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Gastroenterology / Editorial
Role of potassium-competitive acid blockers in eradication of Helicobacter pylori infection
Tae Ho Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(4):451-453. Published online June 30, 2023
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Cardiology / Review
Role of echocardiography in acute pulmonary embolism
Jin Kyung Oh, Jae-Hyeong Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(4):456-470. Published online January 2, 2023
Although pulmonary embolism (PE)-related mortality rate has decreased because of prompt diagnosis and effective therapy use, acute PE remains a potentially lethal disease. Due to its increasing prevalence, clinicians should pay attention to diagnosing and managing patients with acute PE. Echocardiog..
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Cardiology / Review
Advanced heart failure: a contemporary approach
Kyeong-Hyeon Chun, Seok-Min Kang
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(4):471-483. Published online June 28, 2023
Advanced heart failure (HF) is defined as the persistence of severe symptoms despite the use of optimized medical, surgical, and device therapies. These patients require timely advanced treatments, such as heart transplantation or long-term mechanical circulatory support (MCS). Inotropic agents are ..
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Gastroenterology / Original Article
Association between eupatilin and reduction in small bowel bleeding in aspirin users and aspirin plus acid suppressant users
Hyun Seok Lee, Ji Hyung Nam, Dong Jun Oh, Hyun Jung Ahn, Yun Jeong Lim
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(4):484-492. Published online May 19, 2023
Background/Aims: Capsule endoscopy (CE) has shown that low-dose aspirin occasionally causes small bowel (SB) bleeding. We herein evaluated the protective effects of mucoprotective agents (MPAs) on SB bleeding in aspirin users using the nationwide database of claims data from the National Health Insu..
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Gastroenterology / Original Article
Ten-day tegoprazan-based concomitant therapy as a first-line treatment for Helicobacter pylori eradication
Yong Hwan Kwon, Seong Woo Jeon, Su Youn Nam, Dong Wook Lee, Ji Hey Park, Hui Jin Bae
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(4):493-503. Published online June 28, 2023
Background/Aims: Tegoprazan, a novel potassium-competitive acid blocker, has shown rapid action and gastric acid inhibition. In this study, we evaluated the efficacy of a tegoprazan-based, nonbismuth-containing quadruple (concomitant) therapy for the primary eradication of Helicobacter pylori..
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Gastroenterology / Original Article
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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Cardiology / Original Article
Development and validation of equation for cardiorespiratory fitness in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
Byambakhand Battumur, Ji Eun Lee, Soo Hyung Park, You-Jung Choi, Dong Oh Kang, Eun Jin Park, Ji Bak Kim, Jah Yeon Choi, Seung Young Roh, Jin Oh Na, Cheol Ung Choi, Jin Won Kim, Seung Woon Rha, Chang Gyu Park, Eung Ju Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(4):514-525. Published online June 20, 2023
Background/Aims: Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), as measured by maximal oxygen consumption (VO2max), is an important independent predictive factor of cardiovascular outcomes in patients with heart failure (HF). However, it is unclear whether conventional equations for estimating CRF are applicable ..
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Endocrinology-metabolism / Original Article
Cumulative exposure to metabolic syndrome increases thyroid cancer risk in young adults: a population-based cohort study
Jinyoung Kim, Kyungdo Han, Mee Kyoung Kim, Ki-Hyun Baek, Ki-Ho Song, Hyuk-Sang Kwon
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(4):526-533. Published online May 18, 2023
Background/Aims: A re-increasing trend of thyroid cancer since 2015 has been observed despite a similar examination rate, and the incidence of thyroid cancer among young adults continues to rise.
Methods: This study used data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service. Individuals 20–39 year..
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Hemato-oncology / Original Article
The prognostic impact of reduced variant burden in elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia treated with decitabine
Mihee Kim, TaeHyung Kim, Seo-Yeon Ahn, Jun Hyung Lee, Ju Heon Park, Myung-Geun Shin, Sung-Hoon Jung, Ga-Young Song, Deok-Hwan Yang, Je-Jung Lee, Seung Hyun Choi, Mi Yeon Kim, Jae-Sook Ahn, Hyeoung-Joon Kim, Dennis Dong Hwan Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(4):534-545. Published online June 9, 2023
Background/Aims: We evaluated the role of next-generation sequencing (NGS)-based disease monitoring for elderly patients diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who received decitabine therapy.
Methods: A total of 123 patients aged > 65 years with AML who received decitabine were eligible. We an..
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Rheumatology / Original Article
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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Geriatrics / Original Article
Predictors of 3-month mortality with muscle ultrasound and palliative prognostic tools among patients admitted to palliative care units
Zeynep Irmak Kaya, Yelda Öztürk, Sinem Gürcü, Gülgün Uncu, Anıl Uçan, Mert Eşme, Berrin Yalınbaş Kaya, Cafer Balci
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(4):557-565. Published online March 31, 2023
Background/Aims: Prognostic factors are an important issue in progressive and life-limiting diseases. This study evaluate 3-month mortality in patients admitted to the palliative care unit (PCU).
Methods: In this study, the patient’s demographics, comorbidities, nutritional status, and laboratory..
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| Correspondences |
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Cardiology / Correspondence
Echocardiography in acute pulmonary embolism
Lampros Lakkas, Christos S. Katsouras
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(4):566-567. Published online June 9, 2023
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Cardiology / Correspondence
Authors’ reply to Letter to the Editor regarding ‘Role of echocardiography in acute pulmonary embolism’
Jin Kyung Oh, Jae-Hyeong Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(4):568-569. Published online June 9, 2023
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Infectious diseases / Correspondence
MicroCLOTS pathophysiology in coronavirus disease 2019
Samuele Renzi, Giovanni Landoni, Alberto Zangrillo, Fabio Ciceri
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(4):570-571. Published online September 9, 2020
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Gastroenterology / Image of interest
Superior mesenteric artery syndrome with acute gastric dilatation caused by binge eating in an adolescent
Zhicheng Huang, Cao Li, Guangcai Tang
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(4):572-573. Published online June 26, 2023
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Pulmonology / Image of interest
An unusual cause of a bronchopleural fistula
Dongyoon Keum, Mincheol Chae, Ilseon Hwang, Hyun Jung Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(4):574-575. Published online March 27, 2023
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Hemato-oncology / Image of interest
Asymptomatic huge spleen mass
Sanghyeok Han, Kyeongmin Kim, In Ho Choi, Jong-Ho Won, Seug Yun Yoon
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(4):576-577. Published online June 9, 2023
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| Erratum |
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Hemato-oncology / Erratum
Predictive role of absolute lymphocyte count in daratumumab-treated patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma
Hee Jeong Cho, Jae-Cheol Jo, Yoo Jin Lee, Myung Won Lee, Do Young Kim, Ho Jin Shin, Sung Nam Im, Ji Hyun Lee, Sung Hwa Bae, Young Rok Do, Won Sik Lee, Min Kyung Kim, Jina Jung, Jung Min Lee, Ju-Hyung Kim, Dong Won Baek, Sang-Kyun Sohn, Joon Ho Moon
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(4):578-578. Published online June 9, 2023
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