Association between maternal alcohol consumption and risk of congenital heart disease in offspring: a Meta analysis / 中国当代儿科杂志

OBJECTIVE@#To study the association between maternal alcohol consumption and the risk of congenital heart disease (CHD) in offspring.@*METHODS@#PubMed, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Google Scholar, China Biology Medicine disc, Wanfang Database, CNKI Database, and Weipu Database were searched for the articles on the association between maternal alcohol consumption and congenital heart disease in offspring. These articles were published up to November 30, 2019. A random effects model or a fixed effects model was used for the pooled analysis of the results of each study, and then the pooled effective value and its 95%CI were calculated. A subgroup analysis was performed to explore heterogeneous regulators. Funnel plots and an Egger's test were used to assess publication bias.@*RESULTS@#A total of 4 409 articles were searched, and 55 articles were finally included in this analysis, among which there were 6 cohort studies and 49 case-control studies. The Meta analysis showed heterogeneity across all studies (I=74%, P<0.01). The random effects model showed that maternal alcohol consumption was associated with CHD in offspring, with an OR of 1.18 (95%CI: 1.09-1.28). The Egger's test showed a certain degree of publication bias (P<0.05), and after adjustment, the pooled OR of CHD in offspring was 1.10 (95%CI: 1.01-1.21).@*CONCLUSIONS@#Maternal alcohol consumption may increase the risk of CHD in offspring.

Clinical observation on the prevention and treatment of perioperative delayed cerebrovasospasm in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage by the comprehensive protocol of integrative medicine / 中国中西医结合杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the efficacy and safety of the comprehensive protocol of integrative medicine in preventing and treating perioperative delayed cerebrovasospasm (DCVS) in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Using a prospective randomized controlled trial design, 63 aSAH inpatients were assigned to the treatment group (31 cases, 24 treated by intervention treatment and 7 by craniotomy) and the control group (32 cases, 26 treated by intervention treatment and 6 by craniotomy). All patients were treated with basic therapy and nimodipine. Those in the treatment group additionally took naomai jiejing decoction No. 1 and No. 2. The incidence and the mortality of DCVS, re-bleeding, hydrocephalus were compared on the 180th day. The middle cerebral artery mean flow velocity (Vm), PI value, linde-gard index on day 1, 3, 7, and 14 were compared. The Chinese medicine syndrome score, NIHSS, and revised Rankin questionnaire on day 1, 14, and 180 were compared.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The DCVS occurred in 9 cases (29. 0%) of the treatment group and 17 patients (53.1%) of the control group, showing statistical difference (P < 0.05). The occurrence of re-hemorrhage was obviously lower in the treatment than in the control group (3.2% vs. 6.2%), showing statistical difference (P < 0. 05). There was no statistical difference in the mortality (6.4% vs. 9.4%) or the occurrence of hydrocephalus (29.0% vs 25.0%, P > 0.05). The Vm, PI, and linde-gard index on day 7, the Vm and linde-gard index on day 14 were obviously lower in the treatment group than in the control group (P < 0.05). The Chinese medicine syndrome score and NIHSS on day 14 and 180 were lower in the treatment group than in the control group, showing statistical difference (P < 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The comprehensive protocol of integrative medicine could reduce the incidence of aSAH patients' DCVS, the Chinese medicine syndrome score and NIHSS, and improve their clinical symptoms.</p>

A novel intracranial stent (Solitaire ab) in the treatment of complex intracranial aneurysms / 中华神经医学杂志

Objective To observe the efficacy and safety of a novel self-expanding stent Solitaire ab in the treatment of complex intracranial aneurysms. Methods Twelve patients (13 aneurysms), admitted to our hospital from October 2009 to November 2010, were treated with Solitaire ab stents. Ten patients were treated with stent-assisted coiling, the other 2 with stent placement alone.The clinical data and the treatment efficacy of these patients were analyzed. Results Fourteen stents were successfully deployed in 12 patients (13 aneurysms) with no recycling or re-positioning with a success rate of stent placement of 100%. Coil partly prolapsed into parent artery in 1 patient, and the others had no operation-related complications. Eight patients enjoyed completely filling, 1 near total filling and 3 partly filling. Nine patients got complete recovery, 2 partial recovery; and 1 died of malignant arrhythmia.Conclusion The use of Solitaire ab for the treatment of complex ntracranial aneurysms enjoys a good safety and short-term clinical outcome.

