Objective To investigate the efficacy of leaflet augmentation technique to repair the recurrent mitral valve (MV) regurgitation after mitral repair in children. Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical data of children who underwent redo MV repair for recurrent regurgitation after initial MV repair, using a leaflet augmentation technique combined with a standardized repair strategy at Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, from 2018 to 2022. The pathological features of the MV, key intraoperative procedures, and short- to mid-term follow-up outcomes were analyzed. Results A total of 24 patients (12 male, 12 female) were included, with a median age of 37.6 (range, 16.5–120.0) months. The mean interval from the initial surgery was (24.9±17.0) months. All children had severe mitral regurgitation preoperatively. The cardiopulmonary bypass time was (150.1±49.5) min, and the aortic cross-clamp time was (94.0±24.2) min. There were no early postoperative deaths. During a mean follow-up of (20.3±9.1) months, 3 (12.5%) patients developed moderate or severe mitral regurgitation (2 severe, 1 moderate). One (4.2%) patient died during follow-up, and one (4.2%) patient underwent a second MV reoperation. The left ventricular end-diastolic diameter was significantly reduced postoperatively compared to preoperatively [ (43.5±8.6) mm vs. (35.8±7.8)mm, P<0.001]. Conclusion The leaflet augmentation technique combined with a standardized repair strategy can achieve satisfactory short- to mid-term outcomes for the redo mitral repair after previous MV repair. It can be considered a safe and feasible technical option for cases with complex valvular lesions and severe pathological changes.

Objective:This study implemented a pulmonary rehabilitation integrated care management model based on an Internet of things platform for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and evaluated its effectiveness to provide evidence for clinical respiratory rehabilitation practices.Methods:A quasi-experimental design was adopted. Patients from the Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine at Changsha Central Hospital Affiliated to University of South China between May and December 2023 were selected via purposive sampling. Sixty COPD patients from May to August 2023 were assigned to the control group, while 60 patients from September to December 2023 were assigned to the comprehensive management group. The control group adopted routine respiratory rehabilitation management, the comprehensive management group adopted a pulmonary rehabilitation integarted care management mode based on Internet of things platform respiratory rehabilitation. Before and after 6 months of intervention, patients were assessed for respiratory rehabilitation compliance, lung function (including the percentage of forced expiratory volume in the first second to the expected value (FEV 1% pred) and the ratio of forced expiratory volume in the first second to forced vital capacity (FEV 1/FVC), 6-minute walk test (6MWT) and COPD Assessment Test (CAT). Results:Finally, 55 cases were included in the control group and 59 cases were included in the comprehensive management group. The control group included 32 males and 23 females, aged (67.31 ± 7.14) years. The comprehensive management group included 39 males and 20 females, aged (68.15 ± 6.34) years. The respiratory rehabilitation compliance score, FEV 1% pred, FEV 1/FVC, 6MWT, and CAT score of the full management group after intervention were as follows: (26.45 ± 1.51) points, (59.21 ± 6.68)%, (78.35 ± 8.01)%, (479.63 ± 54.70) m, and (12.35 ± 4.01) points, which were all better than the control group′s (15.68 ± 1.56) points, (44.09 ± 6.31)%, (68.38 ± 6.43)%, (429.82 ± 60.50) m, and (17.03 ± 4.23) points. The difference between two groups were significant ( t values were 1.83-5.24, all P<0.05). Conclusions:The pulmonary rehabilitation integarted care management model based on Internet of things platform improves patient compliance, enhances pulmonary function, enhance their activity endurance, and improve their quality of life. It is worth promoting and using in clinical practice.

