Association of lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A₂ with characteristics of vulnerable coronary atherosclerotic plaques.

Purpose: Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A₂ (Lp-PLA₂) is an inflammatory enzyme expressed in atherosclerotic plaques. We investigated the association of circulating Lp-PLA₂ with characteristics of vulnerable coronary atherosclerotic plaques.

Materials And Methods: We recruited 113 patients with either unstable angina (UA, n=59) and stable angina (SA, n=54) by coronary angiography.

[Clinical comparison between micro-endoscopic discectomy (MED) and open discectomy for treatment of lumbar disc herniation].

Objective: To compare between micro-endoscopic discectom) (MED) and open decompression discectomy, and assess the clinical value of MED.

Methods: Two hundreds and sixty-one cases who suffered from lumbar disc herniation had a retrospective study. One hundred and twenty-one of 261 patients were treated with MED including 72 male and 52 female with an average age of 37.

[Investigations and analysis of traumatic condition of Longnan area in Wenchuan earthquake].

Objective: To investigate and analyze the traumatic conditions of Longnan area of Gansu in Wenchuan earthquake, and to explore the measures coping with unexpected disasters.

Methods: A sample survey including questionnaire survey, interviews and other methods was adopted to investigate the conditions of affected population of Longnan area in earthquake, especially on the traumatic conditions, the injured causes, treatment methods.

Results: In the sample survey of a total of 1652 earthquake casualties, the dead were 16 and the patients with extremities fractures were 750 (45.