1.Aspirin in the prevention of cardiovascular disease: a review
Journal of Preventive Medicine 2024;36(4):304-307,313
Abstract
Aspirin (ASA) is widely used for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD), but its strategy of application is highly controversial. Meanwhile, in terms of ASA prevention strategies for CVD, countries around the world are different. The United States is becoming increasingly cautious, while the European Union tends to focus on the benefits of ASA clinical use. China is concerned about the effectiveness of ASA in preventing CVD in the elderly. This article reviews relevant literature published domestically and internationally from 2005 to 2024 for the application of ASA in CVD prevention, ASA prevention strategies for CVD in main countries and the application of ASA in special groups such as chronic disease patients, which provides a basis for improving ASA prevention strategies for CVD and standardizing clinical application of ASA in China.
2.Impact of care burden on caregivers of patients with mild Alzheimer's disease on mental resilience
Qian MENG ; Yuchen QIAO ; Jiamei WANG ; Hong CHANG
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2018;24(1):34-38
Objective To explore the current status of mental resilience and its influencing factors in caregivers of patients with mild Alzheimer's disease (AD), so as to provide evidence for improving the quality of life and care level of the caregivers.Methods A total of 208 mild AD patients' caregivers in the neurology department of a Class Ⅲ Grade A hospital in Beijing were investigated with general information questionnaire, the Chinese version of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) and the Caregivers Burden Inventory (CBI).The influencing factors were analyzed with single factor analysis, Pearson correlation analysis and multiple linear regression analysis.Results The total score of the mental resilience of the caregivers of patients with mild AD was lower than the domestic norm. The difference in the mental resilience of caregivers with different genders, ages, duration of care, caring burden and caring assistance was statistically significant (P<0.05). Pearson correlation analysis showed that there was no statistical significance of the correlations between the duration of care and the total score, the tenacity dimension, the self-development dimension, as well as the correlation between gender and the tenacity dimension, the self-development dimension (P>0.05). Otherwise, all of the other factors were correlated with the scores of CD-RISC and all dimensions of it (P<0.05). Regression analysis showed that the influencing factors of caregivers' burden on resilience could explain 54.5% of the total variation of the resilience.Conclusions The mental resilience of the caregivers of the patients with mild AD is generally low. Nurses should give different interventions according to the different levels of resilience and related factors, especially, more technical guidance and psychological support should be given to the caregivers with heavier burden.
3.Association analysis of clinical characteristics and prognoses with cerebrospinal fluid antibody titer in patients with anti N-methyl- D-aspartic acid receptor encephalitis
Qian PANG ; Yuchen LI ; Jing WANG ; Fang ZHANG ; Huijun SHEN ; Jie WANG
Chinese Journal of Neuromedicine 2022;21(7):697-705
Objective:To explore the association analysis of clinical characteristics and prognoses with cerebrospinal fluid antibody titer in patients with anti N-methyl- D-aspartic acid (NMDA) receptor encephalitis. Methods:Thirty-eight patients with anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis, admitted to our hospital from June 2014 to March 2019, were chosen. According to the titer results of anti-NMDA receptor antibodies reported by the first cerebrospinal fluid specimens, they were divided into low antibody titer group (antibody titer 1:10 and 1:32) and high antibody titer group (antibody titer 1:100 and 1:320). The clinical characteristics and prognoses of these patients were compared.Results:Of these 38 patients, 14 were into the group of low antibody titer, and 24 were into the group of high antibody titer. Patients in the low antibody titer group had significantly higher incidences of headache and laloplegia, and statistically lower serum antibody positive rate ( P<0.05). There were no significant differences between the two groups in other prodromal symptoms including fever, respiratory symptoms and life events, other common clinical manifestations including psychobehavioral abnormalities or cognitive impairment, seizures, motor disorders and decreased consciousness level, staying in ICU or not, intubating endotracheal tube or not, length of stay in ICU, time from symptom onset to definite diagnosis, and occurrence of complications, skull MRI, EEG, and lab results, modified Rankin scale (mRS) scores at discharge, time required to recover to mRS score of 0-1 after discharge, and mRS scores at follow-up. Conclusion:Cerebrospinal fluid antibody titer has limited significance in evaluating disease severity and guiding diagnosis and treatment in patients with anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis at acute stage.
