We read the research article entitled Is cardiac resyn- chronisation therapy feasible, safe and beneficial in the very elderly？ with great interest. The authors emphasized that despite the average age of heart failur...We read the research article entitled Is cardiac resyn- chronisation therapy feasible, safe and beneficial in the very elderly？ with great interest. The authors emphasized that despite the average age of heart failure was 77 years in the general population of UK,patients receiving cardiac re- synchronisation therapy [with pacemaker alone （CRT-P） or with additional defibrillator capabilities （CRT-D）] were on younger ages at 72 and 67 years respectively. In the lights of this data, we agree with the authors that CRT seems to be undemtilized in the elderly patients with heart failure.展开更多
Objective：To study the surgical treatment for distal humeral fractures in adults according to the follow-up results.Methods： Twenty-one cases （16 males and 5 females）of distal humeral fracture were included in thi...Objective：To study the surgical treatment for distal humeral fractures in adults according to the follow-up results.Methods： Twenty-one cases （16 males and 5 females）of distal humeral fracture were included in this study. The average age was 42.5 years （range： 37-52 years）. Fractures were classified according to the AO classification system.Nine cases of C1,8 C2 and 4 C3-type fractures were identified.Open reduction and internal fixation were performed in all cases. A tricep-reflecting approach was adopted, and either the AO orthogonal plating or parallel plating technique was chosen,based on the fracture type. The plaster cast was removed 3 weeks after operation. Rehabilitation was encouraged during this period and afterwards. The average follow-up time was 12.2 months （range： 8-28 months）. The outcome was scored according to Aitken and Rorabeek system.Results：No nerve injury,nonunion or failure of fixation was encountered during the operation and follow-up.However, ossifying myosifis occurred in one case.Conclusions：A triceps-reflecting approach can provide adequate exposure to the joint. The use of AO orthogohal plating or parallel plating techniques based on the type of fractures can provide rigid fixation for the fracture.展开更多
Research on the construction of a theory for China’s open economy should break through the limitations of mainstream Western international economics.Firstly,we need to reveal the laws revolving around"three rela...Research on the construction of a theory for China’s open economy should break through the limitations of mainstream Western international economics.Firstly,we need to reveal the laws revolving around"three relationships and six threads"that governed China’s incremental process of trade liberalization.Secondly,we need to summarize China’s experience of the way new technologies,including the Internet,digital technologies and artificial intelligence(AI)have fostered and reshaped the position of small and mediumsized enterprises(SMEs)as micro-actors,providing us with new advantages in international competition.Thirdly,we need to analyze the new win-win mode of the international division of labor over land and sea established under the guidelines of the Belt and Road Initiative(BRI),as well as a new concept of pluralist balance in the international economy marked by a close connection between trade surplus and foreign investment.Fourthly,under the guidance of Xi Jinping’s important discourses,we should offer a rationale for the Chinese scheme of global economy governance within the community of shared future for mankind.展开更多
文摘We read the research article entitled Is cardiac resyn- chronisation therapy feasible, safe and beneficial in the very elderly？ with great interest. The authors emphasized that despite the average age of heart failure was 77 years in the general population of UK,patients receiving cardiac re- synchronisation therapy [with pacemaker alone （CRT-P） or with additional defibrillator capabilities （CRT-D）] were on younger ages at 72 and 67 years respectively. In the lights of this data, we agree with the authors that CRT seems to be undemtilized in the elderly patients with heart failure.
文摘Objective：To study the surgical treatment for distal humeral fractures in adults according to the follow-up results.Methods： Twenty-one cases （16 males and 5 females）of distal humeral fracture were included in this study. The average age was 42.5 years （range： 37-52 years）. Fractures were classified according to the AO classification system.Nine cases of C1,8 C2 and 4 C3-type fractures were identified.Open reduction and internal fixation were performed in all cases. A tricep-reflecting approach was adopted, and either the AO orthogonal plating or parallel plating technique was chosen,based on the fracture type. The plaster cast was removed 3 weeks after operation. Rehabilitation was encouraged during this period and afterwards. The average follow-up time was 12.2 months （range： 8-28 months）. The outcome was scored according to Aitken and Rorabeek system.Results：No nerve injury,nonunion or failure of fixation was encountered during the operation and follow-up.However, ossifying myosifis occurred in one case.Conclusions：A triceps-reflecting approach can provide adequate exposure to the joint. The use of AO orthogohal plating or parallel plating techniques based on the type of fractures can provide rigid fixation for the fracture.
文摘Research on the construction of a theory for China’s open economy should break through the limitations of mainstream Western international economics.Firstly,we need to reveal the laws revolving around"three relationships and six threads"that governed China’s incremental process of trade liberalization.Secondly,we need to summarize China’s experience of the way new technologies,including the Internet,digital technologies and artificial intelligence(AI)have fostered and reshaped the position of small and mediumsized enterprises(SMEs)as micro-actors,providing us with new advantages in international competition.Thirdly,we need to analyze the new win-win mode of the international division of labor over land and sea established under the guidelines of the Belt and Road Initiative(BRI),as well as a new concept of pluralist balance in the international economy marked by a close connection between trade surplus and foreign investment.Fourthly,under the guidance of Xi Jinping’s important discourses,we should offer a rationale for the Chinese scheme of global economy governance within the community of shared future for mankind.
