Impact of Several Worry Factors on Responsible Behavior : The Case of the 1999 Earthquake in Turkey

Fifteen thousand people died in the August 1999 Earthquake in Turkey, and almost all segments of society were caught unprepared. In order to lessen the problems experienced after future earthquakes, this research investigates factors that influence society's awareness of and preparedness for disasters and aims at developing policies on the basis of investigating the relationship between worries and the variables of locus of control, verbal commitment, and responsible behavior. This research is based on a survey conducted a year after the earthquake using a representative sample size of 500 survivors living in temporary prefabricated houses. One of the basic findings of this research is that education is the most important independent variable influenc-     

Wide QRS Complex and Lateral ST-T Segment Abnormality Are Associated With Worse Clinical Outcomes in COVID-19 Patients

BackgroundThe information on electrocardiographic features of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is limited. Our aim was to determine if baseline electrocardiographic features of hospitalized COVID-19 patients are associated with markers of myocardial injury and clinical outcomes.MethodsIn this retrospective, single center cohort study, we included 223 hospitalized patients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19. Clinical, electrocardiographic and laboratory data were collected and analyzed. Primary composite endpoint of mortality, need for invasive mechanical ventilation, or admission to the intensive care unit was assessed.ResultsForty patients (17.9%) reached the primary composite endpoint. Patients with the primary composite endpoint were more likely to have wide QRS complex (>120 ms) and lateral ST-T segment abnormality. The multivariable Cox regression showed increasing odds of the primary composite endpoint associated with acute respiratory distress syndrome (odds ratio 7.76, 95% CI 2.67–22.59; p < 0.001), acute cardiac injury (odds ratio 3.14, 95% CI 1.26–7.99; p = 0.016), high flow oxygen therapy (odds ratio 2.43, 95% CI 1.05–5.62; p = 0.037) and QRS duration longer than >120 ms (odds ratio 3.62, 95% CI 1.39–9.380; p = 0.008) Patients with a wide QRS complex (>120 ms) had significantly higher median level of troponin T and pro-BNP than those without it. Patients with abnormality of lateral ST-T segment had significantly higher median level of troponin T and pro-BNP than patients without.ConclusionsThe presence of QRS duration longer than 120 ms and lateral ST-T segment abnormality were associated with worse clinical outcomes and higher levels of myocardial injury biomarkers.     

Femoral Vein Wall Thickness Measurement May Be a Distinctive Diagnostic Tool to Differentiate Behçet’s Disease with Intestinal Involvement and Crohn’s Disease

Digestive Diseases and Sciences - Behçet’s disease (BD) and Crohn’s disease (CD) cannot be easily differentiated in young adults presenting with nonspecific gastrointestinal (GI)...     

Genes associated with venous thromboembolism in colorectal cancer patients

Essentials

• The underlying pathophysiological mechanisms behind cancer‐associated thrombosis are unknown.
• We compared expression profiles in tumor cells from patients with and without thrombosis.
• Tumors from patients with thrombosis showed significant differential gene expression profiles.
• Patients with thrombosis had a proinflammatory status and increased fibrin levels in the tumor.

Summary

Background

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a frequent complication in patients with cancer, and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. However, the mechanisms behind cancer‐associated thrombosis are still incompletely understood.

Objectives

To identify novel genes that are associated with VTE in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC).

Methods

Twelve CRC patients with VTE were age‐matched and sex‐matched to 12 CRC patients without VTE. Tumor cells were isolated from surgical samples with laser capture microdissection approaches, and mRNA profiles were measured with next‐generation RNA sequencing.

Results

This approach led to the identification of new genes and pathways that might contribute to VTE in CRC patients. Application of ingenuity pathway analysis indicated significant links with inflammation, the methionine degradation pathway, and increased platelet function, which are all key processes in thrombus formation. Tumor samples of patients with VTE had a proinflammatory status and contained higher levels of fibrin and fibrin degradation products than samples of those without VTE.

Conclusion

This case–control study provides a proof‐of‐principle that tumor gene expression can discriminate between cancer patients with low and high risks of VTE. These findings may help to further unravel the pathogenesis of cancer‐related VTE. The identified genes could potentially be used as candidate biomarkers to select high‐risk CRC patients for thromboprophylaxis.

     

Compliance With Dyslipidemia Guidelines in Daily Practice: How Effective Is Cardiovascular Risk Prevention?

Purpose

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) due to atherosclerosis is the leading cause of early mortality and morbidity. The current European guidelines on CVD prevention in clinical practice recommend the use of the Systematic Coronary Risk Estimation (SCORE) system. The current American Heart Association guidelines recommend the use of the new pooled cohort risk assessment equations to estimate the 10-year atherosclerotic CVD risk. The purpose of this article was to investigate the compliance of dyslipidemia guidelines in daily practice in patients with dyslipidemia or who have risk factors for CVD.

Caregiver burden and related factors in caregivers of patients with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus

Clinical Rheumatology - Having a child with a chronic illness is a source of stress for the whole family, especially the primary caregiver. The aim of this study was to evaluate the associations...     

2011—2020年安徽省钉螺分布时空分析

目的　分析2011—2020年安徽省钉螺分布时空特征,为全省钉螺精准防控提供参考。方法　收集2011—2020年安徽省实有钉螺面积、新发钉螺面积和感染性钉螺面积等钉螺分布指标并进行描述性分析,对实有和新发钉螺面积进行空间自相关、热点分析、标准差椭圆分析及时空扫描等分析,探索安徽省钉螺聚集与扩散高风险区。结果　2011—2020年,安徽省实有钉螺面积逐渐降低。2020年全省实有钉螺面积26 238.85 hm2,主要分布在湖沼型血吸虫病流行区。各年份间新发钉螺面积波动较大,2016年最高（1 287.65 hm2）;2020年在池州市贵池区新发现1.96 hm2感染性钉螺面积。空间自相关和热点分析显示,2011—2020年安徽省实有钉螺面积分布具有空间聚集性（Z = 3.00 ~ 3.43,P均 < 0.01）,热点主要集中在湖沼型流行区并沿长江南岸分布;冷点主要集中在皖南山区。2011—2020年安徽省新发钉螺面积分布在整体上不存在空间聚集性（Z = -2.20 ~ 1.71,P均> 0.05）,局部呈散点分布。标准差椭圆分析显示,2011—2020年安徽省实有钉螺面积分布相对稳定,与长江流向一致;新发钉螺面积分布重心逐渐从长江安徽段下游向上游移动。时空扫描分析显示,2011—2020年安徽省实有钉螺面积两个高值聚集区以从长江安徽段下游到中游的顺序出现;新发钉螺面积两个高值聚集区聚集时间和范围类似,均分布在山区。结论　2011—2020年安徽省钉螺分布呈空间聚集性,存在向长江南岸、上游聚集的趋势,但山区钉螺扩散问题亦不容忽视,需加强对山区和长江沿岸新发钉螺孳生地的监测力度。     

2020年全国血吸虫病疫情通报

本文通报了2020年全国血吸虫病疫情,并对全国血吸虫病预防控制工作数据和国家血吸虫病监测点疫情监测数据进行了汇总和分析。截至2020年底,全国12个血吸虫病流行省（直辖市、自治区）中,上海、浙江、福建、广东、广西等5个省（直辖市、自治区）继续巩固血吸虫病消除成果,四川、江苏省维持传播阻断标准,云南、湖北、安徽、江西、湖南等5个省维持传播控制标准。全国共有450个血吸虫病流行县（市、区）、28 376个流行村,流行村总人口7 137.04万人;全国450个流行县（市、区）中,337个（74.89%）达到血吸虫病消除标准、98个（21.78%）达到传播阻断标准、15个（3.33%）达到传播控制标准。2020年,全国尚存晚期血吸虫病患者29 517例。2020年,全国共开展询检查病11 117 655人,阳性1 798 580人;开展血检查病5 263 082人,阳性83 179人;开展病原学检查273 712人,阳性3人,其中急性血吸虫病病例1例。2020年,全国共有19 733个流行村开展了钉螺分布调查,7 309个村查出钉螺,占调查总数的37.04%,新查出 15个有螺村;共查螺736 984.13 hm2,查出有螺面积206 125.22 hm2,其中新发现有螺面积1 174.67 hm2,感染性钉螺面积1.96 hm2。2020年,我国血吸虫病流行区现有存栏耕牛544 424头,血检查病147 887头,阳性326头;开展粪检查病130 673头,未发现粪检阳性耕牛。2020年,全国共治疗血吸虫病患者19 214例,扩大化疗964 103人·次;扩大化疗耕牛266 280头·次;开展药物灭螺总面积136 141.92 hm2,实际药物灭螺71 980.22 hm2,环境改造灭螺1 464.03 hm2。2020年全国血吸虫病监测点中,居民和耕牛平均血吸虫感染率均为0,未发现感染性钉螺。疫情数据分析显示,全国血吸虫病呈低度流行水平,全国如期实现《“十三五”全国血吸虫病防治规划》目标,但局部地区疫情有所反弹,仍需开展血吸虫病精准防控、强化血吸虫病疫情及风险监测,在巩固血吸虫病防治成果的基础上稳步推进消除进程。