A case of torsade de pointes associated with hypopituitarism due to hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome.

abstract：:Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) contributes to tumor angiogenesis. The role of VEGF single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in lung cancer susceptibility and its prognosis remains inconclusive and controversial. This study was performed to investigate whether VEGF polymorphisms affect survival outcomes of pat...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee S,Kang HG,Choi JE,Lee JH,Kang HJ,Baek SA,Lee E,Seok Y,Lee WK,Lee SY,Yoo SS,Lee J,Cha SI,Kim CH,Cho S,Park JY

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Continuous efforts have been made by the organ donation and transplantation community in Korea to increase organ donation by the deceased. The authors detailed trends of organ donation and utilization over the past 10 yr using data provided by the KONOS. The yearly number of deceased donors has grown gradually since 2...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Min SI,Kim SY,Park YJ,Min SK,Kim YS,Ahn C,Kim SJ,Ha J

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As of April 18, 2020, there have been a total of 10,653 confirmed cases and 232 deaths due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Korea. The pathogen spread quickly, and the outbreak caused nationwide anxiety and shock. This study presented the anecdotal records that provided a detailed process of the multidiscipli...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Hyun J,You S,Sohn S,Kim SJ,Bae J,Baik M,Cho IH,Choi H,Choi KS,Chung CS,Jeong C,Joo H,Kim E,Kim H,Kim HS,Ko J,Lee JH,Lee SM,Lee SH,Chung US

更新日期：2020-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Although pharmacological treatment constitutes the main therapeutic approach for depression, non-pharmacological treatments (self-care or psychotherapeutic approach) are usually regarded as more essential therapeutic approaches in clinical practice. However, there have been few clinical practice guidelines concerning ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Park SC,Oh HS,Oh DH,Jung SA,Na KS,Lee HY,Kang RH,Choi YK,Lee MS,Park YC

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the patterns of alcohol disorder comorbidity with other psychiatric disorders, using Korean nationwide epidemiological data. By two-stage cluster sampling, 5,176 adult household residents of Korea were interviewed using the Korean version of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule. Psychiatric disord...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Cho MJ,Hahm BJ,Suh T,Suh GH,Cho SJ,Lee CK

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seasonal influenza is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality of children in Korea. However, few data are available on parental perception and action toward childhood influenza. This study aimed to characterize parental perception and patterns of action in response to influenza and influenza-like illnesses (ILI...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Hwang JH,Lim CH,Kim DH,Eun BW,Jo DS,Song YH,Kim YK

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Bfl-1 gene, which was isolated from human fetal liver and only recently described, is a member of the Bcl-2 gene family. Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction was performed on RNA drawn from 30 breast cancer tissues to compare the expression of the Bfl-1 gene with other prognostic factors. The median rel...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Yoon HS,Hong SH,Kang HJ,Ko BK,Ahn SH,Huh JR

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hepatitis A virus (HAV) has been the leading cause of viral hepatitis in Korea since the 2000s. We aimed to describe the current status and regional differences in hepatitis A incidence. We studied the total number of hepatitis A cases reported to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention through the Na...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Moon S,Han JH,Bae GR,Cho E,Kim B

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a typical case of tenosynovial giant cell tumor of the right middle finger of a 31-year-old man. Histologically, this tumor is characterized by a discrete proliferation of rounded synovial-like cells accompanied by a variable number of multinucleated giant cells, inflammatory cells, and xanthoma cel...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Hwang K,Lee DK,Lee SI

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Light chain deposition disease (LCDD) is a rare disorder associated with a clonal proliferation of plasma cells, which synthesize abnormal monoclonal immunoglobulin light chains. LCDD is characterized by systemic deposition of light chains in various organs, with the kidneys being most commonly affected. There have be...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim HJ,Park E,Lee TJ,Do JH,Cha YJ,Lee SJ

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is the first case of human cyclosporiasis reported in Korea. We detected the oocyst of Cyclospora cayetanensis from a 14-yr old girl who complained of persistent diarrhea after traveling to Indonesia. Round oocysts sized about 8 to 9 m with wrinkle on the wall were found in modified acid fast stained stool specim...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Yu JR,Sohn WM

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Detailed information on additional drug resistance patterns of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is essential to build an effective treatment regimen; however, such data are scarce in Korea. We retrospectively analyzed the results of phenotypic drug susceptibility testing (DST) of culture confirmed-TB patients...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Mok JH,Kang BH,Lee T,Lee HK,Jang HJ,Cho YJ,Jeon D

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In patients with chronic hepatitis C virus disease, there is a high incidence of development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the process of transition from chronic hepatitis to hepatic cirrhosis. Although ginseng traditionally has been used mainly as a nutritional supplement in Asian countries, a case-control stu...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Ginseng-HCC Chemopreventive Study Osaka Group.

