1.SF36 questionnaire for compression therapy on life quality in deep vein thrombosis patients
Ye TIAN ; Jun LUO ; Chao BAI ; Lumeng YANG ; Qiang CAO ; Jinfeng MA
Chinese Journal of General Surgery 2013;(4):280-283
Objective To investigate the effect of progressive decompression elasticity socks therapy on life quality of the lower extremity deep vein thrombosis patients.Methods 50 qualified patients were divided into 2 groups receiving respectively compression therapy or not.Analysis and comparison were made based on results of SF36 questionnaire.Results There were no demographic differences between the two groups.Average follow-up time was (5.6 ± 2.4) months,the cronbach α coefficient was 0.8652 in compression therapy group,there was significant improvement on every evaluated stage and in every dimension after standard treatments (P < 0.01),while in control group,only 4 dimensions (PF,RP,RE,BP) improved (P < 0.05),there were statistical differences on every dimension between the two groups (P < 0.01).Conclusions Progressive decompression elasticity socks therapy helps make the recovery of patients of acute deep vein thrombosis of the lower extremities.
2.Is it necessary to wait for platelet count and coagulation results before intravenous thrombolysis in acute ischemic stroke ?
Lumeng YANG ; Xin CHENG ; Yifeng LING ; Kun FANG ; Wenjie CAO ; Qiang DONG
Chinese Journal of Neurology 2014;47(7):464-468
Objective To assess the incidence of thrombocytopenia and abnormal coagulation,door to needle time (DNT),and safety in patients with ischemic stroke who receive intravenous thrombolytic treatment prior to the availability of blood platelet (PLT) and coagulation results.Methods Consecutive acute ischemic stroke (AIS) or transient ischemic attack patients within 12 hours of symptom onset who were admitted from January 2009 to March 2013 were retrospectively recruited.First laboratory reports in their medical charts were collected to assess the incidence of thrombocytopenia and abnormal coagulation.In the mean time,consecutive AIS patients who received intravenous thrombolysis at Huashan Hospital during the same period were retrospectively recruited.The thrombolytic procedures were further optimized since June 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1006-7876.2014.07.00626,2012.With informed consent,intravenous thrombolysis was initiated without PLT and coagulation results after certain previous history and medications were ruled out.Thrombolytic patients were divided into two groups based on the initiation of thrombolysis before or after PLT and coagulation results.Baseline demographic data,symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage rates,mortality on the 7th day as well as functional outcome at 3 months were collected.DNT as well as efficacy and safety of thrombolysis therapy were compared between the two groups.Results Of 298 AIS patients within 12 hours of onset,8 had thrombocytopenia or abnormal coagulation.One hundred and twenty cases of intravenous thrombolysis patients were recruited.Waiting for PLT and coagulation results prolonged DNT than without waiting for them (90 min vs 59 min; U =870.000,P <0.01).There was no statistically significant difference in the rate of symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage (sICH),early efficacy,7 d mortality and 3-month good outcome between two groups.Conclusions The incidence of thrombocytopenia and abnormal coagulation is low in AIS patients.Initiating intravenous thrombolysis prior to the availability of coagulation results can shorten DNT,while increased risks of sICH and 7 d mortality were not observed.
3.Efficacy and outcome predictors of intravenous thrombolysis for patients with acute ischemic stroke
Yifeng LING ; Xin CHENG ; Lumeng YANG ; Kun FANG ; Wenjie CAO ; Qiang DONG
Chinese Journal of Neurology 2014;47(7):449-454
Objective To determine factors associated with favorable clinical outcome in acute ischemic stroke patients who received intravenous thrombolysis.Methods Patients treated with intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) between January 1,2008 and May 31,2013 were recruited.Favorable outcome was defined as modified Rankin scale (mRS) score < 2 at 3 months.The baseline characteristics were compared by univariate and multivariate analysis.Results Of all the 148 patients studied,within the 4.5-hour time window,the rate of patients with a favorable outcome was 52.4% (65/124),significantly better than those beyond the time window(20.8% (5/24),x2 =8.048,P =0.005).Univariate analysis showed that age (U =2 146.000,P =0.025),TOAST classification (x2 =11.412,P =0.010),Oxfordshire Community Stroke Project (OCSP) classification (x2 =17.409,P =0.001),baseline blood glucose (U =1 446.500,P < 0.01),baseline fibrinogen (U =1 689.000,P =0.038),admission NIHSS score (U =1 140.000,P < 0.01),24-hour NIHSS score (U =458.000,P <0.01),and early symptom improvement (24-hour NIHSS score decreased ≥ 4 points,or down to 0 point;x2 =19.576,P < 0.01) were the factors associated with clinical outcomes.Multivariate analysis revealed that age (odds ratio (OR) =0.943,95% confidence interval (CI) 0.892-0.996,P =0.024),baseline fibrinogen (OR =0.448,95% CI 0.208-0.963,P =0.040),baseline NIHSS score (OR =0.749,95% CI 0.663-0.845,P < 0.01),and early symptom improvement (OR =14.970,95% CI 4.460-50.249,P < 0.01) were independent predictors of clinical outcomes.Conclusions The effect of intravenous thrombolysis on clinical outcomes of acute ischemic stroke patients is time-dependent.Age,baseline NIHSS score,baseline fibrinogen level,and early symptom improvement are independent predictors of clinical outcomes after intravenous thrombolysis.
