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Cardiology
Apparent treatment-resistant hypertension among ambulatory hypertensive patients: a cross-sectional study from 13 general hospitals
Sehun Kim, Jin Joo Park, Mi-Seung Shin, Choong Hwan Kwak, Bong-Ryeol Lee, Sung-Ji Park, Hae-Young Lee, Sang-Hyun Kim, Seok-Min Kang, Byung-Su Yoo, Joong-Wha Chung, Si Wan Choi, Sang-Ho Jo, Jinho Shin, Dong-Ju Choi
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(4):888-897. Published online June 7, 2021
Background/Aims: To examine the prevalence and clinical characteristics of apparent treatment-resistant hypertension among ambulatory hypertensive patients.
Methods: We enrolled adult ambulatory hypertensive patients at 13 well-qualified general hospitals in Korea from January to June 2012. Apparen..
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Rheumatology
Clinical features of Korean elderly patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis
Byung-Woo Yoo, Jason Jungsik Song, Yong-Beom Park, Sang-Won Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(3):731-741. Published online August 20, 2020
Background/Aims: We compared the clinical and laboratory data between elderly and non-elderly patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) at diagnosis; further, we investigated the predictors at diagnosis for all-cause mortality and end-stage renal disease (E..
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Gastroenterology
Platelet count is associated with sustained virological response rates in treatments for chronic hepatitis C
Baek Gyu Jun, Eui Ju Park, Woong Cheul Lee, Jae Young Jang, Soung Won Jeong, Young Don Kim, Gab Jin Cheon, Young Sin Cho, Sae Hwan Lee, Hong Soo Kim, Yun Nah Lee, Sang Gyune Kim, Young Seok Kim, Boo Sung Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(5):989-997. Published online March 14, 2018
Background/Aims: This study was conducted to clarify the sustained virological response (SVR) prediction ability of baseline and treatment-related factors in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.
Methods: This retrospective study collected data at four tertiary referral hospitals..
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Cardiology
Prognostic value of hyponatremia in heart failure patients: an analysis of the Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes in the Relation with Serum Sodium Level in Asian Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure (COAST) study
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Byung-Su Yoo, Jin Joo Park, Dong-Ju Choi, Seok-Min Kang, Juey-Jen Hwang, Shing-Jong Lin, Ming-Shien Wen, Jian Zhang, Junbo Ge, on behalf of the COAST investigators
Korean J Intern Med. 2015;30(4):460-470. Published online June 29, 2015
Background/Aims: Hyponatremia is a well-known risk factor for poor outcomes in Western studies of heart failure (HF) patients. We evaluated the predictive value of hyponatremia in hospitalized Asian HF patients.
Methods: The Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes in the Relation with Serum Sodium Le..
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