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简介:In2014theAmericanCollegeofCardiology/AmericanHeartAssociationissuedfournewguidelinesforcardiovasculardiseasepreventionthatfocusedoncardiovascularriskassessment,lifestylemanagement,obesitymanagement,andbloodcholesterolmanagement.Thedevelopmentofanatheroscleroticcardiovasculardiseaseriskcalculatorformedthebasisoftheriskassessmentguideline,andthelifestylemanagementguidelinefocusedonrecommendinganevidence-baseddietarypattern.Thebloodcholesterolmanagementguidelinespecificallyidentifiedfourgroupsofpatientsshowntobenefitfrommoderate-intensityorhigh-intensitystatintherapyfrompreviousclinicaltrialsandabandonedtheuseofspecificlow-densitylipoprotein(LDL)cholesterol(LDL-C)goallevelsonthebasisofthelackofclinicaltrialevidence.Therecommendationsfortreatmentwithmoderate-intensityorhigh-intensitystatintherapyarebasedonrigorousevidencefromrandomizedclinicaltrials.Guidancehassincebeenprovidedfortheuseofnonstatintherapies,includingcholesterolabsorptioninhibitorandproproteinconvertasesubtilisin/kexintype9monoclonalantibodytherapywhenadequatereductionofLDL-Clevelsisnotachievedwithmaximallytoleratedstatintherapy.TherecentdevelopmentandapplicationofthesetherapieshaveresultedinremarkablereductionsinLDL-Clevelsthatarewelltolerated,andpreliminaryoutcomedataarepromisinginshowingsubstantialatheroscleroticcardiovasculardiseaseeventreductionsbeyondstatintherapy.
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简介:瞄准:评估影响多囊肝疾病的非侵略、侵略的治疗的结果的因素。方法:有到2006年6月的从1986年7月的完全的后续的病人的临床的文件的分析。结果:41个病人(男性,7;女性,34),11.9年变老的47.8+/-,和5.7+/-6.7年后续,被学习。硷性磷酸酯酶(AP)举起(15%病人)与侵略治疗的要求被联系(信息技术,P=0.005)。信息技术率是更高的在比非征兆的病人征兆(65.4%对14.3%,P=0.002),并且在拿神经质的代替治疗(HRT)的女人(P=0.001)。包囊复杂并发症(CC)是更经常的(22%)在征兆的病人组织(P=0.023)。有身体质量的病人索引(BMI)>(59%)25在它以后有一个趋势到复杂并发症(P=0.075)。腹的疼痛为信息技术(78%)是最普通的症状(56%)和指示。十九个病人(46%)要求了第一种信息技术:12开的开窗术(),4laparoscopic开窗术(LF)和有肝的切除术(FHR)的3开窗术。三要求了第二种信息技术,并且一个人要求了第三个过程。复杂并发症在32%由于第一种信息技术被发现(16.7%,LF25%,FHR66.7%),并且在在66.7%的第二种信息技术(100%)。后续死亡率是0。结论:症状,提高的AP,和CC的存在与信息技术要求被联系。HRT与症状和信息技术要求的存在被联系。有BMI>的病人25有一个趋势产生信息技术复杂并发症。复杂并发症的比例在FHR和秒信息技术组是更高的。RS是更经常的在以后。
简介:ObjectiveThisreviewaimedtosystematicallysummarizeandcriticallyevaluatetheclinicalevidencefororagainsttheeffectivenessofacupunctureasasymptomatictherapyforuremicpruritus(UP)inend-stagerenaldisease(ESRD)patients.Materialsandmethod:Wesearched16electronicdatabasesfromtheirinceptionstoNovember2009.Allprospectiveclinicalstudiesofneedleacupunctureforuremicpruritusinhemodialysispatientswithend-stagerenaldiseasewereincludedregardlessoftheirdesign.RiskofbiasoftheincludedstudieswereassessedusingtheCochranecriteria.ResultsOf464initiallylocatedarticles,458studieswereexcluded.Threerandomizedcontrolledtrials(RCTs),onenon-randomizedcontrolledtrial(CCT)andtwouncontrolledobservationalstudieswereincluded.InthreeRCTs,acupuncturewascomparedtosham-acupuncture(n=1),oralantihistamineplustopicalointment(n=1)andoralcalcitriol(n=1).InoneCCT,electroacupuncture(EA)wascomparedtosuperficialelectricalstimulation.Intwoobservationalstudies,EA(n=1)ormanualacupuncture(n=1)wereemployed.Fourof6includedstudiesmentionedmildornooccurrenceofadverseevents.Allofincludedtrialsreportedbeneficialeffectsofacupuncture.However,mostofthestudiesshowedhighriskofbias,whichleavetheirreportsunconvincing.ConclusionThecurrentevidenceisinsufficienttoshowthatacupunctureisaneffectivetreatmentforuremicpruritusinpatientswithend-stagerenaldiseaseduetosuboptimalqualityandlackofmethodologicalrigorofincludedstudies.Futuretrialsshouldovercomethelimitationsofthecurrentlyavailableevidence.
