Publications by authors named "Wing Pong Chan"
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- Pericardial fat volume is linked to the occurrence of ventricular premature beats (VPBs), with a clear difference in fat amounts between patients with varying VPB frequencies.
- The study analyzed data from patients using dual-source CT and Holter ECG, revealing a strong correlation between total and localized pericardial fat volumes and the frequency of VPBs.
- Higher amounts of right ventricular pericardial fat significantly increased the risk of frequent VPBs, indicating its potential role in heart rhythm disturbances.
Nitric oxide (NO) can regulate osteoblast activities. This study was aimed to evaluate the protective effects of pretreatment with sodium nitroprusside (SNP) as a source of NO on hydrogen peroxide-induced osteoblast insults and its possible mechanisms. Exposure of human osteosarcoma MG63 cells to hydrogen peroxide significantly increased cellular oxidative stress, but decreased ALP activity and cell viability, inducing cell apoptosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: To compare class attendees versus absentees in their ability to retain knowledge during a diagnostic radiology course.
Materials And Methods: This study recruited 146 fourth-year medical students who attended a diagnostic radiology course from February 2004 to June 2004. Eight unit tests were conducted.
Objective structured clinical evaluation should not only be a test of clinical skill.
Ann Acad Med Singap
November 2008
Introduction: We developed "Case-Based Integrated Teaching (C-BIT)" in our medical school to integrate the content of various disciplines through a core patient design that introduces major diseases to students. This article presents the concepts, development and initial evaluation of the teachers' and students' responses to C-BIT.
Materials And Methods: Teachers' manuals for 18 major diseases were completed.