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Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Versus Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease and Diabetic Nephropathy: A Single Center Experience
Ki Sun Bae, Hyeong Cheon Park, Byung Seung Kang, Jong Won Park, Nu Ri Chon, Kyung Jin Oh, Young Won Yoon, You Sun Hong, Sung Kyu Ha
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(3):139-146. Published online September 30, 2007
BackgroundPatients with diabetic nephropathy (DN) and coronary artery disease (CAD) represent a subset of patients with high cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The optimal revascularization strategy using either percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or coronary artery ..
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The Relationship Between the Acute Changes of the Systolic Blood Pressure and the Brachial-Ankle Pulse Wave Velocity
Hun-Jun Park, Tai-Ho Rho, Chan Seok Park, Sung Won Jang, Woo-Seung Shin, Yong-Seog Oh, Man-Young Lee, Eun-Ju Cho, Ki-Bae Seung, Jae-Hyung Kim, Kyu-Bo Choi
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(3):147-151. Published online September 30, 2007
BackgroundThe brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) is a useful parameter to assess arterial stiffness. However, it is difficult to evaluate arterial stiffness in hypertensive patients because the baPWV is affected by the blood pressure itself. This study was designed to..
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The Association Between Current Helicobacter pylori Infection and Coronary Artery Disease
Seung-Won Jin, Sung-Ho Her, Jong-Min Lee, Hee-Jeoung Yoon, Su-Jin Moon, Pum-Joon Kim, Sang-Hong Baek, Ki-Bae Seung, Jae-Hyung Kim, Sang-Bum Kang, Jae-Hi Kim, Keon-Yeop, Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(3):152-156. Published online September 30, 2007
BackgroundThe role of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) in the pathogenesis of coronary artery disease (CAD) is still controversial, and the relation between current H. pylori infection and CAD has not been fully examined. This ..
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Outcomes and Prognostic Factors for Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia that Requires Mechanical Ventilation
Jin Hwa Lee, Yon Ju Ryu, Eun Mi Chun, Jung Hyun Chang
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(3):157-163. Published online September 30, 2007
BackgroundCommunity-acquired pneumonia (CAP) remains a common and serious condition worldwide. The mortality from severe CAP remains high, and this has reached 50% in some series. This study was conducted to determine the mortality and predictors that contribute to in-hospital..
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Airways are More Reactive to Histamine than to Methacholine in Patients with Mild Airway Hyperresponsiveness, Regardless of Atopy
Inseon S. Choi, Seok Lee, Dae-Hyeon Kim, Se-Woong Chung, Yoon-Cheol Lee, Jae-Yeong Cho, Woo-Jin Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(3):164-170. Published online September 30, 2007
BackgroundThe airway muscles from allergen-sensitized animals in vitro show a heightened response to histamine, but not to carbachol. This study investigated whether the airway responsiveness to histamine in vivo is comparable to that of metha..
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The Clinical Usefulness of Multidetector Computed Tomography of the Sacroiliac Joint for Evaluating Spondyloarthropathies
You-Hyun Lee, Ji Young Hwang, Sun Wha Lee, Jisoo Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(3):171-177. Published online September 30, 2007
BackgroundsDue to the low sensitivity of plain radiography, the diagnosis of early stage ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is often difficult since many patients do not meet the radiographic criteria. The objective of our study was to investigate the diagnostic value of performing m..
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Docetaxel Monotherapy as Second-Line Treatment for Pretreated Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients
Yoon Ho Ko, Myung Ah Lee, Yeong Seon Hong, Kyung Shik Lee, Hyun Jin Park, Ie Ryung Yoo, Yeon Sil Kim, Young Kyoon Kim, Keon Hyun Jo, Young Pil Wang, Kyo Young Lee, Jin Hyoung Kang
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(3):178-185. Published online September 30, 2007
BackgroundSecond-line chemotherapy offers advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients a small, but significant increase in survival. Docetaxel is usually administered as a 3-week schedule, yet there is significant toxicity with this therapy. Therefore, a weekly schedu..
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IGF-1 is an Independent Risk Factor for Anemia in Diabetic Pre-dialysis Patients
Do-Hyoung Kim, Tae-Young Kim, Sun-Min Kim, Soo-Jeong Yoo, Dong-Jin Oh, Suk-Hee Yu
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(3):186-191. Published online September 30, 2007
BackgroundWe investigated whether the presence of diabetes mellitus (DM) was related to the degree of the anemia in predialytic patients with renal failure and what was the most relevant factor for anemia in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) from DM (DM-CKD).
