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Gastroenterology / Original Article
Efficacy and safety of 1 L polyethylene glycol plus ascorbic acid for bowel preparation in elderly: comparison with oral sulfate solution
Ki Young Lim, Kyeong Ok Kim, Eun Young Kim, Yoo Jin Lee, Byung Ik Jang, Sung Kook Kim, Chang Heon Yang; on behalf of Crohn’s and Colitis Association in Daegu-Gyeongbuk (CCAiD)
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(5):651-660. Published online July 24, 2023
Background/Aims: Recently, 1 L of polyethylene glycol (PEG) plus ascorbic acid (Asc) has been introduced in Korea as a colonoscopy preparation agent. Data on its efficacy and safety in older adults have been limited. We aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of 1 L PEG/Asc in older adults by comp..
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Rheumatology / Guideline
Korean guidelines for the management of gout
Jennifer Jooha Lee, Ji Soo Lee, Min Kyung Chung, Joong Kyong Ahn, Hyo-Jin Choi, Seung-Jae Hong, Chong-Hyeon Yoon, Su-Hyun Kim, Kyung-Hwan Jeong, Jong-Woo Kim, Bo-Yeon Kim, Jin-Ho Shin, Woo Gyu Kim, Soo-Young Kim, Hyun-Jung Kim, Jeong-Soo Song, Jae-Bum Jun, Hyun-Ah Park, Shung Chull Chae, Bum Soon Choi, Tae Nyun Kim, Hyun Ah Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(5):641-650. Published online August 28, 2023
Gout is the most common form of arthritis, with the prevalence increasing worldwide. The present treatment guidelines provide recommendations for the appropriate treatment of acute gout, management during the inter-critical period, and prevention of chronic complications. The guidelines were develop..
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Rheumatology / Guideline
Korean treatment recommendations for patients with axial spondyloarthritis
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Mi Ryoung Seo, Jina Yeo, Jun Won Park, Yeon-Ah Lee, Ju Ho Lee, Eun Ha Kang, Seon Mi Ji, Seong-Ryul Kwon, Seong-Kyu Kim, Tae-Jong Kim, Tae-Hwan Kim, Hye Won Kim, Min-Chan Park, Kichul Shin, Sang-Hoon Lee, Eun Young Lee, Hoon Suk Cha, Seung Cheol Shim, Youngim Yoon, Seung Ho Lee, Jun Hong Lim, Han Joo Baek; on behalf of the Korean Society of Spondyloarthritis Research
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(5):620-640. Published online July 24, 2023
We aimed to develop evidence-based recommendations for treating axial spondylarthritis (axSpA) in Korea. The development committee was constructed, key clinical questions were determined, and the evidence was searched through online databases including MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane, KoreaMed, and Kmbase..
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Cardiology / Review
Role of cardiac imaging in management of heart failure
So Ree Kim, Seong-Mi Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(5):607-619. Published online August 29, 2023
The significant advancement in cardiac imaging in recent years led to improved diagnostic accuracy in identifying the specific causes of heart failure and also provided physicians with guidelines for appropriately managing patients with heart failure. Diseases that were once considered rare are now ..
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Cardiology / Review
Optimization of guideline-directed medical treatment for heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction
Minjung Bak, Jin-Oh Choi
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(5):595-606. Published online September 1, 2023
With the increasing number of medications demonstrating mortality benefits in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), the pharmacological treatment of HFrEF is entering a new phase. To enhance outcomes in heart failure patients through medical treatment, the choice of appropriate medic..
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Cardiology / Review
Low-dose non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants in patients with atrial fibrillation
Ki Hong Lee, Hyung Wook Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(5):583-594. Published online September 1, 2023
In the last decade, non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs), a new generation of OACs, were introduced to prevent thromboembolism in patients with atrial fibrillation. Although vitamin K-dependent anticoagulants have long been used as OACs, their inherent disadvantage of considerable bl..
