The objective of this prospective study of the risks of treatment failure in patients with drug-susceptible pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) was to provide reference data to help develop a disease control strategy. Part...The objective of this prospective study of the risks of treatment failure in patients with drug-susceptible pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) was to provide reference data to help develop a disease control strategy. Participants were recruited in eight provinces of China from October 2008 to December 2010. A total of 1447 patients with drug-susceptible PTB and older than 15 years of age were enrolled.展开更多
Right ventricular failure(RVF)is a complicated syndrome with multiple etiologies.RVF relates to pulmonary hypertension,left ventricle failure,and congenital heart diseases.The origin of its pathway is based on patholo...Right ventricular failure(RVF)is a complicated syndrome with multiple etiologies.RVF relates to pulmonary hypertension,left ventricle failure,and congenital heart diseases.The origin of its pathway is based on pathological gene expression and concomitant diseases.Diagnosis of RVF is a serious problem for clinicians,but none of the criteria in current clinical practice provides uncontaminated information on either systolic or diastolic function.Perioperative assessment and bedside monitoring of right ventricle function have to be revised and widely used.Right ventricle function in transplant patients demands different evaluation using biomarkers or/and autopsy.Treatment of RVF has surgical and non-surgical approaches;both are still in development and need further clarification.展开更多
基金supported by the National Science and Technology Major Project of China(2008ZX10003-008-02)
文摘The objective of this prospective study of the risks of treatment failure in patients with drug-susceptible pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) was to provide reference data to help develop a disease control strategy. Participants were recruited in eight provinces of China from October 2008 to December 2010. A total of 1447 patients with drug-susceptible PTB and older than 15 years of age were enrolled.
文摘Right ventricular failure(RVF)is a complicated syndrome with multiple etiologies.RVF relates to pulmonary hypertension,left ventricle failure,and congenital heart diseases.The origin of its pathway is based on pathological gene expression and concomitant diseases.Diagnosis of RVF is a serious problem for clinicians,but none of the criteria in current clinical practice provides uncontaminated information on either systolic or diastolic function.Perioperative assessment and bedside monitoring of right ventricle function have to be revised and widely used.Right ventricle function in transplant patients demands different evaluation using biomarkers or/and autopsy.Treatment of RVF has surgical and non-surgical approaches;both are still in development and need further clarification.