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Rheumatology
Predictors of renal relapse in Koreans with lupus nephritis after achieving complete response: a 35-years of experience at a single center
Howook Jeon, Jennifer Lee, Su-Jin Moon, Seung-Ki Kwok, Ji Hyeon Ju, Wan-Uk Kim, Sung-Hwan Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2024;39(2):347-359. Published online January 22, 2024
Background/Aims: Renal relapse has known to be a poor prognostic factor in patients with lupus nephritis (LN), but there were few studies that identified the risk factors of renal relapse in real world. We conducted this study based on 35-years of experience at a single center to find out predictors..
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Cardiology
Time to presentation and mortality outcomes among patients with diabetes and acute myocardial infarction
Min-A Shin, Seok Oh, Min Chul Kim, Doo Sun Sim, Young Joon Hong, Ju Han Kim, Youngkeun Ahn, Myung Ho Jeong
Korean J Intern Med. 2024;39(1):110-122. Published online December 11, 2023
Background/Aims: Due to limited real-world evidence on the association between time to presentation (T2P) and outcomes following acute myocardial infarction and diabetes (AMI-DM), we investigated the characteristics of patients with AMI-DM and their outcomes based on their T2P.
Methods: 4,455 patie..
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Gastroenterology
Usefulness of nasal cavity evaluation before high-resolution esophageal manometry in high-risk patients
Hyun Jin Min, Jae Yong Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2024;39(1):86-94. Published online November 30, 2023
Background/Aims: A catheter is inserted through the nasal cavity during high-resolution esophageal manometry (HRM), which may cause adverse events such as pain or epistaxis. Despite these possible safety considerations, studies on this subject are very limited. We aimed to investigate the usefulness..
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Rheumatology
Comparative effectiveness of JAK inhibitors and biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Soo-Kyung Cho, Hyoungyoung Kim, Yeo-Jin Song, Hye Won Kim, Eunwoo Nam, Shin-Seok Lee, Hye-Soon Lee, Sung-Hoon Park, Yeon-Ah Lee, Min-Chan Park, Sung Hae Chang, Hyoun-Ah Kim, Seung-Ki Kwok, Hae-Rim Kim, Hyun-Sook Kim, Bo Young Yoon, Wan-Sik Uhm, Yong-Gil Kim, Jae Hoon Kim, Jisoo Lee, Jeongim Choi, Yoon-Kyoung Sung
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(4):546-556. Published online June 20, 2023
Background/Aims: We aimed to compare the effectiveness and safety of Janus kinase inhibitors (JAKi) vs. biologic disease- modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARD) in Korean patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who had an inadequate response to conventional synthetic DMARDs.
Methods: A quasi-exper..
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Gastroenterology
Efficacy and safety of sofosbuvir–velpatasvir and sofosbuvir–velpatasvir–voxilaprevir for hepatitis C in Korea: a Phase 3b study
Jeong Heo, Yoon Jun Kim, Sung Wook Lee, Youn-Jae Lee, Ki Tae Yoon, Kwan Soo Byun, Yong Jin Jung, Won Young Tak, Sook-Hyang Jeong, Kyung Min Kwon, Vithika Suri, Peiwen Wu, Byoung Kuk Jang, Byung Seok Lee, Ju-Yeon Cho, Jeong Won Jang, Soo Hyun Yang, Seung Woon Paik, Hyung Joon Kim, Jung Hyun Kwon, Neung Hwa Park, Ju Hyun Kim, In Hee Kim, Sang Hoon Ahn, Young-Suk Lim
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(4):504-513. Published online June 30, 2023
Background/Aims: Despite the availability of direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in Korea, need remains for pangenotypic regimens that can be used in the presence of hepatic impairment, comorbidities, or prior treatment failure. We investigated the efficacy an..
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Pulmonology
The efficacy and safety of DW1601 in patients with acute bronchitis: a multi-center, randomized, double-blind, phase III clinical trial
Young Seok Lee, Seong Yong Lim, Kyung Hoon Min, Do Jin Kim, Kwang Ha Yoo, Tae-Bum Kim, Hak-Ryul Kim, Jae Jeong Shim
Korean J Intern Med. 2022;37(6):1195-1204. Published online September 26, 2022
Background/Aims: DW1601, an oral fixed dose combination syrup composed of DW16011 and Pelargonium sidoides, was developed to enhance the symptom relief effect in patients with acute bronchitis. We evaluated the efficacy and safety of DW1601 compared to DW16011 or P. sidoides for treatm..
