Childhood And Adolescent Obesity: Related Comorbidities And Interventions,
2022
Dominican University of California
Childhood And Adolescent Obesity: Related Comorbidities And Interventions, Jasmine Wong
Nursing | Senior Theses
Background
The prevalence of childhood and adolescent obesity in the United States has steadily risen over the years and has become a public health concern. Obesity is defined as a BMI at or above the 95th percentile for children and teens of the same age and sex. Obese children and adolescents are at risk for poor health and poor quality of life. Furthermore, there are numerous comorbidities associated with childhood and adolescent obesity. While some of the associated diseases are acute, others can become chronic and result in lifelong conditions.
Objective
The purpose of the present thesis is to explore ...
30th Annual Scientific Congress Of Hong Kong College Of Cardiology Abstracts,
2022
Hong Kong College of Cardiology
30th Annual Scientific Congress Of Hong Kong College Of Cardiology Abstracts
Journal of the Hong Kong College of Cardiology
No abstract provided.
30th Annual Scientific Congress Of Hong Kong College Of Cardiology Proceedings,
2022
Hong Kong College of Cardiology
30th Annual Scientific Congress Of Hong Kong College Of Cardiology Proceedings
Journal of the Hong Kong College of Cardiology
No abstract provided.
29th Annual Scientific Congress Of Hong Kong College Of Cardiology Proceedings,
2022
Hong Kong College of Cardiology
29th Annual Scientific Congress Of Hong Kong College Of Cardiology Proceedings
Journal of the Hong Kong College of Cardiology
No abstract provided.
24th Asc Of Icsm Proceedings,
2022
Hong Kong College of Cardiology
24th Asc Of Icsm Proceedings
Journal of the Hong Kong College of Cardiology
No abstract provided.
29th Annual Scientific Congress Of Hong Kong College Of Cardiology Abstracts,
2022
Hong Kong College of Cardiology
29th Annual Scientific Congress Of Hong Kong College Of Cardiology Abstracts
Journal of the Hong Kong College of Cardiology
No abstract provided.
24th Asc Of Icsm Abstracts,
2022
Hong Kong College of Cardiology
24th Asc Of Icsm Abstracts
Journal of the Hong Kong College of Cardiology
No abstract provided.
Technical Adaptations For Cardiac Sodium Mri,
2022
The University of Western Ontario
Technical Adaptations For Cardiac Sodium Mri, Taylor L. Marcus
Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository
Cardiac sodium (Na+) MRI has the potential to unveil relationships between chronic kidney disease (CKD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Unfortunately, this modality requires many technical adaptations before it’s possible to extract and compare image data between individuals. This study investigated whether cardiac electrocardiogram (ECG) gating could improve image quality, and whether a uniform phantom could increase signal uniformity if a surface coil is used to acquire the image. Healthy participants were imaged with a custom-built surface coil and 3.0-T MR system. Cardiac gated images presented with a decreased signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), but intensity correction significantly increased image signal ...
Does Covid-19 Infection Increase Blood Pressure?,
2022
Syracuse University
Does Covid-19 Infection Increase Blood Pressure?, Kevin Heffernan, Andrew Heckel
Population Health Research Brief Series
In 2020, hypertension (high blood pressure) was responsible for over 670,000 deaths in the U.S. Combined with changes in lifestyle and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic, diagnoses of high blood pressure and new cases of hypertension increased, regardless of whether an individual had COVID-19. This research brief examines changes in blood pressure among U.S. adults in Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 and finds that poor sleep quality and poor mental health were associated with less desirable blood pressure patterns. The results indicate a need for healthcare providers to consider sleep quality and mental health when assessing ...
Novel Drugs Approved In 2021-2022,
2022
Reading Hospital-Tower Health, West Reading, PA
Novel Drugs Approved In 2021-2022, Michael Do, Bona Shin, Elaina Lioudis, Emaleigh Munn
Transformative Medicine (T-Med)
This article provides an abbreviated overview of the newly Federal Drug Administration (FDA)approved novel drugs of 2021-2022 with their respective approved indication(s). The FDA serves as the governing body that regularly evaluates and approves medications that will eventually be introduced to the market for routine use. These medications include both drugs that are the same or related to previously approved products (e.g., Extended indications of priorly approved medications) and novel drugs. By definition, a novel drug is an innovative product which serves to improve quality care in patient populations with unmet or advanced medical needs to overall ...
The Development And Growth Of Cardio-Oncology Or Onco-Cardiology,
2022
Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital
The Development And Growth Of Cardio-Oncology Or Onco-Cardiology, Bernard Man Yung Cheung, Chu Pak Lau
Journal of the Hong Kong College of Cardiology
No abstract provided.
