Adult ; Aged ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures ; adverse effects ; methods ; Postoperative Complications ; prevention & control ; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive ; surgery ; Treatment Outcome ; Uvula ; surgery ; Young Adult

Adhesives ; Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Child ; Endoscopy ; Epistaxis ; therapy ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Treatment Outcome ; Young Adult

Animals ; Cytokines ; blood ; Humans ; Peripheral Vascular Diseases ; etiology ; physiopathology ; Rabbits ; Vibration ; adverse effects

Endothelial Cells ; metabolism ; pathology ; Humans ; Sepsis ; metabolism ; physiopathology

Limb-shaking transient ischemic attack (TIA), a rare manifestation, is commonly caused by severe stenosis or occlusion of an extracranial internal carotid artery. Such patients are usually treated with surgical revascularization or anti-platelet therapy. We present a 56-year-old woman with 6 months’ episodic attacks starting with mouth skewed to the right and a sensation of ‘weakness’ involving predominantly her left arm, and at times, also involved the left leg. This was immediately followed by rhythmic jerky movements of the left arm and at times, also involved the left leg. Magnetic resonance angiography revealed severe stenosis of M1 segment of the right middle cerebral artery. The patient’s symptoms were signifi cantly improved by treatment with anti-platelet drugs and nimodipine.

The hemoglobin A1c(HbA1c) results can reflect the average level of blood glucose over the past 2-3 months,its clinical application value is transforming from evaluation indicator to diagnosis indicator.The application of HbA1c as a diagnostic indicator of diabetes is limited by many factors,such as multi-factor influence on measurement and its late start on standardization process in our country,optimal cut-point and the defect of HbA1c existing in the molecular level,etc.Therefore,clarifying the limitations of HbA1c in the practical application is of great significance for its clinical application.

Objective To investigate the visual impairment and its rehabilitation after stroke.Methods After diagnosis of stroke by the neurologists, the patients received examinations of ocular pathology and visual function, especially in vision correction and rehabilitation. Results Five hundred and forty-seven stroke patients were recruited. 47.0% of the patients had eye alignment/movement impairment, 34.0% had visual field impairment, 19. 0% had visual perceptual difficulties and 19.9% had low vision blind. After using telescope, 35.7% blind patient's distance vision was ≥0.05; 58.2% low vision patient's distance vision was ≥0.3. After refraction (average vision:0.36±0.34 vs. 0.48 ±0.36,t =- 3.949,P=0.03) or using telescope(average vision of patients had low vision:0. 13±0. 07 vs. 0. 46±0.26,t=-5. 208,P=0.01 ;average vision of blind patients:0. 01 ±0.01 vs. 0. 06±0. 05,t = -3. 628, P= 0. 05), the improvement of vision for patients was significant.Conclusions The 72% of stroke patients has some kinds of visual impairment, which will affect not only the patients' independent living but also the clinical rehabilitation. Refraction and using telescope are effective for vision rehabilitation. Doctors should pay much attention to the visual therapy and rehabilitation for the stroke patients.

Objective To investigate the effect of ischemic preconditioning (IPC) on coronary microcirculation function in short-term hibernating myocardium(SHM) animal model.Methods Twelve little domestic Chinese pigs were established as the model of SHM by interventional method (closed-chest) and divided into 2 groups at random: the control group (CON group, n =6) and ischemic preconditioning group (IPC group, n =6).IPC was elicited by 2 cycle of 5 min of ischemia followed by 5 min of reperfusion before the establishment of model.Intracoronary Doppler guidewire was used to measure average peak velocity (APV),diastolic systolic velocity ratio(DSVR) and coronary flow reserve(CFR) of the distal to the stenosis at the baseline and 10 min,30 min,60 min,120 min after the establishment of model.Results APV,DSVR and CFR all decreased significantly in SHM model in both groups( P 0.05 ),at 60 min CFR of the CON group decreased significantly than before( 0.96 ? 0.27 vs 1.74 ? 0.49 , P 0.05 ).Conclusions The coronary microcirculation dysfunction happened at the time point of 60 min after coronary stenosis in SHM model,IPC can protect the coronary microcirculation function in SHM model.

Objective To detect the expression of CRF and CRF receptors in colonic mucosa of DSS induced colitis in mice model and to study the effect of CRF and CRF receptors on the development.Methods Six to eight weeks healthy female BALB/c mice were divided into control group and DSS group.Setting up DSS colitis model and colitis was evaluated by the disease activity index(DAI) and histological score.The immunofluorescence technique was used to assay the CRF1 and CRF2 receptors expression in colonic mucosa.The expression of CRF and CRF receptors protein were analyzed by western blotting.Results DSS colitis was set up successfully with significant inflammation in colonic mucosa by the disease activity index (DAI) and histological score.Immunofluorescenee staining evidenced that expression of CRF1 receptor in DSS colitis group has no significant deviation compared to control group(P ＞ 0.05),while the expression of CRF2 receptor was elevated in DSS colitis group compared to control group (P ＜ 0.05).CRF2 receptor was localized in epithelial cells and mononuclear cells in the lamina propria.The levels of CRF and CRF2 receptor protein by western blotting were higher in in DSS colitis group compared to control group (P ＜ 0.05).The level of CRF1 receptor protein in DSS colitis group had no significant deviation compared to control group(P ＞ 0.05).Conclusion The higher expression of CRF and CRF2 in colonic mucosa of DSS colitis may participate in the development of colitis.

Objective To discuss the risk factors and clinical manifestation of coronary lesions in patients with premature coronary heart disease. Methods Coronary angiography was done in 415 coronary heart disease (CHD) patients. Patients were devided into two groups by age. One hundred and eighty patients with premature CHD (male≤55 years-old,female≤65 years-old) were compared with 235 patients with mature CHD to illustrate the risk factors of premature CHD and the clinical features of coronary lesions. Results The percentage of female patients was higher in patients with premature CHD(35.6% vs. 22.1%, P=0.003)and so were the history of dyslipidemia (74.4% vs. 55.7%, P