ObjectiveTo explore the use of comprehensive treatment including drugs, devices and electrophysiology for heart failure patients with surgical indications. MethodsWe collected the clinical data of 65 consecutive cardiac surgical patients with chronic left ventricular dysfunction in our department between March 2014 and May 2016. There were 49 males and 16 females with an average age of 61.3±11.4 years ranging from 37 to 80 years. Their left ventricular ejection fraction was less than 40%. Patients with ventricular dysfunction caused by acute myocardial infarction were excluded. A comprehensive treatment strategy was performed according to patients’ individual disease.ResultsFourty patients underwent cardiopulmonary bypass with asisting time of 55-400 (148.1±69.8) min; 35 patients needed cross-clamping with time of 44-203 (95.7±39.6) min. Intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) was assisted in 3 patients. Two patients died in hospital. During the follow-up of 13.4 months, the patients’ cardiac function significantly improved and the heart size reduced. Two patients died and two were readmitted for heart failure. Four patients underwent cardiac pacemaker implantation. Other patients with unstable symptoms were stabilized after medical dose adjustment.ConclusionUnder the concept of neuroendocrine inhibition, the comprehensive treatment for heart failure can effectively reduce surgical mortality and improve the patient’s quality of life.
ObjectiveTo explore the diagnostic value of HLA-B27 for ankylosing spondylitis (AS) in Chinese population. MethodsWe searched PubMed, EMbase, The Cochrane Library (Issue 8, 2015), CNKI, and WanFang data from inception to August 2015, to collect diagnostic studies about HLA-B27 for AS in Chinese population. Two reviewers independently screened literature, extracted data, and assessed the methodological quality of included studies. Then meta-analysis was performed by using Stata12.0 software. ResultsA total of 16 studies involving 3137 AS and 5617 suspect patients were finally included. The results of meta-analysis showed that the pooled Sen, Spe, +LR, -LR and DOR were 0.91(95%CI 0.89 to 0.93), 0.94(95%CI 0.91 to 0.96), 14.90(95%CI 9.60 to 23.10), 0.09(95%CI 0.08 to 0.12) and 157.00(95%CI 90.00 to 275.00), respectively. The AUC of SROC was 0.98(95%CI 0.93 to 0.97). ConclusionsHLA-B27 detection is of great diagnostic value for AS in Chinese population. However, due to the limited quality and quantity of the included studies, more long-term follow-up prospective studies are needed to verify the above conclusion.