Relationship between Circulating 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and Metabolic Syndrome in Chinese Adults: A Large Nationwide Longitudinal Study.

Objective: This study investigated the association of circulating levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) with the risk of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its components in adults.

Methods: This nationwide cohort involved 23,810 Chinese adults attending annual health evaluations. Serum 25(OH)D levels, MetS status, and covariates were determined at each examination.

Non‑persistence to Oral Anticoagulation Therapy in Elderly Patients with Non‑valvular Atrial Fibrillation.

Purpose: To investigate the reasons for elderly atrial fibrillation (AF) patients not continuing their oral anticoagulation (OAC) treatment and the factors that influence this behavior.

Methods: Elderly AF patients (aged≥75 years) hospitalized from December 2019 to May 2022 were consecutively enrolled. Clinical, demographic, and concomitant medication data were collected.

Predictive value for mortality of left ventricular wall thickness in dilated cardiomyopathy.

Aims: The purpose of this study was to explore the predictive value of wall thickness measured by cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) for all-cause mortality in dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) patients.

Methods And Results: DCM patients who underwent CMR and completed the regular follow-up were included in this study. The left ventricular end-diastolic diameter (LVDd), left ventricular end-diastolic volume (LVEDV), left ventricular posterior wall thickness (PWT), interventricular septum thickness (IVST), left ventricular ejection fraction, and left ventricular mass (LVM) were measured by CMR.