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Hui Hua LI Shan HUANG Xing Zhen LIU Da Jin ZOU 《Biomedical and environmental sciences : BES》2019,32(2):87-95
Objective To assess the 10-year Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease(ASCVD) risk score among adults in eastern China using the China-PAR equation which formulated primarily for the Chinese population. Methods Data from 72,129 individuals from 35-74 years old who received routine physical examinations in eastern China were analyzed in this study. The 10-year risk scores were calculated using the China-PAR equation. The chi-square test and logistic regression were then performed to evaluate the association between the selected risk factors and overall CVD risk. Results The mean 10-year ASCVD risk scores were 3.82% ± 3.76% in men and 1.30% ± 1.65% in women based on the China-PAR equation. Overall, 20% of men and 3.5% of women were intermediate-risk, and 7.3% of men and 0.3% of women were high-risk. Waist to hip ratio(WHR) [OR = 1.16(CI 95% = 1.06-1.26)], waist to height ratio(WHtR) [OR = 1.16(CI 95% = 1.05-1.28)], non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol(non-HDL-C) [OR = 1.23(CI 95% = 1.09-1.39)], and total cholesterol(TC)/HDL-C [OR = 1.68(CI 95% = 1.46-1.94)] were more strongly associated with CVD risk than body-mass index(BMI), waist circumference(WC), and TC alone. Conclusion Male-specific prevention and treatment strategies for ASCVD are needed in eastern China. In addition, WHR, WHtR, non-HDL-C, and TC/HDL-C which not included in the the China-PAR equation were also independently associated with 10-year ASCVD risk score categories. 相似文献
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Wang Xiang Yu Chang Tang Yong Chang Shyang Yang Hui Zhang He Jiaozi Zhang Yueyue Jiao Yang Zhuang Zhiqi Yin Haiyan Zhang Chengshun Lü Peng Wu Qiaofeng Yu Shuguang 《中医杂志(英文版)》2018,38(1):132-138
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the effects of long-term exposure to moxa smoke on acupuncturists and to consider the association between physical symptoms and gender, age, secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure, and the duration of exposure.METHODS
A self-report, web-based questionnaire was used to evaluate the effects of moxa smoke on acupuncturists. Logistic regression was used to analyze the relationship between physical symptoms and possible correlative factors.RESULTS
A total of 858 questionnaires were analyzed. The data showed that 42.42% of acupuncturists had been exposed to moxa smoke for 5-10 years. The most frequent symptom was tearing (32.98%) and the least frequent symptom was asthma (5.24%). Logistic regression analysis showed that female acupuncturists were slightly more susceptible to cough and tearing than males (cough: OR: 1.583, 95% CI: 1.079, 2.321, P = 0.019; tearing: OR: 1.519, 95% CI: 1.094,2.108, P = 0.013). Acupuncturists aged over 25 years reported a slightly lower incidence of eye itchiness than those aged under 25 years (26-40 years: OR: 0.604, 95% CI: 0.379, 0.965, P = 0.035; over 40 years: OR: 0.330, 95% CI: 0.114, 0.958, P = 0.042). Ophthalmodynia occurred less in acupuncturists aged 26-40 years (OR: 0.591, 95% CI: 0.359,0.970, P = 0.038) than in those younger than 25 years. The only association between prevalence of symptoms and tobacco use and SHS exposure was that smokers had a lower occurrence of phlegm in the throat (OR: 0.579, 95% CI: 0.392, 0.856, P = 0.006). Shortness of breath was less frequent in participants exposed to moxa smoke for more than 5 years (5-10 years: OR: 0.400, 95% CI: 0.204, 0.785, P = 0.008; 11-20 years: OR: 0.392, 95% CI: 0.178, 0.864, P = 0.02), but a slightly higher incidence of eye itchiness was found in those with over 20 years of moxa exposure (OR: 4.200, 95% CI: 1.344, 3.128, P = 0.014).CONCLUSION
The most frequent symptom of moxa smoke exposure in acupuncturists was tearing. The association of symptoms with age and duration of exposure to moxa smoke were rather complicated; hence, care should be taken in drawing conclusions about the safety of moxa smoke based solely on its potentially harmful ingredients. 相似文献3.
