简介:Cardiovasculardiseases(CVD)havebecomethemaincauseofdeathandacriticalpublichealthburdenincontemporaryChina.IwasinvitedbyDr.RichardConti,editorinchiefofthejournalastheguesteditorofthisissuefocusingonCVDinChina.ItismyprivilegetoworkwiththeleadingcardiologistsandresearchscientistsinthefieldtodelineatetheoutlineofCVDinChina,includingepidemiology,prevention,rehabilitation,clinicalmanagementetal.ThisissuenotonlyelaboratesthemajorclinicalissuesbutalsohighlightsfutureperspectivesincardiovasculardiseaseofChina.
简介:TheobjectiveofthisreviewwastoassesstheuseofheartfailurebiomarkersinChina.TheliteratureofthecommonlyusedandnewheartfailurebiomarkershadbeenreviewedinChina.Itisconcludedthatnotonlytoconsidertheuseofthenewmarkers,buttostudythecombinationuseofthemarkersand/orotherindexeswouldbethenextstepforafutureheartfailurestudy.Also,individualizedandcombinationaluseoftheheartfailuremarkersmightbethemostfittingtoadapttothedevelopmentalchangesinChina.
简介:Heartfailure(HF)isacomplexclinicalsyndromethatresultsfromanystructuralorfunctionalimpairmentofventricularfillingorejectionofblood.HFisoneofthemostimportantandsevereendstagesofmanycardiovasculardiseases.EpidemiologicalstudiesofHFhavefocusedmainlyontheprevalence,incidence,mortality,fatality,anddistributionandtemporaltrendsoftheseindicatorsamongdifferentpopulations.ThisreviewhighlightsimportantepidemiologicalstudiesofHFinChina.
简介:The5thChina-JapanJointHypertensionSymposiumwasheldonNovember6th,2002inGuangdongCardiovascularInstitute,GuangdongProvincialPeople’sHospital,Guangzhou,China.Therewereatotalof96paperspublished(includedspeciallectures,oralpresentations,posters).Almost200cardiologists,whocamefromJapanandChina,attendedthesymposium.
简介:Dearcolleaguesanddistinguishedguests:Onbehalfoftheorganizingcommitteeofthe11thSouthChinaInternationalCongressofCardiology(SCC),itisourdistincthonortoinviteyoutoattendtheSCCCongress,whichisgoingtobeheldon9-12April,2009atDongfangHotel,Guangzhou,China.
简介:Cardiacmagneticresonance(CMR)imagingplaysanimportantroleinthediagnosisandmanagementofcardiovasculardiseases.Thestate-of-the-artCMRimaginghasmanyadvantagesincardiacimaging,includingexcellentspatialandtemporalresolution,unrestrictedimagingfield,noexposuretoionizingradiation,excellenttissuecontrast,anduniquemyocardialtissuecharacterization.ClinicalCMRimagingisusedduringthecardiovasculardiagnosticworkupintheUnitedStatesandsomeEuropeancountries.UseofCMRimagingisemerginginhospitalsinChinaandhasapromisingfuture.Thisreviewbrieflydescribesthereal-worldclinicalapplicationofCMRimaginginChinaanddiscussobstaclesforitsfuturedevelopment.
简介:The5thAnnualScientificSessionofCardiologyinSouthChinawasheldfromApril3—7.2003inGuangzhou.Aseminar——“TheFrontlineProblemsandNewViewpointsinCardiologyinRecentTimes”washeldatthesametime.MorethanonethousandcardiologyspecialistscamefromsouthandmiddleChinatoparticipateinthemeetingand135paperswere
简介:TheorganizersofSCCwelcomethesubmissionofabstracts.Submissionscoveringallaspectsofcardiovasculardiseasearewelcome.Allacceptedabstractswillbepublishedinsupplement(s)oftheSouthChinaJournalofCardiology.Theexcellentabstractwillbeselectedforpresentationatthesessiononthe11thSCCandrewarded$1000-$5000.Beawarethatyouracceptedabstract(s)willbepublishedandyourcopyrighttransferredtoSCConpublication.
简介:The2016revisionofthe“ChineseGuidelinesonPreventionandTreatmentofDyslipidemiainAdults”istheoutcomeofthejointeffortsofthemembersofanexpertpanelformorethan1year,andisbasedonthe2007guidelines.Thereisnodoubtthatthereleaseofthe2007guidelinesgreatlyfacilitatedthemanagementofdyslipidemiaandthepreventionandtreatmentofatheroscleroticcardiovasculardiseases(ASCVDs)inChina.However,anupdateoftheguidelinesforthemanagementofdyslipidemiainChineseadultsisurgentlyneededsincehugechangeshaveoccurredintheconceptsofdyslipidemiaresearchandcontrolduringthelastdecade.
