Articles: disease.
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Sarcopenia is characterized by a loss of muscle mass and strength and is associated with a high risk of cardiovascular events and increased mortality. Pulse pressure (PP) serves as a marker for changes in heart structure and function, as well as arterial stiffness. A high PP also increases the risk of cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality. ⋯ The high-PP group had a higher prevalence of low muscle mass than the control group in all models. A high PP is significantly associated with a higher prevalence of low muscle mass. Therefore, PP monitoring may help identify individuals at risk of sarcopenia and guide interventions to improve health outcomes.
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With the emergence of Omicron variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, Taiwan has encountered the greatest coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic since 2022 spring. We analyzed the characteristics, vaccinations, and outcomes of hospitalized COVID-19 patients quarantined in a dedicated ward. This retrospective study enrolled hospitalized COVID-19 patients in the dedicated wards of a district hospital in southern Taiwan from May 2022 to July 2022. ⋯ Age, Charlson Comorbidity Index, and quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score were recognized as strong prognostic indicators for mortality in multivariable analysis. Vaccination demonstrated significant lower odds of death among relatively young populations in subgroup analysis. COVID-19 vaccination had significant efficacy in hospitalized COVID-19 patients in the relatively young group, and the effect may decline among individuals with advanced age and multiple comorbidities.
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Hematological malignancies have always been a challenge for scientists because there is a constant need to better define these entities. Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are clonal hematopoietic disorders characterized by ineffective hematopoiesis. Cytogenetics and molecular findings are a prerequisite for these syndromes as they confirm the clonal nature of the disease. However, MDS is often linked to autoimmunity and inflammation as part of its pathogenesis. Recently, VEXAS syndrome (vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, autoinflammatory, somatic) linked these two in a single mutation, suggesting that the heterogeneity among hematological malignancies often demands a more personalized medicine by tailoring medical treatment to the individual characteristics of each patient. ⋯ VEXAS syndrome as a newly identified entity might be often underestimated since its clinical presentation is notably diverse.
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To diagnose and treat patients with coronary heart disease and angina pectoris with dual heart care mode and analyze the treatment effect. Three hundred cases meeting the inclusion criteria were equally divided into 3 groups, each containing 50 male and female cases. The patients in experimental group 1 took the dual heart nursing method proposed by the subject; experimental group 2 received betastatins; control group received conventional treatment. ⋯ The anxiety and depression scores of experimental group 1 were the lowest among the 3 groups, with the values of 59.62 ± 7.925 and 58.64 ± 6.416; The total patients who responded effectively to treatment in experimental group 1 accounted for 83%, and the patients who responded effectively to treatment rate was the highest in the 3 groups; The effect of decreasing the score of complications in experimental group 1 was also the most obvious, from 9.07 ± 4.28 to 3.14 ± 2.07, which was the best in the 3 groups; the self-evaluation of patients in experimental group 1 was the highest among the 3 groups, 89.72 ± 4.28. The proposed dual heart care and treatment method can effectively treat coronary heart disease and angina pectoris, and can effectively improve the clinical performance and self-acceptance of patients. It can effectively restore the anxiety and depression of patients after treatment, and then improve patients' life quality, which has the value of popularization and use.
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To investigate the mechanism of action of Cao Wu in the treatment of migraine from the perspective of network pharmacology. The Swiss Target Prediction Database and CTD database were used to predict the target information of Cao Wu. Human Genome Database gene cards were used to find migraine-related target genes. ⋯ The protein interaction network of the overlapping targets was analyzed to identify the key targets for the drug to affect the disease. In addition, Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathway and go function enrichment analyses were performed on the overlapping targets to explore the therapeutic mechanism of migraine. The treatment of migraine with herbal woo is characterized by multi-component, multi-target, and multi-channel, which exerts complex network regulation through the interaction between different targets, providing a new idea and basis for further exploring the mechanism of action of herbal woo in the treatment of migraine.