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Shih-Ann Chen is affiliated with National Chung Hsing University in Taiwan and specializes in medical research, with a primary focus on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. Their research spans multiple subfields, including molecular biology, surgery, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, as well as pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics within cardiovascular health and disease. Major themes include cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias, atrial fibrillation management and outcomes, cardiac arrhythmias and treatments, cardiovascular function and risk factors, cardiovascular effects of exercise, ion channel regulation and function, and acute myocardial infarction research.

Frequent publication venues for Shih-Ann Chen's research include the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, EP Europace, European Journal of Clinical Investigation, Biomedicines, and PubMed. This reflects a broad engagement with journals focused on molecular science as well as clinical and cardiovascular investigation.

Among recent papers authored or coauthored by Chen are:

  • Empagliflozin suppressed cardiac fibrogenesis through sodium-hydrogen exchanger inhibition and modulation of the calcium homeostasis (2023, Cardiovascular Diabetology)
  • Comparison of the TIMI, GRACE, PAMI and CADILLAC risk scores for prediction of long-term cardiovascular outcomes in Taiwanese diabetic patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: From the registry of the Taiwan Society of Cardiology (2020, PLoS ONE)
  • Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 Stimulates Cardiac Fibroblast Activity through Phospholipase C-Mediated Calcium Signaling (2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences)
  • Effect of antidiabetic drugs on the risk of atrial fibrillation: mechanistic insights from clinical evidence and translational studies (2020, Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences)
  • Epicardial adipose tissue modulates arrhythmogenesis in right ventricle outflow tract cardiomyocytes (2020, EP Europace)

Shih-Ann Chen has collaborated extensively with several researchers, including Yi-Jen Chen, Yao-Chang Chen, Yen-Yu Lu, Yu-Hsun Kao, and Satoshi Higa. The counts of joint publications indicate ongoing partnerships, with Yi-Jen Chen and Yao-Chang Chen being among the most frequent coauthors.

The scientist's research contributions in cardiology focus on mechanisms underlying arrhythmogenesis, risk factors for cardiovascular outcomes, and molecular pathways affecting cardiac function and remodeling. The integration of clinical evidence and translational studies features prominently in their work, particularly related to diabetes and cardiovascular risks.

Best Publications

  • 2012 HRS/EHRA/ECAS expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation: recommendations for patient selection, procedural techniques, patient management and follow-up, definitions, endpoints, and research trial design

    Hugh Calkins;Karl Heinz Kuck;Riccardo Cappato;Josep Brugada

  • 2012 HRS/EHRA/ECAS expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation: Recommendations for patient selection, procedural techniques, patient management and follow-up, definitions, endpoints, and research trial design

    Hugh Calkins;Karl Heinz Kuck;Riccardo Cappato;Josep Brugada

  • 2017 HRS / EHRA / ECAS / APHRS / SOLAECE expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation

    Hugh Calkins;Gerhard Hindricks;Riccardo Cappato;Young Hoon Kim

  • Updated worldwide survey on the methods, efficacy, and safety of catheter ablation for human atrial fibrillation

    Riccardo Cappato;Hugh Calkins;Shih Ann Chen;Wyn Davies

  • HRS/EHRA/ECAS Expert Consensus Statement on Catheter and Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: Recommendations for Personnel, Policy, Procedures and Follow-Up. A report of the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) Task Force on Catheter and Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation. Developed in partnership with the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA)

    Hugh Calkins;Josep Brugada;Douglas L. Packer;Riccardo Cappato

  • HRS/EHRA/ECAS expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation: Recommendations for personnel, policy, procedures and follow-up. A report of the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) Task Force on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation

    Hugh Calkins;Josep Brugada;Douglas L. Packer;Ricardo Cappato

  • Catheter Ablation of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Initiated by Non–Pulmonary Vein Ectopy

    Wei Shiang Lin;Ching Tai Tai;Ming Hsiung Hsieh;Chin Feng Tsai

  • Inflammation and the pathogenesis of atrial fibrillation

    Yu Feng Hu;Yi Jen Chen;Yenn Jiang Lin;Shih Ann Chen

  • EHRA/HRS/APHRS/SOLAECE expert consensus on atrial cardiomyopathies: Definition, characterization, and clinical implication

    Andreas Goette;Jonathan M. Kalman;Luis Aguinaga;Joseph Akar

  • Dronedarone in High-Risk Permanent Atrial Fibrillation

    Amany N. Elgazayerly;Pieter A. de Graeff;Hubert G. Leufkens

  • Prevalence and Causes of Fatal Outcome in Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation

    Riccardo Cappato;Hugh Calkins;Shih Ann Chen;Wyn Davies

  • Initiation of Atrial Fibrillation by Ectopic Beats Originating From the Superior Vena Cava Electrophysiological Characteristics and Results of Radiofrequency Ablation

    Chin Feng Tsai;Ching Tai Tai;Ming Hsiung Hsieh;Wei Shiang Lin

  • 2017 HRS/EHRA/ECAS/APHRS/SOLAECE expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation: executive summary

    Hugh Calkins;Gerhard Hindricks;Riccardo Cappato;Young Hoon Kim

  • Use of enalapril to facilitate sinus rhythm maintenance after external cardioversion of long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation. Results of a prospective and controlled study.

    Kwo-Chang Ueng;Tsung-Po Tsai;Wen-Chung Yu;Chin-Feng Tsai

  • Venice Chart international consensus document on atrial fibrillation ablation.

    Andrea Natale;Antonio Raviele;Thomas Arentz;Hugh Calkins

  • Arrhythmogenic activity of cardiac muscle in pulmonary veins of the dog: implication for the genesis of atrial fibrillation.

    Yi-Jen Chen;Shih-Ann Chen;Mau-Song Chang;Cheng-I Lin

  • Acquired pulmonary vein stenosis after radiofrequency catheter ablation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.

    Wen‐Chung Yu;Tsui‐Lieh Hsu;Ching‐Tai Tai;Chin‐Feng Tsai

  • The Changing Landscape for Stroke Prevention in AF: Findings From the GLORIA-AF Registry Phase 2

    Menno V. Huisman;Kenneth J. Rothman;Miney Paquette;Christine Teutsch

  • Reversal of atrial electrical remodeling following cardioversion of long-standing atrial fibrillation in man

    Wen Chung Yu;Shih Huang Lee;Ching Tai Tai;Chin Feng Tsai

  • Should Atrial Fibrillation Patients With 1 Additional Risk Factor of the CHA2DS2-VASc Score (Beyond Sex) Receive Oral Anticoagulation?

    Tze Fan Chao;Chia Jen Liu;Kang Ling Wang;Yenn Jiang Lin

Frequent Co-Authors

Gregory Y.H. Lip
Gregory Y.H. Lip University of Liverpool
Tzeng-Ji Chen
Tzeng-Ji Chen Taipei Veterans General Hospital
Andrea Natale
Andrea Natale Case Western Reserve University
Jonathan M. Kalman
Jonathan M. Kalman University of Melbourne
Stanley Nattel
Stanley Nattel Montreal Heart Institute
Francis E. Marchlinski
Francis E. Marchlinski University of Pennsylvania
José Jalife
José Jalife University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Hugh Calkins
Hugh Calkins Johns Hopkins University
Michel Haïssaguerre
Michel Haïssaguerre University of Bordeaux
Josep Brugada
Josep Brugada University of Barcelona

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