 14 | Effects of Predation by Invasive Western Mosquitofish(Gambusia affinis) on Survival of Eggs,Embryos and Tadpoles of Pelophylax nigromaculatus and Duttaphrynus melanostictus in South China显示文摘Alien species are one of the most serious threats to the decline and extinction of native amphibian populations. In this study, we examined the predation of invasive Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis on the eggs, embryos, and tadpoles of Duttaphrynus melanostictus and Pelophylax nigromaculatus in south China. Our results suggested that the survival of eggs and embryos remaining in the egg capsules of P. nigromaculatus and D. melanostictus was significantly higher than those removed from the egg capsule at 12-h intervals within 72 h in the presence of G. affinis. The survival of P. nigromaculatus eggs and embryos without egg capsules was significantly lower than those of D. melanostictus without egg capsules. The survival of P. nigromaculatus eggs and embryos with egg capsules was significantly higher than those of D. melanostictus with egg capsules from 24 h to 72 h except for 12 h. The survival of D. melanostictus tadpoles was significantly higher than that of P. nigromaculatus tadpoles in the presence of G. affinis. The survival of Gosner stage 26 tadpoles of P. nigromaculatus was significantly higher than that of Gosner stage 30 tadpoles from 12 h to 60 h, but there were no significant differences at 72 h. In contrast, the survival of Gosner stage 26 tadpoles of D. melanostictus was significantly lower than that of Gosner stage 30 tadpoles within 72 h, recording every 12 h. The increasing temperature caused a significant increase in predation by G. affinis on P. nigromaculatus eggs and embryos. The outer jelly capsule surrounding anurans eggs might serve as a mechanical defense against predation by G. affinis due to its large diameter, relatively stationary state and unpalatability. The differences in the vulnerability of P. nigromaculatus and D. melanostictus embryos and tadpoles to G. affinis probably due to differences in the unpalatability, black skin and activity. Based on the magnitude of predation by G. affinis on the eggs, embryos and tadpoles of these two species and the combined impact of temperature, we might speculate that invasive G. affinis and global warming would have more detrimental impacts on population viability of P. nigromaculatus than D. melanostictus in China. | Xiaoli FAN Zhihua LIN Xiang LI Li WEI Guohua DING | 2016 | Asian Herpetological Research2016,7,1: | 3 |
| 15 | Nuclear UHRF1 is a gate-keeper of cellular AMPK activity and function显示文摘The AMP-activated protein kinase(AMPK)is a central regulator of energy homeostasis.Although much has been learned on how low energy status and glucose starvation activate AMPK,how AMPK activity is properly controlled in vivo is still poorly understood.Here we report that UHRF1,an epigenetic regulator highly expressed in proliferating and cancer cells,interacts with AMPK and serves to suppress AMPK activity under both basal and stressed conditions.As a nuclear protein,UHRF1 promotes AMPK nuclear retention and strongly suppresses nuclear AMPK activity toward substrates H2B and EZH2.Importantly,we demonstrate that UHRF1 also robustly inhibits AMPK activity in the cytoplasm compartment,most likely as a consequence of AMPK nucleocytoplasmic shuttling.Mechanistically,we found that UHRF1 has no obvious effect on AMPK activation by upstream kinases LKB1 and CAMKK2 but inhibits AMPK activity by acting as a bridging factor targeting phosphatase PP2A to dephosphorylate AMPK.Hepatic overexpression of UHRF1 showed profound effects on glucose and lipid metabolism in wild-type mice but not in those with the liver-specific knockout of AMPKα1/α2,whereas knockdown of UHRF1 in adipose tissue led to AMPK activation and reduced sizes of adipocytes and lipogenic activity,highlighting the physiological significance of this regulation in glucose and lipid metabolism.Thus,our study identifies UHRF1 as a novel AMPK gate-keeper with critical roles in cellular metabolism. | Xiang Xu Guangjin Ding Caizhi Liu Yuhan Ding Xiaoxin Chen Xiaoli Huang Chen-Song Zhang Shanxin Lu Yunpeng Zhang Yuanyong Huang Zhaosu Chen Wei Wei Lujian Liao Shu-Hai Lin Jingya Li Wei Liu Jiwen Li Sheng-Cai Lin Xinran Ma Jiemin Wong | 2022 | Cell Research2022,32,1: | 3 |
| 16 | On stress-forecasting strategy of earthquakes from stress buildup,stress shadow and stress transfer(SSS) based on numerical approach显示文摘Global Positioning System(GPS) and Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar(InSAR),used for monitoring crust deformation,are found to be very promising in earthquake prediction subject to stress-forecasting.However,it is recognized that unless we can give reasonable explanations of these curious precursory phenomena that continue to be seren-dipitously observed from time to time,such high technology of GPS or InSAR is difficult to be efficiently used.Therefore,a proper model revealing the relation between earthquake evolution and stress variation,such as the phenomena of stress buildup,stress shadow and stress transfer(SSS),is crucial to the GPS or InSAR based earthquake prediction.Here we address this question through a numerical approach of earthquake development using an intuitive physical model with a map-like configuration of discontinuous fault system.The simulation provides a physical basis for the principle of stress-forecasting of earthquakes based on SSS and for the application of GPS or InSAR in earthquake prediction.The observed SSS associated phenomena with images of stress distribution during the failure process can be continuously simulated.It is shown that the SSS are better indicators of earthquake precursors than that of seismic foreshocks,suggesting a predict-ability of earthquakes based on stress-forecasting strategy. | Chunan Tang Tianhui Ma Xiaoli Ding | 2009 | Earthquake Science2009,22,1: | 3 |
| 17 | CircRNA expression profiles in decidual tissue of patients with early recurrent miscarriage显示文摘Circular RNAs(circRNAs)are a novel class of endogenous noncoding RNAs that play important roles in gene expression regulation.This study aimed to evaluate the potential role of circRNAs in decidual tissue of patients with early recurrent miscarriage(RM).We constructed circRNA expression profiles in decidual tissue using microarray data.A total of 123 differentially expressed circRNAs,including 78 upregulated and 45 downregulated circRNAs were detected in the early RM group compared with the control group(P<0.05).Gene Ontology(GO)and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes(KEGG)pathway analysis also revealed the enrichment of specific circRNAs.The verified circRNA-targeted miRNA-mRNA network was constructed,most of the circRNAs harbored miRNA binding sites.The network involved 3 circRNAs,27 microRNAs and 82 mRNAs.Hsa_circRNA_103092-miR-224-PRLR network was selected to verify by qRT-PCR.These results showed that circRNAs are aberrantly expressed in the decidual tissue in early RM patients and play potential roles in the development of early RM.It gives new insights into the mechanism of recurrent miscarriage. | Chunli Li Xuemei Chen Xueqing Liu Xiaoli Liu Junlin He Yubin Ding Chao Tong Chuan Peng Yingxiong Wang Rufei Gao | 2020 | Genes & Diseases2020,7,3: | 3 |
| 18 | A review of methods for mitigating ionospheric artifacts in differential SAR interferometry显示文摘Interferometric synthetic aperture radar(InSAR)has been widely used to measure ground displacements related to geophysical and anthropic activities over the past three decades.Satellite SAR systems use microwave signals that interact with the ionosphere when they travel through it during the imaging processes.In this context,ionospheric variations can significantly contaminate SAR imagery,which in turn affects spaceborne InSAR measurements.This bias also leads to a decrease in the coherence and accuracy of InSAR measurements,especially for the low-frequency SAR systems.In this paper,we give an overview of the latest methods for mitigating the ionospheric contributions in InSAR,including Faraday rotation method,azimuth shift method,and range split-spectrum method,and only focus on the single pair of InSAR interferograms.The current challenges and future perspectives are outlined at the end of this paper. | Bochen Zhang Wu Zhu Xiaoli Ding Chisheng Wang Songbo Wu Qin Zhang | 2022 | Geodesy and Geodynamics2022,13,2: | 2 |
| 19 | Generation and Realization of Digital Chaotic Key Sequence Based on Double K-L Transform显示文摘 | DU Baoxiang GENG Xiaoli CHEN Fangyue PAN Jing DING Qun | 2013 | Chinese Journal of Electronics2013,22,1: | 2 |
| 20 | Usefulness of myocardial performance index for assessing right ventricular function after percutaneous closure of atrial septal defect显示文摘Objective Assessment of right ventricular function in patients with atrial septal defect (ASD) is difficult. The Doppler myocardial performance index (MPI) may provide a method of assessing function in these patients. The purposes of this study were to evaluate the right ventricular function and its changes in patients with ASD after transcatheter closure of ASD. Methods MPI, defined as the sum of isovolumic relaxation time and isovolumic contraction time derived by ejection time, was measured from tricuspid inflow and right ventricular outflow;Doppler velocity profiles recorded during routine echocardiography.Twenty nine patients (13 men, 16 women;mean age 25.28±12.69, range 6 to 57 years) were diagnosed to secundum ASD [the stretched diameters of ASD were from 9 To 36 (24.91±7.98) mm], and had a successfully placed Amplatzer septal occluder (ASO) (the sizes of ASO were from 11 to 40 mm );there were 81 sex-matched, age-matched healthy people (control group 41men, 40 women;mean age 29.02 ± 14.22, range 4 to 45 years ). MPI was measured again on 3 days and 1 month after closure of ASD. Change in the study group was assessed and compared to the control subjects with structurally normal hearts. A complete 2-dimensional and Doppler echocardiographic examination was performed in all study groups. Results 1) The isovolumic relaxation and isovolumic contraction times [respectively(77.59 ± 14.39)ms vs (60.93 ±12.94)ms, P<0.0001;(28.28 ±10.88)ms vs (23.64 ±9.01)ms, P=0.027] were prolonged, and ejection time [(260.65 ±21.86 )ms vs (271.85 ± 21.92)ms, P=0.033] was shortened in patients with ASD compared with that in control subjects, resulting in a marked increase in the MPI(0.40 ± 0.07 vs 0.31 ± 0.05, P<0.0001) from normal values;2) by Pearson's correlations, the MPI had no correlation with heart rate and blood pressure in control subjects and patients with ASD, but it correlated positively with age in patients with ASD;3) by Pearson's correlations, the MPI correlated positively with the diameter of ASD and pulmonary artery pressure;4) after transcatheter closure of ASD, the MPI decreased markedly. Conclusions 1) MPI is a conceptually new, simple, and reproducible Doppler index in patients with ASD;2) MPI is free from the effect of age, heart rate and blood pressure;(3) MPI appears to be relatively dependent on changes in the diameter of ASD and pulmonary artery pressure;4) the right ventricular function was improved after transcatheter closure of ASD.(J Geriatr Cardiol 2007;4:220-224.) | Jingdong Ding Genshan Ma Yaoyao Huang Xiaoli Zhang Jian Zhu Rong Yang Fengxiang Lu | 2007 | Journal of Geriatric Cardiology2007,4,4: | 2 |