Application of biomechanical modeling and simulation in the development of non-invasive technologies and devices for cardiovascular testing / 生物医学工程学杂志

The prevalence of cardiovascular disease in our country is increasing, and it has been a big problem affecting the social and economic development. It has been demonstrated that early intervention of cardiovascular risk factors can effectively reduce cardiovascular disease-caused mortality. Therefore, extensive implementation of cardiovascular testing and risk factor screening in the general population is the key to the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease. However, the categories of devices available for quick cardiovascular testing are limited, and in particular, many existing devices suffer from various technical problems, such as complex operation, unclear working principle, or large inter-individual variability in measurement accuracy, which lead to an overall low popularity and reliability of cardiovascular testing. In this study, we introduce the non-invasive measurement mechanisms and relevant technical progresses for several typical cardiovascular indices (e.g., peripheral/central arterial blood pressure, and arterial stiffness), with emphasis on describing the applications of biomechanical modeling and simulation in mechanism verification, analysis of influential factors, and technical improvement/innovation.

A review of the negative emotions and the psychosocial interventions in IVF- ET patients and their spouses / 中国实用护理杂志

In vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF- ET) technology is now widely used in the world in infertility patients. Psychological intervention can help the IVF- ET patients and their spouses reduce the negative emotions and improve pregnancy outcomes. This review provides a summary of the negative emotions in IVF- ET couples and the psychological intervention on them, so as to provide reference to establish a systematic and standardized clinical psychological nursing mode.