1.Predictive Value of Residual Quantitative Flow Ratio for Long-term Vessel-oriented Composite Endpoints
Rui ZHANG ; Yanpu SHI ; Changdong GUAN ; Yanyan ZHAO ; Shengxian TU ; Bo YU ; Guosheng FU ; Yujie ZHOU ; Jian'an WANG ; Yundai CHEN ; Jun PU ; Kefei DOU ; Weixian YANG ; Yongjian WU ; Shubin QIAO ; Lei SONG
Chinese Circulation Journal 2025;40(9):862-869
Objectives:To explore the predictive value of residual Murray's law-based quantitative flow ratio(μQFR)on long-term vessel-oriented composite endpoints(VoCE).Methods:This retrospective study included 3 510 patients from the FAVOR Ⅲ China trial.Offline residual μQFR analysis was performed on all vessels(diameter≥2.5 mm)with 50%-90%stenotic lesions.Patients were stratified into high-,intermediate-,and low-risk groups based on residual μQFR tertiles.The primary endpoint was 3-year VoCE,defined as a composite of cardiac death related to the target vessel,target vessel-related spontaneous myocardial infarction,and ischemia-driven target vessel revascularization.Results:Offline analysis was performed on 5 256 vessels from 3 510 patients.The mean residual μQFR was 0.92±0.75.The high-risk group(residual μQFR≤0.91)with 1 554 patients(1 958 vessels);the intermediate-risk group(residual μQFR 0.92-0.96)with 1 211 patients(1 906 vessels);and the low-risk group(residual μQFR>0.96)with 745 patients(1 392 vessels).Over 3-year follow-up,VoCE occurred in 227 vessels(4.3%).The 3-year VoCE incidence was significantly higher in the high-risk group compared to the intermediate-and low-risk groups(6.2%vs.4.1%vs.2.5%,log-rank P<0.001),primarily driven by ischemia-driven target vessel revascularization(5.0%vs.3.0%vs.1.6%,log-rank P<0.001).Hypertension(OR=0.83,95%CI:0.72-0.96),hypercholesterolemia(OR=0.84,95%CI:0.73-0.97),bifurcation lesions(OR=0.72,95%CI:0.63-0.83),moderate/severe calcification(OR=0.70,95%CI:0.57-0.84),and tandem lesions(OR=0.59,95%CI:0.47-0.75)were independent predictors of lower residual μQFR values.Conclusions:Lower residual μQFR is significantly associated with increased VoCE risk during the 3-year follow up period.
2.The influence of autoimmune diseases on early spontaneous abortion
Ganlu PENG ; Shuang DAI ; Man LU ; Guosheng LI ; Quan ZHOU ; Aihua CHEN
Immunological Journal 2025;41(1):44-51
Objective To systematically evaluate of the effect of autoimmune diseases(AIDs)on early spontaneous abortion(ESA).Methods Several databases such as Ovid and Web of Science were searched from January 2000 to May 2024 for retrospective analysis.Furthermore,subgroup analysis was conducted in terms of AIDs,continent and assisted reproduction.Results Total of 73 eligible studies were included in this study.There was a statistically significant difference in the risk of ESA between the population with AIDs and the population with normal pregnancy(OR=1.832,95%CI:1.619-2.073).When subgroup studies of AIDs were performed,the increased risk of ESA in patients with some AIDs was statistically significant:e.g.,thyroid autoimmunity,antiphospholipid syndrome,systemic lupus erythematosus,desiccation syndrome,antinuclear antibody positivity and rheumatoid arthritis.While the impact of some AIDs on ESA was still uncertain,e.g.inflammatory bowel disease,ulcerative colitis,Crohn's disease,autoimmune skin diseases,neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders.In addition,patients with antiphospholipid syndrome who had underwent assisted reproductive technologies were at higher risk of ESA.Furthermore,compared to other continents,there is a difference in the risk of ESA in patients with AIDs in Africa.Conclusion AIDs are associated with the risk of ESA.
