Serum non-coding RNAs for diagnosis and stage of liver fibrosis.

Background: All chronic liver diseases could lead to liver fibrosis. Accurate diagnosis and stage of fibrosis were important for the medical determination, management, and therapy. Liver biopsy was considered to be the gold criteria of fibrosis diagnosis.

The relationship between serum vitamin K concentration and coronary artery calcification in middle-aged and elderly people.

Background: Vitamin K is involved in the formation of coronary artery calcification which is an independent predictor of coronary heart disease. This study aims to explore the association between coronary artery calcification score and serum concentrations of vitamin K1, menaquinone-4 (MK-4) and menaquinone-7 (MK-7) in middle-aged and elderly Chinese population.

Methods: A total of 116 patients who underwent CT coronary angiography were consecutively enrolled.

Association between postprandial lipoprotein subclasses and Framingham cardiovascular disease risk stratification.

Objective: To determine the ability of postprandial lipoprotein subclass concentrations to stratify patients with respect to their risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD).

Methods: Using the Framingham cardiovascular disease risk score (FRS) algorithm, a total of 112 consecutive patients referred for community health screening were stratified into two groups: (a) low-risk (FRS < 10%) and (b) intermediate/high-risk (FRS ≥ 10%). Serum lipoprotein subclass concentrations were determined by Vertical Auto Profile (VAP-II).