Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Quiet Quitting Scale.

Background: The phenomenon of quiet quitting has attracted considerable attention within the nursing community. Elevated quiet quitting levels can weaken the work environment, reducing healthcare efficiency and quality. However, appropriate assessment tools to measure this phenomenon remain unavailable in China.

Application of family-centered care in cardiac surgery: a scoping review.

Background: Family-centered care (FCC) has been widely implemented in various medical settings, its application in cardiac surgery remains underexplored. Given the complexity of cardiac surgery and the significant impact on both patients and families, understanding FCC's role in this context is essential to improving patient outcomes and family well-being.

Objectives: To identify the current state of the application of FCC in the families of cardiac surgery.

Plasma soluble C-type lectin-like receptor-2 is associated with the risk of coronary artery disease.

Accumulating evidence suggests that C-type lectin-like receptor-2 (CLEC-2) plays an important role in atherothrombosis. In this case-control study, we investigated the association between CLEC-2 and incidence of coronary artery disease (CAD). A total of 216 patients, including 14 cases of stable angina pectoris (SAP, non-ACS) and 202 cases of acute coronary syndrome (ACS), and 89 non-CAD control subjects were enrolled.

Pancreatic exocrine insufficiency in patients with chronic heart failure and its possible association with appetite loss.

Background: Appetite loss is one complication of chronic heart failure (CHF), and its association with pancreatic exocrine insufficiency (PEI) is not well investigated in CHF.

Aim: We attempted to detect the association between PEI and CHF-induced appetite.

Methods: Patients with CHF were enrolled, and body mass index (BMI), left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), New York Heart Association (NYHA) cardiac function grading, B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP), serum albumin, pro-albumin and hemoglobin were evaluated.

Clinical significance of pain in patients with chronic heart failure.

Background: There is a paucity of studies investigating the clinical and biochemical characteristics of pain in chronic heart failure (CHF) patients. This study aimed to determine the clinical and biochemical characteristics and outcomes in Chinese patients with CHF and symptoms of pain.

Methods: Sociodemographics, serum levels of creatinine, NT-proBNP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-10, and two-dimensional echocardiographic left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) were determined in 305 patients with CHF.

Impact of potentially lethal ventricular arrhythmias on long-term outcome in patients with chronic heart failure.

Background: Potentially lethal ventricular arrhythmias (PLVAs) occur frequently in survivors after acute myocardial infarction and are increasingly recognized in other forms of structural heart diseases. This study investigated the prevalence and prognostic significance of PLVAs in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF).

Methods: Data concerning demographics, etiology of heart failure, NYHA functional class, biochemical variables, electrocardiographic and echocardiographic findings, and medical treatments were collected by reviewing hospital medical records from 1080 patients with NYHA II-IV and a left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction ≤ 45%.