3.Predictive Value of Residual Quantitative Flow Ratio for Long-term Vessel-oriented Composite Endpoints
Rui ZHANG ; Yanpu SHI ; Changdong GUAN ; Yanyan ZHAO ; Shengxian TU ; Bo YU ; Guosheng FU ; Yujie ZHOU ; Jian'an WANG ; Yundai CHEN ; Jun PU ; Kefei DOU ; Weixian YANG ; Yongjian WU ; Shubin QIAO ; Lei SONG
Chinese Circulation Journal 2025;40(9):862-869
Objectives:To explore the predictive value of residual Murray's law-based quantitative flow ratio(μQFR)on long-term vessel-oriented composite endpoints(VoCE).Methods:This retrospective study included 3 510 patients from the FAVOR Ⅲ China trial.Offline residual μQFR analysis was performed on all vessels(diameter≥2.5 mm)with 50%-90%stenotic lesions.Patients were stratified into high-,intermediate-,and low-risk groups based on residual μQFR tertiles.The primary endpoint was 3-year VoCE,defined as a composite of cardiac death related to the target vessel,target vessel-related spontaneous myocardial infarction,and ischemia-driven target vessel revascularization.Results:Offline analysis was performed on 5 256 vessels from 3 510 patients.The mean residual μQFR was 0.92±0.75.The high-risk group(residual μQFR≤0.91)with 1 554 patients(1 958 vessels);the intermediate-risk group(residual μQFR 0.92-0.96)with 1 211 patients(1 906 vessels);and the low-risk group(residual μQFR>0.96)with 745 patients(1 392 vessels).Over 3-year follow-up,VoCE occurred in 227 vessels(4.3%).The 3-year VoCE incidence was significantly higher in the high-risk group compared to the intermediate-and low-risk groups(6.2%vs.4.1%vs.2.5%,log-rank P<0.001),primarily driven by ischemia-driven target vessel revascularization(5.0%vs.3.0%vs.1.6%,log-rank P<0.001).Hypertension(OR=0.83,95%CI:0.72-0.96),hypercholesterolemia(OR=0.84,95%CI:0.73-0.97),bifurcation lesions(OR=0.72,95%CI:0.63-0.83),moderate/severe calcification(OR=0.70,95%CI:0.57-0.84),and tandem lesions(OR=0.59,95%CI:0.47-0.75)were independent predictors of lower residual μQFR values.Conclusions:Lower residual μQFR is significantly associated with increased VoCE risk during the 3-year follow up period.
4.The influence of autoimmune diseases on early spontaneous abortion
Ganlu PENG ; Shuang DAI ; Man LU ; Guosheng LI ; Quan ZHOU ; Aihua CHEN
Immunological Journal 2025;41(1):44-51
Objective To systematically evaluate of the effect of autoimmune diseases(AIDs)on early spontaneous abortion(ESA).Methods Several databases such as Ovid and Web of Science were searched from January 2000 to May 2024 for retrospective analysis.Furthermore,subgroup analysis was conducted in terms of AIDs,continent and assisted reproduction.Results Total of 73 eligible studies were included in this study.There was a statistically significant difference in the risk of ESA between the population with AIDs and the population with normal pregnancy(OR=1.832,95%CI:1.619-2.073).When subgroup studies of AIDs were performed,the increased risk of ESA in patients with some AIDs was statistically significant:e.g.,thyroid autoimmunity,antiphospholipid syndrome,systemic lupus erythematosus,desiccation syndrome,antinuclear antibody positivity and rheumatoid arthritis.While the impact of some AIDs on ESA was still uncertain,e.g.inflammatory bowel disease,ulcerative colitis,Crohn's disease,autoimmune skin diseases,neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders.In addition,patients with antiphospholipid syndrome who had underwent assisted reproductive technologies were at higher risk of ESA.Furthermore,compared to other continents,there is a difference in the risk of ESA in patients with AIDs in Africa.Conclusion AIDs are associated with the risk of ESA.