Objective:To analyze the current situation and influencing factors of information need for cardiac rehabilitation of urban and rural patients with coronary heart disease, and explore the inequality of information need for cardiac rehabilitation among urban and rural patients with coronary heart disease and its influencing factors, so as to provide a scientific reference for formulating targeted cardiac rehabilitation programs.Methods:From June to July 2024, hospitalized patients with coronary heart disease from a Class A tertiary hospital in Suzhou City were selected by convenience sampling as the study subjects. A General Information Questionnaire, Information Need in Cardiac Rehabilitation Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Health Literacy Management Scale, and Coronary Artery Disease Self-Management Scale were used to conduct a questionnaire survey. Multiple linear regression was used to analyze the influencing factors of the cardiac rehabilitation information needs and the oaxaca-blinder model was used to analyze the causes of unequal information needs in urban and rural patients.Results:A total of 254 hospitalized patients with coronary heart disease who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria were surveyed, included 127 males and 127 females, 182 of them were aged 60 years or older. The total cardiac rehabilitation information needs score of rural and urban patients with coronary heart disease were 168.00 (115.50, 255.00) and 213.00 (132.00, 255.00), respectively, the difference was significant ( U = 5 389.50, P<0.05). Multiple regression analysis showed that health literacy ( β = 0.871, P<0.05) was the influencing factor of cardiac rehabilitation information needs of rural coronary heart disease patients, and depression ( β = 0.719, P<0.05) and living status ( β = -0.186, P<0.05) was the influencing factor of cardiac rehabilitation information needs of urban coronary heart disease patients. Average monthly household income per capita (C = 14.50%) and health literacy (C = 88.30%) were the main causes of the difference in cardiac rehabilitation information needs between urban and rural patients with coronary heart disease. Conclusions:The information demand for cardiac rehabilitation of patients with coronary heart disease in rural area is lower than that in urban areas in Suzhou, mainly due to health literacy and monthly income. It is recommended to narrow the urban-rural gap by improving rural health literacy, optimizing medical insurance policies, and promoting a multi-level rehabilitation service network.

Objective:This study implemented a pulmonary rehabilitation integrated care management model based on an Internet of things platform for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and evaluated its effectiveness to provide evidence for clinical respiratory rehabilitation practices.Methods:A quasi-experimental design was adopted. Patients from the Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine at Changsha Central Hospital Affiliated to University of South China between May and December 2023 were selected via purposive sampling. Sixty COPD patients from May to August 2023 were assigned to the control group, while 60 patients from September to December 2023 were assigned to the comprehensive management group. The control group adopted routine respiratory rehabilitation management, the comprehensive management group adopted a pulmonary rehabilitation integarted care management mode based on Internet of things platform respiratory rehabilitation. Before and after 6 months of intervention, patients were assessed for respiratory rehabilitation compliance, lung function (including the percentage of forced expiratory volume in the first second to the expected value (FEV 1% pred) and the ratio of forced expiratory volume in the first second to forced vital capacity (FEV 1/FVC), 6-minute walk test (6MWT) and COPD Assessment Test (CAT). Results:Finally, 55 cases were included in the control group and 59 cases were included in the comprehensive management group. The control group included 32 males and 23 females, aged (67.31 ± 7.14) years. The comprehensive management group included 39 males and 20 females, aged (68.15 ± 6.34) years. The respiratory rehabilitation compliance score, FEV 1% pred, FEV 1/FVC, 6MWT, and CAT score of the full management group after intervention were as follows: (26.45 ± 1.51) points, (59.21 ± 6.68)%, (78.35 ± 8.01)%, (479.63 ± 54.70) m, and (12.35 ± 4.01) points, which were all better than the control group′s (15.68 ± 1.56) points, (44.09 ± 6.31)%, (68.38 ± 6.43)%, (429.82 ± 60.50) m, and (17.03 ± 4.23) points. The difference between two groups were significant ( t values were 1.83-5.24, all P<0.05). Conclusions:The pulmonary rehabilitation integarted care management model based on Internet of things platform improves patient compliance, enhances pulmonary function, enhance their activity endurance, and improve their quality of life. It is worth promoting and using in clinical practice.

Objective:To analyze the current situation and influencing factors of information need for cardiac rehabilitation of urban and rural patients with coronary heart disease, and explore the inequality of information need for cardiac rehabilitation among urban and rural patients with coronary heart disease and its influencing factors, so as to provide a scientific reference for formulating targeted cardiac rehabilitation programs.Methods:From June to July 2024, hospitalized patients with coronary heart disease from a Class A tertiary hospital in Suzhou City were selected by convenience sampling as the study subjects. A General Information Questionnaire, Information Need in Cardiac Rehabilitation Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Health Literacy Management Scale, and Coronary Artery Disease Self-Management Scale were used to conduct a questionnaire survey. Multiple linear regression was used to analyze the influencing factors of the cardiac rehabilitation information needs and the oaxaca-blinder model was used to analyze the causes of unequal information needs in urban and rural patients.Results:A total of 254 hospitalized patients with coronary heart disease who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria were surveyed, included 127 males and 127 females, 182 of them were aged 60 years or older. The total cardiac rehabilitation information needs score of rural and urban patients with coronary heart disease were 168.00 (115.50, 255.00) and 213.00 (132.00, 255.00), respectively, the difference was significant ( U = 5 389.50, P<0.05). Multiple regression analysis showed that health literacy ( β = 0.871, P<0.05) was the influencing factor of cardiac rehabilitation information needs of rural coronary heart disease patients, and depression ( β = 0.719, P<0.05) and living status ( β = -0.186, P<0.05) was the influencing factor of cardiac rehabilitation information needs of urban coronary heart disease patients. Average monthly household income per capita (C = 14.50%) and health literacy (C = 88.30%) were the main causes of the difference in cardiac rehabilitation information needs between urban and rural patients with coronary heart disease. Conclusions:The information demand for cardiac rehabilitation of patients with coronary heart disease in rural area is lower than that in urban areas in Suzhou, mainly due to health literacy and monthly income. It is recommended to narrow the urban-rural gap by improving rural health literacy, optimizing medical insurance policies, and promoting a multi-level rehabilitation service network.

