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Pulmonology / Original Article
Bleeding complications in critically ill patients with liver cirrhosis
Jaeyoung Cho, Sun Mi Choi, Su Jong Yu, Young Sik Park, Chang-Hoon Lee, Sang-Min Lee, Jae-Joon Yim, Chul-Gyu Yoo, Young Whan Kim, Sung Koo Han, Jinwoo Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(2):288-295. Published online January 25, 2016
Background/Aims: Patients with liver cirrhosis (LC) are at risk for critical events leading to Intensive Care Unit (ICU) admission. Coagulopathy in cirrhotic patients is complex and can lead to bleeding as well as thrombosis. The aim of this study was to investigate bleeding complications in critica..
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Cardiology / Original Article
Impact of the β-1 adrenergic receptor polymorphism on tolerability and efficacy of bisoprolol therapy in Korean heart failure patients: association between β adrenergic receptor polymorphism and bisoprolol therapy in heart failure (ABBA) study
Hae-Young Lee, Wook-Jin Chung, Hui-Kyung Jeon, Hong-Seog Seo, Dong-Ju Choi, Eun-Seok Jeon, Jae-Joong Kim, Joon Han Shin, Seok-Min Kang, Sung Cil Lim, Sang-Hong Baek
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(2):277-287. Published online February 16, 2016
Background/Aims: We evaluated the association between coding region variants of adrenergic receptor genes and therapeutic effect in patients with congestive heart failure (CHF).
Methods: One hundred patients with stable CHF (left ventricular ejection fraction [LVEF] < 45%) were enrolled. Enrolled ..
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Cardiology / Original Article
Angiotensin II type 1 receptor blockers as a first choice in patients with acute myocardial infarction
Jang Hoon Lee, Myung Hwan Bae, Dong Heon Yang, Hun Sik Park, Yongkeun Cho, Won Kee Lee, Myung Ho Jeong, Young Jo Kim, Myeong Chan Cho, Chong Jin Kim, Shung Chull Chae, Korea Acute Myocardial Infarction Registry Investigators
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(2):267-276. Published online December 23, 2015
Background/Aims: Angiotensin II type 1 receptor blockers (ARBs) have not been adequately evaluated in patients without left ventricular (LV) dysfunction or heart failure after acute myocardial infarction (AMI).
Methods: Between November 2005 and January 2008, 6,781 patients who were not receiving a..
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Gastroenterology / Original Article
Effects of bispectral index monitoring as an adjunct to nurse-administered propofol combined sedation during colonoscopy: a randomized clinical trial
Jun Heo, Min Kyu Jung, Hyun Seok Lee, Chang Min Cho, Seong Woo Jeon, Sung Kook Kim, Young Hoon Jeon
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(2):260-266. Published online February 26, 2016
Background/Aims: The efficacy of bispectral index (BIS) monitoring during colonoscopic sedation is debated. We aimed to determine whether BIS monitoring was useful for propofol dose titration, and to evaluate differences in sedative administration between expert and inexperienced medical personnel d..
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Gastroenterology / Original Article
Synchronous second primary cancers in patients with squamous esophageal cancer: clinical features and survival outcome
Jin Seo Lee, Ji Yong Ahn, Kee Don Choi, Ho June Song, Yong Hee Kim, Gin Hyug Lee, Hwoon-Yong Jung, Jin-Sook Ryu, Sung-Bae Kim, Jong Hoon Kim, Seung-Il Park, Kyung-Ja Cho, Jin-Ho Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(2):253-259. Published online February 11, 2016
Background/Aims: Unexpected diagnosis of synchronous second primary cancers (SPC) complicates physicians’ decision-making because clinical details of squamous esophageal cancer (EC) patients with SPC have been limited. We evaluated clinical features and treatment outcomes of patients with synchron..
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Gastroenterology / Original Article
Combination transarterial chemoembolization and radiofrequency ablation therapy for early hepatocellular carcinoma
Myeong Jun Song, Si Hyun Bae, June Sung Lee, Sung Won Lee, Do Seon Song, Chan Ran You, Jong Young Choi, Seung Kew Yoon
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(2):242-252. Published online February 15, 2016
Background/Aims: We compared the recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and the survival of patients who received radiofrequency ablation (RFA) after transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) with patients treated with TACE or RFA alone.
Methods: This study included 201 patients with HCC, who were..
