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Cardiology
The role of discharge checklist in guideline-directed medical therapy for heart failure patients
Helsi Rismiati, Kyu-Sun Lee, Jeehoon Kang, Hyun-Jai Cho, Hae-Young Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(2):195-206. Published online February 21, 2023
Background/Aims: Initiation of guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) during hospitalization is recommended for patients with heart failure (HF). However, GDMT is underutilized in real-world practice. This study evaluated the role of a discharge checklist on GDMT.
Methods: This was a single-cent..
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J-curve relationship between corrected QT interval and mortality in acute heart failure patients
Chan Soon Park, Hyun-Jai Cho, Eue-Keun Choi, Sang Eun Lee, Min-Seok Kim, Jae-Joong Kim, Jin-Oh Choi, Eun-Seok Jeon, Kyung-Kuk Hwang, Shung Chull Chae, Sang Hong Baek, Seok-Min Kang, Byungsu Yoo, Dong-Ju Choi, Youngkeun Ahn, Kye-Hoon Kim, Myeong-Chan Cho, Byung-Hee Oh, Hae-Young Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(6):1371-1384. Published online May 8, 2020
Background/Aims: This study investigated the prognostic power of corrected QT (QTc) interval in patients with acute heart failure (AHF) according to sex.
Methods: We analyzed multicenter Korean Acute Heart Failure registry with patients with AHF admitted from 2011 to 2014. Among them, we analyzed 4..
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Body fluid status assessment by bio-impedance analysis in patients presenting to the emergency department with dyspnea
Chan Soon Park, Sang-Eun Lee, Hyun-Jai Cho, Yong-Jin Kim, Hyun-Jae Kang, Byung-Hee Oh, Hae-Young Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(5):911-921. Published online December 18, 2017
Background/Aims: Fluid retention occurs in patients with heart failure, accounting for dyspnea. We investigated the diagnostic implication of body fluid status, assessed by bio-impedance analysis (BIA), in acute heart failure (AHF) among patients who presented with dyspnea.
Methods: A total of 100 ..
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Effects of intensive versus mild lipid lowering by statins in patients with ischemic congestive heart failure: Korean Pitavastatin Heart Failure (SAPHIRE) study
Hae-Young Lee, Hyun-Jai Cho, Hee-Yul Kim, Hee-Kyung Jeon, Joon Han Shin, Suk-Min Kang, Sang Hong Baek
Korean J Intern Med. 2014;29(6):754-763. Published online October 31, 2014
Background/Aims: This study was designed to evaluate the dose-effect relationship of statins in patients with ischemic congestive heart failure (CHF), since the role of statins in CHF remains unclear.
Methods: The South koreAn Pitavastatin Heart FaIluRE (SAPHIRE) study was designed to randomize pat..
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