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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
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 ..
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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
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..
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Gastroenterology
Time-dependent reversal of significant intrapulmonary shunt after liver transplantation
Xin Jin, Byung Joo Sun, Jae-Kwan Song, Jae-Hyung Roh, Jeong Yoon Jang, Dae-Hee Kim, Young-Suk Lim, Jong-Min Song, Duk-Hyun Kang, Sung Gyu Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(3):510-518. Published online March 5, 2018
Background/Aims: Although the association between intrapulmonary shunt (IPS) and liver cirrhosis is clear, data of repeated contrast echocardiography (CE) before and after liver transplantation (LT) to evaluate factors associated with IPS are limited.
Methods: Hand-agitated saline was used for CE a..
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Cardiology
Three-dimensional echocardiography in adult congenital heart disease
Hyun Suk Yang
Korean J Intern Med. 2017;32(4):577-588. Published online June 30, 2017
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is now more common in adults than in children due to improvements in fetal echo, neonatal and pediatric care, and surgical techniques leading to dramatically increased survivability into adulthood. Adult patients with CHD, regardless of prior cardiac surgery, experienc..
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Infective endocarditis involving an apparently structurally normal valve: new epidemiological trend?
Jae-Kwan Song
Korean J Intern Med. 2015;30(4):434-442. Published online June 29, 2015
Infective endocarditis (IE) has been increasingly diagnosed in patients without previously detected predisposing heart disease, but its clinical features have yet to be fully determined. A recent single-center study including echocardiographic images and surgical findings investigated the incidence ..
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Isolated dilatation of the inferior vena cava
Jae-Joon Kim, Kyoung-Im Cho, Ji-Hoon Kang, Ja-Jun Goo, Kyoung-Nyoun Kim, Ja-Young Lee, Seong-Man Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2014;29(2):241-245. Published online February 27, 2014
The diameter and collapsibility of the inferior vena cava (IVC) should be interpreted in consideration with other clinical and echocardiographic parameters before drawing definitive diagnostic conclusions. We report a case of a 46-year-old female with isolated IVC dilation and diminished inspiratory..
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Acute regional myocarditis with normal ventricular wall motion diagnosed by two-dimensional speckle tracking imaging
Sang Jin Ha, Jong Shin Woo, Se Hwan Kwon, Chi Hyuk Oh, Kwon Sam Kim, Jong-Hoa Bae, Woo-Shik Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(6):732-735. Published online October 29, 2013
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A case of papillary fibroelastoma in the left ventricle
Joo Yong Hyun, In Hyun Jung, Hyun Jong Lee, Sook Jin Lee, Jin Seok Kim, Chan Young Na, Young Moo Ro
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(1):89-93. Published online December 28, 2012
Cardiac papillary fibroelastoma (CPF) is a rare and benign primary cardiac neoplasm of unknown prevalence. The incidence of CPF in the left ventricle is lower than that in other parts of the heart. A 65-year-old female was referred to our cardiology department for evaluation of a cardiac mass of..
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Nephrology
Tissue Doppler-derived E/e' ratio as a parameter for assessing diastolic heart failure and as a predictor of mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease
Min Keun Kim, Biro Kim, Jun Young Lee, Jae Seok Kim, Byoung-Geun Han, Seung Ok Choi, Jae Won Yang
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(1):35-44. Published online December 28, 2012
Background/AimsDiastolic dysfunction occurs frequently in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and is associated with heart failure (HF) or mortality. We investigated whether the ratio of early diastolic mitral inflow velocity to early diastolic mitral annulus velocity (..
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Subaortic Membrane Late after Surgical Correction of Tetralogy of Fallot
Kyung-Hee Kim, Hyung-Kwan Kim, Sung-A Chang, Seil Oh, Kyung-Hwan Kim, Dae-Won Sohn
Korean J Intern Med. 2012;27(4):455-458. Published online November 27, 2012
We herein report a rare case of subaortic stenosis in association with a previous tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) surgical repair, which was not taken into account as a differential diagnosis. Echocardiography plays a pivotal role in identification of this rare combination. Therefore, echocardiography ..
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Alteration of Left Ventricular Function with Dobutamine Challenge in Patients with Myocardial Bridge
Joon-Hyung Jhi, Kyoung-Im Cho, Jong-kun Ha, Chan-Woo Jung, Bong-Jae kim, Seong-Oh Park, A-Ra Jo, Seong-Man Kim, Hyeon-Gook Lee, Tae-Ik Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2011;26(4):410-420. Published online November 28, 2011
Background/AimsThe aim of this study was to identify changes in left ventricular (LV) performance in patients with a myocardial bridge (MB) in the left anterior descending coronary artery during resting and in an inotropic state. MethodsMyocardi..
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Relationship Between Left Atrial Size and Stroke in Patients With Sinus Rhythm and Preserved Systolic Function
Bong Soo Kim, Hyun Jik Lee, Jae Hoon Kim, Hee Sang Jang, Byung Seok Bae, Hyun Jae Kang, Bong Ryeol Lee, Byung Chun Jung
Korean J Intern Med. 2009;24(1):24-32. Published online March 6, 2009
Background/AimsIncreased left atrial (LA) size has been proposed as a predictor of poor cardiovascular outcome in the elderly. In the present study, we evaluated the relationship between LA size and stroke in subjects of all ages who presented with preserved left ventricular s..
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N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide as a marker of disease severity in patients with pericardial effusions
Shin-Jae Kim, Eun-Seok Shin, Sang-Gon Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2008;23(2):78-86. Published online June 20, 2008
Backgraound/AimsN-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) has recently been introduced as a useful marker in diagnosing underlying disease in patients with dyspnea and for determining the prognosis of patients with heart failure. The purpose of this study was to ev..
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Congenital Double-Orifice Mitral Valve with Mitral Regurgitation due to Flail Leaflet in an Elderly Patient
Shin-Jae Kim, Eun-Seok Shin, Sang-Gon Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2005;20(3):251-254. Published online September 30, 2005
We report here on a case of double-orifice mitral valve with mitral regurgitation in a 75-year-old female who had complaints of mild dyspnea. Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography showed two orifices that were supplied by their own chordae from a different papillary muscle. Color Dop..
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Comparison of the Clinical Features of Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Versus Asymmetric Septal Hypertrophy in Korea
Hyun Suk Yang, Jae-Kwan Song, Jong-Min Song, Duk-Hyun Kang, Cheol Whan Lee, Myeong-Ki Hong, Jae-Joong Kim, Seong-Wook Park, Seung-Jung Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2005;20(2):111-115. Published online June 30, 2005
BackgroundWe sought to test whether patients with apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (APH) have different clinical features compared to those with typical asymmetric septal hypertrophy (ASH). MethodsAmong 32,534 patients who underwent routine ec..
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