Research Progress on Echocardiographic First-Phase Ejection Fraction in Assessing Early Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction / 中山大学学报(医学科学版)

First-phase ejection fraction （EF1） is the volume change rate of left ventricle （LV） from end-diastole to the time of peak aortic velocity. This article reviewed the research progress of EF1 in detecting early left ventricular systolic dysfunction （LVSD） of patients with aortic stenosis （AS）， stable coronary artery disease （SCAD）， Coronavirus Disease 2019 （COVID-19） and so on， analyzed the advantages and limitations of EF1 in clinical application， and envisioned the future development of EF1 as a novel predictor of early LVSD in clinical use.

Research progress and potential medical applications of anaplastic lymphoma kinase in treatment of non-small cell lung cancer / 中国药理学通报

During the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer ( NSCLC) , many patients have developed drug resistance due to the use of targeted EGFR inhibitors. The main reasons for drug resistance are EGFR site mutations and bypass activation. Activation of ALK pathway is one of the major types of bypass activation. A recent authoritative study indicates that ALK is closely related to immunotherapy. This article reviews the treatment of ALK in tumors from three aspects: the structure and physiological function of ALK, the small molecule inhibitor of ALK, the biological function of ALK and its related treatment methods for NSCLC, and prospects future directions for better application of ALK in the treatment of NSCLC.

Epidemiological characteristics of overseas imported dengue fever and malaria cases in Yunnan Province from 2015 to 2021 / 预防医学

Objective@#To investigate the epidemiological characteristics of overseas imported dengue fever and malaria cases in Yunnan Province from 2015 to 2021, so as to provide insights into the prevention and control of overseas imported arthropod-borne infectious diseases.@*Methods@#The data pertaining to imported dengue fever and malaria cases in Yunnan Province from 2015 to 2021 were collected from the Chinese Disease Prevention and Control Information System, and the temporal distribution, regional distribution, population distribution, sources, diagnosis and treatment of imported dengue fever and malaria cases were descriptively analyzed.@*Results@#Totally 4 332 overseas imported dengue fever cases and 2 011 overseas imported malaria cases were reported in Yunnan Province form 2015 to 2021, which accounted for 30.09% of all reported dengue fever cases and 98.53% of all reported malaria cases. The number of overseas imported dengue fever and malaria cases peaked from August to November (83.13% of all imported dengue fever cases) and from April to July (59.08% of all imported malaria cases), and the cases were predominantly reported in Dehong Prefecture (50.99% and 58.88%), with farmers as the predominant occupation (40.21% and 67.93%). The dengue fever and malaria cases were mainly imported from Southeast Asia (99.04% and 88.21%), and the proportions of definitive diagnosis of dengue fever and malaria were 88.33% and 97.80% at township hospitals, respectively.@*Conclusions@#The number of overseas imported dengue fever and malaria cases peaked from August to November and from April to July in Yunnan Province from 2015 to 2021, and the cases were predominantly reported in Dehong Prefecture and imported from Southeast Asia, with farmers as the predominant occupation.

Expert consensus for the clinical application of autologous bone marrow enrichment technique for bone repair (version 2023) / 中华创伤杂志

Bone defects caused by different causes such as trauma, severe bone infection and other factors are common in clinic and difficult to treat. Usually, bone substitutes are required for repair. Current bone grafting materials used clinically include autologous bones, allogeneic bones, xenografts, and synthetic materials, etc. Other than autologous bones, the major hurdles of rest bone grafts have various degrees of poor biological activity and lack of active ingredients to provide osteogenic impetus. Bone marrow contains various components such as stem cells and bioactive factors, which are contributive to osteogenesis. In response, the technique of bone marrow enrichment, based on the efficient utilization of components within bone marrow, has been risen, aiming to extract osteogenic cells and factors from bone marrow of patients and incorporate them into 3D scaffolds for fabricating bone grafts with high osteoinductivity. However, the scientific guidance and application specification are lacked with regard to the clinical scope, approach, safety and effectiveness. In this context, under the organization of Chinese Orthopedic Association, the Expert consensus for the clinical application of autologous bone marrow enrichment technique for bone repair ( version 2023) is formulated based on the evidence-based medicine. The consensus covers the topics of the characteristics, range of application, safety and application notes of the technique of autologous bone marrow enrichment and proposes corresponding recommendations, hoping to provide better guidance for clinical practice of the technique.

