The relationship between gastrointestinal symptoms in FGID patients and D-type personality and emotion regulation strategies.

This study examines the relationship between gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) and type D personality traits, as well as emotion regulation strategies. Analyzing a diverse group of FGID patients, we uncover significant effects of gender and age on gastrointestinal symptoms. Negative Affectivity emerges as a key predictor, positively associated with symptom severity, whereas Social Inhibition correlates negatively with Abdominal Pain.

Single-Center Preliminary Experience with Gutter-Plugging Chimney Stent-Graft for Aortic Dissection.

Purpose: To report the early 2-year results and experience of a novel gutter-plugging chimney stent-graft in a single center that participated in the clinical trial of Prospective Study for Aortic Arch Therapy with stENt-graft for Chimney technology.

Materials And Methods: Patients diagnosed with aortic dissection were treated with the novel chimney stent-grafts named Longuette™ for the left subclavian artery revascularization. Primary study outcomes were the incidence of freedom from major adverse events within 30 days and success rate of the operation over 12 months.

Which sites better represent the sensory function of hands in convalescent stroke patients? A study based on electrophysiological examination.

Background: Assessing hand sensation in stroke patients is necessary; however, current clinical assessments are time-consuming and inaccurate.

Objective: This study aimed to explore the nature of light touch sensation and two-point discrimination (2-PD) of different hand sites in convalescent stroke patients based on somatosensory evoked potentials (SEP).

Methods: Light touch sensation and 2-PD of the thumb, the index finger, the little finger, thenar, and hypothenar were measured ( = 112) using sensory measurement tools.

[Risk Factors for Adverse Aortic Remodeling in Post-TEVAR Patients with Acute Stanford B Aortic Dissection].

Objectives: To assess morphological changes of distal aorta and the risk factors for adverse aortic remodeling inpost-TEVAR（thoracic endovascular aortic repair） patients with acute Stanford B aortic dissection.

Methods: We retrospectively investigated the patients who underwent TEVAR for a type B dissection between October 2005 and December 2015. CT angiogram (CTA) was obtained for each patients preoperatively, postoperatively and during the post-operational follow-up.

Global longitudinal strain in prosthesis-patient mismatch: relation to left ventricular mass regression and outcomes.

Aims: Aortic prosthesis-patient mismatch (PPM) increases left ventricular (LV) afterload and prevents LV mass regression (LVMR) after surgery. This study was designed to investigate the association between the baseline global longitudinal strain (GLS) and the postoperative LVMR, and its relation to adverse outcomes.

Methods: A total of 316 patients with aortic stenosis undergoing isolated mechanical prosthesis implantation were screened, and data from 91 patients with aortic PPM and 165 non-PPM patients were retrospectively collected.

Epigallocatechin gallate attenuates mitochondrial DNA-induced inflammatory damage in the development of ventilator-induced lung injury.

Objective: We aim to investigate the role of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), a novel endogenous pro-inflammatory cytokine, in the development of ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI). Moreover, the protective effect of epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) on VILI through inhibiting local mtDNA release was examined.

Methods: From March 2015 to March 2016, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) from 36 patients with VILI and well-matched 36 patients without VILI after major surgery were consecutively collected.

[Application of Biological Heart Valves (BHV) and Mechanical Heart Valves (MHV) in the Female Patients of Childbearing Age: a Matched Paired Study].

Objective: To observe the efficacy and safety of biological heart valves (BHV) and mechanical heart valves (MHV) in childbearing age women (CAW) during the perinatal and short-moderate term postoperative (SMTP) periods.

Methods: There were 33 patients [(25.2±7.

[The Association Between Bone Morphogenic Protein-4 and Saphenous Vein Graft Pathology in Diabetic Patients Undergoing Coronary Revascularization].

Objectives: This study was designed to assess the expression levels of bone morphogenic protein-4 (BMP4) in saphenous veins harvested from diabetic patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), and to investigate its association with morphological and pathological changes within the venous wall.

Methods: From January 2013 to December 2014, forty patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) and risk factors matched non-DM controls ( =40) were enrolled prospectively. Of the 40 DM patients, 24 had noninsulin-dependent diabetes (NIDM) and the remaining 16 had insulin-dependent diabetes (IDM).

[Expressions of Ras and Sos1 in epithelial ovarian cancer tissues and their clinical significance].

Objective: To detect the expressions of Ras and Sos1 proteins in human epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) tissues and explore their correlation with the clinicopathological features of the patients.

Methods: The expressions of Ras and Sos1 proteins were detected immunohistochemically in 62 EOC tissues, 5 borderline ovarian cancer tissues, 15 benign epithelial ovarian neoplasm tissues, and 18 normal ovarian tissues.

Results: The EOC tissues showed significantly higher expression levels of both Ras and Sos1 than the other tissues tested (P<0.

[Proximal Aorta Reconstruction for Type A Aortic Dissection Patients without Intimal Tear in Aortic Arch: the Early and Mid-outcomes].

Objective: To evaluate the early and mid-outcomes of proximal aorta reconstruction for type A aortic dissection (AAD) patients without intimal tear in aortic arch, and assess the safety and efficacy of this surgical strategy.

