Korean Journal of Internal Medicine

Article	Citations
Rivaroxaban: striking two birds with one stone	55
Evaluation of the early fluconazole treatment of candidemia protocol with automated short message service alerts: a before-and-after study	50
Predictors of recurrent acute myocardial infarction despite successful percutaneous coronary intervention	39
Clinical impact of pleural fluid carcinoembryonic antigen on therapeutic strategy and efficacy in lung adenocarcinoma patients with malignant pleural effusion	36
Bilateral leg pain and swelling with abnormal imaging findings in a patient with voriconazole	33
Clinical outcomes of and risk factors for secondary infection in patients with severe COVID-19: a multicenter cohort study in South Korea	32
Clinical features and signaling effects of RET D631Y variant multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN2)	26
Public interest in the digital transformation accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic and perception of its future impact	25
Incidence and risk factors of immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced colitis in Korean patients with cancer	25
Assessment and nonsurgical management of low back pain: a narrative review	25
Microbiologic pattern and clinical outcome of non-ICU-acquired pneumonia: Korean HAP registry analysis	21
Helicobacter pylori infection and iron deficiency in non-elderly adults participating in a health check-up program	21
Korean physician prescription patterns for home oxygen therapy in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients	20
Low-dose non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants in patients with atrial fibrillation	20
Timing and predictors of death during treatment in patients with multidrug/rifampin-resistant tuberculosis in South Korea	20
Clinical efficacy of angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor in de novo heart failure with reduced ejection fraction	20
Decompensated cirrhosis and antibiotic prophylaxis: striking a delicate balance	20
Clinical and epidemiological implications of the data on the Korean clinical hypertension cohort	20
Effect of urinary angiotensinogen and high-salt diet on blood pressure in patients with chronic kidney disease: results from the Korean Cohort Study for Outcome in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Change in management and outcome of mechanical ventilation in Korea: a prospective observational study	19
MicroRNA-21 inhibition attenuates airway inflammation and remodelling by modulating the transforming growth factor β–Smad7 pathway	18
Call for evidence mapping in accordance with the changing features of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic	18
Impaired aldosterone response to potassium and hyperkalemia in patients receiving a renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitor	18
Sex-specific impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the incidence of metabolic syndrome: a comparative study of 2018–2019 and 2020–2021	18
Gold threads around the sacroiliac joints: traces of attempts to relieve pain in a case of advanced ankylosing spondylitis	17

Cut-off value of FEV1/FEV6 to determine airflow limitation using handheld spirometry in subjects with risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	16
The underestimated significance of nonproliferative lupus nephritis	16
Trends in hospital visits and healthcare costs of gout and seropositive rheumatoid arthritis in Korea from 2010 to 2017 using National Healthcare Claims	16
The effects of remdesivir on mortality and the requirement for mechanical ventilation in patients with COVID-19: a systematic review stratified by disease severity	16
Cancer treatment-induced bone loss	16
Diagnostic index for acute eosinophilic pneumonia without bronchoscopy in military smokers	16
Treatment pattern of chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma in Korea: a multicenter retrospective study (KCSG LY20-06)	15
Unusual polypoid mass in the colon	14
Survey of the management of patients with bronchiectasis: a pilot investigation in Asian populations	14
Predicting renal function using fundus photography: role of confounders	14
Strategies for successful implementation and permanent maintenance of a rapid response system	14
Predictive role of absolute lymphocyte count in daratumumab-treated patients with relapsed/ refractory multiple myeloma	14
Metformin and tuberculosis: extraordinary stories of ordinary co-prevalent patients	14
Current status of the diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis by ultrasonographic elastography	14
Antibiotics use patterns in end-of-life cancer patients and medical staff’s perception of antimicrobial stewardship programs	14
Blood pressure control in patients with chronic kidney disease	14
Screening and diagnosis of atrial fibrillation using wearable devices	13
Identification of novel variants for complicating cardiac disease in the scrub typhus infection using whole genome sequencing	13
Seeking acceptance: how education shifts views on fecal microbiota transplants for ulcerative colitis in Korea	13
A case of esophagogastric junctional outlet obstruction caused by thoracic aortic aneurysm	13
Comparison of the rapidity of SARS-CoV-2 immune responses between primary and booster vaccination for COVID-19	13
Literature review of non-pharmacological treatment for patients with axial spondyloarthritis	13
