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Combination of low ankle-brachial index and high ankle-brachial index difference for mortality prediction by Tsai, Wei-Chung, Lee, Wen-Hsien, Chen, Ying-Chih, Liu, Yi-Hsueh, Chang, Ching-Tang, Hsu, Po-Chao, Chu, Chun-Yuan, Lin, Tsung-Hsien, Lee, Chee-Siong, Lee, Chien-Hung, Voon, Wen-Chol, Lai, Wen-Ter, Sheu, Sheng-Hsiung, Su, Ho-Ming

“…Low ankle-brachial index (ABI) and high ABI difference (ABID) are each associated with poor prognosis. No study has assessed the ability of the combination of…”
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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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Usefulness of Upstroke Time per Cardiac Cycle for Cardiovascular and All-Cause Mortality Prediction in Patients with Normal Ankle-Brachial Index by Su, Ho-Ming, Lee, Wen-Hsien, Tsai, Wei-Chung, Lin, Tzu-Chieh, Lu, Ye-Hsu, Lee, Chee-Siong, Lin, Tsung-Hsien, Voon, Wen-Chol, Lai, Wen-Ter, Sheu, Sheng-Hsiung, Hsu, Po-Chao

“…Aim: Abnormal ankle-brachial index (ABI) is regarded as peripheral artery disease and can be used to predict cardiovascular (CV) outcomes. However, the…”
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Using CHADS2 and CHA2DS2-VASc scores for mortality prediction in patients with chronic kidney disease by Hsu, Po-Chao, Lee, Wen-Hsien, Chen, Szu-Chia, Tsai, Yi-Chun, Chen, Ying-Chih, Chu, Chun-Yuan, Lin, Tsung-Hsien, Voon, Wen-Chol, Lai, Wen-Ter, Sheu, Sheng-Hsiung, Su, Ho-Ming

“…Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a public health issue and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. How to identify the high-risk CKD patients is very…”
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Association of interarm systolic blood pressure difference with atherosclerosis and left ventricular hypertrophy by Su, Ho-Ming, Lin, Tsung-Hsien, Hsu, Po-Chao, Chu, Chun-Yuan, Lee, Wen-Hsien, Chen, Szu-Chia, Lee, Chee-Siong, Voon, Wen-Chol, Lai, Wen-Ter, Sheu, Sheng-Hsiung

“…An interarm systolic blood pressure (SBP) difference of 10 mmHg or more have been associated with peripheral artery disease and adverse cardiovascular…”
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Epicardial adipose tissue thickness is not associated with adverse cardiovascular events in patients undergoing haemodialysis by Chen, Ying-Chih, Lee, Wen-Hsien, Lee, Meng-Kuang, Hsu, Po-Chao, Tsai, Wei-Chung, Chu, Chun-Yuan, Lee, Chee-Siong, Yen, Hsueh-Wei, Lin, Tsung-Hsien, Voon, Wen-Chol, Lai, Wen-Ter, Sheu, Sheng-Hsiung, Su, Ho-Ming

“…In non-haemodialysis (HD) patients, increased epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) thickness was significantly associated with adverse cardiovascular (CV) events…”
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The Obesity-Mortality Paradox in Patients With Heart Failure in Taiwan and a Collaborative Meta-Analysis for East Asian Patients by Lin, Gen-Min, MD, Li, Yi-Hwei, PhD, Yin, Wei-Hsian, MD, Wu, Yen-Wen, MD, Chu, Pao-Hsien, MD, Wu, Chih-Cheng, MD, Hsu, Chih-Hsin, MD, Wen, Ming-Shien, MD, Voon, Wen-Chol, MD, Wang, Chun-Chieh, MD, Yeh, San-Jou, MD, Lin, Wei-Shiang, MD

“…A global heart failure (HF) registry suggested that the inverse association between body mass index (BMI) and all-cause mortality differed by race,…”
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The effects of secondary prevention after coronary revascularization in Taiwan by Feng, Wen-Han, Chu, Chun-Yuan, Hsu, Po-Chao, Lee, Wen-Hsien, Su, Ho-Ming, Lin, Tsung-Hsien, Yen, Hsueh-Wei, Voon, Wen-Chol, Lai, Wen-Ter, Sheu, Sheng-Hsiung

“…Secondary prevention therapy for patients with coronary artery disease using an antiplatelet agent, β-blocker, renin-angiotensin system blocker (RASB), or…”
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Left Atrial Strain Predicts Cardiovascular and All-Cause Mortality by Chang, Chien-Wei, Lee, Wen-Hsien, Huang, Tien-Chi, Liu, Yi-Hsueh, Hsu, Po-Chao, Lin, Tsung-Hsien, Voon, Wen-Chol, Su, Ho-Ming

“…Background: Left atrial strain can usefully reflect left atrial function. The follow-up periods in previous studies assessing left atrial strain as a survival…”
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Impact of the duration of the evidence-based medicine use in acute heart failure: A nationwide cohort study by Wu, Wei-Tsung, Chu, Chun-Yuan, Hsu, Po-Chao, Lee, Wen-Hsien, Su, Ho-Ming, Yen, Hsueh-Wei, Voon, Wen-Chol, Lai, Wen-Ter, Sheu, Sheng-Hsiung, Lin, Tsung-Hsien