4.Research on the compatibility between traditional Chinese medicine culture and Marxism in terms of ethical implications and value utility from the perspective of the "second combination"
Chinese Medical Ethics 2024;37(10):1222-1228
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) culture is a typical representative of excellent traditional Chinese culture,and its core concept is embodied in the ethical value principles of "benevolence,harmony,refinement,and sincerity",which are highly similar to Marxism in terms of value stance,ethical connotation,social ideal,and internal development path.TCM culture embodies the core values concepts and original ways of thinking of excellent traditional Chinese culture.It emphasizes the value position of benevolent love for others,the ethical connotation of putting life first,and the social ideals of "medical care for the world" and "universal harmony",which are highly compatible with Marxism's value position of putting people first,as well as the global governance ideal of building a community with a shared future for mankind emphasized by socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era,in terms of value orientation,moral matrix,and discourse system.Socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered a new era,and TCM culture has realized its integration with modern science and technology,as well as with global public health practices under the guidance of Marxism,contributing Chinese solutions and Chinese wisdom to the construction of a community of common health for mankind.In the process of creative transformation and innovative development of TCM culture,it is both theoretically and practically necessary and urgent to dig the deeper points of convergence and explore the complementary utility space between the two sides,so as to enable them to absorb each other in openness,update and develop in integration,and continuously promote the "second combination".
5.The study of automatic treatment planning of prostate cancer based on DVH prediction models of organs at risk
Jieping ZHOU ; Zhao PENG ; Yuchen SONG ; Xi PEI ; Liusi SHENG ; Aidong WU ; Hongyan ZHANG ; Liting QIAN ; Xie XU
Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology 2019;28(7):536-542
Objective To evaluate the feasibility of utilizing dose-volume histogram (DVH) prediction models of organs at risk (OARs) to deliver automatic treatment planning of prostate cancer.Methods The training set included 30 cases randomly selected from a database of 42 cases of prostate cancer receiving treatment planning.The bladder and rectum were divided into sub-volumes (Ai) of 3 mm in layer thickness according to the spatial distance from the boundary of planning target volume (PTV).A skewed normal Gaussian function was adopted to fit the differential DVH of Ai,and a precise mathematical model was built after optimization.Using the embedded C++ subroutine of Pinnacle scripa,ahe volume of each Ai of the remaining validation set for 12 patients was obtained to predict the DVH parameters of these OARa,ahich were used as the objective functions to create personalized Pinnacle script.Finalla,automatic plans were generated using the script.The dosimetric differences among the original clinical plannina,aredicted value and the automatic treatment planning were statistically compared with paired t-test.Results DVH residual analysis demonstrated that predictive volume fraction of the bladder and rectum above 6 000 cGy were lower than those of the original clinical planning.The automatic treatment planning significantly reduced the V70,V60,V50 of the bladder and the V70 and V60 of the rectum than the original clinical planning (all P<0.05),the coverage and conformal index (CI) of PTV remained unchangea,and the homogeneity index (HI) was slightly decreased with no statistical significance (P> 0.05).Conclusion The automatic treatment planning of the prostate cancer based on the DVH prediction models can reduce the irradiation dose of OARs and improve the treatment planning efficiency.
