ObjectivesTo investigate the level of ankle-brachial index (ABI) of health examination population in Chongqing municipality and analyze the risk factors related to the level of ABI, so as to provide basis for effective evaluation of atherosclerotic lesions and their severity, as well as early detection, intervention and treatment of clinical cardiovascular diseases. MethodsA total of 22 886 subjects aged from 20 to 85 undergoing health examination in the medical examination center of First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University in Chongqing municipality from January to December in 2016 were retrospectively analyzed. ABI and related physiological and biochemical data were collected. The relationship between ABI and age was analyzed using stepwise logistic regression model combined with restricted cubic splines. ResultsThe detection rate of abnormal ABI was 3.31% in 22 886 subjects undergoing health examination with 2.90% in males and 3.92% in females. The subjects aged below 40 presented the highest detection rate of abnormal ABI (6.17%) with 4.72% in males and 8.66% in females. The subjects were divided into two groups, one with ABI≤0.9 and one with ABI>0.9; the differences in age and levels of body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), total cholesterol (TC), and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) between the two groups were statistically significant (allP<0.05). Multivariate stepwise logistic regression combined with restricted cubic splines showed that age, gender and BMI were presented as independent factors affecting ABI, among which the age below 40 (OR=2.885, 95%CI (2.445, 3.404),P<0.0001) was the main risk factor. A curve relating age to probability of abnormal ABI was produced after correcting for the influences of sex and BMI, stratified by gender and BMI into different subgroups, showing a U-shaped curve of decreasing initially and then increasing between the probability of abnormal ABI and age. ConclusionsThe detection rate of abnormal ABI based on individuals undergoing health examination in Chongqing municipality was 3.31%. A U-shaped curve of downward trend followed by an upward one was shown between probability of abnormal ABI and age after correcting for the influences of gender and BMI. The clinical significance of ABI≤0.9 for youth population (20 to 40 years old) without cardiovascular risk factors requires further exploration.
Serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) has long been used as a biomarker for the liver, kidney, and bone. Currently, increasing evidence suggests a correlation between serum ALP and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Research has shown that serum ALP affects endothelial cell function and induces changes in pyrophosphate through various mechanisms to accelerate vascular calcification and promote cardiac fibrosis. Therefore, this article reviews the potential value of serum ALP in CVD through relevant research, revealing the specific relationship between serum ALP and CVD, in order to provide new ideas for the prevention and treatment of CVD.
As the aging proceeds worldwide, aging lung transplantation recipients have been increased dramatically. Aging population with end-stage lung diseases also have comorbidities, such as cardiovascular disease, which may impact the prognosis of lung transplantation. Recent researches on lung transplantation have explored the characteristics of aging recipients, strategy selection on transplantation and cardiovascular disease management, as well as risk factors for post-transplantation complications and death. However, researches on lung transplantation recipients with cardiac valve disease are just in the initial stage. With the advancement of transcatheter technique, more patients will be benefited. We summarized the advancement in this field and took an outlook for future clinical researches.
It has been found that the incidence of cardiovascular disease in patients with lower limb amputation is significantly higher than that in normal individuals, but the relationship between lower limb amputation and the episodes of cardiovascular disease has not been studied from the perspective of hemodynamics. In this paper, numerical simulation was used to study the effects of amputation on aortic hemodynamics by changing peripheral impedance and capacitance. The final results showed that after amputation, the aortic blood pressure increased, the time averaged wall shear stress of the infrarenal abdominal aorta decreased and the oscillatory shear index of the left and right sides was asymmetrically distributed, while the time averaged wall shear stress of the iliac artery decreased and the oscillatory shear index increased. The changes above were more significant with the increase of amputation level, which will result in a higher incidence of atherosclerosis and abdominal aortic aneurysm. These findings preliminarily revealed the influence of lower limb amputation on the occurrence of cardiovascular diseases, and provided theoretical guidance for the design of rehabilitation training and the optimization of cardiovascular diseases treatment.
