[HTML][HTML] A nationwide cohort study suggests chronic hepatitis B virus infection increases the risk of end-stage renal disease among patients in Taiwan

YC Chen, YC Su, CY Li, CP Wu, MS Lee - Kidney international, 2015 - Elsevier
The association of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection with end-stage renal disease
(ESRD) is unclear. To help clarify this we conducted a nationwide cohort study to measure …

13-year nationwide cohort study of chronic kidney disease risk among treatment-naive patients with chronic hepatitis B in Taiwan

YC Chen, YC Su, CY Li, SK Hung - BMC nephrology, 2015 - Springer
Background Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and chronic kidney disease (CKD)
have high prevalences in Taiwan and worldwide. However, the association of untreated …

History of thyroid disorders in relation to clinical outcomes in atrial fibrillation

H Bruere, L Fauchier, AB Brunet, B Pierre… - The American Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Atrial fibrillation is the most common cardiac complication of hyperthyroidism.
The association between history of hyperthyroidism and stroke remains unclear. We sought …

Serum free thyroxine levels are positively associated with arterial stiffness in the Sardi NIA study

AP Delitala, M Orrù, F Filigheddu, MG Pilia… - Clinical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Thyroid dysfunction may accelerate atherosclerosis. Aortic pulse wave velocity
(PWV) is an early index of arterial stiffness and an important risk factor for cardiovascular …

Hyperthyroidism and thrombophilia in cerebral arterial and venous thrombosis: a case report and critical review

JC Liu, HY Huang, YT Hsu - The Neurologist, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Conclusions: Elevated factor VIII and antithrombin III deficiency were associated with a
series of arterial and venous thrombotic events in this patient. Thyroid disease and OC use …

A Taiwanese nationwide cohort study shows interferon-based therapy for chronic hepatitis C reduces the risk of chronic kidney disease

YC Chen, SJ Hwang, CY Li, CP Wu, LC Lin - Medicine, 2015 - journals.lww.com
A Taiwanese Nationwide Cohort Study Shows Interferon-Based T... : Medicine A Taiwanese
Nationwide Cohort Study Shows Interferon-Based Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis C Reduces …

Radioiodine therapy increases the risk of cerebrovascular events in hyperthyroid and euthyroid patients

JL la Cour, LT Jensen, A Vej-Hansen… - European Journal of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Background and objective Hyperthyroid patients treated with radioiodine have increased
morbidity and mortality from cerebrovascular events. This risk has until now has been …

Better adherence to antithyroid drug is associated with decreased risk of stroke in hyperthyroidism patients

MS Tsai, PY Chuang, CH Huang… - … Journal of Clinical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background An increased risk for ischaemic stroke has been reported in young
hyperthyroidism patients independent of atrial fibrillation (AF). However, whether the use of …

Unilateral symptomatic intracranial arterial stenosis and myopathy in an adolescent with Graves disease: a case report of an high-resolution magnetic resonance …

J Yin, J Zhu, D Huang, C Shi, Y Guan, L Zhou… - Journal of Stroke and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Vascular and muscular involvements in Graves disease (GD) are rare. Here, we report a
case of a 17-year-old patient with unilateral symptomatic middle cerebral artery stenosis …

唐氏综合征合并桥本毒症, 反复脑梗死1 例并文献复习

常卓, 罗飞宏, 奚立, 程若倩, 章淼滢, 李晓静 - 中国循证儿科杂志, 2015 - cjebp.net
目的通过1 例唐氏综合征(DS) 合并桥本毒症, 反复脑梗死的报道, 探讨DS
合并脑梗死可能的机制. 方法详细介绍1 例10 岁DS 患儿合并桥本氏甲状腺炎, 甲状腺毒症(HTT) …