Predictors of renal relapse in Koreans with lupus nephritis after achieving complete response: a 35-years of experience at a single center	13
Urgent need for novel antibiotics in Republic of Korea to combat multidrug-resistant bacteria	13
Assessment of small fiber neuropathy and distal sensory neuropathy in female patients with fibromyalgia	12
Deep appreciation to our reviewers in the past year	12
The effect of the response to the coronavirus disease pandemic on treatment outcomes in patients with lymphoma and multiple myeloma	12
Prevalence and predictors of multidrug-resistant bacteremia in liver cirrhosis	12
Predicting Helicobacter pylori infection from endoscopic features	11
Chest computed tomography scan as an initial diagnostic method for tuberculosis infection detected by mass screening	11
Hematologic malignancy detected on sacroiliac magnetic resonance imaging in a patient with inflammatory back pain	11
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration of parathyroid adenoma in a patient with hypercalcemia and ureter stone	11
Different therapeutic associations of renin-angiotensin system inhibitors with coronavirus disease 2019 compared with usual pneumonia	11
Clinical influences of anticentromere antibody on primary Sjögren’s syndrome in a prospective Korean cohort	10
Inherited arrhythmia syndrome predisposing to sudden cardiac death	10
Clinical Frailty Scale, K-FRAIL questionnaire, and clinical outcomes in an acute hospitalist unit in Korea	10
Fever of unknown origin caused by hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis associated with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma	10
High vegetable consumption and regular exercise are associated with better quality of life in patients with gout	10
Sex differences in diagnosis and treatment of heart failure: toward precision medicine	10
Metabolic musculoskeletal disorders in patients with inflammatory bowel disease	10
Effective control of a severely progressive recurrent respiratory papillomatosis with repetitive cryotherapy	10
Epiphrenic esophageal diverticulum: an uncommon cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding	10
The Korean Hypertension Cohort study: design and baseline characteristics	10
Risk of colorectal cancer in patients with positive results of fecal immunochemical test performed within 5 years since the last colonoscopy	10
The causal association between sarcopenia and colorectal cancer: a Mendelian Randomization analysis	10
Efficacy of lower dose pirfenidone for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in real practice: a retrospective cohort study	10
Nighttime administration of antihypertensive medication: a review of chronotherapy in hypertension	10
Cancer risk in patients with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome in Korea: a retrospective multi-center study	9
Identification and overcoming rituximab resistance in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma using next-generation sequencing	9
Association between the progression of immunoglobulin A nephropathy and a controlled status of hypertension in the first year after diagnosis	9

The usefulness of trabecular bone score in patients with ankylosing spondylitis	9
Sex differences in clinical characteristics and long-term outcome in patients with heart failure: data from the KorAHF registry	9
Dexamethasone synergizes with high-fat diet to increase lipid deposition in adipocytes	9
Association between secondhand smoke exposure and new-onset hypertension in self-reported never smokers verified by cotinine	9
Asymptomatic huge spleen mass	9
Mechanical ventilation in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in Korea: a nationwide cohort study	9
Primary peritoneal carcinoma presented with abdominal pain in patient with kidney transplantation	9
Factors associated with anticholinergic burden among older patients in long-term care hospitals in Korea	9
Prevalence of chronic rhinosinusitis and its relating factors in patients with bronchiectasis: findings from KMBARC registry	8
Korean treatment recommendations for patients with axial spondyloarthritis	8
Fasting glucose level and all-cause or cause-specific mortality in Korean adults: a nationwide cohort study	8
Tracheobronchial calcification in a patient treated with warfarin	8
Real-world data on the survival outcome of patients with newly diagnosed Waldenström macroglobulinemia	8
Increased risk of dementia in patients with primary Sjogren’s syndrome: a nationwide population-based cohort study	7
Updated risk assessments for sudden cardiac death in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillator	7
Estimated pulse wave velocity as a forefront indicator of developing metabolic syndrome in Korean adults	7
Clinical outcomes of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in patients aged over 80 years	7
Fecal microbiota transplantation is not a magical treatment, but better too early than too late	7
Short-term and long-term outcomes of critically ill patients with solid malignancy: a retrospective cohort study	7
Dysphagia aortica relieved by thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair	7
Adverse drug reactions following treatment of latent tuberculosis infection: a linked national tuberculosis surveillance with claims database	7
Current evidence for prognostic benefit of intravascular imaging-guided percutaneous coronary intervention in chronic total occlusion intervention	7
