Predictive Value of Soluble Growth Stimulator Gene 2 Protein for Coronary Slow Flow/No-Reflow in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients Receiving Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.

Background: Soluble growth stimulator gene 2 protein (sST2) is associated with heart failure and myocardial infarction; however, the predictive value of plasma sST2 level for coronary slow flow/no-reflow (CSF/NRF) is unclear. This study aimed to explore the predictive value of plasma sST2 levels for CSF/NRF in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) who underwent emergency percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

Methods: A total of 242 STEMI patients who underwent emergency PCI at our hospital between November 2020 and July 2021 were enrolled in this study.

Accuracy of the Euro CTO(CASTLE) score obtained on coronary computed tomography angiography for Predicting 30-minute wire crossing in chronic total occlusions.

Background: To investigate the feasibility and accuracy of the Euro CTO (CASTLE) score obtained on coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) for predicting the success of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and the 30-min wire crossing in chronic total occlusions (CTO).

Method: One hundred and fifty patients (154 CTO cases; median age, 61 (interquartile range [IQR], 54-68) years; 75.3% male) received CCTA at the People's Hospital of Liaoning Provincce within 1 month before the procedure.

Clinical significance of olfactory dysfunction in patients of COVID-19.

Background: Currently, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has become a pandemic, rapidly obtaining accurate information of patient symptoms and their progression is crucial and vital. Although the early studies in China have illustrated that the representative symptoms of COVID-19 include (dry) cough, fever, headache, fatigue, gastrointestinal discomfort, dyspnea, and muscle pain, there is increasing evidence to suggest that olfactory and taste disorder are related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, we conduct this study to review the present literature about the correlation between anosmia or dysgeusia and COVID-19.

Prognostic Significance of Metabolic Parameters and Textural Features on F-FDG PET/CT in Invasive Ductal Carcinoma of Breast.

To investigate the prognostic significance of metabolic parameters and texture analysis on F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG PET/CT) in patients with breast invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC), from August 2005 to May 2015, IDC patients who had undergone pre-treatment FDG PET/CT were enrolled. The metabolic parameters, including maximal standardized uptake value of breast tumor (SUVbt) and ipsilateral axillary lymph node (SUVln), metabolic tumor volume (MTVbt) and total lesion glycolysis (TLGbt) of breast tumor, whole-body MTV (MTVwb) and whole-body TLG (TLGwb) were recorded. Nine textural features of tumor (four co-occurrence matrices and five SUV-based statistics) were measured.

Localized autoimmune pancreatitis mimicking pancreatic cancer: Case report and literature review.

Autoimmune pancreatitis (AP) is a rare autoimmune pancreatic manifestation of systemic immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4)-related sclerosing disease. Distinguishing between AP and pancreatic cancer is crucial because the clinical courses, treatments, and prognoses of these two disease entities are quite different. We herein report a case involving a 52-year-old man with subacute epigastralgia who visited our hospital for evaluation of a suspicious pancreatic mass found during esophagogastroduodenoscopy.

Prognostic significance of total metabolic tumor volume on F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/ computed tomography in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma receiving rituximab-containing chemotherapy.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the prognostic significance of metabolic parameters on pre-treatment F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/ computed tomography (FDG PET/CT), in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) receiving rituximab-containing therapy.

Materials And Methods: From September 2009 to December 2014, DLBCL patients who had received FDG PET/CT scans for staging were enrolled. The maximal standardized uptake value of tumor (SUVt) was recorded.

Tumor and bone marrow uptakes on [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography predict prognosis in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma receiving rituximab-containing chemotherapy.

The purpose of this study was to determine the relevance of standardized uptake value (SUV) on [F]fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT), focusing on tumor and bone marrow, to disease outcomes based on progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) receiving rituximab-containing chemotherapy.We reviewed the records of patients with DLBCL who were diagnosed between September 2009 and January 2013 and underwent pretreatment whole-body FDG PET/CT scans. All patients received rituximab-containing chemotherapy.

