Changes in ischemic heart disease mortality at the global level and their associations with natural disasters: A 28-year ecological trend study in 193 countries.

Background: Natural disasters are believed to be associated with cardiovascular disease. This study aimed to explore the changes in mortality due to ischemic heart disease (IHD) and their associations with natural disasters at the global level.

Methods: Country-specific data on the impact of natural disasters, rates of mortality due to IHD and years of life lost (YLL) and socioeconomic variables were obtained for 193 countries for the period from 1990 to 2017.

Influence of age on the effect of reduced renal function on outcomes in patients with coronary artery disease.

Background: Ageing is a risk factor for both coronary artery disease (CAD) and reduced renal function (RRF), and it is also associated with poor prognosis in patients with CAD or RRF. However, little is known about whether the impact of RRF on clinical outcomes are different in CAD patients at different age groups. This study aimed to investigate whether ageing influences the effect of RRF on long-term risk of death in patients with CAD.

The triglyceride paradox in the mortality of coronary artery disease.

Background: The role of triglyceride (TG) in secondary prevention of patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) was debated. In the present study, we assessed the association between admission TG levels and long-term mortality risk in CAD patients.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted from a single registered database.

The impact of renal function on the prognostic value of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide in patients with coronary artery disease.

Background: The impact of renal function on the prognostic value of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) remains unclear in coronary artery disease (CAD). This study sought to investigate the value of using NT-proBNP level to predict prognoses of CAD patients with different estimated glomerular filtration rates (eGFRs).

Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted from a single registered database.

The impact of age on the implementation of evidence-based medications in patients with coronary artery disease and its prognostic significance: a retrospective cohort study.

Background: Elderly patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) frequently complicated with more cardiovascular risk factors, but received fewer evidence-based medications (EBMs). This study explored the association of EBMs compliance in different age groups and the risk of long-term death.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted from a single registered database.

Body Composition and Mortality in Coronary Artery Disease With Mild Renal Insufficiency in Chinese Patients.

Objective: Obesity is a risk factor for both coronary artery disease (CAD) and chronic renal insufficiency (RI); patients with CAD are prone to obesity and RI. In this study, we try to analyze the effect of body composition on death in CAD patients with mild RI.

Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Fibrinogen is related to long-term mortality in Chinese patients with acute coronary syndrome but failed to enhance the prognostic value of the GRACE score.

Fibrinogen (Fib) is considered to be a potential risk factor for the prognosis of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), but it is unclear whether Fib level have synergistic effects to enhance the prognostic value of the GRACE score in patients with ACS. A retrospective analysis was conducted from a single registered database. 2253 consecutive patients with ACS confirmed by coronary angiography were enrolled and were grouped into 3 categories by the tertiles of admission plasma Fib levels.

Effective hepatic artery chemoembolization for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma with multiple tumor thrombi and pulmonary metastases: A case report.

Advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with tumor thrombi invading the portal vein and extending into the right atrium (RA) through the hepatic vein is regarded as a terminal-stage condition. Intracardiac tumor thrombus and treatment via liver resection has been reported in the current literature, but results from this therapeutic approach remain unsatisfactory. The present study describes a rare case of HCC with metastatic portal vein, middle hepatic vein, inferior vena cava (IVC) and RA tumor thrombi, and pulmonary metastases.

Understanding the controversy surrounding the correlation between fibrinogen level and prognosis of coronary artery disease-The role of the subtypes of coronary artery disease.

Background: There is a controversy surrounding the correlation between fibrinogen (Fib) level and prognosis of coronary artery disease (CAD). We try to investigate the role of the subtypes of CAD in this controversy.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted from a single center CAD registered database.

The influence of body composition on renal function in patients with coronary artery disease and its prognostic significance: a retrospective cohort study.

Objective: We try to analyse the effect of renal functions on death in CAD patients with different body compositions.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted in 2989 consecutive patients with CAD confirmed by coronary angiography were enrolled and were grouped into two categories: basically preserved renal function (PRF) (eGFR ≥60 ml/min) and obviously reduced renal function (RRF) (eGFR <60 ml/min). The influence of renal insufficiency on mortality of CAD was detected in every tertile of body composition, including body mass index (BMI), body fat (BF) and lean mass index (LMI).

Relation between admission plasma fibrinogen levels and mortality in Chinese patients with coronary artery disease.

