Objective To investigate the relationship between heart failure with normal ejection fraction and cardiac remodeling.Methods One hundred and eighty-eight cases with chronic heart failure were collected from January 2009 to March 2012 from Department of Cardiology of Longkou People's Hospital.In strictly accordance with the diagnostic criteria,participants were divided into HFNEF(n =109) and HFREF groups (n =79).According to the NYHA classification,HFNEF and HFREF patients were further divided into three subgroups respectively (HFNEF patients:52 cardiac function Ⅱ,36 cardiac function Ⅲ,21 cardiac function Ⅳ ;HFREF patients:13 cardiac function Ⅱ,27 cardiac functionⅢ,39 cardiac functionⅣ).The measurements of the left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF),left atrial diameter (LAD),interventricular septal thickness (IVST),left ventricular posterior wall thickness (LVPWT),right ventricular diameter (RVD) were conducted in all objects and their clinical data were statistically analyzed.Results Compared with HFREF patients,HFNEF group had older mean age ((64.59 ± 5.34) yrs vs.(58.89 ± 4.23) yrs,t =3.345,P =0.001),more female patients (58.7％ (64/109) vs.41.8％ (33/79),x2 =5.265,P =0.022),higher incidence of hypertension (81.65％ (89/109) vs.63.29％ (50/79),x2 =8.012,P =0.005).LVPWT,IVST,LAD,RVD gradually increased in HFNEF patients with the severity of cardiac function,with significant differences in LVPWT ((9.05 ± 1.89) mm vs.(11.30 ± 2.67) mm vs.(13.90 ± 2.77) mm,F =3.578,P =0.028),IVST ((9.35 ±1.75)mm vs.(11.51 ±2.48)mm vs.(12.98 ±3.01)mm,F =3.081,P =0.048),LAD ((31.23 ±5.98)mm vs.(35.55 ±7.31)mm vs.(44.81 ± 10.72)mm,F =6.711,P ＜0.001),but no difference in RVD ((18.95 ±1.02) mm vs.(19.21 ± 1.11) mm vs.(19.99 ± 0.98) mm,F =2.751,P ＞ 0.05).There was significant difference in LVPWT ((13.90 ±2.77)mm vs.(7.45 ±2.01)mm,t =11.439,P ＜0.001),IVST ((12.98 ±3.01)mm vs.(7.23 ± 1.94)mm,t =10.318,P ＜0.001),RVD ((19.99 ±0.98)mm vs.(23.51 ± 1.10)mm,t =2.838,P ＜ 0.001) between HFNEF and HFREF patients with Ⅳ level of cardiac function,while there was no statistical difference ((44.81 ± 10.72) nn vs.(46.30 ± 11.76) mm),t =1.451,P =0.151) on LAD.Conclusion Senior age,high proportions of women and essential hypertension are found in HFNEF patients.Impaired cardiac function has increasing impact on cardiac remodeling with the increase of severity but it almost has no effect on the right ventricle.Ventricular structural changes exist significantly different from HFNEF to HFREF.Therefore clinicians should have in-depth understanding of the characteristics of the HFNEF and its epidemiology,pathophysiology,diagnostic criteria and treatment principles in order to improve diagnosis and treatment of this class of patients.

Objectives To examine clinical characteristics,predisposing factors,treatment and care of depression and/or anxiety symptoms in hospitalized patients with cardiovascular diseases.Methods A retrospective analysis of clinical data of 1 005 hospitalized patients with cardiovascular diseases at our hospital from January 2015 to December 2015 was conducted and psychological assessment for all patients was carried out using the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale and the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale.The incidence of depression and anxiety and predisposing factors were investigated.The effectiveness of psychological intervention in addition to cardiovascular medications was evaluated.Results The overall incidence of depression and anxiety was 23.4％ (235 cases) among the 1 005 hospitalized patients with cardiovascular diseases.Of the 235 cases,73 cases(31.1％) had anxiety,33 cases had depression (14.0％),and 129 cases had both anxiety and depression (54.9％).The occurrence of anxiety was significantly higher than that of depression(P＜0.05).Risk factors for anxiety and depression in patients with cardiovascular diseases included work-related fatigue,working conditions and health status.The rate of effectiveness of psychological intervention was 95.4％,and no serious adverse events were observed.Conclusions Depression and anxiety are common in hospitalized cardiovascular patients and can be attributed to factors such as work-related fatigue,working conditions and health status.Favorable clinical outcomes can be achieved through psychological interventions,in addition to cardiovascular drug therapy.