Lin LI Long WANG Shan Shan LIU Zhi Yun ZHAO Mian LI Tian Ge WANG Min XU Jie Li LU Yu Hong CHEN Shuang Yuan WANG Meng DAI Ya Nan HOU Xue Yan WU Li Na MA Wei Qing WANG Yu XU Yu Fang BI 《Biomedical and environmental sciences : BES》2019,32(2):75-86
Objective
The objective of this study is to determine whether coronary atherosclerotic plaque composition is associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in Chinese adults.Methods
We performed a cross-sectional analysis in 549 subjects without previous diagnosis or clinical symptoms of CVD in a community cohort of middle-aged Chinese adults. The participants underwent coronary computed tomography (CT) angiography for the evaluation of the presence and composition of coronary plaques. CVD risk was evaluated by the Framingham risk score (FRS) and the 10-year atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk score.Results
Among the 549 participants, 267 (48.6%) had no coronary plaques, 201 (36.6%) had noncalcified coronary plaques, and 81 (14.8%) had calcified or mixed coronary plaques. The measures of CVD risk including FRS and ASCVD risk score and the likelihood of having elevated FRS significantly increased across the groups of participants without coronary plaques, with noncalcified coronary plaques, and with calcified or mixed coronary plaques. However, only calcified or mixed coronary plaques were significantly associated with an elevated ASCVD risk score [odds ratio (OR) 2.41; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.09-5.32] compared with no coronary plaques, whereas no significant association was found for noncalcified coronary plaques and elevated ASCVD risk score (OR 1.25; 95% CI 0.71-2.21) after multivariable adjustment.Conclusion
Calcified or mixed coronary plaques might be more associated with an elevated likelihood of having CVD than noncalcified coronary plaques. 相似文献4.
Tan Di Wu Jiarui Liu Shi Zhang Dan Cui Yingying Zhang Xiaomeng Zhang Bing 《中医杂志(英文版)》2018,38(1):1-11
OBJECTIVE
To assess the clinical effectiveness and safety of injections of ginkgo (GI) combined with Western Medicine (WM) for cerebral infarction (CI).METHODS
Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of CI treated by GI were searched in China National Knowledge Infrastructure Database, Wanfang, China Science and Technology Journal Database, Web of Science, Cochrane library, Embase, PubMed and Chinese Biomedical Literature Database, with the publication data no later than April, 2016. The Cochrane risk of bias method was used to evaluate the methodological quality of the RCTs. The data were analyzed by Review Manager 5.3, Stata 13.0, and WinBUGS 14 software.RESULTS
Totally 37 RCTs involving 4330 patients were included. By direct comparison, the results of GI group were significantly superior to the routine WM group in the total effective rates [OR = 3.61, 95% CI (2.93, 4.44), P < 0.0001], the neural function defect score (NFDS) [MD = ? 4.39, 95% CI (? 5.47, ? 3.32), P < 0.0001]. Network Meta-analysis (NMA) results showed that, between 5 GIs in efficacy, the difference comparing ginaton injections (GbE) to ginkgo-dipyidamolum injections (GD) [OR = 1.74, 95% CI (0.73, 3.65)], shuxuening injections (SXN) [OR = 1.06, 95% CI (0.609, 1.697)] or ginkgolides injections (GK) [OR = 4.711, 95% CI (1.178, 13.21)] reach statistical significance; the difference comparing GD to GK reach statistical significance [OR = 2.791, 95% CI (0.866, 6.908)]; the difference comparing SXN to GK reach statistical significance [OR = 4.537, 95% CI (1.203, 12.41)]. Besides, there was no difference between 4 GIs in NFDS. Probability ranking result showed a great possibility for GK [Surface under the Cumulative Ranking curve (SUCRA) = 80.3%] in improving the total effective rates, which were followed by GD (SUCRA = 73.34%), SXN (SUCRA = 46.59%), GbE (SUCRA = 45.46%), floium ginkgo extract and tertram ethypyrazine sodium chloride injections (FT) (SUCRA = 35.64%). However, GK (SUCRA = 80.3%) or GbE (SUCRA = 69.4%) was better than other GIs in reducing NFDS.GK + WM is the best treatment measures to reduce NFDS in cerebral infarction, which were followed by SXN + WM (SUCRA = 51.6%), GD + WM (SUCRA = 48.1 %).CONCLUSION
GIs was more effectiveness on CI than the routine Western Medicine. But based on the limitations of the study, more high-quality randomized controlled trials will be necessary. 相似文献5.
