Analysis of global gene expression using RNA-sequencing reveals novel mechanism of Yanghe Pingchuan decoction in the treatment of asthma.

Background: Yanghe Pingchuan decoction (YPD) has been used for asthma treatment for many years in China. We sought to understand the mechanism of YPD, and find more potential targets for YPD-based treatment of asthma.

Methods: An ovalbumin-induced asthma model in rats was created.

Yanghe Pingchuan granules mitigates oxidative stress and inflammation in a bronchial asthma rat model: role of the IKK/IκB/NF-κB signalling pathway.

Background: Bronchial asthma (BA) is a chronic inflammatory airway disease. Previous research has shown that Yanghe Pingchuan granules (YPG), among the granules formulated by the First Affiliated Hospital of the Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, exerts a precise therapeutic effect on BA. We previously showed that YPG improves airway inflammation in BA rats.

Application effect of thoracoscopic tricuspid valvuloplasty in geriatric patients with tricuspid valve disease.

Background: Thoracoscopic-assisted technology can ensure that doctors can implement minimally invasive treatment through the right intercostal incision or small incision of the lower sternum. This approach not only can achieve a cardiac correction effect equivalent to that of a thoracotomy but also has the benefit of a clear surgical field ensuring the safety of surgical treatment.

Aim: To investigate the effect of thoracoscopic tricuspid valvuloplasty in patients with tricuspid valve disease.

Preliminary evaluation of autologous pericardium ring for tricuspid Annuloplasty: a two-year follow-up study.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of autologous pericardium ring in tricuspid annuloplasty surgery for the treatment of tricuspid regurgitation (TR).

Methods: From December 2010 to December 2012, a total of 107 patients with secondary TR underwent tricuspid annuloplasty. The patients were divided into three groups: autologous pericardium ring group (n = 38), Edwards-MC3 ring group (n = 35), and DeVega group (n = 34).

Surgical Treatment of Dextroversion, Isolated Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava Draining Into the Left Atrium.

We report a rare case of dextroversion accompanied with atrial septal defect (ASD), persistent left superior vena cava with absent right superior vena cava in a four-year-old male. A polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) graft as an extracardiac conduit was used to connect the persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) with the right atrial appendage.