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Rheumatology / Editorial
The underestimated significance of nonproliferative lupus nephritis
Seung-Ki Kwok
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(5):581-582. Published online September 1, 2023
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Nephrology / Editorial
Reassessing the role of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in chronic kidney disease patients
Yu Ho Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(5):579-580. Published online September 1, 2023
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Hemato-oncology / Erratum
Predictive role of absolute lymphocyte count in daratumumab-treated patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma
Hee Jeong Cho, Jae-Cheol Jo, Yoo Jin Lee, Myung Won Lee, Do Young Kim, Ho Jin Shin, Sung Nam Im, Ji Hyun Lee, Sung Hwa Bae, Young Rok Do, Won Sik Lee, Min Kyung Kim, Jina Jung, Jung Min Lee, Ju-Hyung Kim, Dong Won Baek, Sang-Kyun Sohn, Joon Ho Moon
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(4):578-578. Published online June 9, 2023
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Hemato-oncology / Image of interest
Asymptomatic huge spleen mass
Sanghyeok Han, Kyeongmin Kim, In Ho Choi, Jong-Ho Won, Seug Yun Yoon
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(4):576-577. Published online June 9, 2023
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Pulmonology / Image of interest
An unusual cause of a bronchopleural fistula
Dongyoon Keum, Mincheol Chae, Ilseon Hwang, Hyun Jung Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(4):574-575. Published online March 27, 2023
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Gastroenterology / Image of interest
Superior mesenteric artery syndrome with acute gastric dilatation caused by binge eating in an adolescent
Zhicheng Huang, Cao Li, Guangcai Tang
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(4):572-573. Published online June 26, 2023
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Infectious diseases / Correspondence
MicroCLOTS pathophysiology in coronavirus disease 2019
Samuele Renzi, Giovanni Landoni, Alberto Zangrillo, Fabio Ciceri
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(4):570-571. Published online September 9, 2020
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Cardiology / Correspondence
Authors’ reply to Letter to the Editor regarding ‘Role of echocardiography in acute pulmonary embolism’
Jin Kyung Oh, Jae-Hyeong Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(4):568-569. Published online June 9, 2023
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Cardiology / Correspondence
Echocardiography in acute pulmonary embolism
Lampros Lakkas, Christos S. Katsouras
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(4):566-567. Published online June 9, 2023
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Geriatrics / Original Article
Predictors of 3-month mortality with muscle ultrasound and palliative prognostic tools among patients admitted to palliative care units
Zeynep Irmak Kaya, Yelda Öztürk, Sinem Gürcü, Gülgün Uncu, Anıl Uçan, Mert Eşme, Berrin Yalınbaş Kaya, Cafer Balci
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(4):557-565. Published online March 31, 2023
Background/Aims: Prognostic factors are an important issue in progressive and life-limiting diseases. This study evaluate 3-month mortality in patients admitted to the palliative care unit (PCU).
Methods: In this study, the patient’s demographics, comorbidities, nutritional status, and laboratory..
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Rheumatology / Original Article
Comparative effectiveness of JAK inhibitors and biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Soo-Kyung Cho, Hyoungyoung Kim, Yeo-Jin Song, Hye Won Kim, Eunwoo Nam, Shin-Seok Lee, Hye-Soon Lee, Sung-Hoon Park, Yeon-Ah Lee, Min-Chan Park, Sung Hae Chang, Hyoun-Ah Kim, Seung-Ki Kwok, Hae-Rim Kim, Hyun-Sook Kim, Bo Young Yoon, Wan-Sik Uhm, Yong-Gil Kim, Jae Hoon Kim, Jisoo Lee, Jeongim Choi, Yoon-Kyoung Sung
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(4):546-556. Published online June 20, 2023
Background/Aims: We aimed to compare the effectiveness and safety of Janus kinase inhibitors (JAKi) vs. biologic disease- modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARD) in Korean patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who had an inadequate response to conventional synthetic DMARDs.
Methods: A quasi-exper..
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Hemato-oncology / Original Article
The prognostic impact of reduced variant burden in elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia treated with decitabine
Mihee Kim, TaeHyung Kim, Seo-Yeon Ahn, Jun Hyung Lee, Ju Heon Park, Myung-Geun Shin, Sung-Hoon Jung, Ga-Young Song, Deok-Hwan Yang, Je-Jung Lee, Seung Hyun Choi, Mi Yeon Kim, Jae-Sook Ahn, Hyeoung-Joon Kim, Dennis Dong Hwan Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(4):534-545. Published online June 9, 2023
Background/Aims: We evaluated the role of next-generation sequencing (NGS)-based disease monitoring for elderly patients diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who received decitabine therapy.
Methods: A total of 123 patients aged > 65 years with AML who received decitabine were eligible. We an..
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Endocrinology-metabolism / Original Article
Cumulative exposure to metabolic syndrome increases thyroid cancer risk in young adults: a population-based cohort study
Jinyoung Kim, Kyungdo Han, Mee Kyoung Kim, Ki-Hyun Baek, Ki-Ho Song, Hyuk-Sang Kwon
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(4):526-533. Published online May 18, 2023
Background/Aims: A re-increasing trend of thyroid cancer since 2015 has been observed despite a similar examination rate, and the incidence of thyroid cancer among young adults continues to rise.
Methods: This study used data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service. Individuals 20–39 year..
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Cardiology / Original Article
Development and validation of equation for cardiorespiratory fitness in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
Byambakhand Battumur, Ji Eun Lee, Soo Hyung Park, You-Jung Choi, Dong Oh Kang, Eun Jin Park, Ji Bak Kim, Jah Yeon Choi, Seung Young Roh, Jin Oh Na, Cheol Ung Choi, Jin Won Kim, Seung Woon Rha, Chang Gyu Park, Eung Ju Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(4):514-525. Published online June 20, 2023
Background/Aims: Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), as measured by maximal oxygen consumption (VO2max), is an important independent predictive factor of cardiovascular outcomes in patients with heart failure (HF). However, it is unclear whether conventional equations for estimating CRF are applicable ..
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