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Zhao L, Gao Y, Liu G, Jia CN, Zhang J, Dong Q, Li XL, Zhu CG, Wu NQ, Guo YL, Li JJ. [Lipoprotein apheresis in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia: a single center research]. Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 2022; 50:585-590. [PMID: 35705468 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112148-20210715-00591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Objective: We evaluated the safety and efficacy of lipoprotein apheresis (LA) in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) who can't reach low-density lipoprotein cholesterol(LDL-C) target goals with the maximal tolerated dose of lipid-lowering agents. Methods: This was a retrospective cross-sectional study. Between February 2015 and November 2019, patients with FH who were admitted in Fuwai hospital and treated with LA were consecutively enrolled. Based on intensive lipid-lowering agents, these patients received LA by double filtration plasma pheresis (DFPP) method. The changes of lipid levels such as LDL-C and lipoprotein(a)[Lp(a)] were compared before and after LA treatment, and the changes of immunoglobulin (Ig) concentration and LA-related adverse effects were also discussed. Results: A total of 115 patients with FH were enrolled in this study, of which 8 cases were homozygous FH and 107 cases were heterozygous FH. The age was (43.9±12.2) years and there were 75 (65.2%) males, and 108 (93.8%) with coronary artery disease. For pre-and immediately after LA treatment, the LDL-C was (5.20±2.94) mmol/L vs. (1.83±1.08) mmol/L, Lp(a) concentration was 428.70(177.00, 829.50)mg/L vs. 148.90(75.90, 317.00) mg/L (P<0.001), with a decrease of 64.2% and 59.8% respectively. The levels of IgG and IgA measured 1 day after LA treatment were both in the normal range and IgM concentration was below the reference value, the reductions of which were 15.1%, 25.0% and 58.7% respectively (P<0.001). Six patients had mild symptoms of nausea, hypotension dyspnea and palpitation, the symptoms were relieved by symptomatic treatment. Conclusion: For patients with FH who do not achieve LDL-C target goal with the maximal tolerated lipid-lowering agents, especially those with elevated Lp(a) levels, LA, which can significantly further reduce LDL-C and Lp(a) levels, is an effective and safe option.
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- L Zhao
- Cardiometabolic Medicine Center, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- Cardiometabolic Medicine Center, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- Cardiometabolic Medicine Center, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- Cardiometabolic Medicine Center, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- Cardiometabolic Medicine Center, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- Cardiometabolic Medicine Center, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- Cardiometabolic Medicine Center, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- Cardiometabolic Medicine Center, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- Cardiometabolic Medicine Center, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- Cardiometabolic Medicine Center, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- Cardiometabolic Medicine Center, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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Zhang HW, Cao YX, Jin JL, Guo YL, Gao Y, Zhu CG, Wu NQ, Dong QT, Dong Q, Li JJ. P3645Prognosis in relation to high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels in patients with non-obstructive coronary artery disease. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz745.0502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background
It has been reported that coronary artery disease (CAD) is characterized by inflammation and non-obstructive CAD (NOCAD) increases the risk of cardiovascular events (CVEs) compared with ones with normal or near-normal coronary arteries (NNCA), even is similar to obstructive CAD (OCAD). We hypothesized that elevated high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) may be linked to CVEs in those patients with NOCAD.
Purpose
To investigate the predictive role of hs-CRP in patients with NOCAD.
Methods
Of 7,746 consecutive patients with angina-like chest pain admissions, 4,662 eligible patients were enrolled who received coronary artery angiography (CAG) and followed up for the CVEs comprising all-cause mortality, myocardial infarction, stroke and late revascularization. According to the results of CAG, the patients were classified as NNCA group (<20% stenosis, n=698, 15.0%), NOCAD group (20–49% stenosis, n=639, 14.3%), and OCAD group (≥50% stenosis, n=3325, 70.7%). They were further subdivided into 3 groups according to baseline hs-CRP levels (<1, 1–3 and >3 mg/L). Proportional hazards models were used to assess the risk of CVEs in all patients enrolled.
