Isolation and identification of six newly recorded wheat Fusarium crown rot associated species.

Fusarium crown rot (FCR) has become one of the most serious diseases affecting wheat production worldwide. To date, many Fusarium species associated with wheat FCR disease have been reported. To gain a deeper understanding of Fusarium species diversity associated with wheat FCR, extensive research was conducted to identify different Fusarium species.

Empagliflozin ameliorates cardiac dysfunction in heart failure mice via regulating mitochondrial dynamics.

Empagliflozin has cardioprotective effects in patients with heart failure (HF). However, the mechanism by which empagliflozin protects against HF remains controversial. Study aimed to evaluate the effect of empagliflozin on myocardial fibrosis and cardiac function in HF mice and its possible mechanism.

Trimethylamine N-oxide facilitates the progression of atrial fibrillation in rats with type 2 diabetes by aggravating cardiac inflammation and connexin remodeling.

Diabetes is an independent risk factor for atrial fibrillation (AF). This study aimed to elucidate the pathophysiology of diabetes-related AF from the perspective of the gut microbial metabolite trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO). In the present study, male rats received either a normal diet to serve as the control group or a high-fat diet/streptozotocin to induce type 2 diabetes mellitus.

First Report of Maize Seedling Blight Caused by in China.

Maize ( L.) is one of the most important food and feed crops in China, with a cultivation area of more than 40 million hectares (http://www.fao.

Renal denervation ameliorates cardiac metabolic remodeling in diabetic cardiomyopathy rats by suppressing renal SGLT2 expression.

This study aimed to investigate the effects of renal denervation (RDN) on diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM) and explore the related mechanisms. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were fed high-fat chow and injected with low-dose streptozotocin to establish a DCM model. Six rats served as controls.

Intestinal Barrier Dysfunction Exacerbates Neuroinflammation via the TLR4 Pathway in Mice With Heart Failure.

Aims: The present study aimed to investigate alterations in neuroinflammation after heart failure (HF) and explore the potential mechanisms.

Methods: Male wild-type (WT) and Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)-knockout (KO) mice were subjected to sham operation or ligation of the left anterior descending coronary artery to induce HF. 8 weeks later, cardiac functions were analyzed by echocardiography, and intestinal barrier functions were examined by measuring tight junction protein expression, intestinal permeability and plasma metabolite levels.

First report of Pythium aphanidermatum causing root rot of head lettuce in China.

Head lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) is an important crop for fresh consumption in China. In Shandong Province, head lettuce is planted in spring and in autumn each year.

Renal Denervation Attenuates Neuroinflammation in the Brain by Regulating Gut-Brain Axis in Rats With Myocardial Infarction.

The development of neuroinflammation deteriorates the prognosis of myocardial infarction (MI). We aimed to investigate the effect of renal denervation (RDN) on post-MI neuroinflammation in rats and the related mechanisms. Male adult Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to sham or ligation of the left anterior descending coronary artery to induce MI.

First Report of Root and Crown Rot of American Ginseng Caused by Pythium spinosum in China.

American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) is a perennial herb whose dried roots are used for health care products, medicine, and food in China (Yuan et al. 2010). Shandong Province is the main area growing American ginseng and contributes more than 50% of the production in China.

Effects of Angiotensin Receptor Neprilysin Inhibitors on Inducibility of Ventricular Arrhythmias in Rats with Ischemic Cardiomyopathy.

The aims of the present study were to investigate the effects of angiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibitors (ARNi) on the susceptibility of ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) in rats with myocardial infarction (MI) and to explore the related mechanisms.A total of 32 adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into 3 groups: a control group, MI group, and MI+ARNi group. MI was generated by ligation of the left anterior descending coronary artery.

Renal denervation ameliorates post-infarction cardiac remodeling in rats through dual regulation of oxidative stress in the heart and brain.

Background: Myocardial remodeling is the key step in the development of ischemic cardiomyopathy. We aimed to compare effects of renal denervation (RDN) with those of angiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibitors (ARNi) on cardiac remodeling after myocardial infarction (MI), and explore underlying mechanism.

Methods: Sprague-Dawley rats (n = 40; male) were subjected to ligation of left anterior descending coronary artery to induce MI; six rats served as controls.

Meta-Analysis of Efficacy and Safety of Apixaban in Patients Undergoing Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation.

Background: The efficacy and safety of apixaban in patients undergoing catheter ablation (CA) for atrial fibrillation (AF) are little investigated.

Methods: The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), MEDLINE, and EMBASE were searched up to September 2015. Four literatures comparing apixaban with vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) were included.

