Objective:To explore the relationship between body composition and the risk of gestational diabe-tes mellitus(GDM)in pregnant women.Methods:90 pregnant women with spontaneous pregnancy of singleton who underwent routine prenatal examination in our hospital were selected as GDM group,and 219 pregnant women with normal singleton in the same period as control group(NGT).The body composition was determined by bioimpedance method at 24-28 weeks of gestation.The relationship between body mass index(BMI),per-centage of body fat(FMP),percentage of fat-free body weight(FFMP),extracellular/intracellular fluid(ECW/ICW),body fat index(FMI)and GDM were analyzed.The levels of circulating adiponectin,fatty acid binding pro-tein 4(FABP4),leptin and fasting insulin(FINS)were measured by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA)method,and their relationship with various indicators of human body composition was analyzed.Results:①Adi-ponectin in GDM group was lower than that in NGT group,while leptin was higher than that in control group(P＜0.05).②The FMP,ECW/ICW and FMI in GDM group were significantly higher than those in control group(P＜0.05).Univariate regression analysis showed that BMI,FMP,FMI and ECW/ICW before pregnancy were the risk factorsof GDM(OR＞1,P＜0.05),FFMP,MP,PP and M/F was the protective factor of GDM(OR＜1,P＜0.05).Multivariate analysis showed that only FMP was significantly correlated with the risk of GDM,which was an independent risk factor(OR＞1,P＜0.05).③In GDM group,HOMA-IR was positively correlated with FMI(r＞1,P＜0.05)and negatively correlated with PP(r＜1,P＜0.05).④The ROC curve showed that the diagnostic value of pre-pregnancy BMI、FMP、ECW/ICW and FMI in GDM was similar.There was no significant difference in pre-pregnancy BMI,FMP and FMI(P＞0.05),but they were slightly better than ECW/ICW(P＜0.001).Conclu-sions:Body composition during pregnancy is related to the risk of gestational diabetes.The increase in FMP is associated with an increased risk of developing GDM.The higher the FMP,the higher the risk of GDM.The diag nostic efficacy of BMI,FMP and FMI in GDM is Similar.

BACKGROUND: Reports on the prevalence of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) among Chinese patients with psoriasis are very limited. This study, conducted by rheumatologists, estimated the prevalence of PsA in a large number of Chinese patients with psoriasis. METHODS: Consecutive patients with a confirmed diagnosis of psoriasis attending nine dermatology clinics in five hospitals were recruited. All psoriasis patients were asked to complete a questionnaire comprising 16 questions to identify possible cases of PsA. All patients with one or more positive answers to the questionnaire were evaluated by two experienced rheumatologists. RESULTS: A total of 2434 psoriasis patients, including 1561 males and 873 females, were enrolled. Both the questionnaire and rheumatologists' examinations were completed in the dermatology clinics. The results identified 252 patients with PsA, comprising 168 males and 84 females. The overall prevalence of PsA among psoriasis patients was 10.4% (95% confidence interval [95% CI], 9.1%-11.7%). By sex, the prevalence was 10.8% (95% CI, 9.2%-12.5%) for males and 9.6% (95% CI, 7.7%-11.9%) for females and there was no significant sex difference in the prevalence of PsA (P = 0.38). Of the 252 PsA patients, 125 (49.6%, 95% CI, 41.3%-59.1%) were newly diagnosed by rheumatologists. Consequently, the prevalence of undiagnosed PsA among psoriasis patients was 5.2% (95% CI, 4.4%-6.2%). CONCLUSION The prevalence of PsA in the Chinese population with psoriasis is about 10.4%, which is almost double that of previous reports in the Chinese population, but lower than that in Caucasians.
Humans ; Female ; Male ; Arthritis, Psoriatic/epidemiology* ; Rheumatologists ; Prevalence ; East Asian People ; Psoriasis/epidemiology*

