Li, Yi-Heng Chen, Jaw-Wen Lin, Tsung-Hsien Wang, Yu-Chen Wu, Chau-Chung Yeh, Hung-I Huang, Chin-Chou Chang, Kuan-Cheng Wu, Cho-Kai Chen, Po-Wei
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Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), including coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular disease, and peripheral artery disease, carries a high morbidity and mortality. Risk factor control is especially important for patients with ASCVD to reduce recurrent cardiovascular events. Clinical guidelines have been developed by the Taiwan Societ...
Chen, Tai-Li Wang, Lih-Shinn
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Yang, Chih-Chuan Chang, Kuo-Chi Wang, Mao-Hsien Tseng, Hsiang-Chien Soung, Hung-Sheng Fang, Chih-Hsiang Lin, Yi-Wen Li, Keng-Yuan Tsai, Cheng-Chia
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Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating medical condition for which no effective pharmacological interventions exist. l-Theanine (LT), a major amino acid component of green tea, exhibits potent antioxidative and anti-inflammatory activities and protects against various neural injuries. Here, we evaluated the potential therapeutic effects of LT on...
Esber, Zahia Esquinas, Antonio M Soubani, Ayman O
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Chang, Chih-Chun Yeh, Chun-Liang Chang, Hao-Hueng Kuo, Yi-Fang Huang, Po-Ya Lin, Chun-Pin
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We have developed and investigated the partially-stabilized cements (PSC) with Zn for vital pulp therapy due to their short setting time and high cell biocompatibility. However, the effect of PSC with different concentrations of Zn on setting time and biocompatibility remained unknown. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the optim...
Huang, Wei-Chun Hsu, Chih-Hsin Sung, Shih-Hsien Ho, Wan-Jing Chu, Chun-Yuan Chang, Chih-Ping Chiu, Yu-Wei Wu, Chun-Hsien Chang, Wei-Ting Lin, Lin
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Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is characterized as a progressive and sustained increase in pulmonary vascular resistance, which may induce right ventricular failure. In 2014, the Working Group on Pulmonary Hypertension of the Taiwan Society of Cardiology (TSOC) conducted a review of data and developed a guideline for the management of PAH.4 ...
Liao, Chin-Wei Hsueh, Hsueh-Wen Chao, Chi-Chao
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Lin, Yi-Chih Hsu, Hua-Kuei Lai, Tai-Shuan Chiang, Wen-Chih Lin, Shuei-Liong Chen, Yung-Ming Chen, Chu-Chieh Chu, Tzong-Shinn
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End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is a growing global health concern with increased disease burden and high medical costs. Utilization of the emergency department (ED) among dialyzed patients and the associated risk factors remain unknown. Participants of this study, selected from the National Health Insurance Database in Taiwan, were aged 19-90 years...
Chen, Chih-Heng Ho, Chen-Hsun Hu, Su-Wei Tzou, Kai-Yi Wang, Yuan-Hung Wu, Chia-Chang
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Interleukin-8 (IL-8) is an inflammatory cytokine and plays important role in development of cancers. We conducted a meta-analysis to explore the association between IL-8 rs4073 polymorphism and risk of prostate cancer. PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science databases were searched for only case-control studies published before Februar...
Lee, Chai-Zhaou Peng, Steven Shinn-Forng Lee, Chee-Seng Chen, Huey-Ling Ni, Yen-Hsuan Chang, Mei-Hwei Wu, Jia-Feng
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The study aim to investigate the correlation between diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW-MRI) and transient elastography (TE) liver fibrosis findings in children with cholestatic liver diseases, and the utility of TE findings to predict cholestatic complications in children. This cross-sectional study enrolled 36 cholestatic children ...
