Cardiac biomarkers of sensitive and specific are very important to the early diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases,such as cardiac troponin (high sensitivity),myoglobin,heart-fatty acid-binding protein,ischemia modified albumin,B-type natriuretic peptide and N-terminal-pro-B-type natriuretic peptide.They also play an important role in risk stratification and prognosis evaluation,but improvement is still needed.Biomarker of high sensitivity and specificity,convenient detection control is still required in clinical application.

Objective: To evaluate the impact of anemia on prognosis of elder patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
Methods: A total of 908 consecutive ACS patients elder than 60 years of age with PCI in our hospital from 2010-06 to 2012-06 were studied. According to WHO deifnition of anemia (HB<12.0 g/dL in female and HB<13.0 g/dL in male), the patients were classiifed as Anemia group, n=283 and Non-anemia group, n=625. The patients were followed-up for 1 year. The basic clinical characteristics, incidences of mortality and major adverse cardiovascular and cerebravascular events (MACCE) were compared between 2 groups by cardiac death, myocardial re-infarction, worsening of cardiac function, target vessel revascularization, cerebral hemorrhage and cerebral infarction.
Results: There were 31%of patients suffering from anemia. Anemia group had more patients with the elder age, female gender, diabetes, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, decreased LVEF, more patients with 3 vessel-disease, and higher mortality at 1 year after PCI, higher rate of MACCE than those in Non-anemia group, all P<0.05. Multiple regression analysis indicated that anemia is the independent predictor for mortality in elder ACS patients at 1 year after PCI, P<0.05.
Conclusion: Anemia may increase the incidences of mortality and MACCE in elder ACS patients after PCI for a long-term.

Objective To investigate the relationship between 4G/5G polymorphism in the promotor of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) gene and pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE). And to detect whether it plays an important role in the pathogenesis of PTE. Methods The 76 patients with PTE, 74 gender and age matched healthy controls were recruited in this study. Genome DNA was extracted from whole blood using phenol-chloroform. Subjects were genotyped for the 4G/ 5G polymorphism of PAI-1 gene using polymerase chain reaction and restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis. Results Significant difference was found in the frequency of 4G/4G genotype between PTE group and control group (50.0% vs.24.3%,P<0.01). And there were no significant differences in 4G/5G and 5G/5G genotype between the two groups. The 4G allele frequency was higher in PTE group than in control group (72.4% vs. 55.4% , P<0.01) . The recessive allele model was informative and the odd ratio of 4G/4G genotype was much higher than of other two genotypes (OR=3.40, P<0.01). Further stratification showed 4G/4G genotype was associated with high risk of PTE for those individuals without traditional environment risk factors. Conclusions The 4G/5G polymorphism of PAI-1 gene is associated with PTE and 4G allele is recessive. 4G/4G genotype increases the risk of PTE for individuals who have no traditional risk factors of PTE.

Objective To study the correlation between the risk factors of coronary slow flow phenomenon ( CSF) and the level of plasma D-dimer in patients with ACS ( acute coronary syndrome) after emergency percutaneous coronary intervention ( PCI) .Methods A total of 297 patients with ACS after PCI were enrolled for retrospective analysis.All patients were divided into CSF group and control group in the light of corrected thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) frame count method (cTFC).Multivariate analysis for evaluating clinical predictors of CSF was carried out using Logistic regression test and Pearson analysis to find the correlation between plasma D-dimer and cTFC.The predictive value of D-dimer level in the occurrence of coronary slow flow was determined by using receiver operating characteristic ( POC) curve analysis.Results CSF was observed in 59 cases (19.8%).The plasma D-dimer was significantly higher in the coronary slow flow group compared with the control group ( P <0.05 ) .Multivariate regression analysis and Logistic regression test showed that the level of plasma D-dimer ( OR =1.276, 95%CI:1.132-3.224, P=0.012), thrombus score (OR =1.108, 95%CI: 1.085-2.103, P =0.018) and target lesion length of culprit vessel ( OR =1.436, 95%CI: 0.635-1.382, P =0.037 ) were the risk factors of CSF.Correlation analysis showed that plasma D-dimer were positively associated with CSF. Receiver operating characteristic ( ROC ) curve analysis showed that D-dimer cutoff point at 515.3 ng/ml had a good judgment significance ( AUC 0.783, OR =1.502, 95%CI: 1.324-2.531, P =0.005). Conclusions The increased D-dimer level is a risk factor and plays an important role in the ACS patients with the CSF phenomenon, thereby predicting no-reflow phenomenon after primary PCI in these patients.