Results
A total of 338 patients (7.3%) experienced CVEs during an average of 13403 person-years follow-up. Patients with NOCAD and OCAD had higher rates of CVEs compared to those with NNCA (p<0.05, respectively). In Cox's models after adjustment of confounders, the risk of CVEs elevated with the increasing degrees of CAD with hazard ratio of 2.01 [95% confidence interval (95% CI): 1.07–3.79, p=0.03] for patients with NOCAD and 2.81 (95% CI: 1.60–4.93, p<0.001) for patients with OCAD compared with the NNCA group. Moreover, elevated hs-CRP levels were associated with the severity of coronary lesions and an elevated increased risk of CVEs in patients with NOCAD and OCAD compared those with NNCA (p<0.05, respectively).
Conclusions
Patients with NOCAD had indeed worse outcomes and hs-CRP levels were positively in relation to the CVEs in those with NOCAD, which may help to the risk assessment in ones with NOCAD.
Acknowledgement/Funding
This study was partly supported by Capital Health Development Fund (201614035) and CAMS Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences (2016-I2M-1-011) awarded
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- H W Zhang
- Fuwai Hospital- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Fuwai Hospital- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Fuwai Hospital- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Fuwai Hospital- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Fuwai Hospital- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Fuwai Hospital- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Fuwai Hospital- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Fuwai Hospital- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Fuwai Hospital- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Fuwai Hospital- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Liu H, Zhu CG, Cui CJ, Cao YX, Sun DI, Wu NQ, Guo YL, Gao Y, Dong QT, Santos RD. P650Lipopolysaccharide-nuclear factor-kappa B pathway and lipoprotein apheresis effects in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia and coronary artery disease. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz747.0257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background
Inflammation may play an important role in atherosclerosis in familial hypercholesterolemia (FH). Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) pathway is a routine signal process activated in inflammatory status.
Purpose
This study aimed to examine the LPS-NF-κB axis status and the impact of lipoprotein apheresis (LA) on this pathway in patients with FH and coronary artery disease (CAD).
Methods
In this matched case-control study a genetically diagnosed FH cohort who presented stable CAD (n=63) was compared with 63 non-FH CAD and 63 non-FH non-CAD controls matched by sex and age. Plasma LPS levels and NF-κB activity were compared among the three groups. In addition, we studied in vitro LPS-induced interleukin-6 (IL-6) production by mononuclear cells from 16 FH cases without previous statin use and compared them with their respective matched control groups. Subsequently, these 16 FH patients underwent LA. Blood samples were taken immediately before and regularly after LA for measuring LPS and NF-κB.
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FH plus CAD had higher LPS levels and NF-κB activity than CAD and non-CAD controls (all p values <0.01). LPS-induced IL-6 production by mononuclear cells of FH plus CAD was also much higher compared with CAD and non-CAD controls (both p values <0.01). Moreover, plasma LPS levels (p<0.001) and NF-κB activity (p<0.01) were dramatically reduced after apheresis in FH patients.
Conclusion
Genetically confirmed FH patients with CAD had a marked activation of LPS-NF-κB axis, while LA significantly attenuated this key inflammatory pathway, suggesting that inflammation may be an important therapeutic target for FH patients.
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- H Liu
- Fu Wai Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Fu Wai Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Fu Wai Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Fu Wai Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Fu Wai Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Fu Wai Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Fu Wai Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Fu Wai Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Heart Institute of the University of Sao Paulo (InCor), Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Wu NQ, Yang JG, Li JJ, Dong QT, Guo YL, Gao Y, Wang Y, Li W, Yang YJ. P848Prevalence and Prognosis of Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) with Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) in China: Chinese Acute Myocardial Infarction (CAMI) Registry. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz747.0446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background
The prevalence and prognosis of familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in China is unclear.
Purpose
To invistigate the prevalence and prognosis of familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in China.
Methods
In China Acute Myocardial Infarction (CAMI) Registry, 13,002 patients with age 18–80 were consecutively enrolled with first-onset acute myocardial infarction who were naïve to statin before admission from Januanry 1st, 2013 to October 31st, 2014. According to Dutch Lipid Clinical Network Criteria (DLCNC), the patients were divided to heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH) (definite or probable HeFH, possible HeFH) or no HeFH group. All the patients were followed up (average follow-up period, 24 months) and composite major adverse cardiovascular events (ENDPOINT) were recorded which were defined as all-cause death, non-fatal myocardial reinfarction and stroke. Cox regression was performed to analyze the difference of composite endpoint occurrence between HeFH group and no HeFH group.
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The number of the patients in the three groups was as following, 62 in definite or probable HeFH group, 484 in possible HeFH group, 12456 in no HeFH group. The prevalence of HeFH is 4.2% (including 0.47% of definite or probable HeFH, 3.73% of possible FH). The average age of onset of first-time AMI was 54±12,56±12,63±12 years old (p<0.0001) in definite or probable HeFH group, possible HeFH group and no HeFH group, respectively. The percentage of Killip III or above (8.1% vs 4.3% vs 6.3%, p=0.1629), cardiac arrest (1.6% vs 0.6% vs 0.9%, p=0.6990), and TIMI 0–2 grade after primary percutaneous cardiac intervention (PCI) (0% vs 6.8% vs 4.3%, p=0.5866) was not significantly different in definite or probable HeFH group, possible HeFH group and no HeFH group, respectively. After Cox proportional analysis adjusting multiple factors, the rate of composite endpoint during follow-up period was not significantly different (definite or probable HeFH group vs no HeFH group, HR 0. 853, 95% CI 0.381–1.910, p=0.699, possible HeFH group vs no HeFH group, HR1.076, 95% CI 0.795–1.458, p=0.635).
The prognosis of FH with AMI in China
Conclusions
In CAMI Registry, the prevalence of HeFH was 4.2%, the diagnosis of HeFH was not a dependent risk factor for the rate of composite cardiovascular events.
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- N Q Wu
- Fuwai Hospital- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Fuwai Hospital- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Fuwai Hospital- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Fuwai Hospital- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Fuwai Hospital- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Fuwai Hospital- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Fuwai Hospital- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Fuwai Hospital- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Fuwai Hospital- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Wu NQ, Liu SL, Guo YL, Zhu CG, Gao Y, Sun J, Xu RX, Liu G, Dong Q, Li JJ. P2248Impact of Lipoprotein (a) levels on the presence and severity of coronary artery disease in female patients: a large cross-sectional Chinese cohort study. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz748.0726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background
Lipoprotein (a) [Lp(a)] is recently recognized as a risk factor of atherosclerosis, and the development of coronary artery disease (CAD) in women is not fully understood.
Purpose
The present study aimed to examine the association of Lp(a) levels with the presence and severity of (CAD) in female patients pre- and post-menopause.
Methods
A total of 3712 female patients who received coronary angiography were consecutively enrolled. The level of Lp(a) was measured and compared among patients with and without CAD or myocardial infarction (MI), pre- or post- menopause. The association of Lp(a) with the presence of CAD and the severity of coronary atherosclerosis assessed by Gensini Score were examined.
Results
The average of Lp(a) levels were elevated as age increased in female subjects. Notably, women after menopause had higher Lp(a) levels compared with that before menopause [16.8 mg/dL (IQR 7.54–41.12 mg/dL) vs. 14.7 mg/dL (IQR 6.72–30.82 mg/dL), p=0.002]. Furthermore, multiple logistic regression analysis identified that Lp(a) >30mg/dL was an independent risk factor of CAD in the postmenopausal female (OR1.38, 95% CI 1.13–1.69, p=0.002). Finally, Lp(a) had a positive correlation with Gensini score (r=0.11, p<0.001), and Lp(a) >30mg/dL was an independent risk factor for high Gensini score (OR 1.43, 95% CI 1.14–1.79, p<0.001). While such results were not observed in the premenopausal females.
Baseline characteristics of all patients Before menopause (n=525) Post menopause (n=3187) P value Age, (years) 46 (42–49) 62 (58–68) <0.001* Hypertension, n (%) 231 (44.00) 2097 (65.80) <0.001* Diabetes mellitus, n (%) 68 (12.95) 849 (26.64) <0.001* LDL-C (mmol/L) 2.73±1.05 2.77±0.99 0.366 Lp(a) (mg/dL) 14.7 (6.72–30.82) 16.8 (7.54–41.12) 0.002* Data are expressed as mean ± SD or median (interquartile range) and numbers (percentages). BMI, body mass index; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; LDL-C, low density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C, high density lipoprotein cholesterol; Lp(a), lipoprotein(a); HsCRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein. *Statistically significant differences exist between two groups. CAD, coronary artery disease.
Lp(a) in pre- and post-menopausal women
Conclusion
The present study indicated that circulating Lp(a) levels were independently associated with the presence and severity of CAD in the postmenopausal female, suggesting that further study may be needed to examine the role of Lp(a) in the development of CAD in female individuals with different menopausal status.
