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Gastroenterology
The diagnostic significance of hepatitis C virus antibody levels for chronic hepatitis C virus infection
Jin Gu Kang, Myoung Kuk Jang, Jung Hee Kim, Jang Han Jung, Ji Won Park, Sung Eun Kim, Sang Hoon Park, Myung Seok Lee, Ki Tae Suk, Dong Joon Kim, Hyoung Su Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(3):362-371. Published online April 11, 2023
Background/Aims: Although anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV) assay is widely used to screen for HCV infection, it has a high false-positive (FP) rate in low-risk populations. We investigated the accuracy of anti-HCV signal-to-cutoff (S/CO) ratio to distinguish true-positive (TP) from FP HCV infection.
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Effect of L-carnitine on quality of life in covert hepatic encephalopathy: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study
Eileen L. Yoon, Sang Bong Ahn, Dae Won Jun, Yong Kyun Cho, Do Seon Song, Jae Yoon Jeong, Hee Yeon Kim, Young Kul Jung, Myeong Jun Song, Sung Eun Kim, Hyoung Su Kim, Soung Won Jeong, Sang Gyune Kim, Tae Hee Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2022;37(4):757-767. Published online May 6, 2022
Background/Aims: L-carnitine is potentially beneficial in patients with hepatic encephalopathy (HE). We aimed to evaluate the impact of L-carnitine on the quality of life and liver function in patients with liver cirrhosis and covert HE.
Methods: We conducted an investigator-initiated, prospective,..
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Effects of vitamin D supplements in patients with chronic hepatitis C: a randomized, multi-center, open label study
Jae Yoon Jeong, Dae Won Jun, Sol Ji Park, Joo Hyun Sohn, Sang Gyune Kim, Se Whan Lee, Soung Won Jeong, Moon Young Kim, Won Kim, Jae-Jun Shim, Hyoung Su Kim, Ki Tae Suk, Sang Bong Ahn
Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(5):1074-1083. Published online November 12, 2019
Background/Aims: We aimed to assess the role of vitamin D supplementation in the response to pegylated interferon-α (PEG-IFN-α) plus ribavirin (RBV) treatment in patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC).
Methods: Our study was a multi-center, randomized controlled trial in 11 hospitals. CHC patient..
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Predictors for the need for endoscopic therapy in patients with presumed acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding
Su Sun Kim, Kyung Up Kim, Sung Jun Kim, Seung In Seo, Hyoung Su Kim, Myoung Kuk Jang, Hak Yang Kim, Woon Geon Shin
Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(2):288-295. Published online December 15, 2017
Background/Aims: Selecting patients with an urgent need for endoscopic hemostasis is difficult based only on simple parameters of presumed acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding. This study assessed easily applicable factors to predict cases in need of urgent endoscopic hemostasis due to acute upper ..
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