4.Intravenous thrombolysis treatment compliance with alteplase in patients with acute ischemic stroke in Huashan Hospital
Lumeng YANG ; Xin CHENG ; Yifeng LING ; Wenjie CAO ; Fei WU ; Kun FANG ; Qiang DONG
Chinese Journal of Neurology 2015;48(10):845-849
Objective To clarify the intravenous thrombolysis utilization of acute ischemic stroke patients in Huashan hospital,and to analyze the factors affecting thrombolytic therapy compliance.Methods The data from a prospective cohort were analyzed.Consecutive acute stroke and transient ischemic attack patients from Huashan Hospital emergency room were recruited in 2014.Eligible ischemic stroke patients were divided into two groups according to intravenous thrombolysis or not.Results Totally 220 patients from emergency room were assessed in 2014.Among eligible patients,43 patients refused intravenous thrombolysis,whereas 59 patients chose this therapy.After multiple analysis,age,baseline NIHSS score,limb weakness,hemiplegic paralysis,facial paralysis or speech symptoms were significantly different between the two groups (U =936.000,P =0.024;U =284.500,P < 0.01;x2 =8.824,P =0.003;x2 =7.732,P=0.005;x2 =5.169,P=0.038;x2 =5.040,P=0.025).Patients with NIHSS score <7 tended to refuse thrombolysis therapy in the receiver operating characteristic curve analysis (sensitivity 0.93,specificity 0.71).From 2008 to 2014,244 cases were analyzed in the thrombolysis database.Compared with patients with higher baseline NIHSS score,intracranial hemorrhage rate (2.6% vs 19.4%;x2 =12.466,P <0.01),7-day mortality rate (1.3% vs 16.9%;x2 =12.308,P <0.01) and 3-month mortality rate (3.8% vs 21.1%;x2 =11.993,P <0.01) were lower in patients whose baseline NIHSS score < 7 (minor group).A higher rate of excellent outcome (3-month modified Rankin Scale score ≤ 1)was observed in minor group (78.2% vs 38.0%;x2 =34.403,P < 0.01).Conclusions Intravenous thrombolysis was performed in 54.6% of eligible ischemic stroke patients.Age,baseline NIHSS score,limb weakness,hemiplegic paralysis,facial paralysis or speech symptoms were associated with patients' decision of thrombolysis.The effectiveness and safety of intravenous thrombolysis were promising for patients with mild stroke.
5.Energy metabolism disorders and potential therapeutic drugs in heart failure.
Yanan HE ; Wei HUANG ; Chen ZHANG ; Lumeng CHEN ; Runchun XU ; Nan LI ; Fang WANG ; Li HAN ; Ming YANG ; Dingkun ZHANG
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B 2021;11(5):1098-1116
Heart failure (HF) is a global public health problem with high morbidity and mortality. A large number of studies have shown that HF is caused by severe energy metabolism disorders, which result in an insufficient heart energy supply. This deficiency causes cardiac pump dysfunction and systemic energy metabolism failure, which determine the development of HF and recovery of heart. Current HF therapy acts by reducing heart rate and cardiac preload and afterload, treating the HF symptomatically or delaying development of the disease. Drugs aimed at cardiac energy metabolism have not yet been developed. In this review, we outline the main characteristics of cardiac energy metabolism in healthy hearts, changes in metabolism during HF, and related pathways and targets of energy metabolism. Finally, we discuss drugs that improve cardiac function