Publications by authors named "B Zong Wang"

Background: Antithrombotic medications, including antiplatelet and anticoagulant therapies, are widely used to prevent thromboembolic events in patients with cardiovascular diseases. It is common for patients on antithrombotic medications to undergo endovascular interventions though potential complications remain unclear. This study investigated the impact of continuing antithrombotic medications before endovascular interventions on perioperative clinical outcomes, particularly intraoperative blood transfusion.

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Machine learning can be applied to identify key genes associated with osteoarthritis (OA). This study aimed to explore the differential expression of necroptosis-related genes (NRGs) during the progression of OA, identify key gene modules strongly linked to the onset of OA, and assess the role of CASP1 and its correlation with immune cell infiltration in OA. Gene expression profile data were obtained for OA and normal tissues: GSE55235 (10 OA and 10 normal synovial tissues) and GSE46750 (12 OA and 12 normal synovial tissues).

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Background: The association of long-term weight change with atrial fibrillation (AF) risk remains controversial and evidence for the effect of metabolic health transition on AF is limited.

Objective: To evaluate the effects of body mass index (BMI) change and transition in BMI-metabolic health status on AF.

Methods: We conducted a prospective cohort study within UK Biobank.

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Antimicrobial resistance poses an urgent threat to global health, underscoring the critical need for new antibacterial drugs. Ciprofloxacin, a third-generation quinolone antibiotic, is used to treat different types of bacterial infections; however, it often results in the rapid emergence of resistance in clinical settings. Inspired by low susceptibility to antimicrobial resistance of natural antimicrobial peptides, we herein propose a host defense peptide-mimicking strategy for designing chimeric quinolone derivatives which may reduce the likelihood of antibacterial resistance.

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Background: Lung cancer is the most prevalent malignancy worldwide. Only a fraction of early-stage patients undergo radical surgery; however, many still experience recurrence and metastasis within 5 years postoperatively (approximately 30-75%). Neoadjuvant therapy has revolutionized the treatment approach for lung cancer, with a growing number of clinical trials investigating this modality.

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