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Review
From bench to bedside: adipose tissue fibrosis in obesity, anti-diabetic therapies, and bariatric surgery
Mihye Seo, Kyoil Suh, Hyeong Kyu Park, Kae Won Cho
Received October 21, 2025 Accepted December 2, 2025 Published online December 23, 2025
This review provides a comprehensive examination of the recent research findings concerning the pathophysiology and clinical implications of adipose tissue fibrosis in obesity and metabolic diseases. Recent large-scale studies, including a longitudinal study spanning 24 years (Swedish Obese Subjects..
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Review
Pulsed field ablation: focused on atrial fibrillation ablation
Hong-Ju Kim, Chan-Hee Lee
Received June 22, 2025 Accepted October 3, 2025 Published online December 4, 2025
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained tachyarrhythmia and its increasing prevalence has resulted in a growing healthcare burden. Catheter ablation is indicated for patients with AF who are either refractory or intolerant to antiarrhythmic drugs or who exhibit decreased left ventricul..
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Review
The epidemiology of inflammatory bowel disease: exploring the impacts of environmental factors
Jihye Park, Jae Hee Cheon
Received March 11, 2025 Accepted May 1, 2025 Published online December 4, 2025
Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, are distinct chronic immune-mediated intestinal inflammatory disorders. The pathogenesis of IBD is complex and involves a combination of genetic and environmental factors, the gut microbiome, and the host immune syste..
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Correspondence
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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Original Article
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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Original Article
Treadmill exercise-induced E/e’ elevation as a predictor of cardiovascular event in end-stage
renal disease on peritoneal dialysis
Jong Ho Shin, Ki-Woon Kang, Jung Ho Kim, Jung Yeon Chin, Nae Yu Kim, Sang Hyun Park, Won Ho Kim, Yu Jeong Choi, Kyung Tae Jung
Received April 13, 2016 Accepted May 13, 2016 Published online November 11, 2016
Background/Aims: Diastolic dysfunction is associated with cardiovascular (CV) events in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). However, conventional measurement of LA volume and E/e’ using Doppler echocardiography has been limited to predict CV events i..
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