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Cancer treatment-induced bone loss
Yong Jun Choi
Received September 12, 2023 Accepted November 27, 2023 Published online March 5, 2024
Cancer treatment-induced bone loss (CTBL) is associated with anti-tumor treatments, including endocrine therapies, chemotherapeutic treatments, radiotherapy, glucocorticoids, and tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Osteoporosis, characterized by the loss of bone mass, can increase the risk of fractures, lea..
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Current evidence for prognostic benefit of intravascular imaging-guided percutaneous coronary intervention in chronic total occlusion intervention
David Hong, Sung Eun Kim, Seung Hun Lee, Seung-Jae Lee, Jong-Young Lee, Sang Min Kim, Sang Yeub Lee, Woochan Kwon, Ki Hong Choi, Taek Kyu Park, Jeong Hoon Yang, Young Bin Song, Seung-Hyuk Choi, Hyeon-Cheol Gwon, Joo-Yong Hahn, Joo Myung Lee; The RENOVATE-COMPLEX-PCI Investigators
Received October 4, 2023 Accepted November 16, 2023 Published online February 29, 2024
Although percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for chronic total occlusion (CTO) has been increasing in recent years, CTO PCI is still one of the most challenging procedures with relatively higher rates of procedural complications and adverse clinical events after PCI. Due to the innate limitatio..
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Impact of socioeconomic status on biologics utilization in rheumatoid arthritis: revealing inequalities and healthcare efficiency
Hye Won Kim, Yeon Ju Lee, You-Jung Ha, Eun Bong Lee, Yun Jong Lee, Eun Ha Kang
Received June 27, 2023 Accepted October 30, 2023 Published online February 29, 2024
Background/Aims: This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate biologics treatment disparities in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients based on socioeconomic status (SES).
Methods: Data from the KOrean Observational Study Network for Arthritis (KORONA) database were analyzed to assess various facto..
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Modified application of SAMe-TT2R2 scoring system in Asian patients with atrial fibrillation for the selection of oral anticoagulants
Seong Won Jeon, Nuri Lee, Ki Hong Lee, Minjeong Ha, Changhyun Kim, Yoo Ri Kim, Nam Sik Yoon, Hyung Wook Park
Received September 8, 2023 Accepted December 13, 2023 Published online January 30, 2024
Background/Aims: The SAMe-TT2R2 score is used for assessing anticoagulation control (AC) quality with warfarin. However, it is hard to apply SAMe-TT2R2 score in Asian patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), because it has not been proven in those populatio..
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Geriatric risk model for older patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (GERIAD): a prospective multicenter cohort study
Ho-Young Yhim, Yong Park, Jeong-A Kim, Ho-Jin Shin, Young Rok Do, Joon Ho Moon, Min Kyoung Kim, Won Sik Lee, Dae Sik Kim, Myung-Won Lee, Yoon Seok Choi, Seong Hyun Jeong, Kyoung Ha Kim, Jinhang Kim, Chang-Hoon Lee, Ga-Young Song, Deok-Hwan Yang, Jae-Yong Kwak
Received June 19, 2023 Accepted November 27, 2023 Published online January 30, 2024
Background/Aims: Optimal risk stratification based on simplified geriatric assessment to predict treatment-related toxicity and survival needs to be clarified in older patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).
Methods: This multicenter prospective cohort study enrolled newly diagnosed pat..
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Overlap syndrome of systemic sclerosis with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis according to 2022 ACR/EULAR criteria
Jang Woo Ha, Jung Yoon Pyo, Sung Soo Ahn, Jason Jungsik Song, Yong-Beom Park, Sang-Won Lee
Received July 5, 2023 Accepted September 9, 2023 Published online January 29, 2024
Background/Aims: This study applied the 2022 American College of Rheumatology (ACR)/European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) criteria for antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) to patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) and investigated the frequency ..
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Strategies to improve screening colonoscopy quality for the prevention of colorectal cancer
Joo Hye Song, Eun Ran Kim
Received August 11, 2023 Accepted October 15, 2023 Published online January 22, 2024
The incidence and mortality of colorectal cancer (CRC) have decreased through regular screening colonoscopy, surveillance, and endoscopic treatment. However, CRC can still be diagnosed after negative colonoscopy. Such CRC is called interval CRC and accounts for 1.8–9.0% of all CRC cases. Most case..
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Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor and its role in attenuating renal fibrosis: a review
Yousuf Abdulkarim Waheed, Wokuheleza Buberwa, Dong Sun
Received June 1, 2023 Accepted September 1, 2023 Published online December 13, 2023
Chronic kidney disease is estimated to affect approximately 10 to 15% of the Chinese population. Renal fibrosis is characterized by progressive extracellular matrix deposition in the kidney parenchyma with eventual tissue scarring and inevitable deterioration of renal function. Vascular rarefaction,..
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An unusual cause of a huge abscess in the thigh
Dae Gon Ryu, Su Bum Park, Cheol Woong Choi, Su Jin Kim, Hyeong Seok Nam
Received July 20, 2023 Accepted September 18, 2023 Published online November 30, 2023
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Response to comment on “Incidence and risk factors for osteoporotic fractures in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus versus matched controls”
Chang Seong Kim, Kyung-Do Han, Hong Sang Choi, Eun Hui Bae, Seong Kwon Ma, Soo Wan Kim
Received December 19, 2019 Accepted December 23, 2019 Published online April 21, 2020
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Comparison of antiplatelet treatment in patients with clopidogrel nonresponders with or without carriage of CYP2C19 polymorphism
Yun Myoung Ko, Jeong Kyung Kim, Jeong Hee Kim, Sang-Ho Park, Rak Kyeong Choi
Received October 31, 2017 Accepted January 8, 2018 Published online May 31, 2018
Background/Aims: Several interventions exist for overcoming high platelet reactivity (HPR) on clopidogrel therapy. The goal of this study was to identify strategies that improve inhibition of platelet reactivity in clopidogrel nonresponders with or without loss of function CYP2C19 genotypes, ..
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Treadmill exercise-induced E/e’ elevation as a predictor of cardiovascular event in end-stage
renal disease on peritoneal dialysis
Jong Ho Shin, Ki-Woon Kang, Jung Ho Kim, Jung Yeon Chin, Nae Yu Kim, Sang Hyun Park, Won Ho Kim, Yu Jeong Choi, Kyung Tae Jung
Received April 13, 2016 Accepted May 13, 2016 Published online November 11, 2016
Background/Aims: Diastolic dysfunction is associated with cardiovascular (CV) events in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). However, conventional measurement of LA volume and E/e’ using Doppler echocardiography has been limited to predict CV events i..
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