The Value Of 3d Vena Contracta Area In A Patient With Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation And Multiple Jets,
2022
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, United Christian Hospital, Hong Kong, China
The Value Of 3d Vena Contracta Area In A Patient With Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation And Multiple Jets, Shing Ching, Chiu Sun Yue
Journal of the Hong Kong College of Cardiology
Quantification of degenerative mitral regurgitation with multiple jets in atrial fibrillation is challenging with two dimensional techniques and may underestimate the severity. We report the feasibility and advantages of vena contracta area in three dimensional transesophageal echocardiography in evaluation of such a patient.
From Bad To Worse: The Clinical Spectrum Of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Myocarditis And Associated 3m Syndrome With Concomitant Myositis And Myasthenia,
2022
Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
From Bad To Worse: The Clinical Spectrum Of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Myocarditis And Associated 3m Syndrome With Concomitant Myositis And Myasthenia, Tsun-Ho Lam, Jeffrey Sum-Lung Wong, Chun-Ka Wong, Gerry Gin Wai Kwok, Miaochang Zhou, Benjamin Yu-Fai So, Ian Yu-Hin Leung, Hung-Fat Tse
Journal of the Hong Kong College of Cardiology
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), though revolutionizing cancer care, are well known to cause a diverse array of autoimmune side effects termed immune-related adverse events (IRAEs). ICI Myocarditis is a rare manifestation of IRAE associated with high mortality. We report two cases of fulminant ICI myocarditis refractory to potent immunosuppressants. Our first patient received pembrolizumab for lymphoma, small cell lung cancer and renal cell carcinoma. After 13 doses of ICIs, he developed fulminant myocarditis with concomitant lower-motor neuron type facial nerve palsy. Despite receiving triple immunosuppressive therapies with pulse steroid, mycophenolate mofetil and basiliximab, his cardiac condition progressively worsened and eventually ...
Epidemiology And Characteristics Of Surgical Intervention For Infective Endocarditis: A Population-Based Study In The Past Two Decades (2000 – 2019) In Hong Kong,
2022
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital
Epidemiology And Characteristics Of Surgical Intervention For Infective Endocarditis: A Population-Based Study In The Past Two Decades (2000 – 2019) In Hong Kong, Hang-Long Li, Yi-Kei Tse, Cong Chen, Si-Dong Cai, Meng-Qi Su, Mei-Zhen Wu, Qing-Wen Ren, Jia-Yi Huang, Si-Yeung Yu, Yap-Hang Chan, Hung-Fat Tse, Kai-Hang Yiu
Journal of the Hong Kong College of Cardiology
Background
The ‘inflamm-ageing’ phenomenon may worsen the prognosis of heart diseases including infective endocarditis (IE), while surgery may reduce inflammatory burden by direct removal of bacterial vegetation. This study aims to characterize the epidemiological and clinical features of surgical intervention for IE in Hong Kong in the past two decades.
Methods
All patients with incident IE from 2000-2019 in a territory-wide database were identified. We studied the trends in age-specific incidence of IE and identified the most significant contributors to 1-year all-cause death using the population attributable fraction (PAF). A propensity score approach was used to evaluate the benefits of ...
Indicators Of Cardiac Autonomic Dysfunction Associated With Chronic Hyperglycemia: Implications On Vascular Surrogates And Heart Failure,
2022
Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
Indicators Of Cardiac Autonomic Dysfunction Associated With Chronic Hyperglycemia: Implications On Vascular Surrogates And Heart Failure, Yap-Hang Chan, Bernard Man-Yung Cheung, Hung-Fat Tse
Journal of the Hong Kong College of Cardiology
Background: Limited data exist on the role of chronic hyperglycemia-related cardiac autonomic dysfunction in incident heart failure (HF). We investigated the relations of resting heart rate (HR) and PR interval with chronic hyperglycemia, and effects on new-onset HF.
Methods: We prospectively studied 550 patients with prior coronary disease, ischemic stroke and/ or type 2 diabetes. Incident HF was ascertained. Heart rate-PR interval dissociation was defined as counter-physiological co-occurrence of increased PR interval (>mean; 173.3ms) and increased resting HR (>mean; 64.4 beats/min).
Results: Over 63 ±11 months, 6.7% patients developed new-onset HF. Resting HR³75bpm was independently predictive ...
Clinical Features And Prognosis Of Chinese Childhood Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension-Related Gene Mutation Carriers,
2022
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University; Beijing Institute of Heart Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases
Clinical Features And Prognosis Of Chinese Childhood Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension-Related Gene Mutation Carriers, Zhuoyuan Xu, Hongsheng Zhang, Chen Zhang, Qiangqiang Li, Hong Gu
Journal of the Hong Kong College of Cardiology
Background: The impact of PAH-related gene mutations on the clinical phenotype are not yet fully understood, especially in childhood.
