Volume 76   Number 12   December 2013

EDITORIAL

• Readmission after stroke: Recurrence or infection?
  Li-Chi Hsu, Jong-Ling Fuh
  J Chin Med Assoc 2013; 76: 659-660.     Full Text [PDF]

REVIEW ARTICLES

• The role of transesophageal echocardiography in clinical use
  Shen-Kou Tsai
  J Chin Med Assoc 2013; 76: 661-672.     Full Text [PDF]
• Current concepts of contrast-induced nephropathy: A brief review
  Chao-Fu Chang, Chih-Ching Lin
  J Chin Med Assoc 2013; 76: 673-681.     Full Text [PDF]

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

• The epidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase inhibitor era has changed the causes of death of patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer
  Wen-Shuo Wu, Yuh-Min Chen, Chun-Ming Tsai, Jen-Fu Shih, Yu-Chin Lee, Reury-Perng Perng, Jacqueline Whang-Peng
  J Chin Med Assoc 2013; 76: 682-685.     Full Text [PDF]
• The involvement of NLRX1 and NLRP3 in the development of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis in mice
  Yu-Gang Wang, Wen-Li Fang, Jue Wei, Ting Wang, Na Wang, Jia-Li Ma, Min Shi
  J Chin Med Assoc 2013; 76: 686-692.     Full Text [PDF]
• Surgical outcomes in lung cancer presenting as ground-glass opacities of 3 cm or less: A review of 5 years' experience
  Chi-Wei Duann, Jung-Jyh Hung, Po-Kuei Hsu, Chien-Sheng Huang, Chih-Cheng Hsieh, Han-Shui Hsu, Yu-Chung Wu, Wen-Hu Hsu
  J Chin Med Assoc 2013; 76: 693-697.     Full Text [PDF]
• One-year results of transcatheter aortic valve implantation as an alternative treatment for severe aortic stenosis in high-risk patients
  Yu-Ting Yuan, Ying-Hwa Chen, Po-Lin Chen, Han-Chin Tsai, I-Ming Chen, Zen-Chung Weng, Chun-Che Shih, Hsiao-Huang Chang
  J Chin Med Assoc 2013; 76: 698-702.     Full Text [PDF]
• Readmission, mortality, and first-year medical costs after stroke
  Hsuei-Chen Lee, Ku-Chou Chang, Yu-Ching Huang, Jen-Wen Hung, Hsien-Hsueh Elley Chiu, Jin-Jong Chen, Tsong-Hai Lee
  J Chin Med Assoc 2013; 76: 703-714.     Full Text [PDF]
• Effect of tripterygium glycosides on pulmonary function in adjuvant arthritis rats
  Lei Wan, Jian Liu, Chuan-Bing Huang, Yuan Wang, Li Lei, Lei Liu, Yuan-Yuan Cheng, Yun-Xia Feng
  J Chin Med Assoc 2013; 76: 715-723.     Full Text [PDF]

CASE REPORT

• Robot-assisted laparoscopic excision of a retroperitoneal paracaval tumor
  Tzu-Chun Wei, Hsiao-Jen Chung, Alex T.L. Lin, Kuang-Kuo Chen
  J Chin Med Assoc 2013; 76: 724-726.     Full Text [PDF]

CORRIGENDUM

• Corrigendum to "Risk Factors of Suicidal Ideation and Attempt in Women with Drug User Spouse" [JCMA 76 (2013) 648-652]
  Roya Noori, Hassan Rafiey, Mahdi Azizabadi-Farahani, Hamid-Reza Khoddami-Vishteh, Parvaneh Mirabi, Mohammad-Hassan Farhadi, Hooman Narenjiha
  J Chin Med Assoc 2013; 76: 727.     Full Text [PDF]