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Nephrology
Reduction in proteinuria after immunosuppressive therapy and long-term kidney outcomes in patients with immunoglobulin A nephropathy
Shin Chan Kang, Hyung Woo Kim, Tae Ik Chang, Ea Wha Kang, Beom Jin Lim, Jung Tak Park, Tae-Hyun Yoo, Hyeon Joo Jeong, Shin-Wook Kang, Seung Hyeok Han
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(5):1169-1180. Published online February 10, 2021
Background/Aims: Despite controversy regarding the benefits of immunosuppressive therapy in immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN), clinical outcomes may vary depending on the patient’s responsiveness to this therapy. This study evaluated long-term kidney outcomes according to the extent of proteinur..
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Blood pressure control in patients with chronic kidney disease
Jee Young Lee, Seung Hyeok Han
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(4):780-794. Published online June 22, 2021
Uncontrolled blood pressure (BP) in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) can lead to serious adverse outcomes. To prevent the occurrence of cardiovascular events (CVEs), and end-stage kidney disease, achieving an optimal BP level is important. Recently, there has been a paradigm shift in the m..
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Nephrology
Effect of urinary angiotensinogen and high-salt diet on blood pressure in patients with chronic kidney disease: results from the Korean Cohort Study for Outcome in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (KNOW-CKD)
Ha Yeon Kim, Hong Sang Choi, Chang Seong Kim, Eun Hui Bae, Seong Kwon Ma, Su-Ah Sung, Seung Hyeok Han, Kook-Hwan Oh, Curie Ahn, Soo Wan Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(3):659-667. Published online October 8, 2020
Background/Aims: This study aimed to investigate whether urinary angiotensinogen (UAGT) excretion was associated with elevated blood pressure in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and to evaluate the relationship among blood pressure, intra-renal renin-angiotensin system (RAS) activity, and ..
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The pattern of choosing dialysis modality and related mortality outcomes in Korea: a national population-based study
Hyung Jong Kim, Jung Tak Park, Seung Hyeok Han, Tae-Hyun Yoo, Hyeong-Cheon Park, Shin-Wook Kang, Kyoung Hoon Kim, Dong-Ryeol Ryu, Hyunwook Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2017;32(4):699-710. Published online June 26, 2017
Background/Aims: Since comorbidities are major determinants of modality choice, and also interact with dialysis modality on mortality outcomes, we examined the pattern of modality choice according to comorbidities and then evaluated how such choices affected mortality in incident dialysis patients.
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