The prevalence and risk factors of sarcopenia in rheumatoid arthritis patients: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis

TH Li, YS Chang, CW Liu, CF Su, HC Tsai… - Seminars in Arthritis and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Sarcopenia is an ever-increasingly recognized entity in aging or chronically-ill
individuals. A recent surge of researches came out on sarcopenia in rheumatoid arthritis (RA)…

The analysis of renewable energy policies for the Taiwan Penghu island administrative region

…, CV Trappey, GYP Lin, YS Chang - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2012 - Elsevier
Taiwan dependents on thermal power for 70% of its total energy supply. The high consumption
of fossil fuel increases the carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions and consequently causes …

[HTML][HTML] Association of serum interleukin-17 and interleukin-23 levels with disease activity in Chinese patients with ankylosing spondylitis

WS Chen, YS Chang, KC Lin, CC Lai, SH Wang… - Journal of the Chinese …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic arthritis with a pathogenesis which
is not fully understood. A third subset of IL-17-producing T helper cells, called Th17 cells, …

Using extracorporeal life support to resuscitate adult postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock: treatment strategies and predictors of short-term and midterm survival

MY Wu, PJ Lin, MY Lee, FC Tsai, JJ Chu, YS Chang… - Resuscitation, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Postcardiotomy extracorporeal life support (ECLS) is a resource-demanding
therapy with varied results among institutions. An organized protocol was necessary to …

Atopic dermatitis and risk of ischemic stroke: a nationwide population-based study

…, MH Hung, SY Chu, KC Su, YS Chang… - Annals of …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Background. Epidemiological studies have shown a strong association between systemic
inflammatory diseases, particularly allergic diseases, and cardiovascular diseases. However, …

Electrochemical biosensor with electrokinetics-assisted molecular trapping for enhancing C-reactive protein detection

…, WC Hsu, PS Chung, QZ Xie, CY Lin, YS Chang… - Biosensors and …, 2022 - Elsevier
C-Reactive protein (CRP) is an essential biomarker relevant to various disease prognoses.
Current biosensors require a significant amount of time for detecting CRP. To address this …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of annual influenza vaccination on morbidity and mortality in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a nationwide cohort study

CC Chang, YS Chang, WS Chen, YH Chen… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Studies on the clinical efficacy of influenza vaccination on patients with systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE) are scant. The present study compared the incidence of hospitalization, …

Clinical features and outcomes of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

CC Lai, WS Chen, YS Chang, SH Wang… - Arthritis care & …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To analyze the clinical features and outcomes of patients with posterior reversible
encephalopathy syndrome (PRES), the risk factors of PRES‐related intracranial hemorrhage …

Autoimmune rheumatic diseases and the risk of Parkinson disease: a nationwide population-based cohort study in Taiwan

CC Chang, TM Lin, YS Chang, WS Chen… - Annals of …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Backgrounds: In autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARDs), the levels of inflammatory mediators
are increased and microglia may be activated, resulting in an inflammatory state and the …

[HTML][HTML] Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in autoimmune rheumatic diseases: a nationwide population-based study

HC Hsu, YS Chang, TY Hou, LF Chen, LF Hu… - Clinical …, 2021 - Springer
… Hui-Ching Hsu and Yu-Sheng Chang contributed to study conception and design, article
drafting, data interpretation, critical article revision for crucial intellectual content, and the final …