Diagnostic value of a combined serology-based model for minimal hepatic encephalopathy in patients with compensated cirrhosis / 中华检验医学杂志

Objective:To investigate the diagnostic accuracy of serological indicators and evaluate the diagnostic value of a new established combined serological model on identifying the minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) in patients with compensated cirrhosis.Methods:This prospective multicenter study enrolled 263 compensated cirrhotic patients from 23 hospitals in 15 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities of China between October 2021 and August 2022. Clinical data and laboratory test results were collected, and the model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score was calculated. Ammonia level was corrected to the upper limit of normal (AMM-ULN) by the baseline blood ammonia measurements/upper limit of the normal reference value. MHE was diagnosed by combined abnormal number connection test-A and abnormal digit symbol test as suggested by Guidelines on the management of hepatic encephalopathy in cirrhosis. The patients were randomly divided (7∶3) into training set ( n=185) and validation set ( n=78) based on caret package of R language. Logistic regression was used to establish a combined model of MHE diagnosis. The diagnostic performance was evaluated by the area under the curve (AUC) of receiver operating characteristic curve, Hosmer-Lemeshow test and calibration curve. The internal verification was carried out by the Bootstrap method ( n=200). AUC comparisons were achieved using the Delong test. Results:In the training set, prevalence of MHE was 37.8% (70/185). There were statistically significant differences in AMM-ULN, albumin, platelet, alkaline phosphatase, international normalized ratio, MELD score and education between non-MHE group and MHE group (all P<0.05). Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that AMM-ULN [odds ratio ( OR)=1.78, 95% confidence interval ( CI) 1.05-3.14, P=0.038] and MELD score ( OR=1.11, 95% CI 1.04-1.20, P=0.002) were independent risk factors for MHE, and the AUC for predicting MHE were 0.663, 0.625, respectively. Compared with the use of blood AMM-ULN and MELD score alone, the AUC of the combined model of AMM-ULN, MELD score and education exhibited better predictive performance in determining the presence of MHE was 0.755, the specificity and sensitivity was 85.2% and 55.7%, respectively. Hosmer-Lemeshow test and calibration curve showed that the model had good calibration ( P=0.733). The AUC for internal validation of the combined model for diagnosing MHE was 0.752. In the validation set, the AUC of the combined model for diagnosing MHE was 0.794, and Hosmer-Lemeshow test showed good calibration ( P=0.841). Conclusion:Use of the combined model including AMM-ULN, MELD score and education could improve the predictive efficiency of MHE among patients with compensated cirrhosis.

Development and validation of a score predicting mortality for older patients with mitral regurgitation / 老年心脏病学杂志（英文版）

OBJECTIVE@#To develop and validate a user-friendly risk score for older mitral regurgitation (MR) patients, referred to as the Elder-MR score.@*METHODS@#The China Senile Valvular Heart Disease (China-DVD) Cohort Study functioned as the development cohort, while the China Valvular Heart Disease (China-VHD) Study was employed for external validation. We included patients aged 60 years and above receiving medical treatment for moderate or severe MR (2274 patients in the development cohort and 1929 patients in the validation cohort). Candidate predictors were chosen using Cox's proportional hazards model and stepwise selection with Akaike's information criterion.@*RESULTS@#Eight predictors were identified: age ≥ 75 years, body mass index < 20 kg/m2, NYHA class III/IV, secondary MR, anemia, estimated glomerular filtration rate < 60 mL/min per 1.73 m2, albumin < 35 g/L, and left ventricular ejection fraction < 60%. The model displayed satisfactory performance in predicting one-year mortality in both the development cohort (C-statistic = 0.73, 95% CI: 0.69-0.77, Brier score = 0.06) and the validation cohort (C-statistic = 0.73, 95% CI: 0.68-0.78, Brier score = 0.06). The Elder-MR score ranges from 0 to 15 points. At a one-year follow-up, each point increase in the Elder-MR score represents a 1.27-fold risk of death (HR = 1.27, 95% CI: 1.21-1.34, P < 0.001) in the development cohort and a 1.24-fold risk of death (HR = 1.24, 95% CI: 1.17-1.30, P < 0.001) in the validation cohort. Compared to EuroSCORE II, the Elder-MR score demonstrated superior predictive accuracy for one-year mortality in the validation cohort (C-statistic = 0.71 vs. 0.70, net reclassification improvement = 0.320, P < 0.01; integrated discrimination improvement = 0.029, P < 0.01).@*CONCLUSIONS@#The Elder-MR score may serve as an effective risk stratification tool to assist clinical decision-making in older MR patients.

