Shi-Chuan Chang

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1 Cytochrome P450 2E1 genotype and the susceptibility to antituberculosis drug-induced hepatitis. Hepatology 2003 1.92
2 Prognostic variables in thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Ann Thorac Surg 2009 1.81
3 Effect of repeated thoracenteses on fluid characteristics, cytokines, and fibrinolytic activity in malignant pleural effusion. Chest 2003 1.66
4 Proinflammatory cytokines, transforming growth factor-beta1, and fibrinolytic enzymes in loculated and free-flowing pleural exudates. Chest 2005 1.08
5 The role of mitochondrial DNA alterations in esophageal squamous cell carcinomas. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009 1.05
6 Hypercalcemia in a renal transplant recipient suffering with Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. Am J Kidney Dis 2002 1.01
7 Pre-operative risk factors predict post-operative respiratory failure after liver transplantation. PLoS One 2011 1.00
8 Usefulness of low-dose spiral CT of the chest in regular follow-up of postoperative non-small cell lung cancer patients: Preliminary report. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 0.97
9 Sleep apnea and risk of pneumonia: a nationwide population-based study. CMAJ 2014 0.93
10 Clinical impact of Mycobacterium tuberculosis W-Beijing genotype strain infection on aged patients in Taiwan. J Clin Microbiol 2008 0.92
11 Cytokines and fibrinolytic enzymes in tuberculous and parapneumonic effusions. Clin Immunol 2005 0.92
12 Effect of rapid ascent to high altitude on autonomic cardiovascular modulation. Am J Med Sci 2008 0.91
13 The importance of pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines in Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia. Med Mycol 2013 0.90
14 Repeated thoracenteses affect proinflammatory cytokines, vascular endothelial growth factor, and fibrinolytic activity in pleural transudates. Am J Med Sci 2007 0.90
15 Clinical importance of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and blood cytokines, surfactant protein D, and Kerbs von Lungren 6 antigen in idiopathic pulmonary alveolar proteinosis. Mayo Clin Proc 2008 0.90
16 Activation of Akt by advanced glycation end products (AGEs): involvement of IGF-1 receptor and caveolin-1. PLoS One 2013 0.88
17 Clinical Usefulness of Urinary Fatty Acid Binding Proteins in Assessing the Severity and Predicting Treatment Response of Pneumonia in Critically Ill Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study. Medicine (Baltimore) 2016 0.86
18 Alternations of heart rate variability at lower altitude in the predication of trekkers with acute mountain sickness at high altitude. Clin J Sport Med 2010 0.86
19 Dynasore, a dynamin inhibitor, induces PAI-1 expression in MeT-5A human pleural mesothelial cells. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2008 0.85
20 Plumbagin activates ERK1/2 and Akt via superoxide, Src and PI3-kinase in 3T3-L1 cells. Eur J Pharmacol 2010 0.82
21 Cigarette smoking and hOGG1 Ser326Cys polymorphism are associated with 8-OHdG accumulation on mitochondrial DNA in thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Ann Surg Oncol 2012 0.82
22 Comparing the performance of traditional direct laryngoscope with three indirect laryngoscopes: A prospective manikin study in normal and difficult airway scenarios. Emerg Med Australas 2011 0.82
23 Statin-induced lung injury: diagnostic clue and outcome. Postgrad Med J 2012 0.82
24 Uveitis with biopsy-proven sarcoidosis in Chinese--a study of 60 patients in a uveitis clinic over a period of 20 years. J Chin Med Assoc 2007 0.81
25 Norcantharidin reduced cyclins and cytokines production in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Life Sci 2008 0.81
26 Pleuritis as a presenting manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis: diagnostic clues in pleural fluid cytology. Am J Med Sci 2002 0.80
27 Differentiating pyopneumothorax and peripheral lung abscess: chest ultrasonography. Am J Med Sci 2004 0.79
28 Bile acids increase alveolar epithelial permeability via mitogen-activated protein kinase, cytosolic phospholipase A2 , cyclooxygenase-2, prostaglandin E2 and junctional proteins. Respirology 2013 0.79
29 Idiopathic acute eosinophilic pneumonia. J Chin Med Assoc 2006 0.79
30 Efficacy of orally administered Lobelia chinensis extracts on herpes simplex virus type 1 infection in BALB/c mice. Antiviral Res 2008 0.78
31 Lung cancer may develop subsequently or coincidently with pulmonary alveolar proteinosis. Lung Cancer 2007 0.78
32 Clinical Usefulness of HRCT in Assessing the Severity of Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia: A Cross-sectional Study. Medicine (Baltimore) 2015 0.77
33 The role of total bile acid in oral secretions in ventilator-associated pneumonia. J Crit Care 2012 0.77
34 Pulmonary Langerhans cell granulomatosis with extrapulmonary involvement. J Chin Med Assoc 2004 0.77
35 Intermittent suction of oral secretions before each positional change may reduce ventilator-associated pneumonia: a pilot study. Am J Med Sci 2008 0.77
36 The minimum period of polysomnography required to confirm a diagnosis of severe obstructive sleep apnoea. Respirology 2011 0.77
37 Nocturnal stem cell mobilization in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea: a pilot study. Eur J Clin Invest 2014 0.76
38 Impact of rapid ascent to high altitude on sleep. Sleep Breath 2014 0.76
39 Associated microsatellite alterations in mitochondrial DNA and in TP53 in thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Oncol Rep 2012 0.76
40 Clinical importance of angiogenic cytokines, fibrinolytic activity and effusion size in parapneumonic effusions. PLoS One 2013 0.76
41 The association of non-small-cell lung cancer, focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, and platelet dysfunction. Am J Med Sci 2002 0.75
42 Unusual radiological presentation of sirolimus-associated pneumonitis. J Chin Med Assoc 2013 0.75
43 Role of Doppler sonography in the diagnosis of pulmonary sequestration in an elderly patient: a case report. J Clin Ultrasound 2010 0.75
44 Urinary Intestine Fatty Acid Binding Protein is Associated with Poor Outcome of Pneumonia Patients in Intensive Care Unit. Clin Lab 2016 0.75
45 Pleural space elastance and changes in oxygenation after therapeutic thoracentesis in ventilated patients with heart failure and transudative pleural effusions. Respirology 2010 0.75
46 Effect of body position on gas exchange in patients with idiopathic pulmonary alveolar proteinosis: no benefit of prone positioning. Chest 2005 0.75
47 Factors affecting the duration of mechanical ventilation in patients after intestinal transplantation: preliminary results. Acta Anaesthesiol Taiwan 2013 0.75
48 Sleep apnoea patients have higher mortality when confronting sepsis. Eur J Clin Invest 2013 0.75
49 The role of acupuncture in asthma. J Chin Med Assoc 2007 0.75
50 Massive hemoptysis caused by endobronchial schwannoma in a patient with neurofibromatosis 2. Am J Med Sci 2003 0.75