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To use a Meta-analysis to review the efficacy and safety of Gualoupi (Pericarpium Trichosanthis) injection (PTI) in the treatment of angina pectoris.METHODS
We searched the available literature up to January 2015 using Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Chinese Scientific Journal Database (VIP), the Wanfang database, PubMed and other English language databases to identify randomized controlled trials of PTI for the treatment of angina pectoris. Two reviewers independently retrieved and extracted the information. Software Review Manager 5.3 was used for statistics analysis.RESULTS
Fourteen studies involving 1621 patients were identified. Compared with conventional therapy alone or conventional therapy plus other Traditional Chinese Injections (TCMIs), PTI plus conventional therapy significantly improved clinical efficacy [odds ratio (OR) = 3.56, 95% confidence interval (CI) (2.65, 4.77)] (based on 14 studies), electrocardiograph efficacy [OR = 3.20, 95% CI (2.26, 4.51)] (based on 7 studies), and efficacy for Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndromes [OR = 3.13, 95% CI (1.43, 6.89)] (based on 3 studies). Moreover, compared with conventional therapy alone or conventional therapy plus other TCMIs, PTI plus conventional therapy significantly decreased the levels of plasma viscosity [mean difference (MD) = ? 0.47, 95% CI (? 0.76, ? 0.17)] (based on 3 studies), and plasma low-density lipoprotein [MD = ? 0.94, 95% CI (? 1.57, ?0.30)] (based on 3 studies). Eleven studies reported some mild adverse reactions, and no serious adverse drug reactions were observed.CONCLUSION
PTI was found to be effective and safe for the treatment of angina pectoris. This study had certain limitations; thus, more rigorously designed, multi-center, randomized controlled trials in larger populations should be performed to support this observation. 相似文献6.
Di SUN Xi ZHAO Sha LI Yan ZHANG Na Qiong WU Cheng Gang ZHU Yuan Lin GUO Ying GAO Ping QING Geng LIU Qian DONG Jian Jun LI 《Biomedical and environmental sciences : BES》2018,31(4):253-260
Objective
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) has been well known as the risk factor of coronary artery disease (CAD). However, the role of lipoprotein (a) [Lp(a)] in the development of CAD is of great interest but still controversial. Thus, we aim to explore the effect of Lp(a) on predicting the presence and severity of CAD in Chinese untreated patients, especially in combination with LDL-C.Methods
We consecutively recruited 1,980 non-treated patients undergoing coronary angiography, among which 1,162 patients were diagnosed with CAD. Gensini score (GS) was used to assess the severity of CAD. Lp(a) was measured by immunoturbidimetric method.Results
Patients with CAD had higher level of LDL-C and Lp(a) compared with non-CAD (P < 0.05). Multivariable logistic regression revealed that Lp(a) > 205 mg/L (highest tertile) predicted 1.437-fold risk for CAD (95% CI: 1.108–1.865, P = 0.006) and 1.480-fold risk for high GS (95% CI: 1.090–2.009, P = 0.012) respectively. Interestingly, concomitant elevated level of Lp(a) and LDL-C conferred the highest risk for both presence [OR = 1.845, 95% CI: 1.339–2.541, P < 0.001] and severity [OR = 1.736, 95% CI: 1.188–2.538, P = 0.004] of CAD.Conclusion
Lipoprotein (a) is a useful marker for predicting the presence and severity of CAD, especially combined with LDL-C. 相似文献7.
