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Cardiology
The mortality benefit of carvedilol versus bisoprolol in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction
Ki Hong Choi, Ga Yeon Lee, Jin-Oh Choi, Eun-Seok Jeon, Hae-Young Lee, Sang Eun Lee, Jae-Joong Kim, Shung Chull Chae, Sang Hong Baek, Seok-Min Kang, Dong-Ju Choi, Byung-Su Yoo, Kye Hun Kim, Myeong-Chan Cho, Hyun-Young Park, Byung-Hee Oh
Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(5):1030-1039. Published online October 16, 2018
Background/Aims: It is unknown whether different β-blockers (BBs) have variable effects on long-term survival of patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). This study compares the effects of two BBs, carvedilol and bisoprolol, on survival in patients with HFrEF.
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Risk factors for poor prognosis in nosocomial infective endocarditis
Ji-won Hwang, Seung Woo Park, Eun Jeong Cho, Ga Yeon Lee, Eun Kyoung Kim, Sung-A Chang, Sung-Ji Park, Sang-Chol Lee, Cheol-In Kang, Doo Ryeon Chung, Kyong Ran Peck, Jae-Hoon Song
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(1):102-112. Published online June 2, 2017
Background/Aims: The aim of our study was to compare the characteristics of nosocomial infective endocarditis (NIE) with community-acquired infective endocarditis (CIE) and to determine independent risk factors for in-hospital death.
Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 560 ..
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Hemato-oncology
Clinical features and outcomes of systemic amyloidosis with gastrointestinal involvement: a single-center experience
A Young Lim, Ji Hyeon Lee, Ki Sun Jung, Hye Bin Gwag, Do Hee Kim, Seok Jin Kim, Ga Yeon Lee, Jung Sun Kim, Hee-Jin Kim, Soo-Youn Lee, Jung Eun Lee, Eun-Seok Jeon, Kihyun Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2015;30(4):496-505. Published online June 29, 2015
Background/Aims: The gastrointestinal (GI) tract often becomes involved in patients with systemic amyloidosis. As few GI amyloidosis data have been reported, we describe the clinical features and outcomes of patients with pathologically proven GI amyloidosis.
Methods: We identified 155 patients dia..
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