Understanding the epidemiology of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease is essential for its management: need for attention to accurate diagnostic coding and classification	6
Influence of creatinine levels on survival in patients with veno-occlusive disease treated with defibrotide	6
Denosumab, an effective osteoporosis treatment option for men	6
Analysis of thromboembolic events in head and neck cancer patients who underwent concurrent chemoradiotherapy with cisplatin	6
Deep appreciation to our reviewers in the past year	6
Evaluation and management of hypernatremia in adults: clinical perspectives	6
CTLA4-Ig protects tacrolimus-induced oxidative stress via inhibiting the AKT/FOXO3 signaling pathway in rats	6
Explainable paroxysmal atrial fibrillation diagnosis using an artificial intelligence-enabled electrocardiogram	6
Clinical impact of proteinase 3-antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody positivity in eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis	6
Omega-3 fatty acids and atrial fibrillation	6
Massive gastric dilatation	6
Korean guidelines for the management of gout	6
Emotional and cognitive changes in chronic kidney disease	6
Geriatric risk model for older patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (GERIAD): a prospective multicenter cohort study	6
Is the anti-centromere antibody a marker for a distinct subset of polyautoimmunity in Sjögren’s syndrome?	6
Therapeutic effect of multiple functional minicircle vector encoding anti-CD25/IL-10/CXCR3 in allograft rejection model	6
Gastrocolic fistula, a rare complication of repeated gastric surgery	6
Thrombotic and hemorrhagic events in 2016 World Health Organization-defined Philadelphia-negative myeloproliferative neoplasm	6
Reliability and validity of the Korean version of the University of California–Los Angeles Scleroderma Clinical Trial Consortium Gastrointestinal Tract instrument in patients with systemic sclerosis	6
Real-life experience of ledipasvir and sofosbuvir for HCV infected Korean patients: a multicenter cohort study	6
Apparent treatment-resistant hypertension among ambulatory hypertensive patients: a cross-sectional study from 13 general hospitals	6
A mass-like lesion encasing the aortic arch and descending aorta: immunoglobulin G4-related periaortitis	5
Long term management of people with post-tuberculosis lung disease	5
Kidney transplantation in the elderly	5
Geriatric functional assessment for decision-making on adjuvant chemotherapy in older colon cancer patients	5
Herpes zoster infection in patients with inflammatory bowel disease	5
Current perspectives on interstitial lung abnormalities	5
Drug retention of biologic and targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs in Korean patients with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis	5
Treatment of rituximab in patients with idiopathic membranous nephropathy: a case series and literature review	5
Human kidney organoids model the tacrolimus nephrotoxicity and elucidate the role of autophagy	5
A retrospective observational study of the appropriate starting dose of febuxostat in patients with gout	5
Prevalence and associated risk of advanced colorectal neoplasia in adults with sarcopenia	5
Inflammatory bowel disease in Korea: epidemiology and pathophysiology	5
Effect of growth hormone releasing hormone on chondrocytes of osteoarthritis	5
Exercise capacity and risk of incident atrial fibrillation in healthy adults	5
Sarcopenia in chronic kidney disease: from bench to bedside	5
Reclassification of the overlap syndrome of Behçet’s disease and antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis in patients with Behçet’s disease	5
Endoscopic unusual appearance of stomach in a patient with Crohn’s disease	5
Time to presentation and mortality outcomes among patients with diabetes and acute myocardial infarction	5
Echocardiography in acute pulmonary embolism	5
HFA-PEFF scores: prognostic value in heart failure with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction	5
Pandemics extend beyond infectious diseases: the emerging threat of non-communicable diseases	5
Prognostic role of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in patients with chronic kidney disease	5
Effects of statin use on serum creatinine phosphokinase levels in normal thyroid function	5
Polymyxin B-hemoperfusion in patients with acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a single-center prospective pilot study	5
Minimizing radiation exposure in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: a review for medical personnel	5
Risk stratification of patients with gastric lesions indefinite for dysplasia	5
A rare case of acute transient thyroid swelling without hematoma after fine needle aspiration	5
Usefulness of nasal cavity evaluation before high-resolution esophageal manometry in high-risk patients	5
Development and validation of equation for cardiorespiratory fitness in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction	4
Is radiological healing alone enough? ‘Can’t take my eyes off’ the mucosa	4
Baseline use of hydroxychloroquine or immunosuppressive drugs and the risk of coronavirus disease 2019	4
Association between knee osteoarthritis and mortality: a serial propensity score-matched cohort study	4
Implementing antimicrobial stewardship: lessons and perspectives from a university-affiliated tertiary hospital in Korea	4
Pediatric-inspired regimen with late intensification and increased dose of L-asparaginase for adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia: the KALLA 1406/1407 study	4