简介:The5thSCCSS&IICwillbeheldonApril4th-7th,2003intheGuangdongHotel,GuangzhouCity,About800specialistsandclinicalphysiciansincardiologywillattendtheconlerences.TheywillcomefromGuandong.Hunan,Hainanandotherprovincesinmedial-southChina.ManyworldfamouscardiologistsfromAmerica,Canada,Germany,theU.K.andHongkong,Beijing,Shanghai,etc.,willbe
简介:Aim:Toinvestigatetheeffectofhome-basedcardiacrehabilitationonfunctionalcapacity,healthbehavior,andriskfactorsinpatientswithacutecoronarysyndromeinChina.Methods:Eightypatientswithacutecoronarysyndromewereenrolledinthisprospectiverandomizedcontrolledstudy.Patientsinthecardiacrehabilitationgroup(n=52)receivedhome-basedcardiacrehabilitationwithaheartmanualandahomeexercisevideofor3monthsandpatientsinthecontrolgroup(n=28)receivedonlyroutinesecondaryprevention.The6-minwalkdistance,laboratorytestresults,healthybehavior(questionnaire),qualityoflife(12-itemShortFormHealthSurvey),anxiety(7-itemGeneralizedAnxietyDisorderQuestionnaire),anddepression(9-itemPatientHealthQuestionnaire)wereevaluatedatthebeginningandaftertreatmentfor3months.Results:Comparedwithbaselinedata,52patientswhoparticipatedincardiacrehabilitationhadlonger6-minwalkdistance(515.26±113.74mvs0.445.30±97.92m,P<0.0002),higherproportionsof“alwaysexercise”(78.26%vs.28%,P<0.05),“alwayslimitfoodwithsugar”(65.22%vs12%,P<0.05),“alwayseatfruits200–400geveryday”(82.61%vs.4%,P<0.05).and“alwayseatvegetables300–500geveryday”(21.74%vs.12%,P<0.06)aftertreatmentfor3months.Thelow-densitylipoproteincholesterolcontrolrate(52.17%vs.28%,P<0.05)andthesystolicbloodpressurecontrolrate(100%vs.68%,P<0.05)werealsosignificantlyincreasedaftertreatmentfor3monthsinthecardiacrehabilitationgroup.Nosignificantincreasewasfoundinthecontrolgroupaftertreatmentfor3months.Nocardiac-eventrelatedtohomeexercisewasreportedinbothgroups.Conclusion:Home-basedcardiacrehabilitationisafeasibleandavailablecardiacrehabilitationmodeinChina.
简介:BackgroundAdvancedpracticenursetransitionalcarehasbeenproofedtobeimportantforolderadultswithchronicconditions.However,sucheffectivenesshasneverbeenstudiedinthemanagementofappropriateWarfarinuseinclinicalpractice.MethodsAtotalof97patientswererandomlydistributedintocontrolgroupwhoreceivedusualcare,andinterventionalgroupwhoreceivedtransitionalcareprovidedbyAPNs.A12-monthobservationofbothgroupswererecordedbyphysiciansandAPNsandtheimpactofAPNsonthemanagingofWarfarintherapywasalsoevaluatedbasedontimeinthetherapeuticrange(TTR).ResultsAPNstransitionalcaresignificantly(P<0.01)improvedpatients’adherence,increasedTTRandhighTTRratiocomparedwithcontrolgroup.Re-admissionduetostrokewassignificantly(P<0.01)reducedbyAPNstransitionalcare.ConclusionAPNstransitionalcareimprovespatients’knowledgeonAFandreducesstrokerisk.ThecurrentresearchstronglysuggestthenecessityofAPNstransitionalinterventionalinmanaginganticoagulationtherapyinAFpatientsinChina.
简介:BackgroundValvularheartdisease(VHD)isdefinedasastructuralorfunctionalabnormalityincardiacvalvewhichencompassesanumberofcommoncardiovascularconditions.ThisstudywasaimedtoanalyzetheepidemiologicalchangesofVHDinasinglecardiovascularcenterofSouthernChina.MethodsAtotalof13,138VHDpatientsofGuangdonggeneralhospitalfromJanuary2011toDecember2013werescreenedbytransthoracicechocardiography(TTE)ortransesophagealechocardiography(TEE)andenrolledforthisstudy.Themorbidity,etiologicalspectrumandmanagementofthesepatientswereanalyzed.Continuousvariableswereexpressedasmean±standarddeviation.Categoricalvariableswereexpressedasratioorpercentage.ResultsPatientsinthisstudyweredividedintodifferentgroupsandwereanalyzedthroughoutchangesinmorbidity,etiologicalspectrumandmanagement.ConclusionsTheprevalenceofVHDremainshighinSouthernChinaandRHDisstilltheleadingetiologyofVHD.Butmorbidityrateisreducedandsurgeryisstillthemaintreatmentoption.