1.Palliative surgery versus simple medication therapy for secondary non-ischemic mitral regurgitation: A retrospective cohort study
Yiwei XU ; Mi ZHOU ; Jiaxi ZHU ; Lei KANG ; Xiaofeng YE ; Jiapei QIU ; Haiqing LI ; Zhe WANG ; Anqing CHEN ; Qiang ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2024;31(07):1000-1006
Objective To compare the effect of palliative mitral valve surgeries and medication therapies for secondary non-ischemic mitral regurgitation. Methods The clinical data of patients with non-ischemic functional mitral regurgitation treated in our hospital between 2009 and 2019 were retrospectively analyzed. Patients with a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF)<40% underwent a dobutamine stress test, and a positive result was determined when the LVEF improved by more than 15% compared to the baseline value. Positive patients were divided into a surgery group and a medication group. The surgery group underwent surgical mitral valve repair or replacement, while the medication group received simple medication treatment. Follow-up on survival and cardiac function status through outpatient or telephone visits every six months after surgery, and patients underwent cardiac ultrasound examination one year after surgery. The main research endpoint was a composite endpoint of all-cause death, heart failure readmission, and heart transplantation, and the differences in cardiac function and cardiac ultrasound parameters between the two groups were compared. Results Ultimately 41 patients were collected, including 28 males and 13 females with an average age of 55.5±11.1 years. Twenty-five patients were in the surgery group and sixteen patients in the medication group. The median follow-up time was 16 months, ranging 1-96 months. The occurrence of all-cause death in the surgery group was lower than that in the medication group (HR=0.124, 95%CI 0.024-0.641, P=0.034). The difference between the two groups was not statistically significant in the composite endpoint (HR=0.499, 95%CI 0.523-1.631, P=0.229). The New York Heart Association (NYHA) grade of the surgery group was better (NYHA Ⅰ-Ⅱ accounted for 68.0% in the surgury group and 18.8% in the medication group, P<0.01) as well as the grade of mitral valve regurgitation (87.5% of the patients in the medication group had moderate or above regurgitation at follow-up, while all the patients in the surgery group had moderate below regurgitation, P<0.01). There was no statistical difference in preoperative and follow-up changes in echocardiograph parameters between the two groups (P>0.05). Conclusion For non-ischemic functional mitral regurgitation, if the cardiac systolic function is well reserved, mitral valve surgery can improve survival and quality of life compare to simple medication therapy.
2.Effect of Tongnao Yizhi Formula (通脑益智方) on Cognitive Function and Gut Microflora in Treating Vascular Cognitive Impairment No Dementia Patients with Spleen and Kidney Depletion,Phlegm and Stasis Obstructing Collaterals Syndrome
Xiwu YAN ; Jiaoyang KANG ; Ting MENG ; Jinfeng LIU ; Yinglong LAI ; Yiwei ZHU ; Cheng CHANG
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024;65(13):1353-1362
ObjectiveTo observe the clinical efficacy and mechanism of Tongnao Yizhi Formula (通脑益智方, TYF) in treating vascular cognitive impairment no dementia (VCIND) with spleen and kidney depletion, phlegm and stasis obstructing collaterals syndrome. MethodsNinety-two VCIND patients with spleen and kidney depletion, phlegm and stasis obstructing collaterals syndrome were randomly divided into control group (42 cases) and treatment group (52 cases). Both groups received routine basic treatment. The control group was given donapezil hydrochloride capsules orally, 5 mg each time, once at night, while the treatment group was given TYF orally, 1 dose per day. Both groups were treated continuously for 3 months. The scores of Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Vascular Dementia Assessment Scale-Cognitive Subscale (VaDAS-Cog), Activity of Daily Living Scale (ADL), and TCM syndrome scores (the primary symptoms such as sluggish thinking, forgetfulness, temperament changes, and language confusion, and secondary symptoms such as weakness of waist and knees, dizziness and headache, occasional tinnitus, fatigue, heaviness