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Comparison between estimated and brachial‐ankle pulse wave velocity for cardiovascular and overall mortality prediction by Hsu, Po‐Chao, Lee, Wen‐Hsien, Tsai, Wei‐Chung, Chen, Ying‐Chih, Chu, Chun‐Yuan, Yen, Hsueh‐Wei, Lin, Tsung‐Hsien, Voon, Wen‐Chol, Lai, Wen‐Ter, Sheu, Sheng‐Hsiung, Su, Ho‐Ming, Chiu, Cheng‐An

“…Pulse wave velocity (PWV) was a good marker of arterial stiffness and could predict cardiovascular (CV) outcomes. Recently, estimated PWV (ePWV) calculated by…”
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Increased epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) volume in type 2 diabetes mellitus and association with metabolic syndrome and severity of coronary atherosclerosis by Wang, Chao-Ping, Hsu, Hui-Ling, Hung, Wei-Chin, Yu, Teng-Hung, Chen, Yen-Hsun, Chiu, Cheng-An, Lu, Li-Fen, Chung, Fu-Mei, Shin, Shyi-Jang, Lee, Yau-Jiunn

“…Summary Objective  Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is a part of visceral fat deposited around the heart between the pericardium and myocardium along the…”
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Female showed favorable left ventricle hypertrophy regression during post‐TAVR follow‐up by Chiu, Cheng‐An, Chen, Pin‐Rong, Li, Yu‐Ju, Hsieh, Chong‐Chao, Yu, Hui‐Chen, Chiu, Chaw‐Chi, Huang, Jiann‐Woei, Chu, Chun‐Yuan, Lin, Tsung‐Hsien, Lee, Hsiang‐Chun

“…Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a well‐established procedure using a catheter‐introduced valve prosthesis for patients with severe aortic…”
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Circulating secreted frizzled-related protein 5 (Sfrp5) and wingless-type MMTV integration site family member 5a (Wnt5a) levels in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus by Lu, Yung-Chuan, Wang, Chao-Ping, Hsu, Chia-Chang, Chiu, Cheng-An, Yu, Teng-Hung, Hung, Wei-Chin, Lu, Li-Fen, Chung, Fu-Mei, Tsai, I-Ting, Lin, Hsien-Chang, Lee, Yau-Jiunn

“…Background Secreted frizzled‐related protein 5 (Sfrp5), an endogenous inhibitor of wingless‐type MMTV integration site family (Wnt) signalling, is an…”
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Usefulness of ankle‐brachial index calculated using diastolic blood pressure for prediction of mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction by Hsu, Po‐Chao, Lee, Wen‐Hsien, Chiu, Cheng‐An, Chen, Ying‐Chih, Chang, Ching‐Tang, Tsai, Wei‐Chung, Chu, Chun‐Yuan, Lin, Tsung‐Hsien, Voon, Wen‐Chol, Lai, Wen‐Ter, Sheu, Sheng‐Hsiung, Su, Ho‐Ming

“…A low ankle‐brachial index (ABI) calculated using systolic blood pressure (SBP) (ABIsbp) is associated with poor cardiovascular outcome in patients with acute…”
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CHADS2 Score and Risk of New-onset Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease in Patients without Atrial Fibrillation: A Nationwide Cohort Study in Taiwan by Hsu, Po-Chao, Chiu, Cheng-An, Chu, Chun-Yuan, Lee, Wen-Hsien, Su, Ho-Ming, Lin, Tsung-Hsien, Voon, Wen-Chol, Lai, Wen-Ter, Sheu, Sheng-Hsiung

“…Aim: Although our recent cross-sectional study demonstrated that the CHADS2 score is associated with an ankle-brachial index of ＜0.9 in patients without atrial…”
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CHA₂DS₂-VASc Score and Risk of New-Onset Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease in Patients without Atrial Fibrillation by Lin, Tzu-Chieh, Su, Ho-Ming, Lee, Wen-Hsien, Chiu, Cheng-An, Chi, Nai-Yu, Tsai, Wei-Chung, Lin, Tsung-Hsien, Voon, Wen-Chol, Lai, Wen-Ter, Sheu, Sheng-Hsiung, Hsu, Po-Chao

“…Background: CHA₂DS₂-VASc score is a useful score to evaluate the risk of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), and it has been shown to outperform…”
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Elevated Visfatin/Pre-B-cell Colony-enhancing Factor Plasma Concentration in Ischemic Stroke by Lu, Li-Fen, MD, Yang, Sheng-Shan, MD, Wang, Chao-Ping, MD, Hung, Wei-Chin, MD, Yu, Teng-Hung, MD, Chiu, Cheng-An, MD, Chung, Fu-Mei, MS, Shin, Shyi-Jang, MD, PhD, Lee, Yau-Jiunn, MD, PhD

“…Background Visfatin/pre-B-cell colony-enhancing factor is a cytokine that is expressed as a protein in several tissues (e.g., liver, skeletal muscle, immune…”
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Myocardial performance index derived from pre-ejection period as a novel and useful predictor of cardiovascular events in atrial fibrillation by Chu, Chun-Yuan, MD, Lee, Wen-Hsien, MD, Hsu, Po-Chao, MD, Lee, Hung-Hao, MD, Chiu, Cheng-An, MD, Su, Ho-Ming, MD, Lin, Tsung-Hsien, MD, PhD, Lee, Chee-Siong, MD, Yen, Hsueh-Wei, MD, Voon, Wen-Chol, MD, Lai, Wen-Ter, MD, Sheu, Sheng-Hsiung, MD

