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Current evidence for prognostic benefit of intravascular imaging-guided percutaneous coronary intervention in chronic total occlusion intervention
David Hong, Sung Eun Kim, Seung Hun Lee, Seung-Jae Lee, Jong-Young Lee, Sang Min Kim, Sang Yeub Lee, Woochan Kwon, Ki Hong Choi, Taek Kyu Park, Jeong Hoon Yang, Young Bin Song, Seung-Hyuk Choi, Hyeon-Cheol Gwon, Joo-Yong Hahn, Joo Myung Lee; The RENOVATE-COMPLEX-PCI Investigators
Korean J Intern Med. 2024;39(5):702-716. Published online February 29, 2024
Although percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for chronic total occlusion (CTO) has been increasing in recent years, CTO PCI is still one of the most challenging procedures with relatively higher rates of procedural complications and adverse clinical events after PCI. Due to the innate limitatio..
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Cardiology
Clinical safety and effectiveness of the Genoss drug-eluting stent in real-world clinical practice
Young Jin Youn, Jun-Won Lee, Sung Gyun Ahn, Seung-Hwan Lee, Junghan Yoon, Jae Hyoung Park, Sang-Yong Yoo, Woong Chol Kang, Nam Ho Lee, Ki Hwan Kwon, Joon Hyung Doh, Sang-Wook Lim, Yang Soo Jang, Dong Woon Jeon, Jung Ho Heo, Woong Gil Choi, Sungsoo Cho, Bong-Ki Lee, Hyonju Jeong, Bum-Kee Hong, Hyun-Hee Choi
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(5):683-691. Published online July 7, 2023
Background/Aims: The Genoss DES™ is a novel, biodegradable, polymer-coated, sirolimus-eluting stent with a cobalt- chromium stent platform and thin strut. Although the safety and effectiveness of this stent have been previously investigated, real-world clinical outcomes data are lacking. Therefore,..
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Influence of an abnormal ankle-brachial index on ischemic and bleeding events in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention
Hangyul Kim, Seung Do Lee, Hyo Jin Lee, Hye Ree Kim, Kyehwan Kim, Jin-Sin Koh, Seok-Jae Hwang, Jin-Yong Hwang, Jong-Hwa Ahn, Yongwhi Park, Young-Hoon Jeong, Jeong Rang Park, Min Gyu Kang
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(3):372-381. Published online April 20, 2023
Background/Aims: Bleeding events after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) have important prognostic implications. Data on the influence of an abnormal ankle-brachial index (ABI) on both ischemic and bleeding events in patients undergoing PCI are limited.
Methods: We included patients who unde..
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Treatment delay and outcomes of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction treated by primary percutaneous coronary intervention during the COVID-19 era in South Korea
Seok Oh, Myung Ho Jeong, Kyung Hoon Cho, Min Chul Kim, Doo Sun Sim, Young Joon Hong, Ju Han Kim, Youngkeun Ahn
Korean J Intern Med. 2022;37(4):786-799. Published online June 28, 2022
Background/Aims: Little is known about the clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in Korea during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) era. We aimed to evaluate the clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of patients with STEM..
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Predictors of recurrent acute myocardial infarction despite successful percutaneous coronary intervention
Sang Hun Lee, Myung Ho Jeong, Joon Ho Ahn, Dae Young Hyun, Kyung Hoon Cho, Min Chul Kim, Doo Sun Sim, Young Joon Hong, Ju Han Kim, Youngkeun Ahn, Jin Yong Hwang, Weon Kim, Jong Seon Park, Chang-Hwan Yoon, Seung Ho Hur, Sang Rok Lee, Kwang Soo Cha; on behalf of the KAMIR (Korea Acute Myocardial Infarction Registry)-NIH Investigators
Korean J Intern Med. 2022;37(4):777-785. Published online June 28, 2022
Background/Aims: Recurrent acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is an adverse cardiac event in patients with a first AMI. The predictors of recurrent AMI after the first AMI in patients who underwent successful percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) have not been elucidated.
Methods: We analyzed th..
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Nephrology
Low waist circumference prior to percutaneous coronary intervention predict the risk for end-stage renal disease: a nationwide Korean population based-cohort study
Eun Hui Bae, Sang Yup Lim, Eun Mi Yang, Tae Ryom Oh, Hong Sang Choi, Chang Seong Kim, Seong Kwon Ma, Bongseong Kim, Kyung-Do Han, Soo Wan Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2022;37(3):639-652. Published online February 11, 2022
Background/Aims: The obesity paradox has been known in end-stage renal disease (ESRD). However, the effect of body mass index (BMI) or waist circumference (WC) prior to percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) on the development of ESRD is not clear.
