Letters to the Editor

The Editor welcomes submissions for possible publication in the Letters to the Editor section that consist of commentary on an article published in the Journal or other relevant issues.

Cheyne-Stokes Respiration in Heart Failure Is Not a Therapeutic Target: A Lesson from CANPAP, SERVE-HF and ADVENT-HF Trials (Letter to the Editor)

Letter to the Editor.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Dear Friends at Women of China, I have been a reader of your magazine for many years and I have at different times written to you, either to congratulate you on some excellent pieces, or even to be a little critical when I’ve felt that an article was not quite up to your usual standard

Exploring predictive markers for liver failure post-hepatectomy in hepatocellular carcinoma patients

This letter to the editor addresses the study titled“Predictive value of NLR,Fib4,and APRI in the occurrence of liver failure after hepatectomy in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma”by Kuang et al in the World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery.The study acknowledges the comprehensive patient data analysis while suggesting that there is a need for further discussion on the clinical applicability of these markers across diverse patient populations.This letter recommends prospective studies for validation and considers the influence of confounding factors.This finding underscores the significance of this study in improving hepatocellular carcinoma management.

Letter to the editor

Dear sir-I am a liver transplant patient ... 1-16-03. Previous to the tx I had HCV, then cirrho-sis, then liver cancer (2.5cm), radiation ablationof the tumor, liver transplant, then a recurrence ofliver cancer in the tx incision (again smaller than4 cm), and removal of the tumor in the abdominalwall (incision site). The recurrence was seen 2months ago. I have had no chemotherapy, nor ra-diation therapy. Since I’ ve had a negative PET scan ... and anegative chest X-ray, I have an AFP of 614 as oftoday with ALT and AST in the 400 range. MyHCV has recurred with bile duct damage within 3months of my transplant. This makes treatmentvery difficult as treatment followup for my tx (im-munosuppressants), as you said, will encourage a

Letter to the Editor Re “Fractional Modeling and SOC Estimation of Lithium-ion Battery”

A Recent paper by Ma et al.,claims to estimate the state of charge of Lithium-ion batteries with a fractionalorder impedance model including a Warburg and a constant phase element(CPE)with a maximum error of 0.5%[1].The proposed equivalent circuit model from[1]is reproduced in Fig.1.

Letter to the Editor

Dear Sir,Re: Qin DN, Lung MA: Asian J Androl 2000; 2:257-261 We read with interest the paper on the "Effect oftesficular capsulotomy on secretion of testosterone andgonadotrophins in rats" (AJA 2000; 2: 257-261 ) inwhich the authors indicated that testicular capsulotomy(i.e. incision of the tunica albuginea and vaginalis) led

Letter to editor‘Gastroenteropathy in gastric cancer patients concurrent with diabetes mellitus’

The present letter to the editor is related to the study titled“Diabetic gastroenteropathy:An underdiagnosed complication”.Diabetic gastroenteropathy contributes to a decline in quality of life.In addition,gastroenteropathy is generally observed in patients with concurrent gastric cancer and diabetes mellitus before surgery,and the occurrence of the symptoms might be due not only to cancer but also to the complications of diabetes mellitus.

Antiviral treatment standards for hepatitis B:An urgent need for expansion

The present letter to the editor is related to the review with the title“Past,present,and future of long-term treatment for hepatitis B virus.”Chronic hepatitis B(CHB)represents an important and pressing public health concern.Timely identification and effective antiviral therapy hold the potential to reduce liver-related mortality attributable to chronic infection with hepatitis B virus(HBV)substantially.However,the current global treatment rates for CHB remain conspicuously low,with the excessively stringent treatment criteria advocated by national CHB guidelines being a contributing factor to these low rates.Nevertheless,recent strides in comprehending this malady and the emergence of novel antiviral agents prompt the imperative re-evaluation of treatment standards to extend the sphere of potential beneficiaries.An impending need arises for a novel paradigm for the classification of patients with CHB,the expansion of antiviral treatment eligibility for HBV-infected individuals,and even the streamlining of the diagnostic process for CHB to amplify cost-effectiveness and augment survival prospects.

Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease and low muscle strength: A comment

The diagnosis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD)and metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease only on the basis of laboratory parameter score such as Hepatic Steatosis Index which includes liver enzymes,gender,basal metabolic index,and presence of diabetic mellitus is not sufficient to exclude other causes of deranged liver enzymes especially medications and autoimmune related liver diseases.As the guideline suggests ultrasound is the preferred first-line diagnostic procedure for imaging of NAFLD,as it provides additional diagnostic information and the combination of biomarkers/scores and transient elastography might confer additional diagnostic accuracy and evident from previous similar studies too.

Enhancing predictive accuracy in hypertriglyceridemia-induced acute pancreatitis:Role of red cell distribution width and prospective studies

This letter addresses the study titled“Red cell distribution width:A predictor of the severity of hypertriglyceridemia-induced acute pancreatitis”by Lv et al published in the World Journal of Experimental Medicine.The study offers a valuable analysis of red cell distribution width(RDW)as a predictive marker for persistent organ failure in patients with hypertriglyceridemia-induced acute pancreatitis.The study results suggest that RDW,combined with the Bedside Index for Severity in Acute Pancreatitis score,could enhance the predictive accuracy for severe outcomes.Further investigation into the role of RDW in different severities of acute pancreatitis is recommended.Additionally,the need for large-scale and multicenter prospective studies to validate these findings is emphasized.

Letter to the editor: Comment on the Regulatios of the Simplified Registration and Approval Management for Compound Recipe of Classical Prescription of Traditional Chinese Medicine

To the Editor:On Oct 9,2017,China Food and Drug Administration announced1~ the Regulations of the Simplified Registration and Approval Management for Compound Recipe of Classical Prescription of Traditional Chinese Medicine(Exposure Draft)which has been stirring up intense debate in the West.The article China to Roll Back Regulations for Traditional Medicine Despite Safety Concerns lately

All journals should include a correspondence section

Letters to the editor can provide useful scientific information and evaluation of published work as well as acting as an additional level of peer review.Furthermore,letters are good reading material,especially if they involve a debate between authors.Finally,letters are relatively short.Therefore,inexperienced career researchers can use such an opportunity to practice putting together a cogent argument.However,it is far from an ideal situation if letters are the only(or main)type of article on which to base an academic career.

Acute or chronic inflammation role in gastrointestinal oncology

The following letter to the editor highlights the review titled“Inflammatory bowel disease-related colorectal cancer:Past,present and future perspectives”in World J Gastrointest Oncol 2022 March 15;14(3):547-567.It is necessary to explore the role of inflammation in promoting tumorigenesis and development of gastrointestinal cancers.