Study on the role of postoperative rehabilitation based on the ERAS concept for patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy: Protocol for a randomized controlled clinical trial.

Background: Pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD), an abdominal surgery, is known for its complexity, cost and inherent risks. Recently, there has been increasing interest in enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) as a therapeutic approach. However, the mechanisms underlying postoperative functional recovery remain uncertain, and there are limited data on the efficacy of ERAS in postoperative physiotherapy following complex PD.

Effects of rhBNP after PCI on non-invasive hemodynamic in acute myocardial infarction patients with left heart failure.

Objective: To investigate the effects of exogenous recombinant human brain natriuretic peptide (rhBNP) after primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) on non-invasive hemodynamic in acute myocardial infarction patients with left ventricular failure.

Methods: A number of 96 acute myocardial infarction patients accompanied with heart failure after PCI hospitalized in the People's Hospital of Sanya during February 2012 to October 2015 were selected. They were randomly divided into the therapy group (n = 50) and control group (n = 46).

E670G polymorphism of PCSK9 gene of patients with coronary heart disease among Han population in Hainan and three provinces in the northeast of China.

Objective: To investigate the correlation between E670G polymorphism of proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) gene and coronary heart disease (CHD), and contrastively study the regional differences of E670G polymorphism of PCSK9 gene between patients with CHD among the Han population in Hainan and three provinces in the northeast of China (TPNC), providing scientific basis for prevention and treatment of patients with CHD in different regions.

Methods: A total of 233 cases of patients with CHD were selected from the Han population in Hainan and TPNC as the experimental group (118 cases from Hainan, 115 cases from TPNC), and 239 cases with non-CHD were selected among the Han population also in the two regions as control group (125 cases from Hainan, 114 cases from TPNC). The triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (TC), high density lipoprotein cholesterol and low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels of plasma were tested and PCR-RFLP method was used to test the E670G polymorphism of PCSK9 gene.

[Correlation between serum growth differentiation factor-15 and TIMI risk scores in patients with unstable angina pectoris].

Objective: To explore the correlation between serum levels of growth differentiation factor-15 (GDF-15) and Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) risk scores in patients with unstable angina pectoris (UA).

Methods: The serum levels of GDF-15 in 97 patients with UA and 30 healthy volunteers were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and compared between 3 patient groups with different TIMI scores to analyze relationship between serum GDF-15 levels and TIMI risk scores.

Results: The serum levels of GDF-15 in UA patients were significantly higher than those in the healthy volunteers (P<0.