1.Correlation between the health literacy of reducing salt,oil and sugar on overweight and obesity among fourthgrade elementary school students and their parents
HAO Ying, LIU Danru, CHEN Xianxian, REN Jie, XU Cong, DU Fengjun, GUO Xiaolei, DONG Jing, MA Jixiang
Chinese Journal of School Health 2025;46(4):489-493
		                        		
		                        			Objective:
		                        			To analyze the effects of health literacy on overweight and obesity among primary school students and their parents in terms of salt, oil and sugar reduction (referred to as the "three reductions"), so as to provide a theoretical basis for the development of obesity control measures.
		                        		
		                        			Methods:
		                        			From March to April 2024, a total of 1 022 fourthgrade primary school students and 913 parents were surveyed in 24 classes in six counties in Shandong Province using multistage cluster random sampling, and physical measurements of primary school students were conducted. Pearsons correlation analysis and ordered multivariate Logistic regression were used to investigate the associations between health literacy of primary school students and their parents with overweight and obesity among children.
		                        		
		                        			Results:
		                        			The detection rates of overweight and obesity primary school students in Shandong Province were 14.87% and 24.66%, respectively, with significant sex difference in obesity rate (29.46% for boys and 19.76% for girls) (χ2=12.93, P<0.01). In addition to students reducing oil scores, parental reducing salt,reducing oil,reducing sugar, comprehensive health literacy scores and students reducing salt,reducing sugar and comprehensive health literacy scores showed a negative relationship with students overweight and obesity (r=-0.10, -0.08, -0.07, -0.10, -0.04, -0.07, -0.03, P<0.05). The overweight and obesity rates among primary school students with high parental reducing salt,reducing oil,reducing sugar and composite health literacy scores were lower (OR=0.69, 0.69, 0.71, 0.63, P<0.05); and the overweight and obesity rate among students with high parental and low parental and high and low parental health literacy scores were lower (OR=0.68, 0.57, P<0.05).
		                        		
		                        			Conclusion
		                        			Improving health literacy regarding "three reductions" for parents and children, especially parents, can effectively reduce the risk of childhood overweight and obesity.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
2.Variation tendency of mortality and death spectrum in Shandong Province, 1970-2021
Jie CHU ; Zilong LU ; Danru LIU ; Xiaohui XU ; Jie REN ; Jing DONG ; Zhentao FU ; Xianxian CHEN ; Xiaolei GUO ; Aiqiang XU
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology 2024;45(5):679-686
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Objective:To describe the trend of mortality and death spectrum in Shandong Province from 1970 to 2021 and provide basis for the targeted disease prevention and control.Methods:The data were collected from the death registration reports of Shandong and 3 national retrospective surveys of death causes in Shandong. The change in levels of overall and specific deaths in Shandong in different years were analyzed based on mortality rate, age-standardized mortality rate and constituent ratio of cause of death, differential decomposition was used to quantify the contribution of demographic and non-demographic factors to changes of mortality.Results:The crude mortality rate in residents in Shandong was basically stable from 1970 to 2021, and the mortality rate during 2020-2021 (732.73/100 000) was slightly higher than that during 1970-1974 (671.98/100 000). While the standardized mortality rate decreased significantly, and the mortality during 2020-2021 (183.39/100 000) decreased by 67.71% compared with that during 1970-1974 (568.00/100 000). The negative increase of population factors and the positive decrease of non-population factors reacted each other, so the mortality was relatively stable. Cardiac-cerebrovascular disease was always the leading cause of death, but the constituent ratio of death increased rapidly from 19.70% during 1970-1974 to 54.72% during 2020-2021. The rank in the causes of death changed from the fourth (11.46%) to the second (25.70%) for malignant tumor, from the seventh (5.85%) to the third (5.59%) for injury, from the second (12.87%) to the fourth (4.99%) for chronic respiratory diseases, from the third (12.27%) to the tenth (0.42%) for infectious diseases. The standardized mortality rates of the main causes of death decreased at different degrees, the standardized mortality rates of obstetrical disease, infectious disease, gastrointestinal disease and chronic respiratory disease