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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Castleman Disease Presenting with Jaundice: A Case with the Multicentric Hyaline Vascular Variant
Jun bean Park, Jin Hyeok Hwang, Haeryoung Kim, Hyung Sim Choe, Yu Kyeong Kim, Hong Bin Kim, Soo-Mee Bang
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(2):113-117. Published online June 30, 2007
Castleman disease (CD) is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder of unknown etiology with different clinical manifestations. A previous healthy 50 year-old man was hospitalized for right upper quadrant (RUQ) abdominal pain. He had jaundice and a 1 cm-sized lymph node in the right supraclavicular are..
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The Epidemiological and Clinical Characteristics of Patients Admitted for Coronary Angiography to Evaluate Ischemic Heart Disease
Jong Seon Park, Hyun Ju Lee, Young Jo Kim, In Whan Seong, Jae Hwan Lee, Chong Jin Kim, Jin Man Cho, Myeong Chan Cho, Jang Whan Bae, Myung Ho Jeong, Young Keun Ahn, Kyoo Rok Han, Jun Hee Lee, Moo Hyun Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(2):87-92. Published online June 30, 2007
BackgroundMost of the known risk factors associated with ischemic heart disease are based on studies from Western countries; there is only limited information on Korean populations. This study was designed to analyze age related differences in epidemiologic and clinical charac..
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Comparison of the Clinical Manifestations, Brain MRI and Prognosis between NeuroBehçet's Disease and Neuropsychiatric Lupus
Byung-Sik Cho, Hyun-Sook Kim, Su-Jin Oh, Hyeok-Jae Ko, Chong-Hyun Yoon, So-Lyung Jung, Do-June Min, Wan-Uk Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(2):77-86. Published online June 30, 2007
BackgroundNeuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE) shows some similarities to neuroBehçet's disease (NBD) in that both conditions have some analogous clinical features and they are both pathologically associated cerebral vasculopathy. This study compared the cli..
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Use of Tadalafil for Treating Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Secondary to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Hyun-Sook Kim, Jae-Hyeong Park, Seoung Ju Park, Jong Kwan Park, Heung-Bum Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(1):37-39. Published online March 31, 2007
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) secondary to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is incurable and it has an unpredictable survival rate. Two men who suffered from COPD presented with progressive dyspnea and edema, respectively. PAH, as estimated by the peak velocity of tricuspidal ..
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The Usefulness of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme in the Differential Diagnosis of Crohn's Disease and Intestinal Tuberculosis
Chang-Il Kwon, Pil Won Park, Haeyoun Kang, Gwang Il Kim, Sung Tae Cha, Kyung Soo Kim, Kwang Hyun Ko, Sung Pyo Hong, Seong Gyu Hwang, Kyu Sung Rim
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(1):1-7. Published online March 31, 2007
BackgroundSince the pathologic findings of Crohn's disease (CD) and intestinal tuberculosis (IT) overlap to a large degree, the development of other biomarkers will be of great help for making the differential diagnosis of these 2 diseases. The aim of the present study is to e..
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An Increased Monocyte Count Predicts Coronary Artery Spasm in Patients with Resting Chest Pain and Insignificant Coronary Artery Stenosis
Kyeong Ho Yun, Seok Kyu Oh, Eun Mi Park, Hyun Jung Kim, Sung Hee Shin, Eun Mi Lee, Sang Jae Rhee, Nam Jin Yoo, Nam-Ho Kim, Jin-Won Jeong, Myung Ho Jeong
Korean J Intern Med. 2006;21(2):97-102. Published online June 30, 2006
BackgroundCoronary atherosclerosis with inflammation gives rise to coronary vasospasm in the patients with coronary vasospastic angina. We have postulated that the peripheral leukocyte count and the differential count are associated with vasospastic angina.
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Epstein-Barr virus-associated Hodgkin's disease following renal transplantation
Jung-Hye Choi, Myung-Ju Ahn, Young-Ha Oh, Sang-Woong Han, Ho-Jung Kim, Young-Yeul Lee, In-Soon Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2006;21(1):46-49. Published online March 30, 2006
Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders (PTLD) have been recognized as a complication of immunosuppression and occur with a reported incidence of 1 to 8% of recipients receiving solid organ transplantation. PTLD are classified into two major categories, polymorphic and monomorphic PTLD. The..
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A Case of Polychondritis in a Patient with Behçet's Disease
Mi-Kyung Kim, Kyung-Su Park, Jun-Ki Min, Chul-Soo Cho, Ho-Youn Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2005;20(4):339-342. Published online December 31, 2005
Polychondritis is an inflammatory disorder that affects various catilagenous structures, and the clinical features include auricular, nasal and respiratory tract chondritis. It also involves the eyes, audiovestibular apparatus, joints and vascular structures. Polychondritis can be associated wit..
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Management of a Pregnant Patient with Graves' Disease Complicated by Propylthiouracil induced Agranulocytosis
Yoon-Young Cho, Ho Sang Shon, Hyun Dae Yoon
Korean J Intern Med. 2005;20(4):335-338. Published online December 31, 2005
Relapse and exacerbation of Graves' disease during pregnancy is rare, and thionamide induced agranulocytosis is an uncommon side effect. We report a case of a pregnant woman in her 24th week of gestation that experienced a relapse of Graves' disease that was complicated by propylthiour..
