Predictors and clinical outcomes of permanent pacemaker implantation after transcatheter aortic valve implantation.

Objective: This study aimed to identify the incidence, risk factors, and outcomes of permanent pacemaker (PPM) implantation after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) procedures.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on 70 patients who underwent TAVI at the Department of Cardiology, Fujian Provincial Hospital, from January 2018 to March 2022. Based on whether a new PPM was implanted after TAVI, all patients were divided into two groups: NEW PPM and NO PPM.

Geriatric nutrition risk index in the prediction of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in older adults with hyperlipidemia: NHANES 1999-2018.

Background: Malnutrition is linked to a higher risk of unfavorable outcomes in various illnesses. The present investigation explored the correlation between inadequate nutritional condition and outcomes in older individuals diagnosed with hyperlipidemia.

Methods: The geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI) was used to evaluate the nutritional status.

Oral microbiota imbalance: A predisposing factor for Henoch-Schönlein Purpura in children.

Oral microecological dysregulation has been shown to be associated with various immune system disorders. Henoch-schonlein purpura (HSP) is an autoimmune small vessel inflammatory disease in children of uncertain etiology, and studies have suggested that streptococcal infection may be an influential factor in its development. However, the relationship between oral microecological dysregulation and HSP has not been clearly studied so far.

Transcatheter arterial chemoembolization combined with PD-1 inhibitors and Lenvatinib for hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein tumor thrombus.

Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients complicated with portal vein tumor thrombus (PVTT) exhibit poor prognoses and treatment responses.

Aim: To investigate efficacies and safety of the combination of PD-1 inhibitor, transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) and Lenvatinib in HCC subjects comorbid with PVTT.

Methods: From January 2019 to December 2020, HCC patients with PVTT types I-IV were retrospectively enrolled at Beijing Ditan Hospital.

Clinicopathological Features of Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Metabolic Risk Factors.

Objective: This study aims to explore the pathological characteristics of metabolic-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and its correlation with metabolic factors.

Methods: Fifty-one patients with liver cancer of unknown causes were enrolled. Biopsy of the liver and staining of the liver tissues with hematoxylin-eosin as well as special and immunohistochemical stains were performed.

Blockade of the Dopamine D Receptor Attenuates Opioids-Induced Addictive Behaviours Associated with Inhibiting the Mesolimbic Dopamine System.

Opioid use disorder (OUD) has become a considerable global public health challenge; however, potential medications for the management of OUD that are effective, safe, and nonaddictive are not available. Accumulating preclinical evidence indicates that antagonists of the dopamine D receptor (DR) have effects on addiction in different animal models. We have previously reported that YQA14, a DR antagonist, exhibits very high affinity and selectivity for DRs over DRs, and is able to inhibit cocaine- or methamphetamine-induced reinforcement and reinstatement in self-administration tests.

CT-guided percutaneous chemical ablation combined with radiofrequency ablation for hepatocellular carcinomas in high-risk locations: lobaplatin vs. ethanol.

To retrospectively compare the clinical efficacy and safety of CT-guided percutaneous injection of lobaplatin vs. ethanol for chemical ablation combined with radiofrequency ablation (RFA) in patients with hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs) in high-risk locations. From January 2017 to June 2018, a total of 41 patients with HCCs in high-risk locations were enrolled and divided into two groups: percutaneous lobaplatin injection (PLI+RFA) group and percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI+RFA) group.

Meta-Analysis of Shrinkage Mode After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancers: Association With Hormonal Receptor.

Background: Patients with concentric shrinkage mode after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) is considered to be ideal candidates for breast conserving treatment (BCT). While, what proportion of patients would represent CSM have not been well defined. This study was conducted to pool the rates of concentric shrinkage mode (CSM) in patients undergoing NAC, determine the impact of hormonal receptor on the shrinkage mode after NAC and estimate the rates of the CSM in various subgroups.

Timing of Splenectomy after Acute Spinal Cord Injury.