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Editorial
Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors remain the first treatment of choice
Pyung Chun Oh, Ichiro Sakuma, Toshio Hayashi, Kwang Kon Koh
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(2):237-241. Published online February 26, 2016
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Rheumatology / Review
The specialist physician’s approach to rheumatoid arthritis in South Africa
Frederik C. J. Bester, Fredricka J. Bosch, Barend J. Jansen van Rensburg
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(2):219-236. Published online February 26, 2016
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is expected to increase in Africa and South Africa. Due to the low numbers of rheumatologists in South Africa, specialist physicians also have to care for patients with RA. Furthermore several new developments have taken place in recent years which improved the management a..
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Rheumatology / Review
Current concepts in the management of rheumatoid arthritis
Yoshiya Tanaka
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(2):210-218. Published online February 26, 2016
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by inflammation and joint destruction that causes significant morbidity and mortality. However, the combined use of methotrexate, a synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD), and biologic DMARD has revolutionized t..
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Gastroenterology / Review
Diagnosis and management of gastric dysplasia
Jae Kyu Sung
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(2):201-209. Published online February 26, 2016
Gastric dysplasia is a neoplastic lesion and a precursor of gastric cancer. The Padova, Vienna, and World Health Organization classifications were developed to overcome the discrepancies between Western and Japanese pathologic diagnoses and to provide a universally accepted classification of gastric..
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Image of interest
A hundred years after the first article, a recollection: Cabot ring
Neslihan Erdem, İlhami Berber, İsmet Aydoğdu, Alper Sevinç
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(1):199-199. Published online December 28, 2015
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Daughter cysts in a cyst of the liver: hepatic echinococcosis
Byoung Woon Kwon, Seong Jun Park, Jae Hwan Kong, Il Han Song
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(1):197-198. Published online December 28, 2015
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Letter to the editor
Co-existing proteinase 3-antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis with immunoglobulin A nephropathy
Adem Kucuk, Yalcin Solak, Abduzhappar Gaipov, Sinan Bagcaci, Hasan Esen, Suleyman Turk, Recep Tunc
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(1):194-196. Published online December 28, 2015
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Letter to the editor
Epithelioid sarcoma with spontaneous pneumothorax and massive pleural effusion
So-Yeon Jeon, Ho-Young Yhim, Na-Ri Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(1):191-193. Published online December 28, 2015
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Letter to the editor
First Korean case of Emberger syndrome (primary lymphedema with myelodysplasia) with a novel GATA2 gene mutation
Sang Kyung Seo, Kyu Yeun Kim, Seo Ae Han, Joon Seok Yoon, Sang-Yong Shin, Sang Kyun Sohn, Joon Ho Moon
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(1):188-190. Published online December 28, 2015
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Letter to the editor
Diagnosis of cyclic Cushing syndrome using the morning urine free cortisol to creatinine ratio
Yi Sun Jang, Ihn Suk Lee, Jong Min Lee, Soo A Choi, Gi Jun Kim, Hye Soo Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(1):184-187. Published online December 28, 2015
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Letter to the editor
Churg-Strauss syndrome that presented with mediastinal lymphadenopathy and calculous cholecystitis
Jung Yoon Choi, Ji Eun Kim, In Young Choi, Ju Han Lee, Je Hyeong Kim, Chol Shin, Seung Heon Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(1):179-183. Published online December 28, 2015
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Letter to the editor
Successful transcatheter closure of an inferior sinus venosus atrial septal defect
Hyung Duk Kim, Moon Sung Kim, Kyung-Jin Yun, Sang Mook Bae, Sung-Ho Her, Jae-Hwan Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(1):176-178. Published online December 28, 2015
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Rheumatology / Original Article
Validation and reliability of a Behcet’s Syndrome Activity Scale in Korea
Hyo Jin Choi, Mi Ryoung Seo, Hee Jung Ryu, Han Joo Baek
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(1):170-175. Published online December 28, 2015
Background/Aims: We prepared a cross-cultural adaptation of the Behcet’s Syndrome Activity Scale (BSAS) and evaluated its reliability and validity in Korea.
Methods: Fifty patients with Behcet’s disease (BD) who attended the Rheumatology Clinic of Gachon University Gil Medical Center were include..
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Infectious diseases / Original Article
Risk factors and etiology of surgical site infection after radical neck dissection in patients with head and neck cancer
So Yeon Park, Mi Suk Kim, Joong Sik Eom, Jin Seo Lee, Young Soo Rho
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(1):162-169. Published online December 28, 2015
Background/Aims: Surgical site infection (SSI) is a major complication after radical neck dissection (RND) in patients with head and neck cancer (HNC). We investigated the incidence, risk factors, and etiology of SSI among patients who underwent RND.
Methods: A retrospective cohort study was perfor..
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