of limbs, insomnia and irritability, poor appetite and abdominal distension, numbness of face) were observed before and after treatment in both groups. The changes in gut microflora diversity and flora abundance structure as well as fecal short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) levels including acetic acid, propionic acid, butyric acid, isobutyric acid, isovaleric acid, valeric acid, and caproic acid were compared between groups. The feces of 20 healthy subjects in the same period were included as reference. Safety was evaluated during the study. ResultsAfter treatment, both groups exhibited significant increases in MMSE scores and decreases in VaDAS-cog scores (P<0.05 or P<0.01), and ADL scores in the treatment group significantly increased (P<0.05). Scores of symptoms including sluggish thinking, forgetfulness, temperament change, language confusion, heaviness of limbs, insomnia, irritability, poor appetite, abdominal distension, and facial numbness as well as the total score significantly decreased in both groups after treatment (P<0.05 or P<0.01). When compared between groups, the treatment group showed substantial reductions in scores of weakness of waist and knees, tinnitus, fatigue, heaviness of limbs, insomnia, irritability, loss of appetite and abdominal distension (P<0.05 or P<0.01). The gut microflora diversity analysis showed that the Shannon index of the treatment group significantly increased after treatment (P<0.05).PCoA analysis and ANOSIM test indicated significant differences between groups, suggesting changes in microflora species (P<0.01). After treatment, the relative abundance of Bacteroidetes and Fusobacteria in the treatment group increased, while the relative abundance of Actinobacteria, Verrucomicrobia and Cyanobacteria decreased (P<0.05); the relative abundance of Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, Bifidobacterium, Lactobacillus, and Ruminococcus increased significantly (P<0.05). Compared to the the gut microflora species diversity of the healthy people, it is indicated that the gut microflora structure in the treatment group was close to that of the healthy people, while there was no such trend in the control group. In the treatment group, acetic acid, propionic acid, and butyric acid in the treatment group were all higher after treatment (P<0.05 or P<0.01). ConclusionsTYF can improve the cognitive ability and quality of life of VCIND patients with spleen and kidney depletion, phlegm and stasis obstructing collaterals syndrome, and this improvement may be related to regulating intestinal microecology.
3.Research on the Correlation Between Transepidermal Glycoside Penetration Enhancement Effect and Transepidermal Water Loss Values of Essential Oils from Traditional Chinese Medicine
Senlan HUANG ; Xixi ZHU ; Shanshan LU ; Zhichao SONG ; Jie DONG ; Yiwei WANG ; Jun CHEN
Journal of Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024;40(5):503-509
OBJECTIVE To study the correlation between penetration enhancement effect and transepidermal water loss(TEWL)values of essential oils(EOs)from traditional Chinese medicine(TCM).METHODS The amount of 3 kinds of glycosides(geniposide,gentiopicroside,paeoniflorin)and their oil-water partition coefficient were determined by HPLC.The penetration enhancement effect of the five EOs from Gaoliangjiang(Alpiniae Officinarum Rhizoma,AOR),Ganjiang(Zingiberis Rhizoma,ZR),Bohe(Menthae Haploca-lycis Herba,MHH),Hujiao(Piperis Fructus,PF)and Wuzhuyu(Euodiae Fructus,EF)on geniposide,gentiopicroside,and paeoniflor-in were performed by the modified Franz diffusion cell method with the abdominal skin of rats.The TEWL values were measured to evalu-ate the effect of the five EOs on the skin barrier function of rats.The correlation between penetration enhancement effect of EOs and their effect on skin barrier function was investigated by correlation analysis.RESULTS AOR oil,ZR oil,MHH oil,and PF oil could im-prove the absorption of the three glycosides and reduce skin barrier function of rats.The results of correlation analysis showed that the penetration enhancement effect of EOs was significantly related to TEWL values following dermal administration of EOs.CONCLUSION TEWL measurement technology provides a more convenient method for the selection of penetration enhancers.