Objectives:This study aims to investigate optimal surgical management strategies for pediatric patients diagnosed with volume-overloaded mitral regurgitation. Methods:A comprehensive retrospective analysis was conducted on a cohort of 110 pediatric patients who underwent primary mitral valve repair for volume-overloaded mitral regurgitation at Fuwai Hospital between April 2020 and March 2022.The cohort,with an average age of(14.5±15.1)months and 38.2%males,was divided into standardized group for patients receiving 3-step standardized mitral valvuloplasty(n=69)and annuloplasty group for patients undergoing annuloplasty only(n=41).After propensity score matching,a total of 38 pairs of patients were included,comparing the primary endpoint(functional mitral failure and postoperative heart failure)between the two groups. Results:Over a median follow-up of 26.3(19.8,32.9)months,and with a median echocardiographic follow-up of 11.9(7.5,14.8)months,no death was recorded.Among the cases,one patient(0.8%)necessitated unplanned reoperation;and seven patients(6.4%)experienced a recurrence of moderate-severe mitral regurgitation as observed through echocardiography beyond 6 months post-surgery.Additionally,nine patients developed heart failure at one month post-discharge.Above events were similar between the two groups.Following propensity score matching,patients in the standardized group demonstrated significantly longer cardiopulmonary bypass and aortic cross-clamp times compared to the annuloplasty group(both P＜0.05),other outcomes were similar between the two groups.Subgroup analysis based on age indicated that infants(＜1 year old)in the standardized group exhibited a significantly lower incidence of major endpoint events compared to the annuloplasty group.Additionally,postoperative echocardiography in annuloplasty group indicated that Z score of left ventricular end diastolic diameter was still greater than 2 during the latest follow-up. Conclusions:Patients with volume-overloaded mitral regurgitation in the standardized group exhibited comparable perioperative recovery and postoperative outcomes as in the annuloplasty group.For pediatric patients suffering from volume-overloaded mitral regurgitation,particularly those under one year of age,the standardized surgical approach exhibited reduced rates of heart failure and major endpoint events,and this strategy is more suitable for this patient group.

Objective: Signaling lymphocytic activation molecule family members (SLAMFs) play a critical role in immune regulation of malignancies. This study aims to investigate the prognostic value and function of SLAMFs in ovarian cancer (OC). Methods: The expression analysis of SLAMFs was conducted based on The Cancer Genome Atlas Ovarian Cancer Collection (TCGA-OV) and Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) databases. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) was further performed on tissue arrays (n=98) to determine the expression of SLAMF7. Kaplan-Meier plotter and multivariate Cox regression model were used to evaluate the correlation of SLAMF7 expression with survival outcomes of patients. The molecular function of SLAMF7 in OC was further investigated using Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA). Results: SLAMF7 mRNA expression were significantly upregulated in OC tumor tissue compared to normal tissue. IHC revealed that SLAMF7 expression was located in the interstitial parts of tumor tissue, and higher SLAMF7 expression was associated with favorable survival outcomes. GSEA demonstrated that SLAMF7 is involved immune-related pathways. Further analysis showed that SLAMF7 had a strong correlation with the T cellspecific biomarker (CD3) but not with the B cell (CD19, CD22, and CD23) and natural killer cell-specific biomarkers (CD85C, CD336, and CD337). Furthermore, IHC analysis confirmed that SLAMF7 was expressed in tumor-infiltrating T cells, and the IHC score of SLAMF7 was positively correlated with CD3 (r=0.85, p<0.001). Conclusion SLAMF7 is expressed in the interstitial components of clinical OC tissue, and higher SLAMF7 expression indicated a favorable prognosis for patients with OC.Additionally, SLAMF7 is involved in T-cell immune infiltration in OC.

