Volume 36 Issue 2

Reviews Recent advances in the management of difficult bile-duct stones: a focus on single-operator cholangioscopy-guided lithotripsy

Chi Hyuk Oh, Seok Ho Dong

Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(2):235-246.

Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 and kidney diseases in the era of coronavirus disease 2019

Sang Heon Suh, Seong Kwon Ma, Soo Wan Kim, Eun Hui Bae

Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(2):247-262.

Severe hypoglycemia as a preventable risk factor for cardiovascular disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Soo-Yeon Choi, Seung-Hyun Ko

Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(2):263-270.

How lessons learned from the 2015 Middle East respiratory syndrome outbreak affected the response to coronavirus disease 2019 in the Republic of Korea

Tae Un Yang, Ji Yun Noh, Joon-Young Song, Hee Jin Cheong, Woo Joo Kim

Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(2):271-285.

Editorials Direct-acting antivirals trigger a favorable, sustained virological response in patients with chronic hepatitis C infections and hepatocellular carcinoma

Won Sohn

Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(2):286-287.

The balance between clinical convenience and the new concepts of the 2017 European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology classification criteria for adult and juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathies

Hyun-Sook Kim

Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(2):288-291.

Original Articles Gastroenterology Comparison of the efficacy and safety of direct-acting antiviral therapy with or without hepatitis C-related hepatocellular carcinoma

Byung Soo Kwan, Jeong Han Kim, Seong Jun Park, Won Hyeok Choe, So Young Kwon, Byung-Chul Yoo

Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(2):292-304.

Risk factors of advanced metachronous neoplasms in surveillance after colon cancer resection

Kwangwoo Nam, Jeong Eun Shin

Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(2):305-312.

Environmental risk factors and comorbidities of primary biliary cholangitis in Korea: a case-control study

Kyung-Ah Kim, Young Seok Kim, Sang Hoon Park, Woo Jin Chung, Dae Hee Choi, Eun Sun Jang, Sook-Hyang Jeong

Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(2):313-321.

Sex difference in bowel preparation quality and colonoscopy time

Young-Jae Hwang, Dong Woo Shin, Nayoung Kim, Hyuk Yoon, Cheol Min Shin, Young Soo Park, Dong Ho Lee

Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(2):322-331.

Cardiology Progression of ascending aortopathy may not occur after transcatheter aortic valve replacement in severe bicuspid aortic stenosis

Ji-Hyun Jung, Hyung-Kwan Kim, Jun-Bean Park, Seung-Pyo Lee, Bon-Kwon Koo, Yong-Jin Kim, Hyo-Soo Kim, Dae-Won Sohn

Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(2):332-341.

Impact of carotid atherosclerosis in CHA₂DS₂-VASc-based risk score on predicting ischemic stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation

Dong-Hyuk Cho, Jong-Il Choi, Jimi Choi, Yun Gi Kim, Suk-Kyu Oh, Hyungdon Kook, Kwang No Lee, Jaemin Shim, Seong-Mi Park, Wan Joo Shim, Young-Hoon Kim

Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(2):342-351.

The effect of antiplatelet drug on coronary endothelial and microvascular function: comparison with ticagrelor and clopidogrel

Woong Gil Choi, Gi Chang Kim, Cheol Ho Lee, Hye Young Kim, Dong Woon Kim

Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(2):352-361.

Pulmonology Efficacy and safety of mepolizumab in Korean patients with severe eosinophilic asthma from the DREAM and MENSA studies

Mi-Kyeong Kim, Hae-Sim Park, Choon-Sik Park, Soung-Jun Min, Frank C. Albers, Steven W. Yancey, Bhabita Mayer, Namhee Kwon

Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(2):362-370.

Effect of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor and angiotensin II receptor blocker on the patients with sepsis

Hyun Woo Lee, Jae Kyung Suh, Eunjin Jang, Sang-Min Lee

Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(2):371-381.

