
Ming-Jui HungChang Gung Memorial Hospital | CGMH · Division of Cardiology
Ming-Jui Hung
MD PhD
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Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists (RAs) and basal insulin are currently used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) as long-acting injectables. In this study, we aimed to compare the cardiovascular (CV) and renal outcomes of GLP-1 RAs and basal insulin treatment in patients with T2DM.
We conducted a propensity score-mat...
Controversies regarding the benefits of statin treatment on clinical outcomes in coronary artery spasm (CAS) without obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) persist due to limited data. In this retrospective nationwide population‐based cohort study from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database during the period 2000–2012, the matche...
Given the limited head-to-head comparison of cardiovascular and renal outcomes between liraglutide and dulaglutide, our study aimed to investigate the clinical outcomes between dulaglutide and liraglutide in a real-world setting. In this new-user design, comparative and retrospective cohort study, patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus with prescri...
Objective
Comparing direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) and warfarin’s efficacy and safety in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF) and liver cirrhosis (LC).
Background
Evidence of the pharmacodynamics of DOACs is limited in patients with AF and LC.
Methods
A retrospective cohort study was conducted in the largest hospital system in T...
Background & Aims: Given the limited head-to-head comparison of effectiveness between liraglutide and dulaglutide, our study aimed to investigate the clinical effectiveness of dulaglutide versus liraglutide in a real-world setting.
Method: In this new-user design, comparative and retrospective cohort study, patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus wi...
Dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) with ticagrelor or adjusted‐dose prasugrel has been used for acute coronary syndrome (ACS). However, few studies have directly compared these two drugs. In this study, we compared the real‐world applications and outcomes of these two drugs in patients with ACS who had undergone percutaneous coronary intervention (PC...
Background
While ivabradine has demonstrated benefits in heart rate control and prognosis for chronic heart failure patients, its application in acute decompensated heart failure remains underexplored.
Hypothesis
For patients with acute decompensated heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) who are intolerant to β‐blockers or unable to...
Background: Evidence of the pharmacodynamics of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) is limited in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and liver cirrhosis (LC). This study aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of DOACs versus warfarin in patients with non-valvular AF and LC.
Methods: We conducted a new-user, retrospective cohort study involving...
The role of direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and stage 4–5 chronic kidney disease (CKD) is controversial. Electronic medical records from 2012 to 2021 were retrieved for patients with AF and stage 4–5 CKD receiving oral anticoagulants. Patients were separated into those receiving DOACs (dabigatran, rivarox...
Background and Objectives: The demand for permanent pacemaker (PPM) implantation for extremely old patients is increasing. Prior to implanting PPMs, life expectancy evaluation is essential but difficult. We aimed to develop and validate a scoring system for all-cause mortality risk stratification prior to PPM implantation in patients aged ≥80. Mate...
Background and aims
Clinical comparisons of angiotensin receptor–neprilysin inhibitors (ARNI) and sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) treatment in patients with HFrEF and T2DM are limited. This study evaluated the clinical outcomes and treatment benefits of SGLT2i versus ARNI treatment in patients with HFrEF and T2DM in a large real-...
Although heart failure (HF) is a clinical syndrome that becomes worse over time, certain cases can be reversed with appropriate treatments. While coronary artery spasm (CAS) is still underappreciated and may be misdiagnosed, ischemia due to coronary artery disease and CAS is becoming the single most frequent cause of HF worldwide. CAS could lead to...
Background
To determine whether glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) have cardiovascular and renal protective effects in patients with advanced diabetic kidney disease (DKD) with an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) < 30 mL/min per 1.73 m².
Methods
In this cohort study, patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and eGFR < 30...
Diabetic kidney disease is the most common primary disease of end-stage kidney disease globally; however, a sensitive and accurate biomarker to predict this disease remains awaited. microRNAs are endogenous single-stranded noncoding RNAs that have intervened in different post-transcriptional regulations of various cellular biological functions. Pre...
Background and Objectives: An elevated heart rate is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease; however, the relationship between heart rate control and the long-term outcomes of patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) remains unclear. This study explored the long-term prognostic importance of heart rate contr...