Two pediatric heart failure patients were treated with pulmonary artery banding(PAB)at Fuwai Hospital,from December 2021 to January 2022.In the first case,an 8-month-old patient presented with left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy(LVNC),left ventricular systolic dysfunction,ventricular septal defect,and atrial septal defect.The second case was a 4-month-old patient with LVNC,left ventricular systolic dysfunction,and coarctation of the aorta.After PAB,the left ventricular function and shape of both patients were significantly improved,without serious surgery-related complications.In these individual cases of pediatric heart failure,pulmonary artery banding exhibited a more satisfactory efficacy and safety compared to pharmacological treatment,especially for those with unsatisfactory medication results.Future clinical data are needed to promote the rational and broader application of this therapeutic option for indicated patients.

Objective: Signaling lymphocytic activation molecule family members (SLAMFs) play a critical role in immune regulation of malignancies. This study aims to investigate the prognostic value and function of SLAMFs in ovarian cancer (OC). Methods: The expression analysis of SLAMFs was conducted based on The Cancer Genome Atlas Ovarian Cancer Collection (TCGA-OV) and Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) databases. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) was further performed on tissue arrays (n=98) to determine the expression of SLAMF7. Kaplan-Meier plotter and multivariate Cox regression model were used to evaluate the correlation of SLAMF7 expression with survival outcomes of patients. The molecular function of SLAMF7 in OC was further investigated using Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA). Results: SLAMF7 mRNA expression were significantly upregulated in OC tumor tissue compared to normal tissue. IHC revealed that SLAMF7 expression was located in the interstitial parts of tumor tissue, and higher SLAMF7 expression was associated with favorable survival outcomes. GSEA demonstrated that SLAMF7 is involved immune-related pathways. Further analysis showed that SLAMF7 had a strong correlation with the T cellspecific biomarker (CD3) but not with the B cell (CD19, CD22, and CD23) and natural killer cell-specific biomarkers (CD85C, CD336, and CD337). Furthermore, IHC analysis confirmed that SLAMF7 was expressed in tumor-infiltrating T cells, and the IHC score of SLAMF7 was positively correlated with CD3 (r=0.85, p<0.001). Conclusion SLAMF7 is expressed in the interstitial components of clinical OC tissue, and higher SLAMF7 expression indicated a favorable prognosis for patients with OC.Additionally, SLAMF7 is involved in T-cell immune infiltration in OC.

Objective: Signaling lymphocytic activation molecule family members (SLAMFs) play a critical role in immune regulation of malignancies. This study aims to investigate the prognostic value and function of SLAMFs in ovarian cancer (OC). Methods: The expression analysis of SLAMFs was conducted based on The Cancer Genome Atlas Ovarian Cancer Collection (TCGA-OV) and Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) databases. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) was further performed on tissue arrays (n=98) to determine the expression of SLAMF7. Kaplan-Meier plotter and multivariate Cox regression model were used to evaluate the correlation of SLAMF7 expression with survival outcomes of patients. The molecular function of SLAMF7 in OC was further investigated using Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA). Results: SLAMF7 mRNA expression were significantly upregulated in OC tumor tissue compared to normal tissue. IHC revealed that SLAMF7 expression was located in the interstitial parts of tumor tissue, and higher SLAMF7 expression was associated with favorable survival outcomes. GSEA demonstrated that SLAMF7 is involved immune-related pathways. Further analysis showed that SLAMF7 had a strong correlation with the T cellspecific biomarker (CD3) but not with the B cell (CD19, CD22, and CD23) and natural killer cell-specific biomarkers (CD85C, CD336, and CD337). Furthermore, IHC analysis confirmed that SLAMF7 was expressed in tumor-infiltrating T cells, and the IHC score of SLAMF7 was positively correlated with CD3 (r=0.85, p<0.001). Conclusion SLAMF7 is expressed in the interstitial components of clinical OC tissue, and higher SLAMF7 expression indicated a favorable prognosis for patients with OC.Additionally, SLAMF7 is involved in T-cell immune infiltration in OC.