Angiotensin Receptor Blockers Decrease the Risk of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease on Maintenance Dialysis: A Nationwide Matched-Cohort Study

• Chung-Wei Yang ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Chung-Wei Yang, Nian-Sheng Tzeng

  Affiliations Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch, Hsin-chu, Taiwan, Department of Biological Science and Technology, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan

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• Nian-Sheng Tzeng ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Chung-Wei Yang, Nian-Sheng Tzeng

  Affiliations Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Student Counseling Center, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Yun-Ju Yin,

  Affiliation Institute of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan

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• Chien-Hsun Li,

  Affiliations Institute of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch, Hsinchu, Taiwan

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• Hung-An Chen,

  Affiliation Institute of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan

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• Shih-Hsiang Chiu,

  Affiliation Institute of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan

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• Shinn-Ying Ho ,

  * E-mail: syho@mail.nctu.edu.tw (SYH); hlhuang@mail.nctu.edu.tw (HLH)

  Affiliations Institute of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, Department of Biological Science and Technology, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan

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• Hui-Ling Huang

  * E-mail: syho@mail.nctu.edu.tw (SYH); hlhuang@mail.nctu.edu.tw (HLH)

  Affiliations Institute of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, Department of Biological Science and Technology, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan

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