Methods: Retrospective study of 114 pediatric Chinese Han population whose onset of PAH was between 3 months and 18 years of age with IPAH were performed. Whole exome sequencing results, clinical characteristics, treatments and outcomes were recorded in all patients.
Results: Thirty-one BMPR2, nine ACVRL1 and 33 other PAH-related gene mutation carriers were detected in this cohort. The median age at diagnosis of PAH was 5.9 (3.4,10.3) years. 54 (47.4%) patients were female. 80 patients including ...
Understanding The Genotypes And Phenotypes Relationship: Progress Toward A Precision Medicine Approach In Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension,
2022
Hong Kong Children's Hospital
Understanding The Genotypes And Phenotypes Relationship: Progress Toward A Precision Medicine Approach In Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension, Kin Shing Lun
Journal of the Hong Kong College of Cardiology
No abstract provided.
Dietary Risk Factors And Eating Behaviors In Peripheral Arterial Disease (Pad),
2022
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Dietary Risk Factors And Eating Behaviors In Peripheral Arterial Disease (Pad), Andrea Leonardo Cecchini, Federico Biscetti, Maria Margherita Rando, Elisabetta Nardella, Giovanni Pecorini, Luis H. Eraso, Paul J. Dimuzio, Antonio Gasbarrini, Massimo Massetti, Andrea Flex
Department of Surgery Faculty Papers
Dietary risk factors play a fundamental role in the prevention and progression of atherosclerosis and PAD (Peripheral Arterial Disease). The impact of nutrition, however, defined as the process of taking in food and using it for growth, metabolism and repair, remains undefined with regard to PAD. This article describes the interplay between nutrition and the development/progression of PAD. We reviewed 688 articles, including key articles, narrative and systematic reviews, meta-analyses and clinical studies. We analyzed the interaction between nutrition and PAD predictors, and subsequently created four descriptive tables to summarize the relationship between PAD, dietary risk factors and outcomes ...
Research Progress Of Panax Notoginseng In The Diagnosis Of Cardiovascular Diseases,
2022
1.Department of General Medicine,Beijing Anzhen Hospital,Capital Medical University,Beijing 100029,China
2.Department of Community Health,Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Third Affiliated Hospital,Beijing 100029,China
Research Progress Of Panax Notoginseng In The Diagnosis Of Cardiovascular Diseases, Shuli Lu, Yan Feng, Jie Gao, Xianggong Jiin, Yixin Wang, Keji Chen
General Practice in China
As a traditional Chinese medicine,Panax notoginseng has a significant effect in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases due to its effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis.With the improvement of modern extraction technology,Panax notoginseng extract greatly improves its efficacy.In this paper,the mechanism of action,clinical effect and possible adverse reactions of Panax notoginseng extract(the main component of Panax notoginseng saponins,PNS)in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases(coronary heart disease,hypertension,heart failure,arrhythmia)at home and abroad in recent years were sorted out,and the relevant literature was analyzed,summarized and summarized ...
General Practitioners Should Understand The Subtype Of Essential Hypertension-Longitudinal Hypertension,
2022
Department of Electrocardiography,the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University,Zhengzhou 450014,China
General Practitioners Should Understand The Subtype Of Essential Hypertension-Longitudinal Hypertension, Liantao Nie Co-First Authors, Bingxin Ruan Co-First Authors, Fangfang Zhang, Yan Jing, Juxiang Huang, Qiongwen Yan, Yuhan Zhou, Shifeng Li, Zhongjian Li
General Practice in China
In clinical work and daily life, target organ damage caused by blood pressure ≥140/90 mm Hg (1 mm Hg=0.133 kPa) usually attracts attention, but target organ damage caused by blood pressure <140/90 mm Hg will often be ignored.Therefore, in order to improve the innovative concept and research orientation of hypertension, the research team proposed "longitudinal hypertension".This article found that the transverse hypertension emphasizes the "quantity" change caused by blood pressure ≥140/90 mm Hg, while the "longitudinal hypertension" emphasizes both "quantity" change and "quality" change of each individual through the introdution of the concept, diagnostic criteria and advantages of "longitudinal hypertension", similarities and differences between "longitudinal hypertension" and transverse hypertension.Therefore, as primary health caregivers, general practitioners should understand and master the essence, concept, diagnosis and treatment methods of "longitudinal hypertension".At the same time, the research team also hopes to discuss and improve the existence and application value of "longitudinal hypertension" with colleagues.
