Coronary Stenosis ; diagnostic imaging ; Humans ; Ultrasonography, Interventional ; methods

A cluster sampling method was used to select 5 Huaihai communities of Shanghai.All individuals were aged ≥60 years.Visual acuity without correction and presenting acuity with their habitual distance correction were measured separately for each eye.The prevalence of blindness and low vision was 0.49％ and 1.65％ respectively.The leading causes of blindness in a descending sequence included macular degeneration,cataract and retinal vascular disease.

Objective To analyze the clinical and pathological characteristics of children with lupus nephritis(LN).Methods The data of 116 inpatients from Mar.2000 to Nov.2008 with LN were retrospectively analyzed.The clinical,immunochemical and pathological data were recorded.Renal tissue was observed by light microscopy and electron microscopy after HE,PAS,Masson and PASM staining according to WHO standards.Follow-up results showed complete remission,partial remission,disease activity,renal insufficiency and death.Results Of the 116 cases of LN,there were 27 male and 89 female with a ratio of male to female 1.03.3,and the mean age was(12.0?2.2) years.The incidence of nephrotic syndrome was 63.8 %(74 cases),and acute nephritis was 21.5%(25 cases).Class Ⅳ LN was the most frequent type(14 cases,50%) and classⅢ was next(25 cases,21.5%).In view of the outcome,rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis and class Ⅳ LN were the worst.LN was initially controlled in 96.5% of the patients.Relapses of LN were most caused by the intermittent treatment.Totally 32 cases showed different renal injury,and 6 cases progressed to death.Conclusions Renal biopsy is important to diagnosis,treatment and prognosis evaluation of LN.Long and regular treatment is important for children with LN.

Child ; Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions ; etiology ; Humans ; Male ; Neostigmine ; poisoning

Drug-Eluting Stents ; Humans ; Percutaneous Coronary Intervention ; methods ; Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors ; therapeutic use ; Time Factors

Objective To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the treatment by selective β 1 receptor blockers on patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).Methods Eighty cases of COPD Ⅲ (stable period) inpatient with or without coronary heart disease were collected in The Second People's Hospital of Shanghai from September 2012 to November 2013.The patients were randomly divided into testing group (Metoprolol treatment group) and control group (regular treatment group) with 40 cases for each group.Metoprolol group therapy based on the use of conventional metoprolol tablets,an initial dose of metoprolol 12.5 mg/d,titrated to the appropriate dose based on heart rate and tolerance of the morning resting heart rate of 55 to 60 times/min that reached the target dose of metoprolol continuous medication for 12 months.Blood gas analysis were recorded before and after treatment,pulmonary function,and 6 min walk test (6MWT) and were chronic lung disease Assessment Test (CAT) Rating.The control group was administrated regular treatment while the testing group added small dose of Metoprolol with titration to an appropriate dose on this basis.12 months in a row,and assessed the end stage.Results (1) After the application of selective β receptor blockers on testing group,no statistically significant difference (P＞0.05) in the values of FEV1 in anticipation value％ (testing group:(45.45 ± 4.68) ％ vs.(43.32 ± 4.84) ％;control group:(44.23 ± 4.68) ％ vs.(42.58 ±4.24)％),PaO2(testing group:(75.92± 10.78) mmHg vs.(74.86± 11.21) mmHg;control group:(70.23 ±6.45) mmHg vs.(72.36±7.28) mmHg) and PaCO2(testing group:(46.28±8.28) mmHg vs.(47.46±10.22) mmHg);control group:(44.54 ± 8.89) mmHg vs.(42.36 ± 7.45) mmHg) before and after treatment.But the 6MWD (testing group:(287 ± 23) m vs.(384± 34) m;control group:(284 ± 25) m vs.(295 ±21) m) and COPD appraisal test(CAT) (testing group:(21±7) score vs.(17±6) score);control group:(22 ±5) score vs.(20± 6) score) had improved significantly compared with that before treatment,with significant difference(t=4.903,4.784;P＜0.05).Conclusion Selective β receptor blockers have no effect on the airway resistance of COPD patients and reduction on pulmonary function.It can also increase the exercise tolerance and enhance the living quality for improving clinical prognosis.

