Objective: To investigate the mortality characteristics and trend of coronary heart disease in Jiangbei District, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province, from 2014 to 2023, so as to provide evidence evidence for improving coronary heart disease prevention and control strategies. Methods: Data on mortality of coronary heart disease in Jiangbei District from 2014 to 2023 were collected through the Ningbo Chronic Disease Collaborative Management System. The crude mortality was calculated, and the China-standardized mortality was calculated using the the Seventh National Population Census in 2020. The average annual percent change (AAPC) was used to analyze the trends in mortality of coronary heart disease across different gender and age group from 2014 to 2023. Results: A total of 1 171 deaths of coronary heart disease in Jiangbei District from 2014 to 2023 were reported. The crude mortality and standardized mortality were 44.98/105 and 33.00/105. The crude mortality was higher in males than in females (50.55/105 vs. 39.69/105, P<0.05). The crude mortality increased slowly in the group aged 15-<60 years, rose rapidly after ≥60 years, and peaked at 1 386.80/105 in the group aged ≥85 years. The crude mortality of coronary heart disease was higher in the ≥60 age group than in the 15-<60 age group (168.11/105 vs. 4.84/105, P<0.05). The crude mortality of coronary heart disease in the total population, males, and females increased with age (all P<0.05). From 2014 to 2023, the standardized mortality of coronary heart disease in the total population, males, and females showed upward trends (AAPC=4.565%, 3.416%, and 6.398%, all P<0.05). The crude mortality in the ≥60 age group showed an upward trend (AAPC=6.199%, P<0.05), while the trend in the 15-<60 age group was not statistically significant (P>0.05). Conclusions From 2014 to 2023, the mortality of coronary heart disease in Jiangbei District showed an upward trend. Males and the elderly population had higher mortality with increasing trends, making them key populations for coronary heart disease prevention and control, while the young and middle-aged population had relatively stable mortality.

Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of cucumber on preventing chapped lips and oral cavity ulcer caused by fasting after surgery.Methods A total of 124 fasting patients were randomly divided into experimental group and control group on average.The control group during the period of fasting were painted lips or gargled with warm boiling water or mineral syrup while the experimental group during the period of fasting were laid with cucumber slices or gargled cucumber juice.The incidence of chapped lips and oral cavity ulcer during the fasting period in two groups had been compared.Results The incidence rate of chapped lips and oral cavity ulcer in the experimental group was 4.84%, which was lower than that in the control group(43.55%) with statistical significance (χ2 =90.26,P<0.01).The degree of chapped lips and oral cavity ulcer in the experimental group was lower than that in the control group as well.Conclusions Utilization of cucumber for fasting patients is effective to prevent chapped lips and oral cavity ulcer.