It has been almost 5 years since the publication of the 2010 hypertension guidelines of the
Taiwan Society of Cardiology (TSOC). There is new evidence regarding the management of …

Background Previous trials of interventions to prevent acute kidney injury (AKI) have been
unsuccessful and additional interventions are needed. Existing reviews of preoperative …

In the general population, chronic atrial fibrillation (AF) is a disease that most often occurs in
the elderly. The prevalence of AF is approximately 1% to 3% in the adult population, with a …

Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication after cardiovascular
surgery. The use of renin angiotensin system (RAS) blockers preoperatively is controversial …

Background Postoperative clinical outcomes associated with the preoperative continuation
or discontinuation of angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) or angiotensin …

In the perioperative setting, acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequent complication, and AKI
itself is associated with adverse outcomes such as higher risk of chronic kidney disease and …

Ranolazine is a relatively novel antiischemic/antianginal compound with antiarrhythmic
properties. We investigated its ability to shorten the time to conversion of postoperative atrial …

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study is to evaluate the utility of vasoactive-inotropic
score (VIS) in predicting outcomes after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation …

BACKGROUND Vasoplegia is a common complication of cardiac surgery but its causal
relationship with preoperative use of renin angiotensin system (RAS) blockers [angiotensin …

Background/Objective: Ranolazine is a new anti-ischemic agent approved for chronic
angina with additional electrophysiologic properties. The purpose of the present trial was to …