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- N Q Wu
- Fuwai Hospital- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Fuwai Hospital- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Fuwai Hospital- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Fuwai Hospital- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Fuwai Hospital- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Fuwai Hospital- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Fuwai Hospital- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Fuwai Hospital- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Fuwai Hospital- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Fuwai Hospital- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Liu SL, Rinat R, Wu NQ. [Research progress on the association between lipoprotein(a) and calcific aortic valve diseases]. Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 2019; 47:405-408. [PMID: 31142088 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-3758.2019.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- S L Liu
- Division of Dyslipidemia, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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Sun D, Li S, Zhu CG, Guo YL, Wu NQ, Gao Y, Qing P, Zhang Y, Liu G, Dong Q, Li JJ. [Prevalence and clinical features of familial hypercholesterolemia in Chinese patients with myocardial infarction]. Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 2018; 46:109-113. [PMID: 29495233 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-3758.2018.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To analyze the prevalence and clinical features of familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) in Chinese patients with myocardial infarction (MI). Method: This retrospective study recruited a total of 2 119 consecutive patients (age (56.7±10.9) years old) undergoing coronary angiography with first MI from April 2011 to December 2016. Patients were divided into 2 groups: premature MI (male<55 years old, female<60 years old) and non-premature MI. The diagnosis of FH was established according to Dutch Lipid Clinic Network (DLCN) diagnostic criteria and referred as definite/probable FH in our study. The prevalence and clinical features of FH, including lipid level, MI characteristics and stain therapy, were explored. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to assess the predictive value of FH for the presence of premature MI. Results: The prevalence of definite/probable FH was 3.68% (78/2 119) in MI patients and 7.28% (68/934) in premature MI patients. Onset of MI occurred 10 years earlier in patients with definite/probable FH than those without FH ((47.9±9.4) years vs. (58.8±10.7) years, P<0.01). Additionally, we found that the risk of premature MI was significantly and independently increased in definite/probable FH patients (OR=5.32, 95%CI 2.77-10.22, P<0.01). None of FH patients reached the target of LDL-C<1.8 mmol/L under statin therapy. Conclusions: The prevalence of FH in Chinese patients with MI is not rare. Clinically, FH is linked with the early onset of MI.
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- Division of Dyslipidemia, Fuwai Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100037, China
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Wu NQ, Li JJ. [Gene mutations of proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 and low density lipoprotein-cholesterol]. Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 2017; 45:444-446. [PMID: 28511335 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-3758.2017.05.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Gao Y, Zhu CG, Wu NQ, Guo YL, Liu G, Dong Q, Li JJ. [Study on the reliability of CardioChek PA for measuring lipid profile]. Beijing Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban 2016; 48:523-528. [PMID: 27318918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the clinical correlation between the CardioChek PA analyzer (CCPA) and a clinical laboratory reference method to use for screening program purposes. METHODS Fasting blood samples were collected on 325 patients (age: 23-86 years). One venous sample was collected using a serum tube for the evaluation on a Beckman reference analyzer. A second venous sample was collected in a lithium heparin tube and was evaluated on the CCPA analyzer. Linear regression analyses and Bland-Altman method were performed for each measured analyte: total cholesterol (TC), high density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C), triglycerides (TG) and low density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C). RESULTS Our results demonstrated a good clinical agreement for TC, HDL-C, TG and LDL-C(97.0%, 92.9%, 92.4% and 83.7%)in comparison with the CCPA to the reference analyzer. The correlation coefficients were 0.875, 0.813, 0.910, 0.864, respectively. P values all < 0.001. There was no significant difference in the detection rate of hyperlipidemia in TC, HDL-C and LDL-C. CONCLUSION We have identified the pre-analytic phase as an important step to guarantee the quality of results and indicated that the CCPA is a reliable lipid point-of-care testing system that can be used for the application of clinical screening anywhere.