[Catheter ablation of epicardial accessory pathway associated with coronary sinus musculature].

Objective: To report the single-center clinical experience of catheter ablation of epicardial accessory pathway associated with coronary sinus musculature.

Methods: The data of 721 cases of left sided accessory pathway ablation were retrospectively analyzed. Ablation in the coronary sinus was performed in 17 (2.

[Long-term outcomes and factors for predicting ventricular arrhythmia in patients with catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia].

Objective: To evaluate factors for predicting ventricular arrhythmia, the clinical effect of drugs on patients with catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT), and their long-term outcomes.

Methods: Six patients diagnosed with CPVT underwent a series of electrocardiograms and 24-hour Holter monitoring. β-blockers were recommended for all patients, while some patients were also prescribed propafenone and 1 patient underwent catheter-based renal sympathetic denervation (RDN).

Serum miR-210 and miR-30a expressions tend to revert to fetal levels in Chinese adult patients with chronic heart failure.

Background: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are widely involved in the process of chronic heart failure (HF), which is characterized by reactivation of the fetal gene program. Here, we examined whether the serum expression levels of some HF-related miRNAs in adult HF patients would tend to revert to fetal levels.

Methods And Results: Serum was obtained from the peripheral venous blood of 22 HF patients, 18 asymptomatic controls, and the umbilical venous blood of 9 fetuses from 9 independent parturitions.

[Clinical features of six patients with catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia].

Objective: To describe the clinical features of 6 patients with catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia.

Methods: Clinical data including signs and symptoms, electrocardiograms, Holter monitoring electrocardiograms and echocardiography was analyzed. Definite diagnosis was made based on the mutations of RYR2 and CASQ2.

[Catheter ablation of focal atrial tachycardia:the topographic distribution and long-term outcome].

Objective: To explore the topographic distribution and long-term outcome of catheter ablation for focal atrial tachycardia (AT).

Method: The data of 207 patients who underwent electrophysiologic study for AT were retrospectively analyzed.

Results: A total of 200 AT were identified in 185 patients.

[Clinical characteristics of congenital ventricular aneurysm and diverticula in inland China].

Objective: To summarize the clinical characteristics of congenital ventricular aneurysm and diverticula in inland China.

Methods: To identify the literature of congenital aneurysm and diverticula from Wanfang, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) and PubMed databases, and to analyze the clinical characteristics of congenital aneurysm and diverticula from January of 2001 to December of 2009.

Results: A total of 116 patients [78 men, 1 - 80 (33.

[Impact of metoprolol use in the treatment of patients with electrical-storm after cardioverter defibrillators implantation].

Objective: To explore the effectiveness of the metoprolol dosage adjustment on reducing the incidence of electrical-storm (ES) in patients with Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs).

Methods: Data from patients with ICD implantation between Jan, 2003 and Jun, 2006 in our hospital were retrospectively analyzed. ES was defined as either ≥ 3 times of ventricular tachyarrhythmias (VTAs) resulting in ICD therapy or VTAs lasting more than 30 s detected by ICD without any therapy within 24 hours.

An algorithm to predict the site of origin of focal atrial tachycardia.

Background: Only a few algorithms for predicting the site of origin of focal atrial tachycardia (AT) have been reported. We aimed to develop a new and more effective algorithm.

Methods: Surface 12-lead electrocardiograms were collected during tachycardia and sinus rhythm in 61 patients who received successful radiofrequency ablation.

Right-sided free wall accessory pathway refractory to conventional catheter ablation: lessons from 3-dimensional electroanatomic mapping.

Introduction: the aim of this study was to delineate the electroanatomic substrates of right-sided free wall (RFW) accessory pathways (APs) that were refractory to conventional catheter ablation utilizing 3-dimensional (3-D) mapping.

Methods And Results: eleven patients with RFW APs that failed initial conventional catheter ablation(s) by a mean of 1.9 ± 0.

Coronary arterial spasm in single right coronary artery.

We presented a case of anomalous single-coronary artery detected incidentally during routine coronary angiography. A 32-year-old male Chinese patient presented with recurrent pre-syncope and six episodes of syncope. Coronary angiography and coronary-computed tomography (CT)-angiography performed by a dual-source computed tomography (DSCT) revealed that the patient had a single large right coronary artery.

[Prevalence of Epsilon wave in patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy].

Objective: To investigate the prevalence of Epsilon wave in patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC).

Methods: The epsilon wave was detected in 32 patients [24 men, mean age (42.3 +/- 13.