Cardiology / Original Article Sex differences in clinical characteristics and long-term outcome in patients with heart failure: data from the KorAHF registry Hyue Mee Kim, Hack-Lyoung Kim, Myung-A Kim, Hae-Young Lee, Jin Joo Park, Dong-Ju Choi; on the behalf of the KorAHF Investigators Korean J Intern Med. 2024;39(1):95-109.   Published online December 14, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2023.288              Web of Science 3    Crossref 3                      Background/Aims: Sex differences in the prognosis of heart failure (HF) have yielded inconsistent results, and data from Asian populations are even rare. This study aimed to investigate sex differences in clinical characteristics and long-term prognosis among Korean patients with HF. Methods: A tot..

Cardiology / Editorial Now is the time to consider reducing the total ischemic time Dong-Kie Kim Korean J Intern Med. 2024;39(1):4-6.   Published online January 1, 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2023.540

Cardiology / Image of interest Intravascular imaging and physiologic assessment in ambiguous coronary lesion Kyoung-Woo Seo, Jin-Sun Park Korean J Intern Med. 2024;39(1):198-199.   Published online November 10, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2023.251

Cardiology / Image of interest Successful coronary angiography via distal radial access in an 82-year-old male patient with polydactyly Kang Hee Kim, Bong-Ki Lee, Jeong Hun Seo, Kwang Jin Chun, Byung-Ryul Cho Korean J Intern Med. 2024;39(1):196-197.   Published online September 26, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2023.196

Cardiology / Original Article Time to presentation and mortality outcomes among patients with diabetes and acute myocardial infarction Min-A Shin, Seok Oh, Min Chul Kim, Doo Sun Sim, Young Joon Hong, Ju Han Kim, Youngkeun Ahn, Myung Ho Jeong Korean J Intern Med. 2024;39(1):110-122.   Published online December 11, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2023.307              Crossref 1                      Background/Aims: Due to limited real-world evidence on the association between time to presentation (T2P) and outcomes following acute myocardial infarction and diabetes (AMI-DM), we investigated the characteristics of patients with AMI-DM and their outcomes based on their T2P. Methods: 4,455 patie..

Cardiology / Original Article Exercise capacity and risk of incident atrial fibrillation in healthy adults Ju Youn Kim, Soo Jin Cho, Juwon Kim, Tae-Wan Chung, Seung-Jung Park, Kyoung-Min Park, June Soo Kim, Young Keun On Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(6):872-878.   Published online November 1, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2023.075              Web of Science 1    Crossref 2                 Background/Aims: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common arrhythmia and is associated with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. It is important to identify and control the modifiable risk factors of AF. We aimed to examine the association of exercise capacity with the risk of incident AF within 3 ye..

Cardiology / Original Article Identification of novel variants for complicating cardiac disease in the scrub typhus infection using whole genome sequencing Ki-Woon Kang, Kyung-Won Hong, Seong-Kyu Lee Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(6):865-871.   Published online November 1, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2023.221                 Background/Aims: Scrub typhus infection has been known to complicate cardiovascular diseases mainly attributing to high mortality. Genetic susceptibility loci for complicating cardiac diseases such as atrial fibrillation, heart failure, and ischemic heart disease identified by genomic study have bee..

Cardiology / Image of interest Uncovering the unforeseen: pericarditis and mycotic coronary aneurysm at previous stent site Sook-Jung Kim, Osung Kwon, Jeong-Eun Yi, Joon-Kyu Kang, Yun-Seok Choi Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(5):779-780.   Published online June 9, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2023.124

Cardiology / Original Article Clinical efficacy of angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor in de novo heart failure with reduced ejection fraction Su Yeong Park, Min Gyu Kong, Inki Moon, Hyun Woo Park, Hyung-Oh Choi, Hye Sun Seo, Yoon Haeng Cho, Nae-Hee Lee, Kwan Yong Lee, Ho-Jun Jang, Je Sang Kim, Ik Jun Choi, Jon Suh Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(5):692-703.   Published online August 31, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2023.065              Web of Science 1    Crossref 1                 Background/Aims: We aimed to analyze the efficacy of angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor (ARNI) by the disease course of heart failure (HF). Methods: We evaluated 227 patients with HF in a multi-center retrospective cohort that included those with left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≤..