Coronary artery spasm (CAS) is a dynamic coronary stenosis causing vasospastic angina (VSA). However, VSA is a potentially lethal medical condition with multiple presentations, including sudden cardiac death. Despite investigations to explore its pathogenesis, no single mechanism has been found to explain the entire process of VSA occurrence. The r...
Background
To determine whether glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) have cardiovascular and renal protective effects in patients with advanced diabetic kidney disease (DKD) with an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) < 30 mL/min per 1.73 m².
Methods
In this cohort study, patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and eGFR < 30...
Background:
Patients admitted with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) have a poor prognosis and poor quality of life due to dyspnea and edema. Tolvaptan, a vasopressin V2 receptor antagonist, is an effective water diuretic. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a short course of tolvaptan to treat volume overload in patient...
Importance:
Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors have been found to improve low-grade systemic and tissue inflammation; however, the association between SGLT2 inhibitor use and the incidence of dry eye disease (DED) has not been explored.
Objective:
To investigate the association between SGLT2 inhibitor use and dry eye disease in pa...
Background
Previous findings on the associations of thiazide use with skin cancers were conflicting. This study aimed to examine the associations of individual thiazide use with skin cancer risk, differentiated by subtypes of skin cancers, geographic regions, and cumulative doses of individual thiazides.
Methods
We searched PubMed, Embase, and Coc...
Purpose
: Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is an important risk factor for glaucoma, and sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors have been shown to protect the optic nerves. We therefore aimed to evaluate the association between SGLT2 inhibitors and incident glaucoma.
Methods
: This retrospective cohort study analyzed the largest multi-institution...
Background:
Intradialytic hypotension (IDH) is a frequent and grave complication of hemodialysis (HD). However, the dynamic hemodynamic changes and cardiac performances during each dialytic session have been rarely explored in patients having IDH.
Methods:
Seventy-six HD patients (IDH = 40, controls = 36) were enrolled. Echocardiography examinat...
Background
The treatment effects on hospitalization for heart failure (hHF) from sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors may vary among type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients depending on whether or not they have established atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (ASCVD). We aimed to examine differences in hHF outcomes after dapagliflozin or emp...
Background: Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning is the leading cause of poisoning death worldwide, but associations between CO poisoning and weather remain unclear.
Objective: To quantify the influence of climate parameters (e.g., temperature, relative humidity, and wind speed) on the incidence risk of acute CO poisoning in Taiwan.
Methods: We used nega...
We conducted a multi-institutional study in Taiwan and a systematic review of the literature for reports of Guillain- Barré syndrome after coronavirus disease vaccination. This condition, mostly the classic form and the acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy subtype, has been reported in 39 cases and has occurred within 2 weeks of vaccine...
Heart failure (HF) is a global pandemic public health burden affecting one in five of the general population in their lifetime. For high-risk individuals, early detection and prediction of HF progression reduces hospitalizations, reduces mortality, improves the individual’s quality of life, and reduces associated medical costs. In using an artifici...
This is a retrospective cohort study by analysing a multi‐institutional electronic medical records database covering 1.3 million individuals (6% of Taiwan’s population) to compare the risk of heart failure (HF) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients treated with tumour necrosis factor‐α inhibitors (TNFi) or conventional synthetic disease‐modifying a...
Background: Attention should be paid to delirium in COVID-19 patients, especially older people, since advanced age poses increased risk of both delirium and COVID-19-related death.
Objective: This study aims to summarize the evidence on prevalence, incidence and mortality of delirium in COVID-19 patients.
Methods: We conducted a comprehensive liter...
Background: Non-diabetic coronary artery spasm (CAS) without obstructive coronary artery disease increases insulin resistance. We investigated the risk of incident type 2 diabetes (diabetes) associated with CAS.
Methods: Patient records were retrospectively collected from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database during the period 2000...
Aims:
To investigate risk of diabetic macular edema (DME) from sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
Materials and methods:
We conducted a retrospective cohort study by analyzing a large multi-institutional electronic medical records database in Taiwan. We included adult patients wit...
