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Cardiology
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
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..
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Effects of renin-angiotensin system blockers on the risk and outcomes of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection in patients with hypertension
Jinwoo Lee, Seong Jin Jo, Youngjin Cho, Ji Hyun Lee, Il-Young Oh, Jin Joo Park, Young-Seok Cho, Dong-Ju Choi
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(Suppl 1):S123-S131. Published online February 10, 2021
Background/Aims: There are concerns that the use of renin-angiotensin system (RAS) blockers may increase the risk of being infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) or progressing to a severe clinical course after infection. This this study aimed to investigate the i..
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Apparent treatment-resistant hypertension among ambulatory hypertensive patients: a cross-sectional study from 13 general hospitals
Sehun Kim, Jin Joo Park, Mi-Seung Shin, Choong Hwan Kwak, Bong-Ryeol Lee, Sung-Ji Park, Hae-Young Lee, Sang-Hyun Kim, Seok-Min Kang, Byung-Su Yoo, Joong-Wha Chung, Si Wan Choi, Sang-Ho Jo, Jinho Shin, Dong-Ju Choi
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(4):888-897. Published online June 7, 2021
Background/Aims: To examine the prevalence and clinical characteristics of apparent treatment-resistant hypertension among ambulatory hypertensive patients.
Methods: We enrolled adult ambulatory hypertensive patients at 13 well-qualified general hospitals in Korea from January to June 2012. Apparen..
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Current status of heart failure: global and Korea
Jin Joo Park, Dong-Ju Choi
Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(3):487-497. Published online April 29, 2020
Heart failure (HF) is a condition in which the heart is unable to pump enough blood to meet the body’s needs for blood and oxygen. Thus, HF is a grave disease with high morbidity and mortality. Because the prevalence of and exposure to the risk factors for HF increase with age, the prevalence of H..
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Cardiology
Intravascular imaging analysis of a drug-eluting balloon followed by a bare metal stent compared to a drug-eluting stent for treatment of de novo lesions
Wonsuk Choi, In-Ho Chae, Jin Joo Park, Sun-Hwa Kim, Si-Hyuck Kang, Il-Young Oh, Chang-Hwan Yoon, Young-Seok Cho, Tae-Jin Youn, Dong-Ju Choi
Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(4):819-829. Published online July 4, 2018
Background/Aims: After a study comparing drug-eluting stents (DESs) to sequential treatment with drug-eluting balloons (DEBs) and bare metal stents (BMSs), we retrospectively analysed strut malapposition and neointimal hyperplasia in de novo coronary lesions using optical coherence tomography (OCT) ..
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Diagnostic accuracy of manual office blood pressure measurement in ambulatory hypertensive patients in Korea
Sehun Kim, Jin Joo Park, Seung-Ah Lee, Youngjin Cho, Yeonyee E. Yoon, Il-Young Oh, Chang-Hwan Yoon, Jung-Won Suh, Young-Seok Cho, Tae-Jin Youn, Goo-Yeong Cho, In-Ho Chae, Hae-Young Lee, Jinho Shin, Sungha Park, Dong-Ju Choi
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(1):113-120. Published online June 7, 2017
Background/Aims: Currently, office blood pressure (OBP) is the most widely used method of measuring blood pressure (BP) in daily clinical practice. However, data on the diagnostic accuracy of OBP in reference to ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) are scarce in Korea.
Methods: In retrospective and prospec..
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A novel c.563 T>G, p.L189R lamin A/C mutation in identical twins with dilated cardiomyopathy
Euijae Lee, Kyung-Taek Park, Jinwoo Kang, Hyunkyung Park, Jin Joo Park, Il-Young Oh, Yeonyee E. Yoon
Korean J Intern Med. 2017;32(1):178-181. Published online March 8, 2016
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Cardiology
Prognostic value of hyponatremia in heart failure patients: an analysis of the Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes in the Relation with Serum Sodium Level in Asian Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure (COAST) study
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Byung-Su Yoo, Jin Joo Park, Dong-Ju Choi, Seok-Min Kang, Juey-Jen Hwang, Shing-Jong Lin, Ming-Shien Wen, Jian Zhang, Junbo Ge, on behalf of the COAST investigators
Korean J Intern Med. 2015;30(4):460-470. Published online June 29, 2015
Background/Aims: Hyponatremia is a well-known risk factor for poor outcomes in Western studies of heart failure (HF) patients. We evaluated the predictive value of hyponatremia in hospitalized Asian HF patients.
Methods: The Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes in the Relation with Serum Sodium Le..
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Microvascular angina: angina that predominantly affects women
Jin Joo Park, Sung-Ji Park, Dong-Ju Choi
Korean J Intern Med. 2015;30(2):140-147. Published online February 27, 2015
In women receiving evaluation for suspected ischemic symptoms, a “normal” diagnosis is five times more common than it is in men. These women are often labeled as having cardiac syndrome X, also known as microvascular angina (MVA). MVA is defined as angina pectoris caused by abnormalities of the s..
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