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Open AccessConstruction of risk prediction model for hyponatremia in patients with acute decompensated heart failure
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Open AccessAssociation between the stress hyperglycemia ratio and severity of coronary artery disease under different glucose metabolic states
Stress hyperglycemia ratio (SHR) is significantly related to adverse cardiovascular clinical outcomes and increased in-hospital mortality. However, the relationship between SHR and coronary artery disease (CAD...
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Open AccessRed blood cell distribution width predicts gastrointestinal bleeding after coronary artery bypass grafting
Red blood cell distribution width (RDW) is highly associated with adverse clinical outcomes in many diseases. The present study aimed to evaluate the relationship between RDW and gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB...
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Open AccessTriglyceride-glucose index linked to all-cause mortality in critically ill patients: a cohort of 3026 patients
Triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index as a reliable surrogate of insulin resistance (IR) has been shown to be related to adverse clinical outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndrome, heart failure, ischemic s...
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Open AccessClosed loop stimulation helps with weaning from chronotropic incompetence-related ventilator dependence
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Open AccessPlatelet-to-hemoglobin ratio as a valuable predictor of long-term all-cause mortality in coronary artery disease patients with congestive heart failure
The platelet-to-hemoglobin ratio (PHR) has emerged as a prognostic biomarker in coronary artery disease (CAD) patients after PCI but not clear in CAD complicated with congestive heart failure (CHF). Hence, we ...
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Open AccessGlitazones and alpha-glucosidase inhibitors as the second-line oral anti-diabetic agents added to metformin reduce cardiovascular risk in Type 2 diabetes patients: a nationwide cohort observational study
Metformin is the standard first-line drug for patients with Type 2 diabetes (T2DM). However, the optimal second-line oral anti-diabetic agent (ADA) remains unclear. We investigated the cardiovascular risk of v...
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Open AccessAssessment of Fabry variant (IVS4+919G>A) Cardiomyopathy in Taiwanese: Emphasis on T1 map**