decreased by more than 50.00%. The age distribution of deaths and the death spectrum in different age groups and in urban-rural populations changed significantly. During 2020-2021, the proportion of deaths in young people aged 0-14 years was 0.54%, which was 97.05% lower than that during 1970-1974, while the proportion of deaths in the elderly aged ≥75 years was 55.14%, which was 55.75% higher than that during 1970-1974. The rank of infectious diseases in the causes of death descended significantly in all age groups, but the ranks of injury, neuropsychiatric disease and malignant tumor rose significantly in adolescents, and the ranks of endocrine nutrition and metabolic disease rose in middle-aged and elderly people. The difference of death spectrum between urban area and rural area became less obvious and the main death causes in urban and rural residents were basically the same during 2020-2021.Conclusions:The death spectrum of residents in Shandong changed significantly. Chronic and non-communicable diseases, especially cardiac-cerebrovascular disease and malignant tumor, should be the focus in disease control and prevention. The prevention and control of diseases in Shandong made remarkable achievement during 1970-2021. However, in the context of population ageing, it is suggested to strengthen the treatment, prevention of diseases and injuries related to the health of the elderly and elderly health care in the future.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
3.Epidemiological characteristics and spatial aggregation of acute myocardial infarction in Shandong Province
Bingyin ZHANG ; Chunxiao XU ; Xianxian CHEN ; Junli TANG ; Jing DONG ; Jie REN ; Zilong LU ; Xiaolei GUO ; Jixiang MA
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology 2024;45(6):844-851
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Objective:To understand the characteristics and trends of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in Shandong Province and to provide evidence for formulating prevention and control strategies.Methods:Data were derived from the AMI incidence reports of Shandong Province's Chronic Disease Surveillance Information Management System in 2012-2021. The crude and standardized incidence rates were used as indicators to describe the incidence level of AMI. Joinpoint regression analysis was used to analyze the trends in the incidence and age of onset over the years. The contribution of population aging to the increase in AMI incidence was assessed using the rate difference decomposition method. The incidence of AMI in each district (county) in Shandong Province was visualized using ArcGIS 10.8 software, and global and local spatial autocorrelation analysis was performed using DeoDa 1.12 software.Results:From 2012 to 2021, 198 233 cases of AMI were reported from 19 provincial monitoring sites in Shandong Province, of which 53.13% were males and 97.12% were ≥45 years old. The reported crude incidence increased from 90.12 per 100 000 in 2012 to 176.54 per 100 000 in 2021, with an average annual increase of 7.01% ( Z=7.35 , P<0.001). There was no significant upward trend in standardized incidence ( Z=1.64 , P=0.140), but the standardized incidence of male residents showed an increasing trend ( Z=2.76 , P=0.028). Before 2014, the reported crude incidence of males was similar to that of females, but after 2014, the reported crude incidence of males was continuously higher than that of females. However, males' standardized incidence was higher than females in all years. Both crude and standardized incidence rates were higher in rural residents than in urban areas. The median onset of AMI increased from 71.6 years old in 2012 to 73.5 years old in 2021. The median age of onset in males was lower than that in females in all years, and in most years, the median age of onset in urban residents was lower than that in rural residents. The incidence of AMI in males showed a trend in younger age groups. According to the seasonal decomposition, the incidence peak of AMI was in January, and the trough was in September. The contribution of aging population to the increase in crude incidence of AMI increased from 8.63% in 2013 to 52.58% in 2021. The global spatial autocorrelation analysis showed that the incidence of AMI presented an obvious spatial clustering distribution. Local spatial autocorrelation analysis found that the high-incidence areas (counties) were mainly concentrated in Liaocheng City and Dezhou City in the northwest region of Shandong Province and Heze City in the southwest. Conclusions:The incidence of AMI among residents in Shandong Province was rising, with spatial clustering and seasonal clustering characteristics. People aged 45 years and older, male residents, and rural residents were at high risk of developing AMI. There was a certain trend of younger age at onset among men. Targeted prevention and control measures should be taken for high-incidence seasons, high-risk groups, and high-incidence clustering areas in northwestern Shandong Province.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
