Objective To explore the relationship between osteoporosis and carotid atherosclerosis in patients with coronary heart disease aged≥60 years and analyze prevention suggestions. Methods The clinical data of 380 patients with coronary heart disease aged≥60 years who underwent various examinations in the hospital between April 2024 and April 2025 were retrospectively analyzed. According to the bone mineral density (BMD) classification criteria, the patients were divided into osteoporosis group and non-osteoporosis group. The differences in general data and carotid atherosclerosis-related indicators were compared between osteoporosis group and non-osteoporosis group. Pearson method was used to analyze the correlation between carotid atherosclerosis indicators and clinical indicators in patients with coronary heart disease aged≥60 years. According to the IMT detection thickness in patients with coronary heart disease and osteoporosis aged≥60 years were divided into IMT thickening group and IMT non-thickening group and between plaque group and non-plaque group, and the differences in BMD and bone metabolism indicators were compared. Binary logistics analysis was adopted to analyze the risk factors of IMT thickening and carotid plaque formation in patients with coronary heart disease≥60 years old. Results Age and duration of osteoporosis group TC、LDL-C、CTX、 Carotid artery IMT and carotid atherosclerosis degree were higher than those in the non osteoporosis group, the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). BMI, OPG, OCN, 25 (OH) D, BMD, carotid artery elasticity coefficient were lower than those in the non osteoporosis group, the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). Carotid IMT, carotid atherosclerosis degree, and carotid elasticity coefficient were significantly correlated with age, course of disease, TC, LDL-C, CTX, BMI, OPG, OCN, BMD, and 25 (OH) D of coronary heart disease patients ≥60 years old (P<0.05). OPG, OCN, BMD and 25(OH)D in IMT thickening group and plaque group were lower compared to IMT non-thickening group and non-plaque group (P<0.05) while CTX was significantly higher than that in IMT non-thickening group and non-plaque group (P<0.05). Binary logistics regression analysis showed that OPG, OCN, BMD, 25(OH)D and CTX were associated with IMT thickening in patients with coronary heart disease and osteoporosis aged≥60 years (P<0.05). OPG, OCN and BMD were associated with carotid plaque formation in patients with coronary heart disease complicated with osteoporosis aged≥60 years (P<0.05). Conclusion There is a significant correlation between osteoporosis and arteriosclerosis in patients with coronary heart disease aged≥60 years. As the bone mass decreases, the manifestations of arteriosclerosis become become more and more obvious, which needs attention and prevention.

Objective:To explore the incidence and mortality of digestive system cancers, and the trend of the disease burden attributed to different risk factors in population in China.Methods:Data were obtained from the GLOBOCAN 2020 and the Global Burden of Disease Study in 2019 databases and only the data from the Chinese population were included. Using Excel 2019 and R 4.2.1 software, indicators including age-standardized incidence rate (ASIR), age-standardized mortality rate (ASMR), age-standardized disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate and its rate of change were used to illustrate the disease burden of digestive system cancers attributed to different factors and their trends.Results:In 2020, the ASIR of digestive system cancers in China was 83.00/100 000, and the ASMR was 63.80/100 000. The numbers of digestive system cancer cases and deaths increased with age, and more cases and deaths occurred in men than in women in all age groups. The age-standardized DALY rate of esophageal cancer, gastric cancer and liver cancers showed decreasing trends in China from 1990 to 2019 (rate of change: -45.26%, -46.87%, and -65.63%, respectively), whereas the age-standardized DALY rate of pancreatic cancer, colorectal cancer and gallbladder and biliary tract cancer showed increasing trends (rate of change: 67.61%, 30.52%, and 7.21%, respectively). The trend of the mortality rate was consistent with the DALY rate. Compared with the age-standardized DALY rate attributed to behavioral factors, the annual proportion of the age-standardized DALY rate attributed to metabolic factors to the total age-standardized DALY rate of esophageal cancer, liver cancer, pancreatic cancer, and colorectal cancer increased from 1990 to 2019. There was no significant change in the rank of age-standardized DALY rate of gastric cancer, liver cancer, pancreatic cancer, and gallbladder and biliary tract cancer attributed to different risk factors in China from 1990 to 2019, but the rank of certain attributed risk factors for the age-standardized DALY rate of esophageal cancer and colorectal cancer moved ahead (esophageal cancer: high BMI; colorectal cancer: low milk intake, and low whole-grain intake).Conclusions:The incidence and mortality of digestive system cancers was serious in China in 2020, and the annual proportion of the disease burden of digestive system cancers attributed to metabolic factors increased from 1990 to 2019. The rank of attributed risk factors for several digestive system cancers changed significantly.

