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Gastroenterology
Recognition and attitudes of Korean physicians toward fecal microbiota transplantation: a survey study
Tae-Geun Gweon, Yoo Jin Lee, Sung Kyun Yim, Seung Yong Kim, Chang Hwan Choi, Young-Seok Cho; on behalf of the Microbiome Research Group of the Korean Society for Neurogastroenterology and Motility
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(1):48-55. Published online November 10, 2022
Background/Aims: Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) represents a treatment option for recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI). Recently, FMT has been investigated in various clinical settings other than CDI. This study examined Korean physicians’ recognition of FMT and their attitude..
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Factors associated with the risk of colorectal neoplasia in young adults under age 40
Ilsoo Kim, Han Hee Lee, Young Jae Ko, Ho Eun Chang, Dae Young Cheung, Bo-In Lee, Young-Seok Cho, Jin Il Kim, Myung-Gyu Choi
Korean J Intern Med. 2022;37(5):969-978. Published online July 25, 2022
Background/Aims: Recent epidemiologic studies have shown a continued increase in colorectal cancer incidence among younger adults. Little is known about the factors that contribute to the development of young-onset colorectal neoplasia (CRN).
Methods: A cross-sectional analysis was performed for ind..
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Cardiology
Effects of renin-angiotensin system blockers on the risk and outcomes of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection in patients with hypertension
Jinwoo Lee, Seong Jin Jo, Youngjin Cho, Ji Hyun Lee, Il-Young Oh, Jin Joo Park, Young-Seok Cho, Dong-Ju Choi
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(Suppl 1):S123-S131. Published online February 10, 2021
Background/Aims: There are concerns that the use of renin-angiotensin system (RAS) blockers may increase the risk of being infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) or progressing to a severe clinical course after infection. This this study aimed to investigate the i..
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Gastroenterology
Adenoma miss rate of polypectomy-referring hospitals is high in Korea
Ju Hyun Seo, Bo-In Lee, Kyungjin Lee, Jae Myung Park, Jin Soo Kim, Young-Seok Cho, Kang-Moon Lee, Sang Woo Kim, Hwang Choi, Myung-Gyu Choi
Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(4):881-888. Published online October 17, 2019
Background/Aims: We evaluated the miss rates of polyps, adenomas, and advanced neoplasia of polypectomy-referring hospitals and risk factors for missed adenomas.
Methods: We compared medical records and electronic images of initial colonoscopies from polypectomy-referring hospitals with those of corr..
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Cardiology
Intravascular imaging analysis of a drug-eluting balloon followed by a bare metal stent compared to a drug-eluting stent for treatment of de novo lesions
Wonsuk Choi, In-Ho Chae, Jin Joo Park, Sun-Hwa Kim, Si-Hyuck Kang, Il-Young Oh, Chang-Hwan Yoon, Young-Seok Cho, Tae-Jin Youn, Dong-Ju Choi
Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(4):819-829. Published online July 4, 2018
Background/Aims: After a study comparing drug-eluting stents (DESs) to sequential treatment with drug-eluting balloons (DEBs) and bare metal stents (BMSs), we retrospectively analysed strut malapposition and neointimal hyperplasia in de novo coronary lesions using optical coherence tomography (OCT) ..
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Diagnostic accuracy of manual office blood pressure measurement in ambulatory hypertensive patients in Korea
Sehun Kim, Jin Joo Park, Seung-Ah Lee, Youngjin Cho, Yeonyee E. Yoon, Il-Young Oh, Chang-Hwan Yoon, Jung-Won Suh, Young-Seok Cho, Tae-Jin Youn, Goo-Yeong Cho, In-Ho Chae, Hae-Young Lee, Jinho Shin, Sungha Park, Dong-Ju Choi
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(1):113-120. Published online June 7, 2017
Background/Aims: Currently, office blood pressure (OBP) is the most widely used method of measuring blood pressure (BP) in daily clinical practice. However, data on the diagnostic accuracy of OBP in reference to ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) are scarce in Korea.
Methods: In retrospective and prospec..
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Immediate multivessel revascularization may increase cardiac death and myocardial infarction in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction and multivessel coronary artery disease: data analysis from real world practice
Woo-Young Chung, Jae-Bin Seo, Dong-Hyun Choi, Young-Seok Cho, Joo Myung Lee, Jung-Won Suh, Tae-Jin Youn, In-Ho Chae, Dong-Ju Choi
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(3):488-500. Published online April 6, 2016
Background/Aims: The best revascularization strategy for patients with both acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and multivessel coronary disease (MVD) is still debatable. We aimed to compare the outcomes of multivessel revascularization (MVR) with those of culprit-only revascularization..
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A case of blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome
Seung-Hwan Shin, Hiun-Suk Chae, Jeong-Seon Ji, Hyung-Keun Kim, Young-Seok Cho, Eun-Deok Chang, Kyu-Yong Choi
Korean J Intern Med. 2008;23(4):208-212. Published online December 30, 2008
Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome is a rare disorder that is characterized by multiple recurrent vascular malformations, such as hemangioma, and these primarily involve the skin and the gastrointestinal tract. It may also involve the brain, liver, lungs, and skeletal muscles. A 14-year-old female v..
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Comparison of the 13C-urea breath test and the endoscopic phenol red mucosal pH test in the quantification of Helicobacter pylori infection loading
Young-Seok Cho, Hiun-Suk Chae, Se Na Jang, Jin-Soo Kim, Hye Suk Son, Hyung-Keun Kim, Byung-Wook Kim, Sok-Won Han, Kyu-Yong Choi, Hae Kyung Lee, Eun Deok Chang
Korean J Intern Med. 2008;23(3):134-139. Published online September 20, 2008
Background/AimsThe 13C-urea breath test (UBT) is a semiquantitative test for measuring Helicobacter pylori infection loading. H. pylori produces ammonia, which elevates the pH of the gastric mucosa and is detectable via endoscopy us..
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