June 2021   Volume 84   Issue 6

EDITORIALS

• Prognostic factors of advanced gastric cancer
  Chen-Wang Chang, Chih-Yen Chen
  J Chin Med Assoc 2021; 84: 557-558.     Full Text [PDF]
• Kisspeptin in female reproduction
  Wen-Ling Lee, Fa-Kung Lee, Peng-Hui Wang
  J Chin Med Assoc 2021; 84: 559-560.     Full Text [PDF]
• Is one-minute difference in operation time meaningful?
  Wen-Hsun Chang, Wen-Ling Lee, Peng-Hui Wang
  J Chin Med Assoc 2021; 84: 561-562.     Full Text [PDF]

REVIEWS

• Single-cell RNA sequencing in human lung cancer: Applications, challenges, and pathway towards personalized therapy
  Zhi-Xiong Chong, Wan-Yong Ho, Swee-Keong Yeap, Mong-Lien Wang, Yueh Chien, Nalini Devi Verusingam, Han-Kiat Ong
  J Chin Med Assoc 2021; 84: 563-576.     Full Text [PDF]
• Goiter disease in traditional Chinese medicine: Modern insight into ancient wisdom
  Chen-Hsen Lee, Jen-Hwey Chiu
  J Chin Med Assoc 2021; 84: 577-579.     Full Text [PDF]

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

• Fecal microbiota profile in patients with inflammatory bowel disease in Taiwan
  Tien-En Chang, Jiing-Chyuan Luo, Ueng-Cheng Yang, Yi-Hsiang Huang, Ming-Chih Hou, Fa-Yauh Lee
  J Chin Med Assoc 2021; 84: 580-587.     Full Text [PDF]
• The evolution of guideline-directed medical therapy among decompensated HFrEF patients in sacubitril/valsartan era: Medical expenses and clinical effectiveness
  Huai-Wen Liang, Chia-Te Liao, Wen-Yu Lin, Fa-Po Chung, Jin-Long Huang, Ying-Hsiang Lee, Po-Lin Lin, Wei-Ru Chiou, Chien-Yi Hsu, Hung-Yu Chang
  J Chin Med Assoc 2021; 84: 588-595.     Full Text [PDF]
• Adherence to healthy lifestyle improved clinical outcomes in coronary artery disease patients after coronary intervention
  Ya-Ling Yang, Hsin-Bang Leu, Wei-Hsian Yin, Wei-Kung Tseng, Yen-Wen Wu, Tsung-Hsien Lin, Hung-I Yeh, Kuan-Cheng Chang, Ji-Hung Wang, Chau-Chung Wu, Jaw-Wen Chen
  J Chin Med Assoc 2021; 84: 596-605.     Full Text [PDF]
• Differentiation of clinical patterns and survival outcomes of hepatocellular carcinoma on hepatitis B and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
  Bou-Zenn Lin, Tsung-Jung Lin, Chih-Lin Lin, Li-Ying Liao, Ting-An Chang, Buo-Jia Lu, Kuan-Yang Chen
  J Chin Med Assoc 2021; 84: 606-613.     Full Text [PDF]
• A comparison of prognostic performance of perioperative inflammation markers in surgical resection for hepatocellular carcinoma
  Hsiang-Ling Wu, Hsien-Cheng Kuo, Chun-Cheng Li, Yu-Ming Wu, Shih-Pin Lin, Kuang-Yi Chang, Ming-Chih Hou, Mei-Yung Tsou, Yih-Giun Cherng, Jui-Tai Chen, Ying-Hsuan Tai
  J Chin Med Assoc 2021; 84: 614-622.     Full Text [PDF]
• Hepatoma upregulated protein and Ki-67 expression in resectable hepatocellular carcinoma
  Hoa-Jan Lei, Sheng-Yu Wang, Ivy Yenwen Chau, Anna Fen-Yau Li, Yat-Pang Chau, Cheng-Yuan Hsia, Shu-Cheng Chou, Yi-Chu Kao, Gar-Yang Chau
  J Chin Med Assoc 2021; 84: 623-632.     Full Text [PDF]
• Differences in end-of-life care and outcomes in palliative consultation-eligible patients with and without do-not-resuscitate orders: A propensity score-matched study
  Julia Chia-Yu Chang, Che Yang, Li-Ling Lai, Hsien-Hao Huang, Ju-Sing Fan, Ming-Hwai Lin, Teh-Fu Hsu, David Hung-Tsang Yen
  J Chin Med Assoc 2021; 84: 633-639.     Full Text [PDF]
• The efficacy of periarticular injection intraoperatively for mini-open rotator cuff repair: A comparative study
  Hsuan-Hsiao Ma, Chung-Chin Huang, Ming-Chau Chang, Wei-Ming Chen, Tung-Fu Huang
  J Chin Med Assoc 2021; 84: 640-643.     Full Text [PDF]
• The elastic stable intramedullary nails as an alternative treatment for adult humeral shaft fractures
  Yih-Wen Tarng, Kai-Cheng Lin, Cheng-Fong Chen, Meng-Yin Yang, Yueh Chien
  J Chin Med Assoc 2021; 84: 644-649.     Full Text [PDF]
• Ultrasound-guided dextrose solution perimysium dissection for posterior shoulder myofascial pain
  Yi-Chen Lai, Sheng-Han Tsai, Hong-Jen Chiou
  J Chin Med Assoc 2021; 84: 650-654.     Full Text [PDF]
• Evaluation of the relationship between central serous chorioretinopathy and liver cirrhosis: A nationwide, population-based study
  Chia-Chen Hsu, Yi-Hao Chen, Ke-Hao Huang, Jiann-Torng Chen, Chi-Hsiang Chung, Chang-Min Liang, Wu-Chien Chien, Ching-Long Chen
  J Chin Med Assoc 2021; 84: 655-663.     Full Text [PDF]

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

• Was capsule penetration of locally advanced renal cell carcinoma associated with recurrence in patients undergoing curative surgery?
  Fang-Wei Chou, Wen-Hsun Chang, Peng-Hui Wang
  J Chin Med Assoc 2021; 84: 664.     Full Text [PDF]
• Reply to "Was capsule penetration of locally advanced renal cell carcinoma associated with recurrence in patients undergoing curative surgery?"
  Te-Wei Chang, Wei-Ming Cheng, Yu-Hua Fan, Chih-Chieh Lin, Tzu-Ping Lin, Eric Yi-Hsiu Huang, Hsiao-Jen Chung, William J. S. Huang, Shih-Han Weng
  J Chin Med Assoc 2021; 84: 665.     Full Text [PDF]