The Relationship among Carotid Artery Remodeling, Cardiac Geometry, and Serum N-Terminal Pro–B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Level in Asymptomatic Asians: Sex-Differences and Longitudinal GEE Study

• Chen-Yen Chien,

  Affiliations Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Mackay Medical College, New Taipei City, Taiwan, Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Chuan-Chuan Liu,

  Affiliations Mackay Medical College, New Taipei City, Taiwan, Health Evaluation Center, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Department of Medical Technology, Yuanpei University of Science and Technology, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan, Graduate Institute of Health Care Organization Administration, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Helen L. Po,

  Affiliation Department of Neurology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Chih-Hsuan Yen,

  Affiliations Mackay Medical College, New Taipei City, Taiwan, Cardiovascular Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Charles Jia-Yin Hou,

  Affiliations Mackay Medical College, New Taipei City, Taiwan, Cardiovascular Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Jen-Yuan Kuo,

  Affiliations Mackay Medical College, New Taipei City, Taiwan, Cardiovascular Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Chung-Lieh Hung ,

  * E-mail: jotaro3791@gmail.com

  Affiliations Mackay Medical College, New Taipei City, Taiwan, Graduate Institute of Health Care Organization Administration, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, Cardiovascular Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan, Department of Health Industry Management, Kainan University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Shoei-Shen Wang,

  Affiliation Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Hung-I Yeh,

  Affiliations Mackay Medical College, New Taipei City, Taiwan, Cardiovascular Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Carolyn S. P. Lam

  Affiliation Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore

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