Decreased CD5+ B cells during the acute phase of Kawasaki disease.

abstract：PURPOSE:Liver fibrosis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality and the outcome of various chronic liver diseases. Activation of hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) is the key event in liver fibrosis. Studies have confirmed that miR-140-3p plays a potential regulatory effect on HSC activation. However, whether miR-140-3p ...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Wu SM,Li TH,Yun H,Ai HW,Zhang KH

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This research compares the predictive value of the abdominal obesity indicator, waist circumference (WC), and the overall obesity indicator, body mass index (BMI), among men and women with regard to type 2 diabetes. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This study used data collected from 4,400 households selected by a strati...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Paek KW,Chun KH

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was undertaken to evaluate the clinical usefulness of operative laparoscopy in treatment of benign ovarian cysts. A retrospective study was carried on 468 operative laparoscopy cases performed from September 1995 to September 1998 at Yonsei University College of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gyneco...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Park KH,Chung JE,Kim JY,Lee BS

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Pulse wave velocity (PWV) is at least partially controlled by vascular tone. Vascular tone and underlying physiological processes such as sympathetic activity, plasma catecholamin, and cortisol levels have been shown to follow diurnal variations. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Carotid-to-radial PWV was non-invasively a...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Bodlaj G,Berg J,Biesenbach G

更新日期：2007-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Sarcoma of the kidney is a rare condition. Leiomyosarcoma is the most common of the kidney sarcomas. Renal leiomyosarcoma usually originates from the smooth muscle layers of the kidney, for example, the renal capsule and renal vessels. Renal pelvis neoplasms, however, are primarily transitional cell carcinomas, and re...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Chung YG,Kang SC,Yoon SM,Han JY,Seong DH

更新日期：2007-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The objective of this study is to define the clinical implications of consolidations in nodular bronchiectatic type Mycobacterium avium complex (NBMAC) infection. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A total of 69 patients (M : F = 17 : 52; mean age, 64 years; age range, 41-85 years) with MAC isolated in the sputum culture a...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Im SA,Park HJ,Park SH,Chun HJ,Jung WS,Kim SH

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the longterm effects of a IUD on the human endometrium and find the possible contraceptive mechanism of the IUD, histologic, histochemical, and ultrastructural studies of human endometrial biopsies from 44 normal contorls and 178 IUD wearers were made. Histologic findings included interstitial hemorrhage,...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Lee YB,Kim CS,Ro JY,Kwak HM,Song CH

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In order to improve the likelihood of curative and safe gastric surgery, this study investigated the clinical features and surgical outcomes of gastric cancer with a synchronous cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The clinicopathological data of 10,090 gastric cancer patients at Samsung Medical Center from September ...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Ha TK,An JY,Youn HG,Noh JH,Sohn TS,Kim S

更新日期：2007-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion can be employed as an alternative treatment to oral anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation to prevent embolic events. Atrial septal defect (ASD) may be related with right heart dysfunction and allow paradoxical embolism to occur. However, occlusion of both LAA throug...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Song S,Lee OH,Kim JS,Cho IJ,Shim CY,Hong GR,Pak HN,Jang Y

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Here, we compared the operative and perioperative outcomes between robot-assisted laparoscopic myomectomy (RALM) and abdominal myomectomy (AM) in patients with large (>10 cm) or heavy myomas (>250 g). MATERIALS AND METHODS:We included 278 patients who underwent multi-port RALM (n=126) or AM (n=151) for large o...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Lee SR,Lee ES,Lee YJ,Lee SW,Park JY,Kim DY,Kim SH,Kim YM,Suh DS,Kim YT

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Recurrence rate is considered a better measure of clinical outcomes after thymoma resection than overall survival due to the indolent behavior of thymomas. This study was designed to determine predictors of recurrence after thymoma resection. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A single-institution, retrospective study was ...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Bae MK,Lee CY,Lee JG,Park IK,Kim DJ,Yang WI,Chung KY

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of excitability-inducing materials (EIM) and electrical stimulation on Ca+(+)-induced Ca++ release were studied in this experiment. Direct application of three EIM (bacterial EIM, alamethicin, Nal) did not release Ca++ from skinned rat cardiac fibers or from an SR suspension. Direct electrical stimulation ...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Kang DH,Lee YH,Song HJ

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A few approaches can be used to decompress traumatic facial nerve paralysis including the middle cranial fossa approach or transmastoid approach depending on the site of injury. In some specific situation of treating traumatic facial nerve palsy whose injured site was confined from the geniculate ganglion to the secon...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Kahinga AA,Han JH,Moon IS

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Secondary osteoporosis is a feature of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In recent years, several attempts have been made to develop specific markers for monitoring connective tissue metabolism in arthritic diseases. Our purpose, in this study was to assess pyridinium crosslinks (PYD and DPYD) excretion in relation to the ac...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Dílek K,Alí I,Göksal K,Hüseyin T,Güner T

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although many weakening procedures for the inferior oblique muscle have been advocated, there is some controversy as to the most beneficial procedure for weakening overacting inferior oblique muscles. This study was undertaken to determine if unilateral anterior transposition of the inferior oblique muscle alone could...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Chang YH,Ma KT,Lee JB,Han SH

