1.Effect of radiofrequency ablation on improving cardiac structure and function in patients with atrial fibrillation and functional mitral regurgitation
Shunxiang LI ; Zhuoshan HUANG ; Suhua LI ; Junlin ZHONG ; Xujing XIE ; Ruimin DONG ; Jinlai LIU ; Jieming ZHU ; Zhenda ZHENG
Chinese Journal of Cardiology 2024;52(10):1170-1176
Objective:Exploring the effect of radiofrequency ablation treatment to restore sinus rhythm on the improvement of functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) and cardiac structure in patients with atrial fibrillation combined with moderate or severe FMR, compared with drug therapy alone.Methods:This retrospective cohort study consecutively enrolled patients diagnosed with persistent atrial fibrillation and moderate or severe FMR who were admitted to the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University from January 2019 to December 2021. Forty-eight patients who were treated with radiofrequency ablation and maintained sinus rhythm were enrolled in the ablation group, and 63 patients who were treated with medication alone during the same period were in the medicine group. Patients in the ablation group and medicine group were matched in a 1∶1 ratio using a propensity score, and 41 patients were finally included in each of the 2 groups. All patients reexamined echocardiography after 3-month of treatment. The proportion of patients with FMR improvement and the differences in changes of cardiac structural and functional parameters were compared between groups.Results:After propensity score matching, the ablation group was aged (69.3±7.1) years with 21 males (51.2%) and the medicine group was aged (71.3±9.4) years with 21 males (51.2%). The echocardiography after 3-month of treatment showed the rate of FMR improvement was significantly higher in the ablation group than in the medicine group (19 (46.3%) vs. 33 (80.5%), P<0.001), and patients in the ablation group showed a significant decrease in FMR extent (Δmitral regurgitation area: (-1.30±2.64) cm 2 vs. (-3.55±2.50) cm 2, P<0.001), left atrial size (Δleft atrial diameter: (-0.17±3.78) mm vs. (-2.46±4.01) mm, P=0.009) and E/e′ (ΔE/e′:-2.54±7.34 vs.-6.34±7.08, P=0.021) compared with the medicine group. There was also a significant decrease in left ventricular size (Δleft ventricular end diastolic diameter: (-3.12±6.62) mm vs. (-0.73±3.62) mm, P=0.046) and significant increase in left ventricular ejection fraction (Δleft ventricular ejection fraction: (2.73±9.69) % vs. (-0.93±5.41) %, P=0.038) in ablation group. Conclusion:Performing radiofrequency ablation to restore sinus rhythm can effectively reduce the severity of mitral regurgitation and improve left atrial and left ventricular remodeling and cardiac function in patients with atrial fibrillation and FMR.
2.System construction of physical fitness index for pregnant women
Longfeng ZHOU ; Zhaoya SUN ; Ruimin ZHENG ; Mengyun SUN ; Li YANG
Chinese Journal of Perinatal Medicine 2021;24(9):677-681
Objective:Constructing a physical fitness test index system for pregnant women to fully understand their physical fitness level and provide a reference for exercise prescription for this population.Methods:The system was established by way of literature review and Delphi survey, which was further validated on 60 pregnant women undergoing prenatal examination at Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Beijing Haidian District from November 7, 2019, to January 7, 2020. A questionnaire was used to evaluate the satisfaction of pregnant women with the process and results of the physical fitness test. The test and survey data adopted the descriptive analysis. Paired sample t test was used for statistical analysis. Results:The index system of maternal physical fitness test during pregnancy was established through three rounds of expert discussion, and consists of three first-level indexes, 11 second-level indexes, and 23 third-level indexes. All 60 subjects completed the test successfully and no complaints or discomfort were reported. There was no significant difference in the fetal heart rate before and after the test [(142.1±3.8) vs (142.1±4.5) bpm; t=-0.025, P=0.980]. The average test duration was (32.6±3.4) min, and the average load consumption was (300.1±41.2) kcal (1 kcal=4.184 kJ). The questionnaire showed that all subjects were satisfied with the test process and results. Conclusions:The index system of physical fitness test for pregnant women established in this study is scientific, practical, and safe, which is a potential evaluation tool of the physical fitness level for pregnant women.
