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Cardiology / Original Article
The effect of beta-blockers in acute heart failure according to heart rate
Hyun-Jin Kim, Sang-Ho Jo, Min-Ho Lee, Won-Woo Seo, Jin-Oh Choi, Kyu-Hyung Ryu
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(4):898-905. Published online September 21, 2020
Background/Aims: Beta-blockers (BBs) have been shown to improve clinical outcomes in heart failure (HF) patients. We evaluated the prescribing status of BBs in patients with HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) at discharge according to the presence or not of bradycardia, and its effect on prog..
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Cardiology / Original Article
Comparison of calcium-channel blockers for long-term clinical outcomes in patients with vasospastic angina
Sung Eun Kim, Sang-Ho Jo, Seung Hwan Han, Kwan Yong Lee, Sung Ho Her, Min-Ho Lee, Won-Woo Seo, Seong-Sik Cho, Sang Hong Baek
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(1):124-134. Published online February 24, 2020
Background/Aims: Calcium channel blockers (CCBs) are the most widely prescribed medication for patients with vasospastic angina (VA). However, few studies have compared the prognosis of VA patients who are prescribed different CCBs.
Methods: We enrolled 2,960 patients who received provocation test ..
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Right heart failure due to arteriovenous fistula after lumbar spine surgery
Seong Soon Kwon, Byoung-Won Park, Min-Ho Lee, Dong Erk Goo, Bo Da Nam
Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(4):1022-1023. Published online April 9, 2019
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Extreme septal hypertrophy in an adolescent with congenital familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Byoung-Won Park, Min-Ho Lee, Duk Won Bang, Min-Su Hyon
Korean J Intern Med. 2015;30(6):940-941. Published online October 30, 2015
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Review
Overview of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
Ju-Seop Kang, Min-Ho Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2009;24(1):1-10. Published online March 6, 2009
Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) is the clinical practice of measuring specific drugs at designated intervals to maintain a constant concentration in a patient's bloodstream, thereby optimizing individual dosage regimens. It is unnecessary to employ TDM for the majority of medications, and it is..
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