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Gastroenterology / Original Article
Improved anti-fibrotic effects by combined treatments of simvastatin and NS-398 in experimental liver fibrosis models
Seong Hee Kang, Hyung Joon Yim, Ji-won Hwang, Mi-jung Kim, Young-Sun Lee, Young Kul Jung, Hyungshin Yim, Baek-Hui Kim, Hae-Chul Park, Yeon Seok Seo, Ji Hoon Kim, Jong Eun Yeon, Soon Ho Um, Kwan Soo Byun
Korean J Intern Med. 2022;37(4):745-756. Published online June 8, 2022
Background/Aims: Efficient anti-fibrotic therapies are required for the treatment of liver cirrhosis. Hydroxymethylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase inhibitors (statins) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors have been reported to have anti-fibrotic effects. Here, we investigated whether combined treat..
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Cardiology / Original Article
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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Original Article
Differential characteristics of takotsubo cardiomyopathy according to clinical context
Byung Gyu Kim, Woo Jae Jeong, Heejin Jeong, Sung Eun Kim, Hyeon Jeong Oh, Ji-won Hwang, Sung Uk Kwon, Joon-Hyung Doh, June Namgung, Dong-Gil Kim, Min Sun Kim, Sung Woo Cho
Received January 14, 2026 Accepted June 30, 2026 Published online November 13, 2026
Background/Aims: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TC) occurs in diverse clinical settings and generally has a favorable prognosis; however, little is known about its characteristics and outcomes across different contexts. We evaluated the clinical features and in-hospital mortality of TC according to clini..
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