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Endocrinology-metabolism
Diabetes screening in South Korea: a new estimate of the number needed to screen to detect diabetes
Kyoung Hwa Ha, Kyung Ae Lee, Kyung-Do Han, Min Kyong Moon, Dae Jung Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(1):93-100. Published online November 24, 2022
Background/Aims: The Korean Diabetes Association (KDA) guidelines recommend adults aged ≥ 40 years and adults aged ≥ 30 years with diabetes risk factors for diabetes screening. This study aimed to determine the age threshold for diabetes screening in Korean adults.
Methods: This study was based o..
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Rheumatology
Factors associated with time to diagnosis from symptom onset in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis
Soo-Kyoung Cho, Dam Kim, Soyoung Won, Jiyoung Lee, Chan-Bum Choi, Jung-Yoon Choe, Seung-Jae Hong, Jae-Bum Jun, Tae-Hwan Kim, Eunmi Koh, Hye-Soon Lee, Jisoo Lee, Dae-Hyun Yoo, Bo Young Yoon, Sang-Cheol Bae, Yoon-Kyoung Sung; Korean Observational Study Network for Arthritis (KORONA) Investigators
Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(4):910-916. Published online December 15, 2017
Background/Aims: To identify the factors associated with time to diagnosis after symptom onset in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Methods: Early RA patients with ≤ 1 year of disease duration in the KORean Observational study Network for Arthritis (KORONA) database were included in t..
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Current status of pulmonary arterial hypertension in Korea
Albert Youngwoo Jang, Wook-Jin Chung
Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(4):696-707. Published online July 1, 2019
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is characterized by remodeling of the distal pulmonary arteries resulting in high pulmonary vascular resistance and, eventually, right ventricular heart failure. Although current advances in PAH therapy have improved outcomes, poor survival remains a reality wor..
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Rheumatology
Impact of early diagnosis on functional disability in rheumatoid arthritis
Dam Kim, Chan-Bum Choi, Jiyoung Lee, Soo-Kyung Cho, Soyoung Won, So-Young Bang, Hoon-Suk Cha, Jung-Yoon Choe, Won Tae Chung, Seung-Jae Hong, Jae-Bum Jun, Young Ok Jung, Jinseok Kim, Seong-Kyu Kim, Tae-Hwan Kim, Tae-Jong Kim, Eunmi Koh, Hye-Soon Lee, Jaejoon Lee, Jisoo Lee, Sang-Heon Lee, Shin-Seok Lee, Sung Won Lee, Seung-Cheol Shim, Dae-Hyun Yoo, Bo Young Yoon, Yoon-Kyoung Sung, Sang-Cheol Bae; KORONA investigators
Korean J Intern Med. 2017;32(4):738-746. Published online September 13, 2016
Background/Aims: To determine whether early diagnosis is beneficial for functional status of various disease durations in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients.
Methods: A total of 4,540 RA patients were enrolled as part of the Korean Observational Study Network for Arthritis (KORONA). We defined earl..
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Early Detection Of Asymptomatic Coronary Artery Disease In Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Won Sang Yoo, Hee Jin Kim, Dohee Kim, Myung Yong Lee, Hyun-Kyung Chung
Korean J Intern Med. 2009;24(3):183-189. Published online August 26, 2009
Background/AimsIn type 2 diabetic patients, coronary artery disease (CAD) is usually detected at an advanced stage due to a lack of symptoms. The aim of this study was to define which clinical parameters or non-invasive tests predict CAD in asymptomatic type 2 diabetic patients..
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