Objective To study the application value of pneumonia severity index high-risk score (PSI-HR) in high risk patients and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in the condition evaluation of the pa-tients with respiratory tract infection in ICU.Methods The clinical data of the patients with lower respiratory tract infection hospitalized in the department of intensive care medicine of this hospital from January 2020 to July 2023 were retrospectively analyzed.According to the ICU outcomes,the patients were divided into the im-provement group (n=77) and the poor prognosis group (n=25),and the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was drawn to analyze the evaluation value of PSI-HR score combined with NLR,NLR,PSI-HR score,PSI-HR grade and PSI grade in the prognosis of the patients with lower respiratory tract infection. Results The case fatality rates of the patients with different grades of PSI were 40.00％ (16/40) for the grade 5,18.75％ (6/32) for the grade 4,22.22％ (2/9) for the grade 3 and 4.76％ (1/21) for the grade 2,re-spectively.There was no significant correlation between different PSI grades and case fatality rate (r=0.911,P=0.089).The case fatality rates of different grades of PSI-HR were 75.00％ (3/4) for the grade 6,46.67％ (7/15) for the grade 5,28.57％ (6/21) for the grade 4,17.24％ (5/29) for the grade 3,and 12.12％ (4/33) for the grade 2,respectively,and the PSI-HR grade was positively correlated with the case fatality rate of the patients (r=0.955,P=0.011).The area under the ROC curve (AUC) of predicting the prognosis of the pa-tients with lower respiratory tract infection from great to small was 0.828(95％CI:0.717-0.938,P<0.05) for PSI-HR score combined with NLR,0.754 (95％CI:0.637-0.871,P<0.05) for NLR,0.744 (95％CI:0.636-0.852,P<0.05) for PSI-HR score,and 0.706 (95％CI:0.584-0.829,P<0.05) for PSI-HR grade and 0.695 (AUC=0.695,95％CI:0.582-0.807,P<0.05) for PSI grade.Conclusion The PSI-HR grade has good correlation with the case fatality rate of the patients with lower respiratory tract infection.The effi-ciency of PSI-HR grade combined with NLR for predicting the prognosis in the patients with lower respiratory tract infection in ICU is better than that of single index.

【Objective】 To explore the factors affecting Babinski sign in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). 【Methods】 We enrolled 262 patients diagnosed with ALS with adequate data in Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University from 2015 to 2020. The relationship between the clinical characteristics of patients with positive and negative Babinski sign was analyzed for both sides, respectively. Furthermore, for patients with left or right lower limb weakness complaint, the relationship between Babinski sign and the lower limb involvement characteristics was analyzed. 【Results】 Positive Babinski sign was positively correlated with higher diagnostic category (left correlation coefficient 0.297, P<0.001; right correlation coefficient 0.292, P<0.001). Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Functional Rating Scale-Revised (ALSFRS-R) score was lower in patients with positive Babinski sign (left P=0.001, right P=0.001); the proportion of complaints of ipsilateral lower limb weakness was higher (left P=0.008, right P=0.038); the positive rate of ipsilateral upper limb Hoffmann sign was higher (left P=0.004, right P=0.002). In patients with complaints of lower limb weakness, positive Babinski sign was positively correlated with better foot dorsiflexor muscle strength (left correlation coefficient 0.207, P=0.021; right correlation coefficient 0.264, P=0.003), and the proportion of ipsilateral tibialis anterior atrophy was lower in positive Babinski sign group (left P<0.001, right P=0.008); the ratio of ipsilateral common peroneal nerve compound muscle action potential (CMAP)/tibial nerve CMAP was different in positive Babinski sign and negative groups (left P=0.008, right P=0.015), which were positively correlated (left correlation coefficient 0.246, P=0.007; right correlation coefficient 0.223, P=0.015). 【Conclusion】 Patients with positive Babinski sign usually have a higher diagnostic category and more extensive clinical involvement. In ALS patients with complaints of lower limb weakness, Babinski sign is more likely to be elicited when the degree of weakness and atrophy of the anterior calf muscles is relatively low.

