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Cardiology / Original Article
Impact of guideline-directed medical therapy on the cardiac or non-cardiac death in acute myocardial infarction
Jin-Ho Choi, Dahee Hyun, Seung Ho Hur, Seung Woon Rha, Seung Jae Joo, Hyo-Soo Kim, Myung Ho Jeong; on behalf of KAMIR-NIH investigators
Korean J Intern Med. 2025;40(5):780-789. Published online August 29, 2025
Background/Aims: While the clinical effectiveness of guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) is well established in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), its specific impact on cause-specific mortality remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the impact of GDMT on both cardiac a..
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Cardiology / Original Article
Effect of tegoprazan on temporal variability of platelet reactivity in patients treated with clopidogrel after coronary stenting
Oh-Hyun Lee, Ji Woong Roh, Yongcheol Kim, Eui Im, Deok-Kyu Cho
Korean J Intern Med. 2025;40(5):759-766. Published online March 25, 2025
Background/Aims: Data on the interactions between clopidogrel and tegoprazan are limited. We compared the effects of tegoprazan and proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) on platelet reactivity.
Methods: Using database data from March 2020 to January 2023, we retrospectively evaluated 262 patients who were ..
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Hemato-oncology / Original Article
Prognostic Significance Of Sequential 18f-fdg Pet/Ct During Frontline Treatment Of Peripheral T Cell Lymphomas
Ga-Young Song, Sung-Hoon Jung, Seo-Yeon Ahn, Mihee Kim, Jae-Sook Ahn, Je-Jung Lee, Hyeoung-Joon Kim, Jang Bae Moon, Su Woong Yoo, Seong Young Kwon, Jung-Joon Min, Hee-Seung Bom, Sae-Ryung Kang, Deok-Hwan Yang
Korean J Intern Med. 2024;39(2):327-337. Published online January 25, 2024
Background/Aims: The prognostic significance of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET/CT) in peripheral T-cell lymphomas (PTCLs) are controversial. We explored the prognostic impact of sequential 18F-FDG PET/CT during frontline chemo..
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Gastroenterology / Review
Endoscopy training in Korea
Joon Sung Kim, Byung-Wook Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(2):237-241. Published online February 25, 2019
It is essential to maintain high-quality endoscopy given the increasing number of endoscopic screens performed in Korea. The training of fellows to perform endoscopies is challenging. The rapid development of endoscopic techniques and rising patient complexity increase the training pressures. At the..
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Letter to the editor
Subacute progressive disseminated histoplasmosis in immunocompetent patient
Seong Jin Choi, Han-Sol Choi, June Young Chun, Chung-Jong Kim, Myung Jin Lee, Moonsuk Kim, Ghee Young Choe
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(5):999-1002. Published online February 22, 2016
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Case Report
An Adult Case of Chronic Active Epstein-Barr Virus Infection with Interstitial Pneumonitis
Eun-Jeong Joo, Young Eun Ha, Dong Sik Jung, Hae Suk Cheong, Yu Mi Wi, Jae-Hoon Song, Kyong Ran Peck
Korean J Intern Med. 2011;26(4):466-469. Published online November 28, 2011
Chronic active Epstein-Barr virus (CAEBV) infection is characterized by persistent infectious mononucleosis-like symptoms, an unusual pattern of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) antibodies, detection of the EBV genome in affected tissues or peripheral blood, and chronic illness that cannot be attributed ..
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Case Report
Case of Pseudomembranous Necrotizing Tracheobronchial Aspergillosis in an Immunocompetent Host
Hyo-Jeong Oh, Hak-Ryul Kim, Ki-Eun Hwang, So-Young Kim, Sun-Ho Ahn, Sei-Hoon Yang, Eun-Taik Jeong
Korean J Intern Med. 2006;21(4):279-282. Published online December 31, 2006
A 44-year-old Korean male died of rapidly progressive respiratory failure and refractory hypoxemia in 8 days after being admitted with a fever and dyspnea. The patient was diagnosed with pseudomembranous necrotizing tracheobronchial aspergillosis by fibroptic bronchoscopy and it was not related t..
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Case Report
A Case of Pulmonary Cryptococcosis by Capsule-deficient Cryptococcus neoformans
Won Seok Cheon, Kwang-Seok Eom, Byoung Kwan Yoo, Seung Hun Jang, Joon-Woo Bahn, Dong-Gyu Kim, Ki-Suck Jung
Korean J Intern Med. 2006;21(1):83-87. Published online March 30, 2006
Pulmonary infection by capsule-deficient Cryptococcus neoformans (CDCN) is a very rare form of pneumonia and it is seldom seen in the immunocompetent host. The authors experienced a case of pulmonary cryptococcosis by CDCN in 25-year-old woman who was without any significant unde..
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Case Report
Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Initially Presenting with Intracardiac Metastasis
Jung Han Kim, Joo Young Jung, Young Iee Park, Sang Ik Hwang, Chull Sung Jung, Sang Hak Lee, Chong Woo Yoo
Korean J Intern Med. 2005;20(1):86-89. Published online March 31, 2005
Intracardiac metastasis as the initial presentation of malignant neoplasm is very rare. We report here on a 64-year-old man with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) initially presenting with intracardiac metastasis which was identified with 18-F fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG..
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Original Article
Effect of IgA Aggregates on Transforming Growth Factor-β1 Production in Human Mesangial Cells and the Intraglomerular Expression of Transforming Growth Factor-β1 in Patients with IgA Nephropathy
Sang-Youb Han, Chun-Gyoo Ihm, Dae-Ryong Cha, Young-Sun Kang, Kum-Hyun Han, Hyoung-Kyu Kim, Jee-Young Han
Korean J Intern Med. 2005;20(1):40-47. Published online March 31, 2005
BackgroundTransforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) stimulates renal fibrosis in various renal diseases including IgA nephropathy. MethodsWe examined whether immunoglobulin A (IgA) stimulated TGF-β1 synthesis in human mesangial cells (MCs), and whe..
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