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Nephrology / Original Article
The presence of simple renal cysts is associated with an increased risk of albuminuria in young adults
Hyo Jin Boo, Jung Eun Lee, Son Mi Chung, Hye Ryoun Jang, Wooseong Huh, Dae Joong Kim, Yoon-Goo Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2022;37(2):425-433. Published online December 7, 2021
Background/Aims: The prevalence of simple renal cysts increases with age; however, they are occasionally found in adults aged < 40 years. This cross-sectional study evaluated the clinical significance of simple cysts in young adults, focusing on their associations with hematuria and albuminuria.
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Hemato-oncology / Original Article
Clinical features and outcomes of systemic amyloidosis with gastrointestinal involvement: a single-center experience
A Young Lim, Ji Hyeon Lee, Ki Sun Jung, Hye Bin Gwag, Do Hee Kim, Seok Jin Kim, Ga Yeon Lee, Jung Sun Kim, Hee-Jin Kim, Soo-Youn Lee, Jung Eun Lee, Eun-Seok Jeon, Kihyun Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2015;30(4):496-505. Published online June 29, 2015
Background/Aims: The gastrointestinal (GI) tract often becomes involved in patients with systemic amyloidosis. As few GI amyloidosis data have been reported, we describe the clinical features and outcomes of patients with pathologically proven GI amyloidosis.
Methods: We identified 155 patients dia..
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Nephrology / Original Article
Serum osteoprotegerin is associated with vascular stiffness and the onset of new cardiovascular events in hemodialysis patients
Jung Eun Lee, Hyung Jong Kim, Sung Jin Moon, Ji Sun Nam, Jwa-Kyung Kim, Seung Kyu Kim, Gi Young Yun, Sung Kyu Ha, Hyeong Cheon Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(6):668-677. Published online October 29, 2013
Background/AimsOsteoprotegerin (OPG) and fetuin-A are vascular calcification regulators that may be related to high cardiovascular (CV) mortality in hemodialysis (HD) patients. We evaluated the relationship between OPG, fetuin-A, and pulse wave velocity (PWV), a marker of vasc..
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