Background Elabela(ELA) was newly discovered as a novel endogenous ligand of the apelin receptor(APJ) which has demonstrated to be crucial for cardiovascular disease such as myocardial infarction, hypertension and hea...Background Elabela(ELA) was newly discovered as a novel endogenous ligand of the apelin receptor(APJ) which has demonstrated to be crucial for cardiovascular disease such as myocardial infarction, hypertension and heart failure. Previous experiments have revealed that ELA reduced arterial pressure and exerted positive inotropic effects on the heart. However, the role of plasma ELA levels in patients with acute coronary syndrome(ACS) and its relationship with severity of coronary arteries have not been investigated. Methods Two hundred and one subjects who were hospitalized for chest pain and underwent coronary angiography were recruited in this study. One hundred and seventy five patients were diagnosed with ACS and twenty-six subjects with negative coronary angiography were included in the control group. Plasma ELA levels, routine blood test, blood lipid, liver and kidney functions were measured. The number of coronary arteries and SYNTAX(Synergy Between Percutaneous Coronary Intervention With Taxus and Cardiac Surgery) score of coronary lesions were used to evaluate the extent of coronary artery stenosis. Results ELA in patients with ACS was significantly higher than that in the control group(P < 0.01). There was no significant difference in plasma ELA levels among patients with single-, double-and triple-vessel diseases. However, in the generalized additive model(GAM), there was a threshold nonlinear correlation between the ELA levels and Syntax I score(P < 0.001). Plasma ELA levels were positively correlated with the Syntax I score when the ELA levels ranged from 63.47 to 85.49 ng/m L. There was no significant association between the plasma ELA levels and the extent of coronary artery stenosis when the ELA levels were less than 63.47 ng/m L or higher than 85.49 ng/m L. Conclusion The present study demonstrates for the first time that plasma ELA levels are increased in patients with ACS. The rise in endogenous ELA levels was associated with severity of coronary stenosis and may be involved in the pathogenesis of ACS.展开更多
Background:Depression and anxiety have been correlated with elevated risks for quality-of-life (QOL),adverse outcomes,and medical expenditure in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS).However,the relevant data ar...Background:Depression and anxiety have been correlated with elevated risks for quality-of-life (QOL),adverse outcomes,and medical expenditure in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS).However,the relevant data are lacking for Chinese ACS populations,especially regarding different effects of major depression,anxiety,and comorbidity.The objective of this study was to evaluate the dynamic changes of depression and/or anxiety over 12 months and examine the effects of depression,anxiety,and comorbidity on QOL,adverse outcomes,and medical expenditure in Chinese patients with ACS.Methods:For this prospective longitudinal study,a total of 647 patients with ACS were recruited from North China between January 2013 and June 2015.Among them,531 patients (82.1%) completed 12-month follow-ups.Logistic regression model was utilized for analyzing the association of baseline major depression,anxiety,and comorbidity with 12-month all-cause mortality,cardiovascular events,QOL,and health expenditure.Results:During a follow-up period of 12 months,7.3% experienced non-fatal myocardial infarction (MI) and 35.8% cardiac rehospitalization.Baseline comorbidity,rather than major depression/anxiety,strongly predicted poor 12-month QOL as measured by short-form health survey-12 (odds ratio [OR]:1.77,95% confidence interval [CI]:1.22–2.52,P = 0.003).Regarding 12-month non-fatal MI and cardiac re-hospitalization,baseline anxiety (OR:2.83,95% CI:1.33–5.89,P<0.01;OR:4.47,95% CI:1.50–13.00,P<0.01),major depression (OR:2.58,95% CI:1.02–6.15,P<0.05;OR:5.22,95% CI:1.42–17.57,P<0.03),and comorbidity (OR:6.33,95% CI:2.96–13.79,P<0.0001,OR:14.08,95% CI:4.99–41.66,P<0.0001) were all independent predictors,and comorbidity had the highest predictive value.Number of re-hospitalization stay,admission frequency within 12 months and medical expenditure within 2 months were the highest in patients with ACS with comorbidity.Conclusions:Major depression and anxiety may predict 12-month non-fatal MI and cardiac re-hospitalization.However,comorbidity has the highest predictive value with greater medical expenditure and worse QOL in Chinese patients with ACS.And depression with comorbid anxiety may be a new target of mood status in patients with ACS.展开更多
Pulmonary artery sarcoma （PAS） is a rare malignant tumor that originates from the pulmonary artery （PA） with a poor prognosis,Early diagnosis and radical surgical resection offer the only chance for survival As mo...Pulmonary artery sarcoma （PAS） is a rare malignant tumor that originates from the pulmonary artery （PA） with a poor prognosis,Early diagnosis and radical surgical resection offer the only chance for survival As most PA sarcomas involve the PA trunk, making a preoperative histopathological diagnosis is quite difficult. So far, most PAS cases were reported with diagnosis made either at autopsy or intraoperatively with frozen sections.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China [8187031081770253+2 种基金81200194]the Sub project of Beijing Municipal Administration of Hospitals Digestion project key projects [XXZ0607]the National Major Research Plan Training Program of China [91849111]。