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Adult Onset Still's Disease as a Cause of Acute Severe Mitral and Aortic Regurgitation
Jae Seung Lee, Il No Do, Deok Hyun Kang, Seok Jung Joo, Bin Yoo, Hee Bom Moon, Chang-Keun Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2005;20(3):264-267. Published online September 30, 2005
Adult onset Still's disease (AOSD) is an uncommon acute systemic inflammatory disease of unknown origin. The clinical features include high spiking fever, arthralgia or arthritis, transient maculopapular rash, lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, and serositis. Pericarditis is the most common car..
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Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty for Coronary Artery Stenosis in a Young Patient with Long Term Kawasaki Disease
Seok In Hong, Pum Joon Kim, Ki Bae Seung, Jung Hyun Kwon, Ju Yeal Beak, Chang Dong Yeo, Kyu Bo Choi
Korean J Intern Med. 2005;20(2):187-190. Published online June 30, 2005
Kawasaki Disease (KD) is an acute, febrile, multisystem disease of children. More severe complications in 15~25% of cases include, the development of coronary aneurysms, ischemic heart disease, and sudden cardiac death. The standard treatment for significant coronary artery stenosis has generally..
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Autoimmune Chronic Pancreatitis Relapsing Despite the Maintenance Dose of Steroid
Dae Keun Pyun, Won Beom Choi, Myung Hwan Kim, Jae Pil Yun, Sang Su Lee, Dong Wan Seo, Sung Koo Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2005;20(2):163-167. Published online June 30, 2005
Autoimmune chronic pancreatitis is a disease characterized by diffuse swelling of the pancreas, irregular narrowing of the main pancreatic duct and elevated levels of serum IgG, and lymphoplasmacytic infiltration is observed on histologic examination. Steroid therapy can dramatically reverse the ..
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Kimura's Disease Involving Thoracic and Abdominal Lymph Nodes in a Hemodialysis Patient
Sik Lee, Su Jin Jung, Sung Kwang Park, Kyung Pyo Kang, Kyu Yun Jang, Myoung Jae Kang, Won Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2005;20(2):159-162. Published online June 30, 2005
We report the first observed case of Kimura's disease occurring during hemodialysis, involving the thoracic and abdominal lymph nodes, which spontaneously resolved nearly completely after two months. Early diagnosis and recognition of Kimura's disease may spare both the patient and doctor from th..
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Comparison of Asthma Phenotypes Using Different Sensitizing Protocols in Mice
Yoon-Seok Chang, Yoon-Keun Kim, Joon-Woo Bahn, Sang-Heon Kim, Heung-Woo Park, Tae-Bum Kim, Sang-Heon Cho, Kyung-Up Min, You-Young Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2005;20(2):152-158. Published online June 30, 2005
BackgroundSeveral methods have been reported to induce asthmatic reactions in mice but few studies have compared their efficiency. We evaluated the efficiency of the protocols frequently used in the literature. MethodsBALB/c mice were sensitized..
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Long-term Predictive Factors of Major Adverse Cardiac Events in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock
Eun Hui Bae, Sang Yup Lim, Myung Ho Jeong, Hyung Wook Park, Ji Hyun Lim, Young Joon Hong, Weon Kim, Ju Han Kim, Jeong Gwan Cho, Young Keun Ahn, Jong Chun Park, Soon Pal Suh, Byoung Hee Ahn, Sang Hyung Kim, Jung Chaee Kang
Korean J Intern Med. 2005;20(1):8-14. Published online March 31, 2005
BackgroundCardiogenic shock (CS) after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) develops in 5~10% of patients and it is associated with high mortality. The aim of this study is to assess the predictive factors of mortality for patients with AMI and CS. Methods
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The Urine Urokinase Concentration in End Stage Renal Disease with Acquired Renal Cyst
Sae Yong Hong, Dong Ho Yang, Byoung Ho Lee, Eun Kyong Ki, Kang Hoe Chung
Korean J Intern Med. 1991;6(2):64-69. Published online July 1, 1991
To see whether there was any difference in the urine urokinase concentration between acquired cystic kidney disease (ACKD) group and control (non cyst) group in end stage renal disease patients (ESRD), we evaluated fifty ESRD patients who had been maintained on chronic hemodialysis for various period. The ur..
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Comparison of antiplatelet treatment in patients with clopidogrel nonresponders with or without carriage of CYP2C19 polymorphism
Yun Myoung Ko, Jeong Kyung Kim, Jeong Hee Kim, Sang-Ho Park, Rak Kyeong Choi
Received October 31, 2017 Accepted January 8, 2018 Published online May 31, 2018
Background/Aims: Several interventions exist for overcoming high platelet reactivity (HPR) on clopidogrel therapy. The goal of this study was to identify strategies that improve inhibition of platelet reactivity in clopidogrel nonresponders with or without loss of function CYP2C19 genotypes, ..
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Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor and its role in attenuating renal fibrosis: a review
Yousuf Abdulkarim Waheed, Wokuheleza Buberwa, Dong Sun
Received June 1, 2023 Accepted September 1, 2023 Published online December 13, 2023
Chronic kidney disease is estimated to affect approximately 10 to 15% of the Chinese population. Renal fibrosis is characterized by progressive extracellular matrix deposition in the kidney parenchyma with eventual tissue scarring and inevitable deterioration of renal function. Vascular rarefaction,..
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Steps to understanding diabetes kidney disease: a focus on metabolomics
Hyo Jin Kim, Sang Heon Song
Received April 2, 2024 Accepted June 4, 2024 Published online October 22, 2024
Diabetic nephropathy (DN), a leading cause of chronic kidney disease and end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), poses global health challenges given its increasing prevalence. DN increases the risk of mortality and cardiovascular events. Early identification and appropriate DN management are crucial. Howe..
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