Objectives To search for the pathogenesis of vaseular endothelial injury and its clinical significance.Methods 36 patients with acute lower respiratory trect infection(ALRI)and 30 healthy controls were envolved. Circulating endothelial cells (CEC)and nitric oxide (NO) levels were tested.Results Circulating nitrite/nitra levels,the stable metabolic products of NO,were found to be significantly higher in the patients with ALRI (44.6?22.6umol/L) than that in the controls (24.5?14.1umoI /L, P

Objective To evaluate and compare yeast identification ability between Bruker Microflex matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry( MALDI-TOF MS) and Vitek 2 Compact automatic microbial analysis system.Methods Retrospective study.Totally 742 strains of yeast isolated from clinical specimens during March 2013 to March 2014 in Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine were identified by Bruker Microflex MALDI-TOF MS and Vitek 2 Compact automatic microbial analysis system simultaneously.The strains with discordant results were validated by gene sequencing.Results The coincidence rate of 699 Candida identified by Bruker Microflex MALDI-TOF MS or Vitek 2 Compact system was 100.0%(699/699) and 99.6%(696/699) to the species level, respectively and the coincidence rate of 43 yeast-like fungi strains identified was 90.7%(39/43) and 79.1%(34/43) to the species level, respectively.Penicillium marneffei could not be identified by both two instruments, but protein profile of Penicillium marneffei by MALDI-TOF MS was established.Conclusions The coincidence rate of yeast identified by Bruker Microflex MALDI-TOF MS is higher than that of Vitek 2 Compact system.Using Bruker Microflex MALDI-TOF MS to identify yeast especially Candida and yeast-like fungus is fast, simple, low-cost, accurate, and it can be used in routine work of ordinary yeast identification in clinical microbiology laboratory.

Objective To observe the effect of bronchial asthma combined with allergic rhinitis by azelastine hydrochloride nasal spray.Methods Eighty-seven cases of bronchial asthma combined with allergic rhinitis patients were divided into treatment group(45 cases)and control group (42 cases) by random number table method,both groups were given the treatment of bronchial asthma according to the guidelines for regulating,treatment group on the basis was combined with azelastine hydrochloride 1 spray per side,2times per day,for 3 months.Observe two groups of asthma symptoms within 3 months control situation,the number of antibiotics and hospitalization for acute exacerbation.Results Treatment group total effective rate,asthma control test score,number of antibiotics and due to the number of exacerbations hospitalization were superior to control group [93.33％(42/45) vs.76.19％(32/42),(23.80 ± 2.15)scores vs.(22.05 ±3.16) scores,13.3％ (6/45) vs.35.7％ (15/42),11.1％ (5/45) vs.33.3％ (14/42)] (P ＜ 0.05 or ＜ 0.01).Conclusion Combined by azelastine hydrochloride nasal spray may make a good control,reduce the use of antibiotics for acute attack and times of hospitalization,worthy of clinical application.

Objective To explore the prevalence,subtype,distribution characteristics and risk factors of IBS met ROME Ⅲ criteria in local adult residents of Shanghai Songjiang area.Methods With multi-stage,stratified cluster random sampling method,from April to May in 2010,residents of45 shanghai Songjiang communities were interviewed by questionnaire survey.IBS diagnosis was based on Rome Ⅲ criteria,and the subtypes were according to Bristol stool scale.Self-rating anxiety scale (SAS),self-rating depression scale (SDS) and Athens insomnia scale (AIS) were also simultaneously finished. Results There were 7648 individuals who completed the survey with qualified questionnaires; the efficient rate was 90％. The sample size accounted about 1.62％ of total population in Shanghai Songjiang area.Total 970 patients were detected,who met the Rome Ⅲ criteria,of those 492 males and 478 females.The adjusted prevalence of IBS was 13.1％,13.8％ in males and 12.7％ in females.The ratio of male to female was 1 ∶ 0.92.There was no significant difference in detection rate between males and females (P＞0.05).The prevalence was highest in the 18 to 29 years age group (18.2％,P=0.000).IBS unsubtyped (IBS-U) was the most common type in patients who met the Rome Ⅲ criteria (45.3 ％),IBS with diarrhea (IBS-D) type was more common in male (27.0％) and IBS with constipation (IBS-C) was more common in female (19.5％).The IBS prevalence of obesity group (x2 =4.046,P=0.044),higher education group (x2=31.210,P=0.000),mental group (x2 =8.409,P =0.015),unmarried group(x2 =26.933,P =0.000) and no abdominal surgery history group(x2 =5.894,P=0.015) was higher than that of control group.The risk of IBS prevalence in those who had the history of gastrointestinal infection,abdominal surgery,taking antibiotics or analgesics increased by 5.105,3.388,2.949 and 2.811 times respectively(P=0.000).Multivariate analysis indicated that the risk of IBS prevalence was increased by 1.69 times if took more spicy food,however high-protein diet was a protective factor (OR=0.900,P=0.000).Anxiety (OR=2.452,P=0.000) and insomnia (OR=1.923,P=0.000) were also risk factors of IBS.Conclusion IBS is a common and frequently occurring disease in Shanghai Songjiang community.The history of gastrointestinal infection,abdominal surgery,taking antibiotics or analgesics,intake of more spicy food,anxiety and insomnia may be risk factors of IBS.