Predictive value for mortality of left ventricular wall thickness in dilated cardiomyopathy.

Aims: The purpose of this study was to explore the predictive value of wall thickness measured by cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) for all-cause mortality in dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) patients.

Methods And Results: DCM patients who underwent CMR and completed the regular follow-up were included in this study. The left ventricular end-diastolic diameter (LVDd), left ventricular end-diastolic volume (LVEDV), left ventricular posterior wall thickness (PWT), interventricular septum thickness (IVST), left ventricular ejection fraction, and left ventricular mass (LVM) were measured by CMR.

Comparison of the effectiveness of anchoring needles and coils in localizing multiple nodules in the lung.

Background: Recently, a new type of pulmonary nodule positioning needle has been adopted clinically. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a new type of localization needles compared with coils for the simultaneous localization of multiple pulmonary nodules guided by computed tomography (CT) prior to video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS).

Materials And Methods: From January 2021 to March 2022, 87 pulmonary nodules from 40 patients were localized using the new localization needle.

I-125 seeds insertion with TACE for advanced HCC: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Purpose: To assess the effectiveness of I-125 seeds (IS) insertion with transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) in treating patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

Material And Methods: An extensive search was conducted for relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs) from the establishment date of each database to November 2020.

Results: A total of nine RCTs were included in this study.