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The effect and associated factors of dispatcher recognition of stroke: A retrospective observational study.
CONCLUSIONS: The dispatchers should spend more time identifying stroke patients by following the dispatch protocol. Recognition of stroke by dispatchers was associated with improved stroke care. PMID: 29158105 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: J Formos Med Assoc - November 17, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: Hsieh MJ, Chien KL, Sun JT, Tang SC, Tsai LK, Chiang WC, Chien YC, Jeng JS, Huei-Ming Ma M, Taipei EMS Stroke Collaborative Group Tags: J Formos Med Assoc Source Type: research

Code stroke: A mismatch between number of activation and number of thrombolysis.
CONCLUSION: The majority of code stroke patients were stroke patients; however, most of them could not be treated with thrombolytic therapy. These findings underscore the need for further support from the BNHI in order for health-care providers to implement the code stroke systems successfully. PMID: 24961186 [PubMed - in process]
Source: J Formos Med Assoc - June 28, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Sung SF, Tseng MC Tags: J Formos Med Assoc Source Type: research

Improved performance of new prenotification criteria for acute stroke patients.
CONCLUSION: The accuracy of the new prehospital stroke criteria has higher PPV and specificity compared to previous CPSS validation studies. PMID: 25886861 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: J Formos Med Assoc - April 15, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Hsieh MJ, Tang SC, Ko PC, Chiang WC, Tsai LK, Chang AM, Wang AY, Yeh SJ, Huang KY, Jeng JS, Ma MH Tags: J Formos Med Assoc Source Type: research

Factors for recurrent stroke among Asian patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation under non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulant therapy.
CONCLUSION: Atrial fibrillation patients with underlying malignancy or concurrently use of EIAED may have increased risk of treatment failure in secondary stroke prevention. PMID: 32107099 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: J Formos Med Assoc - February 23, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: Lin SY, Tang SC, Tsai LK, Yeh SJ, Huang CF, Jeng JS Tags: J Formos Med Assoc Source Type: research

Utilization of emergency medical service increases chance of thrombolytic therapy in patients with acute ischemic stroke.
CONCLUSIONS: Utilization of EMS can not only help acute ischemic stroke patients in early presentation to ED, but also effectively facilitate thrombolytic therapy and shorten the onset-to-needle time. PMID: 24296308 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: J Formos Med Assoc - November 29, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Hsieh MJ, Tang SC, Chiang WC, Huang KY, Chang AM, Ko PC, Tsai LK, Jeng JS, Ma MH Tags: J Formos Med Assoc Source Type: research

Long-term outcomes of percutaneous left atrial appendage closure for the prevention of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation: Asia-Pacific experience
CONCLUSION: This long-term follow-up study shows that percutaneous closure of LAA is a safe and technically feasible procedure with satisfactory outcomes in Asia. The procedure success rate, efficacy and adverse event were similar to those reported in the Caucasian populations.PMID:34799213 | DOI:10.1016/j.jfma.2021.10.010
Source: J Formos Med Assoc - November 20, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Fu-Chun Chiu Pang-Shuo Huang Jien-Jiun Chen Juey-Jen Hwang Chia-Ti Tsai Source Type: research

Efforts to reduce the door-to-needle time of thrombolysis in acute ischemic stroke: Video-assisted therapeutic risk communication.
CONCLUSION: A thrombolysis program with video-assisted therapeutic risk communication decreased DTN time and increased the treatment rate of patients with AIS. PMID: 24412584 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: J Formos Med Assoc - January 9, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Hsieh CY, Chen WF, Chen CH, Wang CY, Chen CJ, Lai EC, Chen TS Tags: J Formos Med Assoc Source Type: research

Safety and efficacy of low-dose non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants versus warfarin after left atrial appendage closure with the Watchman device
CONCLUSION: The safety and efficacy of low-dose dabigatran and rivaroxaban were comparable to those of warfarin within 45 days after Watchman device implantation in a Chinese population.PMID:34740490 | DOI:10.1016/j.jfma.2021.10.015
Source: J Formos Med Assoc - November 6, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Guohua Fu Binhao Wang Bin He Yibo Yu Zhao Wang Mingjun Feng Jing Liu Xianfeng Du Weidong Zhuo Huimin Chu Source Type: research

Long-term outcomes of left atrial appendage occlusion in patients with atrial fibrillation and end stage renal disease
CONCLUSIONS: Long-term outcomes of LAAO therapy may be less favorable in patients with AF undergoing dialysis, possibly because of the poor condition of patients with ESRD.PMID:37394333 | DOI:10.1016/j.jfma.2023.06.016
Source: J Formos Med Assoc - July 2, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Sheng-Nan Chang Chin-Feng Tsai Ting-Tse Lin Fu-Chun Chiu Jung-Cheng Hsu Su-Kiat Chua Hsiao-Liang Cheng Li-Ting Ho Pang-Shuo Huang Jien-Jiun Chen Cho-Kai Wu Yi-Chih Wang Juey-Jen Hwang Chia-Ti Tsai Source Type: research

Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents in chronic kidney disease: What have we learned in 25 years?
Abstract Since the pioneering studies by Eschbach et al in 1987, erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) have become the mainstay of anemia therapy in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. The introduction of ESAs 25 years ago markedly improved the lives of many patients with CKD, who until then had severe, often transfusion-dependent anemia. However, randomized controlled trials demonstrate an increased risk for cardiovascular events such as stroke, thrombosis, and death at nearly normal hemoglobin concentrations and higher ESA doses in CKD. By contrast, kidney transplant recipients may represent a unique popu...
Source: J Formos Med Assoc - September 30, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Hung SC, Lin YP, Tarng DC Tags: J Formos Med Assoc Source Type: research