3.Survey of height and weight of children and adolescents at different Tanner stages in urban China
Jiaqi PU ; Jianwei ZHANG ; Ruimin CHEN ; Mireguli MAIMAITI ; Jingsi LUO ; Shaoke CHEN ; Di WU ; Min ZHU ; Chunlin WANG ; Zhe SU ; Yan LIANG ; Hui YAO ; Haiyan WEI ; Rongxiu ZHENG ; Hongwei DU ; Feihong LUO ; Pin LI ; Shuting SI ; Wei WU ; Ke HUANG ; Guanping DONG ; Yunxian YU ; Junfen FU
Chinese Journal of Pediatrics 2021;59(12):1065-1073
Objective:To investigate the status of height and weight of 3-18-year-old children and adolescents in urban China, and to provide a basis for establishing puberty phase specific curves for age-specific height and age-specific weight.Methods:A cross-sectional survey of 218 185 children and adolescents aged 3-18 years in urban China was conducted by using the method of stratified random cluster sampling from January 2017 to December 2019. The sampling areas included 12 provinces municipalities in China and autonomous regions in total. Data were collected on weight, height, waist circumference, hip circumference and secondary sexual characteristics. The generalized additive model for location, scale, and shape (GAMLSS) was employed to establish percentile reference values and growth curves of height and weight for boys and girls aged 3-18 years. Wilcoxon rank sum test was applied to compare the P 50 value of height and weight between children of each Tanner stage and children of the same age ignoring the different puberty phase. Results:The 3rd, 50th, and 97th percentile curves for height and weight for age were developed for boys and girls aged 3-18 years. The 3rd, 50th, and 97th percentile curves for age-specific height and age-specific weight for each puberty phase were developed for boys and girls. Compared with all children ignoring the different puberty phase, boys aged 9 and over and girls aged 7 and over who are at Tanner stage 1 showed shorter height and lighter weight than those of the same age group (all P<0.01), the difference ranges of height at P 50 are -4.0 to -0.6 cm for boys, and -4.4 to 0.5 cm for girls; the difference ranges of weight are -4.8 to 0.4 kg for boys, and -4.0 to -0.3 kg for girls; children at Tanner stage 2 & 3 initially were taller and heavier than those of the same age group; and later grew shorter and lighter than those of the same age group, the two sets of curves cross over; boys aged 16 and under and girl aged under 14 who are at Tanner stage 4 were taller and heavier than those of the same age group (all P<0.01), the difference ranges of height at P 50 are 0.2 to 10.0 cm for boys, and 0.2 to 9.4 cm for girls; the difference ranges of weight at P 50 are 0.7 to 10.9 kg for boys, and 1.0 to 11.2 kg for girls, and the differences showed narrowing trend with age. Conclusion:The puberty phase specific growth curves of age-specific height and age-specific weight for boys and girls aged 3-18 years are established, it is useful for clinical work to evaluate physical development of children at different puberty phases.
4.The status of menopause outpatient clinics in maternal and children health institutions and general hospitals in 11 provinces of China
Li YANG ; Xing HUANG ; Shuxia WANG ; Ruimin ZHENG
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2020;54(5):529-533
Objective:To understand the status of menopause outpatient clinics in maternal and children health (MCH) institutions and general hospitals.Methods:A total of 314 health administrative departments, MCH health institutions and general hospitals in 11 provinces of China were enrolled by using multi-stage random sampling method. A self-made questionnaire was used to investigate the development of normative documents for menopausal health work, and the establishment, services, health resources, system and information management of menopause outpatient clinics. The current situation of menopause outpatient clinics in MCH institutions was compared with that in general hospitals.Results:All health administrative departments did not formulate normative documents for menopausal health care. Among MCH health institutions and general hospitals, 53.4% (111/208) established menopause outpatient clinic. About 60.9% (64/105) of MCH institutions established menopause outpatient clinic, which was higher than that of general hospitals [45.6% (47/103)] ( P<0.05). From high priority to less, the services of menopause outpatient clinics were menopausal disease diagnosis and treatment, counseling, health education and disease referral. 90.1% (100/111) of menopause outpatient clinics provided routine medical examinations, and only 55.9% (62/111) and 59.5% (66/111) of them provide psychological and nutritional status assessment. The allocation rate of commonly used examination equipment in menopause outpatient clinics was 81.1%-96.4%, while only 28.8%-37.8% of them had psychological status assessment tool, human body composition analyzer and nutrition status assessment tool. Among 111 menopause outpatient clinics, 46.8% ( n=52), 36.0% ( n=40), and 34.2% ( n=38) of them established outpatient consultation process, referral (consultation) work system, and follow-up work system, and 49.5% ( n=55), 29.7% ( n=33), 42.3% ( n=47), and 17.1% ( n=19) of them established visit registration, health records, follow-up records of referrals, and reported outpatient services, respectively. Conclusion:Menopause outpatient clinics in 11 provinces of China have been initially established, and policy guidance and human resources allocation should be further strengthened.
