Dear Editor,The most serious heat related injury is exertional heat stroke(EHS).EHS occurs when healthy individuals perform physical activity in a hot and humid environment[1].A disrupted balance between heat producti...Dear Editor,The most serious heat related injury is exertional heat stroke(EHS).EHS occurs when healthy individuals perform physical activity in a hot and humid environment[1].A disrupted balance between heat production and dissipation in the human body results in excessive body heat storage in cases.It occurs frequently in the military population because of work characteristics such as the requirements to perform essential duties under prolonged heat stress,the need to achieve mission objectives during deployment operations,or the opportunities for training and selection for elite units[2].The pathophysiology of EHS is complex,which often results in thermoregulation failure,hemodynamic disturbance,and endotoxin release,and further causes multiple organ failure,probably increasing myocardial enzymes and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide(NT-proBNP)levels.Rhabdomyolysis caused by EHS often results from mechanical and metabolic injury to the striated muscle fibers accompanied with the release of muscle contents into the circulation[3].Liu et al.展开更多
AIM: To evaluate serum levels of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NTproBNP) and tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) in a large series of patients with hepatitis C associated with mixed cryoglobulinemia (MC+HCV)...AIM: To evaluate serum levels of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NTproBNP) and tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) in a large series of patients with hepatitis C associated with mixed cryoglobulinemia (MC+HCV).METHODS: Serum NTproBNP and TNF-α levels were assayed in 50 patients with MC+HCV, and in 50 sex- and age-matched controls. RESULTS: Cryoglobulinemic patients showed signifi cantly higher mean NTproBNP and TNF-α levels than controls (P < 0.001; Mann-Whitney U test). By defining high NTproBNP level as a value higher than 125 pg/mL (the single cut-off point for outpatients under 75 years of age), 30% of MC+HCV and 6% of controls had high NTproBNP (χ2, P < 0.01). With a cut-off point of 300 pg/mL (used to rule out heart failure (HF) in patients under 75 years of age), 8% of MC+HCV and 0 controls had high NTproBNP (χ2, P < 0.04). With a cut-off point of 900 pg/mL (used for ruling in HF in patients aged 50-75 years; such as thepatients of our study), 6% of MC+HCV and 0 controls had high NTproBNP (χ2, P = 0.08).CONCLUSION: The study demonstrates high levels of circulating NTproBNP and TNF-α in MC+HCV patients. The increase of NTproBNP may indicate the presence of a subclinical cardiac dysfunction.展开更多
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Hainan Province(821QN389,821MS112,822MS198,820MS126,820QN383)the Military Medical Science and Technology Youth Incubation Program(20QNPY110,19QNP060)+6 种基金the Excellent Youth Incubation Program of Chinese PLA General Hospital(2020-YQPY-007)the Heatstroke Treatment and Research Center of Chinese PLA(413EGZ1D10)the Simulation Training for Treatment of Heatstroke,the Major Science and Technology Programme of Hainan Province(ZDKJ2019012)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2018YFC2000400)the National S&T Resource Sharing Service Platform Project of China(YCZYPT[2018]07)the Specific Research Fund of Innovation Platform for Academicians of Hainan Province(YSPTZX202216)the Medical Big Data Research and Development Project of Chinese PLA General Hospital(MBD2018030).
文摘Dear Editor,The most serious heat related injury is exertional heat stroke(EHS).EHS occurs when healthy individuals perform physical activity in a hot and humid environment[1].A disrupted balance between heat production and dissipation in the human body results in excessive body heat storage in cases.It occurs frequently in the military population because of work characteristics such as the requirements to perform essential duties under prolonged heat stress,the need to achieve mission objectives during deployment operations,or the opportunities for training and selection for elite units[2].The pathophysiology of EHS is complex,which often results in thermoregulation failure,hemodynamic disturbance,and endotoxin release,and further causes multiple organ failure,probably increasing myocardial enzymes and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide(NT-proBNP)levels.Rhabdomyolysis caused by EHS often results from mechanical and metabolic injury to the striated muscle fibers accompanied with the release of muscle contents into the circulation[3].Liu et al.
文摘AIM: To evaluate serum levels of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NTproBNP) and tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) in a large series of patients with hepatitis C associated with mixed cryoglobulinemia (MC+HCV).METHODS: Serum NTproBNP and TNF-α levels were assayed in 50 patients with MC+HCV, and in 50 sex- and age-matched controls. RESULTS: Cryoglobulinemic patients showed signifi cantly higher mean NTproBNP and TNF-α levels than controls (P < 0.001; Mann-Whitney U test). By defining high NTproBNP level as a value higher than 125 pg/mL (the single cut-off point for outpatients under 75 years of age), 30% of MC+HCV and 6% of controls had high NTproBNP (χ2, P < 0.01). With a cut-off point of 300 pg/mL (used to rule out heart failure (HF) in patients under 75 years of age), 8% of MC+HCV and 0 controls had high NTproBNP (χ2, P < 0.04). With a cut-off point of 900 pg/mL (used for ruling in HF in patients aged 50-75 years; such as thepatients of our study), 6% of MC+HCV and 0 controls had high NTproBNP (χ2, P = 0.08).CONCLUSION: The study demonstrates high levels of circulating NTproBNP and TNF-α in MC+HCV patients. The increase of NTproBNP may indicate the presence of a subclinical cardiac dysfunction.
