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Cardiology
Exercise capacity and risk of incident atrial fibrillation in healthy adults
Ju Youn Kim, Soo Jin Cho, Juwon Kim, Tae-Wan Chung, Seung-Jung Park, Kyoung-Min Park, June Soo Kim, Young Keun On
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(6):872-878. Published online November 1, 2023
Background/Aims: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common arrhythmia and is associated with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. It is important to identify and control the modifiable risk factors of AF. We aimed to examine the association of exercise capacity with the risk of incident AF within 3 ye..
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Hemato-oncology
Physical activity of Korean cancer survivors is associated with age and sex
Jae Hyeon Park, Jung Soo Lee, Yoon Ho Ko, Yeo Hyung Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(Suppl 1):S225-S234. Published online May 7, 2020
Background/Aims: This study aimed to assess adherence to physical activity guidelines in cancer survivors and to investigate related factors.
Methods: The cross-sectional data of 39,845 community-dwelling participants aged ≥ 20 years (1,254 cancer survivors) in the Korea National Health and Nutri..
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Nephrology
Intradialytic exercise improves physical function and reduces intradialytic hypotension and depression in hemodialysis patients
So Yon Rhee, Jin Kyung Song, Suk Chul Hong, Jae Won Choi, Hee Jung Jeon, Dong Ho Shin, Eun Hee Ji, Eun-Hee Choi, Jiyeon Lee, Aram Kim, Seung Wook Choi, Jieun Oh
Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(3):588-598. Published online August 25, 2017
Background/Aims: As numbers of maintenance hemodialysis patients are growing, debilitating conditions of muscle wasting and atrophy are becoming some of the greatest concerns in end-stage renal disease patients. Exercise training has various potential benefits in terms of prevention of a sustained d..
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Cardiology
Heart rate recovery and diastolic blood pressure ratio on the treadmill test predict an induction and recurrence of vasovagal syncope
Yu Jeong Choi, Ki-Woon Kang, Sang Hyun Jang, Jae Guk Kim, Soo Joo Lee, Kyung Tea Jung
Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(2):315-323. Published online December 18, 2017
Background/Aims: The induction and recurrence of syncope is a concerning situation that could be unpredicted in the vasovagal syncope (VVS). We investigated a simple predictor for the induced and recurrent VVS during Head-Up table-tilt Test (HUT) and clinically follow-up.
Methods: The 143 consecut..
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Gastroenterology
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and lifestyle modifications, focusing on physical activity
Min-Sun Kwak, Donghee Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(1):64-74. Published online December 6, 2017
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common chronic liver disease, and the prevalence of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) with fibrosis is increasing as the population with NAFLD ages. To date, lifestyle modifications including weight loss, increased physical activity, and dieta..
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Cardiology
Prognostic value of computed tomographic coronary angiography and exercise electrocardiography for cardiovascular events
Kye-Hwan Kim, Kyung Nyeo Jeon, Min Gyu Kang, Jong Hwa Ahn, Jin-Sin Koh, Yongwhi Park, Seok-Jae Hwang, Young-Hoon Jeong, Choong Hwan Kwak, Jin-Yong Hwang, Jeong Rang Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(5):880-890. Published online March 25, 2016
Background/Aims: This study is a head-to-head comparison of predictive values for long-term cardiovascular outcomes between exercise electrocardiography (ex-ECG) and computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA) in patients with chest pain.
Methods: Four hundred and forty-two patients (mean age, ..
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Effects of intensive versus mild lipid lowering by statins in patients with ischemic congestive heart failure: Korean Pitavastatin Heart Failure (SAPHIRE) study
Hae-Young Lee, Hyun-Jai Cho, Hee-Yul Kim, Hee-Kyung Jeon, Joon Han Shin, Suk-Min Kang, Sang Hong Baek
Korean J Intern Med. 2014;29(6):754-763. Published online October 31, 2014
Background/Aims: This study was designed to evaluate the dose-effect relationship of statins in patients with ischemic congestive heart failure (CHF), since the role of statins in CHF remains unclear.
Methods: The South koreAn Pitavastatin Heart FaIluRE (SAPHIRE) study was designed to randomize pat..
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Intensive Exercise Reduces the Fear of Additional Falls in Elderly People: Findings from the Korea Falls Prevention Study
Dong Hyun Oh, Ji Eun Park, Eon Sook Lee, Sang Woo Oh, Sung Il Cho, Soong Nang Jang, Hyun Wook Baik
Korean J Intern Med. 2012;27(4):417-425. Published online November 27, 2012
Background/AimsFalls among older people are a major public health problem and may result in fracture, medical complications that require hospitalization, and fear of additional falls. Given the prevalence and impact of the fear of falling again, reducing the incidence of falls..
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Ischemia-modified albumin (IMA) is not useful for detecting myocardial ischemia during symptom-limited exercise stress tests
June Hong Kim, Jae Hoon Choi, Hyun-Kook Lee, Woo Hyung Bae, Kook-Jin Chun, Yun Seong Kim, Sang Kwon Lee, Hyung Hoi Kim, Taek Jong Hong, Yong Woo Shin
Korean J Intern Med. 2008;23(3):121-126. Published online September 20, 2008
Background/AimsWe examined the ischemia-modified albumin (IMA) level during exercise in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). MethodsForty patients with a history of chest pain underwent both symptom-limited treadmill e..
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Airway Hyperresponsiveness to Hypertonic Saline as a Predictive Index of Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction
Inseon S. Choi, Se-Woong Chung, Youngil I. Koh, Myoung-Ki Sim, Seo-Na Hong, Jang-Sik Moon
Korean J Intern Med. 2005;20(4):284-289. Published online December 31, 2005
BackgroundChanges in airway mucosal osmolarity are an underlying mechanism of bronchoconstrictive responses to exercise and hypertonic saline (HS). The purpose of this study was to examine whether an osmotic challenge test using HS can predict exercise-induced bronchospasm (EI..
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Treadmill exercise-induced E/e’ elevation as a predictor of cardiovascular event in end-stage
renal disease on peritoneal dialysis
Jong Ho Shin, Ki-Woon Kang, Jung Ho Kim, Jung Yeon Chin, Nae Yu Kim, Sang Hyun Park, Won Ho Kim, Yu Jeong Choi, Kyung Tae Jung
Received April 13, 2016 Accepted May 13, 2016 Published online November 11, 2016
Background/Aims: Diastolic dysfunction is associated with cardiovascular (CV) events in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). However, conventional measurement of LA volume and E/e’ using Doppler echocardiography has been limited to predict CV events i..
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