Publications by authors named "Xiaoqing Quan"

The causal relationship between triglycerides and myocardial infarction (MI) was investigated using Mendelian randomization (MR) studies. Triglycerides were the exposure factor, and MI served as the outcome variable. Inverse variance weighting was used as the main analysis method, MR-Egger, and weight median as other analysis methods for MR analysis.

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The gut microbial metabolite trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) is regarded as a novel risk factor for hypertension. Berberine (BBR) exerts cardiovascular protective effects by regulating the gut microbiota-metabolite production pathway. However, whether and how BBR alleviates TMAO-induced vascular dysfunction in hypertension remains unclear.

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Background: Sepsis is a severe form of systemic inflammatory response syndrome that is caused by infection. Sepsis is characterized by a marked state of stress, which manifests as nonspecific physiological and metabolic changes in response to the disease. Previous studies have indicated that the stress hyperglycemia ratio (SHR) can serve as a reliable predictor of adverse outcomes in various cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

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Background: Stress hyperglycemia is a physiological response of the body under stress to make adaptive adjustments in response to changes in the internal environment. The stress hyperglycemia ratio (SHR) is a new indicator after adjusting the basal blood glucose level of the population. Previous studies have shown that SHR is associated with poor prognosis in many diseases, such as cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and delirium in elderly patients.

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This study aimed to investigate the impact of the latest guidelines on the real-world clinical practice of initial lipid-lowering therapy, especially on the use of ezetimibe and proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitors in China. All adult patients diagnosed with acute myocardial infarction in our hospital between August 31, 2018, and August 31, 2020, were divided into the following 2 groups: those patients treated before the latest guideline release, and those patients treated after the release. A propensity score-matched method was used, and logistic regression was used to assess the association with intensive statin, ezetimibe and PCSK9 inhibitor usage together with treatment results between the 2 groups.

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Objective: As people get older, the innate and acquired immunity of the elderly are affected, resulting in immunosenescence. Prealbumin (PAB), transferrin (TRF), and albumin (ALB) are commonly used markers to monitor protein energy malnutrition (PEM). However, their relationship with the immune system has not been fully explored.

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Background: Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is considered a preclinical stage of Alzheimer's disease (AD). People with MCI have a higher risk of developing dementia than healthy people. As one of the risk factors for MCI, stroke has been actively treated and intervened.

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Background: Evidence suggests that selenium supplementation could be useful in the treatment of Hashimoto thyroiditis (HT), but the available trials are heterogeneous. This study investigates clinically relevant effects of selenium supplementation in patients with HT.

Methods: A systematic search was performed in PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, Scopus, and the Cochrane Library.

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The age-related decline in T-cell function among elderly individuals remains unclear. We thus investigated the interrelationship between T-cell subsets and age to identify the changes in T-cell phenotypes and develop an age prediction model for the elderly population. A total of 127 individuals aged >60 years were divided into three groups (youngest-old group, 61-70 years, = 34; middle-old group, 71-80 years, = 53; and oldest-old group, ≥ 81 years, = 40).

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Background: Macroscopic T wave alternans (macro-TWA) often heralds the onset of Torsades de Pointes in patients with QT prolongation. However, the mechanisms underlying macro-TWA remain unclear. We examined the cellular and ionic basis for macro-TWA in rabbits with left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH).

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Article Synopsis
  • * A meta-analysis including 6 studies with 10,222 participants found that a higher TG/HDL-C ratio significantly raises the risk of long-term all-cause mortality and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in these patients.
  • * The study concludes that a high TG/HDL-C ratio serves as a strong indicator of increased long-term health risks in individuals diagnosed with CHD.
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Background: A novel inflammation-related biomarker, the monocyte to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (MHR), had a great relation to the development and prognosis of coronary atherosclerotic heart disease. Current study was to investigate whether the MHR was a potential tool in predicting the mortality and major adverse cardiac events (MACEs) in patients suffering coronary heart disease (CHD) by meta-analysis.

Methods: The Cochrane Library, PubMed, MEDLINE, Scopus, EMBASE, and Web of science were searched for relevant cohort studies published prior to February 10, 2022.

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Background: Since the start of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, there is an urgent need for effective therapies for patients with COVID-19. In this study, we aimed to assess the therapeutic efficacy of glucocorticoids in severe COVID-19.

Methods: A systematic literature search was performed across PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library (up to June 26, 2021).

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Background: The early repolarization pattern (ERP) has recently been associated with cardiac events such as ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. However, estimates of the prevalence of ERP vary widely, especially between the general population and physically active individuals. We performed this systematic review and meta-analysis to quantitatively evaluate the worldwide prevalence of ERP in the general population and physically active individuals.

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Method: This was a study recording 637 patients who were diagnosed with acute myocardial infarction. Our patients were grouped according to the combination of platelet count and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio. The prognostic role of the combination of platelet count and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio on mortality was assessed by the univariate and multivariate Cox regression analysis.

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Chlamydia pneumoniae (C. pneumoniae) is a common respiratory pathogen associated with many inflammatory diseases. There are few data concerning the lymphocyte subsets in middle-aged and elderly individuals with C.

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Background: The association between the lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR) and prognosis in the patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is not fully understood. We performed this systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the correlation between LMR and mortality or major adverse cardiac events (MACE) in patients with ACS.

Methods: A systematic search was performed in PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library, Scopus, and Web of science.

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Background: The importance of the lipid-related biomarkers has been implicated in the pathological process and prognosis of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Our work was conducted to discuss and compare the predictive ability of the neutrophil to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) ratio (NHR) with other existing prognostic indices, for instance, the monocyte to HDL-C ratio (MHR) and the low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) to HDL-C ratio (LDL-C/HDL-C) in elderly patients with AMI.

Methods: Our population was 528 consecutive elderly AMI patients (65-85 years) who were enrolled from Tongji Hospital and grouped according to the cutoff points which were depicted by the receiver operating characteristic (ROC).

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BACKGROUND We assessed the utility of the systemic immune-inflammatory index (SII) in estimating the in-hospital and long-term prognosis of elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) who received percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). MATERIAL AND METHODS Our study evaluated 711 consecutive elderly patients (age 65-85 years) from January 2015 to December 2017. The correlation between clinical outcomes and SII was analyzed through the stepwise Cox regression analysis and the Kaplan-Meier approach.

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Background: Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is acute renal failure observed after administration of iodinated contrast media during angiographic or other medical procedures. In recent years, many studies have focused on biomarkers that recognize CIN and/or predict its development in advance. One of the many biomarkers studied is the platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR).

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Background: Fetuin-A is an anti-inflammation and anti-calcification factor involved in the course of coronary artery disease (CAD). But the association between serum fetuin-A level and the prognosis of CAD patients was still controversial. To clarify the association between serum fetuin-A level and the prognosis of CAD patients, we conducted the present meta-analysis.

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Article Synopsis
  • The study aimed to evaluate malnutrition risk among elderly inpatients in China using two screening tools: Nutritional Risk Screening 2002 (NRS2002) and Mini-Nutritional Assessment (MNA).
  • Conducted in eight medical centers, the study involved 425 patients aged 70 and older and found a high prevalence of malnutrition, with 40.9% identified by NRS2002 and 58.6% by MNA.
  • Both screening tools showed significant correlations with age, BMI, and laboratory parameters, demonstrating that they are effective for assessing malnutrition risk in this population, with NRS2002 showing moderate agreement with MNA.
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