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Rheumatology
Effect of abatacept versus conventional synthetic disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs on rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease
Kyung-Ann Lee, Bo Young Kim, Sung Soo Kim, Yun Hong Cheon, Sang-Il Lee, Sang-Hyon Kim, Jae Hyun Jung, Geun-Tae Kim, Jin-Wuk Hur, Myeung-Su Lee, Yun Sung Kim, Seung-Jae Hong, Suyeon Park, Hyun-Sook Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2024;39(5):855-864. Published online August 30, 2024
Background/Aims: To compare the effects of abatacept and conventional synthetic disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (csDMARDs) on the progression and development of rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD).
Methods: This multi-center retrospective study included RA pati..
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High vegetable consumption and regular exercise are associated with better quality of life in patients with gout
Hyunsue Do, Hyo Jin Choi, Byoongyong Choi, Chang-Nam Son, Sang-Hyon Kim, You-Jung Ha, Ji Hyoun Kim, Min Jung Kim, Kichul Shin, Hyun-Ok Kim, Ran Song, Sung Won Lee, Joong Kyong Ahn, Seung-Geun Lee, Chang Hoon Lee, Kyeong Min Son, Ki Won Moon
Korean J Intern Med. 2024;39(5):845-854. Published online June 24, 2024
Background/Aims: The Gout Impact Scale (GIS), a part of the Gout Assessment Questionnaire 2.0, is used to measure gout-specific health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Although several studies have been conducted on the factors affecting the HRQOL of patients with gout, few have focused on lifestyle..
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Distribution of serum uric acid levels and prevalence of hyper- and hypouricemia in a Korean general population of 172,970
Bon San Koo, Hye-Jin Jeong, Chang-Nam Son, Sang-Hyon Kim, Hyun Jung Kim, Gheun-Ho Kim, Jae-Bum Jun
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(Suppl 1):S264-S272. Published online November 24, 2020
Background/Aims: We investigated the distribution of serum uric acid (SUA) levels and estimated the prevalence of hyperuricemia and hypouricemia in the Korean population.
Methods: This cross-sectional study used data from the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study and included 172,970 participants (5..
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Renal safety and urate-lowering efficacy of febuxostat in gout patients with stage 4–5 chronic kidney disease not yet on dialysis
Sang-Hyon Kim, So-Yeon Lee, Ji-Min Kim, Chang-Nam Son
Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(4):998-1003. Published online April 8, 2019
Background/Aims: The safety and efficacy of febuxostat in patients with stage 4–5 chronic kidney disease (CKD) are still unclear owing to a lack of studies in these patients. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the effect of febuxostat on renal function, general safety, and efficacy in gout patients wi..
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Response to comment on “Medication nonadherence in Korean patients with rheumatoid arthritis: the importance of belief about medication and illness perception”
Young Sun Suh, Yun-Hong Cheon, Hyun-Ok Kim, Rock-Bum Kim, Ki Soo Park, Sang-Hyon Kim, Seung-Geun Lee, Eun-Kyoung Park, Jian Hur, Sang-Il Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(6):1254-1254. Published online October 30, 2018
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Rheumatology
The relationship between anti-C-reactive protein and disease activity in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
Chang-Nam Son, Tae-Han Lee, Ji-Hye Bang, Hye-Jin Jeong, Jin-Nyeong Chae, Won-Mok Lee, Ji-Min Kim, Sang-Hyon Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(4):823-828. Published online March 31, 2017
Background/Aims: Anti-C-reactive protein (CRP) antibody has been introduced as a potential biologic marker in Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The aim of study is to evaluate the level of anti-CRP antibody in patients with SLE.
Methods: This study investigated the relationship between levels of..
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Grape seed proanthocyanidin extract ameliorates murine autoimmune arthritis through regulation of TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB signaling pathway
Sang-Hyon Kim, Jihye Bang, Chang-Nam Son, Won-Ki Baek, Ji-Min Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(3):612-621. Published online June 3, 2016
Background/Aims: Grape seed proanthocyanidin extract (GSPE) has been reported to have a beneficial effect on regulating inf lammation. However, the anti-inflammatory mechanism of GSPE remains unclear. The aim of this study was to verify the influence of GSPE on the Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)-mediat..
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Medication nonadherence in Korean patients with rheumatoid arthritis: the importance of belief
about medication and illness perception
Young Sun Suh, Yun-Hong Cheon, Hyun-Ok Kim, Rock-Bum Kim, Ki Soo Park, Sang-Hyon Kim, Seung-Geun Lee, Eun-Kyoung Park, Jian Hur, Sang-Il Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(1):203-210. Published online April 20, 2017
Background/Aims: To investigate medication nonadherence in Korean patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and analyze related factors.
Methods: A total of 292 patients with RA participated in this study. Medication nonadherence, intentional or unintentional, was gauged via self-reported questionnai..
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Association of sleep quality in Behcet disease with disease activity, depression, and quality of life in Korean population
Jimin Lee, Sung-Soo Kim, Hye-Jin Jeong, Chang-Nam Son, Ji-Min Kim, Yong-Won Cho, Sang-Hyon Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2017;32(2):352-359. Published online February 16, 2017
Background/Aims: Sleep disturbance is prime concern in patients with Behcet disease. The purpose of this study was to find out the effects of sleep quality, in Korean patients suffering from Behcet disease. We further investigated the relationship between depression, quality of life and the clinical..
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A neurometabolite study of chronic daily headache in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus using magnetic resonance spectroscopy: comparison with fibromyalgia patients and healthy controls
Chang-Nam Son, Sang-Hyon Kim, Hyuk Won Chang, Ji-Min Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(6):1171-1177. Published online March 25, 2016
Background/Aims: Neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) includes a broad spectrum of neurologic and psychiatric manifestations. One of the most commonly observed neuropsychiatric symptoms is headache. However, the lack of specific clinical distinctions for headache in SLE has made it di..
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Prevalence and possible causes of hypouricemia at a tertiary care hospital
Chang-Nam Son, Ji-Min Kim, Sang-Hyon Kim, Soo-Kyung Cho, Chan-Bum Choi, Yoon-Kyoung Sung, Tae-Hwan Kim, Sang-Cheol Bae, Dae-Hyun Yoo, Jae-Bum Jun
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(5):971-976. Published online March 9, 2016
Background/Aims: We aimed to investigate the prevalence and possible causes of hypouricemia in the Korean population and to compare our findings with published results of other populations.
Methods: We examined the serum uric acid levels of 30,757 subjects who had their uric acid values measured at..
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Sleep quality in rheumatoid arthritis, and its association with disease activity in a Korean population
Chang-Nam Son, Go Choi, So-Yeon Lee, Ji-Min Lee, Tae-Han Lee, Hye-Jin Jeong, Chang-Gyu Jung, Ji-Min Kim, Yong-Won Cho, Sang-Hyon Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2015;30(3):384-390. Published online April 29, 2015
Background/Aims: The aim of this study was to compare the sleep quality between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients and healthy controls; and to evaluate the relationship between RA disease activity and sleep quality in Korea.
Methods: A total of 130 RA patients and 67 age- and sex-matched healthy c..
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