Objective To evaluate the possibility of diffusion tensor imaging(DTI)in detecting and quantifying the Wallerian degeneration of optic radiation in occipital lobe chronic infarction.Methods 20 patients with unilateral occipital chronic infarction were undergone DTI.Quantitative fractional anisotropy(FA)and mean diffusivity(MD)were obtained from the ipsilateral optic radiation of the occipital lobe infarction and compared with that of contralateral region using the independent samples t-test.Results On the three dimensional color-coding tensor fractional anisotropic map,the regions of occipital lobe chronic infarction were markedly low signal intensity,the FA value and MD value were 0.274?0.062 and(1.226?0.372)?10-3mm2/s,while in the contralateral region of optic radiation,FA and MD values were 0.495?0.035 and(0.775?0.070)?10-3mm2/s respectively,there was significant difference in FA and MD values in comparing both side(P〈0.01).Conclusion DTI can detect and quantify the Wallerian degeneration in optic radiation after occipital lobe chronic infarction.

OBJECTIVE:To provide reference for the standardization of package insert of common drugs for elderly patients. METHODS:Outpatient prescriptions in our hospital from 2013 to 2014 were collected,and common drugs of elderly patients(≥60 years old)were ordered by consumption sum,and package inserts of top 100 drugs were statistically analyzed for absent items. RESULTS:The 100 common drugs for elderly patients included 28 Chinese traditional drugs and 72 chemical drugs. The Chinese traditional drug had more absent items,mostly were pharmacokinetics and drug overdose(92.9%),medication of elderly patients (85.7%),drug interactions(78.6%)and pharmacological actions(50.0%);the proportion of contraindications(16/28),adverse re-actions(15/28) and precaution(9/28) with uncertainty was relatively high. Items of chemicals package insert were better than Chi-nese traditional drug,absent items were pharmacokinetics and drug overdose(5.6%),medication of elderly patients and pharmaco-logical actions (2.8%) and drug interactions (1.4%);the proportion of medication of elderly patients (16/72),drug interaction and drug overdose(12/72)with uncertainty was relatively high. CONCLUSIONS:The common problem existing in the drug manu-al is characterized by absence of usage for elderly,drug descriptions is not clear,etc. Package inserts should be further improved to strengthen its standardization.

OBJECTIVE: To observe the effects of Shengqing Capsule (SQC), a compound of traditional Chinese herbal medicine, on biochemical parameters in C57BL/6J mice with cholesterol gallstone. METHODS: Thirty-eight C57BL/6J mice were randomly divided into normal control group (n=10), untreated group (n=15) and SQC group (n=13). Cholesterol gallstone was induced in mice of the latter two groups by feeding high cholesterol diet. Mice in the SQC group were intragastricly administered SQC 0.22 g/(kg.d). After 8-week treatment, animals were sacrificed and sampled to calculate the incidences of stone formation. The contents of serum cholesterols and Ca(2+), and the malonaldehyde (MDA) content and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity in liver tissues were detected. RESULTS: The incidences of stone formation were 73.33% in untreated group, 0% in normal control group, and 23.08% in the SQC group. And the INCIDENCE in untreated group was significantly higher than those in the normal control group and the SQC group (P<0.01). Contents of serum total cholesterol (TC) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in the SQC group were lower than that in the untreated group (P<0.01), and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) in the SQC group was higher than that in the untreated group (P<0.01). SQC could increase the SOD activity and decrease the MDA content in liver tissues, showing significant differences as compared with those in the untreated group (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: SQC can decrease the incidence of stone formation and improve the biochemical parameters, which may be one of the mechanisms in the treatment and prevention of cholesterol gallstone disease.