4.Clinical characteristics of acute ischemic stroke patients with negative CT perfusion imaging and influencing factors for their prognoses
Jiahui CHEN ; Chunmei WEN ; Yuan SHEN ; Shufang WANG ; Haicun SHI ; Xianxian ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Neuromedicine 2023;22(11):1111-1120
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Objective:To analyze the clinical characteristics of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients with negative cerebral CT perfusion (CTP) and influencing factors for their prognoses.Methods:A retrospective analysis was performed; 448 patients with AIS admitted to Department of Neurology, Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University from January 2020 to June 2021 were enrolled. CTP images of these patients were processed by RAPID software, and they were divided into CTP-negative group and CTP-positive group according to cerebral infarction core and ischemic penumbra volumes. The clinical data were compared between patients from CTP-negative group and CTP-positive group and between patients from CTP-negative and CTP-positive subgroups accepted thrombolytic therapy. According to the prognoses 3 months after discharge, CTP negative patients were divided into poor prognosis group and good prognosis group. Independent influencing factors for poor prognosis in negative CTP patients were analyzed by univariate and multivariate Logistic regressions.Results:(1) In these 448 patients, 154 (34.4%) were with negative CTP and 294 (65.6%) were with positive CTP; compared with the CTP-positive group, the CTP-negative group had significantly younger age, significantly higher percentage of patients with diabetes, significantly lower percentage of patients with atrial fibrillation, statistically higher baseline systolic blood pressure, and significantly lower baseline National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) scores, early neurological deterioration (END) incidence, modified Rankin scale (mRS) scores 3 months after discharge, and proportion of patients with poor prognosis ( P<0.05); significant differences in distributions of responsible circulations for the lesions and etiological classification (TOAST) were noted between the 2 groups ( P<0.05). Of the 448 patients, 270 received thrombolytic therapy, including 101 CTP-negative patients and 169 CTP-positive patients; compared with the CTP-positive subgroup, the CTP-negative subgroup had significantly younger age, significantly lower percentage of patients with atrial fibrillation, statistically higher baseline systolic blood pressure, and significantly lower baseline NIHSS scores, END incidence, mRS scores 3 months after discharge, and proportion of patients with poor prognosis ( P<0.05). (2) Of the 154 CTP negative patients, 31 had poor prognosis and 123 had good prognosis. Univariate Logistic regression analysis showed that baseline blood glucose, fasting blood glucose, glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1C), baseline NIHSS scores and fibrinogen were the influencing factors for prognoses of CTP negative patients, with significant differences ( P<0.05). Multivariate Logistic regression analysis found that NIHSS ( OR=0.827, 95% CI: 0.743-0.920, P<0.001) and HbA1 C ( OR=0.763, 95% CI: 0.609-0.956, P=0.019) were independent influencing factors for poor prognosis of CTP-negative patients. Conclusion:AIS patients with negative CTP have milder neurological impairment, better prognosis, and higher safety of receiving intravenous thrombolysis than those with positive CTP; AIS patients with negative CTP enjoying high baseline NIHSS scores and HBA1c have poor prognosis.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
5.PINK1 kinase dysfunction triggers neurodegeneration in the primate brain without impacting mitochondrial homeostasis.
Weili YANG ; Xiangyu GUO ; Zhuchi TU ; Xiusheng CHEN ; Rui HAN ; Yanting LIU ; Sen YAN ; Qi WANG ; Zhifu WANG ; Xianxian ZHAO ; Yunpeng ZHANG ; Xin XIONG ; Huiming YANG ; Peng YIN ; Huida WAN ; Xingxing CHEN ; Jifeng GUO ; Xiao-Xin YAN ; Lujian LIAO ; Shihua LI ; Xiao-Jiang LI
Protein & Cell 2022;13(1):26-46
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			In vitro studies have established the prevalent theory that the mitochondrial kinase PINK1 protects neurodegeneration by removing damaged mitochondria in Parkinson's disease (PD). However, difficulty in detecting endogenous PINK1 protein in rodent brains and cell lines has prevented the rigorous investigation of the in vivo role of PINK1. Here we report that PINK1 kinase form is selectively expressed in the human and monkey brains. CRISPR/Cas9-mediated deficiency of PINK1 causes similar neurodegeneration in the brains of fetal and adult monkeys as well as cultured monkey neurons without affecting mitochondrial protein expression and morphology. Importantly, PINK1 mutations in the primate brain and human cells reduce protein phosphorylation that is important for neuronal function and survival. Our findings suggest that PINK1 kinase activity rather than its mitochondrial function is essential for the neuronal survival in the primate brains and that its kinase dysfunction could be involved in the pathogenesis of PD.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
