Assessment of Coronary Involvement with MDCT and Long-term Outcomes in Patients with Takayasu's Arteritis.

Rationale And Objectives: Takayasu's arteritis (TA) mainly affects the aorta and its branches involving the coronary arteries. Coronary CT angiography can be used to detect coronary artery lesions. Outcome of TA patients with coronary involvement has not been well established.

Preparation of Liposome Gel by Calcium Cross-Linking Induces the Long-Term Release of DOX to Improve the Antitumor Effect.

Doxorubicin (DOX) is one of the most commonly used anticancer drugs; however, its clinical application is greatly limited due to its toxicity and chemotherapy resistance. The delivery of DOX by liposomes (Lipos) can improve the blood circulation time in vivo and reduce toxic side effects, but the drug's accumulation in the tumor is often insufficient for effective treatment. In this study, we present a calcium cross-linked liposome gel for the encapsulation of DOX, demonstrating its superior long-term release capabilities compared to conventional Lipos.

Combination of high-frequency electric with 5-ALA photodynamic therapy in cellular angiofibroma of vulva: A case report.

Cellular angiofibroma is a rare benign tumor and difficult to diagnose. Surgery was used in most cases of prior treatment. However, due to the individual differences, this method may be limited, and there is a risk of recurrence.

Changes in the renal artery and renal volume and predictors of renal atrophy in patients with complicated type B aortic dissection after thoracic endovascular aortic repair.

Background: For complicated Stanford type B aortic dissection (TBAD), thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) is the recommended treatment; however, the type of renal artery that should be repaired remains controversial. The study aimed to investigate the changes in the renal artery and renal volume in complicated TBAD after TEVAR and the predictors of renal atrophy.

Methods: The cohort study retrospectively enrolled patients with acute and subacute complicated TBAD who underwent aortic computed tomography angiography (CTA) 1 month before as well as 1 week and half a year after TEVAR from January 2010 to May 2017.

Angiographic Lesion Morphology Provides Incremental Value to Generalize Quantitative Flow Ratio for Predicting Myocardial Ischemia.

Aim: The quantitative flow ratio (QFR) is favorable for functional assessment of coronary artery stenosis without pressure wires and induction of hyperemia. The aim of this study was to explore whether angiographic lesion morphology provides incremental value to generalize QFR for predicting myocardial ischemia in unselected patients.

Methods: This study was a substudy to the CT-FFR CHINA trial, referring 345 participants from five centers with suspected coronary artery disease on coronary CT angiography for diagnostic invasive coronary angiography (ICA).

Identification of pathology-confirmed vulnerable atherosclerotic lesions by coronary computed tomography angiography using radiomics analysis.

Objectives: To explore whether radiomics-based machine learning (ML) models could outperform conventional diagnostic methods at identifying vulnerable lesions on coronary computed tomographic angiography (CCTA).

Methods: In this retrospective study, 36 heart transplant recipients with coronary heart disease (CAD) and end-stage heart failure were included. Pathological cross-section samples of 350 plaques were collected and coregistered to patients' preoperative CCTA images.

Share Rose, Get Fun: The Influence of Donation on Happiness.

There is little literature on the impact of donation on individual wellbeing in China. This study examines individual donations in China to answer the question of whether helping others makes us happier and to provide policy implications for in Chinese context. Based on the 2012 Chinese General Social Survey (CGSS) data and using ordered logit and OLS as benchmark models, this study finds that donation can significantly increase individual happiness.

A Specific Assessment of the Normal Anatomy of the Aortic Root in Relation to Age and Gender.

Background: A limitation associated with coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) is the lack of a normal reference value for aortic root dimensions and the uncertainty of the influence of age and gender on these dimensions. The purpose of the present study was to identify the normal values and variations of aortic root dimensions in healthy individuals and investigate how gender and age affect aortic root size.

Methods: A total of 1286 healthy yellow population (52.

A Three-Dimensional Deep Convolutional Neural Network for Automatic Segmentation and Diameter Measurement of Type B Aortic Dissection.

Objective: To provide an automatic method for segmentation and diameter measurement of type B aortic dissection (TBAD).

Materials And Methods: Aortic computed tomography angiographic images from 139 patients with TBAD were consecutively collected. We implemented a deep learning method based on a three-dimensional (3D) deep convolutional neural (CNN) network, which realizes automatic segmentation and measurement of the entire aorta (EA), true lumen (TL), and false lumen (FL).

Sinoatrial nodal artery injury in thoracoscopic epicardial ablation for atrial fibrillation.

Objectives: This study aimed to clarify the incidence of sinoatrial nodal artery (SANa) injury in thoracoscopic epicardial surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) and its impact on postoperative outcomes, which have not been previously elucidated.

Methods: We enrolled 103 consecutively patients with AF who underwent thoracoscopic epicardial ablation at our institution. In these patients, we evaluated the postoperative incidence of SANa injury by using enhanced cardiac computed tomography.

Effects of two sludge application on fractionation and phytotoxicity of zinc and copper in soil.

The potential harm of heavy metals is a primary concern in application of sludge to the agricultural land. A pot experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of two sludges on fractionation of Zn and Cu in soil and their phytotoxicity to pakchoi. The loamy soil was mixed with 0%, 20%, 40%, 60% and 80% (by weight) of digested sewage sludge (SS) and composted sludge (SC).