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To assess the effectiveness and safety of Kuntai capsule and hormone replacement therapy in treatment of perimenopausal syndrome.Methods
Articles were retrieved from the databases Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, PubMed, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure, China Science and Technology Journal Database, and Wanfang Database. Only randomized controlled trials were included; 15 trials involving 1243 patients were identified from January 2005 to April 2015. A systemic review and Meta-analysis of publications was performed. The review was limited to randomized controlled trials that compared Kuntai capsule and hormone replacement therapy to treat perimenopausal syndrome for at least 3 months. The primary outcome assessed was the treatment efficacy at 3 months, including effective rate of Kupperman menopausal scores, Kupperman menopausal scores, and blood estradiol (E2) or blood follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) levels. Other outcomes assessed were safety or adverse events, such as gastrointestinal complaints, breast distending pain, or vaginal bleeding.Results
Kupperman menopausal scores showed no significant difference in effective rate [odds ratio (OR): 1.05, 95% confidence intervals (CI): 0.71 to 1.55] and changes in FSH level [mean difference (MD): 2.14, 95% CI: Δ 2.36 to 6.65]. There was a significant statistical difference in Kupperman menopausal scores (MD: Δ 1.14, 95% CI: Δ 2.03 to Δ 0.25) and changes in E2 level (MD: Δ 16.41, 95% CI: Δ 18.83 to Δ 13.69). There were fewer adverse events in the Kuntai capsule group than in the hormone replacement therapy group (OR: = 0.35, 95% CI: 0.25 to 0.48, P < 0.01).Conclusion
Compared with hormone replacement therapy, Kuntai capsule can improve perimenopausal symptoms and blood E2 levels, and reduce the incidence of adverse events. 相似文献8.
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To evaluate the efficacy and safety of stimulating acupoints in subjects with childhood cough variant asthma (CVA).METHODS
A Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) about the comparison between acupoint sticking therapy and non-acupoint sticking therapy for childhood CVA was conducted. The trials’ quality and risk bias were assessed using the Cochrane Handbook tool. Odds ratio (OR) or risk ratio (RR) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs), mean differences (MDs) or standardized mean differences (SMDs) of a random-effects model were calculated. Heterogeneity was assessed by P value and I2 statistics.RESULTS
Thirteen studies were included in our review, indicating that the total effective rate of stimulating-acupoint group is better than that of control group [RR 1.19, 95% CI (1.13-1.26), P < 0.000 01]. The recurrence rate in two years [RR 0.31, 95% CI (0.19-0.51), P < 0.000 01] and cough duration [MD = ?2.42, 95% CI (–3.75, ?1.09), P = 0.0004] of childhood CVA in stimulating-acupoint group were significantly lower than those in control group. Besides, stimulating acupoints can reduce the level of IgE [SMD = ?0.75, 95% CI (–1.21, ?0.30), P = 0.001] and EOS [SMD = ?0.36, 95% CI (–0.92,0.21), P =0.22].CONCLUSION
Our findings suggest that stimulating acupoints had positive effects on childhood CVA and was relatively safe treatment. However, more RCTs with more useful indicators are warrant to confirm the current findings. 相似文献9.
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To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of traditional Chinese medicinal herbs (TCMHs) as an adjunctive treatment for diabetic foot (DF).Methods
The sources used were PubMed (1966 to August 2015), the Cochrane Library (1988 to August 2015), the Excerpta Medica Database (1974 to August 2015), Wiley (1807 to August 2015), Ovid (1988 to August 2015), ClinicalTrials.gov (1993 to August 2015), the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (1966 to August 2015), China Science and Technology Journal Database (1994 to August 2015), ChiCTR (2007 to August 2015), SinoMed (1978 to August 2015), the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (1984 to August 2015), Wanfang Data Knowledge Service Platform (1998 to August 2015), and the Traditional Chinese Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System (TCMLARS) (1984 to August 2015). Studies were identified and selected, and the data were extracted by two independent reviewers. The Cochrane Risk of Bias tool was used to assess the quality of studies. Revman 5.2 software was used for data synthesis and analysis.Results
Sixteen studies were included based on the selection criteria. Of these, seven studies had low bias risk and one had high bias risk. In the overall analysis, TCMHs resulted in a significantly higher total effective rate (OR 5.08; 95% CI 3.50 to 7.36; P < 0.000 01), cure rate (OR 2.12; 95% CI 1.63 to 2.77; P < 0.000 01), and shorter time to ulcer healing (SMD ?0.64; 95% CI ?0.89 to ?0.40; P < 0.000 01) when compared with non-TCMHs treated DF. The analysis also revealed that significantly fewer amputations occurred in TCMHs patients (OR 0.36; 95% CI 0.20 to 0.65; P = 0.0007). Sensitivity analysis indicated that the findings of the Meta-analysis were robust to study quality, and the funnel plot of the Egger test showed no publication bias.Conclusion
TCMHs intervention appears to be more effective for DF, with a similar safety profile, when compared with non-TCMHs treatments, although this result requires further verification with more well-designed studies. 相似文献10.
