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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Nephrology
Human kidney organoids model the tacrolimus nephrotoxicity and elucidate the role of autophagy
Jin Won Kim, Sun Ah Nam, Eunjeong Seo, Jong Young Lee, Dohui Kim, Ji Hyeon Ju, Sun Woo Lim, Hong Lim Kim, Hyung Wook Kim, Chul Woo Yang, Jin Kim, Dong Sung Kim, Yong Kyun kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(6):1420-1436. Published online July 27, 2021
Background/Aims: Tacrolimus has been used as an immunosuppressive agent in organ transplantation. Despite the therapeutic benefits, tacrolimus’s use is limited due to its nephrotoxicity. To reduce tacrolimus nephrotoxicity, effective humanized experimental models may be helpful. Here, we modeled t..
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Cardiology
Interatrial septal thickness as a marker of structural and functional remodeling of the left atrium in patients with atrial fibrillation
Hong Euy Lim, Jin Oh Na, Sung Il Im, Cheol Ung Choi, Seong Hwan Kim, Jin Won Kim, Eung Ju Kim, Seong Woo Han, Seung-Woon Rha, Chang Gyu Park, Hong Seog Seo, Dong Joo Oh, Chun Hwang
Korean J Intern Med. 2015;30(6):808-820. Published online October 30, 2015
Background/Aims: There have been reports that interatrial septal (IAS) thickness is increased in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). This study was performed to investigate whether IAS thickness determined by transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) represents the amount of left atrium (LA) structur..
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Clinical Value of Serum Uric Acid in Patients with Suspected Coronary Artery Disease
Hong Euy Lim, Seong Hwan Kim, Eung Ju Kim, Jin Won Kim, Seung Woon Rha, Hong Seog Seo, Chang Gyu Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2010;25(1):21-26. Published online February 26, 2010
Background/AimsAlthough increased serum uric acid (SUA) concentrations are commonly encountered in patients with risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD), the clinical value of SUA has not been established. MethodsThe study group comprised..
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Cost Analysis of Iron-Related Complications in a Single Institute
Ki Hwan Kim, Jin Won Kim, Ji young Rhee, Min-Kyung Kim, Byung-Su Kim, Inho Kim, Soo-Mee Bang, Sung-Soo Yoon, Jong-Seok Lee, Kyou-Sup Han, Seonyang Park, Byoung Kook Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2009;24(1):33-36. Published online March 6, 2009
Background/AimsThe financial burden of caring for iron-related complications (IRCs) is an emerging medical problem in Korea, as in Western countries. We produced a preliminary estimate of the costs of treating patients for IRCs. Methods<..
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