… Zhuoshan Huang and Zhenda Zheng extracted the information and performed quality
assessment for each including study of the meta-analysis, and write the article. Bingyuan Wu, Leile …

Endothelial dysfunction and senescence are closely associated with cardiovascular diseases
including atherosclerosis and hypertension. Ginsenoside Rb1 (Rb1), the major active …

Aim: The SYNTAX score is a semi-quantitative angiographic tool used to determine the extent
and severity of coronary artery disease (CAD). Automatic computer-assisted measurement …

Free fatty acids (FFAs) increase in visceral fat and are inferred to be one of the underlying
inducers of adipose tissue inflammation. In our previous study, it was demonstrated that …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of advanced glycation end-products
(AGEs) on the components of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) in podocytes and …

Abstract Concept mapping is an effective method in teaching and learning, however this
strategy has not been evaluated among electrocardiogram (ECG) diagnosis learning. This study …

Objective This study aimed to investigate the values of serum β2-microglobulin to predict
contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) before and early after coronary computed tomography …

Background Glycemic instability confers a risk of poor prognosis in patients with type 2
diabetes mellitus (T2DM). This study aimed to investigate whether HbA1c variability provided …

Adipose tissue inflammation is closely associated with the development of obesity and insulin
resistance. Free fatty acids (FFAs) are a major inducer of obesity-related insulin resistance…

Serum gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) has been reported to predict vascular risk. We
enrolled 978 patients (507 men and 471 women) with established coronary artery disease (…