“…Abstract Purpose The pre-ejection period-derived myocardial performance index measured from tissue Doppler echocardiography (PEPa-derived MPI) was reported to…”
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Association between the CHADS2 Score and an Ankle-Brachial Index of ＜0.9 in Patients without Atrial Fibrillation by Hsu, Po-Chao, Lin, Tsung-Hsien, Lee, Wen-Hsien, Chu, Chun-Yuan, Chiu, Cheng-An, Lee, Hung-Hao, Su, Ho-Ming, Voon, Wen-Chol, Lai, Wen-Ter, Sheu, Sheng-Hsiung

“…Aim: The ankle-brachial index(ABI) is an easy-to-use, non-invasive and reliable diagnostic tool for assessing peripheral arterial occlusive disease(PAOD). The…”
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Level and Value of Interleukin-18 After Acute Ischemic Stroke by Yuen, Chun-Man, Chiu, Cheng-An, Chang, Li-Teh, Liou, Chia-Wei, Lu, Cheng-Hsien, Youssef, Ali A., Yip, Hon-Kan

“…Background The prognostic value of the level of interleukin (IL)-18 in patients after acute ischemic stroke (IS) has not been completely investigated. This…”
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The Current Status of Performing Left Ventriculography in Taiwan by Lee, Hung-Hao, Lee, Wen-Hsien, Chiu, Cheng-An, Chu, Chun-Yuan, Hsu, Po-Chao, Su, Ho-Ming, Lin, Tsung-Hsien, Voon, Wen-Chol, Lai, Wen-Ter, Sheu, Sheng-Hsiung

“…Background: Left ventriculography (LVG) is a gold standard examination of left ventricular function, although it also involves a small but significant risk of…”
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Circulating adiponectin level is associated with major adverse cardiovascular events in type 2 diabetic patients with coronary artery disease by Hung, Wei-Chin, Wang, Chao-Ping, Lu, Li-Fen, Yu, Teng-Hung, Chiu, Cheng-An, Chung, Fu-Mei, Chen, Han-Jung, Houng, Jer-Yiing, Shin, Shyi-Jang, Lee, Yau-Jiunn

“…Elevated levels of circulating adiponectin (ADPN), an anti- inflammatory and anti-oxidative peptide, are associated with unfavorable cardiovascular outcomes in…”
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Increased Expression of Visfatin in Monocytes and Macrophages in Male Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients by Houng, Jer-Yiing, Lee, Yau-Jiunn, Wang, Chao-Ping, Hsu, Chia-Chang, Yang, Chih-Ying, Tsai, I-Ting, Chung, Fu-Mei, Lu, Li-Fen, Hung, Wei-Chin, Yu, Teng-Hung, Chiu, Cheng-An, Lu, Yung-Chuan

“…We demonstrated that visfatin expressed in monocytes and neutrophils and increased their reactivity in male acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction…”
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TCTAP C-073 Ping-pong Guiding Catheter to Facilitate Real-time Intravascular Ultrasound-guided Recanalization of Chronic Total Occlusion by Chang, Ching-Tang, Chiu, Cheng-An

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Longitudinal Stent Deformation Caused by Retraction of the Looped Main Branch Guidewire by Lee, Hung-Hao, Hsu, Po-Chao, Lee, Wen-Hsien, Chu, Chun-Yuan, Su, Ho-Ming, Lin, Tsung-Hsien, Voon, Wen-Chol, Lai, Wen-Ter, Sheu, Sheng-Hsiung, Chiu, Cheng-An

“…A 66-year-old male was treated percutaneously for a bifurcation lesion of the left anterior descending coronary artery by provisional stenting using the jailed…”
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Usefulness of Estimated Pulse Wave Velocity in Prediction of Cardiovascular Mortality in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction by Hsu, Po-Chao, Lee, Wen-Hsien, Tsai, Wei-Chung, Chi, Nai-Yu, Chang, Ching-Tang, Chiu, Cheng-An, Chu, Chun-Yuan, Lin, Tsung-Hsien, Lai, Wen-Ter, Sheu, Sheng-Hsiung, Su, Ho-Ming

“…Pulse wave velocity (PWV) is an excellent index of arterial stiffness and can be used to predict long-term cardiovascular (CV) outcome. In recent years,…”
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Association of Increased Epicardial Adipose Tissue Thickness With Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation by Chu, Chun-Yuan, Lee, Wen-Hsien, Hsu, Po-Chao, Lee, Meng-Kuang, Lee, Hung-Hao, Chiu, Cheng-An, Lin, Tsung-Hsien, Lee, Chee-Siong, Yen, Hsueh-Wei, Voon, Wen-Chol, Lai, Wen-Ter, Sheu, Sheng-Hsiung, Su, Ho-Ming

“…The thickness of epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) was reported to be highly associated with the incidence and severity of atrial fibrillation (AF). This study…”
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Brachial-Ankle Pulse Wave Velocity as an Early Indicator of Left Ventricular Diastolic Function Among Hypertensive Subjects by Wang, Chao-Ping, Hung, Wei-Chin, Yu, Teng-Hung, Hsu, Hui-Ling, Chen, Yen-Hsun, Chiu, Cheng-An, Lu, Li-Fen, Chung, Fu-Mei, Cheng, Ya-Ai, Lee, Yau-Jiunn

“…While increased arterial stiffness is a known risk of cardiovascular disease, pulse wave velocity (PWV) is a conventionally adopted index of arterial…”
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Bilateral Trans-Radial Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with Retrograde Approach for Chronic Totally Occluded Left Anterior Descending Artery by Cheng-An Chiu, Chiung-Jen Wu

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