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Chiu C, Lu L, Yu T, Hung W, Chung F, Tsai I, et al.
Rev Diabet Stud . 2011 Jun; 7(4):275-84. PMID: 21713315
Background: Indoxyl sulphate (IS) and p-cresylsulphate (PCS) are uremic toxins with similar protein-binding, dialytic clearance, and proinflammatory features. Few studies have evaluated the possible associations between these solutes and coronary...
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Hung W, Wang C, Lu L, Yu T, Chiu C, Chung F, et al.
Endocr J . 2010 Sep; 57(9):793-802. PMID: 20818134
Elevated levels of circulating adiponectin (ADPN), an anti- inflammatory and anti-oxidative peptide, are associated with unfavorable cardiovascular outcomes in patients with cardiovascular diseases. The aim of this study was to...
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Chiu C
J Invasive Cardiol . 2010 Jun; 22(6):E99-103. PMID: 20516520
The success rates of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) for chronic total occlusions (CTOs) have improved with advances in devices, equipment and expertise, including the use of the retrograde approach. CTO...
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Wang C, Lu L, Yu T, Hung W, Chiu C, Chung F, et al.
Atherosclerosis . 2010 Apr; 211(2):579-83. PMID: 20427046
Objective: p-Cresylsulphate (PCS), a protein-bound uraemic retention solute, is known to cause endothelial dysfunction and possibly plays a role in coronary atherosclerosis. We aimed to investigate the relationship of total...
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Yu T, Hung W, Chiu C, Wang C
Kaohsiung J Med Sci . 2009 Dec; 26(1):35-9. PMID: 20040471
Here, we present a case of Salmonella infection in a post-myocardial infarction patient with a left ventricular aneurysm and mural thrombus. This is a rare case that was successfully treated...
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Lu L, Yang S, Wang C, Hung W, Yu T, Chiu C, et al.
J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis . 2009 Sep; 18(5):354-9. PMID: 19717018
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 cells), including adipose tissue, and is reported to stimulate...
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Wang C, Hung W, Yu T, Hsu H, Chen Y, Chiu C, et al.
Clin Exp Hypertens . 2009 Jan; 31(1):31-43. PMID: 19172457
While increased arterial stiffness is a known risk of cardiovascular disease, pulse wave velocity (PWV) is a conventionally adopted index of arterial stiffness. However, the relationship between PWV and left...
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Wang C, Hsu H, Hung W, Yu T, Chen Y, Chiu C, et al.
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) . 2008 Sep; 70(6):876-82. PMID: 18778397
Objective: Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is a part of visceral fat deposited around the heart between the pericardium and myocardium along the distribution of coronary arteries. EAT thickness is reported...
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Yuen C, Chiu C, Chang L, Liou C, Lu C, Youssef A, et al.
Circ J . 2007 Oct; 71(11):1691-6. PMID: 17965486
Background: The prognostic value of the level of interleukin (IL)-18 in patients after acute ischemic stroke (IS) has not been completely investigated. This prospective cohort study examined whether the circulating...
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Chiu C, Youssef A, Wu C, Hsieh Y, Yang C, Chen S, et al.
Int Heart J . 2007 Mar; 48(1):35-44. PMID: 17379977
Second-degree heart block or complete heart block (CHB) is a relatively frequent complication of acute inferior wall myocardial infarction (AIWMI). This study investigated whether the PercuSurge device can prevent procedure-related...