Discrete element simulation study of mixing process of Guizhi Fuling Capsules: parameter calibration / 中国中药杂志

The mixing process is a critical link in the formation of oral solid preparations of traditional Chinese medicine. This paper took the extract powder of Guizhi Fuling Capsules and Paeonol powder as research objects. The angle of repose, loose packing density, and particle size of the two powders were measured to calibrate discrete element simulation parameters for the mixing process. The discrete element method was used to calibrate the simulated solid density of Paeonol powder and extract powder of Guizhi Fuling Capsules based on the Hertz-Mindlin with JKR V2 contact model and particle scaling. The Plackett-Burman experimental design was used to screen out the critical contact parameters that had a significant effect on the simulation of the angle of repose. The regression model between the critical contact parameters and the simulated angle of repose was established by the Box-Behnken experimental design, and the critical contact parameters of each powder were optimized based on the regression model. The best combination of critical contact parameters of the extract powder of Guizhi Fuling Capsules was found to be 0.51 for particle-particle static friction coefficient, 0.31 for particle-particle rolling friction coefficient, and 0.64 for particle-stainless steel static friction coefficient. For Paeonol powder, the best combination of critical contact parameters was 0.4 for particle-particle static friction coefficient and 0.19 for particle-particle rolling friction coefficient. The best combination of contact parameters between Paeonol powder and extract powder of Guizhi Fuling Capsules was 0.27 for collision recovery coefficient, 0.49 for static friction coefficient, and 0.38 for rolling friction coefficient. The verification results show that the relative error between the simulated value and the measured value of the angle of repose of the two single powders is less than 1%, while the relative error between the simulated value and the measured value of the angle of repose of the mixed powder with a mass ratio of 1∶1 is less than 4%. These research results provide reliable physical property simulation data for the mixed simulation experiment of extract powder of Guizhi Fuling Capsules and Paeonol powder.

On standards of and approaches to "Golden Course" construction of medical English writing in the era of big data / 中华医学教育探索杂志

In order to cultivate talents who fuel and lead medical innovation, it is critical to implement medical English writing "Golden Course" in the substantial development of English teaching in medical universities. Based on the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Education, this paper proposes five principles in the construction of medical English writing "Golden Course", suggests the integration of big data technology, and explores approaches to construct "Golden Course" in terms of teaching objectives, curriculum design, models of instruction, curriculum evaluation and teaching staff.

Combined application of pathogen-based tests and host reaction-based tests / 中华检验医学杂志

The occurrence development and progression of infectious diseases involves the two aspects: the immune response of both the pathogens and the hosts. At present, pathogen-based testing is the gold standard and the most commonly used method for the diagnosis of infectious diseases. The purpose of the immune system is to identify and eliminate invading pathogens. Testing based on host reactions has become an effective auxiliary means adjunct of traditional pathogen-based tests, with the potential to improve the accuracy and efficiency of diagnosis. The combined application of host-based tests and pathogen-based tests is a new field worth exploring.

Evaluation of CRISPR-Based Assays for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Purpose@#Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the pathogen of coronavirus disease 2019. Diagnostic methods based on the clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) have been developed to detect SARSCoV-2 rapidly. Therefore, a systematic review and meta-analysis were performed to assess the diagnostic accuracy of CRISPR for detecting SARS-CoV-2 infection. @*Materials and Methods@#Studies published before August 2021 were retrieved from four databases, using the keywords “SARS-CoV-2” and “CRISPR.” Data were collected from these publications, and the sensitivity, specificity, negative likelihood ratio (NLR), positive likelihood ratio (PLR), and diagnostic odds ratio (DOR) were calculated. The summary receiver operating characteristic curve was plotted for analysis with MetaDiSc 1.4. The Stata 15.0 software was used to draw Deeks’ funnel plots to evaluate publication bias. @*Results@#We performed a pooled analysis of 38 independent studies shown in 30 publications. The reference standard was reverse transcription-quantitative PCR. The results indicated that the sensitivity of CRISPR-based methods for diagnosis was 0.94 (95% CI 0.93–0.95), the specificity was 0.98 (95% CI 0.97–0.99), the PLR was 34.03 (95% CI 20.81–55.66), the NLR was 0.08 (95% CI 0.06– 0.10), and the DOR was 575.74 (95% CI 382.36–866.95). The area under the curve was 0.9894. @*Conclusion@#Studies indicate that a diagnostic method based on CRISPR has high sensitivity and specificity. Therefore, this would be a potential diagnostic tool to improve the accuracy of SARS-CoV-2 detection.

