Publications by authors named "Dong-Chen Liu"
Recent studies in animal models and humans show that long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are involved in the development of atherosclerosis, which contributes to the pathological foundation of coronary artery disease (CAD). LncRNAs in plasma and serum have been considered as promising novel biomarkers for diagnosis and prognosis of cardiovascular diseases, especially CAD. We here measured the circulating levels of 8 individual lncRNAs which are known to be relevant to atherosclerosis in the plasma samples from 300 patients with CAD and 180 control subjects by using quantitative real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) methods.
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- The study examined the link between green tea consumption and the occurrence of atrial fibrillation (AF) among a Chinese population, involving 801 participants (401 with AF, 400 controls).
- Results indicated that green tea intake serves as a protective factor against AF, with a significantly lower odds ratio (0.349) for those who drank green tea.
- Even low levels of green tea consumption were found to reduce the incidence of both paroxysmal and persistent AF, suggesting that drinking green tea can be beneficial for heart health.
Objectives: To investigate and quantify the potential dose-response association between alcohol consumption and risk of coronary artery disease (CAD).
Methods: We searched the PubMed database from inception to March 2015 and reviewed the reference list of relevant articles to identify prospective studies assessing the association between alcohol consumption and risk of CAD. Study-specific relative risk (RR) estimates were combined using a random-effects model.