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To assess the curative effect of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) on leukopenia induced by chemo-radiotherapy in patients with lung cancer.METHODS
A comprehensive electronic search in Medline, Embase, the Cochrane Libary database, China National Knowledge Infrastructure Database (CNKI) and Wanfang Database was conducted up to July 2017. Random-effects model was used to estimate the standardized mean differences (SMDs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Eleven studies with a total of 957 patients were included in this meta-analysis.RESULTS
The effectiveness in TCM group was higher than control group [RR = 1.60, 95% CI (1.38, 1.85), P < 0.000 01]. Compare with Western Medicine group, the effectiveness has no significant difference [RR = 0.96, 95% CI (0.82, 1.12), P = 0.57]. The ineffective rate in test group was lower than the control group [RR = 0.30, 95% CI (0.21, 0.42), P < 0.000 01].CONCLUSION
By meta-regression it was suggested that TCM has curative effect on leukopenia induced by chemo-radiotherapy in patients with lung cancer, but by the influence of number and quality of researches, publication bias, more evidence from high quality studies, and larger cohorts for observational trials are needed. 相似文献11.
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To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of Shenmai injection for shock.METHODS
Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that evaluated the therapeutic effect of Shenmai injection on shock (including septic shock, cardiogenic shock, hypovolemic shock, neurogenic shock and anaphylactic shock) were included in this analysis. The major electronic databases were searched until May 2015. The methodological quality of the trials was assessed according to the Cochrane Handbook. Review Manager 5.3 and Stata 12.0 software were applied for data analysis.RESULTS
Thirty RCTs involving 2038 participants were included. The methodological quality of the trials was generally passable. The combined use of Shenmai injection and conventional medicine was significantly more effective at managing shock compared to conventional medicine alone in the outcomes of total effective rate [risk ratio (RR) 1.25, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.18 to 1.31] and mortality rate [risk difference (RD) – 0.10, 95% CI – 0.17 to – 0.02]. Likewise, improvements were observed in other metrics. Three trials reported adverse events, but no trial reported serious adverse effects.CONCLUSION
Our results indicated the potential effectiveness of Shenmai injection combined with conventional medicine treatment for shock. However, further rigorously designed trials are needed to collect and weigh up all the evidence for the use of Shenmai injection. 相似文献12.
Zhang Ning Zhou Shuangnan Xiao Xiaohe Wang Zhen Bai Yunfeng He Tingting Zhou Chao Wang Yao Kun Zhou Wang Zhongxia Liu Bing Larry J. Prokop Matthew C. Hernandez Li Jun Gong Man 《中医杂志(英文版)》2017,37(6):721-734
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To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of rhubarb-based Chinese herbal formulae (RCHF), which are widely used to treat hepatic encephalopathy (HE) in China.Methods
Nine online databases were searched from inception to November 22, 2016. Eligible studies were randomized controlled trials of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) treatment for adult patients (≥ 18 years old) with HE. Outcomes such as mortality rate, clinical response rate, blood ammonia level, and alanine aminotransferase were evaluated between TCM group and control group.Results
Thirty studies involving 2661 HE patients were analyzed. Most studies used RCHF treatment. Compared with conventional treatment as usual, lactulose, and vinegar, RCHF were associated with significant improvement in clinical response rate [risk ratio (RR) = 1.33, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.25, 1.43, I2 = 0%; RR = 1.26, 95% CI = 1.14, 1.38, I2 = 22%; and RR = 1.19, 95% CI = 1.06, 1.33, I2 = 0%, respectively] and significant reductions in levels of blood ammonia and alanine aminotransferase. Only minor RCHF-associated adverse events, such as abdominal pain (0.3%), anal tenesmus (0.3%), and diarrhea (2.3%), were reported, and there were no significant differences in these events between the treatment group and the three types of control group.Conclusion
The findings suggest that RCHF may be an alternative treatment option for HE patients. More rigorous multicenter studies with larger samples and longer observational periods are needed to confirm these findings. 相似文献13.
