Objectives: Ascending to altitudes >2500 m may lead to acute mountain sickness (AMS).
Methods: The demographics, height, weight, body mass index (BMI), smoking, and alcohol consumption of 104 healthy controls were collected in Chengdu (500 m). Heart rate (HR), saturation of pulse oxygen (SpO2), and AMS-related symptoms were collected in Hoh Xil (4200 m).
Acute cerebral infarction (ACI) is a lethal disease whose early diagnosis is critical for treatment. microRNA (miR)-19a targets CC chemokine ligand 20 (CCL20) in myocardial infarction. We investigated the expression patterns of serum miR-19a and CCL20 of ACI patients and assessed their clinical values.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIgG4-related or IgG4-associated hypophysitis is a rare disease characterized by the infiltration of IgG4-positive plasma cells into pituitary gland tissue. Gangliocytomas in the sellar region are also extremely rare and are associated with pituitary adenomas in the majority of cases. Sellar mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma is an exceedingly rare condition.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) is believed to be associated with high-altitude exposure and has worse clinical prognosis in plateau areas than in plain areas, although this needs to be further verified. This retrospective study aims to compare the clinical differences of patients with CVST in plateau and plain areas and further ascertain the role of high-altitude exposure in the etiology of aggravating predisposition toward CVST.
Methods: Twenty-four symptomatic CVST patients occurring at plateau areas (altitude ≥ 4000 m), in corresponding with 24 CVST patients occurring at plain areas (altitude ≤ 1000 m), were recruited according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria from June 2020 to December 2021.