Xueru Fu, Yang Zhao, Yamin Ke, Yajuan Gao, Mengmeng Wang, Yaobing Chen, Weifeng Huo, Longkang Wang, Wenkai Zhang, Yuying Wu, Xi Li, Dongdong Zhang, Fulan Hu, Dongsheng Hu, Ming Zhang
{"title":"Mitochondrial DNA copy number and risk of cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.","authors":"Xueru Fu, Yang Zhao, Yamin Ke, Yajuan Gao, Mengmeng Wang, Yaobing Chen, Weifeng Huo, Longkang Wang, Wenkai Zhang, Yuying Wu, Xi Li, Dongdong Zhang, Fulan Hu, Dongsheng Hu, Ming Zhang","doi":"10.1093/qjmed/hcae208","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/qjmed/hcae208","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Increasing studies have explored the correlation of mitochondrial DNA copy number (mtDNA-CN) abnormalities with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and all-cause mortality; however, their findings are contradictory. This systematic review and meta-analysis sought to quantitatively summarize current studies to elucidate the impact of mtDNA-CN on CVD outcomes and all-cause mortality. Relevant studies were searched for in PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science databases, up to October 23, 2023. Summary relative risks (RRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated with the random-effects model. In total, 22 articles were included in the systematic review, 13 of which were included in the meta-analysis of CVD outcomes and 8 in all-cause mortality. Compared to the highest mtDNA-CN level, the summary RR (95% CI) for the lowest mtDNA-CN level was 2.09 (95% CI 1.59-2.75) for CVD, 1.70 (95% CI 1.29-2.24) for coronary heart disease (CHD), 1.43 (95% CI 1.15-1.79) for heart failure (HF), 1.88 (95% CI 1.08-3.28) for stroke, and 1.33 (95% CI 1.21-1.47) for all-cause mortality. Lower mtDNA-CN may increase the risk of CVD, including CHD, HF, and stroke, as well as all-cause mortality. MtDNA-CN is a potential predictor of CVD and all-cause mortality.</p>","PeriodicalId":20806,"journal":{"name":"QJM: An International Journal of Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142751482","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zhaohui Su, Ruijie Zhang, Francis Mungai Kaburu, Chaojun Tong, Mehak Intizar, Abdulswabul Kudiza, Qiang Kuang, Ruru Chen, Xin Yu, Jianlin Jiang, Dean McDonnell, Ali Cheshmehzangi, Sabina Šegalo, Junaid Ahmad, Claudimar Pereira da Veiga, Yu-Tao Xiang
{"title":"A Call for Rigorous Research Investment in women's Health.","authors":"Zhaohui Su, Ruijie Zhang, Francis Mungai Kaburu, Chaojun Tong, Mehak Intizar, Abdulswabul Kudiza, Qiang Kuang, Ruru Chen, Xin Yu, Jianlin Jiang, Dean McDonnell, Ali Cheshmehzangi, Sabina Šegalo, Junaid Ahmad, Claudimar Pereira da Veiga, Yu-Tao Xiang","doi":"10.1093/qjmed/hcae225","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/qjmed/hcae225","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Worldwide, women face a disproportionately heavy health burden than their male counterparts. Yet there is a chronic lack of research attention and investment in women's health, which may explain the absence of women-inclusive, let alone women-centred, understanding of the causes, consequences, and confounding factors that shape individuals' health and quality of life. In this manuscript, by analysing the U.S. National Health Expenditure data, we show how ingrained the issue of poor investment in women's health even in the 0-18 years age group in terms of per capita health expenditure. We hope this manuscript sheds light on how early-life poor health investment in women's health might be a potential cause for women's poor health in adulthood, and in turn, underscores the importance of investing resources into better understanding and improving women's health.</p>","PeriodicalId":20806,"journal":{"name":"QJM: An International Journal of Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142682581","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yi-Shuo Liu, Mae-Ling Tang, Samuel Chin Wei Tan, Yun-Tao Zhao
{"title":"Unmasking Hidden P Waves: A Diagnostic Role for the Modified Valsalva Maneuver in Narrow QRS Complex Tachycardia.","authors":"Yi-Shuo Liu, Mae-Ling Tang, Samuel Chin Wei Tan, Yun-Tao Zhao","doi":"10.1093/qjmed/hcae224","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/qjmed/hcae224","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20806,"journal":{"name":"QJM: An International Journal of Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142682591","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pericardial effusion, a complication common both to expanded dengue syndrome and to sickle cell disease.","authors":"Oscar M P Jolobe","doi":"10.1093/qjmed/hcae222","DOIUrl":"10.1093/qjmed/hcae222","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20806,"journal":{"name":"QJM: An International Journal of Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142669058","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hideki Oka, Shuji Sumitomo, Kitae Kim, Koichiro Ohmura
