Background: Current treatments for scoliosis have some defects and complications. To study spinal deformities and test novel scoliosis treatments, many animal models of scoliosis have been developed. These models app...
This study was supported by the grants from National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 30971239 and No. 81070147) and the Natural Science Foundation of Beijing (No. 7101004). Disclosure of conflicts of interest: None.
Background Radiofrequency (RF) ablation has become a widely accepted treatment for atrial fibrillation (AF). This study aimed to identify the efficacy and safety of pulmonary vein (PV) ablation with ethanol and ...
This study was supported by the grants from National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 30770866, 30971272).
Background Clinical observations have shown that the complex fractionated atrial electrogram (CFAE) associates with ganglionated plexus activity in the cardiac autonomic nervous system. This study aimed to investiga...
Background Therapeutic approaches for tracheal stenosis caused by the formation of exuberant granulation tissues usually include electrocautery, mechanical dilation, laser therapy, argon plasma coagulation (APC), cr...
Background It has been shown that neurohumoral factors other than mechanical obstruction are involved in the pathophysiology of acute pulmonary thromboembolism (APTE). The aim of this study was to investigate the ef...
This study was supported by a grant from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 30670875).
Background Real-time perfusion imaging (RTPI) using ultrasound contrast agents has shown good "accuracy" in detecting myocardial infarction, however its accuracy in the assessment of peri-infarct ischemia and stre...
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the most common .arrhythmias in clinical practice. AF results in electrophysiological alterations which involve increased atrial effective refractory period and atrial effective re...
This work was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (No. 200421101).
Background Since the size of ischemic myocardium is closely related with both global and regional function of the myocardium, it is of great significance to measure the size of ischemic myocardium with non-invasive me...
Background Animal models are needed for the study of rapid tooth movement into the extraction socket through distraction osteogenesis of the periodontal ligament. Methods Modified distraction devices were placed on ei...
Background Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system has been demonstrated to be associated with both congestive heart failure (CHF) and atrial fibrillation (AF). This study investigated the effects of spironolactone, ...