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Gastroenterology
Clinical outcomes of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding according to the risk indicated by Glasgow-Blatchford risk score-computed tomography score in the emergency room
Hyun Ae Lee, Hye-Kyung Jung, Tae Oh Kim, Ju-Ran Byeon, Eui-Sun Jeong, Hyun-Ji Cho, Chung Hyun Tae, Chang Mo Moon, Seong-Eun Kim, Ki-Nam Shim, Sung-Ae Jung
Korean J Intern Med. 2022;37(6):1176-1185. Published online November 1, 2022
Background/Aims: Acute upper gastrointestinal (UGI) bleeding is a significant emergency situation with a mortality rate of 2% to 10%. Therefore, initial risk stratification is important for proper management. We aimed to evaluate the role of contrast-enhanced multidetector computed tomography (MDCT)..
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Musculoskeletal complications in patients with diabetes mellitus
Jong Han Choi, Hae-Rim Kim, Kee-Ho Song
Korean J Intern Med. 2022;37(6):1099-1110. Published online October 27, 2022
Musculoskeletal conditions are common in patients with diabetes. Several musculoskeletal disorders are viewed as chronic complications of diabetes because epidemiological studies have revealed high correlations between such complications and diabetes, but the pathophysiological links with diabetes r..
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Gastroenterology
Radiology plus ileocolonoscopy versus radiology alone in Crohn’s disease: prognosis prediction and mutual agreement
Hye Kyung Hyun, Jongwook Yu, Eun Ae Kang, Jihye Park, Soo Jung Park, Jae Jun Park, Tae Il Kim, Won Ho Kim, Jae Hee Cheon
Korean J Intern Med. 2022;37(3):567-578. Published online October 26, 2021
Background/Aims: The optimal tools for monitoring Crohn’s disease (CD) are controversial. We compared radiology plus ileocolonoscopy and radiology alone in terms of prognosis prediction and evaluated the agreement between radiologic and ileocolonoscopic findings in patients with CD.
Methods: Pati..
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Hemato-oncology
Different roles of surveillance positron emission tomography according to the histologic subtype of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Yu Ri Kim, Soo-Jeong Kim, June-Won Cheong, Yundeok Kim, Ji Eun Jang, Hyunsoo Cho, Haerim Chung, Yoo Hong Min, Woo Ick Yang, Arthur Cho, Jin Seok Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(Suppl 1):S245-S252. Published online June 19, 2020
Background/Aims: Although the use of surveillance 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) is discouraged in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, its usefulness in different subtypes has not been thoroughly investigated.
Methods: We r..
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Pulmonology
Chest computed tomography scan as an initial diagnostic method for tuberculosis infection detected by mass screening
Dong-Hyun Joo, Hyun Woo Lee, Seo-Young Yoon, Tae Yun Park, Eun Young Heo, Deog Kyeom Kim, Hee Soon Chung, Jung-Kyu Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(6):1410-1419. Published online July 15, 2021
Background/Aims: We assessed the diagnostic yield of chest computed tomography (CT) as an initial diagnostic method for patients with a tuberculosis (TB) infection detected by mass screening in a country with an intermediate TB burden.
Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on patients with T..
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Recent advances in airway imaging using micro-computed tomography and computed tomography for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Naoya Tanabe, Toyohiro Hirai
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(6):1294-1304. Published online October 6, 2021
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a complex lung disease characterized by a combination of airway disease and emphysema. Emphysema is classified as centrilobular emphysema (CLE), paraseptal emphysema (PSE), or panlobular emphysema (PLE), and airway disease extends from the respiratory,..
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Rheumatology
Evaluation of body composition using computed tomography in patients with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis
Sung Soo Ahn, Byung-Woo Yoo, Hyeok Chan Kwon, Juyoung Yoo, Seung Min Jung, Jason Jungsik Song, Yong-Beom Park, Sang-Won Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(5):1221-1232. Published online August 18, 2020
Background/Aims: Measures of body composition, including visceral adipose tissue (VAT), subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT), and skeletal muscle area (SMA), are considered important prognostic factors in chronic diseases. The association of these measures with auto-inflammatory disorders, such as anti..
