Preoperative visit-care for transcatheter aortic valve replacement: a review.

Aim: The aim of this review is to evaluate and summarize the evidence for preoperative visit-care of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and to provide evidence-based support for clinical intervention.

Design: The review presents an evidence summary report, following the standard of the Fudan University Center for Evidence-based Nursing.

Methods: Literature related to preoperative visit-care for transcatheter aortic valve replacement have been retrieved based on the "6S" pyramid model of evidence.

Barriers and facilitators of the nurse providing evidence-based preoperative visit-care for transcatheter aortic valve replacement: a mixed-methods study based on an evidence application setting.

Background: Preoperative visit-care for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) plays a crucial role in improving the quality of care and patient safety. However, preoperative care for TAVR patients is still in its early stages in China, with the care often being experience-based. The application of relevant evidence in nursing practice is necessary.

1,25(OH) D inhibits Lewis lung cancer cell migration via NHE1-sensitive metabolic reprograming.

High prevalence and metastasis rates are characteristics of lung cancer. Glycolysis provides energy for the development and metastasis of cancer cells. The 1,25-dihydroxy vitamin D3 (1,25(OH) D ) has been linked to reducing cancer risk and regulates various physiological functions.

1,25(OH) D attenuates sleep disturbance in mouse models of Lewis lung cancer, in silico and in vivo.

Many clinical studies have reported that patients diagnosed with cancer will suffer from sleep disturbance during their clinical process, especially among lung cancer patients, and this effect will not easily subside. 1,25-dihydroxy-vitamin-D [1,25(OH) D ], the activated form of vitamin D, can participate in neuronal differentiation and prevent damage to the nervous system. However, little is known about the potential therapeutic effects of cancer-related psychiatric symptoms.

Establishing a Cell-Based High-Content Screening Assay for TCM Compounds with Anti-Renal Fibrosis Effects.

Renal fibrosis is thought to be the final common pathway leading to chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal failure. Except for renal replacement therapy, no adequate treatment regimen is available; therefore studies on the treatment of renal fibrosis have attracted significant interest. In recent years, studies have shown that traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) may represent an attractive source to produce drugs with antifibrosis effects.

Fructus Ligustri Lucidi modulates estrogen receptor expression with no uterotrophic effect in ovariectomized rats.

Background: Accumulating evidence suggests that Fructus Ligustri Lucidi (FLL) plays a beneficial role in preventing the development of osteoporosis. However, the effects of FLL on estrogen receptor (ER) α and ERβ expressions remain unknown. Therefore, in the current study we attempted to probe into the effects of FLL on ERα and ERβ expressions in femurs, tibias and uteri of ovariectomized (OVX) rats.

A novel high nitrogen nickel-free coronary stents system: evaluation in a porcine model.

Objective: To study the safety of the novel high nitrogen nickel-free austenitic stainless steel bare metal stents (BMS) in a recognized porcine coronary model and to select a better grid structure of it.

Methods: Three types of stents were randomly implanted in different coronary arteries of the same pig: 316 L stainless steel BMS (316 L-BMS) (n=12), novel high nitrogen nickel-free stents Grid A (NF-A-BMS) (n=12) and novel high nitrogen nickel-free stents Grid B (NF-B-BMS) (n=12). In total, eighteen animals underwent successful random placement of 36 oversized stents in the coronary arteries.