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Pulmonology / Original Article
Usefulness of neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease: a prospective observational study
Seung Jun Lee, Hyang Rae Lee, Tae Won Lee, Sunmi Ju, Sujin Lim, Se-Il Go, Jung-Wan You, Yu Ji Cho, Gyeong-Won Lee, Yi Yeong Jeong, Ho Cheol Kim, Jong Deog Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(5):891-898. Published online March 25, 2016
Background/Aims: Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in peripheral blood is a useful systemic inflammatory response biomarker. However, NLR has not been studied in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This study was aimed to evaluate the usefulness of NLR in patients with COP..
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Cardiology / Original Article
Prognostic value of computed tomographic coronary angiography and exercise electrocardiography for cardiovascular events
Kye-Hwan Kim, Kyung Nyeo Jeon, Min Gyu Kang, Jong Hwa Ahn, Jin-Sin Koh, Yongwhi Park, Seok-Jae Hwang, Young-Hoon Jeong, Choong Hwan Kwak, Jin-Yong Hwang, Jeong Rang Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(5):880-890. Published online March 25, 2016
Background/Aims: This study is a head-to-head comparison of predictive values for long-term cardiovascular outcomes between exercise electrocardiography (ex-ECG) and computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA) in patients with chest pain.
Methods: Four hundred and forty-two patients (mean age, ..
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Gastroenterology / Original Article
Comparison of intraductal ultrasonography-directed and cholangiography-directed endoscopic retrograde biliary drainage in patients with a biliary obstruction
Soo-Jung Rew, Du-Hyeon Lee, Chang-Hwan Park, Jin Jeon, Hyun-Soo Kim, Sung-Kyu Choi, Jong-Sun Rew
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(5):872-879. Published online April 21, 2016
Background/Aims: Endoscopic retrograde biliary drainage (ERBD) has become a standard procedure in patients with a biliary obstruction. Intraductal ultrasonography (IDUS) has emerged as a new tool for managing extrahepatic biliary diseases. IDUS-directed ERBD can be performed without conventional cho..
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Review
Endoscopic gastritis, serum pepsinogen assay, and Helicobacter pylori infection
Sun-Young Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(5):835-844. Published online September 1, 2016
Endoscopic findings of the background gastric mucosa are important in the Helicobacter pylori-seroprevalent population. It is strongly correlated not only with the risk of gastric cancer, but also with the excretion ability of gastric mucosa cells. In noninfected subjects, common endoscopic f..
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Letter to the editor
A rare case of Rosai-Dorfman disease without lymphadenopathy
Hyerim Ha, Ki Hwan Kim, Young Joon Ahn, Ji Hye Kim, Ji Eun Kim, Sung-Soo Yoon
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(4):802-804. Published online February 2, 2016
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Letter to the editor
Urachal abscess precipitated as acute pyelonephritis in an adult patient with diabetes
Yoo A Choi, Se Young Kim, Kyung Yoon Chang, Hyeon Seok Hwang, Suk Young Kim, Yoon Kyung Chang
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(4):798-801. Published online January 28, 2016
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Letter to the editor
Intermittent, subtle change of ST segment in narrow QRS regular tachycardia
Hyeong Won Seo, Hyung Wook Park, Ki Hong Lee, Joon-Ho Ahn, Ji Eun Yu, Nam Sik Yoon, Jeong Gwan Cho
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(4):791-793. Published online June 17, 2016
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Infectious diseases / Original Article
Diagnostic yield of computed tomography-guided bone biopsy and clinical outcomes of tuberculous and pyogenic spondylitis
Eun-Jeong Joo, Joon-Sup Yeom, Young Eun Ha, So Yeon Park, Chong-Suh Lee, Eun-Sang Kim, Cheol-In Kang, Doo-Ryeon Chung, Jae-Hoon Song, Kyong Ran Peck
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(4):762-771. Published online April 15, 2016
Background/Aims: This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of computed tomography (CT)-guided bone biopsy for the diagnosis of spinal infection and compared the clinical outcomes between tuberculous and pyogenic spinal infections.
Methods: The retrospective cohort study included patients who receiv..
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Nephrology / Original Article
Clinical value of pathologic examination of non-neoplastic kidney in patients with upper urinary tract malignancies
Jee Wan Wee, Hye Ran Kang, Soon Hyo Kwon, Jin Seok Jeon, Dong Cheol Han, So-Young Jin, Won Jae Yang, Hyunjin Noh
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(4):739-749. Published online May 30, 2016
Background/Aims: While surgical resection remains the standard of care in the treatment of upper urinary tract malignancies, nephrectomy is a risk factor for the development of chronic kidney disease (CKD). The aim of this study was to determine whether histologic evaluation of non-neoplastic kidney..
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Nephrology / Original Article
Tumor necrosis factor α is a risk factor for infection in peritoneal dialysis patients
Eunjung Kang, Seihran Kim, Hwa Jung Lee, Inhwee Park, Heungsoo Kim, Gyu-Tae Shin
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(4):722-729. Published online March 22, 2016
Background/Aims: It has been shown that circulating tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) is elevated in end stage renal disease patients; however, the relationship between TNF-α and the development of infection in these patients is unknown. In this study, we investigated the association of plasma TNF-..