Methods: Using nationally representative data fr..
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Cardiology
Long-term outcomes in ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients treated according to hospital visit time
Seok Oh, Dae Young Hyun, Kyung Hoon Cho, Ju Han Kim, Myung Ho Jeong
Korean J Intern Med. 2022;37(3):605-617. Published online November 16, 2021
Background/Aims: Rapid percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is the cornerstone of treatment for ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). However, there have been conflicting results regarding the differences in clinical outcomes between on-hours and off-hours presentation in STEMI patients. W..
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Off-hour presentation and outcomes for percutaneous coronary intervention in acute myocardial infarction with Killip III–IV
Seok Oh, Ju Han Kim, Kyung Hoon Cho, Min Chul Kim, Doo Sun Sim, Young Joon Hong, Youngkeun Ahn, Myung Ho Jeong
Korean J Intern Med. 2022;37(3):591-604. Published online April 28, 2022
Background/Aims: Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is conventionally recognized as an urgent medical condition requiring timely and effective reperfusion therapy. However, the results of studies on the clinical outcomes in AMI according to hospital visit timings are inconclusive. To explore the differ..
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Clinical significance of high on-treatment platelet reactivity in patients with prolonged clopidogrel therapy
Sehun Kim, Donghoon Han, Jae Hyuk Choi, Eun-Joo Park, Dong Geum Shin, Min-Kyung Kang, Seonghoon Choi, Namho Lee, Jung Rae Cho
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(Suppl 1):S80-S89. Published online February 25, 2021
Background/Aims: Prolonged dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) with aspirin and clopidogrel beyond 1 year has been shown to reduce ischemic events at the expense of increased bleeding. However, limited data are available on the clinical significance of platelet reactivity (PR) at 1 year.
Methods: We r..
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Long-term efficacy of vasodilating β-blocker in patients with acute myocardial infarction: nationwide multicenter prospective registry
Jaehoon Chung, Jung-Kyu Han, Han-Mo Yang, Kyung-Woo Park, Hyun-Jae Kang, Bon-Kwon Koo, Myung Ho Jeong, Hyo-Soo Kim; on behalf of investigators for Korea Acute Myocardial Infarction Registry (KAMIR)
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(Suppl 1):S62-S71. Published online July 3, 2020
Background/Aims: Long-term benefit of vasodilating β-blockers is unknown. This study aimed to investigate the long-term benefit of vasodilating β-blockers over conventional β-blockers in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI).
Methods: Using nationwide prospective multicenter Korean Acute ..
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Feasibility of primary percutaneous coronary intervention via the distal radial approach in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction
Yongcheol Kim, Jun-Won Lee, Sang Yeub Lee, Jang-Whan Bae, Sang Jun Lee, Myung Ho Jeong, Seung-Hwan Lee, Youngkeun Ahn
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(Suppl 1):S53-S61. Published online March 3, 2020
Background/Aims: Recently, distal radial approach (DRA), called as snuffbox approach, has gained the interest of interventional cardiologists, but there is a lack of data about the feasibility of DRA as an alternative route for primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
Methods: A total of 1..
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Long-term effects of the mean hemoglobin A1c levels after percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with diabetes
Jaekyung Bae, Ji-Hyung Yoon, Jung-Hee Lee, Jong-Ho Nam, Chan-Hee Lee, Jang-Won Son, Ung Kim, Jong-Seon Park, Dong-Gu Shin
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(6):1365-1376. Published online October 14, 2021
Background/Aims: The clinical benefit of strict blood glucose-lowering therapy for patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) is still debated. We aimed to evaluate the long-term outcomes of patients with diabetes who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), according to the mean hemoglo..
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Guideline
Consensus statement on coronary intervention during the coronavirus disease 19 pandemic: from the Korean Society of Interventional Cardiology
Kwan Yong Lee, Bong-Ki Lee, Won-Jang Kim, Se Hun Kang, Taek Kyu Park, Song-Yi Kim, Jung-Won Suh, Chang-Hwan Yoon, Dong Heon Yang, Sung Kee Ryu, Sang-Hyun Kim, Sung Yun Lee, In-Ho Chae; The Korean Society of Interventional Cardiology COVID-19 Task Force Team
Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(4):749-757. Published online July 1, 2020
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly contagious disease caused by the novel virus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The first case developed in December, 2019 in Wuhan, China; several months later, COVID-19 has become pandemic, and there is no end in sight. This disaster is..
