Body mass index, neck circumference, and hypertension: a prospective cohort study.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the association between BMI combined with neck circumference and the risk of hypertension.

Methods: We selected participants from the Kailuan study in 2014 who were normotensive as our research subjects. We compared the risk of hypertension among individuals in group 1 (non-obese with low neck circumference), group 2 (non-obese with high neck circumference), group 3 (obese with low neck circumference), and group 4 (obese with high neck circumference).

Diagnosis and Evaluation of Cardiac Amyloidosis with Noninvasive Multimodality Imaging.

Cardiac amyloidosis (CA) is a group of restrictive cardiomyopathies that have received increasing attention and awareness. With the advancement of noninvasive multimodality imaging techniques, the diagnostic efficacy and comprehensive assessment of CA have rapidly evolved. Here, we present two cases in which better diagnosis and evaluation were achieved using multimodality imaging techniques.

Prevalence of congenital heart disease and its related risk indicators among 90,796 Chinese infants aged less than 6 months in Tianjin.

Background: Congenital heart disease (CHD) represents one of the most prevalent congenital malformations. However, few studies use whole-population screening by colour Doppler ultrasonic diagnostic system to identify CHD among live infants. We estimate the prevalence of CHD and its major risk indicators among infants aged less than 6 months in urban Tianjin, China.