【Objective】 To investigate cortical thickness changes in the face-head region of the primary motor cortex (PMC) and its effect on survival in amyotrophy lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients. 【Methods】 A retrospective analysis was performed on 105 ALS patients who underwent head MRI scan at the same time. The A4hf (face-head) region of PMC was used as the region of interest (ROI). According to clinical symptoms, patients were divided into two groups: bulbar involvement and non-bulbar involvement. The differences of clinical features and cortical thickness in ROI were analyzed. According to the symptoms of bulbar palsy, physical examination of nervous system and EMG of tongue muscle, the patients with bulbar palsy were divided into lower motor neuron (LMN), upper motor neuron (UMN) and LMN+UMN groups. The differences of bulbar subgroup score and ROI of cortical thickness were analyzed. Age at onset, body mass index, delayed time of diagnosis, bulbar subgroup score, and ROI cortical thickness were included in survival analysis. 【Results】 ① The ROI cortical thickness was significantly lower in bulbar involvement group than non-bulbar involvement group (-0.198±0.87 vs. 0.235±0.95, P=0.017). ② There were no significant differences in the bulbar subgroup scores or cortical thickness of ROI between LMN, UMN and LMN+UMN groups (P>0.05). ③ Survival analysis showed age of onset (HR=3.296, 95% CI:1.63-6.664, P=0.001), delayed time of diagnosis (HR=0.361, 95% CI:0.184-0.705, P=0.003), bulbar subgroup score (HR 0.389, 95% CI:0.174-0.868, P=0.021), and ZRE_ROI cortical thickness (HR=2.309, 95% CI:1.046-5.096, P=0.038) were independent influencing factors of ALS survival. 【Conclusion】 Cortical thickness in A4hf (face-head) region can more objectively reflect UMN signs of region bulbar. In addition to age of onset and delayed time of diagnosis, bulbar subgroup score and cortical thickness of face-head region are also independent influencing factors, and cortical thinning in face-head region is a protective factor for survival of ALS patients.

【Objective】 The involvement of upper motor neuron (UMN) degeneration is crucial to the diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). This study aimed to determine objective and sensitive UMN degeneration markers for an accurate and early diagnosis. 【Methods】 A total of 108 ALS patients and 90 age- and gender-matched control subjects were recruited from ALS Clinic of The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University. The motor homunculus cortex thickness data in MRI were collected from all the participants. The clinical characteristics and UMN clinical examination of bulbar, cervical, thoracic and lumbosacral regions were collected from the ALS patients. 【Results】 Cortical thickness was significantly thinner in the ALS group than in the control group in bilateral head-face-bulbar and upper-limb areas (P<0.05). The cortical thickness of the global UMN positive group was significantly thinner than that of control groups in bilateral head-face-bulbar and upper-limb areas (P<0.05). The cortical thickness of the UMN positive group in the corresponding region was significantly thinner than that of control groups in bilateral head-face-bulbar and upper-limb areas (P<0.05). 【Conclusion】 The thinning of the motor homunculus cortex can be used as an objective marker of UMN involvement in ALS patients in clinical practice.

