|
Cardiology
Early efficacy and safety of statin therapy in Korean patients with hypercholesterolemia: Daegu and Gyeongbuk Statin Registry
Han Joon Bae, Yun-Kyeong Cho, Hyoung-Seob Park, Hyuck-Jun Yoon, Hyungseop Kim, Seongwook Han, Seung-Ho Hur, Yoon-Nyun Kim, Kwon-Bae Kim, Jae-Kean Ryu, Deug Young Nah, Chang-Wook Nam
Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(2):342-350. Published online August 19, 2019
Background/Aims: To date, prospective data are limited on efficacy and safety profiles of statin therapy in Korean hypercholesterolemic patients. Hence, the aim of this study was to evaluate the practice patterns of statin therapy and its efficacy and safety through the prospective Daegu and Gyeong..
|
|
|
Efficacy and safety of alirocumab in Korean patients with hypercholesterolemia and high cardiovascular risk: subanalysis of the ODYSSEY-KT study
Chang-Wook Nam, Dong-Soo Kim, Jianyong Li, Marie T. Baccara-Dinet, Ivy Li, Ji-Hyun Kim, Chong-Jin Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(6):1252-1262. Published online September 1, 2018
Background/Aims: Efficacy and safety data of alirocumab, a fully human monoclonal antibody to proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9), is not yet well established in the Korean population. We assessed them in ODYSSEY-KT through the pre-specified Korean subanalysis.
Methods: In the ODY..
|
|
|
Percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with multi-vessel coronary artery disease: a focus on physiology
Yun-Kyeong Cho, Chang-Wook Nam
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(5):851-859. Published online March 21, 2018
Multi-vessel coronary artery disease (MVD) frequently features ambiguous or intermediate lesions that may be both serial and complex, suggesting that multiple regions require revascularization. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is associated with various challenges such as appropriate identif..
|
|
|
Angiographically minimal but functionally significant coronary lesion confirmed by optical
coherence tomography
Hyuck-Jun Yoon, Yun-Kyeong Cho, Chang-Wook Nam, Kwon-Bae Kim, Seung-Ho Hur
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(4):807-808. Published online June 17, 2016
|
|
|
Cardiology
Long-term outcomes of simple crossover stenting from the left main to the left anterior descending coronary artery
Ho-Myung Lee, Chang-Wook Nam, Yun-Kyeong Cho, Hyuck-Jun Yoon, Hyoung-Seob Park, Hyungseop Kim, In-Sung Chung, Yun-Seok Heo, Seung-Ho Hur, Yoon-Nyun Kim, Kwon-Bae Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2014;29(5):597-602. Published online August 28, 2014
Background/Aims: Although complex bifurcation stenting in patients with nonleft main (LM) bifurcation lesions has not yielded better clinical outcomes than simpler procedures, the utility of complex bifurcation stenting to treat LM bifurcation lesions has not yet been adequately explored.
Methods: ..
|
|
|
Efficacy and safety of antiplatelet-combination therapy after drug-eluting stent implantation
Yun-Kyeong Cho, Chang-Wook Nam, Hyoung-Seob Park, Hyuck-Jun Yoon, Hyungseop Kim, Seung-Ho Hur, Yoon-Nyun Kim, Jang-Hoon Lee, Dong-Heon Yang, Bong-Ryeol Lee, Byung-Chun Jung, Woong Kim, Jong-Seon Park, Jin-Bae Lee, Kee-Sik Kim, Kwon-Bae Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2014;29(2):210-216. Published online February 27, 2014
Background/Aims: Combination single-pill therapy can improve cost-effectiveness in a typical medical therapy. However, there is a little evidence about the efficacy and tolerability of combination single-pill antiplatelet therapy after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with drug-eluting stent..
|
|
|
Long-term outcomes of intravascular
ultrasound-guided implantation of bare metal
stents versus drug-eluting stents in primary
percutaneous coronary intervention
Yun-Kyeong Cho, Seung-Ho Hur, Nam-Hee Park, Sang-Woong Choi, Ji-Hyun Sohn, Hyun-Ok Cho, Hyoung-Seob Park, Hyuck-Jun Yoon, Hyungseop Kim, Chang-Wook Nam, Yoon-Nyun Kim, Kwon-Bae Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2014;29(1):66-75. Published online January 2, 2014
Background/Aims: While drug-eluting stents (DESs) have shown favorable outcomes
in ST‑segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) compared to bare
metal stents (BMSs), there are concerns about the risk of stent thrombosis (ST)
with DESs. Because intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) guidance may ..