Efficacy of Chinese Medicinal Formulae for Antimicrobial-resistant Pneumonia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis / 中国实验方剂学杂志

Objective:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of Chinese medicinal formulae in the treatment of antimicrobial-resistant pneumonia. Method:Following article retrieval from eight databases and data extraction by two reviewers， the methodological quality of the included trials was assessed and the outcome indicators were subjected to Meta-analysis using RevMan 5.3. Result:A total of 24 randomized controlled trials （RCTs） were included， involving 1 818 cases. Meta-analysis showed that Chinese medicinal formulae combined with western routine intervention was superior to the western routine intervention in improving the overall response rate （ORR） ［relative risk （RR）=1.27， 95% confidence interval （CI） （1.21， 1.34）， <inline-formula><alternatives><mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" id="M5"><mml:mi>P</mml:mi></mml:math><graphic specific-use="big" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="alternativeImage/27038DAF-2FF7-4d58-8001-0E6465A33408-M005.jpg"><?fx-imagestate width="2.28600001" height="2.62466669"?></graphic><graphic specific-use="small" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="alternativeImage/27038DAF-2FF7-4d58-8001-0E6465A33408-M005c.jpg"><?fx-imagestate width="2.28600001" height="2.62466669"?></graphic></alternatives></inline-formula><0.000 01］， the bacterial clearance rate ［RR=1.49，95% CI （1.33， 1.66）， <inline-formula><alternatives><mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" id="M6"><mml:mi>P</mml:mi></mml:math><graphic specific-use="big" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="alternativeImage/27038DAF-2FF7-4d58-8001-0E6465A33408-M006.jpg"><?fx-imagestate width="2.28600001" height="2.62466669"?></graphic><graphic specific-use="small" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="alternativeImage/27038DAF-2FF7-4d58-8001-0E6465A33408-M006c.jpg"><?fx-imagestate width="2.28600001" height="2.62466669"?></graphic></alternatives></inline-formula><0.000 01］， and the clinical pulmonary infection score （CPIS） ［mean difference （MD）=-1.64， 95% CI （-1.87， -1.41）， <inline-formula><alternatives><mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" id="M7"><mml:mi>P</mml:mi></mml:math><graphic specific-use="big" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="alternativeImage/27038DAF-2FF7-4d58-8001-0E6465A33408-M007.jpg"><?fx-imagestate width="2.28600001" height="2.62466669"?></graphic><graphic specific-use="small" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="alternativeImage/27038DAF-2FF7-4d58-8001-0E6465A33408-M007c.jpg"><?fx-imagestate width="2.28600001" height="2.62466669"?></graphic></alternatives></inline-formula><0.000 01］. There was no significant difference in the incidence of adverse reactions ［RR=0.72， 95% CI （0.48， 1.07），<inline-formula><alternatives><mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" id="M8"><mml:mtext> </mml:mtext><mml:mi>P</mml:mi></mml:math><graphic specific-use="big" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="alternativeImage/27038DAF-2FF7-4d58-8001-0E6465A33408-M008.jpg"><?fx-imagestate width="3.04799986" height="2.62466669"?></graphic><graphic specific-use="small" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="alternativeImage/27038DAF-2FF7-4d58-8001-0E6465A33408-M008c.jpg"><?fx-imagestate width="3.04799986" height="2.62466669"?></graphic></alternatives></inline-formula>=0.1］. The comparison with the western routine intervention also revealed that Chinese medicinal formulae better improved the ORR and CPIS. Conclusion:According to the current research results， the Chinese medicinal formulae alone or combined with western routine intervention yielded more favorable clinical outcomes than western routine intervention in the treatment of antimicrobial-resistant pneumonia， without increasing the incidence of adverse events. Due to limited quality and quantity of the included RCTs， more high-quality trials are required to verify the above conclusions.

Pingchan granule for depressive symptoms in parkinson's disease: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial / 中西医结合学报