5.The status of menopause outpatient clinics in maternal and children health institutions and general hospitals in 11 provinces of China
Li YANG ; Xing HUANG ; Shuxia WANG ; Ruimin ZHENG
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2020;54(5):529-533
Objective:To understand the status of menopause outpatient clinics in maternal and children health (MCH) institutions and general hospitals.Methods:A total of 314 health administrative departments, MCH health institutions and general hospitals in 11 provinces of China were enrolled by using multi-stage random sampling method. A self-made questionnaire was used to investigate the development of normative documents for menopausal health work, and the establishment, services, health resources, system and information management of menopause outpatient clinics. The current situation of menopause outpatient clinics in MCH institutions was compared with that in general hospitals.Results:All health administrative departments did not formulate normative documents for menopausal health care. Among MCH health institutions and general hospitals, 53.4% (111/208) established menopause outpatient clinic. About 60.9% (64/105) of MCH institutions established menopause outpatient clinic, which was higher than that of general hospitals [45.6% (47/103)] ( P<0.05). From high priority to less, the services of menopause outpatient clinics were menopausal disease diagnosis and treatment, counseling, health education and disease referral. 90.1% (100/111) of menopause outpatient clinics provided routine medical examinations, and only 55.9% (62/111) and 59.5% (66/111) of them provide psychological and nutritional status assessment. The allocation rate of commonly used examination equipment in menopause outpatient clinics was 81.1%-96.4%, while only 28.8%-37.8% of them had psychological status assessment tool, human body composition analyzer and nutrition status assessment tool. Among 111 menopause outpatient clinics, 46.8% ( n=52), 36.0% ( n=40), and 34.2% ( n=38) of them established outpatient consultation process, referral (consultation) work system, and follow-up work system, and 49.5% ( n=55), 29.7% ( n=33), 42.3% ( n=47), and 17.1% ( n=19) of them established visit registration, health records, follow-up records of referrals, and reported outpatient services, respectively. Conclusion:Menopause outpatient clinics in 11 provinces of China have been initially established, and policy guidance and human resources allocation should be further strengthened.
6.Global and Chinese perspectives on adolescent health and development
LUO Xiaomin, ZHENG Ruimin, JIN Xi, DAI Yue
Chinese Journal of School Health 2019;40(8):1126-1130
Abstract
Through a review of the current state and risks of adolescent health in the world and in China, the main health issues faced by adolescents are summarized. The importance of promoting adolescent health and the importance of effective adolescent health services are highlighted. The past 30 years important documents of international adolescent health and development have been sorted out. The history of the development of adolescent health care in China has been reviewed. It was pointed out that the health and development of adolescents has become a hot spot and focus of international attention, and it has received more and more attention in China. The adolescent health care has ushered in a new opportunity for development, which will help the health and development of adolescents in China.
7.Application of a microfluidic chip platform in rapid diagnosis of post-neurosurgical bacterial infection
Guanghui ZHENG ; Ruimin MA ; Fangqiang LI ; Yan ZHANG ; Mingzhong TANG ; Yan ZHANG ; Hong LYU ; Guojun ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science 2019;37(4):246-250
Objective:
To establish and evaluate a microfluidic chip platform for the rapid diagnosis of post-neurosurgical bacterial infection.
Methods:
The pathogens isolated from patients with post-neurosurgical bacterial infection in Beijing Tiantan Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University during 2007 and 2016 and the epidemiological data from China drug resistance monitoring network CHINET were analyzed retrospectively. Based on the retrospective data and the molecular epidemiological information of drug-resistant bacteria reported in the literature, target pathogens and drug resistance gene parameters were selected. The microbial identification parameters from 10 different bacteria, including Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Enterobacter cloacae, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Enterococcus faecium, Enterococcus faecalis, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and the parameters of 15 drug resistance genes, including mecA, vanA, vanB, aacC1, aadA1, bla CTX-M-1 , bla CTX-M-9 , bla GES-1 , bla OXA-23 , bla OXA-24 , bla OXA-58 , bla OXA-66 , bla KPC-2 , bla IMP-4 and bla VIM-2 , were selected for designing a microfluidic chip platform. Using MAIDI-TOF MS for bacterial identification, multiplex PCR for the detection of drug resistance genes, micro-broth dilution method for the detection of drug resistance phenotypes and ESBLs screening test as reference methods, 13 known bacteria were used to evaluate the preliminary performance of the established microfluidic chip platform, and 108 cerebrospinal fluid bacterial culture positive specimens were used to evaluate the clinical application value of the microfluidic chip platform.
Results:
The identification rates of 13 known strains and the coincidence rate of drug resistance genes were 100%. The coincidence rate of identification results for 108 cerebrospinal fluid bacterial culture positive specimens between the microfluidic chip platform and the MALDI-TOF MS method was as high as 94.44%. The coincidence rates of drug resistance phenotype of carbapenems, oxacillin, vancomycin, ESBLs and genotype between the microfluidic chip platform and the micro-broth dilution method or ESBLs screening test were above 90%.
