Publications by authors named "Ying-Jiu Jiang"
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- The study investigates how thyroid hormones may contribute to coronary atherosclerosis, a leading cause of coronary artery disease (CAD).
- Utilizing large genetic databases, the research examines various thyroid-related disorders and their potential links to coronary atherosclerosis through Mendelian Randomization techniques.
- Results indicate that conditions like hypothyroidism and Graves' disease increase the risk of coronary atherosclerosis, while no causal relationship was found between certain thyroid hormones (FT4 and TSH) and the disease.
Purpose: Long-term failure of vein grafts due to neointimal hyperplasia remains an important problem in coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Endothelial to mesenchymal transition (EndMT) contributes to vein graft vascular remodeling. However, there is little study on microRNA-mediated EndMT contributions to neointimal formation in vein graft.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe health-related quality of life (HRQL) is generally accepted as an important parameter for patients undergoing oncologic surgery. We conducted this prospective, randomized study to compare the effect of narrow gastric tube (NGT) reconstruction and whole-stomach (WS) reconstruction on the long-term HRQL in patients after esophagectomy. One hundred and four patients undergoing esophagectomy were enrolled in our study from 2007 to 2008, with 52 in NGT group and 52 in WS group.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To explore the effects of reconstructing method (narrow gastric tube (NGT) versus whole stomach (WS)) on health-related quality of life (HRQL) in patients during a 3-year follow-up.
Methods: In a prospective randomized single-center study from 2007 to 2008, 104 patients underwent esophagectomy for cancer. They were divided into NGT (n = 52) and WS (n = 52) groups.
Unilateral pulmonary vein atresia is a rare abnormality that usually presents in infants with recurrent hemoptysis and pneumonia. Presentation in adulthood without additional congenital heart disease is rare but does occur. Anatomic variations in the pulmonary vessels that supply and drain the affected lung can explain the mildly symptomatic process.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: For patients undergoing oncologic surgery, the quality of life (QoL) is generally accepted as an important outcome parameter in addition to long-term survival, mortality and complication rates. This study focussed on the QoL in patients after oesophagectomy for cancer, comparing the method of reconstruction (narrow gastric tube vs whole stomach).
Methods: In a prospective randomised single-centre study from 2007 to 2008, 104 patients underwent oesophagectomy for cancer.