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Cardiology
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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Vitamin D and its effects on cardiovascular diseases: a comprehensive review
Nonanzit Pérez-Hernández, Gad Aptilon-Duque, María Cristina Nostroza-Hernández, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón, José Manuel Rodríguez-Pérez, Ruben Blachman-Braun
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(6):1018-1029. Published online April 27, 2016
Vitamin D is a molecule that is actively involved in multiple metabolic pathways. It is mostly known for its implications related to calcium metabolism. It has also been determined that it actively participates in the cardiovascular system, influencing blood pressure, coronary artery disease and oth..
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Hemato-oncology
Assessment of bone marrow involvement in patients with lymphoma: report on a consensus meeting of the Korean Society of Hematology Lymphoma Working Party
Yong Park, Byung Bae Park, Ji Yun Jeong, Wook Youn Kim, Seongsoo Jang, Bong Kyung Shin, Dong Soon Lee, Jae Ho Han, Chan-Jeoung Park, Cheolwon Suh, Insun Kim, Hyun-Sook Chi
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(6):1030-1041. Published online November 1, 2016
In September 2011, the Korean Society of Hematology Lymphoma Working Party held a nationwide conference to establish a consensus for assessing bone marrow (BM) involvement in patients with lymphoma. At this conference, many clinicians, hematopathologists, and diagnostic hematologists discussed vario..
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Gastroenterology
Gastric cancer and family history
Yoon Jin Choi, Nayoung Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(6):1042-1053. Published online November 1, 2016
Gastric cancer is associated with high morbidity and mortality rates worldwide. Identifying individuals at high risk is important for surveillance and prevention of gastric cancer. Having first-degree relatives diagnosed with gastric cancer is a strong and consistent risk factor for gastric cancer, ..
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Endocrinology-metabolism
Sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity
Kyung Mook Choi
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(6):1054-1060. Published online November 1, 2016
Sarcopenia is an age-associated loss of muscle mass and decline in muscle strength; it is common in older adults and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Despite its prevalence, there is currently no universally adopted definition of sarcopenia. In addition to low muscle mass meas..
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| Original Articles |
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Gastroenterology
Ten-year experience of esophageal endoscopic submucosal dissection of superficial esophageal neoplasms in a single center
Hyung Chul Park, Do Hoon Kim, Eun Jeong Gong, Hee Kyong Na, Ji Yong Ahn, Jeong Hoon Lee, Kee Wook Jung, Kee Don Choi, Ho June Song, Gin Hyug Lee, Hwoon-Yong Jung, Jin-Ho Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(6):1064-1072. Published online September 13, 2016
Background/Aims: Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) of a superficial esophageal neoplasm (SEN) is a technically difficult procedure. We investigated the clinical outcomes of ESD to determine its feasibility and effectiveness for the treatment of SEN.
Methods: Patients who underwent ESD for SEN ..
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Diagnostic accuracy of 22/25-gauge core needle in endoscopic ultrasound-guided sampling: systematic review and meta-analysis
Hyoung-Chul Oh, Hyun Kang, Jae Young Lee, Geun Joo Choi, Jung Sik Choi
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(6):1073-1083. Published online September 2, 2016
Background/Aims: To compare the diagnostic accuracy of endoscopic ultrasound-guided core needle aspiration with that of standard fine-needle aspiration by systematic review and meta-analysis.
Methods: Studies using 22/25-gauge core needles, irrespective of comparison with standard fine needles, wer..
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Cardiology
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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Blood count parameters can predict the severity of coronary artery disease
Hilal Bektas Uysal, Bekir Dağlı, Cağdaş Akgüllü, Mücahit Avcil, Cemil Zencir, Mediha Ayhan, Hulki Meltem Sönmez
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(6):1093-1100. Published online April 7, 2016
Background/Aims: Because of the inflammatory nature of coronary artery disease (CAD), both platelets and white blood cells have been investigated for years. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between some prominently hematologic blood count parameters (mean platelet volume [M..
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Pulmonology
Glomerular filtration rate affects interpretation of pulmonary function test in a Korean general population: results from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2010 to 2012
Young Soo Kim, Hee Yeon Kim, Hyo-Suk Ahn, Tae Seo Sohn, Jae Yen Song, Young Bok Lee, Dong-Hee Lee, Jae-Im Lee, Tae-Kyu Lee, Seong Cheol Jeong, Mihee Hong, Hiun Suk Chae, Kyungdo Han, Chang Dong Yeo
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(6):1101-1109. Published online March 21, 2016
Background/Aims: The pulmonary abnormalities (principally restrictive abnormalities) are characteristic of renal transplant recipients or those with end-stage renal disease. Our aim was to explore whether the prevalence of spirometric abnormalities was influenced by the estimated glomerular filtrati..
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Endocrinology-metabolism
Elevated lipoprotein(a) levels predict cardiovascular disease in type 2 diabetes mellitus: a 10-year prospective cohort study
Tae-Seok Lim, Jae-Seung Yun, Seon-Ah Cha, Ki-Ho Song, Ki-Dong Yoo, Yu-Bae Ahn, Yong-Moon Park, Seung-Hyun Ko
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(6):1110-1119. Published online October 18, 2016
Background/Aims: Elevated lipoprotein(a) (Lp[a]) level is known to be a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, the data that has been reported on the association between the Lp(a) level and CVD in type 2 diabetes has been limited and incoherent. The aim of this study was to investiga..