Meditative music listening to reduce state anxiety in patients during the uptake phase before positron emission tomography (PET) scans.

Objective: This study examines the effects of listening to meditative music on state anxiety and heart rate variability (HRV) of patients during the uptake phase before positron emission tomography (PET) scans.

Methods: A two-group randomized experimental design was used. Eligible patients were randomly assigned to either the experimental or control group.

Non-family support for breastfeeding maintenance among career women in Taiwan: a qualitative study.

The purpose of the study was to describe the influence of non-family-based support on breastfeeding practices among career women in Taiwan during the first four postnatal months. A qualitative, case study approach was used to investigate the phenomenon. A purposive sample of 14 women was recruited and took part in two to three in-depth interviews.

Exploring nursing staff's attitudes and use of music for older people with dementia in long-term care facilities.

Aims: This study aimed to explore nursing staff's attitudes and use of music for older people with dementia in long-term care facilities.

Background: Music has shown positive outcomes in managing behavioural symptoms of older people with dementia. Older people living in long-term care facilities often do not have access to trained music therapists.

[Application of massage therapy in premature infant nursing care].

Massage therapy has been used in the care of premature infants for many years in western countries, and a significant body of research has already shown the effectiveness of massage therapy in significantly increasing body weight, decreasing infant hospital durations, enhancing bone formation, and improving behavior. Key considerations when applying massage therapy on premature infants include gestational age, bodyweight, and physical condition. Nurses can teach parents to administer massage therapy on their premature infants to enhance parent-child attachment and interaction.

Promotion of the electrochemical activity of a bimetallic platinum-ruthenium catalyst by oxidation-induced segregation.

An alloy catalyst of 15 wt % Pt(50)Ru(50)/C was prepared by the method of incipient wetness impregnation and activated by hydrogen reduction at 620 K. Physical characterization of the freshly reduced catalyst indicated that bimetallic crystallites, Pt rich in the shell and Ru rich in the core, were finely dispersed in a diameter of dPtRu approximately 2 nm on carbon support. The reduced catalyst was subsequently modified by oxidization in air.

The effects of group music with movement intervention on agitated behaviours of institutionalized elders with dementia in Taiwan.

Background: Agitated behaviours are identified by caregivers as the most challenging in dementia care. Alternative approaches reducing occurrence of agitated behaviours and the need for chemical or physical restraints become valuable for institutionalized elders with dementia.

Objective And Setting: This study was to evaluate the effects of group music with movement intervention on occurrence of agitated behaviours of institutionalized elders with dementia in Taiwan.

Characterization of surface composition of platinum and ruthenium nanoalloys dispersed on active carbon.

Supported samples of 8 wt % monometallic Pt/C and Ru/C, as well as 12 wt % bimetallic Pt50Ru50/C, were prepared by the method of incipient wetness impregnation. Impregnated samples were subsequently reduced by hydrogen and then oxidized in air at different To temperatures. TEM and XRD examinations indicated that metal crystallites were finely dispersed with a diameter of dM < or = 3 nm on the reduced samples.

[Music therapy and child care].

Music therapy was shown many years ago to have positive effects in various age groups of patients in the Western world. Music can produce physiological and psychological effects, including changes in the vital signs, reductions in anxiety, improvements in the immune system, decreases in cortisol levels, the reduction of stress and the promotion of well-being. Music therapy is an inexpensive and effective intervention for nurses to apply to patients.

Working in long-term care settings for older people with dementia: nurses' aides.

Aim: This paper reports a study exploring the reasons for continuing to work among nurse aides who cared for older people with dementia in long-term care settings in Taiwan.

Background: High nurse aide turnover has been a major problem for many managers of long-tem care facilities in Taiwan. Most studies on nurse aide turnover have focused on the factors on why they left, but little is known about their reasons for continuing to work in long-term care settings in Taiwan.