Endocrinology-metabolism Impaired fasting glucose levels in overweight or obese subjects for screening of type 2 diabetes in Korea

Jin-Hee Lee, Suk Chon, Seon-Ah Cha, Sun-Young Lim, Kook-Rye Kim, Jae-Seung Yun, Sang Youl Rhee, Kun-Ho Yoon, Yu-Bae Ahn, Jeong-Taek Woo, Seung-Hyun Ko

Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(2):382-391.

Nephrology Mortality prediction of serum neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin in patients requiring continuous renal replacement therapy

Yohan Park, Tae Hyun Ban, Hyung Duk Kim, Eun Jeong Ko, Jongmin Lee, Seok Chan Kim, Cheol Whee Park, Chul Woo Yang, Yong-Soo Kim, Byung Ha Chung

Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(2):392-400.

Hemato-oncology Leukemic stem cell phenotype is associated with mutational profile in acute myeloid leukemia

Heejoo Han, Ja Min Byun, Dong-Yeop Shin, Sung-Soo Yoon, Youngil Koh, Junshik Hong, Inho Kim, Chansup Lee, Hyeonjoo Yoo, Hongseok Yun, Man Jin Kim, Sung Im Cho, Moon-Woo Seong, Sung Sup Park

Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(2):401-412.

Mutations in genes affecting DNA methylation enhances responses to decitabine in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome

Hyun Ae Jung, Chul Won Jung, Jun Ho Jang

Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(2):413-423.

The clinical, laboratory, and radiologic improvement due to siltuximab treatment in idiopathic multicentric Castleman’s disease

Gi-June Min, Young-Woo Jeon, Sung-Soo Park, Silvia Park, Seung-Hawn Shin, Seung-Ah Yahng, Jae-Ho Yoon, Sung-Eun Lee, Byung-Sik Cho, Ki-Seong Eom, Yoo-Jin Kim, Seok Lee, Hee-Je Kim, Chang-Ki Min, Dong-Wook Kim, Jong-Wook Lee, Seok-Goo Cho

Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(2):424-432.

Infectious diseases Comparison of antimicrobial resistances and clinical features in community-onset Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia

Hwa Seok Sung, Je Won Lee, Sohyun Bae, Ki Tae Kwon

Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(2):433-440.

Rheumatology Reclassification of Korean patients with polymyositis and dermatomyositis based on the Bohan and Peter criteria by the 2017 European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology classification criteria for adult and juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathies

Juyoung Yoo, Sung Soo Ahn, Seung Min Jung, Jason Jungsik Song, Yong-Beom Park, Sang-Won Lee

Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(2):441-446.

Allergy Retinol-binding protein-4 was associated with sensitization to inhalant allergens in the elderly population

Byung-Keun Kim, Woo-Jung Song, Bomi Seo, Ju-Young Kim, Sae-Hoon Kim, Hak C. Jang, Ki-Woong Kim, Yoon-Seok Chang

Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(2):447-455.

Geriatrics Validation of the Korean Frailty Index in community-dwelling older adults in a nationwide Korean Frailty and Aging Cohort study

Hee-Won Jung, Sunyoung Kim, Chang Won Won

Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(2):456-466.

Correspondence Airborne transmission of coronavirus disease 2019: a clinician’s perspective

Myoung-don Oh

Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(2):467-470.

Images of interest Floating teeth in systemic sclerosis

Jae-Bum Jun, Seunghun Lee, Jiyoon Bae

Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(2):471-472.

Hepatic hemangioma presenting as a large cystic tumor

Jin-Seon Park, Gi-Ae Kim, Jae-Jun Shim, Bum-Soo Kim, Seong Jin Park, Youn Wha Kim

Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(2):473-474.

Endoscopic removal of swallowed acupuncture needle infiltrated into the kidney from the duodenum

Dae Gon Ryu, Cheol Woong Choi, Su Jin Kim, Dae Hwan Kang, Hyung Wook Kim

Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(2):475-476.

Primary hyperaldosteronism: a rare cause of acute aortic dissection

Heung Yong Jin, Kyung Ae Lee

Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(2):477-478.