{"title":"Thromboangiitis Obliterans (Buerger's Disease).","authors":"Hideki Oka, Shuji Sumitomo, Kitae Kim, Koichiro Ohmura","doi":"10.1093/qjmed/hcae221","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/qjmed/hcae221","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20806,"journal":{"name":"QJM: An International Journal of Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142626961","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fluorescent under ordinary blacklight in M.canis infection on the hand.","authors":"Shintaro Kakimoto, Yukinori Harada, Taro Shimizu","doi":"10.1093/qjmed/hcae216","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/qjmed/hcae216","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20806,"journal":{"name":"QJM: An International Journal of Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142606125","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mira Tharani Srinivasan, Ariharasudhan Varadharajan, Logamoorthy Ramamoorthy, Kaliaperumal Karthikeyan
{"title":"The Touch of the Tentacles-Dermoscopy of Jellyfish dermatitis.","authors":"Mira Tharani Srinivasan, Ariharasudhan Varadharajan, Logamoorthy Ramamoorthy, Kaliaperumal Karthikeyan","doi":"10.1093/qjmed/hcae218","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/qjmed/hcae218","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20806,"journal":{"name":"QJM: An International Journal of Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142606076","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ping Yang, Sihan Wang, Hongmin Xi, Xiangyun Yin, Lili Ma, Liangliang Li, Mengya Sun, Hong Jiang, Xianghong Li
{"title":"Congenital hyperinsulinemia and diabetes caused by ABCC8 variant in a family: a case report.","authors":"Ping Yang, Sihan Wang, Hongmin Xi, Xiangyun Yin, Lili Ma, Liangliang Li, Mengya Sun, Hong Jiang, Xianghong Li","doi":"10.1093/qjmed/hcae217","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/qjmed/hcae217","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20806,"journal":{"name":"QJM: An International Journal of Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142606062","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Koki Nakamura, Masatoshi Kanda, Hiroyuki Nakamura, Hiroki Takahashi
{"title":"Cat whiskers on the hip:a case of sarcoid myopathy.","authors":"Koki Nakamura, Masatoshi Kanda, Hiroyuki Nakamura, Hiroki Takahashi","doi":"10.1093/qjmed/hcae215","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/qjmed/hcae215","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20806,"journal":{"name":"QJM: An International Journal of Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142591351","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy and misinformation amidst Japan's self-amplifying mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout.","authors":"Hayase Hakariya, Rio Ohashi","doi":"10.1093/qjmed/hcae214","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/qjmed/hcae214","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>As of October 1, 2024, Japan implemented a revised COVID-19 vaccination strategy, shifting from a fully publicly funded model to one where costs are partially or fully borne by recipients. This new annual program targets individuals aged 65 and above, and those aged 60-64 at higher risk of severe illness, requiring them to cover some vaccination expenses. For others, the vaccine remains voluntary and self-funded. Notably, this program includes the world's first self-amplifying mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, zapomeran (Kostaive®, Meiji Seika Pharma Co., Ltd) approved on November 28, 2023. This vaccine's innovative self-amplifying feature has ignited debates across media platforms, with widespread public division and confusion. The new vaccine encodes replicase proteins and the spike protein antigen, allowing for reduced doses of 5 ug compared to traditional mRNA vaccines that require 30 ug. However, concerns have been raised, primarily around four misconceptions: shedding, perpetual mRNA replication, integration into human DNA, and its non-approval situation outside Japan. Despite these scientifically unfounded concerns, they have fueled vaccine hesitancy, influenced by misleading information spreading rapidly on social media. Alarmingly, biased statements from an academic university and an academic society aggravate this hesitancy. Japan's history has experienced vaccine hesitancies in human papillomavirus and diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccination cases. To prevent a public health crisis, it is crucial that governmental bodies and academic groups actively counter misinformation, advocating for evidence-based understanding and encouraging vaccination among those most at risk.</p>","PeriodicalId":20806,"journal":{"name":"QJM: An International Journal of Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142584054","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}