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Alex Y. Tan

Virginia commonwealth university, Harvard Medical School, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Verified email at va.gov
Cited by 4638

Association between thyroid autoantibodies and miscarriage and preterm birth: meta-analysis of evidence

S Thangaratinam, A Tan, E Knox, MD Kilby, J Franklyn… - Bmj, 2011 - bmj.com
Objectives To evaluate the association between thyroid autoantibodies and miscarriage and
preterm birth in women with normal thyroid function. To assess the effect of treatment with …

Autonomic nerve activity and atrial fibrillation

PS Chen, AY Tan - Heart Rhythm, 2007 - Elsevier
This review focuses on the importance of autonomic nervous system (ANS) activity in the
induction of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF). Clinical studies suggest that both …

Arrhythmia-Induced Cardiomyopathy: JACC State-of-the-Art Review

JF Huizar, KA Ellenbogen, AY Tan, K Kaszala - Journal of the American …, 2019 - jacc.org
Arrhythmias coexist in patients with heart failure (HF) and left ventricular (LV) dysfunction.
Tachycardias, atrial fibrillation, and premature ventricular contractions are known to trigger a …

Thermal evaluation of vertical greenery systems for building walls

NH Wong, AYK Tan, Y Chen, K Sekar, PY Tan… - Building and …, 2010 - Elsevier
This research involves the study of 8 different vertical greenery systems (VGSs) installed in
HortPark to evaluate the thermal impacts on the performance of buildings and their …

Autonomic innervation and segmental muscular disconnections at the human pulmonary vein-atrial junction: implications for catheter ablation of atrial-pulmonary vein …

AY Tan, H Li, S Wachsmann-Hogiu, LS Chen… - Journal of the American …, 2006 - jacc.org
Objectives: This study sought to examine the muscle connections and autonomic nerve
distributions at the human pulmonary vein (PV)-left atrium (LA) junction. Background: One …

Interaction between tumour-infiltrating B cells and T cells controls the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma

M Garnelo, A Tan, Z Her, J Yeong, CJ Lim, J Chen… - Gut, 2017 - gut.bmj.com
Objective The nature of the tumour-infiltrating leucocytes (TILs) is known to impact clinical
outcome in carcinomas, including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, the role of …

Acoustics evaluation of vertical greenery systems for building walls

NH Wong, AYK Tan, PY Tan, K Chiang… - Building and environment, 2010 - Elsevier
After decades of fast growth, the scarcity of land in cities causes many buildings to be
constructed very close to expressways, exposing occupants to serious noise pollution. In …

Neural mechanisms of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and paroxysmal atrial tachycardia in ambulatory canines

AY Tan, S Zhou, M Ogawa, J Song, M Chu, H Li… - Circulation, 2008 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—The relationship between autonomic activation and the mechanisms of
paroxysmal atrial fibrillation remains unclear. Methods and Results—We implanted a …

Energy simulation of vertical greenery systems

NH Wong, AYK Tan, PY Tan, NC Wong - Energy and buildings, 2009 - Elsevier
The objective of this research is to simulate the effects of vertical greenery systems on the
temperature and energy consumption of buildings. Firstly, it involves performing TAS …

[HTML][HTML] Self-assembly of hierarchical MoSx/CNT nanocomposites (2<x<3): towards high performance anode materials for lithium ion batteries

Y Shi, Y Wang, JI Wong, AYS Tan, CL Hsu, LJ Li… - Scientific reports, 2013 - nature.com
Two dimension (2D) layered molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) has emerged as a promising
candidate for the anode material in lithium ion batteries (LIBs). Herein, 2D MoSx (2≤ x≤ 3) …