|
|
|
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection diagnosed by intravascular ultrasound and followed up by cardiac computed tomography
Sang-Woong Choi, Chang-Wook Nam, Han-Jun Bae, Yun-Kyeong Cho, Hyuck-Jun Yoon, Seung-Ho Hur, Kwon-Bae Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(3):370-373. Published online May 1, 2013
|
|
|
Zotarolimus-eluting stent-induced hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Hong-Won Shin, Chang-Wook Nam, Hyungseop Kim, Seung-Ho Hur, Yoon-Nyun Kim, Kwon-Bae Kim, Kun-Young Kwon
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(1):108-111. Published online December 28, 2012
|
|
|
Cardiology
Clinical outcomes between different stent designs with the same polymer and drug: comparison between the Taxus Express and Taxus Liberte stents
Jang-Won Son, Ung Kim, Jong-Seon Park, Young-Jo Kim, Jae-Sik Jang, Tae-Hyun Yang, Dong-Soo Kim, Dong-Kie Kim, Sang-Hoon Seol, Doo-Il Kim, Chang-Wook Nam, Seung-Ho Hur, Kwon-Bae Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(1):72-80. Published online December 28, 2012
Background/AimsThe Taxus Liberte stent (Boston Scientific Co.) evolved from the Taxus Express stent, with enhanced stent deliverability and uniform drug delivery. This study was designed to compare angiographic and clinical outcomes in real-world practice between the Taxus Lib..
|
|
|
Detection of Clopidogrel Hyporesponsiveness Using a Point-of-Care Assay and the Impact of Additional Cilostazol Administration after Coronary Stent Implantation in Diabetic Patients
Tae-Hyun Yang, Doo-Il Kim, Dong-Kie Kim, Jae-Sik Jang, Ung Kim, Sang-Hoon Seol, Dae-Kyeong Kim, Geu-Ru Hong, Jong-Seon Park, Dong-Gu Shin, Young-Jo Kim, Yun-Kyeong Cho, Chang-Wook Nam, Seung-Ho Hur, Kwon-Bae Kim, Dong-Soo Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2011;26(2):145-152. Published online June 1, 2011
Background/AimsImpaired responsiveness to clopidogrel is common in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical application of a point-of-care assay to detect impaired responsiveness to clopidogrel after coronary stent implant..
|
|
|
Combination of Uric Acid and NT-ProBNP: A More Useful Prognostic Marker for Short-Term Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Acute Heart Failure
Hyoung-Seob Park, Hyungseop Kim, Ji-Hyun Sohn, Hong-Won Shin, Yun-Kyeong Cho, Hyuck-Jun Yoon, Chang-Wook Nam, Seung-Ho Hur, Yoon-Nyun Kim, Kwon-Bae Kim, Hee-Joon Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2010;25(3):253-259. Published online August 31, 2010
Background/AimsIn patients with heart failure (HF), N-terminal prohormone brain natriuretic peptide (NT-ProBNP) is a standard prognostic indicator. In addition, uric acid (UA) was recently established as a prognostic marker for poor outcome in chronic HF. The aim of this stud..
|
|
|
Comparison of Sirolimus and Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents for Complex Coronary Lesions: An Intravascular Ultrasound Study
Yun-Kyeong Cho, Seung-Ho Hur, Hyun-Tae Kim, In-Cheol Kim, Hyoung-Seob Park, Hyuck-Jun Yoon, Chang-Wook Nam, Hyungseop Kim, Seong-Wook Han, Yoon-Nyun Kim, Kwon-Bae Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2009;24(4):323-329. Published online November 27, 2009
Background/AimsRecent intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) studies of sirolimus-eluting stents (SES) and paclitaxel-eluting stents (PES) have demonstrated a significant reduction in neointimal hyperplasia (NIH) based on simple coronary lesions. In this study, we evaluated the effic..
|
|
|
Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Jung-Min Lee, Seung-Ho Hur, Chang-Wook Nam, Seung-Wook Han, Kee-Sik Kim, Yoon-Nyun Kim, Kwon-Bae Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2006;21(2):120-122. Published online June 30, 2006
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a rapidly progressive hematological syndrome defined by the pentad of thrombocytopenia, microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, neurologic abnormalities, fever and renal dysfunction. TTP has been associated with major surgical procedures and specific medica..
|
|
|
The Incidence of Gastro-Esophageal Disease for the Patients with Typical Chest Pain and a Normal Coronary Angiogram
Chang-Wook Nam, Kee-Sik Kim, Young-Soo Lee, Sang-Hoon Lee, Seong-Wook Han, Seung-Ho Hur, Yoon-Nyun Kim, Kwon-Bae Kim, Byoung-Kuk Jang
Korean J Intern Med. 2006;21(2):94-96. Published online June 30, 2006
BackgroundAlthough patients may present with typical chest pain and exhibit ischemic changes on the cardiac stress test, they are frequently found to have a normal coronary angiogram. Thus, we wanted to determine which procedures should be performed in order to make an adequat..
|
|
|
