Korean Journal of Internal Medicine

Article	Citations
In vitro activity of lopinavir/ritonavir and hydroxychloroquine against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 at concentrations achievable by usual doses	44
Can reactogenicity predict immunogenicity after COVID-19 vaccination?	41
The epidemiology of hepatitis B virus infection in Korea	38
Efficacy and safety of duloxetine in osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis	35
Dynamics of viral load and anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in patients with positive RT-PCR results after recovery from COVID-19	29
Role of asymptomatic hyperuricemia in the progression of chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular disease	24
Lopinavir-ritonavir versus hydroxychloroquine for viral clearance and clinical improvement in patients with mild to moderate coronavirus disease 2019	24
The clinical impact of gut microbiota in chronic kidney disease	24
Treatment patterns of knee osteoarthritis patients in Korea	23
Recent insights regarding the molecular basis of myeloproliferative neoplasms	22
Validation of the Friedewald formula for estimating low density lipoprotein cholesterol: the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2009 to 2011	22
Trend of prevalence and incidence of systemic lupus erythematosus in South Korea, 2005 to 2015: a nationwide population-based study	22
Clarithromycin resistance and female gender affect Helicobacter pylori eradication failure in chronic gastritis	22
Distinct functions of eosinophils in severe asthma with type 2 phenotype: clinical implications	21
Selecting coronavirus disease 2019 patients with negligible risk of progression: early experience from non-hospital isolation facility in Korea	21
Renal effects of uric acid: hyperuricemia and hypouricemia	21
Current status of heart failure: global and Korea	20
Acute pancreatitis and diabetes mellitus: a review	18
2018 Guidelines for the management of dyslipidemia in Korea	18
The effect of alcohol dose on the development of hypertension in Asian and Western men: systematic review and meta-analysis	17
MicroCLOTS pathophysiology in coronavirus disease 2019	17
Feasibility of primary percutaneous coronary intervention via the distal radial approach in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction	17
Hydrochlorothiazide use and the risk of skin cancer in patients with hypertensive disorder: a nationwide retrospective cohort study from Korea	17
The role of inflammation in diabetic kidney disease	17
Anxiety, depression, and stress in Korean patients with chronic urticaria	17

Consensus regarding diagnosis and management of atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome	17
N-acetylcysteine decreases airway inflammation and responsiveness in asthma by modulating claudin 18 expression	17
Changes in respiratory virus infection trends during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea: the effectiveness of public health measures	17
Age- and sex-related characteristics of the increasing trend of nontuberculous mycobacteria pulmonary disease in a tertiary hospital in South Korea from 2006 to 2016	16
Persistent severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 detection after resolution of coronavirus disease 2019-associated symptoms/signs	16
Lung ultrasound for early diagnosis and severity assessment of pneumonia in patients with coronavirus disease 2019	16
Roles of mast cells in rheumatoid arthritis	16
17β-Estradiol reduces inflammation and modulates antioxidant enzymes in colonic epithelial cells	16
QuantiFERON-TB Gold PLUS versus QuantiFERON- TB Gold In-Tube test for diagnosing tuberculosis infection	16
Young-onset type 2 diabetes in South Korea: a review of the current status and unmet need	15
Distribution of serum uric acid levels and prevalence of hyper- and hypouricemia in a Korean general population of 172,970	15
Characteristics of kidney transplantation recipients over time in South Korea	15
Reevaluation of the impact of methicillin-resistance on outcomes in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and endocarditis	15
Clinical features and recurrent attack in gout patients according to serum urate levels during an acute attack	14
The prognostic factors influencing overall survival in uterine cervical cancer with brain metastasis	14
Association between absolute lymphocyte count and overall mortality in patients with surgically resected gastric cancer	14
Current laboratory diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019	14
Rheumatoid arthritis is associated with early tooth loss: results from Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey V to VI	14
Low parathyroid hormone level predicts infection-related mortality in incident dialysis patients: a prospective cohort study	14
Effect of lutein on methotrexate-induced oxidative lung damage in rats: a biochemical and histopathological assessment	14
Clinical correlation between serum pepsinogen level and gastric atrophy in gastric neoplasm	13
Chronic cough, not asthma, is associated with depression in the elderly: a community-based population analysis in South Korea	13
Nutritional management in patients with chronic kidney disease	13
The mortality benefit of carvedilol versus bisoprolol in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction	13
Mutation of ten-eleven translocation-2 is associated with increased risk of autoimmune disease in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome	13
The use of biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs for inflammatory arthritis in Korea: results of a Korean Expert Consensus	13
L-carnitine treatment attenuates renal tubulointerstitial fibrosis induced by unilateral ureteral obstruction	13
A prospective survey of the persistence of warfarin or NOAC in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation: a COmparison study of Drugs for symptom control and complication prEvention of Atrial Fibrillation (CODE	13
Fimasartan, an angiotensin II receptor antagonist, ameliorates an in vivo zebrafish model of heart failure	13
Pre-hospital delay and emergency medical services in acute myocardial infarction	13
Inherited arrhythmia syndrome predisposing to sudden cardiac death	12
Renal safety and urate-lowering efficacy of febuxostat in gout patients with stage 4–5 chronic kidney disease not yet on dialysis	12
Strong association between herpes simplex virus-1 and chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis in patients with hematologic malignancies	12
Serum potential biomarkers according to sputum inflammatory cell profiles in adult asthmatics	12
Clinical implication and risk factor of pneumonia development in mild coronavirus disease 2019 patients	12
How important is dietary management in chronic kidney disease progression? A role for low protein diets	12
Ongoing outbreak of human adenovirus-associated acute respiratory illness in the Republic of Korea military, 2013 to 2018	12
COVID-19 vaccine-induced acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis	12
Recent advances in diagnostic technologies in lung cancer	12
Higher glucagon-to-insulin ratio is associated with elevated glycated hemoglobin levels in type 2 diabetes patients	11
Effect of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor and angiotensin II receptor blocker on the patients with sepsis	11
Helicobacter pylori-derived outer membrane vesicles stimulate interleukin 8 secretion through nuclear factor kappa B activation	11
Mortality of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a nationwide populationbased cohort study	11
How lessons learned from the 2015 Middle East respiratory syndrome outbreak affected the response to coronavirus disease 2019 in the Republic of Korea	11
Metformin and its therapeutic applications in autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic disease	11
Clinical characteristics of coronavirus disease 2019 patients with diarrhea in Daegu	11
Pregnancy outcomes in Korean women with ankylosing spondylitis	11
Impact of liver cirrhosis on the clinical outcomes of patients with COVID-19: a nationwide cohort study of Korea	11
Prognostic impact of hepatitis B or C on intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma	11
Recent advances in the management of difficult bile-duct stones: a focus on single-operator cholangioscopy-guided lithotripsy	11