Objective:To compare the efficacy and safety of low-intensity illumination 3D heads-up system-assisted pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) and traditional microscope eyepiece system-assisted PPV for proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR).Methods:A randomized controlled study was conducted.Forty patients (40 eyes) who were diagnosed as PDR and met the PPV standard were included in Xuzhou First People's Hospital from June to December 2022.The patients were randomly divided into 3D group and eyepiece group using a random number table method, with 20 eyes in each group.The eyes in 3D group underwent 3D heads-up system-assisted PPV, and the eyes in eyepiece group received traditional microscope eyepiece system-assisted PPV.The intravitreal injection of 0.5 mg(0.05 ml) ranibizumab was performed 6 or 7 days prior to three-channel 25G PPV for all the eyes.The brightness of endoilluminator was adjusted to minimum level during the surgical procedure, and the brightness of the optical fiber and chandelier in 3D group was set to 20%, while that in eyepiece group was 32% and 46%, respectively, and was further matched to the actual requirements of the surgery.The light intensity of optical fiber and chandelier was measured at 5 mm and 10 mm with a digital photometer.Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was measured before surgery and 7 days, 1 month and 3 months after surgery.Electroretinogram (ERG) was recorded by the Retiscan before surgery and 1 month after surgery to evaluate retinal function.Intraocular pressure and postoperative complications in both groups were compared.This study adhered to the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the Ethics Committee of The Affiliated Xuzhou Municipal Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University (No.xyy11[2022]027). Written informed consent was obtained from each subject prior to entering the cohort.Results:The BCVA was 2.21±1.13, 1.99±1.07, 1.26±0.86 and 0.98±0.65 in 3D group, and 1.89±0.95, 1.94±0.79, 1.42±0.80 and 1.31±0.79 in eyepiece group at before surgery and 7 days, 1 month, and 3 months after surgery, respectively.There was no significantly intergroup difference in BCVA ( Fgroup=0.022, P=0.884). The BCVA was significantly different at various time points before and after surgery ( Ftime=18.765, P<0.001). The BCVA was significantly improved at 1 and 3 months after surgery in 3D group and at 3 months after surgery in eyepiece group in comparison with before surgery, showing statistically significant differences (all at P<0.05). There were significant differences in the latency of dark-adapted 3.0 a-wave before and after surgery between two groups ( Htime=3.983, P=0.046), and the latency of dark-adapted 3.0 a-wave was shorter after surgery than before surgery in both groups (all at P<0.05). The light intensities of optical fiber and chandelier at 5 mm and 10 mm during surgery were lower in 3D group than in eyepiece group, and the differences were statistically significant (all at P<0.001). There was no significant difference in intraocular pressure between the two groups at different time points ( Fgroup=0.980, P=0.328; Ftime=2.706, P=0.062). There was no significant difference in the number of postoperative vitreous hemorrhage between the two groups ( χ2=0.960, P=0.327). Conclusions:Low-intensity illumination 3D heads-up system-assisted PPV has the same outcome as traditional microscope eyepiece system-assisted PPV for PDR.However, compared with the traditional microscope eyepiece system, the light intensity on the retina from low-intensity illumination 3D heads-up system is lower on the retina during surgery and therefore produce less light damage to retinal function of patients.

Objective To explore the correlation between CAE and the ratio of white blood cell count to mean platelet volume ratio(WMR)in elderly patients.Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on 238 patients who underwent coronary angiography(CAG)between January 2018 and January 2023 in Department of Cardiology of Tianjin First Central Hospital.According to the results of CAG and patient's age,they were divided into in elderly CAE group(age ≥65 years,100 cases)and non-elderly CAE group(age＜65 years,138 cases).Another 127 age-matched elderly individuals with normal coronary artery(age ≥65 years)served as normal con-trol group.The WMR levels were measured in all participants.Results The elderly CAE group had significantly higher WMR than the non-elderly CAE group and the normal control group(745.50±237.46 vs 672.43±194.52 and 610.11±144.22,P=0.000).Spearman correlation analy-sis showed that WMR was positively correlated with platelet count,neutrophil count and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein level(r=0.380,P=0.000;r=0.819,P=0.000;r=0.283,P=0.000).Multiple logistic analysis indicated that readmission,male,TC and WMR were significantly associated with CAE in elderly patients.ROC curve analysis revealed that the value of WMR to distinguish the presence of CAE in elderly patients was 0.604(95％CI:0.531-0.677,P=0.006).Conclusion Elevated WMR might be a cost-effective monitor in elderly CAE patients.