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Nephrology
Prevalence of chronic kidney disease defined by using CKD-EPI equation and albumin-to-creatinine ratio in the Korean adult population
Eunhee Ji, Yon Su Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(6):1120-1130. Published online March 25, 2016
Background/Aims: An updated chronic kidney disease (CKD) definition and classification were proposed by Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO), with adoption of a new equation to estimate glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and albuminuria to evaluate kidney structural damage. This study was..
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The impact of blood flow rate during hemodialysis on all-cause mortality
Kyung Yoon Chang, Su-Hyun Kim, Young Ok Kim, Dong Chan Jin, Ho Chul Song, Euy Jin Choi, Yong-Lim Kim, Yon-Su Kim, Shin-Wook Kang, Nam-Ho Kim, Chul Woo Yang, Yong Kyun Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(6):1131-1139. Published online February 22, 2016
Background/Aims: Inadequacy of dialysis is associated with morbidity and mortality in chronic hemodialysis (HD) patients. Blood flow rate (BFR) during HD is one of the important determinants of increasing dialysis dose. However, the optimal BFR is unclear. In this study, we investigated the impact o..
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Hemato-oncology
Nutritional status in the era of target therapy: poor nutrition is a prognostic factor in non-small
cell lung cancer with activating epidermal growth factor receptor mutations
Sehhoon Park, Seongyeol Park, Se-Hoon Lee, Beomseok Suh, Bhumsuk Keam, Tae Min Kim, Dong-Wan Kim, Young Whan Kim, Dae Seog Heo
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(6):1140-1149. Published online March 28, 2016
Background/Aims: Pretreatment nutritional status is an important prognostic factor in patients treated with conventional cytotoxic chemotherapy. In the era of target therapies, its value is overlooked and has not been investigated. The aim of our study is to evaluate the value of nutritional status ..
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Allergy
Different anti-remodeling effect of nilotinib and fluticasone in a chronic asthma model
Hye Seon Kang, Chin Kook Rhee, Hea Yon Lee, Hyoung Kyu Yoon, Soon Seok Kwon, Sook Young Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(6):1150-1158. Published online October 20, 2016
Background/Aims: Inhaled corticosteroids are the most effective treatment currently available for asthma, but their beneficial effect against airway remodeling is limited. The tyrosine kinase inhibitor nilotinib has inhibitory activity against c-kit and the platelet-derived growth factor receptor. W..
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Infectious diseases
The efficacy of daily chlorhexidine bathing for preventing healthcare-associated infections in
adult intensive care units
Hua-ping Huang, Bin Chen, Hai-Yan Wang, Me He
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(6):1159-1170. Published online April 6, 2016
Background/Aims: Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in critically ill patients with prolonged length of hospital stay and increased medical costs. The aim of this study is to assess whether daily chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) bathing will significantly reduce the rates of HAIs in adult intensiv..
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Rheumatology
A neurometabolite study of chronic daily headache in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus using magnetic resonance spectroscopy: comparison with fibromyalgia patients and healthy controls
Chang-Nam Son, Sang-Hyon Kim, Hyuk Won Chang, Ji-Min Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(6):1171-1177. Published online March 25, 2016
Background/Aims: Neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) includes a broad spectrum of neurologic and psychiatric manifestations. One of the most commonly observed neuropsychiatric symptoms is headache. However, the lack of specific clinical distinctions for headache in SLE has made it di..
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| Letters to the editor |
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Hepatocellular carcinoma hidden by multiple infarcted regenerative nodules
Jin Ah Kim, Hye Sung Ahn, Haneul Park, Yoo Rim Seo, Ju Hyun Seo, Chang Wook Kim, Hee Yeon Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(6):1178-1180. Published online February 18, 2016
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Pulmonary graft-versus-host disease after autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Sue In Choi, Eun Joo Lee, Dong Oh Kang, Sang Yeub Lee, Kwang Ho In, Han-Kyeom Kim, Sanghoon Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(6):1181-1183. Published online December 23, 2015
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Sporadic medullary microcarcinoma in a male patient with concurrent Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism and Kikuchi disease
Mi-Rim Choi, Seol-Bong Yoo, Ji Hye Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(6):1184-1186. Published online January 28, 2016
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Expressive aphasia as the manifestation of hyperglycemic crisis in type 2 diabetes
Ji Hyun Lee, Ye An Kim, Joon Ho Moon, Se Hee Min, Young Shin Song, Sung Hee Choi
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(6):1187-1190. Published online March 12, 2016
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Mild form of Guillain-Barré syndrome in a patient with primary Epstein-Barr virus infection
Se Yong Kim, Kang-Won Choe, Sehhoon Park, Doran Yoon, Chan-Young Ock, Seung Wook Hong, Jung Yeon Heo
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(6):1191-1193. Published online February 2, 2016
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Large venous malformation of right colonic flexure
Akihiro Kitahama, Yasumi Katayama, Yoshitake Sugamata, Masaya Tamano
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(6):1194-1195. Published online September 23, 2016
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Massive thyroid goiter: an unusual cause of aspiration pneumonia
Ming-Tsung Chen, Chia-Hsin Liu
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(6):1196-1197. Published online September 23, 2016
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