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Cardiology
Prevention of medical malpractice and disputes through analysis of lawsuits related to coronary angiography and intervention
Cheol Won Hyeon, Won Lee, So Yoon Kim, Ji Yong Park, Su Hwan Shin
Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(3):605-618. Published online June 14, 2019
Background/Aims: Possible fatal complications arising from coronary angiography (CAG), percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), and coronary artery disease itself, are likely to cause medical disputes. Presenting the current status and reasons for judgments given in lawsuits related to CAG/PCI, thi..
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A score for decision making during percutaneous coronary intervention in acute myocardial infarction patients with multivessel disease
Hae Chang Jeong, Joon Ho Ahn, Min Chul Kim, Doo Sun Sim, Keun Ho Park, Young Joon Hong, Ju Han Kim, Myung Ho Jeong, Ki-Bae Seung, Kiyuk Chang, Youngkeun Ahn
Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(2):324-334. Published online March 20, 2018
Background/Aims: The optimal percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) strategy in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) with multivessel disease (MVD) is uncertain. This study was designed to develop a novel and simple tool for assessing an individualized and optimized PCI strategy in AMI ..
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Current status of acute myocardial infarction in Korea
Yongcheol Kim, Youngkeun Ahn, Myeong Chan Cho, Chong Jin Kim, Young Jo Kim, Myung Ho Jeong
Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(1):1-10. Published online December 28, 2018
Coronary artery disease, especially acute myocardial infarction (AMI), is a leading cause of death in the Asia-Pacific region. The Korea Acute Myocardial Infarction Registry (KAMIR) is the first nationwide, prospective, multicenter registry of Korean patients with AMI. Since the KAMIR first began in..
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Early experience and favorable clinical outcomes of everolimus-eluting bioresorbable scaffolds for coronary artery disease in Korea
Osung Kwon, Jung-Min Ahn, Do-Yoon Kang, Se Hun Kang, Pil Hyung Lee, Soo-Jin Kang, Seung-Whan Lee, Young-Hak Kim, Cheol Whan Lee, Seong-Wook Park, Duk-Woo Park, Seung-Jung Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(5):922-932. Published online November 7, 2017
Background/Aims: Compared with metallic drug-eluting stents (DES), bioresorbable vascular scaffolds (BVS) may further improve long-term outcomes of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with coronary artery disease. We report our early experience with BVS in Korea.
Methods: We evalu..
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Stent thrombosis and optimal duration of dual antiplatelet therapy after coronary stenting in contemporary practice
Min Soo Cho, Duk-Woo Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2017;32(5):769-779. Published online August 22, 2017
The introduction of drug-eluting stents (DES) in the practice of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has substantially reduced angiographic and clinical restenosis but is associated with an increasing propensity for very late stent thrombosis (ST). Among several clinical, lesion, or procedure-r..
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Two-year clinical outcomes in stable angina and acute coronary syndrome after percutaneous coronary intervention of left main coronary artery disease
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Dae Young Hyun, Myung Ho Jeong, Doo Sun Sim, Yun Ah Jeong, Kyung Hoon Cho, Min Chul Kim, Hyun Kuk Kim, Hae Chang Jeong, Keun Ho Park, Young Joon Hong, Jun Han Kim, Youngkeun Ahn, Jung Chaee Kang
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(6):1084-1092. Published online October 18, 2016
Background/Aims: This study appraised the long term clinical outcomes of patients treated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for unprotected left main coronary artery (ULMCA) disease. There are limited data regarding long-term clinical outcomes after PCI for ULMCA disease.
Methods: From..
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Mean platelet volume: a potential biomarker of the risk and prognosis of heart disease
Dong-Hyun Choi, Seong-Ho Kang, Heesang Song
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(6):1009-1017. Published online October 24, 2016
Platelets are essential for progression of atherosclerotic lesions, plaque destabilization, and thrombosis. They secrete and express many substances that are crucial mediators of coagulation, inflammation, and atherosclerosis. Mean platelet volume (MPV) is a precise measure of platelet size, and is ..
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