Three new endophytic species (Apiosporaceae, Amphisphaeriales) from China.

species are widely distributed fungi with diverse lifestyles, primarily functioning as plant pathogens, as well as exhibiting saprophytic and endophytic behaviors. This study reports the discovery of three new species of , namely , , and , isolated from healthy Poaceae plants in China. These novel species were identified through a multi-gene phylogenetic analysis.

Clinical impact of blood pressure on cardiovascular death in patients 80 years and older following acute myocardial infarction: a prospective cohort study.

Numerous trials have shown that lowering blood pressure (BP) reduces cardiovascular risk and mortality, yet data about the impact of BP on cardiovascular death risk in patients aged ≥80 years with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) are sparse. This study explored the prognostic value of BP for cardiovascular death during the first 48 h after admission following AMI among patients aged ≥80 years. A total of 1005 patients ≥80 years with AMI were enrolled.

Differential leukocyte counts and cardiovascular mortality in very old patients with acute myocardial infarction: a Chinese cohort study.

Background: Total leukocyte and differential Leukocyte counts are prognostic indictors in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). However, there is no data available regarding their prognostic utility in very old patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The aim of this study is to investigate the potential role of different leukocyte parameters in predicting the mortality among very old patients with AMI.

Lipoprotein(a) and cardiovascular death in oldest-old (≥80 years) patients with acute myocardial infarction: A prospective cohort study.

Background And Aims: Compared with what is known about the prognostic value of lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] in middle-aged patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), less is understood concerning the role of Lp(a) in oldest-old (≥80 years old) with ASCVD. The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between Lp(a) and cardiovascular death (CD) among the oldest-old with acute myocardial infarction (AMI).

Methods: A total of 1008 patients with AMI, older than 80 years, were consecutively enrolled between January 2012 and August 2018.

Lipoprotein(a) Is Associated with the Presence and Severity of New-Onset Coronary Artery Disease in Postmenopausal Women.

Lipid disorder was one of the major risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD), especially in postmenopausal women, whose lipid profile significantly changed during the transition period to menopause. The aim of the present study was to examine whether plasma lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] was a biomarker for predicting the presence and severity of CAD in postmenopausal women. A total of 783 postmenopausal women who had their first angina-like chest pain were enrolled and classified into two groups according to the results of coronary angiography: CAD group ( = 309) and age-matched non-CAD group ( = 309).

Predictive value of non-fasting remnant cholesterol for short-term outcome of diabetics with new-onset stable coronary artery disease.

Background: The relationship between non-fasting remnant cholesterol and cardiovascular outcome in the era of potent statin therapy remained to be elucidated.

Methods: A cohort study of three hundred and twenty eight diabetics diagnosed with new-onset stable coronary artery disease (CAD) by coronary angiography were enrolled. All cases were followed up for an average duration of twelve months.

Is the ratio of apoB/apoA-1 the best predictor for the severity of coronary artery lesions in Chinese diabetics with stable angina pectoris? An assessment based on Gensini scores.

Background: There is a paucity of data about the best lipid ratio predicting the severity of coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with diabetes mellitus. We determined the relationship between five conventional lipid ratios and the extent of coronary artery lesions in Chinese Type 2 diabetics with stable angina pectoris (SAP).

Methods: A prospective cohort study within 373 type 2 diabetic patients diagnosed with stable CAD by coronary angiography was performed.

Impact of 1, 25-(OH)2D3 on Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Type 2 Diabetic Rats.

Objective: To investigate the impact of 1, 25-(OH)2D3 on left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) in type 2 diabetic rats.

Methods: Type 2 diabetic mellitus (DM) model rats were established by intraperitoneally injecting with 30 mg/kg streptozotocin. After 8 weeks, 19 male rats were identified as diabetic with left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) by ultrasound examination, and randomly assigned into three groups: untreated (DM-LVH, n=7), treated with insulin (DM-LVH+INS, n=6), and treated with 1, 25-(OH)2D3 (DM-LVH+VD, n=6).

[Effects of telmisartan on endoplasmic reticulum stress induced cardiomyocyte apoptosis in abdominal aortic banded rats].

Objective: To investigate the effects of telmisartan on endoplasm reticulum (ER) stress signal pathways and cardiomyocyte apoptosis in abdominal aortic banded rats.

Methods: Male SD rats were randomly divided into sham-operated group, abdominal aortic banding group (AAB) and AAB + telmisartan (5 mgxkg(-1)xd(-1) per gavage, beginning at 1 week before AAB for 8 weeks, n = 10 each). Ten weeks post AAB, hemodynamic measurements were performed, whole heart and left ventricular weights were obtained, cardiomyocyte apoptosis was measured by TUNEL method.