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Nephrology
Low parathyroid hormone level predicts infection-related mortality in incident dialysis patients: a prospective cohort study
Yu Ah Hong, Jeong Ho Kim, Yong Kyun Kim, Yoon Kyung Chang, Cheol Whee Park, Suk Young Kim, Yon Su Kim, Shin-Wook Kang, Nam-Ho Kim, Yong-Lim Kim, Chul Woo Yang
Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(1):160-170. Published online October 28, 2019
Background/Aims: Parathyroid hormone (PTH) is an important factor influencing immunologic dysfunction, but the effect of PTH level on infection-related outcomes remains unclear in incident dialysis.
Methods: We evaluated a multicenter prospective cohort study of 1,771 incident dialysis patients (1,..
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Clinical outcomes and effects of treatment in older patients with idiopathic membranous nephropathy
Yaeni Kim, Hye Eun Yoon, Byung Ha Chung, Bum Soon Choi, Cheol Whee Park, Chul Woo Yang, Yong-Soo Kim, Yu Ah Hong, Suk Young Kim, Yoon-Kyung Chang, Hyeon Seok Hwang
Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(5):1091-1099. Published online August 14, 2019
Background/Aims: Membranous nephropathy (MN) is the most common primary glomerular disease diagnosed in older patients. Few reports describe the clinical outcomes in older patients with idiopathic MN.
Methods: The outcomes of 135 patients with histologically proven MN were analyzed. ‘Older’ was ..
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Predicting postoperative total calcium requirements after parathyroidectomy in secondary hyperparathyroidism
Byung Heon Kang, Soon Young Hwang, Jeong Yeop Kim, Yu Ah Hong, Mi Yeon Jung, Eun Ah Lee, Ji Eun Lee, Jae Bok Lee, Gang Jee Ko, Heui Jung Pyo, Young Joo Kwon
Korean J Intern Med. 2015;30(6):856-864. Published online October 30, 2015
Background/Aims: To prevent hypocalcemia after parathyroidectomy (PTX), parenteral calcium is required in addition to oral calcitriol and calcium. After switching to oral calcium, patients can be discharged from the hospital. The aim of this study was to analyze the clinical characteristics and outc..
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Experience of Anti-Viral Therapy in Hepatitis B-Associated Membranous Nephropathy, Including Lamivudine-Resistant Strains
In O Sun, Yu Ah Hong, Hoon Suk Park, Sun Ryoung Choi, Byung Ha Chung, Cheol Whee Park, Chul Woo Yang, Yong Soo Kim, Bum Soon Choi
Korean J Intern Med. 2012;27(4):411-416. Published online November 27, 2012
Background/AimsChronic hepatitis B infection is a common cause of secondary membranous nephropathy (MN) in endemic areas. Lamivudine treatment improves renal outcome in patients with hepatitis B virus-associated MN (HBV-MN), but prolonged use leads to the emergence of lamivudi..
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