1.The Vertebral Artery and Basilar Artery Haemodynamics of Sudden Deafness
Yingzi XING ; Donghai WANG ; Qingjun HOU ; Hongwei LUO ; Zhen LIANG
Journal of Audiology and Speech Pathology 2014;(3):260-263
Objective To explore different characteristics of the vertebral artery and basilar artery haemody-namics in different frequencies to provide a theoretical basis for clinical treatment .Methods 90 cases of sudden deaf-ness were induded and according to hearing curve ,the cases were divided into three groups with 30 cases for each while the control group had 30 subjects .All cases were examined by TCD ,the VA ,BA test .Results Compared with group of median and low frequency sudden deafness ,the abnormal blood flow rate were found with decreased hearing(P<0 .05) .High and the full frequency range showed the abnormal blood flow rate ,although results were different(P<0 .05) .There were more high velocity detection rates among patients of high frequency group than the other groups .The full-frequency group's blood flow detection rate increased significantly more than the first two groups of patients with sudden deafness .PI ,RI of sudden deafness increased slightly ,but there was no statistically significant difference compared with control group (P>0 .05) .High frequency hearing loss compared with the con-trol group patients with sudden deafness had a clear abnormal velocity (P<0 .05) ,characterized by high velocity . There was no statistically significant difference in blood flow rate among low and median frequency group ,full-fre-quency group and control group except for Vs of BA in low and median frequency group .Conclusion Vertebral and basilar arterial circulation disorders had present more significance in the incidence of sudden deafness ,evident espe-cially in high and all frequency sudden deafness .Early initiation of TCD examination can understand the change of the vertebral and basilar artery hemodynamics ,providing high clinical application values .
2.A case of atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome complicated with IgA nephropathy in children and literature review
Jianjiang ZHANG ; Yibo CHENG ; Yingzi WANG ; Guolan XING
Chinese Journal of Nephrology 2023;39(9):708-712
Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) is characterized by non-immune microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia and acute kidney injury. IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is a common primary glomerular disease, while aHUS combined with IgAN is rare, and has been reported rarely in the past. This paper reported a case of children with aHUS combined with IgAN. In the acute stage, she was treated with plasma therapy and glucocorticoid. After remission, she was treated with glucocorticoid combined with immunosuppressants. During the follow-up period, aHUS did not recur, the renal function was normal, and urinary protein decreased to weakly positive.
3.Clinical Evidence of Oral Chinese Patent Medicines in Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmia: A Scoping Review
Te WANG ; Tianying CHANG ; Yingzi CUI ; Chunhui FAN ; Huan LIU ; Yongsheng HUANG ; Xing LIAO
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2023;29(6):157-166
ObjectiveTo review the drug information and research progress on oral Chinese patent medicines in the treatment of cardiac arrhythmia to identify existing problems and provide references for follow-up research. MethodChinese patent medicines against cardiac arrhythmia were retrieved from the three major drug catalogues,Yaozh.com,and relevant guidelines with arrhythmia as the retrieval term. The instructions for included Chinese patent medicines were retrieved through Yaozh.com and specific information was extracted. The research articles on Chinese patent medicines included were retrieved from the five databases,and the information meeting the inclusion and exclusion criteria was extracted and displayed in the form of text description and graphs after statistical analysis. ResultSixty-five oral Chinese patent medicines were included in this study,with the main functions of activating the blood and resolving stasis. The average daily cost of medicines was 8.17 yuan,and there were 42 medicines with an average daily cost of less than 10 yuan,showing a moderate medicine cost. A total of 351 research articles on Chinese patent medicines were screened out,including 259 randomized controlled trials (RCTs),16 non-RCTs,eight non-controlled trials,62 systematic reviews,two guidelines,and two expert consensuses. Eighteen types of Chinese patent medicines were involved,whose clinical trials had been conducted in 28 provinces,cities,autonomous regions,and municipalities in China. Wenxin granules and Shensong Yangxin capsules were the top medicines under investigation,accounting for 75.21% of all research articles. Among the included studies,the most common comparison design was Chinese patent medicine combined with western medicine vs western medicine (64.25%). The outcome evaluation was mainly based on clinical efficacy,symptom efficacy,arrhythmia efficacy,adverse reactions,and heart rate changes. ConclusionThe number of clinical studies of oral Chinese patent medicines against cardiac arrhythmia varies greatly,but traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndrome differentiation thinking is less considered in practical application. Due to unstandardized clinical research and low-quality literature,further advancement is required in the future.