Fibrinogen (Fib) was considered to be a potential risk factor for the prognosis of patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), but there was lack of the evidence from Chinese contemporary population. 3020 consecutive patients with CAD confirmed by coronary angiography were enrolled and were grouped into 2 categories by the optimal Fib cut-off value (3.17 g/L) for all-cause mortality prediction.

Admission Serum Calcium Levels Improve the GRACE Risk Score Prediction of Hospital Mortality in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome.

Background: The Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events (GRACE) risk score has been extensively validated to predict risk during hospitalization in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Recently, serum calcium has been suggested as an independent predictor for in-hospital mortality in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction; however, the relationship between the 2 has not been evaluated.

Hypothesis: The combination of GRACE risk score and serum calcium could provide better performance in risk prediction.

Relation between serum calcium levels and mortality in patients with coronary artery disease.

Objectives: Calcium has a critical role in a spectrum of biological processes related to cardiovascular disease. This study aimed to evaluate associations of baseline serum calcium levels with both short-term and long-term outcomes in CAD patients.

Materials And Methods: 3109 consecutive patients with angiography confirmed CAD, admitted to West China hospital of Sichuan University between July 2008 and September 2012 were enrolled and were categorized into quartiles according to admission serum calcium to determine the association of serum calcium level with in-hospital and long-term mortality by multivariable Logistic and Cox regression analysis respectively.

Nocturnal Light Pulses Lower Carbon Dioxide Production Rate without Affecting Feed Intake in Geese.

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of nocturnal light pulses (NLPs) on the feed intake and metabolic rate in geese. Fourteen adult Chinese geese were penned individually, and randomly assigned to either the C (control) or NLP group. The C group was exposed to a 12L:12D photoperiod (12 h light and 12 h darkness per day), whereas the NLP group was exposed to a 12L:12D photoperiod inserted by 15-min lighting at 2-h intervals in the scotophase.

Influence of Renal Insufficiency on the Prescription of Evidence-Based Medicines in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease and Its Prognostic Significance: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

The purpose of this study was to discuss the present situation of discharge medications in coronary artery disease (CAD) patients with different levels of renal function and assess the potential impact of these medications on the prognosis of this patient population.A retrospective cohort study was conducted. From July 2008 to Jan 2012, consecutive patients with CAD confirmed by coronary angiography of West China Hospital were enrolled and were grouped into 3 estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) categories: ≥60, 30 to 60, and <30 mL/min/1.

Renal insufficiency and mortality in coronary artery disease with reduced ejection fraction.

Background: Despite strong evidence linking decreased estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) to worse cardiovascular outcome, the impact of eGFR on mortality in coronary artery disease (CAD) patients with different left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) is not well defined.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study. From Jul.

Target lesion calcification and risk of adverse outcomes in patients with drug-eluting stents. A meta-analysis.

Background: Studies focusing on the relationship between calcified lesions and adverse outcomes in the drug-eluting stent (DES) era have presented inconsistent conclusions. The aim of this study was to assess the association between target lesion calcification and adverse outcomes in patients undergoing DES implantation.

Methods: A systematic search was conducted on Medline (Ovid SP, 1946 to 28 February 2014), Embase (Ovid SP, 1974 to 28 February 2014), and the Chinese Biomedical Literature Database (CBM, 1978 to 28 February 2014).

Relation between admission serum potassium levels and long-term mortality in acute coronary syndrome.

Serum potassium homeostasis play an important role in myocardial function, but the impact of serum potassium levels on long-term mortality has not been well evaluated. In the current study, we investigated patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and analyzed the relationship between admission serum potassium levels and long-term mortality. Between July 2008 and September 2012, 2369 patients with ACS that was confirmed by coronary angiography were enrolled in this study and completed the follow-up.

Meta-Analysis of Relation Between Oral β-Blocker Therapy and Outcomes in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction Who Underwent Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.

The aim of the present review was to investigate the association between the use of oral β-blockers and prognosis in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) treatment. A systematic literature search was conducted in Pubmed (from inception to September 27, 2014) and Embase (Ovid SP, from 1974 to September 29, 2014) to identify studies that compared the outcome of patients with AMI taking oral β-blockers with that of patients not taking after PCI. Systematic review and meta-analysis were performed with random-effects model or fixed-effects model.