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Pulmonology / Original Article
Neuron-specific enolase as a novel biomarker reflecting tuberculosis activity and treatment
response
Sung-Jin Nam, Jee-Yeong Jeong, Tae-Won Jang, Mann-Hong Jung, Bong-Kwon Chun, Hee-Jae Cha, Chul-Ho Oak
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(4):694-702. Published online June 3, 2016
Background/Aims: It is not clear which tests are indicative of the activity and severity of tuberculosis (TB). This study aimed to investigate the predictive value of neuron-specific enolase (NSE) and to determine the origin of NSE in TB patients.
Methods: A single-center retrospective analysis was..
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Rheumatology / Review
Macrophage migration inhibitory factor: a potential therapeutic target for rheumatoid arthritis
Kyoung-Woon Kim, Hae-Rim Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(4):634-642. Published online May 12, 2016
Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is originally identified in the culture medium of activated T lymphocytes as a soluble factor that inhibits the random migration of macrophages. MIF is now recognized as a multipotent cytokine involved in the regulation of immune and inf lammatory respons..
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Letter to the editor
Occurrence of sarcoidosis after chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Hyungwoo Cho, Dok Hyun Yoon, Jwa Hoon Kim, Young Bo Ko, Byoung Soo Kwon, In-Hye Song, Cheolwon Suh
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(3):605-607. Published online March 12, 2016
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Letter to the editor
Cyclophosphamide therapy for secondary amyloidosis in a patient with juvenile idiopathic arthritis unresponsive to tumor necrosis factor α inhibitor therapy
Sun Ae Han, Young Min Yoon, Wan Soo Lee, Yun Sung Kim, Byung Chul Shin, Jong Hoon Chung, Hyun Lee Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(3):601-604. Published online March 7, 2016
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Hemato-oncology / Original Article
Treatment outcomes and clinical relevance of the
Follicular Lymphoma International Prognostic Index in Korean follicular lymphoma patients
treated with chemotherapy
Chi Hoon Maeng, Sung Woo Ahn, Seong-Yoon Ryu, Sungjun Han, Young Hyeh Ko, Jun Ho Ji, Won Seog Kim, Seok Jin Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(3):560-569. Published online February 22, 2016
Background/Aims: The Follicular Lymphoma International Prognostic Index (FLIPI) and FLIPI2 are well-known prognostic models for patients with follicular lymphoma (FL). However, their prognostic relevance has not been examined before in Korean patients with FL.
Methods: We reviewed clinical and labo..
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Nephrology / Original Article
Comparison of treatment delay associated with tunneled hemodialysis catheter placement between interventionists
Yoo Hyung Kim, Hae Ri Kim, Hong Jae Jeon, Ye-Jin Kim, Sa Ra Jung, Dae Eun Choi, Kang Wook Lee, Ki Ryang Na
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(3):543-551. Published online April 14, 2016
Background/Aims: Fragmented care in nephrology can cause treatment delays. Nephrologists are qualified to perform vascular access-related procedures because they understand the pathophysiology of renal disease and perform physical examination for vascular access. We compared treatment delays associa..
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Cardiology / Original Article
Clinical significance of changes in the corrected QT interval in stress-induced cardiomyopathy
Jung-Hee Lee, Jae-Sun Uhm, Dong Geum Shin, Boyoung Joung, Hui-Nam Pak, Young-Guk Ko, Geu-Ru Hong, Moon-Hyoung Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(3):507-516. Published online April 7, 2016
Background/Aims: Although transient changes in the electrocardiogram (ECG) of patients with stress-induced cardiomyopathy (SCMP) are common, there are little data about ECG changes in patients with SCMP and the clinical implications of these variations.
Methods: We investigated a total of 128 pati..
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Gastroenterology / Original Article
Clinical outcome of acute nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding after hours: the role of urgent endoscopy
Dong-Won Ahn, Young Soo Park, Sang Hyub Lee, Cheol Min Shin, Jin-Hyeok Hwang, Jin-Wook Kim, Sook-Hyang Jeong, Nayoung Kim, Dong Ho Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(3):470-478. Published online April 6, 2016
Background/Aims: This study was performed to investigate the clinical role of urgent esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) for acute nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (ANVUGIB) performed by experienced endoscopists after hours.
Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed for consecutively ..
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Gastroenterology / Original Article
Comparison of enhancement and image quality: different iodine concentrations for liver on 128-slice multidetector computed tomography in the same chronic liver disease patients
Byoung Goo Jo, Yun Gyu Song, Sang Goon Shim, Young Wook Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(3):461-469. Published online December 23, 2015
Background/Aims: The objective of this study was to compare the degree of hepatic enhancement and image quality using contrast media of different iodine concentrations with the same iodine dose.
Methods: From July 2011 to June 2013, 50 patients with chronic liver disease who underwent baseline and ..
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Gastroenterology / Review
Functional dyspepsia: new insights into pathogenesis and therapy
Nicholas J. Talley
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(3):444-456. Published online April 6, 2016
One in 10 people suffer from functional dyspepsia (FD), a clinical syndrome comprising chronic bothersome early satiety, or postprandial fullness, or epigastric pain or burning. Postprandial distress syndrome (PDS, comprising early satiety and/or postprandial fullness) and epigastric pain syndrome (..
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