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Migration of a sirolimus-eluting stent from the ostium of the left main coronary artery to the right deep femoral artery
Ki-Bum Won, Byeong-Keuk Kim, Young-Guk Ko, Myeong-Ki Hong, Yangsoo Jang, Won-Heum Shim
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(1):116-119. Published online December 28, 2012
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Zotarolimus-eluting stent-induced hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Hong-Won Shin, Chang-Wook Nam, Hyungseop Kim, Seung-Ho Hur, Yoon-Nyun Kim, Kwon-Bae Kim, Kun-Young Kwon
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(1):108-111. Published online December 28, 2012
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Cardiology
Clinical outcomes between different stent designs with the same polymer and drug: comparison between the Taxus Express and Taxus Liberte stents
Jang-Won Son, Ung Kim, Jong-Seon Park, Young-Jo Kim, Jae-Sik Jang, Tae-Hyun Yang, Dong-Soo Kim, Dong-Kie Kim, Sang-Hoon Seol, Doo-Il Kim, Chang-Wook Nam, Seung-Ho Hur, Kwon-Bae Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(1):72-80. Published online December 28, 2012
Background/AimsThe Taxus Liberte stent (Boston Scientific Co.) evolved from the Taxus Express stent, with enhanced stent deliverability and uniform drug delivery. This study was designed to compare angiographic and clinical outcomes in real-world practice between the Taxus Lib..
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Comparison of Drug-Eluting Stents in Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Daisuke Hachinohe, Myung Ho Jeong, Shigeru Saito, Min Chol Kim, Kyung Hoon Cho, Khurshid Ahmed, Seung Hwan Hwang, Min Goo Lee, Doo Sun Sim, Keun-Ho Park, Ju Han Kim, Young Joon Hong, Youngkeun Ahn, Jung Chaee Kang, Jong Hyun Kim, Shung Chull Chae, Young Jo Kim, Seung Ho Hur, In Whan Seong, Taek Jong Hong, Donghoon Choi, Myeong Chan Cho, Chong Jin Kim, Ki Bae Seung, Wook Sung Chung, Yang Soo Jang, Seung Woon Rha, Jang Ho Bae, Seung Jung Park,
Korean J Intern Med. 2012;27(4):397-406. Published online November 27, 2012
Background/AimsTo determine which drug-eluting stents are more effective in acute myocardial infarction (MI) patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). MethodsThis study included a total of 3,566 acute MI survivors with CKD from the Korea Acute..
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Optimization of Stent Deployment by Intravascular Ultrasound
Hyuck-Jun Yoon, Seung-Ho Hur
Korean J Intern Med. 2012;27(1):30-38. Published online February 28, 2012
Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) is a useful diagnostic method that provides valuable information in addition to angiography regarding the coronary vessel lumen, dimensions, plaque burden, and characteristics. The major use of IVUS in coronary intervention is to guide interventional strategies and..
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The Role of Optical Coherence Tomography in Coronary Intervention
Mitsuyasu Terashima, Hideaki Kaneda, Takahiko Suzuki
Korean J Intern Med. 2012;27(1):1-12. Published online February 28, 2012
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is an optical analog of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) that can be used to examine the coronary arteries and has 10-fold higher resolution than IVUS. Based on polarization properties, OCT can differentiate tissue characteristics (fibrous, calcified, or lipid-ri..
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Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy: A Case of Persistent Apical Ballooning Complicated by an Apical Mural Thrombus
Pil Hyung Lee, Jae-Kwan Song, In Keun Park, Byung Joo Sun, Seung Geun Lee, Ji Hye Yim, Hyung Oh Choi
Korean J Intern Med. 2011;26(4):455-459. Published online November 28, 2011
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) is an infrequent cardiac syndrome characterized by acute onset chest pain with apical ballooning on echocardiography. It is often triggered by severe emotional or physical stress, and in contrast to acute myocardial infarction (AMI), the regional wall motion abnorma..
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Two-Year Clinical Outcome after Carvedilol-Loaded Stent Implantation in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease
Hyun Kuk Kim, Young Joon Hong, Myung Ho Jeong, Weon Kim, Sung Soo Kim, Jum Suk Ko, Min Goo Lee, Doo Sun Sim, Keun Ho Park, Nam Sik Yoon, Hyun Ju Yoon, Kye Hun Kim, Hyung Wook Park, Ju Han Kim, Youngkeun Ahn, Jeong Gwan Cho, Jong Chun Park, Jung Chaee Kang
Korean J Intern Med. 2011;26(1):41-46. Published online March 2, 2011
Background/AimsCarvedilol is an antioxidant that inhibits smooth muscle cell proliferation and migration. The aim of this study was to investigate the beneficial effects of carvedilol-loaded stents on 2-year clinical outcomes after stent implantation in patients with coronary ..
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Comparison of Sirolimus and Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents for Complex Coronary Lesions: An Intravascular Ultrasound Study
Yun-Kyeong Cho, Seung-Ho Hur, Hyun-Tae Kim, In-Cheol Kim, Hyoung-Seob Park, Hyuck-Jun Yoon, Chang-Wook Nam, Hyungseop Kim, Seong-Wook Han, Yoon-Nyun Kim, Kwon-Bae Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2009;24(4):323-329. Published online November 27, 2009
Background/AimsRecent intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) studies of sirolimus-eluting stents (SES) and paclitaxel-eluting stents (PES) have demonstrated a significant reduction in neointimal hyperplasia (NIH) based on simple coronary lesions. In this study, we evaluated the effic..
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Superior Vena Cava Syndrome Caused by Encircling Soft Tissue
Dae Hyeok Kim, Yong Sun Jeon, Gi Chang Kim, In Sun Ahn, Jun Kwan, Keum Soo Park, Woo Hyung Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(2):118-121. Published online June 30, 2007
Superior vena cava syndrome can occur from benign conditions that might not alter life expectancy. Here we present a case of a superior vena cava (SVC) obstruction caused by soft tissue encircling the SVC, which was strongly suspected of being an unusual focal type of fibrosing mediastinitis. A 3..
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Intravenous Itraconazole vs. Amphotericin B Deoxycholate for Empirical Antifungal Therapy in Patients with Persistent Neutropenic Fever
Sun Hee Park, Su-Mi Choi, Dong-Gun Lee, Jung-Hyun Choi, Jin-Hong Yoo, Woo-Sung Min, Wan-Shik Shin
Korean J Intern Med. 2006;21(3):165-172. Published online September 30, 2006
BackgroundAmphotericin B dexoycholate is currently the standard empirical antifungal therapy for neutropenic patients with hematologic malignancies and who also have persistent fever that does not respond to antibacterial therapy. The antifungal triazoles offer a potentially s..
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