Objective:To explore the clinical value of cardiac MR (CMR) compression sensing (CS) ultrafast cine sequence in evaluating left and right ventricular systolic function by comparing with traditional segmented acquisition cine sequence (Seg).Methods:Twenty-seven patients with various heart disease were prospectively included. Seg, breath holding CS (bhCS) and free breathing CS (fbCS) covering the left and right ventricles using multi slices in short axis were performed in random order. Friedman test was used to evaluate the overall image quality (grade 1-5 score), blood pool myocardial signal ratio (BMC) and edge sharpness under different methods. Biventricular end diastolic volume (EDV), end systolic volume (ESV), stroke volume (SV), ejection fraction (EF) and left ventricular myocardial mass (Mass) were measured for all three methods. The agreements of the functional measurements between bhCS and Seg (gold standard), and between fbCS and Seg were analyzed by Bland-Altman, and the correlation test was performed.Results:Twenty-four patients with diagnostic images(overall image quality score≥2) for all three methods were included in further analysis. The total imaging time of Seg, bhCS and fbCS decreased successively[375.0 (332.0, 405.6) vs. 50.0 (47.8, 53.7) vs. 20.0 (17.8, 23.7) s, χ 2=48.00, P<0.001]. The overall image quality of fbCS was slightly lower than that of Seg ( Z=-2.67, P=0.023), and there was no difference between Seg and bhCS ( Z=-1.44, P=0.447), bhCS and fbCS ( Z=1.23, P=0.660). There were no differences in edge sharpness (χ 2=1.08, P=0.582) and BMC (χ 2=0.58, P=0.747) for three methods. Bland-Altman polts showed good agreement for biventricular functional measurements between bhCS and Seg, and between fbCS and Seg. All functional measurements of bhCS and fbCS were highly correlated with that of seg ( r>0.96, P<0.001). Conclusions:Compared with traditional sequences, CS ultrafast cine sequences can save scanning time and provide similar image quality. No matter whether breath holding or not, the cardiac functional results of CS sequence and traditional cine sequence have good agreement and high correlation.

Objective:To investigate the value of T 1ρ mapping in the assessment of myocardial fibrosis in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). Methods:Forty HCM patients and 16 healthy volunteers who underwent CMR examination between December 2021 and May 2022 were prospectively enrolled. T 1ρ mapping, pre-and post-contrast T 1 mapping, and gadolinium contrast-enhanced delayed enhancement (LGE) imaging were performed in HCM patients, while T 1ρ mapping and T 1 mapping were performed in volunteers. HCM patients were further divided into LGE-positive (LGE+) and LGE-negative (LGE-) groups based on the presence or absence of LGE. The T 1ρ and pre-contrast T 1 values of the left ventricular myocardium of HCM patients and volunteers were measured, and the extracellular volume fraction (ECV) of the left ventricular myocardium of HCM patients was measured using pre-and post-contrast T 1 mapping. One-way ANOVA was used to compare the T 1ρ and pre-contrast T 1 values among the LGE+, LGE-, and volunteer groups, and pairwise comparisons were further corrected using the Bonferroni method. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis was used to evaluate the diagnostic performance of pre-contrast T 1 and T 1ρ values in distinguishing LGE+ and LGE- patients from volunteers. The chi-square test or Fisher′s exact probability test was used for categorical variable comparisons. Pearson correlation coefficient was used to evaluate the correlation between T 1ρ and pre-contrast T 1, and ECV. Results:There were no significant differences in age, gender, and body surface area among the LGE+, LGE-, and healthy control groups ( P>0.05). Compared to the HC group, both the T 1ρ value ( t=5.74, P<0.001) and the pre-contrast T 1 value ( t=3.99, P<0.001) increased in LGE positive group, as well as in the LGE negative group (T 1ρ: t=4.19, P<0.001; T 1: t=2.06, P<0.044). ROC analysis showed that the area under the curve (AUC) of T 1ρ and pre-contrast T 1 in distinguishing LGE+patients from healthy controls were 0.93 (sensitivity 84.0%, specificity 93.8%) and 0.87 (sensitivity 84.0%, specificity 87.5%), respectively. The AUC of T 1ρ and pre-contrast T 1 in distinguishing LGE-patients from healthy controls were 0.84 (sensitivity 86.7%, specificity 68.8%) and 0.68 (sensitivity 60%, specificity 68.8%), respectively. The correlation analysis showed that the T 1ρ value of the left ventricular myocardium was positively correlated with the pre-contrast T 1 value ( r=0.31, P=0.02) and ECV value ( r=0.38, P=0.02). Conclusion:Without the use of contrast agents, T 1ρ mapping shows good performance for myocardial replacement fibrosis and diffuse fibrosis in HCM patients.

Chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) cell has achieved excellent efficacy in hematological tumors, especially for lymphoma. Many products have been approved to market all over the world, and 2 products targeting CD19 have been approved to treat relapsed and refractory large B-cell lymphoma in China. The current experiences of using CAR-T cells come from previous clinical studies. How to use CAR-T cells in a standardized and rationalized way is still a challenge faced by our clinicians. Based on the CAR-T cell treatment experiences from Peking University Cancer Hospital and the latest research progresses in CAR-T in China and abroad, this article will elaborate on patient screening, peripheral blood mononuclear cell collection, bridging treatment, lymphocyte depletion chemotherapy, CAR-T cell infusion, the monitoring and treatment of adverse events after infusion, and long-term follow-up after infusion, in order to guide clinicians to better use CAR-T cell and to bring maximum benefits to patients.

Objective:Based on the previous epidemiological investigation of hyperparathyroxinemia in Urumqi community, a follow-up study was conducted to understand the changes of serum parathyroid hormone (PTH) level and clinical characteristics of residents with PTH.Methods:In the previous study (2013), an epidemiological cross-sectional study of hyperparathyroxinemia was conducted on 1 473 residents of the resident community, and 180 people with hyperparathyroxinemia were found. The serum PTH, parathyroid related laboratory indexes and vitamin D were observed in high PTH population of different genders.Results:According to the inclusion criteria, 159 patients with high PTH were included in the study. The total follow-up rate was 88.3% (159/180), including 24 males (15.09%) and 135 females (84.91%). The serum PTH level in the follow-up population was 68.60 (47.85-98.80)pg/ml, which was significantly different from that in the first visit ( P<0.01). There was no significant difference in serum PTH levels between men and women ( P>0.05). The levels of serum 25(OH)D, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, creatinine, albumin and alkaline phosphatase in the follow-up population had no significant changes compared with the first visit population (all P>0.05); After stratified by sex, the serum creatinine level of men with high PTH was significantly higher than that of women ( P<0.01), and there was no significant difference in other PTH related laboratory indexes ( P>0.05); Although the vitamin D level was still deficient (<20 ng/ml), the proportion of people with sufficient vitamin D was significantly higher than that at the first visit. Conclusions:25(OH) D deficiency was still common in the follow-up population, but the vitamin D level of the residents with PTH was significantly improved and the serum PTH level was significantly lower than that in the first visit.

Distal junctional problem (DJP) is one of the severe complications after spinal correction, fixation and fusion. As the number of patients receiving spinal surgery increased recently, the incidence of DJP also increased dramatically. Compared with proximal junctional problem, the incidence of DJP is low. However, the clinical symptoms are severe, and the rate of surgical revision is high in patients with distal junctional problems. DJP include distal junctional kyphosis (DJK) and distal junctional failure(DJF). The definition of DJK is confusing, however, and the most commonly used was that the distal junction Angle at the last follow-up was greater than 10° and increased by 10° compared with that before surgery. There are 6 DJF modes: progressive loss of lumbar lordosis,acute wedging in the disc below the instrumentation, fracture of LIV, osteoporotic fracture below the long rigid fixation, failure of the instrumentation at LIV, spinal stenosis and or segmental instability underneath the instrumentation. Possible risk factors for DJP include weight, age, type of spinal deformity, osteoporosis, choice of LIV, hip disease, deformity location, surgical approach, surgical procedure, fusion segments, fixation devices, LIV at L5, fixed to S1 with no iliac screws, poor restoration of spinal alignment, et al. Currently, there are some controversies in DJP, mainly including the incidence, risk factors whether needs to and how to revise. The review intends to conduct a simple literature review of the current DJP diagnostic criteria, incidence, risk factors, and other research progress, in order to improve the understanding of the distal junction problem.

With the aging of the population, the incidence of degenerative lumbar scoliosis has increased year by year. Long-segment orthopedic fixation surgery is an important method for the treatment of severe degenerative lumbar scoliosis. Currently, the evaluation of postoperative results is mainly based on the degree of relief of postoperative clinical symptoms, as well as the improvement of imaging deformity and balance. The studies show that although surgery has high difficulty and risk, most patients can benefit from surgery. Besides, it is reported that long-segment fixation can alleviate the symptoms of pain and improve the quality of life. However, it also decreases the local activity of the lumbar spine, leading to stiffness of lumbar, which may affect the activities of daily living (ADL) partly. Lumbar Stiffness Disability Index (LSDI) is a scale for evaluating the impact of lumbar spine stiffness on ADL. The scale has certain limitations and needs to be applied to Chinese people on the basis of optimization. In this paper, the researches of lumbar spine function evaluation after degenerative lumbar scoliosis and long segmental orthopedic fixation and the clinical use of LSDI are briefly reviewed.

