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Nephrology
Prognostic role of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in patients with chronic kidney disease
Jin Kim, Su Hyun Song, Tae Ryom Oh, Sang Heon Suh, Hong Sang Choi, Chang Seong Kim, Seong Kwon Ma, Soo Wan Kim, Eun Hui Bae
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(5):725-733. Published online August 17, 2023
Background/Aims: The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has a prognostic value in cardiovascular disease, infection, inflammatory disease, and several malignancies. Therefore, the NLR has a possible predictive value in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), but this predictive value has not b..
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Low waist circumference prior to percutaneous coronary intervention predict the risk for end-stage renal disease: a nationwide Korean population based-cohort study
Eun Hui Bae, Sang Yup Lim, Eun Mi Yang, Tae Ryom Oh, Hong Sang Choi, Chang Seong Kim, Seong Kwon Ma, Bongseong Kim, Kyung-Do Han, Soo Wan Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2022;37(3):639-652. Published online February 11, 2022
Background/Aims: The obesity paradox has been known in end-stage renal disease (ESRD). However, the effect of body mass index (BMI) or waist circumference (WC) prior to percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) on the development of ESRD is not clear.
Methods: Using nationally representative data fr..
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Association between the progression of immunoglobulin A nephropathy and a controlled status of hypertension in the first year after diagnosis
Tae Ryom Oh, Hong Sang Choi, Se Won Oh, Jieun Oh, Dong Won Lee, Chang Seong Kim, Seong Kwon Ma, Soo Wan Kim, Eun Hui Bae; on behalf of the Korean GlomeruloNEphritis sTudy (KoGNET) Group
Korean J Intern Med. 2022;37(1):146-153. Published online April 8, 2021
Background/Aims: Hypertension is considered a risk factor in immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN). However, after IgAN diagnosis, the relationship between early blood pressure control and renal prognosis remains unclear. This study aimed to analyze the association between the prognosis of IgAN patients and ..
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Effect of urinary angiotensinogen and high-salt diet on blood pressure in patients with chronic kidney disease: results from the Korean Cohort Study for Outcome in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (KNOW-CKD)
Ha Yeon Kim, Hong Sang Choi, Chang Seong Kim, Eun Hui Bae, Seong Kwon Ma, Su-Ah Sung, Seung Hyeok Han, Kook-Hwan Oh, Curie Ahn, Soo Wan Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(3):659-667. Published online October 8, 2020
Background/Aims: This study aimed to investigate whether urinary angiotensinogen (UAGT) excretion was associated with elevated blood pressure in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and to evaluate the relationship among blood pressure, intra-renal renin-angiotensin system (RAS) activity, and ..
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Endocrinology-metabolism
Incidence and risk factors for osteoporotic fractures in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus versus matched controls
Chang Seong Kim, Kyung-Do Han, Jin Hyung Jung, Hong Sang Choi, Eun Hui Bae, Seong Kwon Ma, Soo Wan Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(1):154-163. Published online June 26, 2019
Background/Aims: Despite recent improvements in the quality of life of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), osteoporosis, and osteoporotic fractures are one of the major complications of SLE. Furthermore, limited data are available on the incidence and predictor of osteoporotic fracture..
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Wunderlich syndrome and regression of angiomyolipoma
Hong Sang Choi, Chang Seong Kim, Seong Kwon Ma, Soo Wan Kim, Eun Hui Bae
Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(6):1528-1529. Published online March 31, 2020
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Nephrology
Trend of prevalence and incidence of systemic lupus erythematosus in South Korea, 2005 to 2015: a nationwide population-based study
Eun Hui Bae, Sang Yeob Lim, Kyung-Do Han, Jin-Hyung Jung, Hong Sang Choi, Ha Yeon Kim, Chang Seong Kim, Seong Kwon Ma, Soo Wan Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(3):652-661. Published online June 21, 2019
Background/Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the trend of incidence and prevalence of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in South Korea from 2005 to 2015.
Methods: From 2005 to 2015, individuals with SLE were identified from the National Health Insurance database, which records informatio..
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Optimal blood pressure target and measurement in patients with chronic kidney disease
Chang Seong Kim, Hong Sang Choi, Eun Hui Bae, Soo Wan Kim, Seong Kwon Ma
Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(6):1181-1187. Published online June 17, 2019
The prevalence rates of hypertension and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are increasing with the aging of the population. Hypertension and CKD are closely related, and hypertension with accompanying CKD is difficult to control. This difficulty controlling blood pressure (BP) can be explained by changes..
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Kidney transplantation in patients with diabetes: better than nothing
Chang Seong Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(2):293-294. Published online February 27, 2018
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Allergy
Relationship between serum IgA level and allergy/asthma
Woo-Jin Kim, Inseon S. Choi, Chang Seong Kim, Jeong-Hyeon Lee, Hyeon-Wook Kang
Korean J Intern Med. 2017;32(1):137-145. Published online September 2, 2016
Background/Aims: Mucosal immunoglobulin A (IgA) may prevent the entrance of allergens. This study examined the relationship between serum IgA levels (within the normal range) and sensitization to house dust mites (HDM) or airway hyper-responsiveness (AHR). Methods: The clinical records of 1,136 adul..
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Nephrology
Vitamin D and chronic kidney disease
Chang Seong Kim, Soo Wan Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2014;29(4):416-427. Published online June 27, 2014
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has been recognized as a significant global health problem because of the increased risk of total and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency is common in patients with CKD, and serum levels of vitamin D appear to have an inverse cor..
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Response to comment on “Incidence and risk factors for osteoporotic fractures in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus versus matched controls”
Chang Seong Kim, Kyung-Do Han, Hong Sang Choi, Eun Hui Bae, Seong Kwon Ma, Soo Wan Kim
Received December 19, 2019 Accepted December 23, 2019 Published online April 21, 2020
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