4.Application of artificial intelligence in histopathologic diagnosis and differentiation of extramammary Paget's disease
Yiwei ZHU ; Zhe WU ; Xingcai CHEN ; Yongjian NIAN ; Na LUO ; Lian ZHANG ; Yi WU ; Zhifang ZHAI
Journal of Army Medical University 2024;46(16):1897-1905
Objective To establish an artificial intelligence(AI)diagnostic model for the histopathologic diagnosis of extramammary Paget's disease(EMPD)and to evaluate its efficiency for the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of EMPD.Methods All non-tumor skin disease patients who underwent skin tissue biopsy in Department of Dermatology of First Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University from September 2003 to February 2023 were recruited,and their pathological data were collected,including EMPD,Bowen's disease(BD),squamous cell carcinoma(SCC),and epidermal hyperplasia and hypertrophy.With EMPD as the main research subject,the histopathological images of BD,SCC,and non-tumor skin diseases were included in the study.The histopathological data of 4 types of diseases was classified and diagnosed by ResNet101 and DenseNet121 deep learning neural networks,and the performance of these models was evaluated.Results The AUC values of the ResNet101 diagnostic model for the diagnosis of EMPD,BD,SCC and non-tumor skin diseases on the images at x20 magnification were 0.97,0.98,1.00 and 0.96,respectively,with an accuracy of 0.925±0.011,while the AUC values on the images at x40 magnification were 1.00,0.99,1.00 and 0.97,respectively,with an accuracy of 0.943±0.017.The AUC values of the DenseNet121 diagnostic model for the diagnosis of 4 diseases on the images at x20 magnification were 0.98,0.95,0.99 and 1.00,respectively,with an accuracy of 0.912±0.034,while the AUC values on the images at x40 magnification were 0.99,0.96,1.00 and 1.00,respectively,with an accuracy of 0.971±0.012.Our results indicated that the histopathologic diagnostic model could effectively differentiate EMPD from BD,SCC and non-tumor skin diseases at low power magnification.The FLPOs of ResNet101 was 786.6 M,and the parameter was 4.5 M;The FLPOs of DensNet121 was 289.7 M,and the parameter was 0.8M.Conclusion Our AI diagnostic model is of good effectiveness in the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of EMPD.DenseNet121 is recommended as the dermatopathological diagnostic model of this study.
5.Impact of body mass index on postoperative complications of open pancreaticoduodenectomy
Yating ZHU ; Yiwei REN ; Zhiquan LIU ; Kunpeng LI ; Ran MIAO ; Xiangui HU ; Liu OUYANG
Chinese Journal of Pancreatology 2024;24(5):350-357
Objective:To investigate the impact of body mass index (BMI) on the postoperative complications of open pancreaticoduodenectomy (OPD).Methods:The preoperative, operative and postoperative data of 234 patients who underwent OPD in the Department of the Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery of First Affiliated Hospital affiliated to Naval Medical University from January 2015 to June 2016 were analyzed retrospectively. According to the Asian BMI standard, the patients were divided into three groups: underweight group (BMI<18.5 kg/m 2, n=32), normal weight group (18.5 kg/m 2≤BMI<23.0 kg/m 2, n=110) and overweight group (BMI≥23.0 kg/m 2, n=92). Normal weight group was compared with underweight group and overweight group, respectively, to analyze the relationship between BMI and intraoperative parameters and major postoperative complications of OPD. Results:The incidence of diabetes in underweight group was lower than that in normal weight group, and the proportion of ASA score 3 in underweight group was higher than that in normal weight group, and there were significantly statistical differences (both P value <0.05). There was no significant difference on the other variables between underweight group, normal weight group and overweight group. The operation time, intraoperative hemorrhage volume >800 ml and intraoperative blood transfusion rate were not statistically different between underweight group and normal weight group, but overweight group had obviously higher intraoperative blood transfusion rate than normal weight group and the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.05). Underweight group had more postoperative intraperitoneal hemorrhage and postoperative blood transfusion rate than normal weight group, and the readmission rate in underweight group was less than that in normal weight group; the incidence of clinically related-post operative pancreatic fistula, postoperative infection, gastrointestinal bleeding and delayed gastric emptying in overweight group were significantly higher than those in normal weight group, and there were significantly statistical differences (all P value <0.05). In underweight group, normal weight group and overweight group, the average length of hospital stay were 9.9 days, 11.3 days, 15 days, and the total hospitalization expenses were 63663.04 yuan, 66241.78 yuan and 80484.31 yuan, respectively. Conclusions:Compared to normal weight patients, the difficulty of OPD in underweight patients does not increase, while the difficulty of OPD in overweight patients increases. Underweight and overweight could both increase the postoperative complications of OPD to some extent.