更新日期：2004-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The effects of air cleaners on the removal of airborne indoor allergens, especially house dust mites (HDM), are still controversial. The objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of an air cleaner with an electrostatic filter on the removal of airborne mite allergens. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A dried HDM ...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Agrawal SR,Kim HJ,Lee YW,Sohn JH,Lee JH,Kim YJ,Lee SH,Hong CS,Park JW

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical feasibility, benefits, and limitations of CT fluoroscopy (CTF)-guided percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP). PVP under the guidance of CTF without additional guidance by conventional C-arm fluoroscopy was performed in a total of 29 vertebral bodies in 21 patients with...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Kim JH,Park KS,Yi S,Shin HC,Yoon DH,Kim KN

更新日期：2005-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) has been established for critically ill acute kidney injury (AKI) patients. In addition, some centers consist of a specialized CRRT team (SCT) with physicians and nurses. To our best knowledge, however, ona a few studies have yet been carried out on the superiority of...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Kee YK,Kim EJ,Park KS,Han SG,Han IM,Yoon CY,Lee E,Joo YS,Kim DY,Lee MJ,Park JT,Han SH,Yoo TH,Kim BS,Kang SW,Choi KH,Oh HJ

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Different difficulties can be encountered during removal of an intramedullary femoral nail depending partly upon the design of the nail but mainly on bone ingrowth. This possibility is higher in younger patients and when nail removal is attempted long after initial insertion. We present a case of difficult nail remova...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Bombaci H,Gorgec M

更新日期：2003-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Bortezomib, an inhibitor of 26S proteosome, is recently approved treatment option for multiple myeloma. Thalidomide, a drug with immunomodulating and antiangiogenic effects, has also shown promise as an effective treatment in multiple myeloma. Pulmonary complications are believed to be rare, especially interstitial lu...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Kang W,Kim JS,Cho SH,Kim SK,Chang J,Park MS

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Behçet's disease is characterized with multifactorial etiopathogenesis and multiclinical pictures. The treatment of patients with Behçet's disease is based on the severity of illness, and the most appropriate management of Behçet's disease requires a multidisciplinary approach. Although various therapeutic modalities ...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Bang D

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Owing to the recommendations of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines, protocol-based resuscitation or goal-directed therapy (GDT) is broadly advocated for the treatment of septic shock. However, the most recently published trials showed no survival benefit from protocol-based resuscitation in septic shock p...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Lee WK,Kim HY,Lee J,Koh SO,Kim JM,Na S

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine whether the dysfunction of p53 protein, caused either by the mutation of p53 gene itself or by the human papillomavirus (HPVs) is involved in the development of cervical cancers and to find out the status of p53 tumor suppressor gene in HPV positive or negative cancers, we analyzed 64 cases of primary cer...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Kim KH,Kim YS

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:House dust mites have been known as the most important allergen in respiratory allergic diseases. Among several mite allergens, group I and group II antigens were recognized as major allergens. We measured specific IgE and IgG subclass antibodies against whole body antigen (WBA) and two major allergens of Dermatophago...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Hong CS,Park JW,Nahm DH

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated and compared procedural memory and auditory P300 event-related potential in age-matched normal controls (n = 15) and drug-naive patients with Parkinson's disease (n = 16). We used Gollin's incomplete picture test for visual procedural memory function and Tower of Hanoi puzzle for visuomotor procedural mem...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Kim GW,Sohn YH,Huh K,Kim JS

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, the authors had an opportunity to treat a 73-year-old male patient who was transferred to our institution with problematic multiple strictures of the anterior urethra subsequent to a suprapubic cystostomy. A proximal urethra was reconstructed with scrotal skin, but due to the shortage of distal skin, as a la...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Choi HK,Chang SK

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mesangial IgA nephropathy was experimentally induced in ddY mice by oral and parenteral administration of the poliomyelitis vaccine (POLIO), and we then tried to investigate if IgA deposition could be prevented by the concurrent use of sodium cromoglycate (SCG), which is known to inhibit the local mucosal immune react...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Jin SY,Choi IJ

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Significant late-onset tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is unfortunately common after double valve replacement (DVR); however, its underlying factors remain undefined. We evaluated the effect of aortic patient-prosthesis mismatch (PPM) on late-onset TR and clinical outcomes after DVR. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Of the ...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Lee SH,Youn YN,Chang BC,Joo HC,Lee S,Yoo KJ

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In cryptogenic stroke patients, early detection of new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) and recurrent stroke is required to prevent poor clinical outcomes. Therefore, we investigated the predictors of new-onset AF and recurrent stroke in cryptogenic stroke patients without previously diagnosed AF. In total, 390 patients...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Cha JJ,Lee KY,Chung H,Kim IS,Choi EY,Min PK,Yoon YW,Lee BK,Hong BK,Rim SJ,Kwon HM,Kim JY

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is considered an independent risk factor for hypertension. However, it is still not clear which clinical factors are related with the presence of hypertension in OSA patients. We aimed to find different physical features and compare the sleep study results which are associated with...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Min HJ,Park AY,Kim DH,Lee JG,Park S,Cho HJ

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00