6.Prone position-cardiopulmonary resuscitation in adults: a scoping review
Xuhong LAN ; Longfei GUO ; Hongfang ZHOU ; Hengyang WANG ; Qian WANG ; Donghui JIA ; Wenjuan YUAN ; Yuchen WU ; Zhigang ZHANG ; Caili PENG
Chinese Critical Care Medicine 2024;36(10):1049-1055
Objective:To comprehensively search the relevant literature on prone position-cardiopulmonary resuscitation (PP-CPR) in adults at home and abroad, analyze the content, summarize the evidence, and provide reference for clinical health care professionals.Methods:Systematic search of CNKI, China Biomedical Literature Service System (SinoMed), Wanfang Data, VIP database, PubMed, Embase, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Cochran Library, Web of Science, Scopus literature database and other Chinese and English databases was conducted. The search period was from inception to June 15 in 2024. The contents of PP-CPR from randomized controlled trial (RCT), non-RCT (prospective or retrospective), cohort studies and case reports were extracted and systematically analyzed. The search results were standardized by the method of scoping review.Results:A total of 523 articles were obtained through preliminary search, and 14 references and gray literature were retrieved, totaling 537 articles. After strict screening by two researchers, a total of 26 literatures were included, 3 were non-RCT and 23 were case reports, involving 12 countries, including 3 in Chinese, 19 in English, 2 in French, 1 in German, and 1 in Korean. Three non-RCT demonstrated that compared with standard cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), PP-CPR could produce higher pressure, and provide good respiratory and circulatory support. A total of 25 adult patients were included in the 23 case reports, of which 17 reported total recovery time and 13 reported PP-CPR time ≤ 5 minutes, all of which recovered spontaneous circulation, indicating the effectiveness of PP-CPR technology. In terms of final outcome, 4 patients (16.0%) died and 21 patients (84.0%) survived, indicating that PP-CPR technology could provide timely blood circulation and improve clinical outcomes for prone cardiac arrest patients. Among the 11 patients who reported complications after resuscitation, no neurological damage was found in the short-term outcomes, indicating that PP-CPR technology had a certain level of safety.Conclusions:PP-CPR can provide timely blood circulation for patients with cardiac arrest who are unable to lie supine quickly, and win "golden time" for defibrillation and further treatment. In clinical practice, medical staff need to evaluate the emergency environment, the number of rescuers and the specific condition of the patient, and implement first aid as soon as possible, so as to reduce the time of no blood flow in the vital organs of patients with cardiac arrest in prone position, and improve the clinical prognosis.
7.Kufor-Rakeb syndrome caused by ATP13A2 gene mutation: a case report and literature review
Xiaojin WEI ; Fangyuan QIAN ; Yuchen WU ; Hui XU ; Caiyan WANG ; Yuhan XU ; Ziyue DONG ; Jiale JI ; Yijing GUO
Chinese Journal of Neurology 2024;57(5):467-472
Objective:To report a case of Kufor-Rakeb syndrome caused by novel ATP13A2 mutation, collect the cases related to ATP13A2 gene mutation published in recent years, summarize the clinical manifestations of the disease, and broaden the clinical diagnostic thinking. Methods:The clinical manifestations of a newly diagnosed patient with Kufor-Rakeb syndrome caused by ATP13A2 gene mutation admitted to Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University on November 26, 2021, were summarized. The related cases of ATP13A2 mutation published from January 2000 to December 2021 were searched through the PubMed and CNKI databases using the keywords "ATP13A2" and "Parkinson′s disease". The onset age, clinical symptoms, family history, genetic testing, and levodopa responsiveness results of the patients were collected. Results:The patient is a 52-year-old female with the main clinical symptoms of static tremor and bradykinesia. Physical examination showed a gear like increase in muscle tension in the right upper limb, involuntary shaking of the right hand and slow movement. She had good responsiveness to levodopa, and the magnetic resonance imaging and susceptibility weighted imaging of the head showed a lack of clear observation of bilateral black matter swallowtail sign. Whole exome sequencing showed that mutations c.3010A>G (p.S1004G) and c.1195+5G>A (splice) were found in the ATP13A2 gene, both of which were not reported. The c.3010A>G (p.S1004G) mutation originated from the mother, and the c.1195+5G>A (splice) mutation originated from the father. In the retrospective literature review, a total of 10 cases were collected, with onset ages ranging from 18 months to 24 years. Among them, 4/10 patients′ parents married close relatives, and the clinical manifestations were mainly motor symptoms of Parkinson′s disease. In addition, 5/10 patients had cognitive dysfunction, and 3/10 patients had mental symptoms. And demonstrations of most patients′ magnetic resonance imaging were normal in the early stage of the disease, and as the disease progressed, some patients′ imaging results showed specific changes, such as whole brain atrophy and changes in the corpus callosum. Meanwhile, 8/10 patients showed good responsiveness to levodopa. Conclusions:Kufor-Rakeb syndrome is a special type of adolescent levodopa responsive Parkinson′s disease caused by ATP13A2 mutation, which is an autosomal recessive disorder. In addition to motor symptoms such as static tremor and bradykinesia, its clinical manifestations may also be accompanied by non motor symptoms such as cognitive and psychiatric disorders. The disease responds well to treatment with levodopa.