5.Long term outcomes of non-ischemic coronary lesion evaluated by functional physiology and analysis of predictors
Zhongwei SUN ; Changdong GUAN ; Lihua XIE ; Yanyan ZHAO ; Yang WANG ; Zening JIN ; Kefei DOU ; Bo YU ; Yongjian WU ; Guosheng FU ; Weixian YANG ; Yundai CHEN ; Shengxian TU ; Shubin QIAO ; Lei SONG
Chinese Journal of Cardiology 2025;53(5):489-496
Objective:To evaluate the long-term outcomes and predictors of coronary atherosclerotic lesions deemed functionally non-ischemic (quantitative flow ratio(QFR)>0.80) and deferred from intervention.Methods:This study is a post-hoc analysis of the FAVOR Ⅲ China trial, which enrolled 3 825 patients with stable or unstable angina pectoris or with myocardial infarction occurring at least 72 hours prior to screening, between December 5, 2018 and January 9, 2020 from 26 research centers in China. Coronary vessels with QFR>0.80 and without interventional treatment were analyzed in this study. The primary endpoint was 3-year target vessel revascularization. Vessels with revascularization (revascularized group) during follow-up were matched 1∶1 using propensity score matching to comparable vessels without revascularization (non-revascularized group). Multivariate Cox regression analysis was used to identify the risk factors for target vessel revascularization (TVR).Results:A total of 6 212 functionally negative vessels with deferred intervention were included in the final analysis, among which 153 vessels (2.5%) underwent TVR during a 3-year follow-up. Prior to propensity score matching, 6 059 vessels comprised the non-revascularized group. At the vessel level, compared to the non-revascularized group, the revascularized group exhibited a significantly higher proportion of males (79.1% (121/153) vs. 70.2% (4 253/6 059), P=0.018), higher body mass index ((25.6±4.0) kg/m2 vs. (24.3±5.2) kg/m2, P=0.003), and a higher prevalence of hypertension (73.9% (113/153) vs. 65.1% (3 944/6 059), P=0.025). And 152 pairs of vessels were successfully matched. Multivariate Cox regression analysis identified in-stent restenosis lesions ( HR=2.59, 95% CI 1.28-5.23, P=0.008) as an independent risk factor for target vessel revascularization. Conclusions:Coronary lesions classified as functionally non-ischemic at baseline are not entirely stable and may progress to lesions that requiring revascularization over time. In-stent restenosis emerges as a critical independent predictor of revascularization.
6.Cost-effectiveness of angiographic quantitative flow ratio-guided coronary intervention: A multicenter, randomized, sham-controlled trial.
Yanyan ZHAO ; Changdong GUAN ; Yang WANG ; Zening JIN ; Bo YU ; Guosheng FU ; Yundai CHEN ; Lijun GUO ; Xinkai QU ; Yaojun ZHANG ; Kefei DOU ; Yongjian WU ; Weixian YANG ; Shengxian TU ; Javier ESCANED ; William F FEARON ; Shubin QIAO ; David J COHEN ; Harlan M KRUMHOLZ ; Bo XU ; Lei SONG
Chinese Medical Journal 2025;138(10):1186-1193
BACKGROUND:
The FAVOR (Comparison of Quantitative Flow Ratio Guided and Angiography Guided Percutaneous Intervention in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease) III China trial demonstrated that percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) lesion selection using quantitative flow ratio (QFR) measurement, a novel angiography-based approach for estimating fractional flow reserve, improved two-year clinical outcomes compared with standard angiography guidance. This study aimed to assess the cost-effectiveness of QFR-guided PCI from the perspective of the current Chinese healthcare system.
METHODS:
This study is a pre-specified analysis of the FAVOR III China trial, which included 3825 patients randomized between December 25, 2018, and January 19, 2020, from 26 centers in China. Patients with stable or unstable angina pectoris or those ≥72 hours post-myocardial infarction who had at least one lesion with a diameter stenosis between 50% and 90% in a coronary artery with a ≥2.5 mm reference vessel diameter by visual assessment were randomized to a QFR-guided strategy or an angiography-guided strategy with 1:1 ratio. During the two-year follow-up, data were collected on clinical outcomes, quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs), estimated costs of index procedure hospitalization, outpatient cardiovascular medication use, and rehospitalization due to major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCE). The primary analysis calculated the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) as the cost per MACCE avoided. An ICER of ¥10,000/MACCE event avoided was considered economically attractive in China.