Cardiology / Original Article Clinical safety and effectiveness of the Genoss drug-eluting stent in real-world clinical practice Young Jin Youn, Jun-Won Lee, Sung Gyun Ahn, Seung-Hwan Lee, Junghan Yoon, Jae Hyoung Park, Sang-Yong Yoo, Woong Chol Kang, Nam Ho Lee, Ki Hwan Kwon, Joon Hyung Doh, Sang-Wook Lim, Yang Soo Jang, Dong Woon Jeon, Jung Ho Heo, Woong Gil Choi, Sungsoo Cho, Bong-Ki Lee, Hyonju Jeong, Bum-Kee Hong, Hyun-Hee Choi Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(5):683-691.   Published online July 7, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2023.129              Web of Science 1    Crossref 1                      Background/Aims: The Genoss DES™ is a novel, biodegradable, polymer-coated, sirolimus-eluting stent with a cobalt- chromium stent platform and thin strut. Although the safety and effectiveness of this stent have been previously investigated, real-world clinical outcomes data are lacking. Therefore,..

Cardiology / Review Role of cardiac imaging in management of heart failure So Ree Kim, Seong-Mi Park Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(5):607-619.   Published online August 29, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2023.262                 The significant advancement in cardiac imaging in recent years led to improved diagnostic accuracy in identifying the specific causes of heart failure and also provided physicians with guidelines for appropriately managing patients with heart failure. Diseases that were once considered rare are now ..

Cardiology / Review Optimization of guideline-directed medical treatment for heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction Minjung Bak, Jin-Oh Choi Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(5):595-606.   Published online September 1, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2023.223              Web of Science 1    Crossref 1                 With the increasing number of medications demonstrating mortality benefits in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), the pharmacological treatment of HFrEF is entering a new phase. To enhance outcomes in heart failure patients through medical treatment, the choice of appropriate medic..

Cardiology / Review Low-dose non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants in patients with atrial fibrillation Ki Hong Lee, Hyung Wook Park Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(5):583-594.   Published online September 1, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2023.035              Web of Science 1    Crossref 2                 In the last decade, non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs), a new generation of OACs, were introduced to prevent thromboembolism in patients with atrial fibrillation. Although vitamin K-dependent anticoagulants have long been used as OACs, their inherent disadvantage of considerable bl..

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 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2023.048

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 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2023.006              Web of Science 2    Crossref 2

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 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2022.375                      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 ..

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 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2023.159              Web of Science 1    Crossref 3                 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 ..

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 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2022.273              Web of Science 17    Crossref 23                 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..

Cardiology / Original Article Influence of an abnormal ankle-brachial index on ischemic and bleeding events in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention Hangyul Kim, Seung Do Lee, Hyo Jin Lee, Hye Ree Kim, Kyehwan Kim, Jin-Sin Koh, Seok-Jae Hwang, Jin-Yong Hwang, Jong-Hwa Ahn, Yongwhi Park, Young-Hoon Jeong, Jeong Rang Park, Min Gyu Kang Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(3):372-381.   Published online April 20, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2022.348              Web of Science 2    Crossref 2                 Background/Aims: Bleeding events after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) have important prognostic implications. Data on the influence of an abnormal ankle-brachial index (ABI) on both ischemic and bleeding events in patients undergoing PCI are limited. Methods: We included patients who unde..

Cardiology / Review Omega-3 fatty acids and atrial fibrillation Ji Hye Huh, Sang-Ho Jo Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(3):282-289.   Published online December 14, 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2022.266              Web of Science 7    Crossref 7                 Although some clinical trials have demonstrated reduced incidence of cardiovascular disease with the use of omega-3 fatty acids, others have found an increased risk of atrial fibrillation (AF). AF is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia worldwide. It is associated with high morbidity and mor..