Methods: From January 2010 to February 2013, there were 23 AAD patients without intimal tear in the aortic arch received proximal aorta reconstruction surgery. Clinical data of these patients were analyzed retrospectively, the mean age was (48.

Puerarin ameliorates carbon tetrachloride-induced oxidative DNA damage and inflammation in mouse kidney through ERK/Nrf2/ARE pathway.

Puerarin (PU), a natural flavonoid, has been shown to possess many benefits and medicinal properties. In this study, we evaluated the effect of puerarin on oxidative stress and inflammation in kidney induced by carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) and explored the potential mechanisms underlying this effect. Our results showed that puerarin administration significantly inhibited CCl4-induced kidney injury, which indicated by both diagnostic indicators and histopathological analysis.

Transoesophageal echocardiography for prediction of postoperative atrial fibrillation after isolated aortic valve replacement: two-dimensional speckle tracking for intraoperative assessment of left ventricular longitudinal strain.

Objectives: Recent studies suggested association between impaired left ventricular long-axis function and arrhythmic events early after open heart surgery. This prospective study investigated the predictive value of a depressed intraoperative global longitudinal strain (GLS) for postoperative atrial fibrillation after isolated aortic valve replacement in patients with preserved ejection fraction.

Methods: A total of 107 patients with ejection fraction ≥50% and moderate-to-severe aortic stenosis undergoing isolated aortic valve replacement were enrolled.

Ursolic acid ameliorates carbon tetrachloride-induced oxidative DNA damage and inflammation in mouse kidney by inhibiting the STAT3 and NF-κB activities.

Ursolic acid (UA), a common pentacyclic triterpenoid compound, has been reported to have many benefits and medicinal properties. However, its protective effects against carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) induced injury in kidneys are not yet clear. In the current report, we investigated whether UA inhibited the oxidative stress and inflammation in the kidneys of CCl4 treated mice.

Tricuspid valve obstruction and right heart failure due to a giant right atrial myxoma arising from the superior vena cava.

Myxomas are the most common primary cardiac tumors. The cardiac myxomas are mostly diagnosed within the atria, and only a few such tumors are reported to have arisen from atrioventricular valves or pulmonary vessels. The authors here present a case of 59-year-old Chinese woman who was hospitalized for exacerbating symptoms of tricuspid stenosis and right heart failure.

[A survey of glucose and lipid metabolism and concomitant diseases among inpatients in Guangdong province].

Objectives: To investigate the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of dyslipidemia as well as its treatment and influence on accompanying diseases in impaired glucose status among inpatients.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among the inpatients registered in ten university hospitals of Guangdong, China during the week before the Diabetes Day in 2004. The fasting blood glucose (FBG), lipid profiles, BMI, waist to hip ratio (WHR) and concomitant disorders of the first screen during the hospitalization period were recorded.

Inadequate glycaemic control and antidiabetic therapy among inpatients with type 2 diabetes in Guangdong Province of China.

Background: Diabetes mellitus has become epidemic in recent years in China. We investigated the prevalence of hyperglycaemia and inadequate glycaemic control among type 2 diabetic inpatients from ten university teaching hospitals in Guangdong Province, China.

Methods: Inadequate glycaemic control in diabetic patients was defined as HbA1c = 6.

[Differences in risk factors of diabetic foot in the patients in South and North China].

Objective: To investigate the differences on the diabetic foot problems and its risk factors in south and north of China.

Methods: Patients with foot problems were surveyed from January 1 to December 31, 2004 in 14 teaching hospitals located in different cities in China, including demographic data, present and past history of the foot problems and peripheral artery disease (PAD), the classification of the foot ulcers based on the Wagner' system, control of the hyperglycemia and lipids disorder, medical cost in hospital and the diabetic complications. All the patients were divided into two groups due to their geographical data, south and north.

[A multicenter survey on the diabetic foot and its neuropathy in China].

Objective: To investigate the characteristics of diabetic foot with neuropathy and its related factors.

Methods: 530 out- and in-patients in 14 grade A class 3 comprehensive hospitals in China with foot problems were surveyed. 337 of the 500 patients (63.

[The medical cost of diabetic patients with foot problems due to peripheral artery disease].

Objective: To investigate the medical cost of diabetic patients with foot problems and peripheral artery disease.

Methods: Type 2 diabetic patients with foot problems admitted into the endocrinology departments of 14 teaching hospitals from Jan. 1 to Dec.

[Relationship between different renal functional state with therapeutic effect on diabetic foot ulcers].

Objective: To study the relationship between renal functional state and the therapeutic effect and prognosis of foot ulcers in the patients with diabetic mellitus.

Methods: The renal function was evaluated in term of glomerular filtration rate, microalbuminuria, proteinuria, blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and creatinine (Cr) levels in 126 patients with I-V class diabetic foot ulcers (according to Wagner classic standard) before the treatment, and then these patients were divided into 1-5 classes (according to Mogenson standard) and given systemic treatment and local debridement, with astragalus for topical application. The time of growth of granulation tissue (GT), the time of healing (HT), the amputation rate and mortality were observed.