Volume 29 Issue 5

Reviews Cardiology Recent technological updates and clinical applications of induced pluripotent stem cells

Sebastian Diecke, Seung Min Jung, Jaecheol Lee, Ji Hyeon Ju

Korean J Intern Med. 2014;29(5):547-557.

Gastroenterology Crohn’s disease in Korea: past, present, and future

Kang-Moon Lee, Ji Min Lee

Korean J Intern Med. 2014;29(5):558-570.

Editorials Adverse effects of long-term amiodarone therapy

Hyoung-Seob Park, Yoon-Nyun Kim

Korean J Intern Med. 2014;29(5):571-573.

Is vitamin D supplementation really effective in patients with type 2 diabetes?

Kyung-Jin Yun, Ki-Hyun Baek

Korean J Intern Med. 2014;29(5):574-576.

Could tofacitinib, the first oral small-molecule inhibitor proven for use in active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with insufficient response to methotrexate, be the breakthrough drug for RA?

Seung-Ki Kwok

Korean J Intern Med. 2014;29(5):577-579.

Original Articles Gastroenterology A novel prognostic factor for hepatocellular carcinoma: protein disulfide isomerase

Su Jong Yu, Jae-Kyung Won, Han Suk Ryu, Won-Mook Choi, Hyeki Cho, Eun-Ju Cho, Jeong-Hoon Lee, Yoon Jun Kim, Kyung-Suk Suh, Ja-June Jang, Chung Yong Kim, Hyo-Suk Lee, Jung-Hwan Yoon, Kwang-Hyun Cho

Korean J Intern Med. 2014;29(5):580-587.

Cardiology The incidence and predictors of overall adverse effects caused by low dose amiodarone in real-world clinical practice

Hack-Lyoung Kim, Jae-Bin Seo, Woo-Young Chung, Sang-Hyun Kim, Myung-A Kim, Joo-Hee Zo

Korean J Intern Med. 2014;29(5):588-596.

Long-term outcomes of simple crossover stenting from the left main to the left anterior descending coronary artery

Ho-Myung Lee, Chang-Wook Nam, Yun-Kyeong Cho, Hyuck-Jun Yoon, Hyoung-Seob Park, Hyungseop Kim, In-Sung Chung, Yun-Seok Heo, Seung-Ho Hur, Yoon-Nyun Kim, Kwon-Bae Kim

Korean J Intern Med. 2014;29(5):597-602.

Pulmonology Factors predictive of the failure of medical treatment in patients with pleural infection

Sung-Kyoung Kim, Chul Ung Kang, So Hyang Song, Deog Gon Cho, Kyu Do Cho, Chi Hong Kim

Korean J Intern Med. 2014;29(5):603-612.

The effects of secondhand smoke on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in nonsmoking Korean adults

Woong Jun Kim, June Seok Song, Dong Won Park, Hyun Jung Kwak, Ji-Yong Moon, Sang-Heon Kim, Jang Won Sohn, Ho Joo Yoon, Dong Ho Shin, Sung Soo Park, Tae-Hyung Kim

Korean J Intern Med. 2014;29(5):613-619.

Endocrinology-metabolism The effect of high-dose vitamin D supplementation on insulin resistance and arterial stiffness in patients with type 2 diabetes

Ohk-Hyun Ryu, Wankyo Chung, Sungwha Lee, Kyung-Soon Hong, Moon-Gi Choi, Hyung Joon Yoo

Korean J Intern Med. 2014;29(5):620-629.

Hemato-oncology Etanercept for steroid-refractory acute graft versus host disease following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Joo Han Park, Hyo Jung Lee, Sei Rhan Kim, Ga Won Song, Seung Kyong Lee, Sun Young Park, Ki Chan Kim, Sun Hyuk Hwang, Joon Seong Park

Korean J Intern Med. 2014;29(5):630-636.

Infectious diseases Prevalence and impact of extended-spectrum β-lactamase production on clinical outcomes in cancer patients with Enterobacter species bacteremia

Sun Jong Kim, Ki-Ho Park, Jin-Won Chung, Heungsup Sung, Seong-Ho Choi, Sang-Ho Choi

Korean J Intern Med. 2014;29(5):637-646.

Rheumatology SKI306X inhibition of glycosaminoglycan degradation in human cartilage involves down-regulation of cytokine-induced catabolic genes

Choong Hyeok Choi, Tae-Hwan Kim, Yoon-Kyoung Sung, Chan-Bum Choi, Young-In Na, Hunseung Yoo, Jae-Bum Jun

Korean J Intern Med. 2014;29(5):647-655.

Efficacy and safety of tofacitinib for active rheumatoid arthritis with an inadequate response to methotrexate or disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Gwan Gyu Song, Sang-Cheol Bae, Young Ho Lee

Korean J Intern Med. 2014;29(5):656-663.

Letters to the editor Unexpected development of acute abdominal aortic thrombosis during percutaneous coronary intervention

Sang Jin Ha, Joo Hyeong Oh, Soo-Joong Kim

Korean J Intern Med. 2014;29(5):664-666.

Adrenocorticotropic hormone-independent macronodular adrenal hyperplasia with abnormal cortisol secretion mediated by catecholamines

Harin Rhee, Yun Kyung Jeon, Sang Soo Kim, Yang Ho Kang, Seok Man Son, Yong Ki Kim, In Joo Kim

Korean J Intern Med. 2014;29(5):667-670.

Immune thrombocytopenic purpura in a patient with renal cell carcinoma

Eun Ju Cho, Ha Jung Lee, Kyung Un Park, Uk-Yeon Kim, Hak Jong Lee, Soo Mee Bang

Korean J Intern Med. 2014;29(5):671-674.

Cytomegalovirus appendicitis with concurrent bacteremia after chemotherapy for acute leukemia

Min Jung Cho, Jongmin Lee, Joo-Yeun Hu, Jung Woo Lee, Sung-Yeon Cho, Dong-Gun Lee, Seok Lee

Korean J Intern Med. 2014;29(5):675-678.

Aldosterone- and cortisol-co-producing adrenal adenoma without clinical features of Cushing syndrome

Kyung Yoon Chang, Seongyul Ryu, Jae Young Cho, Hyung Wook Kim

Korean J Intern Med. 2014;29(5):679-682.

Image of interest Seropositive rheumatoid arthritis in a female patient with sensory neuropathy

Ki-Jo Kim

Korean J Intern Med. 2014;29(5):683-684.