RESULTS:
At two years, the QFR-guided group demonstrated a reduced rate of MACCE compared to the angiography-guided group (10.8% vs . 14.7%, P <0.01). Total two-year costs were similar between the groups (¥50,803 ± 21,121 vs . ¥50,685 ± 23,495, P = 0.87). The ICER for the QFR-guided strategy was ¥3055 per MACCE avoided, and the probability of QFR being economically attractive was 64% at a willingness-to-pay threshold of ¥10,000/MACCE avoided. Sensitivity analysis showed that QFR-guided PCI would become cost-saving if the cost of QFR were below ¥3682 (current cost: ¥3800). Cost-utility analysis yielded an ICER of ¥56,163 per QALY gained, with a 53% probability of being cost-effective at a willingness-to-pay threshold of ¥85,000 per QALY gained.
CONCLUSION:
In patients undergoing PCI, a QFR-guided strategy appears economically attractive compared to angiographic guidance from the perspective of the Chinese healthcare system.
TRIAL REGISTRATION
ClinicalTrials.gov , NCT03656848.
Humans
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Cost-Benefit Analysis
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Coronary Angiography/methods*
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Coronary Artery Disease/surgery*
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Fractional Flow Reserve, Myocardial/physiology*
7.A case report of adrenal malakoplakia
Jinhu CHEN ; Guosheng CHEN ; Xiangshan FAN ; Haoqiang SHI ; Changsheng ZHAN ; Chaozhao LIANG
Chinese Journal of Urology 2025;46(8):617-619
Malakoplakia is a rare granulomatous inflammatory disease,Almost 75% of cases of malakoplakia mainly affect the genitourinary tracts,and a small proportion affect the intestines. Its occurrence in the adrenal gland is extremely rare. We report a case of adrenal malakoplakia. Who was presented to the hospital for chronic left upper abdominal pain and fever. The patient was admitted to our hospital due to the discovery of a huge mass in the left adrenal gland by CT. Pathological features of Michaelis Gutmann bodies(M-G bodies)were observed through adrenal biopsy,which revealed adrenal Malakoplakia. E. coli was cultured from both blood and the pus in the left renal parenchymal aera. After regular antibiotics treatment,the patient's fever symptoms improved compared to before. CT imaging showed that the adrenal mass had decreased in size,indicating effective treatment. Adrenal malakoplakia is easily misdiagnosed as malignant disease because of its radiological occupying performance. And its gold standard is pathology. For patients with symptoms of infection,we recommend urine,blood,pus in the pararenal area culture tests,and treatment with sensitive antibiotics according to the results of drug sensitivity testing.
8.A case report of adrenal malakoplakia
Jinhu CHEN ; Guosheng CHEN ; Xiangshan FAN ; Haoqiang SHI ; Changsheng ZHAN ; Chaozhao LIANG
Chinese Journal of Urology 2025;46(8):617-619
Malakoplakia is a rare granulomatous inflammatory disease,Almost 75% of cases of malakoplakia mainly affect the genitourinary tracts,and a small proportion affect the intestines. Its occurrence in the adrenal gland is extremely rare. We report a case of adrenal malakoplakia. Who was presented to the hospital for chronic left upper abdominal pain and fever. The patient was admitted to our hospital due to the discovery of a huge mass in the left adrenal gland by CT. Pathological features of Michaelis Gutmann bodies(M-G bodies)were observed through adrenal biopsy,which revealed adrenal Malakoplakia. E. coli was cultured from both blood and the pus in the left renal parenchymal aera. After regular antibiotics treatment,the patient's fever symptoms improved compared to before. CT imaging showed that the adrenal mass had decreased in size,indicating effective treatment. Adrenal malakoplakia is easily misdiagnosed as malignant disease because of its radiological occupying performance. And its gold standard is pathology. For patients with symptoms of infection,we recommend urine,blood,pus in the pararenal area culture tests,and treatment with sensitive antibiotics according to the results of drug sensitivity testing.
