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Cardiology / Original Article
Temporal trends and in-hospital outcomes of primary percutaneous coronary intervention in nonagenarians with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
Joon Young Kim, Myung Ho Jeong, Yong Woo Choi, Yong Keun Ahn, Shung Chull Chae, Seung Ho Hur, Taek Jong Hong, Young Jo Kim, In Whan Seong, In Ho Chae, Myeong Chan Cho, Jung Han Yoon, Ki Bae Seung, Other Korea Acute Myocardial Infarction Registry Investigators
Korean J Intern Med. 2015;30(6):821-828. Published online October 30, 2015
Background/Aims: Data regarding the outcomes of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in nonagenarians are very limited. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the temporal trends and in-hospital outcomes of primary PCI in nonag..
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Gastroenterology / Original Article
Can proton pump inhibitors reduce rebleeding following Histoacryl sclerotherapy for gastric variceal hemorrhage?
Ka Rham Kim, Chung Hwan Jun, Kyu Man Cho, Jin Woo Wi, Seon Young Park, Sung Bum Cho, Wan Sik Lee, Chang Hwan Park, Young Eun Joo, Hyun Soo Kim, Sung Kyu Choi, Jong Sun Rew
Korean J Intern Med. 2015;30(5):593-601. Published online August 27, 2015
Background/Aims: To evaluate the efficacy of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) in reducing rebleeding and bleeding-related death rates after endoscopic gastric variceal obliteration (GVO) using N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate (NBC).
Methods: This study enrolled 341 patients who were consecutively diagnosed wi..
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Cardiology / Original Article
Prognostic value of hyponatremia in heart failure patients: an analysis of the Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes in the Relation with Serum Sodium Level in Asian Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure (COAST) study
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Byung-Su Yoo, Jin Joo Park, Dong-Ju Choi, Seok-Min Kang, Juey-Jen Hwang, Shing-Jong Lin, Ming-Shien Wen, Jian Zhang, Junbo Ge, on behalf of the COAST investigators
Korean J Intern Med. 2015;30(4):460-470. Published online June 29, 2015
Background/Aims: Hyponatremia is a well-known risk factor for poor outcomes in Western studies of heart failure (HF) patients. We evaluated the predictive value of hyponatremia in hospitalized Asian HF patients.
Methods: The Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes in the Relation with Serum Sodium Le..
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Cardiology / Review
Infective endocarditis involving an apparently structurally normal valve: new epidemiological trend?
Jae-Kwan Song
Korean J Intern Med. 2015;30(4):434-442. Published online June 29, 2015
Infective endocarditis (IE) has been increasingly diagnosed in patients without previously detected predisposing heart disease, but its clinical features have yet to be fully determined. A recent single-center study including echocardiographic images and surgical findings investigated the incidence ..
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Rheumatology / Original Article
Clinical characteristics of male and female Korean patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a comparative study
Jiwon Hwang, Jaejoon Lee, Joong Kyoung Ahn, Eun-Jung Park, Hoon-Suk Cha, Eun-Mi Koh
Korean J Intern Med. 2015;30(2):242-249. Published online February 27, 2015
Background/Aims: To compare the clinical characteristics and outcomes of systemic lupus erythematosus between male and female Korean patients.
Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed at a single tertiary hospital from August 1994 to May 2010. Male patients were matched with two to three fem..
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Pulmonology / Original Article
Factors predictive of the failure of medical treatment in patients with pleural infection
Sung-Kyoung Kim, Chul Ung Kang, So Hyang Song, Deog Gon Cho, Kyu Do Cho, Chi Hong Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2014;29(5):603-612. Published online August 28, 2014
Background/Aims: The clinical outcomes of some patients with pleural infection may be favorable with medical treatment alone, but in others, the disease progresses and requires additional surgical treatment. However, little is known about the factors affecting this difference. The aim of this study ..
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Cardiology / Original Article
Long-term outcomes of simple crossover stenting from the left main to the left anterior descending coronary artery
Ho-Myung Lee, Chang-Wook Nam, Yun-Kyeong Cho, Hyuck-Jun Yoon, Hyoung-Seob Park, Hyungseop Kim, In-Sung Chung, Yun-Seok Heo, Seung-Ho Hur, Yoon-Nyun Kim, Kwon-Bae Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2014;29(5):597-602. Published online August 28, 2014
Background/Aims: Although complex bifurcation stenting in patients with nonleft main (LM) bifurcation lesions has not yielded better clinical outcomes than simpler procedures, the utility of complex bifurcation stenting to treat LM bifurcation lesions has not yet been adequately explored.
Methods: ..
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Gastroenterology / Original Article
Clinical outcomes of gastric variceal obliteration using N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate in patients with acute gastric variceal hemorrhage
Chung Hwan Jun, Ka Rham Kim, Jae Hyun Yoon, Han Ra Koh, Won Suk Choi, Kyu Man Cho, Sung Uk Lim, Chang Hwan Park, Young Eun Joo, Hyun Soo Kim, Sung Kyu Choi, Jong Sun Rew
Korean J Intern Med. 2014;29(4):437-444. Published online June 27, 2014
Background/Aims: To evaluate the long-term efficacy and safety of endoscopic injection of N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate (NBC; Histoacryl) for treatment of bleeding gastric varices.
Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the records of 455 patients with gastric variceal hemorrhage (GVH) who were consecutiv..
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Original Article
Usefulness of C-Reactive Protein for Evaluating Clinical Outcomes in Cirrhotic Patients with Bacteremia
Young Eun Ha, Cheol-In Kang, Eun-Jeong Joo, Mi-Kyong Joung, Doo Ryeon Chung, Kyong Ran Peck, Nam Yong Lee, Jae-Hoon Song
Korean J Intern Med. 2011;26(2):195-200. Published online June 1, 2011
Background/AimsThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the value of initial C-reactive protein (CRP) as a predictor of clinical outcome and to investigate whether follow-up CRP measurement is useful for the prediction of the clinical outcome of bloodstream infections in pati..
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Original Article
Treatment Outcome of Combination Therapy Including Clarithromycin for Mycobacterium avium Complex Pulmonary Disease
Eun Young Kim, Su Young Chi, In Jae Oh, Kyu Sik Kim, Yu Il Kim, Sung Chul Lim, Young Chul Kim, Yong Soo Kwon
Korean J Intern Med. 2011;26(1):54-59. Published online March 2, 2011
Background/AimsThe frequency of nontuberculous mycobacteria pulmonary disease in HIV-negative patients is increasing; the most common pathogen in Korea is the Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC). However, few studies have evaluated the treatment outcome of MAC p..
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