6.Relationship between perceived social support and family function in parents of pediatric liver transplant recipients: a chain mediation effect analysis
Yaning ZHU ; Yanhui LIU ; Ying JIANG ; Jing LI ; Wei GAO ; Zihang FENG ; Ying SUN ; Yiwei LUO ; Ruzhen LUO
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2024;30(23):3110-3116
Objective:To investigate the chain mediation effect of psychological flexibility and dyadic coping between perceived social support and family function in parents of pediatric liver transplant recipients.Methods:Totally 320 parents of pediatric liver transplant recipients who were treated at the Department of Pediatric Organ Transplantation, Tianjin First Central Hospital from April to October 2023 were selected by convenience sampling. The participants were surveyed using a general information questionnaire, the Perceived Social Support Scale (PSSS), the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-Ⅱ (AAQ-Ⅱ), the Dyadic Coping Inventory (DCI), and the Family APGAR Index (APGAR). Pearson correlation analysis was used to examine the relationships between perceived social support, psychological flexibility, dyadic coping, and family function in these parents. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was performed using Amos 26.0 to analyze the chain mediation effect of psychological flexibility and dyadic coping between perceived social support and family function, with the Bootstrap method used for model testing.Results:A total of 320 questionnaires were distributed, with 312 valid responses, yielding a response rate of 97.50% (312/320). The scores for the 312 parents were as follows: PSSS (59.29±15.64), AAQ-Ⅱ (20.35±9.07), DCI (124.64±32.65), and APGAR (6.98±2.74). Family function was positively correlated with perceived social support and dyadic coping ( P<0.01), and perceived social support was positively correlated with dyadic coping ( P<0.01). Psychological flexibility was negatively correlated with family function, perceived social support, and dyadic coping ( P<0.01). SEM results showed that psychological flexibility and dyadic coping had a significant chain mediation effect between perceived social support and family function, with a mediation effect value of 0.059. The chain mediation effect of psychological flexibility and dyadic coping accounted for 13.81% of the total effect (0.059/0.427) . Conclusions:Perceived social support directly affects family function in parents of pediatric liver transplant recipients and also indirectly influences family function through the chain mediation effect of psychological flexibility and dyadic coping.
7.Deep learning models for automatic classification of echocardiographic views
Wenwen CHEN ; Ye ZHU ; Yiwei ZHANG ; Chun WU ; Yuman LI ; Ziming ZHANG ; Zhenxing SUN ; Mingxing XIE ; Li ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Medical Imaging Technology 2024;40(8):1124-1129
Objective To observe the value of deep learning(DL)models for automatic classification of echocardiographic views.Methods Totally 100 patients after heart transplantation were retrospectively enrolled and divided into training set,validation set and test set at a ratio of 7∶2∶1.ResNet18,ResNet34,Swin Transformer and Swin Transformer V2 models were established based on 2D apical two chamber view,2D apical three chamber view,2D apical four chamber view,2D subcostal view,parasternal long-axis view of left ventricle,short-axis view of great arteries,short-axis view of apex of left ventricle,short-axis view of papillary muscle of left ventricle,short-axis view of mitral valve of left ventricle,also 3D and CDFI views of echocardiography.The accuracy,precision,recall,F1 score and confusion matrix were used to evaluate the performance of each model for automatically classifying echocardiographic views.The interactive interface was designed based on Qt Designer software and deployed on the desktop.Results The performance of models for automatically classifying echocardiographic views in test set were all good,with relatively poor performance for 2D short-axis view of left ventricle and superior performance for 3D and CDFI views.Swin Transformer V2 was the optimal model for automatically classifying echocardiographic views,with high accuracy,precision,recall and F1 score was 92.56%,89.01%,89.97%and 89.31%,respectively,which also had the highest diagonal value in confusion matrix and showed the best classification effect on various views in t-SNE figure.Conclusion DL model had good performance for automatically classifying echocardiographic views,especially Swin Transformer V2 model had the best performance.Using interactive classification interface could improve the interpretability of prediction results to some extent.
8.Research progress and nursing enlightenment of cognitive reserve assessment tools
Zihang FENG ; Yanhui LIU ; Qi LIANG ; Yaning ZHU ; Yiwei LUO ; Jingying LIU ; Boyang GONG
Chinese Journal of Nursing 2024;59(20):2547-2553
Cognitive reserve referred to the cumulative flexibility of an individual's cognitive processes,whereas accurately assessing an individual's cognitive reserve and intervening was important for preventing the occurrence of cognitive dysfunction as well as promoting cognitive health.This article reviewed the main contents and applications of cognitive reserve assessment tools,and compared the characteristics and limitations of each assessment tool.The purpose was to provide ideas for the development of cognitive reserve assessment tools suitable for China's cultural background and population characteristics,and to provide a basis for accurately assessing the current status of China's cognitive reserve and formulating targeted cognitive reserve enhancement programs.
