The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio is associated with in-hospital heart failure in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention.

Objective: To explore the association between the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and in-hospital heart failure (HF) in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

Methods: Our present study included 413 patients diagnosed with STEMI and treated with primary PCI. We performed logistic regression models to evaluate the relationship between the NLR and in-hospital HF risk in subjects diagnosed with STEMI.

Fever glove hand-shake method safe blood collection from children's fingertips in COVID-19 fever clinic.

Background: During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic, the fever clinic is an important link for screening and diagnosing whether a patient is infected with the novel coronavirus. Blood collection from children's fingertips is a commonly used detection method; however, in children, the blood collection process may cause discomfort and resistance. To address this problem, the use of heating gloves combined with hand swinging can be considered for fingertip blood collection in children.

[Effect of Shexiang Baoxin pill on coronary vasodilation by analysis of coronary angiography].

Objective: To evaluate the effect of Shexiang Baoxin Pill (SBP) on coronary vasodilation by analysis of coronary angiography (CAG).

Methods: A consecutive cohort of 300 patients who underwent CAG between January 2013 and July 2013 were recruited and randomly assigned to 2 groups before operation. Patients in the SBP group sublingually took SBP, while those in the control group sublingually took placebos.

[Long-term outcome of percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty in patients with rheumatic mitral valve stenosis].

Objective: To observe the outcome of percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty (PBMV) in patients with rheumatic mitral valve stenosis.

Methods: From April 1992 to November 2008, 1768 patients underwent PBMV in our hospital.Clinical and echocardiographic follow up data were analyzed in 426 patients from April 1992 to August 1998.