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The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between smoking and cardiopulmonary function, and the effect of smoking habit on exercise tolerance after discharge from the hospital, focusing on CPX test data of patients hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction, and on CPX test data at 6 months after discharge. A total of 123 male patients hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction between April 2014 and December 2020 were included. Laboratory and CPX data were compared between smokers and non-smokers. CPX data of smokers, ex-smokers and non-smokers were also compared in 24 patients who underwent CPX examination 6 months after discharge. HDL-C was significantly decreased (p < 0.05) and τON was significantly prolonged (p < 0.05) during hospitalization in smokers. τON was significantly shorter only in ex-smokers (p < 0.05) 6 months after discharge compared to during hospitalization. These results suggest that τON, which reflects the oxygen uptake kinetics of peripheral tissues, is shortened by smoking cessation.
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Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) revolves around the philosophical principles of Yin and Yang, and the Five Elements.The process of diagnosing, then treating with TCM, is called Bensho-Ronti (a traditional logic-based mythology). Specifically, it means diagnosing the patient (Bensho) using four diagnostic procedures, called Shishin, then formulating and applying therapies (Ronti) which correspond to the diagnosis. Herein, we survey the flow of this TCM.
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Medicine, Chinese Traditional , DiagnosisABSTRACT
Objective To explore the causes of the special cases showing the EKG changes of cardiac infarction. Methods To analyse the causes of 30 special cases showing the EKG changes of cardiac infarction between 2000 and 2004. Results Among 30 special cases there were 11 cases of viral myocarditis( 36. 7 % ), 7 cases of acute pancreatitis(23.3% ) ,6 cases of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy(20% ) ,4 cases of bile-cyst and heart syn-drome(13. 3% ) and 2 cases of pulmonary embolism(6. 7% ). Conclusions There are many causes showing the EKG changes of cardiac infarction. It isn't the typical symptom of the cardiac infarction. It should be combined with the clinic and be distinguished timely and exactly in order to avoid the misdiagnosis.
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A cross-sectional discriptive, compare and control study on the 125 patients with the old cardiac infarction and 55 healthy people was carriout in the Army Central Hospital No108 from 3/1995 to 3/1998. The age and sex between 2 groups were the same. The results have shown that the EF% calculated as improved simpson and the interval from point E of the anterior leaf of mitral valve to the left side of the ventricular connection Septal eirs were 2 parameters with the sensitivity and specificity higher than other parameters of ultrasound. The patients with the old cardiac infarction had significantly reduced the left ventricular systolic function. This reduction was corelated with the cardiac infarction. The most reduced the left ventricular systolic function found in the group of the cardiac infarction in the both anterior and posterior septal.