6.Clinical characteristics of 225 patients with bone and joint infection
Xianxian LIU ; Xu ZHAO ; Wenjun CHEN ; Qian LI
Chinese Journal of Infectious Diseases 2022;40(4):211-216
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Objective:To analyze the clinical characteristics and pathogen distributions of the patients with bone and joint infection.Methods:The clinical data and etiological results of 225 patients with bone and joint infection from January 2008 to October 2020 in Huashan Hospital, Fudan University were retrospectively analyzed.Statistical analysis was conducted by chi-square test.Results:Of the 225 cases with bone and joint infection, 75.6%(170/225) were extremities and other osteomyelitis, 16.0%(36/225) were suppurative arthritis, 8.4%(19/225) were spinal osteomyelitis. Non-implants related infection accounted for 80.4%(181/225) of the cases, while 19.6%(44/225) of the cases were implants related infection. The main clinical manifestations were localized pain (48.4%(109/225)), dyskinesia (47.6%(107/225)), localized swelling (28.9%(65/225)), fever (28.0%(63/225)), and increased purulent exudation (24.9%(56/225)). The proportions of localized pain (55.8%(101/181)) and fever (31.5%(57/181)) of non-implants infection were higher than those of implants infection (18.2%(8/44) and 13.6%(6/44), respectively), while the proportion of increased purulent exudation in implants infection (50.0%(22/44)) was higher than that in non-implants infection (18.8%(34/181)). There were all significant differences between the two groups ( χ2=15.49, 5.60 and 18.45, respectively, all P<0.050). Of the 225 cases, 63 cases(28.0%) had complications with other site infection, especially soft tissue infection and bloodstream infection. A total of 106 strains of pathogens were isolated from 225 specimens, 58.5%(62/106) of them were Gram positive bacterium.Among them, 34.0%(36/106) were Staphylococcus aureus, with the rate of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolation accounting for 11.3%(12/106). Laboratory tests showed that 40.4%(91/225) of the patients had elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), 32.9%(74/225) patients had elevated C-reactive protein (CRP). Proportions of patients with elevated ESR (43.6%(79/181)) and CRP (37.6%(68/181)) in non-implants infection were significantly higher than those in implants infection (27.3%(12/44) and 13.6%(6/44), respectively). There were significant differences between the two groups ( χ2=3.94 and 9.19, respectively, P=0.047 and 0.002, respectively). Conclusions:The main clinical manifestations of bone and joint infection are localized pain, dyskinesia, localized swelling, fever and increased purulent exudation. Patients with bone and joint infection are easy to be complicated with soft tissue infection and bloodstream infection, and often accompanied by increased ESR and CRP levels. Gram positive bacterium are the main pathogens.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
7.Influence factors of poor efficacy after flap repair operation in patients with pressure ulcers
Nanfang PAN ; Zunhong LIANG ; Ping LIN ; Xin WANG ; Shishuai LIN ; Yangjun HUANG ; Xianxian CHEN ; Yunchuan PAN
Chinese Journal of Burns 2022;38(12):1156-1161
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Objective:To investigate the influence factors of poor efficacy after flap repair operation in patients with pressure ulcers.Methods:The retrospective case series study was conducted. From January 2011 to June 2021, 125 patients with stage Ⅲ and Ⅳ pressure ulcers treated in Hainan General Hospital met the inclusion criteria. There were 82 males and 43 females, aged 15-90 (57±20) years. According to the postoperative effects, the patients were divided into poor efficacy group (47 cases) and good efficacy group (78 cases). The clinical data of patients in the two groups were collected, including the age, gender, location, stage, size, and bone exposure of pressure ulcers, preoperative microorganism culture results of wound exudate sample, whether combined with osteomyelitis, diabetes, lower limb paroxysmal myospasm, and gatism or not, the number of surgical debridement combined with negative-pressure wound therapy, type of surgical flap, postoperative position, and preoperative albumin, leukocyte, C-reactive protein (CRP), and hemoglobin. Data were statistically analyzed with independent