8. Clinical characteristics and prognosis of high-risk neuroblastoma with bone marrow metastasis in children
Hongjun FAN ; Cheng HUANG ; Yan SU ; Xindi WANG ; Yuchen ZHOU ; Chao DUAN ; Wen ZHAO ; Qian ZHAO ; Mei JIN ; Xiaoli MA
Chinese Journal of Pediatrics 2019;57(11):863-869
Objective:
To analyze the clinical characteristics of newly treated high-risk group neuroblastoma (NB) patients with bone marrow metastasis and to explore the prognostic factors.
Methods:
The clinical features (sex, age, stage, risk group, pathological type, metastatic site, etc.) of 203 newly treated high-risk NB patients with bone marrow metastasis admitted to Hematology Oncology Center, Beijing Children′s Hospital from January 2007 to December 2016 were analyzed retrospectively. There were 118 males (58.1%) and 85 females (41.9%). Kaplan-Meier method was used for survival analysis and Cox regression was used to analyze the prognostic factors.
Results:
The age at onset of the 203 patients was 41 months (9-147 months). The metastatic sites at diagnosis were as follows: bone in 195 cases (96.1%), distant lymph nodes in 104 cases (51.2%), skull and endomeninx in 61 cases (30.0%), orbit in 30 cases (14.8%), pleura in 16 cases (7.9%), liver in 13 cases(6.4%), canalis spinalis in 13 cases (6.4%), other sites in 11 cases (5.4%) and skin and soft tissue in 10 cases (4.9%). In all, 194 cases were enrolled for prognostic analysis. The follow-up time was 36 months (1 day-138 months) , and the 5-years event free survival (EFS) and overall survival (OS) were 36.1% and 39.7%, respectively. A total of 118 patients (60.8%) had events (first relapse or death) with the time to event occurrence was 15 months (1 day-72 months), whereas 112 patients (57.7%) died with the event occurrence to death time was 3 months (1 day-21 months). There was no significant difference in 5-years OS between radiotherapy group and non-radiotherapy group (42.3%
9.A case-control study on clinical characteristics, awareness of foods & drinks and compliance of 111 early-onset gout cases
Yuchen DUAN ; Cibo HUANG ; Suyan CAO ; Yanhong HUANG ; Kuanting WANG ; Ping ZENG ; Yalun DAI ; Ming GAO ; Yongjing CHENG ; Min FENG ; Like ZHAO ; Fang WANG ; Aihua LIU ; Yingjuan CHEN ; Yingjue DU ; Chunmei ZHANG ; Xing ZHOU ; Qian WANG ; Jia HUANG ; Ming YANG
Chinese Journal of Rheumatology 2020;24(5):328-333
Objective:To study the clinical characteristics and compliance of early-onset gout patients by case-control analysis.Methods:A total of 111 early-onset patients (onset age ≤35 years old) were included as Group A, and 111 non-early-onset patients (onset age >35 years old) with matched disease durationwere included as Group B. The differences ofclinical characteristics, causes of acute gout attack, dairy diet habits, compliance, and misunderstanding of the disease were compared.Results:Compared with the non-early-onsetgoutpatients, the early-onset patients had a higher proportion of obesity (63 cases vs 28 cases), family history (36 cases vs 20 cases) and tophus (39 cases vs 23 cases) and higher level of VAS scores (8.5±1.3 vs 7.6±1.7; χ2=22.988, P<0.01; χ2=5.749, P=0.016; χ2=5.729, P=0.017; t=4.639, P<0.01), lowerproportionof the first metatarsophalangeal joint involvement as the initial joint involvement (45.9%, 51 cases vs 59.4%, 66 