Unraveling the role of lactate-related genes in myocardial infarction.

Background: Lactate is a crucial intermediary, facilitating communication between myocardial energy metabolism and microenvironmental regulation. The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between lactate-related genes (LRGs) and myocardial infarction (MI).

Methods: A total of 23 LRGs exhibited differential expression between individuals with MI and healthy controls.

The impact of virtual clinical simulation on nursing students' palliative care knowledge, ability, and attitudes: A mixed methods study.

Background: Palliative care is fraught with numerous challenges when it comes to conducting practical teaching as it involves caring for people facing the complexities of end-of-life and death. Insufficient clinical practice hinders nursing students from mastering knowledge, attitude and ability of hospice care. Virtual clinical simulation has demonstrated its effectiveness as a valuable educational tool in nursing.

LDL-C:HDL-C ratio and common carotid plaque in Xinjiang Uygur obese adults: a cross-sectional study.

Objective: The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between low-density lipoprotein cholesterol:high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C:HDL-C) ratio and common carotid atherosclerotic plaque (CCAP) among obese adults of Uygur community in Xinjiang, China.

Design: A hospital-based cross-sectional study.

Setting: First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University.

Association of Severity of Coronary Lesions with Bone Mineral Density in Postmenopausal Women.

Background: Coronary artery disease (CAD) and osteoporosis (OP) are common diseases in postmenopausal women. In both cross-sectional and longitudinal epidemiologic studies, low bone mass has been related to increased frequency of CAD. However, available data on the relationship between bone mineral density (BMD) and severity of coronary lesions is limited.

Appropriate LDL-C-to-HDL-C Ratio Cutoffs for Categorization of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors among Uygur Adults in Xinjiang, China.

Elevated LDL-C/HDL-C ratio has been shown to be a marker of lipid metabolism as well as a good predictor of coronary artery disease (CAD). Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate whether the LDL-C/HDL-C ratio is useful for detecting cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in general healthy Uygur adults in Xinjiang. A total of 4047 Uygur subjects aged ≥35 years were selected from the Cardiovascular Risk Survey (CRS) study which was carried out from October 2007 to March 2010.

Association Between the NFKB1-94ins/del ATTG Polymorphism (rs28362491) and Coronary Artery Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: Inflammation plays an important role in the pathophysiology of coronary artery disease (CAD). NF-κB is a central regulator of inflammation. Thus the aim of this study was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis investigating whether the polymorphism in the NFKB1 promoter region (NFKB1-94ins(I)/del(D)ATTG, rs28362491) is associated with CAD susceptibility.

Prognostic value of long noncoding RNA MALAT1 in digestive system malignancies.

Background: MALAT1, a newly discovered long noncoding RNA (lncRNA), has been reported to be highly expressed in many types of cancers. This meta-analysis summarizes its potential prognostic value in digestive system malignancies.

Methods: A quantitative meta-analysis was performed through a systematic search in PubMed, Cochrane Library, Web of Science and Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) for eligible papers on the prognostic impact of MALAT1 in digestive system malignancies from inception to Apr.

Association of mean platelet volume with impaired myocardial reperfusion and short-term mortality in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention.

Impaired myocardial reperfusion, defined angiographically by myocardial blush grade (MBG) 0 or 1, is associated with adverse clinical outcomes in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of admission mean platelet volume (MPV) on the myocardial reperfusion and 30-day all-cause mortality in patients with STEMI with successful epicardial reperfusion after primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). A total of 453 patients with STEMI who underwent primary PCI within 12 h of symptoms onset and achieved thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) 3 flow at infarct-related artery after PCI were enrolled and divided into two groups based on postinterventional MBG: those with MBG 2/3 and those with MBG 0/1.

Long noncoding RNA MALAT1 as a putative biomarker of lymph node metastasis: a meta-analysis.

Recent studies in cancer have demonstrated that cancerous tissues have a significantly higher MALAT1 level than in noncancerous tissues. Overexpression of MALAT1 is associated with susceptibility to lymph node metastasis. This meta-analysis collected all relevant articles and explored the association of MALAT1 expression levels with lymph node metastasis in patients with carcinoma.

Association of mean platelet volume with angiographic thrombus burden and short-term mortality in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of mean platelet volume (MPV) on the intracoronary thrombus burden and short-term mortality in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

Background: Platelets play a crucial role in the pathophysiology of coronary artery disease. MPV has been reported to be an indicator of platelet reactivity.