sample t test, Mann-Whitney U test, and chi-square test. The binary multivariate logistic regression analysis was conducted to screen the independent risk factors influencing the poor efficacy after flap repair operation in 125 patients with stage Ⅲ and Ⅳ pressure ulcers. Results:The ratio of patients with lower limb paroxysmal myospasm in poor efficacy group was 22/47, which was significantly higher than 3/78 in good efficacy group ( χ2=33.83, P<0.01). The preoperative hemoglobin level of patients in poor efficacy group was (102±17) g/L, which was significantly lower than (113±20) g/L in good efficacy group ( t=-3.24, P<0.01). The preoperative CRP level of patients was 39.1 (14.1, 91.6) mg/L in poor efficacy group, which was significantly higher than 15.3 (6.6, 42.0) mg/L in good efficacy group ( Z=-3.04, P<0.01). There were no statistically significant differences in other indexes between patients in the two groups ( P>0.05). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that age, lower limb paroxysmal myospasm, and preoperative hemoglobin level were the independent risk factors for poor efficacy after flap repair operation in patients with pressure ulcers (with odds ratios of 1.03, 40.69, and 0.97, 95% confidence intervals of 1.00-1.06, 9.18-180.39, and 0.95-1.00, respectively, P<0.05 or P<0.01). Conclusions:Poor efficacy after flap repair operation in patients with pressure ulcers is affected by many factors, among which the age, lower limb paroxysmal myospasm, and preoperative hemoglobin level are the independent risk factors.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
8.Optimization of CD19 chimeric antigen receptor T cell establishment and observation of the killing effect in vitro and in vivo
Chunxiao REN ; Xianxian CHEN ; Li ZHAO ; Yu TIAN ; Kailin XU ; Kai ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Hematology 2022;43(6):506-512
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Objective:To optimize the stimulation and activation system of mouse CD3 + T cells in vitro and explore the optimal infection time of CD3 + T cells to establish mouse CD19 chimeric antigen receptor T cells (mCD19 CAR-T) , and to also verify its killing effect in vivo and in vitro. Method:Splenic CD3 +T cells were isolated and purified using magnetic beads, and the cells were cultured in Soluble anti-CD3/CD28, PMA+Ionomycin, and Plated anti-CD3/CD28. Cell activation and apoptosis were assessed by flow cytometry after 8, 24, 48, and 72 hours. ScFv plasmid of mouse CD19 antibody was transfected to plat-E cells to package retrovirus. Activated CD3 + T cells were infected to construct mouse-specific CD19 chimeric antigen receptor T cells (mCD19 CAR-T) , and mCD19 CAR-T cells were co-cultured with B-cell lymphoma cell line A20 in vitro. The specific toxicity of A20 was detected by flow cytometry, and mCD19 CAR-T cells were infused into the lymphoma mouse model to detect its killing effect and distribution. Results:The activation effect of Plated anti-CD3/CD28 on CD3 + T cells was superior, with the cells exhibiting good viability 24–48 hours after stimulation. Established mCD19 CAR-T cells with stable efficiency[ (32.27±7.56) % ] were specifically able to kill A20 tumor cells (The apoptosis rate was 24.3% at 48 h) . In vivo detection showed a non-significant decrease in the percentage[ (1.83±0.58) % ] of splenic CD19 + cells 6 days after mCD19 CAR-T cell infusion. A marked clearance in bone marrow and spleen appeared on day 12 compared with the A20 group, and this difference was statistically significant[spleen: (0.36±0.04) % vs (47.00±13.46) % , P<0.001; bone marrow: (1.82±0.29) % vs (37.30±1.44) % , P<0.0001]. Moreover, mCD19 CAR-T cells were distributed in high proportions in the peripheral blood, spleen, and bone marrow[ (2.90±1.12) % , (4.96±0.80) % , (13.55±1.56) % ]. Conclusion:This study demonstrated an optimized activation system and the optimal infection time of CD3 + T cells. Furthermore, stable constructed mCD19 CAR-T cells showed a remarkable killing ability in vitro and in vivo.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
9.Spatial clustering analysis and trend of liver cancer death rate in Shandong province, 1970-2013
Zhentao FU ; Hongtao WANG ; Zilong LU ; Xianxian CHEN ; Jiandong SUN ; Jiyu ZHANG ; Jie CHU ; Bingyin ZHANG ; Fuzhong XUE ; Xiaolei GUO ; Aiqiang XU
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology 2020;41(11):1865-1870
