title: Long-term risk of acute coronary syndrome in hepatitis C virus infected patients without antiviral treatment: A cohort study from an endemic area.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, E-Da Hospital, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Ming-Shian
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, E-Da Hospital, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yao-Chun
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, E-Da Hospital, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Po-Chin
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Management Office for Health Data, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Cheng-Li
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan. Electronic address: d10040@mail.cmuh.org.tw.
authors.forename: Chia-Hung
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Kao
mesh_terms: D054058:Acute Coronary Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000367:Age Factors; D015331:Cohort Studies; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D019694:Hepatitis B, Chronic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology; D013995:Time
keywords: Acute coronary syndrome (ACS); Cohort study; Hepatitis C virus (HCV); Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD)