May 2021   Volume 84   Issue 5

EDITORIALS

• Gut symptoms in the depressed elderly: The interactions between emotion and gastrointestinal neuroendocrinology
  Ching-Heng Ting, Chih-Yen Chen
  J Chin Med Assoc 2021; 84: 455-456.     Full Text [PDF]
• Trans sexualism
  Wen-Ling Lee, Chia-Pei Chang, Peng-Hui Wang
  J Chin Med Assoc 2021; 84: 457-458.     Full Text [PDF]

REVIEW

• Animal models of dry eye: Their strengths and limitations for studying human dry eye disease
  Yu-An Chang, Yi-Ying Wu, Chung-Tien Lin, Masaoki Kawasumi, Cheng-Hsien Wu, Shou-Yen Kao, Yi-Ping Yang, Chih-Chien Hsu, Kai-Feng Hung, Yi-Chen Sun
  J Chin Med Assoc 2021; 84: 459-464.     Full Text [PDF]

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

• Well tolerability and highly effective treatment response for hepatitis C virus-human immunodeficiency virus-coinfected patients treated by all-oral direct-acting antivirals
  Pin-Shuo Su, Chien-Wei Su, Sih-Hsien Wu, Tien-Hsin Wei, Chi-Jen Chu, Chung-Chi Lin, Shou-Dong Lee, Yuan-Jen Wang, Fa-Yauh Lee, Yi-Hsiang Huang, Ming-Chih Hou
  J Chin Med Assoc 2021; 84: 465-471.     Full Text [PDF]
• Persistent liver inflammation in chronic hepatitis C patients with advanced fibrosis after direct-acting antivirals induced sustained virological response
  Yun-Cheng Hsieh, Kuei-Chuan Lee, Chien-Wei Su, Ken-Hsin Lan, Teh-Ia Huo, Yuan-Jen Wang, Hui-Chun Huang, Han-Chieh Lin, Chi-Jen Chu, Yi-Hsiang Huang, Ming-Chih Hou
  J Chin Med Assoc 2021; 84: 472-477.     Full Text [PDF]
• Pandemic analysis of infection and death correlated with genomic open reading frame 10 mutation in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 victims
  De-Ming Yang, Fan-Chi Lin, Pin-Hsing Tsai, Yueh Chien, Mong-Lien Wang, Yi-Ping Yang, Tai-Jay Chang
  J Chin Med Assoc 2021; 84: 478-484.     Full Text [PDF]
• Factors associated with the dosing of edoxaban for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation from South Korea and Taiwan: 1-year data from the Global ETNA-AF Program
  Tze-Fan Chao, Keun-Sik Hong, Byung-Chul Lee, Raffaele De Caterina, Paulus Kirchhof, Paul-Egbert Reimitz, Cathy Chen, Martin Unverdorben, Chun-Chieh Wang
  J Chin Med Assoc 2021; 84: 485-490.     Full Text [PDF]
• Diagnostic significance of circulating miR-485-5p in patients with lupus nephritis and its predictive value evaluation for the clinical outcomes
  Qinghua Wu, Yanan Qin, Mei Shi, Liping Yan
  J Chin Med Assoc 2021; 84: 491-497.     Full Text [PDF]
• The biological function and diagnostic value of miR-762 in nasopharyngeal carcinoma
  Li-Hao Bao, Ke Ji, Dong Li, Shao-Sheng Liu, Zhen-Yu Song, Gui-Hua Xia
  J Chin Med Assoc 2021; 84: 498-503.     Full Text [PDF]
• Association between body mass index and clinical outcomes in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survivors treated with targeted temperature management
  Chung-Ting Chen, Meng-Chen Lin, Yi-Jing Lee, Li-Hua Li, Ying-Ju Chen, Peter Chuanyi Hou, Chorng-Kuang How
  J Chin Med Assoc 2021; 84: 504-509.     Full Text [PDF]
• MiR-194-5p serves as a potential biomarker and regulates the proliferation and apoptosis of hippocampus neuron in children with temporal lobe epilepsy
  Xia Niu, Hai-Ling Zhu, Qian Liu, Jing-Fen Yan, Mei-Lian Li
  J Chin Med Assoc 2021; 84: 510-516.     Full Text [PDF]
• Using percutaneous parapedicle screw vertebroplasty to treat transpedicle screw loosening
  Kai-Chun Wang, Deng-Ho Yang, Ku-I Chang, Wei-Tzu Hsu, Chih-Yen Chang, Chien-Ying Wang, Yi-Ping Yang, Chian-Shiu Chien, Meng-Yin Yang, Chiung-Chyi Shen
  J Chin Med Assoc 2021; 84: 517-522.     Full Text [PDF]
• Polymorphism of rs6426749 at 1p36.12 is associated with the risk of osteoarthritis in Taiwanese female population
  Dung-Jang Tsai, Ming-Cheng Tai, Chung-Cheng Kao, Wei-Teing Chen, Li-Wei Wu, Chih-Chien Chiu, Ming-Yu Tu, Yi-Chou Chen, Chia-Chun Wu, Sui-Lung Su
  J Chin Med Assoc 2021; 84: 523-527.     Full Text [PDF]
• A novel low-profile external skeletal fixator for type IIIB open tibial fractures: A biomechanical and clinical pilot study
  Yih-Wen Tarng, Kai-Cheng Lin, Kun-Jhih Lin, Yi-Ping Yang, Yeuh Chien, Hung-Wen Wei
  J Chin Med Assoc 2021; 84: 528-535.     Full Text [PDF]
• Outcome comparison between vaginoscopy and standard hysteroscopy: A retrospective cohort study
  Chin-Tzu Tien, Pei-Chen Li, Dah-Ching Ding
  J Chin Med Assoc 2021; 84: 536-539.     Full Text [PDF]
• Aortic regurgitation in Marfan syndrome patients who underwent prophylactic surgery: A singlecenter experience
  Wen-Po Fan, Hsing-Yuan Li, Szu-Yin Tseng, Chien-Chang Juan, Betau Hwang, Dau-Ming Niu, Pi-Chang Lee
  J Chin Med Assoc 2021; 84: 540-544.     Full Text [PDF]
• Experience of resources management on coronavirus disease 2019 epidemic at a tertiary medical center in Northern Taiwan
  Kai-Ping Lan, Yueh-Shuang Hsu, Ching-I Chang, Pi-Ching Wei, Ti-Gen Guo, David Hung-Tsang Yen, Teh-Fu Hsu, Yuann-Meei Tzeng, Jin-Lain Ming
  J Chin Med Assoc 2021; 84: 545-549.     Full Text [PDF]

BRIEF COMMUNICATION

• Transthoracic echocardiography monitoring during atrial septal defect and ventricular septal defect device closures using a three-dimensional printed transducer holder
  Wen-Yen Jian, Su-Man Lin, Shen-Kou Tsai, Betau Hwang
  J Chin Med Assoc 2021; 84: 550-554.     Full Text [PDF]

ERRATUM

• Erratum: Association between gastrointestinal symptoms and depression among older adults in Taiwan: A cross-sectional study
  Mao-Hsuan Huang, Yen-Po Wang, Po-Shan Wu, Yee-Lam E. Chan, Chih-Ming Cheng, Cheng-Hung Yang, Shih-Jen Tsai, Ching-Liang Lu, Chia-Fen Tsai
  J Chin Med Assoc 2021; 84: 555.     Full Text [PDF]