BACKGROUND@#Depression in Parkinson's disease (dPD) is closely related to quality of life. Current studies have suggested that Pingchan Granule (PCG) might be effective for treating dPD.@*OBJECTIVE@#This study determines the efficacy of PCG for depressive symptoms in Parkinson's disease (PD).@*DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS AND INTERVENTIONS@#This was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, conducted in Longhua Hospital, Shanghai, China. Patients diagnosed with idiopathic PD and clinically significant depressive symptoms (defined by a 24-item Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression [HAM-D] score ≥ 8) were included in this study, randomly assigned to PCG or placebo group in a 1:1 ratio and followed for 24 weeks.@*MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES@#The primary outcome was the change from baseline to week 24 in HAM-D score among the set of patients who completed the study following the treatment protocol (per-protocol set). Secondary outcomes included changes in scores on the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) part 2 (UPDRS-II), UPDRS part 3 (UPDRS-III), Parkinson's Disease Sleep Scale (PDSS) and Hamilton Rating Scale for Anxiety (HAM-A), between baseline and week 24.@*RESULTS@#Eighty-six patients were enrolled, and 85 patients were included in the per-protocol set. HAM-D scores decreased by an adjusted mean of 11.77 (standard error [SE] 0.25) in the PCG group and 3.86 (SE 0.25) in the placebo group (between-group difference = 7.91, 95% confidence interval [7.22, 8.80], P < 0.001), in the multivariable linear regression. Improvements in scores on the UPDRS-II, UPDRS-III, PDSS, and HAM-A scales were also observed.@*CONCLUSION@#Treatment with PCG was well tolerated and improved depressive symptoms and motor and other non-motor symptoms in PD.@*TRIAL REGISTRATION@#Chinese Clinical Trial Register: ChiCTR-INR-17011949.

Correlation between cerebral microbleeds and lacunar infarction in patients with cerebral small vessel disease / 国际脑血管病杂志

Objective:To investigate the correlation between the location and volume of cerebral microbleeds (CMBs) and lacunar infarction (LI) in patients with cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD).Methods:Participants from the CSVD cohort in the Department of Neurology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of Medical School of Nanjing University from February 2017 to March 2019 were enrolled retrospectively. All participants underwent magnetic resonance imaging scans, standardized clinical assessment and diagnosis. AccuBrain, an automatic brain segmentation and quantification software developed by the Chinese University of Hong Kong, was used to quantitatively analyze the volume of CMBs and white matter hyperintensities (WMHs). Ordered multi-class logistic regression analysis was used to determine the independent influencing factors of LI, and then multiple linear regression analysis was used to investigate the correlation between the volume of deep or infratentorial CMBs (DI-CMBs) and the number of LI. Results:A total of 317 patients with CSVD were included in the analysis, including 214 (67.5%) in the non-LI group, 43 (13.6%) in the single LI group, and 60 (18.9%) in the multiple LI group. The comparison of the three groups showed that older age, male, smoking, drinking, history of previous stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA), lower levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, larger CMBs and WMHs volume, higher enlarged perivascular spaces (EPVS) grade might be the risk factors for LI. Ordinal multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that male (odds ratio [ OR] 2.058, 95% confidence interval [ CI] 1.084-3.909; P=0.027), previous stroke or TIA history ( OR 1.962, 95% CI 1.089-3.535; P=0.025), larger WMH volume ( OR 8.716, 95% CI 4.034-18.832; P<0.001), higher EPVS grade ( OR 1.915, 95% CI 1.292-2.839; P=0.001), larger DI-CMB volume ( OR 1.022, 95% CI 1.006-1.038; P=0.008) or more DI-CMB number ( OR 1.187, 95% CI 1.005-1.403; P=0.044) were the independent related factors of LI. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that there was a significant correlation between the volume of DI-CMB and the number of LI ( r=0.330, P<0.001). Conclusion:In patients with CSVD, there is a significant correlation between DI-CMBs and LI.

Biocompatibility of fibrin sealant and human corneal fibroblasts / 中华实验眼科杂志

Objective:To study the biocompatibility of fibrin sealant (FS) and human corneal fibroblasts (HCFs) obtained by small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE).Methods:The human corneal stromal tissues were selected from corneal stromal lens in 24 eyes of 12 patients underwent SMILE in the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University from March to April 2018.HCFs were isolated and cultured in vitro within 1 hour after the corneal stromal lens were extracted and the growth status of HCFs on FS surface was observed.HCFs were divided into 2-fold leaching solution group and normal control group, and the cells in the two groups were treated with 2-fold leaching solution or complete medium according to grouping, respectively.The apoptosis of HCFs in the two groups was observed by acridine orange (AO)/ethidium bromide (EB) double staining.The proliferation of HCFs in the two groups was assayed by methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium (MTT) method.HCFs in logarithmic phase were divided into 2-fold leaching solution group, normal control group, and the cells were treated with 2-fold leaching solution or complete medium according to grouping, respectively.In addition, a blank control group without HCFs was also set and treated with complete medium.The absorbance value and relative growth rate of HCFs in the three groups were compared.HCFs in logarithmic phase were divided into 1-fold leaching solution group, 2-fold leaching solution group and normal control group, and the cells were treated with 1-fold leaching solution, 2-fold leaching solution or complete medium culture according to grouping, respectively.The apoptosis of HCFs in the three groups was compared by Annexin V-FITC/PI flow cytometry, and the cytotoxicity of the three groups was graded.Written informed consent was obtained from each patient before the operation.The study protocol adhered to the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the Ethics Committee of the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University (No.2018[022]). Results:HCFs grew well on FS surface and the morphology was normal.MTT assay showed that HCFs in the 2-fold leaching solution group and the normal control group had a similar proliferation tendency, and the toxicity index of HCFs in the 2-fold leaching solution group was graded 0-1 at 0-72 hours after changing solution.After AO/EB staining, the HCFs in the 2-fold leaching solution group and the normal control group were normal, and only a small amount of early apoptotic cells were observed.Flow cytometry showed that the apoptosis rates of the normal control group, once leaching solution group and the double leaching solution group were (4.96±1.09)%, (3.66±1.35)% and (2.88±0.66)%, respectively, with no significant difference among them ( F=2.89, P=0.13). Conclusions:FS has no cytotoxicity and has good biocompatibility with HCFs in vitro.