Inflammation is responsible for systemic bone loss in patients with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis treated with rituximab	4
Efficacy and safety of sofosbuvir–velpatasvir and sofosbuvir–velpatasvir–voxilaprevir for hepatitis C in Korea: a Phase 3b study	4
Effect of belimumab in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus treated with low dose or no corticosteroids	4

Clinical outcomes of metachronous recurrence of gastric epithelial neoplasia based on Helicobacter pylori infection status and microsatellite stability	4
Perception of fecal microbiota transplantation in patients with ulcerative colitis in Korea: a KASID multicenter study	4
Challenges to be addressed in management of patients with sinusoidal obstruction syndrome after hematopoietic cell transplantation	4
A rare case of esophageal ulcer: esophageal tuberculosis	4
Complete regression of metastatic malignant melanoma endoscopically after nivolumab administration	4
Primary hepatic squamous carcinoma concurrent with gastric signet ring cell carcinoma demonstrated by 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography	4
The Korean Severe Asthma Registry (KoSAR): real world research in severe asthma	4
Genetic susceptibility to post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis identified in propensity score-matched analysis	4
Stability, variability, and treatment implications of the blood eosinophil count in Korean patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	4
The relationship between miRNA-26b and connective tissue growth factor in rat models of aortic banding and debanding	4
New targets for type 2-low asthma	4
Biomarkers of the relationship of particulate matter exposure with the progression of chronic respiratory diseases	4
The combined use of anti-peptic agents is associated with an increased risk of osteoporotic fracture: a nationwide case-control study	4
Clinical approach to sexually transmitted infections and pelvic inflammatory disease in women with acute pyelonephritis	4
The prognostic impact of reduced variant burden in elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia treated with decitabine	4
Role of T cells in ischemic acute kidney injury and repair	3
Artificial intelligence in colonoscopy: from detection to diagnosis	3
Diagnostic and therapeutic advances in adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in the era of gene analysis and targeted immunotherapy	3
Perioperative immunotherapy in stage IB-III non-small cell lung cancer: a critical review of its rationale and considerations	3
Radiology plus ileocolonoscopy versus radiology alone in Crohn’s disease: prognosis prediction and mutual agreement	3
Follicular lymphoma: contemporary clinical management with a focus on recent therapeutic advances	3
How important is dietary management in chronic kidney disease progression? A role for low protein diets	3
Nailfold capillaroscopy findings of interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features	3
Single-cell transcriptomics: a novel precision medicine technique in nephrology	3
Endoscopic features of cytomegalovirus disease of the upper gastrointestinal tract between transplant and non-transplant patients	3
Messages from new editor-in-chief	3
2024 KSoLA consensus on secondary dyslipidemia	3
Factors influencing occurrence of metachronous gastric cancer after endoscopic resection: a systematic review and meta-analysis	3
Now is the time to consider reducing the total ischemic time	3
Optimization of guideline-directed medical treatment for heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction	3
Machine learning approaches toward an understanding of acute kidney injury: current trends and future directions	3
Is there sufficient evidence to justify changes in dietary habits in heart failure patients? A systematic review	3
Diabetes screening in South Korea: a new estimate of the number needed to screen to detect diabetes	3
Relationship between metformin use and mortality in tuberculosis patients with diabetes: a nationwide cohort study	3
Expanding the therapeutic landscape: ezetimibe as non-statin therapy for dyslipidemia	3
Alterations in lung and gut microbiota reduce diversity in patients with nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease	3
Periarticular calcifications in dermatomyositis	3
Analysis of the gut microbiome using extracellular vesicles in the urine of patients with colorectal cancer	3
Off-hour presentation and outcomes for percutaneous coronary intervention in acute myocardial infarction with Killip III–IV	3
Tight junction protein changes in irritable bowel syndrome: the relation of age and disease severity	3
A non-invasive test that enables longitudinal monitoring of chronic liver disease: VCTE versus 2D-SWE	3
Estimating the burden of nosocomial exposure to tuberculosis in South Korea, a nationwide population based cross-sectional study	3
Evaluation of copper alloys for reducing infection by methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin resistant Enterococcus faecium in intensive care unit and in vitro	3
Improved anti-fibrotic effects by combined treatments of simvastatin and NS-398 in experimental liver fibrosis models	3
Development of a Korean-specific cardiovascular risk model in a cohort at high-risk of hypertension	3
Oral beclomethasone dipropionate as an add-on therapy and response prediction in Korean patients with ulcerative colitis	3
