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    The Presence of Diabetes Mellitus or Pre-diabetes Mellitus Increases Mortality from Heart Disease in a Taiwanese Population: A 10-year Follow-Up Study

    We evaluated hyperglycemia-associated mortality in the Taiwanese population by conducting a 10-year retrospective cohort study. Methods: From 2007 to 2017, all participants, regardless of their age or underlyi...

    Hsuan-Chih Tsai, Po-Sheng Hsu, Lung-Fa Pan, Chia-Lien Hung in BMC Cardiovascular Disorders (2023)

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    Early urate-lowering therapy in gouty arthritis with acute flares: a double-blind placebo controlled clinical trial

    Gouty arthritis (GA) is a chronic systemic disease with recurrent acute monoarthritis. In a previous study, a higher incidence of acute flares was observed during the initial marked decrease in serum urate lev...

    Deng-Ho Yang, Hsiang-Cheng Chen in European Journal of Medical Research (2023)

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    Dextromethorphan Exhibits Anti-inflammatory and Immunomodulatory Effects in a Murine Model of Collagen-Induced Arthritis and in Human Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Dextromethorphan (d-3-methoxy-17-methylmorphinan, DXM) is a commonly used antitussive with a favorable safety profile. Previous studies have demonstrated that DXM has anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory pro...

    Der-Yuan Chen, Chi-Chien Lin, Yi-Ming Chen, Ya-Hsuan Chao in Scientific Reports (2017)

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    Circulating anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP) antibody is highly specific for diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Cigarette smoking is a lifestyle and environmental factor associated with anti-CCP production ...

    Deng-Ho Yang, Chuan-Chou Tu, Shou-Cheng Wang, Cheng-Chung Wei in Rheumatology International (2014)

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    Nontyphoid Salmonella-infected mycotic aneurysm in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis

    Deng-Ho Yang, Wei-Chou Chang in Rheumatology International (2013)

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    Cecorectal intussusception induced by a cecal hamartoma

    Cecorectal intussusception, a variant form of intussusception, occurs when the cecum enters through the entire course of colon and reaches to the rectum. This condition is rare but often associated with a path...

    Yen-Lin Chen, Chih-Yung Yu, Chang-Hsien Liu, Deng-Ho Yang in Abdominal Imaging (2011)

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    Remitting seronegative symmetrical synovitis with pitting edema following acute intracranial hemorrhage

    Remitting seronegative symmetrical synovitis with pitting edema (RS3PE) is an unusual inflammatory arthritis with unknown pathogenic mechanism, and is characterized by an acute onset of symmetrical synovitis w...

    Deng-Ho Yang, Deh-Ming Chang, Jenn-Haung Lai, Guo-Shu Huang in Rheumatology International (2011)

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    Spontaneous internal herniation through the greater omentum

    Internal hernia is an unusual cause of intestinal obstruction, and the through sites of hernias may include the paraduodenum, transmesenteric region, foramen of Winslow, paracecum, the broad ligament of the ut...

    Deng-Ho Yang, Wei-Chou Chang, Wu-Hsien Kuo, Wen-Hsiu Hsu in Abdominal Imaging (2009)

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    Etanercept as a rescue agent in patient with adult onset Still’s disease complicated with congestive heart failure

    Adult onset Still’s disease (AOSD) is an uncommon disorder of unknown cause. The clinical symptoms of AOSD are a spiking fever, a typical rash, arthralgia or arthritis, sore throat, lymphadenopathy, and spleno...

    Deng-Ho Yang, Deh-Ming Chang, Jenn-Haung Lai, San-Yuan Kuo in Rheumatology International (2008)