November 2019   Volume 82   Issue 11

EDITORIALS

• The hepatoprotective effect of ginger
  Yi-Shin Huang
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 805-806.     Full Text [PDF]
• Towards a more comprehensive evaluation of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C
  Chien-Wei Su
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 807-808.     Full Text [PDF]
• Insights on the efficacy and safety of PCSK-9 inhibitor in Taiwanese patients
  Harn-Shen Chen
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 809-810.     Full Text [PDF]
• Postacute care program of stroke: Better functional recovery
  Nai-Fang Chia, Shuu-Jiun Wang
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 811.     Full Text [PDF]
• Optimizing decision-making strategies in managing superficial femoral artery occlusive disease
  Anthony Di-Yung Chen, Wei-Ling Chen, Chung-Dann Kan
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 812-813.     Full Text [PDF]

REVIEW ARTICLES

• Cancer stem cell theory: Are we moving past the mist?
  Kai-Feng Hung, Ting Yang, Shou-Yen Kao
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 814-818.     Full Text [PDF]
• Pain after laparoscopic surgery: Focus on shoulder-tip pain after gynecological laparoscopic surgery
  Chih-Hsuan Sao, Mareesol Chan-Tiopianco, Kai-Cheng Chung, Yi-Jen Chen, Huann-Cheng Horng, Wen-Ling Lee, Peng-Hui Wang
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 819-826.     Full Text [PDF]

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

• Performance and short-term outcomes of three different transcatheter aortic valve replacement devices in patients with aortic stenosis: A single-center experience
  Yun-Hsuan Tzeng, Yung-Tsai Lee, Tien-Ping Tsao, Kuo-Chen Lee, Kuan-Chih Huang, Ming-Chon Hsiung, Jeng Wei, Wei-Hsian Yin
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 827-834.     Full Text [PDF]
• Prostate health index density predicts aggressive pathological outcomes after radical prostatectomy in Taiwanese patients
  Yu-Pin Huang, Tzu-Ping Lin, Wei-Ming Cheng,Tzu-Chun Wei, I-Shen Huang, Yu-Hua Fan, Chi-Chieh Lin, Eric Y.H. Huang, Hsiao-Jen Chung, Junne-Yih Kuo, Howard H.H. Wu, Shing-Hwa Lu, Yen-Hwa Chang, Alex T.L. Lin, William J.S. Huang
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 835-839.     Full Text [PDF]
• Effects of prophylactic iron supplementation on outcome of nonanemic pregnant women: A non-randomized clinical trial
  Nasrin Asadi, Homeira Vafaei, Maryam Kasraeian, Sedigeh Yoosefi, Azam Faraji, Lilia Abbasi
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 840-844.     Full Text [PDF]
• Progestin-primed ovarian stimulation improves the outcomes of IVF/ICSI cycles in infertile women with diminished ovarian reserve
  Chun-Mei Yu, Xiu-Liang Dai, Yu-Feng Wang, Ting-Ting Gao, Fang Cao, Xi-Yang Xia, Li Chen
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 845-848.     Full Text [PDF]
• Platelet-lymphocyte and neutrophil-lymphocyte ratios: Predictive factors of response and toxicity for docetaxel-combined induction chemotherapy in advanced head and neck cancers
  Yu-Hsi Liu, Yaoh-Shiang Lin
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 849-855.     Full Text [PDF]
• Hepatic pathology in patients after Fontan operation: A computed tomography imaging study
  Yu-Chieh Chen, Ken-Pen Weng, Kuang-Jen Chien, Bo-Hau Chen, Kai-Sheng Hsieh, I-Hsin Tai, Shih-Hui Huang, Hsu-Hsia Peng, Jer-Shyung Huang, Ming-Ting Wu
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 856-860.     Full Text [PDF]
• Effect of high-frequency oscillatory ventilation combined with volume guarantee on preterm infants with hypoxic respiratory failure
  Lih-Ju Chen, Jia-Yuh Chen
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 861-864.     Full Text [PDF]
• An investigation of the relationships between postoperative pain trajectories and outcomes after surgery for colorectal cancer
  Wen-Kuei Chang, Ying-Hsuan Tai, Shih-Pin Lin, Hsiang-Ling Wu, Mei-Yung Tsou, Kuang-Yi Chang
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 865-871.     Full Text [PDF]
• Boolean function network analysis of time course liver transcriptome data to reveal novel circadian transcriptional regulators in mammals
  Maria Simak, Henry Horng-Shing Lu, Jinn-Moon Yang
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 872-880.     Full Text [PDF]

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

• A new facility for functional-based approach to vestibular hypofunction
  Po-Cheng Hsu, Chen-Liang Chou
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 881.     Full Text [PDF]
• Reply to: "A new facility for functional based approach to vestibular hypofunction"
  Ying-Chun Jheng, Chung-Huang Yu, Po-Yin Chen, Yuan-Yang Cheng, Tai-Chi Lin, Shih-En Huang, Ding-Hao Liu, Chien-Chih Wang, Shun-Hwa Wei, Chung-Lan Kao
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 882.     Full Text [PDF]
• Learning curve analysis of minimally invasive total knee arthroplasty using segmented linear regression modelling
  Valsamis Epaminondas Markos, White Matthew Paul, Kontoghiorghe Christina
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 883.     Full Text [PDF]
• Without mating test, it is hard to say that the reproductive performance of rats is decreased
  Yiu-Tai Li, Chang-Ching Yeh, Peng-Hui Wang
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 884.     Full Text [PDF]