Atorvastatin 40 mg (ATOR 40) and ezetimibe 10 mg/simvastatin 20 mg (EZ-SIM 20) have similar reductions of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) but cardiovascular (CV) outcomes between these two therapies are unclear. Our real-world cohort study is to test the hypothesis of pleiotropic effects of purely higher dose statin on CV outcomes beyon...
BACKGROUND
The Chang Gung Research Database (CGRD), the largest multi‐institutional electronic medical records collection in Taiwan, has been used to establish real‐world evidence related to traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). We aimed to evaluate patient characteristics and representativeness of TCM patients in CGRD.
METHODS
We identified a cohor...
Hemodialysis (HD) patients are highly susceptible to COVID-19 infection. However, comprehensive assessments of current evidence regarding COVID-19 in HD patients remain incomplete. We systematically searched PUBMED and EMBASE for articles published on incidence or mortality of COVID-19 infection in HD patients until September 2020. Two independent...
Introduction Sodium glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors have been reported to benefit liver functions in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The aim of this study is to critically appraise existing systematic reviews in order to consolidate evidence associating the use of SGLT2 inhibitors with...
Background: Better understanding of incidence and clinical outcomes of COVID-19 infection in hemodialysis (HD) patients could assist healthcare providers to develop proper preventive strategies and optimal management. However, no published systematic review summarizes current epidemiological evidence regarding COVID-19 infection in HD patients.
Met...
Background
Non-diabetic coronary artery spasm (CAS) without obstructive coronary artery disease increases insulin resistance. We investigated the risk of incident type 2 diabetes (diabetes) associated with CAS.Methods
Patient records were retrospectively collected from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database during the period 2000-20...
Background: Atorvastatin 40mg (ATOR 40) and ezetimibe 10mg/simvastatin 20mg (EZ-SIM 20) have comparable reductions of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) but cardiovascular (CV) outcomes between these two therapies are unclear. Our real-world cohort study is to test the hypothesis of pleiotropic effects of purely higher dose statin on CV ou...
Background:
Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a life-threatening medical condition that accounts for an annual expenditure of more than $300 billion in the United States. Hospital accreditation has been shown to improve patient and hospital outcomes for various conditions.
Objectives:
This study aimed to determine the benefits of hospital accredi...
Abstract Background Sodium glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors have shown greater reductions of cardiovascular event risks than dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP4) inhibitors, whereby possible mechanisms may involve the better pleiotropic effects of SGLT2 inhibitors. However, no published data are currently available to directly compare glycemic a...
Background
Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) complicates the clinical management of atrial fibrillation (AF) because coronary stenting may influence subsequent antithrombotic therapy. We investigated the use of a bare-metal stent (BMS) or a drug-eluting stent (DES) and associated outcomes in patients with pre-existing AF and first AMI undergoing pe...
Background:
Data is limited on baseline left atrial (LA) myocardial mechanics between apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (ApHCM) patients who develop non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) during follow-up and those who do not.
Methods:
This retrospective study investigated the clinical outcomes of consecutive patients newly diagnosed with ApHC...
Background
Cardiac troponins are important markers for diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in general population; however, chronically-elevated troponins levels are often seen in patients with renal insufficiency, which reduce their diagnostic accuracy. The aim of our study was to access the diagnostic values of initial high-sensitive ca...
Objective
This study evaluated the characteristics of new users of sodium glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) in clinical practice to assess the applicability of the findings from clinical trials (Empagliflozin, Cardiovascular Outcomes and Mortality in Type 2 Diabetes (EMPA-REG OUTCOME) trial, Dapagliflozin Effect on Cardiovascular Events...
Background:
To compare the cardiovascular event risk in type 2 diabetes patients newly receiving dapagliflozin vs. empagliflozin.
Methods:
We conducted a retrospective cohort study by analyzing a multi-institutional electronic medical records database (Chang Gung Research Database) in Taiwan and included adult type 2 diabetes patients who were n...
Clinical trials have indicated a favorable effect on serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) values in type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients receiving sodium glucose co‐transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, but supporting evidence from real‐world studies is lacking. We identified T2D patients who initiated SGLT2 inhibitors during 2016‐2017 from Chang Gung Resear...
Aims/Introduction
The cardiovascular outcomes of vildagliptin—a dipeptidyl peptidase‐4 inhibitor—in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) after acute coronary syndrome (ACS) or acute ischemic stroke (AIS) are unclear.
Materials and Methods
We analyzed data from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database on 3750 T2DM patients wi...
Background and objectives: Chronic musculoskeletal (MS) pain is common in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. The association of chronic MS pain and CKD progression has not yet been established.
Method: We conducted a prospective cohort study to evaluate the association of chronic MS pain and CKD progression of pre-dialysis CKD patients.
Result:...
Objective
Whether the cardiovascular (CV) outcomes of second-generation limus-eluting stents (LESs) differ from those of paclitaxel-eluting stents (PESs) in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) complicated by cardiogenic shock (CS) is still unclear.
Methods
We used the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database to analyse data o...
Flow chart of participants’ selection.
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The baseline comorbidities of the CS-AMI cohort stratified according to being younger or older than 65 years.
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ICD-9-CM diagnostic codes.
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Effect of stent subtypes on the risk of primary composite outcomes during 1-year follow-up using the sample before propensity score matching.
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Objective:
Anxiety and depression are risk factors for obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD), but their effects on coronary artery spasm (CAS) remain unestablished.
Methods:
Patient records in this population-based study were retrospectively collected from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database. Using propensity score matchin...
Rationale:
Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) is a form of acute and usually reversible heart failure syndrome. Transient left ventricular dysfunction and electrocardiographic changes could mimic acute coronary syndrome but there are actually no obstructive coronary lesions.
Patient concerns:
A 76-year-old woman with chronic lung disease developed spontan...
Objective
To understand the efficacy of aspirin use for preventing ischaemic stroke after central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO).
Design
The retrospective cohort study was conducted using the National Health Insurance Research Database from 1998 to 2013.
Setting
A population-based study.
Participants
A total of 9437 participants with newly diag...
Purpose
The Chang Gung Research Database (CGRD), the largest multi‐institutional electronic medical records (EMR) collection in Taiwan, provides good access for researchers to efficiently use the standardized patient‐level data. This study evaluates the capacity and representativeness of the CGRD to promote secondary use of EMR data for clinical re...
Importance
Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of blindness in working-age adults. Studies have suggested that statins may reduce the risk of developing diabetic retinopathy.
Objective
To investigate the association between statin therapy and the development of diabetic retinopathy in patients with diabetes and dyslipidemia.
Design, Setting...
Limited data are available about the cardiovascular (CV) safety and efficacy of sitagliptin, a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor, in ischemic stroke patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and chronic kidney disease (CKD). Ischemic stroke patients with T2DM and CKD were selected from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Databa...
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Oxidized phospholipids (OxPL) are ubiquitous, are formed in many inflammatory tissues, including atherosclerotic lesions, and frequently mediate proinflammatory changes 1 . Because OxPL are mostly the products of non-enzymatic lipid peroxidation, mechanisms to specifically neutralize them are unavailable and their roles in vivo are largely unknown....
Aims:
Myocardial ischemia followed by reperfusion (IR) causes an oxidative burst resulting in cellular dysfunction. Little is known about the impact of oxidative stress on cardiomyocyte lipids and their role in cardiac cell death. Our goal was to identify oxidized phosphatidylcholine-containing phospholipids (OxPL) generated during IR, and to dete...
Rationale:
Although transient reduction in the left ventricular ejection fraction is characteristic of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, little is known about the time-course changes of myocardial deformation in coronary vasospasm-related Takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
Patient concerns:
We retrospectively analyzed the time-course changes in left ventricle, r...
Objective:
Lipoprotein(a) is causally associated with calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD). Lipoprotein(a) carries proinflammatory and procalcific oxidized phospholipids (OxPL). We tested whether the CAVD risk is mediated by the content of OxPL on lipoprotein(a).
Approach and results:
A case-control study was performed within the Copenhagen Gene...
Introduction
Little is known about the time-course changes in left ventricular myocardial deformation in patients with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TC) using layer-specific quantification of myocardial deformation assessed by 2-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography (2DSTE).
Case summary
In this retrospective 2DSTE follow-up study of 3 female...