Objective:To investigate the clinical characteristics and etiology of pulmonary embolism in children, and to discuss the efficacy and safety of anticoagulation therapy.Methods:The data of 30 children with pulmonary embolism, who were treated with anticoagulation therapy in the Department of Pediatrics, Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University from January 2017 to December 2021, were analyzed retrospectively.The etiology, clinical characteristics, complications, outcomes and prognosis after anticoagulation treatment were analyzed.Results:There were 17 males and 13 females, with an average age of (8.95±2.58) years (age range: 4-13 years). The follow-up duration was 3-59 months.(1) The symptoms included cough in 30 cases (100.0%), fever in 29 cases (96.7%), shortness of breath in 27 cases (90.0%), chest pain in 15 cases (50.0%), hemoptysis in 9 cases (30.0%), bloody secretions under bronchoscopy but no hemoptysis in 4 cases (13.3%), and respiratory failure in 2 cases (6.7%). (2) The protopathy was Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in 23 cases (76.7%), whose symptoms accorded with refractory Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia.About 16 cases (53.3%) were positive for Mycoplasma pneumoniae drug resistance mutation 2063A>G or 2064A>G.Two cases (6.7%) had nephrotic syndrome.One case (3.3%) had purpura nephritis (nephrotic syndrome type). One case (3.3%) was lupus nephritis (nephrotic syndrome type). One case (3.3%) was hereditary protein S deficiency.One case (3.3%) had osteomyelitis and Staphylococcus aureus sepsis.One case (3.3%) had congenital heart disease.(3) Complications included limb thrombosis in 7 cases (23.3%), atrial thrombosis in 2 cases (6.7%), thoracic and abdominal deep venous thrombosis in 2 case (6.7%), cerebral infarction in 2 cases (6.7%), and splenic infarction in 1 case (3.3%). (4) Imaging examination showed that 30 children had lung consolidation/atelectasis (100.0%), and 24 cases had pleural effusion (80.0%). (5) Coagulation function examination suggested D-dimer increased to ≥ 5 mg/L in 21 cases (70.0%). (6) One case (3.3%) was given thrombolytic therapy with urokinase at the acute stage.Nine cases (30.0%) were treated with heparin/low molecular weight heparin.Twenty-one cases (70.0%) first received anticoagulation therapy with heparin/low molecular weight heparin and later took oral anticoagulant.Four cases (13.3%) were treated with Warfarin and 17 cases (56.7%) with Rivaroxaban.The anticoagulant treatment lasted 1-9 months.No recurrence of embolism or sequelae of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension was observed. Conclusions:Infection, especially Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection, is the main cause of pulmonary embolism in children.The symptoms of pulmonary embolism in children are atypical, so it is difficult to distinguish this disease from primary underlying diseases.Bronchoscopy can help find occult pulmonary hemorrhage.Unexplained shortness of breath in children of any age suggests the possibility of pulmonary embolism.Combination of clinical symptoms and necessary examination contribute to early diagnosis of pulmonary embolism.Then selection of appropriate anticoagulant drugs and timely anticoagulant therapy can improve the prognosis of children.

Objective:To explore the relationship between the type of mutation and clinical features, prognosis, and clinical characteristics of chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) caused by compound heterozygous mutations in the NCF2 gene in children. Methods:The clinical data of 1 case of neonatal CGD caused by compound heterozygous mutations of NCF2 gene at Tianjin Children′s Hospital in August 2019 was analyzed, and domestic and international literatures were searched to summarize the clinical characteristics, gene mutation type and prognosis of CGD caused by NCF2 mutation. Results:The diagnosis of CGD was confirmed by the presence of compound heterozygous mutations c. 196_197insA (p.Arg66Glnfs23X) and c. 1180T>G (p.Tyr394Asp) in the NCF2 gene, accompanied with the clinical manifestations of fever, cough, multiple clumps and nodules in the chest CT at 25 days after birth, and the neutrophil respiratory burst test stimulation index(SI) 23.This new mutation was not reported in the Human Genetic Mutation Database.The child had a residual portion of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase activity and was followed up until the age of 9 months with an antifungal drug without recurrent infection.A total of 101 cases of CGD patients with NCF2 gene mutation were reported in domestic and international databases.Totally, 33 cases had SI results, with 22 cases below 3, 11 cases above 3, and 8 cases of missense mutations. Conclusions:c. 196_197insA and c. 1180T>G are new mutations in NCF2 gene that can lead to CGD.CGD patients containing missense mutations in the NCF2 gene may have more residual NADPH oxidase activity.