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He Tingting Zhu Yun Wang Jiabo Gong Man Wang Ruilin Niu Ming Jing Jing Wang Lifu Wang Zhongxia Zhang Ning Bai Zhaofang Bai Yunfeng Li Yonggang Xiao Xiaohe 《中医杂志(英文版)》2017,37(3):286-297
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To compare the causes, clinical symptoms, laboratory test results, and prognosis in patients with acute liver failure (ALF) induced by traditional Chinese medicines (TCM) and by Western Medicines (WM).Methods
The medical histories of patients who were diagnosed with drug-induced ALF (DALF) (n = 96) after hospitalization in the 302 Military Hospital between January 2010 and December 2015 were retrospectively examined.Results
Fifty-eight of the 96 DALF patients (60.4%) had a hepatocellular pattern of DALF, 16 patients (16.7%) had a cholestatic pattern, and 22 patients (22.9%) had a mixed pattern. DALF resolved in 24 patients (25.0%). Twenty-five patients (26.0%) developed chronic liver injury, 43 patients (44.8%) died, and 4 patients (4.2%) underwent liver transplantation. There were 42 ALF patients (43.8%) who received WM, and 32 ALF patients (33.3%) who received TCM. TCM-induced ALF patients had a higher average age [42.4 ± 18.4) vs (33.5 ± 17.9) years, P = 0.04] and higher creatinine and urine nitrogen levels [(155.2 ± 108.8) vs (97.5 ± 130.4) mmol/L, P = 0.047; (9.1 ± 7.7) vs (4.3 ± 5.0) mmol/L, P = 0.002, respectively]. Patients with TCM-induced ALF exhibited an increased risk of renal injury [odds ratio (OR), 3.75; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.330-10.577]. The 14 patients with TCM-induced ALF who died exhibited higher creatinine levels than the 18 patients with TCM-induced ALF patients who survived [(218.7 ± 111.6) vs (105.8 ± 78.4) mmol/L, P = 0.002]. They were also more likely to exhibit ascites (85.7% vs 44.4%, P = 0.017) and hepatorenal syndrome (78.6% vs 22.2%, P = 0.002).Conclusion
TCM-induced ALF was more likely to be accompanied by renal injury than was WM-induced ALF, especially in TCM-induced ALF patients who died. 相似文献15.
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To systematically review treatments of exfoliative cheilitis based on symptom patterns in terms of Traditional Chinese Medicine.Methods
PubMed, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and Wanfang data were screened for case reports, case series or clinical trials that were published in English or Chinese from January, 1973 to September, 2015. The keyword of “exfoliative cheilitis or scaling cheilitis or factitious cheilitis” was used. Effectiveness or ineffectiveness was investigated as outcome for Meta analysis, which is based on effective index in each study. Response to treatment was described for case reports or case series.Results
From 38 screened studies, 17 were randomized controlled trials (RCTs), 5 were single-arm trials, and 16 were case reports or case series. Three RCTs were eligible for Meta analysis and all of them compared managements between Traditional Chinese Medicine and corticosteroids for exfoliative cheilitis, which involved 223 participants. Interestingly, data of Meta analysis showed similar effect of Traditional Chinese Medicine and corticosteroids for patients with exfoliative cheilitis [relative risk ratio: 1.10; 95% CI (1.00-1.21), P = 0.06].Conclusion
Traditional Chinese Medicine might be a substitute for corticosteroids on exfoliative cheilitis. However, the evidence and recommendation of exfoliative cheilitis managements need to be taken with caution because of the low quality of evidence in the studies obtained. 相似文献16.
