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Nephrology
Usefulness of valacyclovir prophylaxis for cytomegalovirus infection after anti-thymocyte globulin as rejection therapy
Eun Jeong Ko, Ji Hyun Yu, Chul Woo Yang, Byung Ha Chung
Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(2):375-382. Published online December 15, 2017
Background/Aims: Anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) treatment for acute T-cell mediated rejection (TCMR) can increase the risk of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection. We aimed to evaluate the effect of valacyclovir prophylaxis against CMV infection after ATG administration as anti-rejection therapy.
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Cardiology
Association between left ventricular function and paraprotein type in patients with multiple
myeloma
Jeong-Eun Yi, Sung-Eun Lee, Hae-Ok Jung, Chang-Ki Min, Ho-Joong Youn
Korean J Intern Med. 2017;32(3):459-468. Published online April 6, 2016
Background/Aims: Multiple myeloma (MM)–associated cardiac damage, particularly according to the type of monoclonal (M) protein has not been elucidated. We sought to investigate relationship between elevated serum M protein levels and echocardiographic indices of cardiac structure and function in pa..
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Pulmonology
Clinical significance of serum vascular endothelial growth factor in young male asthma patients
Hea Yon Lee, Kyung Hoon Min, Sang Min Lee, Ji Eun Lee, Chin Kook Rhee
Korean J Intern Med. 2017;32(2):295-301. Published online March 21, 2016
Background/Aims: Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is an important mediator of angiogenesis. However, little is known about the potential use of serum levels of VEGF as a biomarker for asthma. We investigated the differences in VEGF levels among normal controls, stable asthma patients, and t..
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Nephrology
High serum and urine neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin levels are independent predictors of renal progression in patients with immunoglobulin A nephropathy
Harin Rhee, Nari Shin, Min Ji Shin, Byung Yun Yang, Il Young Kim, Sang Heon Song, Dong Won Lee, Soo Bong Lee, Ihm Soo Kwak, Eun Young Seong
Korean J Intern Med. 2015;30(3):354-361. Published online April 29, 2015
Background/Aims: Tubulointerstitial injury plays an important role in the progression of immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN), and neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) is among the most sensitive tubular biomarkers. We investigated whether serum or urine NGAL predicts prognosis in patien..
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Gastroenterology
A comparison of the BISAP score and serum procalcitonin for predicting the severity of acute pancreatitis
Byung Geun Kim, Myung Hwan Noh, Choong Heon Ryu, Hwa Seong Nam, Su Mi Woo, Seung Hee Ryu, Jin Seok Jang, Jong Hun Lee, Seok Ryeol Choi, Byeong Ho Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(3):322-329. Published online May 1, 2013
Background/AimsThe bedside index of severity in acute pancreatitis (BISAP) is a new, convenient, prognostic multifactorial scoring system. As more data are needed before clinical application, we compared BISAP, the serum procalcitonin (PCT), and other multifactorial scoring sy..
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