Background:Resistance of Helicobacter pylori(Hp)to antibiotics is the primary reason for failure of Hp eradication therapies. It has been reported that there are regional differences in the resistance rate of Hp to commonly used antibiotics. Monitoring the regional Hp resistance status is helpful for improving the eradication rate in local area. Aims:To investigate the resistant spectrum of clinical Hp strains to commonly used antibiotics in Jiaxing Area,Zhejiang Province. Methods:A total of 17 402 patients who underwent gastroscopy from Jan. 2009 to Dec. 2013 at Jiaxing First Hospital were recruited for Hp culturing by using gastric antral biopsies. Then a drug sensitive test was performed for the Hp strains obtained from the culturing. Sensitivity of these Hp strains to metronidazole,amoxicillin,gentamicin,furazolidone,clarithromycin and levofloxacin was determined. Results:Among the 17 402 cases of gastric antral biopsies,5 898(33. 9% )were positive for Hp culturing. Drug sensitive test revealed that the resistance rate of metronidazole was extremely high in all year and age groups;the resistance rates of clarithromycin and levofloxacin were increasing by years;and the resistance rates of furazolidone,amoxicillin and gentamicin were considerably low in all year and age groups. When two antibiotics were combined,amoxicillin and gentamicin accounted for the lowest resistance rate,and the next were amoxicillin and furazolidone,and gentamicin and furazolidone,respectively. Conclusions:The clinical Hp strains isolated from all age groups in Jiaxing Area,Zhejiang Province are highly resistant to metronidazole,therefore it is not recommended to be used in first line eradication regimen. Amoxicillin combined with gentamicin/ furazolidone is an ideal antibiotic combination for patients with Hp infection in all age groups;and combination of gentamicin and furazolidone is recommended to patients who are allergic to penicillin.

Objective To study the renal prognosis with the type and proportion of crescentic in adult Henoch Schonlein purpura nephritis (HSPN).Methods A total of 275 HSPN cases diagnosed in the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University were retrospectively analyzed.According to the pathological results,they were divided into four groups:99 patients in none crescent group (NC),35 patients in segmental crescents group (SC),122 patients with circumferential crescent ＜25％ (C1),and 19 patients with circumferential crescent≥25％ (C2).Renal prognostic events were defined as estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) decreased by 30％ over baseline within 2 years,doubling of serum creatinine or end-stage renal disease during follow-up.Kaplan-Meier survival analysis was used to compare the renal survival rate of each group.Univariate and multivariate Cox regression model was used to recognize the risk factor of poor renal outcome.Results There was no significant difference in age,extra renal organ performance and mean arterial pressure among groups.Among NC group,SC group,C1 group and C2 group,difference in serum creatinine (P=0.001),eGFR (P=0.003) and proteinuria levels (P ＜ 0.001) were statistically significant.There was no significant difference in the ratio of global sclerosis,mesangial hypercellularity and interstitial inflammation/fibrosis among the groups.The patients were followed up for 86(58,116) months.The renal survival rates of NC group,SC group,C1 group and C2 group were 96％,100％,83.6％ and 68.4％ respectively.Kaplan-meier survival analysis showed significant differences (Log Rank=23.24,P＜ 0.001).Cox multivariate regression analysis indicated that presence of circumferential crescent (HR=3.59,95％CI 1.34-9.62,P=0.008) and low eGFR (HR=0.979,95％ CI 0.968-0.989,P ＜ 0.001) were independent prognostic factors.Conclusion The presence of circumferential crescent and low eGFR level are independent risk factors for poor renal prognosis in HSPN patients.

Humans ; Cardiovascular Diseases/chemically induced* ; East Asian People ; Risk Factors ; Heart Disease Risk Factors ; Lipids ; Anticholesteremic Agents/adverse effects* ; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors ; Treatment Outcome