Publications by authors named "Zenan Jiang"

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  • The study investigates the role of lncRNA GAS5 in regulating glucose metabolism and ferroptosis in endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) amidst coronary heart disease (CHD).
  • Researchers used various assays to analyze cell behavior, glucose uptake, and markers of ferroptosis, finding GAS5 levels were decreased in CHD patients compared to healthy individuals.
  • Results indicate that GAS5 depletion negatively impacts EPC proliferation, migration, and increases apoptosis, while GAS5 enhances glucose metabolism and protects against ferroptosis by influencing the NRF2 and SIX1 pathways.
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Background: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play an important role in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases such as acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is currently the most direct and effective procedure to treat AMI, but the occurrence of postoperative cardiovascular events (MACE) affects patients' quality of life. The objective of this study was to identify a new biomarker that could provide a theoretical basis for the prevention of MACE in patients with AMI undergoing PCI.

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Objectives: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a prevalent cardiac arrhythmia, and Cox-maze IV procedure (CMP-IV) is a commonly employed surgical technique for its treatment. Currently, the risk factors for atrial fibrillation recurrence following CMP-IV remain relatively unclear. In recent years, machine learning algorithms have demonstrated immense potential in enhancing diagnostic accuracy, predicting patient outcomes, and devising personalized treatment strategies.

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  • Atrial fibrillation is common in patients with heart valve disease, and this study compares the effectiveness of aortic valve replacement combined with the Cox-maze IV procedure to replacement alone in patients with both calcific aortic valvular disease and atrial fibrillation.
  • The study involved 108 patients, with those undergoing Cox-maze surgery showing significantly better outcomes in both survival rates (100% vs. 89%) and lower recurrence rates of atrial fibrillation compared to those who did not have the procedure.
  • Results suggest that combining Cox-maze surgery with aortic valve replacement enhances mid-term survival and reduces atrial fibrillation recurrence, while factors like higher pre-operative blood pressure and increased right atrial size post-surgery
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Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy of the Cox-Maze IV procedure (CMP-IV) in combination with valve surgery in patients with both atrial fibrillation (AF) and valvular disease and use machine learning algorithms to identify potential risk factors of AF recurrence.

Methods: A total of 1,026 patients with AF and valvular disease from two hospitals were included in the study. 555 patients received the CMP-IV procedure in addition to valve surgery and left atrial appendage ligation (CMP-IV group), while 471 patients only received valve surgery and left atrial appendage ligation (Non-CMP-IV group).

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Objective: The objective of this study was to observe the safety and efficacy of electrophysiological mapping following the Cox-Maze IV procedure and to investigate whether a correlation exists between recurrence of atrial fibrillation (AF) with the completeness of bidirectional electrical isolation and the inducibility of AF immediately after the Cox-Maze IV procedure.

Methods: Totally, 80 consecutive patients who suffered from aortic valve or mitral valve disease and persistent AF were randomly enrolled into the control group and electrophysiological mapping following the Cox-Maze IV group (Electrophysio-Maze group). In the Electrophysio-Maze group, patients underwent concomitant Cox-Maze procedure and following electrophysiological mapping of ablation lines in mitral isthmus, left atrial "box," and tricuspid annulus.

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Cardiac myxomas, primarily originating from the left atrium, are the most prevalent types of benign cardiac tumors; however, biatrial myxomas are extremely rare. Herein, we present a rare case of a 55-year old male with exertional dyspnea and intermittent chest discomfort due to a giant biatrial mass with concomitant atrial fibrillation and hepatic hemangioma. The giant tumor with its peduncle at the interatrial septum involved both atria; however, bulging through the tricuspid valve to the right ventricle during systole.

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In the present work, millisecond-range flash lamp annealing is used to recrystallize Mn-implanted Ge. Through systematic investigations of structural and magnetic properties, we find that the flash lamp annealing produces a phase mixture consisting of spinodally decomposed Mn-rich ferromagnetic clusters within a paramagnetic-like matrix with randomly distributed Mn atoms. Increasing the annealing energy density from 46, via 50, to 56 J cm causes the segregation of Mn atoms into clusters, as proven by transmission electron microscopy analysis and quantitatively confirmed by magnetization measurements.

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This paper investigates light-soaking effects in inverted organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices with zinc oxide (ZnO) and aluminum doped ZnO (AZO) electron transport layers (ETL), which is important for the development of low-cost and stable solar cells. The samples demonstrated high solar harvesting properties with power conversion efficiency up to 3.9%.

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Background: This study investigated the prevalence of atherogenic dyslipidemia (AD) in Chinese outpatients whose low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels reached the goals with statin monotherapy and evaluated the characteristics of these patients.

Methods: An analysis of the Dyslipidemia International Survey-China study that was carried out at 122 hospitals in China. Among patients reaching their LDL-C goals, the presence of AD was defined as triglyceride levels ≥1.

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