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Objective:To explore the spatial clustering and trend of liver cancer mortality in different counties of Shandong province from 1970 to 2013, and provide scientific basis for the development of liver cancer prevention and control plan.Methods:Cancer mortality data were obtained from Shandong Death Registration System and three national death cause surveys in China. Mortality rate and age adjusted mortality rate were used to describe the trend of liver cancer in different years. Difference decomposing method was applied to estimate the contribution of demographic and non-demographic factors to the change of mortality. Software ArcGIS 10.2 was used for spatial analysis, and software SaTScan 9.4 was used for spatial clustering analysis on liver cancer mortality.Results:From 2011 to 2013, the crude mortality rate of liver cancer (29.89/100 000) in Shandong increased by 208.00 % and 35.37 % respectively compared with that during 1970-1974 (9.72/100 000) and 1990-1992 (22.08/100 000) and was similar to that during 2004-2005 (30.44/100 000). While age standardized mortality rate (ASMR) increased first and then decreased. The ASMR during 2011-2013 (12.62/100 000) increased by 60.97 % compared with that during 1970-1974 and decreased by 22.38 % and 21.81 % compared with that during 1990-1992 and 2004-2005, respectively. According to the difference decomposition analysis on liver cancer mortality in different years, the contribution of population factors to the liver cancer mortality rate increased from 3.38 % during 1990-1992 to 29.36 % during 2004-2005 and 46.16 % during 2011-2013. However, the contribution of non-population factors to the increase of liver cancer mortality decreased. According to the spatial distribution of liver cancer mortality, the crude mortality rate of liver cancer in different counties were quite different, ranging from 9.33/100 000 to 65.33/100 000. Using the spatial scanning statistical software to analyze the spatial clustering of liver cancer mortality, multi areas with high mortality rate of liver cancer were found, and they were mainly distributed in Jiaodong peninsula from 2011 to 2013, covering 20 counties (cities, districts) in Qingdao, Yantai and Weihai. The risk of liver cancer mortality in this area was 1.54 times higher than that in other areas. The spatial clustering distribution of liver cancer mortality during 1970-1974 was significantly different from that during 2011-2013, the areas with high mortality rate during 1970-1974 were mainly distributed in central and western Shandong. Conclusions:There were significant temporal and spatial distribution changes in the mortality rate of liver cancer in Shandong from 1970 to 2013. According to these trends and their geographical and spatial distribution, we should further explore the risk factors of liver cancer, and formulate feasible and area specific prevention and control measures for liver cancer.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
10.Preliminary clinical application of transcatheter closure of ventricular septal defect via radial approach
Wendong TANG ; Xudong XU ; Yuan BAI ; Jian SHEN ; Feng CHEN ; Ni ZHU ; Yongwen QIN ; Xianxian ZHAO
Journal of Interventional Radiology 2018;27(2):114-117
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Objective To explore the feasibility and efficacy of transcatheter closure of ventricular septal defect (VSD) through radial artery combined femoral vein approach. Methods A total of 11 patients with congenital VSD, who were admitted to authors' hospital during the period from June 2017 to November2017, were enrolled in this study. The patterns of lesion included intracristal type (n=3) and perimembranous type (n=8), and in 3 patients the VSD was associated with concant ventricular septal aneurysm. Transcatheter closure of VSD via radial approach was carried out in all patients. The mean age of the patients was (37.82±12.44) years old, and the average body weight was (62.79±14.95) kg. The transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) showed that the mean diameter of VSD was (5.87±1.91)mm. The effect of transcatheter closure therapy was assessed by intraoperative TTE and left ventriculography. All patients were followed up with electrocardiogram and TTE at 24 hours and one, 3, 6 months after transcatheter closure therapy. Results Successful closure was achieved in 10 patients, and one patient had to be transferred to surgery because the catheter could not pass through the defect. The mean diameter of the implanted occluders was (7.50±3.60)mm, the average procedural time and fluoroscopy time were (47.20±5.45) min and (13.00±3.65) min respectively. The postoperative average in-bed time was (99.00±11.97) min. Two patients developed radial artery spasm during the operation. During the follow-up period lasting for a mean of (3.50±1.90) months, no serious complications, such as dropping of occluder, residual shunt, atrioventricular block, aortic regurgitation, radial artery occlusion, etc. occurred in the 10 patients. Conclusion For the treatment of VSD, transcatheter closure through radial artery combined with femoral vein approach is safe and effective. Therefore, this technique is worthy of clinical application.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
            

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