简介:ObjectivesToelucidatethepotentialroleofcytokinesinthepathogenesisofcoronaryheartdisease(CHD).MethodsTNF-αandIFN-γactivity,IL-8levelsofplasmaandsupernatantsweremeasuredin62patientswithCHDand30healthcontrolsbymethodsofdirectcytotoxicityassay,cytopathiceffectinhibitiontestandELISArespectively.ResultsBothTNF-αactivityandIL-8levelsofplasmainCHDpatientswerehigherandIFN-γactivityofsupernatantsinCHDpatientswerelowerthanthoseofhealthycontrols(P<0.001),TherehavesignificantdifferencesbetweenhealthycontrolsandthesubgroupsofCHD(P<0.01).IL-8levelsofplasmaincreasedwiththeadvancingofthediseaseandtherehaveobviousdifferencesamongsubgroupsoftheillness(P<0.05).TNF-αactivityofplasmainstableanginapectoris(SAP)subgroupwaslowerthanthoseofunstableanginapectoris(UAP)andacutemyocardialinfarction(AMI)subgroups,thedifferencesbetweenSAPandUAPorAMIweresignificant(P<0.05),ButtherehavenosignificantdifferencesbetweenUAPandAMI(P>0.05).However,IFN-γactivityofsupernatantsshowednodifferenceamonganysubgroups.ConclusionstherehavecloserelationsbetweenTNF-α,IFN-γ,IL-8andCHD.
简介:AbstractBackground:The 2019 novel coronavirus has caused the outbreak of the acute respiratory disease in Wuhan, Hubei Province of China since December 2019. This study was performed to analyze the clinical characteristics of patients who succumbed to and who recovered from 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).Methods:Clinical data were collected from two tertiary hospitals in Wuhan. A retrospective investigation was conducted to analyze the clinical characteristics of fatal cases of COVID-19 (death group) and we compare them with recovered patients (recovered group). Continuous variables were analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U test. Categorical variables were analyzed by χ2 test or Fisher exact test as appropriate.Results:Our study enrolled 109 COVID-19 patients who died during hospitalization and 116 recovered patients. The median age of the death group was older than the recovered group (69 [62, 74] vs. 40 [33, 57] years, Z = 9.738, P < 0.001). More patients in the death group had underlying diseases (72.5% vs. 41.4%, χ2 = 22.105, P < 0.001). Patients in the death group had a significantly longer time of illness onset to hospitalization (10.0 [6.5, 12.0] vs. 7.0 [5.0, 10.0] days, Z = 3.216, P = 0.001). On admission, the proportions of patients with symptoms of dyspnea (70.6% vs. 19.0%, χ2 = 60.905, P < 0.001) and expectoration (32.1% vs. 12.1%, χ2 = 13.250, P < 0.001) were significantly higher in the death group. The blood oxygen saturation was significantly lower in the death group (85 [77, 91]% vs. 97 [95, 98]%, Z= 10.625, P < 0.001). The white blood cell (WBC) in death group was significantly higher on admission (7.23 [4.87, 11.17] vs. 4.52 [3.62, 5.88] × 109/L, Z = 7.618, P < 0.001). Patients in the death group exhibited significantly lower lymphocyte count (0.63 [0.40, 0.79] vs. 1.00 [0.72, 1.27] ×109/L, Z= 8.037, P < 0.001) and lymphocyte percentage (7.10 [4.45, 12.73]% vs. 23.50 [15.27, 31.25]%, Z = 10.315, P < 0.001) on admission, and the lymphocyte percentage continued to decrease during hospitalization (7.10 [4.45, 12.73]% vs. 2.91 [1.79, 6.13]%, Z= 5.242, P < 0.001). Alanine transaminase (22.00 [15.00, 34.00] vs. 18.70 [13.00, 30.38] U/L, Z = 2.592, P = 0.010), aspartate transaminase (34.00 [27.00, 47.00] vs. 22.00 [17.65, 31.75] U/L, Z = 7.308, P < 0.001), and creatinine levels (89.00 [72.00, 133.50] vs. 65.00 [54.60, 78.75] μmol/L, Z = 6.478, P < 0.001) were significantly higher in the death group than those in the recovered group. C-reactive protein (CRP) levels were also significantly higher in the death group on admission (109.25 [35.00, 170.28] vs. 3.22 [1.04, 21.80] mg/L, Z = 10.206, P < 0.001) and showed no significant improvement after treatment (109.25 [35.00, 170.28] vs. 81.60 [27.23, 179.08] mg/L, Z = 1.219, P = 0.233). The patients in the death group had more complications such as acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) (89.9% vs. 8.6%, χ2 = 148.105, P < 0.001), acute cardiac injury (59.6% vs. 0.9%, χ2 = 93.222, P < 0.001), acute kidney injury (18.3% vs. 0%, χ2 = 23.257, P < 0.001), shock (11.9% vs. 0%, χ2 = 14.618, P < 0.001), and disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) (6.4% vs. 0%, χ2 = 7.655, P = 0.006).Conclusions:Compared to the recovered group, more patients in the death group exhibited characteristics of advanced age, pre-existing comorbidities, dyspnea, oxygen saturation decrease, increased WBC count, decreased lymphocytes, and elevated CRP levels. More patients in the death group had complications such as ARDS, acute cardiac injury, acute kidney injury, shock, and DIC.