cases; χ2=4.066, P=0.044), higher proportion of the ankle involvement as the initial joint involvement (34.2%, 38 cases vs 21.6%, 24 cases; χ2=4.386, P=0.036), higher proportion of alcohol drinkers and high fructose drinkers, which was more likely to relate to alcohol intake, strenuous exercise and high fructose intakeas trigger of the flare ( χ2=6.513, P=0.011; χ2=7.126, P=0.008; χ2=1.978, P=0.160), while the proportion of regular exercisers and on diet in the family was lower ( χ2=22.887, P<0.01; t=-4.917, P<0.01). The proportion of poor diet and medication compliance in Group A was higher than that in Group B(57.7%, 64 cases vs 38.7%, 43 cases; χ2=5.207, P=0.022; χ2=5.867, P=0.015). As for the reason for poor treatment compliance, early-onset gout patients were more worry about the side-effects of drugs than non-early onset patients ( χ2=4.190, P=0.041). There was no significant difference between the two groups in the main misunderstanding of gout. Conclusion:Although early onset gout patients are young, their condition is more serious, and compliance is poorer, this group of patients should be highly valued in clinical diagnosis and treatment.
10.Potential molecular mechanism of motherwort in the treatment of nerve injury based on network pharmacology
Qian ZHANG ; Yuchen GUO ; Shanshan DENG ; Yuefan ZHANG ; Tiejun LI
Journal of Pharmaceutical Practice 2022;40(2):113-119
Objective To explore the mechanism of motherwort in the treatment of nerve injury. Methods The active components of motherwort were obtained by searching TCMSP and BATMAN-TCM databases. The action targets of candidate compounds were collected and predicted from TCMSP and SwissTargetPrediction (STP) databases. The target genes corresponding to the active components of motherwort were obtained by using the standardized database of disease targets (Uniprot). The potential targets of motherwort in the treatment of nerve injury were obtained by mapping the disease genes of nerve injury with the three databases of Genecards, DisGenet and OMIM. The network topology analysis software Cytoscape 3.6.0 was used to construct the action target network of motherwort active components. The protein interaction platform database (STRING) was used to construct the interaction relationship between action targets. The target protein interaction (PPI) network was constructed by introducing Cytoscape 3.6.0 software. Through STRING database, GO enrichment analysis and KEGG pathway enrichment analysis were carried out to analyze the target points of motherwort in the treatment of nerve injury. Results 19 active components were screened from motherwort, involving 654 action targets, including 426 action targets related to nerve injury and 6 key targets. These target genes were mainly involved in biological regulation, oxidative stress response and cell communication and other biological processes. Molecular functions were mainly related to protein binding, ion binding and catalytic reduction. They were enriched outside the cell membrane. Its mechanism was related to signal pathways such as MAPK, Toll-like receptor, PI3K-Akt, TNF, IL-17, and apoptosis. Conclusion The active components of motherwort may play a protective role on nerve injury through anti-inflammation, anti-apoptosis and promoting cell growth.