Treatment strategies for octogenarians with esophageal cancer: changing age-based treatment paradigms	3
Obesity is associated with incident chronic kidney disease in individuals with normal renal function	3
Digital clubbing as a result of metastatic lung cancer	3
Impact of COVID-19 on end-stage kidney disease incidence and clinical practice	3
The serotype-specific prevalence of pneumococci in hospitalized pneumonia patients with COPD: a prospective, multi-center, cohort study	3
A rare adrenocorticotropic hormone-producing nasal neuroendocrine tumor with multiple metastasis	3
Incidence and prevalence of seropositive rheumatoid arthritis among Korean women of childbearing age: a nationwide population-based study	2
Clinical course of asymptomatic duodenal subepithelial lesions	2
Boerhaave syndrome initially presenting as acute coronary syndrome with systolic total obstruction of myocardial bridge	2
Plasma oxalic acid and cardiovascular risk in end-stage renal disease patients: a prospective, observational cohort pilot study	2
The role of PD-1/PD-L1 pathway in ulcerative colitis and changes following tonsil-derived mesenchymal stem cells treatment	2
Reduced-intensity chemotherapy with tyrosine kinase inhibitor followed by allogeneic transplantation is effective in patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia	2
Seroprevalence of viral infectious diseases and associated factors in Korean patients with inflammatory bowel diseases	2
Risk-stratified colorectal cancer screening for optimal use of colonoscopy resources	2
Food intake and its effect on the species and abundance of intestinal flora in colorectal cancer and healthy individuals	2
Pregabalin-induced rhabdomyolysis in hemodialysis patient	2
Stumbling across transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy during diagnostic work-up for stomach cancer	2
MicroCLOTS pathophysiology in coronavirus disease 2019	2
Association between oral health and hyperuricemia in Korean adults: Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2016–2019	2
Approach to cytomegalovirus infections in patients with ulcerative colitis	2
Role of potassium-competitive acid blockers in eradication of Helicobacter pylori infection	2
Adrenal cortical carcinoma: a natural progress	2
Recent advances in the diagnosis and management of interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features: the perspective of rheumatologists	2
Reduction in proteinuria after immunosuppressive therapy and long-term kidney outcomes in patients with immunoglobulin A nephropathy	2
Evaluation of body composition using computed tomography in patients with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis	2
Risk factors for progressing to critical illness in patients with hospital-acquired COVID-19	2
Clinical perspective on serum periostin in antineutrophil-cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis	2
Strategies to improve screening colonoscopy quality for the prevention of colorectal cancer	2
Changes in practice for mechanically ventilated patients: effect of the pain, agitation, and delirium guidelines	2
Varicella zoster virus (VZV)-specific immunity and subclinical VZV reactivation in patients with autoimmune diseases	2
Short-acting β2-agonist prescriptions in patients with asthma: findings from the South Korean cohort of SABINA III	2
Prevalence and characteristics of isolated nocturnal hypertension in the general population	2
Effect of omalizumab as add-on therapy to Quality of Life Questionnaire for Korean Asthmatics (KAQLQ) in Korean patients with severe persistent allergic asthma	2
Clinical effects of non-pharmaceutical interventions for COVID-19 on other nationally notifiable infectious diseases in South Korea	2
Vaccination strategies for Korean patients with inflammatory bowel disease	2
Clinical course of severe esophagitis following bevacizumab therapy	2
Kidney replacement therapy trends in end-stage kidney disease patients in South Korea during the COVID-19 pandemic	2
Primary surgery versus pharmacotherapy for newly diagnosed ileocecal Crohn’s disease: a hospital-based cohort study	2
Longstanding postoperative fluid collection influences recurrence of pancreatic malignancy	2
Long-term outcome of interstitial lung disease in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome: a retrospective observational study	2
Influence of an abnormal ankle-brachial index on ischemic and bleeding events in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention	2
Comparison of extrafine and non-extrafine inhaled corticosteroids/long-acting β2-agonists as maintenance and reliever therapy in asthma: a randomized open-label crossover trial	2
Positive fecal immunochemical test results are associated with non-colorectal cancer mortality	2
Effects of aging on accompanying intermittent hypoxia in a bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis mouse model	2
Initial and peak serum levels of Krebs von den Lungen-6 for predicting the prognosis of patients with COVID-19	2
Can reactogenicity predict immunogenicity after COVID-19 vaccination?	2
Prevalence, incidence, and risk factors of malignancy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a nationwide cohort study from Korea	2
Effect of age on the prognosis of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma	2
Superior mesenteric artery syndrome with acute gastric dilatation caused by binge eating in an adolescent	2