Shanshan Ning

Factors associated with frailty and six-month readmission in older patients with atrial fibrillation: a single-center retrospective cohort study

To examine clinical factors associated with frailty and evaluate short-term outcomes among older hospitalized patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). This single-center retrospective cohort study included 198 patients aged ≥ 60 years with documented AF who were hospitalized betwe...

Potassium supplementation alleviates age-related activation of NLRP3 inflammasome and insulin resistance

Abstract Dietary sodium and potassium may be associated with insulin resistance. NLRP3 inflammasome plays a role in insulin resistance. However, their modulatory effects during aging remain unclear. Here, we enrolled 60 healthy human subjects and found that aging was significantl...