Association of remnant cholesterol with progression and regression of prediabetes in middle-aged and older adults: a nationwide cohort study.

Background: The relationship between remnant cholesterol (RC) and outcome of patients with prediabetes remains unclear. This study aims to explore the association between dynamic changes in RC and progression to diabetes or regression to normal blood glucose in pre-diabetic population through a nationwide cohort study.

Methods: Based on the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), 2304 participants aged 45 years or older (58.

Short report: depression and anxiety symptoms as predictors of adverse cardiovascular events in Chinese patients after percutaneous coronary intervention.

Depression and anxiety often co-occur in coronary artery disease (CAD) patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). This study was conducted to examine the predictive value of depression, anxiety, and their combination on the prognosis of Chinese PCI patients. A multicenter prospective study was undertaken with a sample of 309 primary PCI patients.

Predictors of late recurrence of atrial fibrillation after catheter ablation.

Background: To predict the recurrence of atrial fibrillation is important for selecting patients who will be undergoing catheter ablation, several studies respectively evaluated the risk factor of the recurrence of atrial fibrillation post-ablation.

Objective: To investigate the factors predicting the recurrence of atrial fibrillation (AF) after catheter ablation.

Methods: 186 patients (55.

Protective effect of glutamine-enriched early enteral nutrition on intestinal mucosal barrier injury after liver transplantation in rats.

Background: The effect of glutamine-enriched early enteral nutrition (Gln-EEN) on intestinal mucosal barrier injury after liver transplantation (LT) remains uncertain.

Methods: The Wistar-to-Wistar rat LT model was used to explore the protective effect of Gln-EEN. Morphologic changes of intestinal mucosa, levels of intestinal malondialdehyde and secretory immunoglobulin (sIgA), plasma endotoxin, D-lactic acid, serum tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), rates of bacterial translocation, and expression of intestinal nuclear factor-kappaB, TNF-alpha, and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 were determined.

The role of radionuclide lymphoscintigraphy in extremity lymphedema.

The characteristics of lymphedema on radionuclide lymphoscintigraphy were studied, and the diagnostic value of radionuclide lymphoscintigraphy in lymphedema was evaluated. In this report radionuclide lymphoscintigraphy was performed in 110 cases of clinically suspected lymphedema. A retrospective study method was used to analyze the imaging results.

The role of radionuclide bone scintigraphy in fibrous dysplasia of bone.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to study the characteristics of fibrous dysplasia (FD) of bone on bone scans and to evaluate the diagnostic value of radionuclide bone scans in FD.

Methods: Radionuclide bone scans were performed in 42 cases of histopathologically proven FD and the results were compared with other imaging modalities. A retrospective study method was used to analyze the imaging results.