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Role of cardiac imaging in management of heart failure
So Ree Kim, Seong-Mi Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(5):607-619. Published online August 29, 2023
The significant advancement in cardiac imaging in recent years led to improved diagnostic accuracy in identifying the specific causes of heart failure and also provided physicians with guidelines for appropriately managing patients with heart failure. Diseases that were once considered rare are now ..
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Assessment and nonsurgical management of low back pain: a narrative review
Sung Cheol Park, Min-Seok Kang, Jae Hyuk Yang, Tae-Hoon Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(1):16-26. Published online November 24, 2022
Low back pain (LBP) is a common condition that affects people of all ages and income levels worldwide. The etiology of LBP may be mechanical, neuropathic, systemic, referred visceral, or secondary to other causes. Despite numerous studies, the diagnosis and management of LBP remain challenging due to..
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Pulmonology
Prevalence of chronic rhinosinusitis and its relating factors in patients with bronchiectasis: findings from KMBARC registry
Iseul Yu, Suk Joong Yong, Won-Yeon Lee, Sang-Ha Kim, Hyun Lee, Ju Ock Na, Deog Kyeom Kim, Yeon-Mok Oh, Ji-Ho Lee; on behalf of the KMBARC
Korean J Intern Med. 2022;37(5):1002-1010. Published online August 18, 2022
Background/Aims: Patients with bronchiectasis often present with respiratory symptoms caused by chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). However, studies on the prevalence of CRS and its relationship with bronchiectasis are limited.
Methods: The baseline characteristics of patients with bronchiectasis recruit..
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Gastroenterology
Potential etiology, prevalence of cirrhosis, and mode of detection among patients with non-B non-C hepatocellular carcinoma in Korea
Jihye Kim, Wonseok Kang, Dong Hyun Sinn, Geum-Youn Gwak, Yong-Han Paik, Moon Seok Choi, Joon Hyeok Lee, Kwang Cheol Koh, Seung Woon Paik
Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(1):65-78. Published online June 17, 2019
Background/Aims: We systematically evaluated the clinical characteristics, prevalence of cirrhosis, and mode of detection in virus-unrelated (non-B non-C, NBNC) hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients in Korea.
Methods: A total of 447 consecutive treatment-naïve NBNC-HCC adult patients who were r..
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Roles of mast cells in rheumatoid arthritis
Hong Ki Min, Kyoung-Woon Kim, Sang-Heon Lee, Hae-Rim Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(1):12-24. Published online November 15, 2019
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory arthritis, and the complex interaction and activation of innate and adaptive immune cells are involved in RA pathogenesis. Mast cells (MCs) are one of the tissue-resident innate immune cells, and they contribute to RA pathogenesis. In th..
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Allergy
What we know about nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug hypersensitivity
Duy Le Pham, Ji-Hye Kim, Tu Hoang Kim Trinh, Hae-Sim Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(3):417-432. Published online March 31, 2016
Nonsteroidal anti-inf lammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are widely prescribed for the treatment of inflammatory diseases, but their use is frequently related to hypersensitivity reactions. This review outlines our current knowledge of NSAID hypersensitivity (NHS) with regard to its pathogenic, molecular, and..
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Causes and Treatment Outcomes of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis in 82 Adult Patients
Hye-In Kim, Shin-Woo Kim, Ga-Young Park, Eu-Gene Kwon, Hyo-Hoon Kim, Ju-Young Jeong, Hyun-Ha Chang, Jong-Myung Lee, Neung-Su Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2012;27(2):203-210. Published online May 31, 2012
Background/AimsStevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) are predominantly known as medication-induced diseases. However, at our institution, we have experienced more cases of non-drug-related SJS and TEN than expected. Therefore, we studied the diffe..
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