Association between vascular aging and cognitive function in Chinese adults.

Background: Vascular health has been associated with cognition but related evidence is limited in Chinese. The objective of this study was to examine the association of vascular aging assessed by arterial stiffness and blood pressure with cognitive function in an unselected Chinese population.

Methods: In the Tianning Cohort (N = 5158), indicators of arterial stiffness and blood pressure including carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV), ankle-brachial index (ABI), pulse pressure (PP), systolic blood pressure (SBP), and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) were measured.

Association between CORIN promoter methylation and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy - A nested case-control study.

Introduction: Corin protein and its coding gene variants have been associated with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP), but the underlying mechanisms are unclear. As a mediator linking fixed genome with the dynamic environment, DNA methylation at the CORIN gene may link corin with HDP but not has been studied. This study aimed to examine whether CORIN promoter methylation and HDP in Chinese pregnant women.

Application of an innovative pancreaticojejunostomy technique with a modified set of perioperative management in pancreatoduodenectomy: a retrospective cohort study.

How to reduce grade C postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) incidence after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) is the pursuit of pancreatic surgeons. This study introduced an innovative pancreaticojejunostomy (PJ) technique with a complete set of perioperative management. All 144 patients in this single-center retrospective cohort study underwent the same PJ technique and perioperative management.

Situs inversus totalis with local metastasis of gallbladder carcinoma and variation of the common hepatic artery.

Background: Situs inversus totalis (SIT) is a rare congenital anomaly characterized by a complete transposition of all the viscera. SIT cases were usually reported because of the presence of tumors, leading to false association between them. Therefore, any research that advances our understanding on SIT is highly required.

Pelvic gauze packing combined with an external fixator for the treatment of unstable pelvic fractures with a huge retroperitoneal hematoma: a case report.

Pelvic fractures with retroperitoneal hematoma are frequent injuries, and there are multiple treatment options for patients. In this case, a 35-year-old female patient suffered an unstable pelvic fracture due to a car crash, accompanied by the formation of a huge retroperitoneal hematoma. The vital signs of patient were not stable.