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- Y Gao
- Department of Dyslipidemia and Cardiovascular Disease, Fu Wai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College,Beijing 100037, China
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- Department of Dyslipidemia and Cardiovascular Disease, Fu Wai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College,Beijing 100037, China
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- Department of Dyslipidemia and Cardiovascular Disease, Fu Wai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College,Beijing 100037, China
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- Department of Dyslipidemia and Cardiovascular Disease, Fu Wai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College,Beijing 100037, China
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- Department of Dyslipidemia and Cardiovascular Disease, Fu Wai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College,Beijing 100037, China
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- Department of Dyslipidemia and Cardiovascular Disease, Fu Wai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College,Beijing 100037, China
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- Department of Dyslipidemia and Cardiovascular Disease, Fu Wai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College,Beijing 100037, China
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Shen GW, Wu NQ, Zhang N, Jin ZS, Xu J, Yin GY. A prospective comparative study of kyphoplasty using the Jack vertebral dilator and balloon kyphoplasty for the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 92:1282-8. [PMID: 20798449 DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.92b9.23739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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This study prospectively compared the efficacy of kyphoplasty using a Jack vertebral dilator and balloon kyphoplasty to treat osteoporotic compression fractures between T10 and L5. Between 2004 and 2009, two groups of 55 patients each underwent vertebral dilator kyphoplasty and balloon kyphoplasty, respectively. Pain, function, the Cobb angle, and the anterior and middle height of the vertebral body were assessed before and after operation. Leakage of bone cement was recorded. The post-operative change in the Cobb angle was significantly greater in the dilator kyphoplasty group than in the balloon kyphoplasty group (-9.51 degrees (sd 2.56) vs -7.78 degrees (sd 1.19), p < 0.001)). Leakage of cement was less in the dilator kyphoplasty group. No other significant differences were found in the two groups after operation, and both procedures gave equally satisfactory results in terms of all other variables assessed. No serious complications occurred in either group. These findings suggest that vertebral dilator kyphoplasty can facilitate better correction of kyphotic deformity and may ultimately be a safer procedure in reducing leakage of bone cement.
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- G W Shen
- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Fu L, Wu NQ, Yang JH, Qu F, Johnson DL, Kung MC, Kung HH, Dravid VP. Direct Evidence of Oxidized Gold on Supported Gold Catalysts. J Phys Chem B 2005; 109:3704-6. [PMID: 16851411 DOI: 10.1021/jp045117e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Supported gold catalysts have drawn worldwide interest due to the novel properties and potential applications in industries. However, the origin of the catalytic activity in gold nanoparticles is still not well understood. In this study, time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectroscopy (TOF-SIMS) has been applied to investigate the nature of gold in Au (1.3 wt %)/gamma-Al2O3 and Au (2.8 wt %)/TiO2 catalysts prepared by the deposition-precipitation method. The SIMS spectrum of the supported gold catalysts presented AuO-, AuO2-, and AuOH- ion clusters. These measurements show direct evidence for oxidized gold on supported gold catalysts and may be helpful to gaining better understanding of the origin of the catalytic activity.
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Zhu RX, Potts R, Xie F, Hoffman KA, Deng CL, Shi CD, Pan YX, Wang HQ, Shi RP, Wang YC, Shi GH, Wu NQ. New evidence on the earliest human presence at high northern latitudes in northeast Asia. Nature 2004; 431:559-62. [PMID: 15457258 DOI: 10.1038/nature02829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 275] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2004] [Accepted: 07/08/2004] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
The timing of early human dispersal to Asia is a central issue in the study of human evolution. Excavations in predominantly lacustrine sediments at Majuangou, Nihewan basin, north China, uncovered four layers of indisputable hominin stone tools. Here we report magnetostratigraphic results that constrain the age of the four artefact layers to an interval of nearly 340,000 yr between the Olduvai subchron and the Cobb Mountain event. The lowest layer, about 1.66 million years old (Myr), provides the oldest record of stone-tool processing of animal tissues in east Asia. The highest layer, at about 1.32 Myr, correlates with the stone tool layer at Xiaochangliang, previously considered the oldest archaeological site in this region. The findings at Majuangou indicate that the oldest known human presence in northeast Asia at 40 degrees N is only slightly younger than that in western Asia. This result implies that a long yet rapid migration from Africa, possibly initiated during a phase of warm climate, enabled early human populations to inhabit northern latitudes of east Asia over a prolonged period.
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- R X Zhu
- Paleomagnetism Laboratory, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China.
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Mao SX, Gu B, Wu NQ, Qiao L. The mechanism of hydrogen-facilitated anodic-dissolution-type stress corrosion cracking: theories and experiments. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2001. [DOI: 10.1080/01418610108216638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- N. Q. Wu
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University
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