“…Several randomized control trials have established that drugs can decrease the heart failure (HF) rehospitalization in patients with HF. However, limited…”
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The Ratio of Early Mitral Inflow Velocity to Global Diastolic Strain Rate as a Useful Predictor of Cardiac Outcomes in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation by Hsu, Po-Chao, MD, Lee, Wen-Hsien, MD, Chu, Chun-Yuan, MD, Lee, Chee-Siong, MD, Yen, Hsueh-Wei, MD, Su, Ho-Ming, MD, Lin, Tsung-Hsien, MD, PhD, Voon, Wen-Chol, MD, Lai, Wen-Ter, MD, Sheu, Sheng-Hsiung, MD

“…Background Although the ratio of early mitral inflow velocity (E) to global diastolic strain rate (E′sr) has been correlated with left ventricular filling…”
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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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Association between modified CHA2DS2-VASc Score with Ankle-Brachial index < 0.9 by Hsu, Po-Chao, Lee, Wen-Hsien, Lee, Hsiang-Chun, Tsai, Wei-Chung, Chu, Chun-Yuan, Chen, Ying-Chih, Lee, Chee-Siong, Lin, Tsung-Hsien, Voon, Wen-Chol, Sheu, Sheng-Hsiung, Su, Ho-Ming

“…The ankle-brachial index (ABI) is a reliable diagnostic examination for peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD). We previously reported CHADS 2 score was…”
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TSOC-HFrEF Registry: A Registry of Hospitalized Patients with Decompensated Systolic Heart Failure: Description of Population and Management by Wang, Chun-Chieh, Chang, Hung-Yu, Yin, Wei-Hsian, Wu, Yen-Wen, Chu, Pao-Hsien, Wu, Chih-Cheng, Hsu, Chih-Hsin, Wen, Ming-Shien, Voon, Wen-Chol, Lin, Wei-Shiang, Huang, Jin-Long, Chen, Shyh-Ming, Yang, Ning-I, Chang, Heng-Chia, Chang, Kuan-Cheng, Sung, Shih-Hsien, Shyu, Kou-Gi, Lin, Jiunn-Lee, Mar, Guang-Yuan, Chan, Kuei-Chuan, Kuo, Jen-Yuan, Wang, Ji-Hung, Chen, Zhih-Cherng, Tseng, Wei-Kung, Cherng, Wen-Jin

“…Heart failure (HF) is a medical condition with a rapidly increasing incidence both in Taiwan and worldwide. The objective of the TSOC-HFrEF registry was to…”
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Cardiovascular events in patients with atherothrombotic disease: a population-based longitudinal study in Taiwan by Lee, Wen-Hsien, Hsu, Po-Chao, Chu, Chun-Yuan, Su, Ho-Ming, Lee, Chee-Siong, Yen, Hsueh-Wei, Lin, Tsung-Hsien, Voon, Wen-Chol, Lai, Wen-Ter, Sheu, Sheng-Hsiung

“…Atherothrombotic diseases including cerebrovascular disease (CVD), coronary artery disease (CAD), and peripheral arterial disease (PAD), contribute to the…”
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Association of the Ratio of Early Mitral Inflow Velocity to the Global Diastolic Strain Rate with a Rapid Renal Function Decline in Atrial Fibrillation by Chen, Szu-Chia, Lee, Wen-Hsien, Hsu, Po-Chao, Lee, Chee-Siong, Lee, Meng-Kuang, Yen, Hsueh-Wei, Lin, Tsung-Hsien, Voon, Wen-Chol, Lai, Wen-Ter, Sheu, Sheng-Hsiung, Su, Ho-Ming

“…The ratio of early mitral inflow velocity (E) to the global diastolic strain rate (E'sr) has been correlated with left ventricular filling pressure and…”
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Measuring Left Ventricular Peak Longitudinal Systolic Strain from a Single Beat in Atrial Fibrillation: Validation of the Index Beat Method by Lee, Chee-Siong, MD, Lin, Tsung-Hsien, PhD, Hsu, Po-Chao, MD, Chu, Chun-Yuan, MD, Lee, Wen-Hsien, MD, Su, Ho-Ming, MD, Voon, Wen-Chol, MD, Lai, Wen-Ter, MD, Sheu, Sheng-Hsiung, MD

“…Background It is traditionally difficult to estimate left ventricular (LV) systolic function in atrial fibrillation (AF). The aim of this study was to validate…”
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Coronary collateral circulation in patients of coronary ectasia with significant coronary artery disease by Hsu, Po-Chao, Su, Ho-Ming, Lee, Hsiang-Chun, Juo, Suh-Hang, Lin, Tsung-Hsien, Voon, Wen-Chol, Lai, Wen-Ter, Sheu, Sheng-Hsiung

“…Patients with coronary ectasia (CE) usually have coexisting coronary stenosis resulting in myoischemia. Coronary collateral plays an important role in…”
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Association of bilateral brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity difference with peripheral vascular disease and left ventricular mass index by Su, Ho-Ming, Lin, Tsung-Hsien, Hsu, Po-Chao, Lee, Wen-Hsien, Chu, Chun-Yuan, Chen, Szu-Chia, Lee, Chee-Siong, Voon, Wen-Chol, Lai, Wen-Ter, Sheu, Sheng-Hsiung

“…Unequal arterial stiffness had been associated with cardiovascular risks. We investigated whether an association existed between unequal arterial stiffness…”
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