The incremental value of regional dyssynchrony in determining functional mitral regurgitation beyond left ventricular geometry after narrow QRS anterior myocardial infarction: a real time three-dimensional echocardiography studyChung Lieh Hung
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Medical Research, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Echocardiography 28:665-75. 2011
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- Pericardial and thoracic peri-aortic adipose tissues contribute to systemic inflammation and calcified coronary atherosclerosis independent of body fat composition, anthropometric measures and traditional cardiovascular risks
Chun Ho Yun
Department of Radiology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Eur J Radiol 81:749-56. 2012
..However, clinical data regarding the independent value of visceral adipose tissue in addition to such traditional predictors remains obscure...
Relation of carotid artery diameter with cardiac geometry and mechanics in heart failure with preserved ejection fractionZhen Yu Liao
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
J Am Heart Assoc 1:e003053. 2012
..We sought to investigate this issue by examining the association between carotid artery diameter and surrogates of ventricular dysfunction...
- Relation of carbohydrate antigen-125 to left atrial remodeling and its prognostic usefulness in patients with heart failure and preserved left ventricular ejection fraction in women
Chung Lieh Hung
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Am J Cardiol 110:993-1000. 2012
..72 to 0.82, c-statistic 0.0049). In conclusion, serum CA-125 might serve as a novel biomarker for HFpEF and predicting HF hospitalization in women...
- Body composition, C-reactive protein, carotid artery remodeling and subclinical atherosclerosis in a general Taiwanese population
Jui Peng Tsai
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, No 92, Chung Shan North Road, 2nd Section, Taipei, Taiwan
J Thromb Thrombolysis 33:185-92. 2012
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- The severity of Fatty liver disease relating to metabolic abnormalities independently predicts coronary calcification
Ying Hsiang Lee
Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei 10449, Taiwan
Radiol Res Pract 2011:586785. 2011
..Our data suggests that NAFLD based on ultrasonogram could positively reflect the burden of coronary calcification...
- Rare case of left-dominant arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy with dramatic reverse remodeling after cardiac resynchronization as an adjunct to pharmacological therapy
Chih Chung Hsiao
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Heart Lung 41:e39-43. 2012
..Four months later, substantial ventricular reverse remodeling and clinical improvements were observed after cardiac resynchronization therapy with a defibrillator, as an adjunct to conventional pharmacological therapy...
Percutaneous transcatheter retrieval of retained balloon catheter in distal tortuous coronary artery: a modified double-helix approachChung Lieh Hung
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Main Branch Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 62:471-5. 2004
..Increasingly, percutaneous approaches are being considered. A new percutaneous two-guidewire helix method has been reported. We describe a case of successful retrieval of an angioplasty balloon using this approach...
- Epicardial adipose tissue relating to anthropometrics, metabolic derangements and fatty liver disease independently contributes to serum high-sensitivity C-reactive protein beyond body fat composition: a study validated with computed tomography
Yau Huei Lai
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
J Am Soc Echocardiogr 25:234-41. 2012
..However, its independent association with fatty liver disease and systemic inflammation beyond clinical variables and body fat remains less well known...
- Factors influencing therapeutic strategy for patients with basal ganglia hemorrhage--could age play a potential role in final treatment decision?
Jui Peng Tsai
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Acta Neurol Belg 111:268-75. 2011
..Worse clinical outcomes have been observed in the elderly population though age as a factor influencing physicians' final treatment decision is not well determined...
- Slow conduction and gap junction remodeling in murine ventricle after chronic alcohol ingestion
Yu Jun Lai
Departments of Internal Medicine and Medical Research, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Mackay Medical College, New Taipei City, Taiwan
J Biomed Sci 18:72. 2011
..Long-term heavy alcohol drinkers are prone to the development of cardiac arrhythmia. To understand the mechanisms, we evaluated the cardiac structural and electrophysiological changes in mice chronically drinking excessive alcohol...
- Silent and huge left ventricular pseudoaneurysm with left atrial compression: dedicated spatial resolution and geometry by 3-dimensional echocardiography
Ying Hsiang Lee
Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
J Am Soc Echocardiogr 20:772.e5-9. 2007
..This patient underwent surgical resection and the serial follow-up remained uneventful...
- Sequential endovascular coil embolization for a traumatic cervical vertebral AV fistula
Chung Lieh Hung
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Main Branch, Taipei, Taiwan
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 60:267-9. 2003
..No neurological deficit developed during or after intervention. This approach appears to be a safe method in the treatment of vertebral AV fistula...
- Giant right atrial myxoma with pulmonary trunk dislodgement causing intermittent tricuspid obliteration and clinical manifestations of right heart failure
Tsung Yeh Yang
Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Zhongshan, Taipei, Taiwan
Echocardiography 28:E183-6. 2011
..Three-dimensional reconstruction clearly identified the occlusive extent of the tricuspid orifice...
- Demonstration of left ventricular thrombi with real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography in a patient with cardiomyopathy
Chi In Lo
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
J Am Soc Echocardiogr 20:905.e9-13. 2007
..The patient underwent surgical embolectomy of the right femoral artery and was anticoagulated. Two months later, the cardiac thrombi had totally disappeared...
- Large aortic aneurysm mimicking a cardiac tumor
Zhen Yu Liao
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
Cardiovasc Ultrasound 8:33. 2010
..Extrinsic left atrial compression caused by a displaced, crooked descending thoracic aorta is rare. This anomaly may mimic primary cardiac tumors or metastatic neoplasms from the first look...