BACKGROUND: It has been pointed out that perioperative hypothermia can increase the incidence of coagulation, acidosis, stroke, sepsis, pneumonia and myocardial infarction, so it is of great significance to monitor and maintain normal body temperature during perioperative period. OBJECTIVE: To design a medical carbon fiber thermostatic heating pad to prevent perioperative hypothermia and reduce complications. METHODS: The carbon fiber heating technology and medical equipment standard are combined and integrated into many advanced technologies. The system mainly consisted of power supply conversion, operation system, computer control system, PWM control and output, various heating pads and temperature controlling measurement system. A total of 200 patients undergoing epidural anesthesia in Zhengzhou First People's Hospital were randomly divided into two groups: the observation group (n=100) was treated with the medical carbon fiber thermostatic heating pad (adjusting temperature 38-40 oC), and the control group (n=100) with common quilt. The body temperature and shivering were monitored before operation, 10, 30 and 60 minutes after anesthesia, and 2 hours after operation. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: (1) The heating pad had the characteristics of explosion proof, power purification, shielding isolation, output protection, computer control, and PWM modulation. (2) In clinical application, there was no skin irritation and skin allergy reaction in the observation group. (3) During operation, the body temperature of the observation group was relatively stable, and there was no significant difference in the body temperature in the observation group before and at 2 hours after operation (P> 0.05). However, the fluctuation of body temperature in control group was visible and showed a downward trend, and the body temperature in the control group showed a significant difference before and 2 hours after operation (P < 0.05). The body temperature of 10, 30, 60 minutes after anesthesia and 2 hours after operation was significantly higher in the observation group than the control group (P < 0.05). (4) The postoperative incidence of shivering in the control group was significantly higher than that in the observation group (18％ vs. 5％, P < 0.05). To conclude, the medical carbon fiber thermostatic heating pad is advanced in technology, safe and reliable in use, providing a new way for the prevention of perioperative shivering.

OBJECTIVE:To compare the effects of repeated subcutaneous insulin administration vs. insulin pump continuous subcutaneous administration on related indexes of advanced age patients with gestational diabetes mellitus(GDM). METHODS:Inretrospective study,120 advanced age patients with GDM were randomly divided into group A(60 cases)and group B(60 cases). Group A was given Insulin aspart injection with initial dose of 0.5 U/(kg·d)subcutaneously before meal,adjusted according to fast-ing blood glucose(FPG)and postprandial 2 h blood glucose(2 hPG),and then given Isophane protamine biosynthetic human insu-lin injection with initial dose of 0.5 U/(kg·d)subcutaneously at bedtime,adjusted according to FPG and 2 hPG. Group B was giv-en Insulin aspart injection with initial dose of 0.5 U/(kg·d)added into insulin pump using 40% of total daily insulin as basic pump,increasing to 60% of total daily insulin if blood glucose control was poor,adjusted according to FPG and 2 hPG. Treatment course of 2 groups lasted for 4 weeks. The time of blood glucose reaching target,the amount of insulin were observed in 2 groups, and the levels of FPG,2 hPG,HbA1c,Hcy and Cys-C before and after treatment,the occurrence of patients and neonates compli-cations. RESULTS:The time of blood glucose reaching standard in group B was significantly shorter than group A;the amount of insulin,the incidence of hypoglycemia,premature birth,excessive amniotic fluid and gestational hypertension in group B were sig-nificantly lower than group A,with statistical significance(P<0.05). The incidence of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome in group B was significantly lower than group A,with statistical significance(P<0.05);but there was no statistical significance in the incidence of giant baby and malformation between 2 groups(P>0.05). After treatment,the levels of FPG,2 hPG,HbA1c,Hcy and Cys-C in 2 groups were significantly lower than before treatment,and the group B was significantly lower than the group A, with statistical significance(P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS:The insulin pump continuous subcutaneous administration is significantly better than repeated subcutaneous insulin administration in respects of controlling glucose level,reducing the amount of insulin,the levels of Cys-C and Hcy,maternal and neonatal complications.