Background Enterovirus 71 (EV71) is one of the major causative agents of outbreaks of
hand, foot, and mouth disease or herpangina worldwide. This phase 3 trial was designed to …

Background Enterovirus 71 (EV71) is a major cause of hand, foot, and mouth disease in
children and may be fatal. A vaccine against EV71 is needed. Methods We conducted a …

Traditional Chinese herbal injection, frequently referred to as TCM injection, has evolved
over 70 years as a treatment modality that parallels injections of pharmaceutical products. As …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Data on the management of portal vein thrombosis (PVT) in
patients with decompensated cirrhosis are extremely limited, particularly in the cases of the …

Rationale: Exercise training, in addition to reducing cardiovascular risk factors, confers direct
protection against myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury and has been associated with …

Propensity score matching is a method to reduce bias in non-randomized and observational
studies. Propensity score matching is mainly applied to two treatment groups rather than …

Background The survival benefit of early placement of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic
shunts (TIPS) in patients with cirrhosis and acute variceal bleeding is controversial. We …

Background & Aims Previous prognostic scores for transarterial chemoembolization (TACE)
were mainly derived from real-world settings, which are beyond guideline recommendations…

Objective Limited data are available on the prevention of variceal rebleeding in cirrhotic
patients with portal vein thrombosis (PVT). This study aimed to compare transjugular …

… Hongwei Cai and Jielai Xia: design of computer randomization system. Tao Li and Jianhong
… The authors are very thankful for Jielai Xia and Xinglin Chen’s valuable statistical assistance…