简介:AbstractBackground:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 3, particularly subtype 3b, is increasing in prevalence and distribution in China. This study evaluated the prevalence, regional distribution, clinical characteristics, host factors, treatment outcomes, and disease progression of patients with HCV genotype 3 in China.Methods:A 5-year follow-up was preceded by a cross-sectional study. Treatment choices were at the discretion of treating physicians. Estimated infection time to overall-disease-progression (defined by ≥1 of: newly diagnosed cirrhosis; cirrhosis at baseline, Child-Turcotte-Pugh score increased 2 points or more; progression from compensated cirrhosis to decompensated cirrhosis; hepatocellular carcinoma; liver transplantation; or death) was calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method. Cox regression analyses were conducted to evaluate the risk factors for disease progression.Results:The cross-sectional study enrolled 997 patients, including 91 with HCV genotype 3 infection. Among them, subtype 3b (57.1%) was more dominant than subtype 3a (38.5%). Five hundred and twelve patients were included into the follow-up phase. Among patients analyzed for estimated infection time to overall-disease-progression, 52/304 (17.1%) patients with HCV genotype 1 and 4/41 (9.8%) with HCV genotype 3 (4/26 with genotype 3b, 0/13 with genotype 3a, and 0/2 with undefined subtype of genotype 3) experienced overall-disease-progression. Patients with HCV genotype 3 were younger than those with genotype 1 (mean age: 39.5 ± 8.7 vs. 46.9 ± 13.6 years) and demonstrated more rapid disease progression (mean estimated infection time to overall-disease-progression 27.1 vs. 35.6 years).Conclusions:HCV genotype 3, specifically subtype 3b, is associated with more rapid progression of liver disease. Further analysis to compare HCV subtype 3a and 3b is needed in high prevalence regions.Trial registration:NCT01293279, https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01293279; NCT01594554, https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01594554.
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简介:AbstractBackground:Few data are available regarding the long-term case-fatality rate (CFR) among people living with HIV (PLWH) with nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) disease. The aim of this study is to analyze the long-term CFR in patients with NTM disease and to identify risk factors for their death.Methods:A retrospective cohort study of 379 cases of microbiologically confirmed NTM disease in PLWH was conducted from January 1, 2012, to December 31, 2020, in Shanghai, China. We used Kaplan-Meier survival analysis and the log-rank test to compare the long-term CFR in patients with disseminated NTM (DNTM) and localized NTM disease. Univariate Cox proportional hazards regression analysis and a stepwise Cox proportional hazards regression model were used to estimate the predictors of long-term CFR.Results:The cohort was followed up for a median of 26 months. The total CFR was 15.7% by one year and increased to 22.6% at 5 years after the diagnosis of NTM disease. The 5-year CFR of PLWH with DNTM was significantly higher than that of PLWH with localized NTM (26.7% vs 19.6% for DNTM and localized NTM disease, respectively). Older age [hazard ratio (HR)= 1.04, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.02-1.06, P < 0.001], comorbidity (HR= 2.05, 95% CI: 1.21-3.49, P < 0.01), DNTM (HR= 2.08, 95% CI: 1.17-3.68, P < 0.05), and HIV viral load (HR= 1.32, 95% CI: 1.12-1.55, P < 0.001) were all independent risk factors for long-term CFR. In the subgroup analysis, time to culture positivity was negatively correlated with CFR in patients with DNTM (HR= 0.90, 95% CI: 0.82-0.98, P < 0.05).Conclusions:NTM was associated with a high long-term CFR in PLWH. Further approaches to prevent NTM disease in PLWH are urgently needed.
