Tsung-Lin Yang, MD

Cardiology

SPECIALTY/PRACTICE AREAS：
• Internal medicine
• General Cardiology, hypertension, dyslipidemia, arrhythmia, valvular heart disease, preventive cardiology
• Trans-thoracic and trans-esophageal echocardiography
• Nuclear medicine cardiology
• Coronary angiography, coronary angioplasty, peripheral artery angioplasty
• Intensive care medicine, extracorporeal life support
• Critical care medicine

LANGUAGES SPOKEN：
• English
• Chinese
• Taiwanese

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION：

Chung Shan medical university, Taichung, Taiwan
Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, Taipei Medical University

ADMINSTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS：

National military service 2006-2008
Residency of Department of Internal Medicine of Taipei Veterans General Hospital 2008-2011
Chief resident of Cardiology, Division of Internal Medicine of Taipei Veterans General Hospital 2011-2013
Attending physician of Cardiology, Division of Internal Medicine of Taipei Veterans General Hospital 2014-2016
Attending physician of Cardiology, Division of Internal Medicine, Taipei Medical University Hospital 2016-

PUBLICATIONS：

Hu YF, Chen TC, Chau GY, Yang TL, Liu CJ, Chen MH, Chang PM, Chen TJ, Hsiao M, Huang CY, Chen SA. Baseline hypertension: new insight into the potential predictors of survival in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Int J Cardiol. 2013 Oct 3;168(3):2979-81.
Yang TL, Wu TC, Huang CC, Huang PH, Chung CM, Lin SJ, Chen JW, Chan WL, Chiang CH, Leu HB. Association of tamoxifen use and reduced cardiovascular events among asian females with breast cancer. Circ J. 2014;78(1):135-40.
Yang TL, Hu YF, Lin YJ, Chang SL, Lo LW, Tuan TC, Chao TF, Chung FP, Lei HJ, Chen SA. Atrial fibrillation influences survival in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: experience from a single center in Taiwan. J Chin Med Assoc. 2014 Mar;77(3):117-21.
Yang TL, Lin LY, Huang CC, Huang PH, Lin SJ, Chen JW, Chan WL, Leu HB. Association of Statin Use and Reduced Risk of Lower-Extremity Amputation Among Patients With Diabetes: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Observation. Diabetes Care. 2016 Apr;39(4):e54-5.
Yang TL, Lin LY, Huang CC, Huang PH, Lin SJ, Chen JW, Chan WL, Leu HB.Response to Comment on Yang et al. Association of Statin Use and Reduced Risk of Lower-Extremity Amputation Among Patients With Diabetes: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Observation. Diabetes Care 2016;39:e54-e55.Diabetes Care. 2016 Sep;39(9):e161-2.
Yang TL, Huang CC, Huang SS, Chiu CC, Leu HB, Lin SJ. Aortic Arch Calcification associated with Cardiovascular Events and Death among Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome(In Press)