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating condition. Splenectomy may play a protective role in the development of SCI. However, little is known about whether the timing of splenectomy affects the outcome after SCI.

Comprehensive Proteomic Profiling of Aqueous Humor Proteins in Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy.

Purpose: Proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) is a serious ocular disease that can lead to retinal microvascular complications in patients with diabetes mellitus. To date, no studies have explored PDR development by analyzing the aqueous humor (AH). Therefore we carried out tandem mass tag (TMT) proteomic quantification to compare AH protein profiles between PDR and non-PDR subjects.

Mutant Allele Frequency-Based Intra-Tumoral Genetic Heterogeneity Related to the Tumor Shrinkage Mode After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer Patients.

The shrinkage mode of tumor extent after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) is an important index to evaluate the odds of breast-conserving surgery. However, there is no sufficient measurement to predict the shrinkage mode after NAC. In this study, we analyzed 24 patients' formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded samples before and after treatment and analyzed 456 cancer-related genes panel by using target next-generation sequencing.

Is Pathologic Complete Response the Surrogate in Primary Gastric Angiosarcoma Undergoing Doxorubicin-Based Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy? A Case Report.

Introduction: Angiosarcoma is a malignant tumor with low incidence. Especially in the advanced tumors, there is still a lack of knowledge of evidence-based medicine.

Case Presentation: We report a case of a 55-year-old woman with abdominal pain of 2 months of duration, which had increased in severity for 2 weeks prior to the presentation.

Correlation between elevated inflammatory cytokines of spleen and spleen index in acute spinal cord injury.

Background: Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating disorder. After SCI, it initiates a robust immune response. Considering the spleen is one of the most important immune organs, the present study further characterizes the inflammatory cytokine profile of spleen in acute SCI.

Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Using Botulinum Toxin A at Different Dosages for Urinary Incontinence in Patients With Overactive Bladder.

Urinary incontinence (UI) is a common and refractory complication for patients with neurogenic detrusor overactivity (NDO) or idiopathic overactive bladder (IOAB). To evaluate the effect of Botulinum toxin A (BTX-A) based on different dosages strategy for UI. The MEDLINE, Ovid EMbase, The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), China National Knowledge Internet (CNKI), and WanFang database were searched for relevant published randomized controlled trials (RCTs) between 1969 to September 31, 2018.

Socioeconomic status moderates the association between patient satisfaction with community health service and self-management behaviors in patients with type 2 diabetes: A cross-sectional survey in China.

The objective of this study was to examine the association between patient satisfaction with community health service (CHS) and self-management behaviors in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).In all, 1691 patients with T2DM from 8 community health centers in 5 provinces in China participated in the present study. The dependent variables included 4 measures of self-management behaviors: regular self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG), prescribed medication adherence, recommended dietary changes, and regular exercise.

Cellular Inflammatory Response of the Spleen After Acute Spinal Cord Injury in Rat.

Spinal cord injury (SCI) involves both primary and secondary damages. After the phase of primary injury, a series of inflammatory responses initiate, which belong to the secondary injury. There has been little investigation into the cellular inflammatory response of the spleen to SCI.

Correlations between the optic nerve head morphology and ocular biometrics in highly myopic eyes.

Aim: To analyze peripapillary atrophy β/γ zone (PPA-β/γ) and the optic disc ovality index, and to assess their associations with the axial length (AL), refractive error, best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), choroidal thickness (CT), and age in highly myopic eyes.

Methods: This was a retrospective observational case series. The study included 667 patients consecutively examined for highly myopic eyes [spherical equivalent ≤-6.

Effects of passage and cryopreservation on neurotrophic factor secretion from choroid plexus epithelial cells.

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of passage and cryopreservation of choroid plexus epithelial cells on their secretion of neurotrophic factors. Choroid plexus epithelial cells were cryopreserved and thawed following primary culture or passage cultured for up to two passages. The supernatant of primary, first/second passage and cryopreserved-thawed choroid plexus epithelial cells was collected when cells reached 80-90% confluence.