9.Development and construction of comprehensive examination database for periodontology based on curriculum integration
Yiwei WANG ; Lizhen WANG ; Xi CHEN ; Ling ZHU ; Jian JIN ; Chaolun LI ; Rong SHU ; Yufeng XIE
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2023;22(1):38-41
Periodontology is one of the important disciplines in oral clinical medicine, which covers a wide range of subjects and intersects with many basic disciplines. Under the environment of the implementation of modular teaching in Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, the assessment method with separate propositions for the teaching and research section is still adopted. There is a mismatch between the assessment mode and the curriculum setting; the basic subject propositions are difficult to be combined with clinical cases; the knowledge point assessment is single, and the students' ability to integrate the knowledge points cannot be assessed. The development and construction of the comprehensive examination database for periodontology was based on curriculum integration, gathering the teaching backbones of various disciplines, focusing on periodontology, radiating all related disciplines, unifying the proposition outline, proposition type, proposition principle, combining with relevant knowledge points of various disciplines based on clinical cases, and tried to apply to clinical students majoring in stomatology. The use of the examination database promotes students' ability to flexibly apply theoretical knowledge to clinical case analysis, further promotes the reform of modular teaching, lays a solid foundation for future clinical work, and meanwhile provides an important basis for directions of the teaching and research section.
10.Multicenter study on the etiology characteristics of neonatal purulent meningitis
Yanli LIU ; Jiaojiao CAI ; Xiaoyi ZHANG ; Minli ZHU ; Zhenlang LIN ; Yicong PAN ; Junhu ZHENG ; Yiwei ZHAO ; Xiang WANG ; Hongping LU ; Meifang LIN ; Ji WANG ; Haihong GU ; Lizhen WANG ; Keping CHENG ; Yuxuan DAI ; Yuan GAO ; Junsheng LI ; Hongxia FANG ; Na SUN ; Lihua LI ; Xiaoquan LI ; Ying LIU ; Yingyu LI ; Wa GAO ; Minxia LI
Chinese Journal of Infectious Diseases 2023;41(6):393-400
Objective:To study the distribution and antibiotics resistance of the main pathogens of neonatal purulent meningitis in different regions of China.Methods:A retrospective descriptive clinical epidemiological study was conducted in children with neonatal purulent meningitis which admitted to 18 tertiary hospitals in different regions of China between January 2015 to December 2019. The test results of blood and cerebrospinal fluid, and drug sensitivity test results of the main pathogens were collected. The distributions of pathogenic bacteria in children with neonatal purulent meningitis in preterm and term infants, early and late onset infants, in Zhejiang Province and other regions outside Zhejiang Province, and in Wenzhou region and other regions of Zhejiang Province were analyzed. The chi-square test was used for statistical analysis.Results:A total of 210 neonatal purulent meningitis cases were collected. The common pathogens were Escherichia coli ( E. coli)(41.4%(87/210)) and Streptococcus agalactiae ( S. agalactiae)(27.1%(57/210)). The proportion of Gram-negative bacteria in preterm infants (77.6%(45/58)) with neonatal purulent meningitis was higher than that in term infants (47.4%(72/152)), and the difference was statistically significant ( χ2=15.54, P=0.001). There were no significant differences in the constituent ratios of E. coli (36.5%(31/85) vs 44.8%(56/125)) and S. agalactiae (24.7%(21/85) vs 28.8%(36/125)) between early onset and late onset cases (both P>0.05). The most common pathogen was E. coli in different regions, with 46.7%(64/137) in Zhejiang Province and 31.5%(23/73) in other regions outside Zhejiang Province. In Zhejiang Province, S. agalactiae was detected in 49 out of 137 cases (35.8%), which was significantly higher than other regions outside Zhejiang Province (11.0%(8/73)). The proportions of Klebsiella pneumoniae, and coagulase-negative Staphylococcus in other regions outside Zhejiang Province (17.8%(13/73) and 16.4%(12/73)) were both higher than those in Zhejiang Province (2.9%(4/137) and 5.1%(7/137)). The differences were all statistically significant ( χ2=14.82, 12.26 and 7.43, respectively, all P<0.05). The proportion of Gram-positive bacteria in Wenzhou City (60.8%(31/51)) was higher than that in other regions in Zhejiang Province (38.4%(33/86)), and the difference was statistically significant ( χ2=6.46, P=0.011). E. coli was sensitive to meropenem (0/45), and 74.4%(32/43) of them were resistant to ampicillin. E. coli had different degrees of resistance to other common cephalosporins, among which, cefotaxime had the highest resistance rate of 41.8%(23/55), followed by ceftriaxone (32.4%(23/71)). S. agalactiae was sensitive to penicillin, vancomycin and linezolid. Conclusions:The composition ratios of pathogenic bacteria of neonatal purulent meningitis are different in different regions of China. The most common pathogen is E. coli, which is sensitive to meropenem, while it has different degrees of resistance to other common cephalosporins, especially to cefotaxime.

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