Joint associations of smoking and insufficient physical activity with hypertension, diabetes and dyslipidemia in male adults / 中华健康管理学杂志

Objective:To investigate the joint associations of smoking and insufficient physical activity with hypertension, diabetes and dyslipidemia in male adults.Methods:Based on the data from the 2017 Nanjing Chronic Diseases Risk Factors Surveillance Program, 61 098 Nanjing residents aged 18 and older was randomly recruited from 12 districts, using the multi-stage stratified cluster sampling method. Information about smoking behaviors, physical activity and chronic disease-related indicators within the first 12 months before the survey was obtained through questionnaires.Results:Among the 29 848 valid male samples, the proportions of non-smokers, current smokers and ex-smokers were 59.6%, 37.2% and 3.2%, and the proportions of those who had physically active<600 MET-min/w (insufficient physically active) and ≥600 MET-min/w (adequate physically active) were 18.8% and 82.2%, respectively. In non-smokers, current smokers and ex-smokers, the prevalence of hypertension was 24.7%, 34.0% and 43.8%, and the prevalence of diabetes was 8.8%, 12.3% and 16.5%, and the prevalence of dyslipidemia was 26.8%, 36.1% and 41.9%, respectively. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that current smokers had a higher risk of hypertension ( OR=1.164, 95% CI: 1.086-1.248), diabetes ( OR=1.324, 95% CI: 1.207-1.452), and dyslipidemia ( OR=1.291, 95% CI: 1.216-1.371) than non-smokers in male adults. Compared with people who had adequate physical activity, someone with insufficient physical activity had higher hypertension ( OR=1.452, 95% CI: 1.331-1.583), diabetes ( OR=1.170, 95% CI: 1.041-1.315) and dyslipidemia ( OR=1.245, 95% CI: 1.158-1.338). And current smokers with insufficient physical activity had the highest risk of hypertension ( OR=1.749, 95% CI: 1.550-1.974), diabetes ( OR=1.363, 95% CI: 1.165-1.595), and dyslipidemia ( OR=1.614, 95% CI: 1.461-1.782) in male adults. Conclusions:Smoking and insufficient physical activity are risk factors for hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia. People who is characterized by smoking together with insufficient physical activity presents with increased risk on developing hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia.

Investigation and analysis of an outbreak of brucellosis in Guangdong rural areas in 2015 / 上海预防医学

Objective:To investigate a foodborne brucellosis outbreak in a county in Guangdong Province in 2015， which may provide suggestions for the prevention and control of similar incidents. Methods:Case search was carried out by visiting cases， accessing the hospital medical record system， and collecting the registration information of rural health stations， and the results were described and analyzed. Results:A total of 169 cases were found， with an attack rate of 2.0‰ （169/85 000）. The onset time of the cases was from January 19 to June 2， 2015， showing a continuous and homogenous outbreak pattern. The clinical manifestations of the cases were fever （72%）， fatigue （40%）， hyperhidrosis （26%）， testicular enlargement （5.3%）， headache （2.4%）， and hepatomegaly （1.2%）. In addition， 54 cases of latent infection were found. A total of 13 strains of brucella ovis type 3 were cultured from the patients’ serum samples. After all sheep in the farm were sampled， 16 samples of serum test tube agglutination test were positive， with a positive rate of 37% （16/44）； after analysis， drinking fresh goat milk was a risk factor for brucellosis （OR=36.25， 95%CI： 4.68-280.73）， and there was a dose-response relationship between infection and milk drinking （χ2=27.00， P<0.05）. Conclusion:The brucellosis outbreak was caused by patients who drank unboiled goat milk contaminated with Brucella ovine type 3. People are recommended to drink qualified and sterilized goat milk. Relevant government departments should strengthen the monitoring of goat selling and goat milk production.

