Objective To find the ways to decrease urinary transferrin(TRF) by analysing its associated factors in aged patients with essential hypertension(EH).Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted comprising a sample of 617 aged patients with EH.The questionnaire contains items on physical examination,24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring,laboratory measurement and TRF measurement. Univariate analyses and multivariate analysis were applied to discover associated factors of TRF.Results Independent associated factors of TRF included the course of EH(OR=1.019,95CI:1.001～1.037,P

Objective To evaluate the rehabilitating effect of hyperbaric oxygen on visual pathway lesions with blood oxygen level dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging (BOLD-fMRI) and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI). Methods Sixteen patients with visual pathway lesions (the study group) and twelve healthy volunteers (the control group) were assessed using BOLD-fMRI and DTI. After hyperbaric oxygen therapy, the patients in the study group were again assessed using BOLD-fMRI and DTI. The activated regions of the BOLD-fMRI scan and the fractional anisotropy (FA) value determined from the DTI were calculated. Results Before hyperbaric oxygen treatment, there were significant differences between control and study groups in their BOLD-fMRI activated regions and the FA values of their radiation optics (P≤0.01). After hyperbaric oxygen treatment, there were no significant differences. Conclusion Combining BOLD-fMRI with DT1 could be used to evaluate the rehabilitation effect of hy-perbaric oxygen treatment in patients with visual pathway lesions.