October 2019   Volume 82   Issue 10

EDITORIALS

• Pitfall in the anticoagulant therapy in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and heart failure
  Yenn-Jiang Lin, Chin-Yu Lin
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 743-744.     Full Text [PDF]
• To chew carefully and swallow slowly
  Kuei-Chuan Lee, Yi-Hsiang Huang
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 745.     Full Text [PDF]
• CYP2C19 loss-of-function alleles: A common but overlooked problem associated with clopidogrel resistance
  Nai-Fang Chi, Shuu-Jiun Wang
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 746-747.     Full Text [PDF]
• Burn wound and therapeutic challenge
  Guan-Yeu Chen, Chia-Pei Chang, Peng-Hui Wang
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 748-749.     Full Text [PDF]
• Huperzine-A, a versatile herb, for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease
  Shih-Jen Tsai
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 750-751.     Full Text [PDF]

REVIEW ARTICLE

• Anemia in patients of diabetic kidney disease
  Shang-Feng Tsai, Der-Cherng Tarng
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 752-755.     Full Text [PDF]

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

• Use of proton pump inhibitors and the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis
  Tien-En Chang, Yi-Shin Huang, Chin-Lin Perng, Yi-Hsiang Huang, Ming-Chih Hou
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 756-761.     Full Text [PDF]
• Predictors of stent occlusion in patients with unresectable pancreatic cancer after biliary metal stents
  Xi-Hsuan Lin, Po-Hsiang Ting, Jiing-Chyuan Luo, Kuei-Chuan Lee, Tseng-Shing Chen, Yi-Hsiang Huang, Ming-Chih Hou, Fa-Yauh Lee
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 762-766.     Full Text [PDF]
• The risk factors and complications of forgotten double-J stents: A single-center experience
  Tsu-Feng Lin, Wun-Rong Lin, Marcelo Chen, Ti-Yuan Yang, Jong-Ming Hsu, Allen W. Chiu
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 767-771.     Full Text [PDF]
• Prostate Health Index outperforms other PSA derivatives in predicting a positive biopsy in men with tPSA <10ng/mL: Largest prospective cohort in Taiwan
  Yu-Hua Fan, Po-Hsun Pan, Tzu-Ping Lin, Tzu-Hao Huang, Tzu-Chun Wei, I-Shen Huang, Chih-Chieh Lin, Eric Y.H. Huang, Hsiao-Jen Chung, William J.S. Huang
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 772-777.     Full Text [PDF]
• Effect of metacarpophalangeal joint position on A1 pulley and flexor digitorum tendons in trigger digit
  Tung-Tai Wu, Po-Ting Wu, Su-Ya Lee, Kuo-Chen Wu, Chung-Jung Shao, Tai-Chang Chern, Fong-Chin Su, I-Ming Jou
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 778-781.     Full Text [PDF]
• The ratio of anterior anogenital distance to posterior anogenital distance: A novel-biomarker for polycystic ovary syndrome
  Coskun Simsir, Meryem Kuru Pekcan Rifat Taner Aksoy, Tolga Ecemis, Bugra Coskun, Sevtap Hamdemir Kilic, Aytekin Tokmak
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 782-786.     Full Text [PDF]
• Perioperative blood transfusions are not associated with overall survival in elderly patients receiving surgery for fractured hips
  Wen-Kuei Chang, Ying-Hsuan Tai, Shih-Pin Lin, Hsiang-Ling Wu, Min-Ya Chan, Kuang-Yi Chang
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 787-790.     Full Text [PDF]
• Volume-targeted versus pressure-limited ventilation for preterm infants
  Lih-Ju Chen, Jia-Yuh Chen
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 791-794.     Full Text [PDF]
• High amplitude bubble continuous positive airway pressure decreases lung injury in rats with ventilator-induced lung injury
  Chun-Shan Wu, Hsiu-Chu Chou, Liang-Ti Huang, Chun-Mao Lin, Yen-Kuang Lin, Chung-Ming Chen
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 795-801.     Full Text [PDF]

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

• Level of thoracic epidural blockade decides the postoperative outcome
  Yun-Jui Hsieh, Chih-Jen Hung
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 802.     Full Text [PDF]
• Reply to "Level of thoracic epidural blockade decides the postoperative outcome"
  Wen-Kuei Chang, Ming-Ying Lee, Ying-Hsuan Tai, Yi-Min Kuo, Mei-Yung Tsou, Kuang-Yi Chang
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 803.     Full Text [PDF]