Association between socioeconomic status and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Jiangsu province, China: a population-based study / 中华医学杂志(英文版)

BACKGROUND@#Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common public health problem worldwide. Recent studies have reported that socioeconomic status (SES) is related to the incidence of COPD. This study aimed to investigate the association between SES and COPD among adults in Jiangsu province, China, and to determine the possible direct and indirect effects of SES on the morbidity of COPD.@*METHODS@#A cross-sectional study was conducted among adults aged 40 years and above between May and December of 2015 in Jiangsu province, China. Participants were selected using a multistage sampling approach. COPD, the outcome variable, was diagnosed by physicians based on spirometry, respiratory symptoms, and risk factors. Education, occupation, and monthly family average income (FAI) were used to separately indicate SES as the explanatory variable. Mixed-effects logistic regression models were introduced to calculate odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for examining the SES-COPD relationship. A pathway analysis was conducted to further explore the pulmonary function impairment of patients with different SES.@*RESULTS@#The mean age of the 2421 participants was 56.63 ± 9.62 years. The prevalence of COPD was 11.8% (95% CI: 10.5%-13.1%) among the overall sample population. After adjustment for age, gender, residence, outdoor and indoor air pollution, body weight status, cigarette smoking, and potential study area-level clustering effects, educational attainment was negatively associated with COPD prevalence in men; white collars were at lower risk (OR: 0.60, 95% CI: 0.43-0.83) of experiencing COPD than blue collars; compared with those within the lower FAI subgroup, participants in the upper (OR: 0.68, 95% CI: 0.49-0.97) tertiles were less likely to experience COPD. Such negative associations between all these three SES indicators and COPD were significant among men only. Education, FAI, and occupation had direct or indirect effects on pulmonary function including post-bronchodilator forced expiratory volume in 1 s/forced vital capacity (FEV1/FVC), FEV1, FVC, and FEV1 percentage of predicted. Education, FAI, and occupation had indirect effects on pulmonary function indices of all participants mainly through smoking status, indoor air pollution, and outdoor air pollution. We also found that occupation could affect post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC through body mass index.@*CONCLUSIONS@#Education, occupation, and FAI had an adverse relationship with COPD prevalence in Jiangsu province, China. SES has both direct and indirect associations with pulmonary function impairment. SES is of great significance for COPD morbidity. It is important that population-based COPD prevention strategies should be tailored for people with different SES.

Evaluation and influencing factors of the short-term prognosis of severe alcoholic hepatitis with different underlying liver diseases / 临床肝胆病杂志

ObjectiveTo investigate the clinical features of patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis (AH) with different underlying liver diseases and the influencing factors for short-term prognosis. MethodsA retrospective analysis was performed for the clinical data of 170 patients with severe AH who were admitted to Tianjin Third Central Hospital from August 2004 to August 2018, and according to the underlying liver disease, they were divided into group A (27 patients without liver cirrhosis), group B (52 patients with compensated liver cirrhosis), and group C (91 patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis). Related scores were calculated, including Maddrey’s discriminant function (MDF) score, Chronic Liver Failure-Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (CLIF-SOFA) score, Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score, age-bilirubin-international normalized ratio-creatinine (ABIC) score, and Glasgow alcoholic hepatitis score (GAHS). An analysis of variance or the Kruskal-Wallis H test was used for comparison of continuous data between multiple groups, and the chi-square test was used for comparison of categorical data between multiple groups. Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses were used to screen out the independent influencing factors for the short-term prognosis of patients with severe AH. The Kaplan-Meier method was used to plot survival curves, and the log-rank test was used for comparison of survival rate between groups. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to calculate the area under the ROC curve (AUC) and 95% confidence interval (CI), sensitivity, and specificity for each predictive model, and the DeLong method was used for comparison. ResultsThe 28-day survival rates of patients in groups A, B, and C were 88.9%, 80.8%, and 51.6%, respectively, with a significant difference between the three groups (χ2=1983, P＜0.001). The AUCs (95% CIs) of MELD score, MDF score, GAHS score, ABIC score, and CLIF-SOFA score were 0.584 (0.493-0.676), 0.696 (0.605-0.786), 0.644 (0.554-0.735), 0.745 (0.662-0.827), and 0.795 (0.726-0.863), respectively, in predicting 28-day mortality rate, and there were significant differences between CLIF-SOFA score and MDF, MELD, and GAHS scores (all P＜0.05); CLIF-SOFA score had a sensitivity of 79.0% and a specificity of 67.9% at the optimal cut-off value of 850 points in predicting 28-day mortality rate. Different underlying liver diseases (hazard ratio ［HR］=2.296, 95% CI: 1.356-3887, P=0.002) and hepatic encephalopathy (HR=1.911, 95% CI: 1.059-3.449, P=0.031) at disease onset were risk factors for 28-day prognosis. ConclusionPatients with severe AH with different underlying liver diseases have different clinical features and short-term prognoses. Different underlying liver diseases and hepatic encephalopathy at disease onset are closely associated with the 28-day prognosis of patients with severe AH. CLIF-SOFA score can predict the 28-day prognosis of patients with severe AH.

Feasibility of single-stage stent implantation following rotational atherectomy combined with TAVR / 中华心血管病杂志

Objective: To explore the feasibility of the single-stage stent implantation following rotational atherectomy combined with transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in treating patients with severe aortic stenosis(AS) and severe calcified coronary artery stenosis. Methods: Three patients who received single-stage stent implantation following rotational atherectomy combined with TAVR in Fuwai hospital from April to October 2019 were included in this retrospective analysis. Clinical and anatomical features (including echocardiography and aortic CT) of the patients were collected, efficacy and safety of this operation strategy were observed and 6 months follow up results were summarized. Results: Three patients (2 females, 66-80 years old) were included. The mean Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) risk score was 7.8%. The mean maximum velocity of aortic valve was 4.4 m/s, the mean transvalvular pressure gradient was 53.2 mmHg (1 mmHg=0.133 kPa), mean left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) was 48.6%. All three patients had severe calcified coronary artery stenosis: left anterior descending artery (LAD, n=2) and left main coronary artery (LM, n=1), requiring rotary grinding. The mean SYNTAX score was 20. All the procedures were performed through transfemoral access. After aortic valve crossing, all coronary lesions were successfully treated with stent implantation following rotational atherectomy, transfemoral TAVR was then immediately performed with a self-expandable Venus-A valve. One patient underwent"valve-in-valve"implantation due to the high-implantation position of the first valve. The procedures were completed without complications in all the three patients. The immediate effect was satisfactory. Echocardiography results showed that the mean maximum velocity of aortic valve was 2.1 m/s, mean gradient was 9.3 mmHg, and mean LVEF was 59% after the procedure. There was no death and revascularization during the 6 months follow-up. Conclusion: In patients with severe calcified coronary artery and severe AS with high risk of cardiac surgery, the single-stage stent implantation following rotational atherectomy combined with TAVR is feasible and results are satisfactory in this patient cohort.

Mini-incision with endoscope-assisted surgery for bilateral congenital second branchial cleft fistula and a pedigree report / 中华耳鼻咽喉头颈外科杂志

Objective: To investigate the feasibility and efficacy of mini-incision with endoscope-assisted resection for bilateral congenital second branchial cleft fistula, and to report on a rare pedigree. Methods: The clinical data of 5 patients with bilateral congenital second branchial fistula admitted in Fujian Provincial Hospital from April 2007 to December 2018 were retrospectively reviewed, including 2 males and 3 females, aged from 3 to 31 years old. The surgical strateges and clinical experience of single mini-incision with endoscope-assisted fistulectomy were summarized, and a rare pedigree was reported. Results: In five patients, Case 1 to Case 4 were treated with bilateral endoscopic-assisted fistula high ligation with titanium clips and removal through a single small incision under general anesthesia. No obvious complications occurred after the operation. The patients were followed up for 40-164 months with no fistula recurrence. Case 5 gave up surgical resection and was followed up for 24 months with acute infection attack once. Case 2 and Case 4 came from the same family. In this family, 7 out of 31 members of four generations had second branchial cleft fistulas, of which 4 were bilateral and 3 were right. Pedigree analysis was consistent with autosomal dominant inheritance. No deafness, preauricular tag, external and middle ear deformity and kidney malformation were found in the family members. Conclusions: Bilateral congenital second branchial cleft fistula is rare. Surgical resection is the preferred treatment. Mini-incision with endoscopic-assisted fistula high ligation with titanium clip and resection has clear operative field, ideal cosmetic effect and definite curative effect.