【摘要】 目的 通过关键词共现分析和作者共现分析的方式，研究国内外循证心血管领域的研究热点、学科分支和发展趋势。 方法 通过检索中国生物医学数据库和Medline数据库，分别收集相关研究文献，并提取关键词词频、作者发文数和核心研究单位，对核心关键词和核心发文作者建立共现矩阵，使用Ucinet绘制可视化网络图。 结果 成功得到核心关键词和核心作者可视化网络。中文可视化网络包括循证医学、治疗和护理3个方面，英文可视化网络包括evidence-based medicine、therapy和treatment outcome 3个方面。而在作者合作可视化网络中，国内作者合作关系较为松散，合作团体较小，国外作者合作关系较为紧密，合作团体较大。国内核心研究机构分布于循证研究重点高校，国外则以发达国家为主。 结论 国内循证心血管研究领域总体发展趋势较好，但较国外相比仍存在一些不足，需要进一步加强重点研究，调整研究规划。【Abstract】 Objective To research on the hot issues, branch system and development trend of evidence-based cardiovascular medicine in and out of china by using co-word analysis of keywords and authors. Methods By Searching the CBM database in Chinese and Medline database in English, we collected the related articles and picked out the frequency of keywords, authors and core administrations, and built the matrix of keywords and authors. Finally we completed the visualized network by Ucinet. Results We successfully obtained the visualization of this subject. Chinese network contained three parts: evidence-based medicine, therapy and nursing, while English network also contained three parts: evidence-based medicine, therapy and treatment outcome. In the authors′ visualized network, Chinese authors had less cooperation and looser relationship compared with their counterparts overseas. The core administrations in china located in outstanding universities, and developed countries had the dominated roles in the world. Conclusions The development trend of evidence-based cardiovascular medicine in china is good, but still has some limitations compared with overseas studies. More emphasis should be put on strengthening core-area researching and research plan adjustment.
The World Health Organization (WHO) released the “Global report on hypertension” on September 19, 2023. This report systematically summarizes the prevalence, mortality, diagnosis and treatment of hypertension in various countries, and elucidates the current situation of hypertension management, and gives a series of suggestions on how to manage hypertension, providing new thinking and inspiration for countries to optimize hypertension management. Through the summary of relevant studies and reports, this paper further reviews the present situation, early identification and management of hypertension.
目的 阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停低通气综合征（OSAHS）可引起心血管疾病发生增高，是高血压病及冠心病等的独立危险因素。打鼾是OSAHs的主要临床症状。本研究的主要目的是了解成都地区自然人群打鼾发生情况及其与心血管疾病危险因素的关系。 方法 2007年在成都市成华区采用随机抽样方法对男、女性共711人进行了心血管疾病危险因素调查[年龄45～80岁，平均（3.28 ± 6.25）岁，男性患者占所有患者的57.8%]，主要包括问卷调查、体格检查及血液学检查等，其中打鼾调查主要包括打鼾时间、次数及憋醒情况。将与打鼾相关的3个指标综合考虑后，计算出打鼾的严重程度，并分析了其与心血管疾病危险因素的关系。 结果 男性人群中打鼾率较女性高（62.0%、51.0%，P=0.003），且重度及极重度打鼾率也较女性高。随着打鼾的严重程度增加，体质量指数、血肌酐及尿酸等心血管疾病危险因素逐渐升高（趋势P均＜0.05），而高密度脂蛋白胆固醇逐渐降低（P=0.001）。另外，随着打鼾的严重程度增加，高血压患病率及收缩压也逐渐升高，但无统计学意义（趋势P=0.063，0.08）。 结论 成都地区中老年城镇人群的打鼾率较高，且男性高于女性。另外，随着打鼾的严重程度增加，心血管疾病危险因素也逐渐升高。这提示我们在临床工作中，对于打鼾的患者需要加强心血管疾病危险因素的筛查及干预，以期减少它的发生发展。
Cardiovascular disease has caused a huge burden of disease worldwide, and the rapid advancement of smart wearable devices has provided new means for early diagnosis, real-time monitoring, and event prevention of cardiovascular disease. Smart wearable devices can be classified into various categories based on detection signals and physical carrier types. Based on an overview of the composition of such devices, this article further introduces the current cutting-edge research and related market products related to smart blood pressure monitoring, electrocardiogram monitoring, and ultrasound monitoring. It also discusses the future development and challenges of such devices, aiming to provide evidence support for the research and development of smart wearable devices in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases in the future.
目的探讨低压辅助悬吊式腹腔镜在合并心血管疾病患者行腹腔镜胆囊切除术（LC）中的应用价值和安全性。 方法回顾性分析2007年1月至2010年10月期间，通渭县中医院普外科以及甘肃省人民医院普外科收治的132例合并心血管疾病的急、慢性胆囊炎或胆囊结石患者的临床资料。 结果132例患者均进行了低压辅助悬吊式LC，手术均顺利完成，成功率为100%，无中转开腹，患者术中、术后生命体征正常。 结论低压辅助悬吊式腹腔镜技术在合并心血管疾病患者中是安全、可行的。
With the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases, the development of cardiac rehabilitation is an inevitable trend. Cardiac rehabilitation is a comprehensive and long-term plan including medical assessment, exercise prescription, correction of cardiovascular risk factors, education, counseling, and behavioral intervention. Evidence-based medical evidence confirms that cardiac rehabilitation plays an important role in the three level prevention of cardiovascular disease. In this paper, we searched the literature in recent 10 years to explain the current situation and future research direction of cardiac rehabilitation, and explore the best mode of cardiac rehabilitation.