Conclusion
The established microfluidic chip platform is fast and accurate, and has application value in microbial identification and the prediction of drug resistance, which may be used as an important supplementary method in the diagnosis of post-neurosurgical bacterial infection.
8. Mediating effect of childbirth self-efficacy between pregnant women's mindfulness level and fear of childbirth
Yanjun LIU ; Fangfang SHANGGUAN ; Ruimin ZHENG ; Yaqing SHEN ; Wei XU
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2019;28(9):783-787
Objective:
To explore the mediating effect of the childbirth self-efficacy between mindfulness level and fear of childbirth in pregnant women.
Methods:
A total of 285 pregnant women were measured with five facet mindfulness questionnaire(FFMQ), childbirth attitude questionnaire(FOC), and the short form of the Chinese childbirth self-efficacy inventory(CBSEI-C32).
Results:
The scores of mindfulness level, fear of childbirth, outcome expectancy and self-efficacy expectancy were(127.51±11.12), (31.44±8.84), (109.36±30.52)and(110.02±30.03), respectively.Pearson correlation analysis showed that mindfulness level was positively correlated with outcome expectancy and self-efficacy expectancy(
9.Effects of skin/muscle incision and retraction on spatial learning and memory in immature rats after adult-hood
Caimei XU ; Wenyao DENG ; Yanlu YING ; Xiangcai RUAN ; Bin ZHENG ; Ruimin LUO ; Manting YAO
The Journal of Practical Medicine 2017;33(21):3535-3538
Objective To investigate the effects of skin/muscle incision and retraction(SMIR)on mechanical paw withdrawal threshold and the ability of spatial learning and memory in immature rats after adulthood. Methods 27 male SD rats aged 3 weeks and weighing 60 ~ 80 g were randomly divided into 3 groups(n = 9):control group(group C),sham operation group(group Sham)and skin/muscle incision and retraction group (group SMIR). Group SMIR received operation for skin/muscle incision and retraction. Sham group received skin/muscle incision but no retraction.No surgery was operated on C group. Pain behavior was assessed by mechanical paw withdrawal threshold(MWT)to von Frey filament stimulation before and 1,3,7,12,22 and 32 days after operation.The effects of spatial learning and memory function were assessed by Morris water-maze test at 33 days after operation. Results Mechanical paw withdrawal threshold of group SMIR decreased 1 day after operation (P<0.05)and showed no significant difference before and 3,7,12,22,32 days after operation in 3 groups(P >0.05). In Morris water-maze test,compared with Sham and C group,the average escape latency in SMIR was sig-nificantly longer in the water maze navigation experiment(P < 0.01);the ratios of time and path in the quadrant of the platform were obviously lower in SMIR(P < 0.01). There was no statistical difference between sham and C group(P>0.05).Conclusion SMIR did not cause chronic pain but may cause a decrease in the ability of spatial learning and memory in immature rats.
10.Expression of miR-203 in human tongue carcinoma tissues and its in-fluence on viability and invasion ability of Tca8113 cells
Hong ZHENG ; Wenling ZHANG ; Bo LIN ; Sainan ZHANG ; Ruimin LIU ; Peng XUE
Chinese Journal of Pathophysiology 2016;32(10):1896-1899,1904
[ ABSTRACT] AIM:To study the expression of miR-203 in tongue carcinoma tissues and the effect of miR-203 over-expression on the viability and invasion ability of Tca 8113 cells.METHODS:Twenty-eight pairs of tongue carcinoma tissues and adjacent nontumor tissues were collected , and the clinicopathological characters were analyzed .miR-203 was detected in the tongue tissues of 28 patients with tongue carcinoma by real-time PCR.miR-203 mimics and scramble were transfected into Tca8113 cells by Lipofectamine 2000.The expression of miR-203 was detected in Tca8113, Tca8113-miR-203 mimics and Tca8113-scramble cells by RT-qPCR.The cell viability was measured by CCK-8 assay.The cell invasion ability was determined by Transwell chamber invasion experiment .RESULTS:miR-203 expression was significantly down-regulated in the tongue carcinoma tissues compared with those in the adjacent nontumor tissues .The expression of miR-203 was associated with TNM stage and lymph node metastasis .Up-regulation of miR-203 inhibited the viability and invasion a-bility of Tca8113 cells.CONCLUSION:miR-203 suppresses the growth and invasion of tongue carcinoma cells .miR-203 may be a potential therapeutic target for treating human tongue cancer .


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