April 2019   Volume 82   Issue 4

EDITORIAL

• Parameters to predict the pregnancy in assisted reproductive technology
  Yau-Hong Li, Hung-Rwei Li, Peng-Hui Wang
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 249-250.     Full Text [PDF]

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

• Anti-inflammatory effect of aerial bulblets of Dioscorea japonica Thunb extract through inhibition of NF-κB and MAPK signalling pathway in RAW 264.7
  Kyung-A Hwang, Yu-Jin Hwang, Hoi Seok Kim, Hye Jeong Hwang, Jin Song, Young Jun Kim
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 251-255.     Full Text [PDF]
• Uninterrupted non–vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants during implantation of cardiac implantable electronic devices in patients with atrial fibrillation
  Chuan-Tsai Tsai, Jo-Nan Liao, Tze-Fan Chao, Yenn-Jiang Lin, Shih-Lin Chang, Li-Wei Lo, Yu-Feng Hu, Fa-Po Chung, Ta-Chuan Tuan, Shih-Ann Chen
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 256-259.     Full Text [PDF]
• Anti-RNA polymerase III antibody in lupus patients with proteinuria
  Hsien-Tzung Liao, Hsiang-Yuen Tung, Chang-Youh Tsai
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 260-264.     Full Text [PDF]
• A subanalysis of Taiwanese patients from ODYSSEY South Korea and Taiwan study evaluating the efficacy and safety of alirocumab
  Ting-Hsing Chao, Pi-Jung Hsiao, Ming-En Liu, Chiung-Jen Wu, Fu-Tien Chiang, Zhih-Cherng Chen, Ching-Pei Chen, Hung-I Yeh, Tsong-Hai Lee, Chern-En Chiang
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 265-271.     Full Text [PDF]
• Elevated matrix metalloproteinase-3 level may affect hearing function in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
  Muhammad Edy Syahputra Nasution, Tengku Siti Hajar Haryuna
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 272-276.     Full Text [PDF]
• Elevated interleukin-4 levels predicted advanced fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C
  Batbold Batsaikhan, Ming-Ying Lu, Ming-Lun Yeh, Ching-I Huang, Chung-Feng Huang, Zu-Yau Lin, Shinn-Cherng Chen, Jee-Fu Huang, Ping-Hsin Hsieh, Wan-Long Chuang, Jin-Ching Lee, Ming-Lung Yu, Chia-Yen Dai
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 277-281.     Full Text [PDF]
• Difference in frequency and outcome of geriatric emergency department utilization between urban and rural areas
  Ming-Chung Ko, Hsin-Yi Lien, Lin-Chung Woung, Chin-Yi Chen, Yu-Ling Chen, Chu-Chieh Chen
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 282-288.     Full Text [PDF]
• Obesity and overweight in patients with hemophilia: Prevalence by age, clinical correlates, and impact on joint bleeding
  Chia-Yau Chang, Tsung-Ying Li, Shin-Nan Cheng, Ru-Yu Pan, Chao-Neng Cheng, Hung-Jung Wang, Shu-Hsia Hu, Yeu-Chin Chen
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 289-294.     Full Text [PDF]
• Does epidural analgesia improve the cancer outcome in hepatocellular carcinoma after resection surgery? A retrospective analysis
  Wen-Kuei Chang, Ming-Ying Lee, Ying-Hsuan Tai, Yi-Min Kuo, Mei-Yung Tsou, Kuang-Yi Chang
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 295-299.     Full Text [PDF]
• The role of anti-Muellerian hormone in prediction of pregnancy in young and older women with unexplained infertility undergoing intrauterine insemination
  Berna Seckin, Aytekin Tokmak, Omer Hamid Yumusak
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 300-304.     Full Text [PDF]
• The influence of pleurodesis on the outcome of primary spontaneous pneumothorax in children
  I-Ching Chan, Yu-Sheng Lee, Chieh-Mao Chuang, Wen-Jue Soong
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 305-311.     Full Text [PDF]
• Less barium enema, more colonoscopy: A 12-year nationwide population-based study in Taiwan
  Kang-Lung Lee, Nai-Chi Chiu, Chien-Wei Su, Hsiuo-Shan Tseng, Rheun-Chuan Lee, Chien-An Liu, Hung-Hsin Lin, Tzeng-Ji Chen, Yi-You Chiou
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 312-317.     Full Text [PDF]
• Displaced isolated greater tuberosity fractures of elder adults treated with plate osteosynthesis
  Ming Fai Cheng, Shih-Hsin Hung, Yu-Pin Su, Chao-Ching Chiang, Ming-Chau Chang, Fang-Yao Chiu
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 318-321.     Full Text [PDF]
• The effects of erythromycin towards the treatment of persistent rhinosinusitis after functional endoscopic sinus surgery: A randomized, active comparator-controlled study
  Shang-Heng Wu, Shuo-Hsiu Hsu, Kai-Li Liang, Rong-San Jiang
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 322-327.     Full Text [PDF]
• Establishment of vestibular function multimodality platform
  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: 328-334.     Full Text [PDF]
• Macular ganglion cell-inner plexiform vs retinal nerve fiber layer measurement to detect early glaucoma with superior or inferior hemifield defects
  Mei-Ju Chen, Yu-Fan Chang, Yih-Shiuan Kuo, Chih-Chien Hsu, Yu-Chieh Ko, Catherine Jui-Ling Liu
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 335-339.     Full Text [PDF]