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is described of an autoimmune oophoritis that was diagnosed unexpectedly after a hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy had been performed on the suspicion of ovarian cysts. The patient was a 43-year-old multiparous woman who presented with vaginal bleeding and lower abdominal pain which she had had f...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Suh YL

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyroid carcinomas are uncommon in childhood and adolescence. The aim of this study was to analyze clinical features and clinical outcomes of thyroid cancer in the pediatric population treated in the Yonsei University Health System. From September 1982 to June 2009, 90 patients (75 females, 15 males; female:male ratio...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Park S,Jeong JS,Ryu HR,Lee CR,Park JH,Kang SW,Jeong JJ,Nam KH,Chung WY,Park CS

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infectious diseases have historically resulted in suspended or cancelled military operations. Vaccination for disease prevention is a critical component of the military's force readiness doctrine. Until recently, Korea had not recognized the importance of vaccinating military personnel. However, a 2011 meningococcal d...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Heo JY,Choe KW,Yoon CG,Jeong HW,Kim WJ,Cheong HJ

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We provided a curve-fit equation to predict the normal heart weight (g) in Koreans by examining 422 autopsies (215 males and 207 females, from newborn to age 77 yr) who were relatively in good general condition. Heart weight was well correlated with body surface area (m2), body weight (kg), and body height (cm) but po...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Seo JS,Lee SY,Won KJ,Kim DJ,Sohn DS,Yang KM,Cho SH,Park JD,Lee KH,Kim HD

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type 1 myotonic dystrophy (DM1) is an autosomal-dominant inherited disorder with a multisystem involvement, caused by an abnormal expansion of the CTG sequence of the dystrophic myotonia protein kinase (DMPK) gene. DM1 is a variable multisystem disorder with muscular and nonmuscular abnormalities. Increasingly, endocr...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Ko WJ,Kim KY,Kim SM,Hong SJ,Lee SH,Song R,Yang HI,Lee YA

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the function and regulation mechanism of ATP-binding cassette, subfamily G, member 2 (ABCG2) in retinoblastoma cancer stem cells (RCSCs), a long-term culture of RCSCs from WERI-Rb1 cell line was successfully established based on the high expression level of ABCG2 on the surface of RCSCs. To further expl...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Jia M,Wei Z,Liu P,Zhao X

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report our experience in 13 patients who underwent transcatheter closure of Fontan fenestration with the Cook detachable coils. These patients underwent the extracardiac type Fontan operation with a short conduit fenestration (n=7) or lateral tunnel type with a punch-hole fenestration (n=6). Fenestration closure wa...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim SH,Kang IS,Huh J,Lee HJ,Yang JH,Jun TG

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the relationship of high emotional demands and low job control to suicidal ideation among service and sales workers in Korea. A total of 1,995 service and sales workers participated in this study. Suicidal ideation and level of emotional demand and job control were assessed by self-reported questionnaire i...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Yoon JH,Jeung D,Chang SJ

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the cancer has been the leading cause of deaths in Korea, estimation of the cancer deaths for the upcoming years in the population using the vital statistics is considered to be necessary. The aim of this study was to estimate the number and trends of cancer deaths in Korea. The expected numbers of cancer deaths...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Bae JM,Jung KW,Won YJ

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Social distancing has been adopted as one of basic protective measures against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). During 2019-2020 season, influenza epidemic period was exceptionally short and epidemic peak was low in comparison with previous seasons in Korea. Influenza epidemic pattern was bimodal in 2016-2017 and ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Noh JY,Seong H,Yoon JG,Song JY,Cheong HJ,Kim WJ

更新日期：2020-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article on p. 1308 in vol. 29, PMID: 25246752.]. ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Park JH,LOCAT Group.

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The renal function of individuals is one of the reasons for the variations in therapeutic response to various drugs. Patients with renal impairment are often exposed to drug toxicity, even with drugs that are usually eliminated by hepatic metabolism. Previous study has reported an increased plasma concentrat...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim AH,Yoon S,Lee Y,Lee J,Bae E,Lee H,Kim DK,Lee S,Yu KS,Jang IJ,Cho JY

更新日期：2018-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:A santorinicele is defined as a focal cystic dilatation of the terminal portion of the dorsal pancreatic duct at the minor papilla. Most cases reported previously were associated with pancreas divisum and a santorinicele without pancreas divisum is known to be rare. We recently experienced a typical case of a santorin...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Nam KD,Joo KR,Jang JY,Kim NH,Lee SK,Dong SH,Kim HJ,Kim BH,Chang YW,Lee JI,Chang R

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prognostic significance of multidrug resistance (MDR) gene expression is controversial. We investigated whether multidrug resistance gene 1 (MDR1), multidrug resistance-related protein (MRP) and lung resistance protein (LRP) mRNA expression are associated with outcomes in acute leukemia patients. At diagnosis we e...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Huh HJ,Park CJ,Jang S,Seo EJ,Chi HS,Lee JH,Lee KH,Seo JJ,Moon HN,Ghim T

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary hypoplasia(PH) commonly occurs in association with oligohydramnios and other congenital anomalies, especially congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). Pulmonary hypoplasia is an important factor, as persistent pulmonary hypertension, in the prognosis of CDH. In some reports, there is a decrement of pulmonary s...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Bae CW,Jang CK,Chung SJ,Choi YM,Oh SM,Lee TS,Shin OY

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has resulted in an ongoing pandemic; however, the socioeconomic burden of COVID-19 treatment in the pediatric population remains unclear. Thus, the aim of this study was to determine the hospitalization periods and medical costs among children with COVID-19. In total, 145 billing st...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee JK,Kwak BO,Choi JH,Choi EH,Kim JH,Kim DH

更新日期：2020-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate the therapeutic effects of small hairpin RNA (shRNA) targeting endothelin-converting enzyme (ECE)-1 in monocrotaline (MCT)-induced pulmonary hypertensive rats. Ninty-four Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into three groups: control (n = 24), MCT (n = 35) and shRNA (n = 35). ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Son JS,Kim KC,Kim BK,Cho MS,Hong YM

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00