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Case Reports |
Pulmonary Nodular Lymphoid Hyperplasia Associated with Sjögren's Syndrome
Moo-Kon Song, Young-Mi Seol, Young-Eun Park, Yun-Seong Kim, Min-Ki Lee, Chang-Hun Lee, Yeon-Ju Jeong
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(3):192-196. Published online September 30, 2007
Pulmonary nodular lymphoid hyperplasia (NLH) is a term first suggested by Kradin and Mark to describe one or more pulmonary nodules or localized lung infiltrates consisting of reactive lymphoid proliferation. To date, there have been only a few cases of pulmonary NLH reported associated with aut..
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Unusual Presentation of Cystic Lymphangioma of the Gallbladder
Yong Sik Woo, Kwang Ro Joo, Kyung-Yup Kim, Won Taek Oh, Youn Hwa Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(3):197-200. Published online September 30, 2007
Cystic lymphangioma of the gallbladder is quite a rare tumor with only a few cases having been reported in the literature. We describe here a rare case of cystic lymphangioma of the gallbladder, which was unusual in that the patient presented with biliary pain and an abnormal liver test. Ultrason..
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Mediastinal Single Nodal Relapse of a Nasal Nk/T cell Lymphoma
Kyoung Hoon Rhee, Seok Chan Hong, Jeong Min An, Jooryung Huh, Ryu Jin Sook, Jin Seong Lee, Cheolwon Suh
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(3):201-205. Published online September 30, 2007
A nasal NK/T cell lymphoma is a very aggressive form of lymphoma. Patterns of relapse after treatment have not been systematically evaluated, and mediastinal nodal relapse at a primary site has never been documented. We describe here a 40-year old man who presented with a nasal obstruction caused..
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Adenosquamous Carcinoma of Extrahepatic Bile Duct: A Case Report
Sin Hyung Lim, Hyeon Woong Yang, Anna Kim, Sang Woo Cha, Sung Hee Jung, Hoon Go, Woong Chul Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(3):206-210. Published online September 30, 2007
Most malignant tumors originating from the biliary tract are adenocarcinomas, and adenosqamous carcinoma of Klatskin's tumor is a very rare finding. An 83-yr-old man was admitted to our hospital because of jaundice. The abdominal computed tomography and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography..
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Lemierre Syndrome: A Case of Postanginal Sepsis
Young Tak Seo, Mi Jin Kim, Ji Hoon Kim, Byung Wook Ha, Hyo Sun Choi, Yong Tai Kim, Young Hwan Ham
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(3):211-214. Published online September 30, 2007
Lemierre syndrome is a rare disease that's characterized by internal jugular vein thrombosis and septic emboli. These symptoms typically develop after acute oropharyngeal infection by Fusobacterium necrophorum1). Although this syndrome is les..
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Mycobacterium Avium Complex Infection Presenting as an Endobronchial Mass in a Patient with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Ho Cheol Kim, In-Gyu Bae, Jeong Eun Ma, Jong Shil Lee, Kyoung-Nyeo Jeon, Jong Deok Lee, Young Sil Hwang
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(3):215-219. Published online September 30, 2007
Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection is a common opportunistic infection in patients with AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome). Pulmonary involvement of MAC may range from asymptomatic colonization of the respiratory tract to invasive parenchymal or cavitary disease. However, endobro..
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A Case of Infected Biloma due to Spontaneous Intrahepatic Biliary Rupture
Joong Hyun Lee, Jeong Ill Suh
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(3):220-224. Published online September 30, 2007
A "biloma" is a loculated collection of bile located outside of the biliary tree. It can be caused by traumatic, iatrogenic or spontaneous rupture of the biliary tree. Prior reports have documented an association of biloma with abdominal trauma, surgery and other primary causes, but spontaneous b..
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Amiodarone-induced Hepatitis and Polyneuropathy
Hyun Mo Kang, Yoon Sae Kang, Seok Hyun Kim, Jae Kyu Seong, Dae Young Kang, Heon Young Lee, Byung Seok Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(3):225-229. Published online September 30, 2007
Amiodarone chlorhydrate is a diiodated benzofuran derivative, and it is used to treat cardiac rhythm abnormalities. Hepatotoxicity is a relatively uncommon side effect of amiodarone, and symptomatic hepatic dysfunction occurs in fewer than 1% of the patients taking amiodarone. Cirrhosis is a rare..
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