Three-year follow-up results of visual inspection with acetic acid/Lugol's iodine (VIA/VILI) used as an alternative screening method for cervical cancer in rural areas / 癌症

<p><b>BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE</b>In China, there has been no established national program for cervical cancer prevention, the screening methods and experiences are especially deficient in the rural areas. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the effects of acetic acid/Lugol's iodine (VIA/VILI) used for screening of cervical cancer and pre-cancerous lesions in a rural area of China by analyzing the large-scale population-based screening data from the demonstration site.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Women aged 30-59 years from Xiangyuan County in Shanxi Province were recruited for cervical cancer screening from 2005 to 2007. VIA/VILI was the primary screening method followed by colposcopy if the VIA/VILI was positive. Cervical lesions were diagnosed by directed biopsy under the colposcopy. The VIA/VILI negative women or cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 1 (CIN1) were re-screened using the same procedure in the next year.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>In total, 7145 women received the cervical cancer screening, with a participation rate of 74.75%. Their average age was 42.16 years. A total of 1287 women were consecutively screened for three times from 2005 to 2007. The detection rates of CIN2, CIN3 and cervical cancer were 0.70% (9/1287), 1.01% (13/1287) and 0.23% (3/1287) for the first round screening, and were 0.22% (2/976), 0.11% (1/976) and 0% (0/976) for the second round screening, respectively. Only one CIN2 was found in the third round screening. In the years of 2006-2007, 3490 women were screened consecutively twice. The detection rates of CIN2, CIN3 and cervical cancer were 0.26% (9/3490), 0.52% (18/3490) and 0.15% (5/3490) for the first round screening, and 0.40% (14/2943), 0.40% (14/2943) and 0.03% (1/2943) for the second round screening. Likewise, 2 368 women were screened consecutively twice in the years of 2007-2008. The detection rates of CIN2, CIN3 and cervical cancer were 0.55% (13/2368), 0.25% (6/2368) and 0.12% (3/2368) for the first round screening, and 0.42 (10/2040), 0.04% (1/2040) and 0% for the second round screening. The cumulative detection rates for CIN2, CIN3 and cervical cancer were 0.81% (58/7145), 0.74% (53/7145) and 0.17% (12/7145), respectively. And 53.45% (31/58) of CIN2, 68.81% (37/53) of CIN3 and almost all cervical cancers (11/12) were found during the first round screening, except for an early stage cervical cancer (Ia). Only one CIN2 was detected in the third round screening in the same population. The average age of CIN1, CIN2, CIN3 and cervical cancer were 38.65, 40.61, 44.10 and 46.73 years, respectively.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>VIA/VILI can be used as an alternative screening method for cervical cancer and high-grade pre-cancerous lesions among the women aged 30-59 years in China's rural areas because of its low cost, easy training for the local health providers, and less depending on facilities. One round screening by VIA/VILI can detect more than a half of CIN2, two-thirds of CIN3 and almost all the cervical cancer in the population, and the detection rates of CIN2/3 can be increased by two consecutive rounds of screening.</p>

Presence of dentritic cells in bronchi and lung tissues of rats with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and influence of budesonide and ipratropium bromide / 第二军医大学学报

Objective: To observe the presence of dentritic cells (DC) in lung tissues of rat models of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and the influence of budesonide and ipratropium bromide on the number of DCs. Methods: Sixty male SD rats were randomly divided into four groups(n=15): control group, COPD model group, budesonide treatment group and ipratropium biomide treatment group. The COPD rat models were established by intratracheal instillation of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) twice and exposure to tobacco smoke for 4 weeks. Drug inhalation group received inhalation of budesonide (Pulmicort) or ipratropium bromide (Atrovent) since the second week. The rats were sacrificed at the 31th day. Lung slices were observed with H-E staining for pathological changes and the status of DC were determined by immunohistochemical method. Results: The COPD model group, budesonide treatment group, and ipratropium biomide treatment group all had the pathological changes of COPD, and their DC numbers were significantly higher than that in the control group (P<0.01). DC number in Pulmicort treatment group was significantly less than that in the COPD model group (P<0.01), and there was no significant difference between the Atrovent treatment group and the COPD model group. Conclusion: The pulmonary DCs play an important role in the pathogenesis of COPD. Pulmicort can decrease the number of DCs in rat model of COPD, and ipratropium bromide has no obvious effect on DC number.