Xue Yan ZHAO Jian Xin LI Xiao Fang TANG Jing Jing XU Ying SONG Lin JIANG Jue CHEN Lei SONG Li Jian GAO Zhan GAO Shu Bin QIAO Yue Jin YANG Run Lin GAO Bo XU Jin Qing YUAN 《Biomedical and environmental sciences : BES》2018,31(12):859-866
Objective The predictive value of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide(NT-proBNP) in patients with stable coronary artery disease(SCAD) in the drug-eluting stent era is not yet clear. We aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of NT-proBNP in SCAD patients after percutaneous coronary intervention(PCI). Methods We examined 4,293 consecutive SCAD patients who underwent PCI between January 2013 and December 2013 in Fuwai Hospital, China. The primary endpoint was all-cause death. NT-proBNP levels were measured before PCI using Elisa kits(Biomedica, Austria). The indication for PCI was based on the degree of coronary stenosis and evidence of ischemia. Results Among 3,187 SCAD patients with NT-proBNP data, after a 2-year follow-up, NT-proBNP levels were predictive for all-cause death in the SCAD population [area under the receiver operating characteristic curve, 0.768; 95% confidence interval(CI), 0.687-0.849; P 0.001]. At the optimum cutoff point of 732 pg/mL, the sensitivity and specificity of death was 75.0% and 72.3%, respectively. In a multivariable Cox regression model, the death hazard ratio was 6.43(95% CI, 2.99-13.82; P 0.001) for patients with NT-proBNP levels ≥ 732 pg/mL, compared with 732 pg/mL. Conclusion NT-proBNP is a strong predictor of 2-year death with SCAD after PCI in the drug-eluting stent era. 相似文献
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OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the application of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Four-diagnostic Auxiliary Apparatus in disease diagnosis.METHODS
The liver cancer patients and healthy controls were recruited from Shanghai Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital and Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, respectively. Then, the included subjects were diagnosed by the Four-diagnostic auxiliary apparatus.RESULTS
Thirty liver cancer patients and 30 paired healthy controls were enrolled in this study. Based on the apparatus, the pulse wave velocity was significantly higher in patients compared with controls (P < 0.05). The number of patients with purple tongue and ecchymosis were more than controls (P < 0.05). The number of patients (10%) with yellow tongue coating were higher than the controls (0%). Patients were inclined to be with water type and fire type constitution.CONCLUSION
TCM Four-diagnostic auxiliary apparatus can be applied in clinical diagnosis of body constitution and health status of subjects. It promotes the accuracy and speed for disease diagnosis and TCM standardization. 相似文献18.
Ni Jing Wang Bin Wang Fuzhuang Zhou Hongwei Shi Huaxin Zhang Ninan Zhao Hong Xie Qi 《中医杂志(英文版)》2018,38(5):763-768
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of auricular acupoint bloodletting in treatment of insomniaMETHODS
Participants (n = 60) with insomnia were randomized into two groups to receive treatment of auricular acupoint bloodletting: low frequency group, 1 times/week for five weeks (n = 30); high frequency group, 2times/week for two weeks (n = 30). The following outcomes were measured blindly at baseline, after first treatment, 4 weeks, and 8 weeks: Pittsburgh sleep quality index scale (PSQI).RESULTS
The groups were balanced at baseline for insomnia and demographic characteristics. There were no significant differences between the groups in terms of any of the outcomes, at the first follow-up time point. However, the therapeutic effect of LFG (once per week) is obviously lower than that of HFG (twice per week). In addition, there was no significant difference in the side effects between the two groups.CONCLUSION
The treatment of insomnia with different frequencies of auricular acupoint bloodletting is effective and has less side effects. More reasonable treatment frequencies are worth further study. 相似文献19.
Han Li Liu Changxi Liu Ping Hu Hai Yang Jia Cai Hong Lim Minyee Zhu Maoxiang Pan Xiujie Huang Jian Cui Yingxue Lao Lixing Zhao Baixiao 《中医杂志(英文版)》2018,38(1):67-75
OBJECTIVE
To assess toxicities of the air in Chinese medicine clinics polluted by moxa-burning smoke due to moxibustion-derived burning products (MBP).METHODS
Both acute and chronic toxicity studies were conducted. For the acute toxicity study, five groups of Wistar rats (n = 16/group, male: female = 1:1) were exposed to five different concentrations (95%, 90%, 85%, 80% and 75%, respectively) of MBP for 2 h. For the chronic toxicity study, another three groups of male rats (n = 21/group) were exposed to MBP in three concentrations (10%, 40% and 70%, respectively) and one control group exposed to clean air 20 min/d for 144 d. Routine examinations were performed and analyzed by analysis of variance and dose-response relationship.RESULTS
In the acute toxicity study, the number of dead rats in the 95%, 90%, 85%, 80% and 75% groups were 16, 13, 7, 6 and 3, respectively, with LD50 of 86.274% after or during the 2 h exposure. In the chronic toxicity study, MBP exposure induced a decline in activity of the rats. Rats in the 10% group showed no signs of toxicity, while those in the 40% MBP group showed toxicity effects on the body weights (P < 0.05) and lung. Rats in the 70% MBP group also presented with reversible damage in the blood coagulation system (P < 0.05).CONCLUSION
Exposure to 10% MBP, which is equivalent to 27.45 mg/m3, was under the critical threshold for male rats’ safety. Exposure to MBP above that limit induced lung damage. MBP in clinics need to be reduced to a safe level with enhanced ventilation. 相似文献20.