文摘Background Elabela(ELA) was newly discovered as a novel endogenous ligand of the apelin receptor(APJ) which has demonstrated to be crucial for cardiovascular disease such as myocardial infarction, hypertension and heart failure. Previous experiments have revealed that ELA reduced arterial pressure and exerted positive inotropic effects on the heart. However, the role of plasma ELA levels in patients with acute coronary syndrome(ACS) and its relationship with severity of coronary arteries have not been investigated. Methods Two hundred and one subjects who were hospitalized for chest pain and underwent coronary angiography were recruited in this study. One hundred and seventy five patients were diagnosed with ACS and twenty-six subjects with negative coronary angiography were included in the control group. Plasma ELA levels, routine blood test, blood lipid, liver and kidney functions were measured. The number of coronary arteries and SYNTAX(Synergy Between Percutaneous Coronary Intervention With Taxus and Cardiac Surgery) score of coronary lesions were used to evaluate the extent of coronary artery stenosis. Results ELA in patients with ACS was significantly higher than that in the control group(P < 0.01). There was no significant difference in plasma ELA levels among patients with single-, double-and triple-vessel diseases. However, in the generalized additive model(GAM), there was a threshold nonlinear correlation between the ELA levels and Syntax I score(P < 0.001). Plasma ELA levels were positively correlated with the Syntax I score when the ELA levels ranged from 63.47 to 85.49 ng/m L. There was no significant association between the plasma ELA levels and the extent of coronary artery stenosis when the ELA levels were less than 63.47 ng/m L or higher than 85.49 ng/m L. Conclusion The present study demonstrates for the first time that plasma ELA levels are increased in patients with ACS. The rise in endogenous ELA levels was associated with severity of coronary stenosis and may be involved in the pathogenesis of ACS.
基金a grant from Beijing Natural Science Foundation (No.2108000050).
文摘Background:Depression and anxiety have been correlated with elevated risks for quality-of-life (QOL),adverse outcomes,and medical expenditure in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS).However,the relevant data are lacking for Chinese ACS populations,especially regarding different effects of major depression,anxiety,and comorbidity.The objective of this study was to evaluate the dynamic changes of depression and/or anxiety over 12 months and examine the effects of depression,anxiety,and comorbidity on QOL,adverse outcomes,and medical expenditure in Chinese patients with ACS.Methods:For this prospective longitudinal study,a total of 647 patients with ACS were recruited from North China between January 2013 and June 2015.Among them,531 patients (82.1%) completed 12-month follow-ups.Logistic regression model was utilized for analyzing the association of baseline major depression,anxiety,and comorbidity with 12-month all-cause mortality,cardiovascular events,QOL,and health expenditure.Results:During a follow-up period of 12 months,7.3% experienced non-fatal myocardial infarction (MI) and 35.8% cardiac rehospitalization.Baseline comorbidity,rather than major depression/anxiety,strongly predicted poor 12-month QOL as measured by short-form health survey-12 (odds ratio [OR]:1.77,95% confidence interval [CI]:1.22–2.52,P = 0.003).Regarding 12-month non-fatal MI and cardiac re-hospitalization,baseline anxiety (OR:2.83,95% CI:1.33–5.89,P<0.01;OR:4.47,95% CI:1.50–13.00,P<0.01),major depression (OR:2.58,95% CI:1.02–6.15,P<0.05;OR:5.22,95% CI:1.42–17.57,P<0.03),and comorbidity (OR:6.33,95% CI:2.96–13.79,P<0.0001,OR:14.08,95% CI:4.99–41.66,P<0.0001) were all independent predictors,and comorbidity had the highest predictive value.Number of re-hospitalization stay,admission frequency within 12 months and medical expenditure within 2 months were the highest in patients with ACS with comorbidity.Conclusions:Major depression and anxiety may predict 12-month non-fatal MI and cardiac re-hospitalization.However,comorbidity has the highest predictive value with greater medical expenditure and worse QOL in Chinese patients with ACS.And depression with comorbid anxiety may be a new target of mood status in patients with ACS.
文摘Pulmonary artery sarcoma （PAS） is a rare malignant tumor that originates from the pulmonary artery （PA） with a poor prognosis,Early diagnosis and radical surgical resection offer the only chance for survival As most PA sarcomas involve the PA trunk, making a preoperative histopathological diagnosis is quite difficult. So far, most PAS cases were reported with diagnosis made either at autopsy or intraoperatively with frozen sections.