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简介:AIM:ToevaluatetheeffectofOcimumsanctumleafextractonthedietarysupplementationinthetransgenicDrosophilamodelofParkinson’sdisease.METHOD:TheeffectofOcimumsanctumleafextractwasstudiedonthetransgenicDrosophilamodeloffliesexpressingnormalhumanalphasynuclein(h-αs)intheneurons.O.sanctumextractatfinalconcentrationsof0.0428×10-4,0.87×10-4,and1.85×10-4g·mL-1ofdietwereestablishedandtheflieswereallowedtofeedfor21days.Theclimbingassayandlipidperoxidationweretakenasparametersforthestudy.RESULTS:ThesupplementationofO.sanctumextractshowedadose-dependentsignificantdelayinthelossofclimbingabilityandreductioninoxidativestressinthebrainofPDmodelflies.CONCLUSION:TheresultsofthepresentstudyshowedthattheO.sanctumextractispotentinreducingthePDsymptomsintransgenicDrosophilamodel.
简介:ObjectivesTostudyclinicalandcoronaryangiographicfindingsinpatientswithbothcoronaryheartdiseases(CHD)andtype2diabetesmellitus(T2DM).Methods215patientswithCHDconfirmedbycoronaryangiographywereinvolvedinthisstudy.Thepatientsweredividedintotwogroups:74CHDpatientswithT2DM(meanage64.7±8.2years,male/female47/27),and141CHDpatientswithoutT2DM(meanage66.2±9.2years,male/female100/41).Theclinicalfeaturesandthedatafromselectivecoronaryangiographieswerecomparedbetweentype2diabeticandnon-diabeticCHDpatients.ResultsComparedtonon-diabeticCHDpatients,thepatientswithbothCHDandT2DMsufferedmorefromacutemyocardialinfarction,silentischemiaandseverearrhythmias(P<0.01,P<0.05),andhadhigherserumtriglyceridesandapo-lipoproteinB,alongwithincreasedserumuricacid(P<0.01,P<0.05),increasedleftventricularenddiastolicdiameter(P<0.01),anddecreasedleftventricularejectionfraction(P<0.001).Comparedtonon-diabeticCHDpatients,thepatientswithbothCHDandT2DMsufferedmorefromtriplevesseldisease(P<0.01),severecoronaryarterystenosis,completeocclusionsanddiffuselesions(P<0.001).ConclusionsSevereclinicalmanifestation,leftventriculardysfunction,diffuseorcomplicatedlesionsofcoronaryarteriesweremorecommoninpatientswithbothCHDandT2DM,itsuggeststhatthetype2diabeticCHDpatientshavepoorprognosis.
简介:AbstractBackground:The impacts of previous cardio-cerebrovascular disease (pre-CCVD) on the outcomes of hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) are not well described. Patients with pre-CCVD may often be poor candidates for HCT. This study aimed to investigate the impact of pre-CCVD on transplant outcomes.Methods:A retrospective study was conducted between patients with and without pre-CCVD who consecutively received allogeneic or autologous HCT between November 2013 and January 2020 with a matching of age and disease status. The cardiovascular complications and HCT outcomes of the two groups were evaluated and compared. The primary endpoints were post-transplant cardio-cerebrovascular disease (post-CCVD) and non-relapse mortality (NRM). We used a multivariable Cox proportional hazard model and the Fine-Gray competing risk regressions for analyses to estimate the hazard ratios (HRs).Results:The outcomes of 23 HCT recipients with pre-CCVD were compared with those of 107 patients in the control group. No significant differences were noted in terms of engraftment, overall survival (OS) (67.00% vs. 67.90%, P = 0.983), or relapse (29.78% vs. 28.26%, P = 0.561) between the pre-CCVD group and the control group. The cumulative incidences of 2-year NRM were similar between patients with pre-CCVD and the controls (14.68% vs. 17.08%, P = 0.670). However, pre-CCVD was associated with an increased incidence of post-CCVD (HR: 12.50, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 3.88-40.30, P < 0.001), which was an independent risk factor for increased NRM (HR: 10.29, 95% CI: 3.84-27.62, P < 0.001) and inferior OS (HR: 10.29, 95% CI: 3.84-27.62, P < 0.001).Conclusions:These findings suggest that the existence of pre-CCVD before transplantation might not result in increased mortality directly but superpose the toxicity of the transplantation procedure, leading to a risk of post-CCVD. Post-CCVD was a powerful predictor for high NRM and inferior OS. Further risk stratification of pre-CCVD is needed to reduce NRM in various transplantation settings.