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Cardiology
Development and validation of equation for cardiorespiratory fitness in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
Byambakhand Battumur, Ji Eun Lee, Soo Hyung Park, You-Jung Choi, Dong Oh Kang, Eun Jin Park, Ji Bak Kim, Jah Yeon Choi, Seung Young Roh, Jin Oh Na, Cheol Ung Choi, Jin Won Kim, Seung Woon Rha, Chang Gyu Park, Eung Ju Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(4):514-525. Published online June 20, 2023
Background/Aims: Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), as measured by maximal oxygen consumption (VO2max), is an important independent predictive factor of cardiovascular outcomes in patients with heart failure (HF). However, it is unclear whether conventional equations for estimating CRF are applicable ..
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Pulmonology
Diagnostic index for acute eosinophilic pneumonia without bronchoscopy in military smokers
Sunmin Park, Deokjae Han, Ji Eun Lee, Duck Hyun Ryu, Hyung-Jun Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2022;37(2):377-386. Published online December 16, 2021
Background/Aims: Acute eosinophilic pneumonia (AEP) is common among military smokers; however, bronchoscopy is required for the diagnosis. We aimed to derive and validate a scoring system to diagnose AEP without bronchoscopy.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective study including patients diagnosed ..
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Hemato-oncology
The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio prechemotherapy and postchemotherapy as a prognostic marker in metastatic gastric cancer
Hyunho Kim, Sang Mi Ro, Ji Hyun Yang, Joon Won Jeong, Ji Eun Lee, Sang Young Roh, In-Ho Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(5):990-999. Published online May 4, 2018
Background/Aims: Markers of inflammation have been associated with outcomes in various cancers. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether systemic inf lammatory markers and their f luctuations can predict survival and chemotherapy response in patients with metastatic gastric cancer (mGC).
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Radiation nephritis: 99mTc hydroxydiphosphonate bone scan, 99mTc dimercaptosuccinic acid renal scan, and 18F-FDG PET/CT findings
Hye Lim Park, Ie Ryung Yoo, Yeon Sil Kim, Jin-Hyoung Kang, Ji Eun Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(4):837-838. Published online November 1, 2017
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Pulmonology
Clinical significance of serum vascular endothelial growth factor in young male asthma patients
Hea Yon Lee, Kyung Hoon Min, Sang Min Lee, Ji Eun Lee, Chin Kook Rhee
Korean J Intern Med. 2017;32(2):295-301. Published online March 21, 2016
Background/Aims: Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is an important mediator of angiogenesis. However, little is known about the potential use of serum levels of VEGF as a biomarker for asthma. We investigated the differences in VEGF levels among normal controls, stable asthma patients, and t..
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Nephrology
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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Clinical Characteristics of Pulmonary Embolism with Underlying Malignancy
Ji Eun Lee, Hye-Ryoun Kim, Sang-Min Lee, Jae-Joon Yim, Chul-Gyu Yoo, Young Whan Kim, Sung Koo Han, Young-Soo Shim, Seok-Chul Yang
Korean J Intern Med. 2010;25(1):66-70. Published online February 26, 2010
Background/AimsThe risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE), which encompasses deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism (PE), increases in patients with cancer. Anticancer treatment is also associated with an increased risk for VTE. We conducted this study to investigate the cl..
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