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Young-onset type 2 diabetes in South Korea: a review of the current status and unmet need
Ye Seul Yang, Kyungdo Han, Tae Seo Sohn, Nam Hoon Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(5):1049-1058. Published online September 1, 2021
The prevalence of young-onset (diagnosis at age < 40 years) type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is increasing globally. Young-onset T2DM has a common pathophysiology of glucose dysregulation as in late-onset T2DM. However, it presents a greater association with obesity and a more rapid decline in β-ce..
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Gastroenterology
Subclinical sacroiliitis detected by abdominopelvic computed tomography in Korean patients with Crohn’s disease
You-Jung Ha, Hyo Jin Kim, Eugene Lee, Ji Hye Park, Young Soo Park, Yun Jong Lee, Yusuhn Kang, Hyuk Yoon
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(4):868-877. Published online March 22, 2021
Background/Aims: Sacroiliitis is a frequent extraintestinal manifestation of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs). This study aimed to assess the prevalence of sacroiliitis using a validated screening tool based on abdominopelvic computed tomography (APCT) in Korean patients with Crohn’s disease (CD..
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Infectious diseases
The clinical and economic burden of community-onset complicated skin and skin structure infections in Korea
Yong Kyun Cho, Heung Jeong Woo, Shin Woo Kim, In-Gyu Bae, Young Goo Song, Hee Jin Cheong, Hyuck Lee, Sang Hoon Han, Hee Jung Choi, Chisook Moon, Seong Yeol Ryu, Jian Hur, Ja Cob Lee, Yu Mi Jo, Young Joo Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(6):1497-1506. Published online February 20, 2020
Background/Aims: To investigate epidemiologic characteristics, clinical and economic burdens, and factors associated with mortality in complicated skin and skin structure infection (cSSSI) patients in Korea.
Methods: A retrospective, observational, nationwide study was conducted between April to Ju..
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Pulmonology
Recent advances in diagnostic technologies in lung cancer
Hye Jung Park, Sang Hoon Lee, Yoon Soo Chang
Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(2):257-268. Published online February 28, 2020
The increase in lung cancer incidence of Korea has been dampened since 2000; however, increased human lifespan, interest in health care and the widespread implementation of health examinations have resulted in a considerable rise in detection of small lesions that need to be differentiated from lung..
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Consensus regarding diagnosis and management of atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome
Hajeong Lee, Eunjeong Kang, Hee Gyung Kang, Young Hoon Kim, Jin Seok Kim, Hee-Jin Kim, Kyung Chul Moon, Tae Hyun Ban, Se Won Oh, Sang Kyung Jo, Heeyeon Cho, Bum Soon Choi, Junshik Hong, Hae Il Cheong, Doyeun Oh
Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(1):25-40. Published online January 2, 2020
Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) is defined by specific clinical characteristics, including microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and pathologic evidence of endothelial cell damage, as well as the resulting ischemic end-organ injuries. A variety of clinical scenarios have features of ..
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Gastroenterology
Liver volume index predicts the risk of esophageal variceal hemorrhage in cirrhotic patients on propranolol prophylaxis
Beom Hee Kim, Jung Wha Chung, Chung Seop Lee, Eun Sun Jang, Sook-Hyang Jeong, Nayoung Kim, Jin-Wook Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(6):1233-1243. Published online February 18, 2019
Background/Aims: Non-selective β-blockers (NSBBs) are used for primary prevention of esophageal variceal hemorrhage (VH) in patients with portal hypertension, but a significant number of patients develop VH while on NSBB therapy. In this study, we sought to determine whether liver volume can predi..
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Hemato-oncology
Costs and clinical outcomes of patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in first remission: role of PET/CT surveillance
Koung Jin Suh, Ki Hwan Kim, Ryul Kim, Ja Min Byun, Miso Kim, Jin Hyun Park, Bhumsuk Keam, Tae Min Kim, Jin-Soo Kim, In Sil Choi, Dae Seog Heo
Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(4):894-901. Published online February 23, 2018
Background/Aims: The role of [18F]-f luorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET/CT) in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) in first remission is unclear.
Methods: Medical costs within the first 3 years of treatment completion and clinical outcomes of 118..
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