Objective To investigate the status of food hygiene safety in troop catering units, analyze the major problems, and to improve the service system of food safety in troops.Methods Seventy troop catering units were investigated by means of cross-sectional questionnaire surveys, on-site inspections and rapid detection methods.Results Among the 70 troop catering units, 70.0%were self-managed,and 28.6%were run by civilians.From them, 64.3%of these units were centralized above the regimental level.Five main problems with food safety were found during food processing:uncomplete cleaning and disinfection of the tableware, irrational layout of processing rooms, co-contamination in the processing link, purchase and storage problems of raw materials, and sub-standard internal management of hygiene.44.3%of the catering units had inspection staff, 40.0% were equipped with inspection equipment, and 35.7% had food inspection rooms. Conclusion There are potential hazards to food safety in troop catering units.The implementation of hygienic regulations should be strengthened, and food safety related equipment improved.In addition, staff′s awareness of hygiene should be enhanced, internal supervision should be strengthened, and the mechanism of rewards and punishments should be established.

Pharmacogenomics is the study of the impact of genetic variations or genotypes of individuals on their drug responses or drug metabolism.Compared to traditional genomics research,pharmacogenomic research is more closely related to clinical practice.Pharmacogenomic discoveries may effectively assist clinicians and healthcare providers in determining the right drugs and the proper doses for each patient,which can help avoid side effects or adverse reactions and improve the effect of drug therapy.Currently,pharmacogenomic approaches have proved to be valuable when it comes to the use of cardiovascular drugs,antineoplastic drugs,aromatase inhibitors,and agents for infectious diseases.The rapid innovation in sequencing technology and genome-wide association studies has led to the development of numerous data resources and dramatically changed the landscape of pharmacogenomic research.Here we describe some of these web resources along with their names,web links,main contents,and our ratings.

Objective:To explore the application effect of case-based learning (CBL) and lecture-based learning (LBL) in the teaching of image post-processing course in the standardized training system of medical imaging technology.Methods:A total of 34 trainees in the standardized training of imaging technology of Batch 2018 in West China Hospital of Sichuan University were divided into the experimental group and the control group according to their student numbers, with 17 students in each group. CBL teaching was carried out in the experimental group, and LBL teaching was carried out in the control group. According to the standardized training course design, after one year of image post-processing course teaching, the teaching effect was evaluated through closed-book examination, questionnaire survey and post-processing test. SPSS 20.0 was used for t-test and Mann-Whitney U test. Results:The scores of closed-book examinations (74.42±6.10) and post-processing test (73.47±6.03) in the experimental group were higher than those in the control group [(69.11±3.70) and (69.08±6.51)], and the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.05). The questionnaire survey showed that the students in the experimental group recognized CBL teaching in terms of learning interests stimulation, classroom atmosphere mobilization, clinical thinking cultivation, self-study ability training, and analysis of difficult and rare cases, etc. Conclusion:In the image post-processing course of standardized training of medical imaging technology, the rational application of CBL teaching mode is helpful to improve students' learning enthusiasm, self-learning ability, comprehensive analysis of clinical ability, practical ability, innovation consciousness and so on.

Objective To understand the patterns of outpatient prescription medications in the hospital's elderly patients.Methods Data for all outpatient prescriptions at our hospital written for seniors (≥60 years old) between 2013 and 2014 were collected and medications were ranked based on the price.The top 100 medications were chosen for analysis.Results The most expensive and most frequently prescribed three therapeutic groups were drugs for cardiovascular,endocrine & metabolic,and bone & joint disorders.Medication numbers and prices varied among different age groups,with the 60-64 and 75-79 groups representing the highest numbers and prices.The average price (460.3 yuan) per prescription for male patients was higher than that (399.3 yuan) for female patients.Conclusions The cost of prescription drugs in elderly patients is higher than in middle-aged patients,with drugs for non communicable chronic diseases accounting for most of the expenses.Polypharmacy is also a prominent issue.Prescriptions for chronic illnesses in the elderly should follow well established guidelines and appropriately managed.