[Analysis on vascular risk factors accompanied with high-normal blood pressure among Uygur, Kazak, Mongolian and Han populations in Boertala region of Xinjiang, China.].

Objective: To study the prevalence and distribution of high-normal blood pressure (BP) and the prevalence rates of risk factors related to cardiovascular diseases (CVD) among Uygur, Kazak, Mongolian and Han populations in Boertala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture of Xinjiang.

Methods: 4325 Subjects, with numbers of Uygur, Kazak, Mongolian, Han ethnicities as 1247, 1047, 817, 1214 cases, respectively and aged 20 - 79 years, were selected from the cross-sectional study on hypertension in Boertala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture of Xinjiang. The prevalence rates of related risk factors on CVD were analyzed among multiethnic populations with high-normal BP.

[Changing trend of clinical characteristics on aortic dissection over the last 10 years in Urumqi].

Objective: To discuss both clinical and epidemiological features as well as the changing trend of aortic dissection (AD).

Methods: Retrospective analysis on 238 patients with AD over a 10 year period in the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University. Hospital records and data on prognosis were compared between the two five-year periods.

[A cross-sectional study on snoring in Boertala Mongolia Autonomous Prefecture].

Objective: To investigate the incidence and risk factors of snoring in Boertala Mongolia Autonomous Prefecture of Xinjiang.

Methods: A random sample of 4444 people, aged > or = 30, from Mongolian, Kazakh, Uygur, and Han population in Boertala Mongolia Autonomous Prefecture was investigated for the presence of snoring and the risk factors.

Results: The incidence of snoring was 21.

[Study on the correlation between coronary heart disease and chronic periodontitis].

Objective: To explore the correlation between angiographically-defined coronary heart disease (CHD) and chronic periodontitis (CP).

Methods: 277 cases with CHD (case group) and another 238 with no agiographic evidence of CHD (control group) were compared on their traditional cardiovascular risk factors, as: oral health status and probing depth, clinical attachment level, gingival recession, as well as number of missing teeth. Other related risk factors of CHD were included in a stepwise logistic regression analysis.

[The correlation between polymorphism at position -511C/T in the promoter region of interleukin 1B and the severity of coronary heart disease].

Objective: To investigate the correlation between polymorphism at position -511C/T in the promoter region of interleukin 1B (IL1B) and the severity of coronary heart disease (CHD).

Methods: The polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism technique was applied to analyze the polymorphisms of IL1B -511C/T in 127 patients with CHD and 152 controls. And the serum level of lipoproteins was detected by enzymology method.

[The clinical analysis of with 106 cases aortic dissection].

Objective: To explore the risk factors clinical appearance and examination methods of aortic dissection (AD).

Method: The clinical data of 106 AD patients admitted from the January, 2001 to July, 2004 were retrospectively reviewed.

Results: The symptoms and physical signs of the 106 AD patients were diverse.

Apolipoprotein E gene polymorphisms and risk for coronary artery disease in Chinese Xinjiang Uygur and Han population.

Objective: To examine the relationship between apolipoprotein E (Apo E) gene polymorphism and risk of coronary artery disease (CAD), analyzing association of polymorphism with classical risk factors.

Methods: A total of 124 patients (including 84 Han population and 40 Uygur population) with angiographically verified CAD or myocardial infarction were prospectively evaluated. Data referring to hypertension, diabetes, and tobacco consumption were recorded.