9.Long term outcomes of non-ischemic coronary lesion evaluated by functional physiology and analysis of predictors
Zhongwei SUN ; Changdong GUAN ; Lihua XIE ; Yanyan ZHAO ; Yang WANG ; Zening JIN ; Kefei DOU ; Bo YU ; Yongjian WU ; Guosheng FU ; Weixian YANG ; Yundai CHEN ; Shengxian TU ; Shubin QIAO ; Lei SONG
Chinese Journal of Cardiology 2025;53(5):489-496
Objective:To evaluate the long-term outcomes and predictors of coronary atherosclerotic lesions deemed functionally non-ischemic (quantitative flow ratio(QFR)>0.80) and deferred from intervention.Methods:This study is a post-hoc analysis of the FAVOR Ⅲ China trial, which enrolled 3 825 patients with stable or unstable angina pectoris or with myocardial infarction occurring at least 72 hours prior to screening, between December 5, 2018 and January 9, 2020 from 26 research centers in China. Coronary vessels with QFR>0.80 and without interventional treatment were analyzed in this study. The primary endpoint was 3-year target vessel revascularization. Vessels with revascularization (revascularized group) during follow-up were matched 1∶1 using propensity score matching to comparable vessels without revascularization (non-revascularized group). Multivariate Cox regression analysis was used to identify the risk factors for target vessel revascularization (TVR).Results:A total of 6 212 functionally negative vessels with deferred intervention were included in the final analysis, among which 153 vessels (2.5%) underwent TVR during a 3-year follow-up. Prior to propensity score matching, 6 059 vessels comprised the non-revascularized group. At the vessel level, compared to the non-revascularized group, the revascularized group exhibited a significantly higher proportion of males (79.1% (121/153) vs. 70.2% (4 253/6 059), P=0.018), higher body mass index ((25.6±4.0) kg/m2 vs. (24.3±5.2) kg/m2, P=0.003), and a higher prevalence of hypertension (73.9% (113/153) vs. 65.1% (3 944/6 059), P=0.025). And 152 pairs of vessels were successfully matched. Multivariate Cox regression analysis identified in-stent restenosis lesions ( HR=2.59, 95% CI 1.28-5.23, P=0.008) as an independent risk factor for target vessel revascularization. Conclusions:Coronary lesions classified as functionally non-ischemic at baseline are not entirely stable and may progress to lesions that requiring revascularization over time. In-stent restenosis emerges as a critical independent predictor of revascularization.
10.Posterior debridement and corpectomy via removal of the spinal canal’s lateral wall approach for infection after vertebral augmentation: a technique note and early outcome
Yihang HE ; Xiaolin CHEN ; Feng HUANG ; Guosheng ZHAO ; Yang WANG ; Yu DU ; Zhenyong KE
Asian Spine Journal 2025;19(6):1001-1012
This study aimed to preliminarily evaluate the efficacy of posterior debridement and corpectomy via the spinal canal’s lateral wall approach (PDC-SCLWA) for spinal infection after vertebral augmentation (SIAVA). The procedure is characterized as “lateral wall resection for access, anterior lesion removal for debridement, and posterior wall preservation for bone graft fusion.” This distinguishes it from conventional 360° decompression that involves extensive lamina and facet joint resection. Eight patients who underwent PDC-SCLWA were included. The mean surgical duration was 290.6±59.2 minutes, with an average intraoperative blood loss of 775.0±389.7 mL. Intraoperative dural laceration occurred in two patients. All patients’ symptoms were alleviated, and no recurrent infection was observed during follow-up. Seven patients received double titanium meshes, and one received an iliac bone graft. At 3 months postoperatively, the fusion rates of intervertebral bodies and posterolateral laminae were 93.8% (15/16) and 100% (7/7), respectively. SIAVA is a severe postoperative complication, especially in elderly patients with multiple comorbidities. PDC-SCLWA is a safe and effective surgical technique. It provides advantages through posterior wall preservation that minimize spinal cord disruption, maintains mechanical stability, and optimizes the bone graft bed for fusion.

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