Immunological measurement of aspartate/alanine aminotransferase in predicting liver fibrosis and inflammation	11
Systemic treatment for advanced urothelial cancer: an update on recent clinical trials and current treatment options	10
Potential etiology, prevalence of cirrhosis, and mode of detection among patients with non-B non-C hepatocellular carcinoma in Korea	10
Human kidney organoids model the tacrolimus nephrotoxicity and elucidate the role of autophagy	10
Efficacy and safety of hydroxychloroquine in osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	10
Squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck: what internists should know	10
Latent tuberculosis infection: recent progress and challenges in South Korea	10
Role of phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitors in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	10
Angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor for the treatment of heart failure: a review of recent evidence	10
The 2020 revision of the guidelines for the management of myeloproliferative neoplasms	10
Optimal body mass index for minimizing the risk for osteoporosis and type 2 diabetes	10
Clinical outcomes of patients with a single hepatocellular carcinoma less than 5 cm treated with transarterial chemoembolization	10
Validation of the Korean Frailty Index in community-dwelling older adults in a nationwide Korean Frailty and Aging Cohort study	9
Effects of renin-angiotensin system blockers on the risk and outcomes of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection in patients with hypertension	9
Clinical Frailty Scale, K-FRAIL questionnaire, and clinical outcomes in an acute hospitalist unit in Korea	9
Recommendations for the management of patients with systemic rheumatic diseases during the coronavirus disease pandemic	9
Current findings of kidney biopsy including nephropathy associated with hypertension and diabetes mellitus in Korea	9
Improving the care of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients: perspectives and strategies for IBD center management	9
Long-term rivaroxaban for the treatment of acute venous thromboembolism in patients with active cancer in a prospective multicenter trial	9
Changes in performance of small bowel capsule endoscopy based on nationwide data from a Korean Capsule Endoscopy Registry	9
Ten-year trends in antibiotic usage at a tertiary care hospital in Korea, 2004 to 2013	9
Association between urinary sodium levels and iodine status in Korea	9
Liver volume index predicts the risk of esophageal variceal hemorrhage in cirrhotic patients on propranolol prophylaxis	9
Impact of early anti-TNF use on clinical outcomes in Crohn’s disease: a nationwide population-based study	9
Food intake and its effect on the species and abundance of intestinal flora in colorectal cancer and healthy individuals	9
Urinary tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-2 and insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 7 as biomarkers of patients with established acute kidney injury	9
Effects of probiotics or broccoli supplementation on Helicobacter pylori eradication with standard clarithromycin-based triple therapy	9
D-dimer/troponin ratio in the differential diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism from non-ST elevation myocardial infarction	9
Update on association between exposure to renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors and coronavirus disease 2019 in South Korea	9
Risk factors and clinical impact of COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis: Multicenter retrospective cohort study	9
Site-specific cancer risk in patients with type 2 diabetes: a nationwide population-based cohort study in Korea	9
Shen-Kang protects against tacrolimus-induced renal injury	9
Role of Akt1 in renal fibrosis and tubular dedifferentiation during the progression of acute kidney injury to chronic kidney disease	9
Achalasia: treatment, current status and future advances	9
Role of concurrent chemoradiation on locally advanced unresectable adenoid cystic carcinoma	8
Effect of corticosteroid therapy in the early phase of acute respiratory distress syndrome: a propensity-matched cohort study	8
Continuous renal replacement therapy in elderly with acute kidney injury	8
Effects of cigarette smoking on blood lipids in Korean men: Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases Etiology Research Center cohort	8
Cancer risk in Korean patients with gout	8
Association between primary immunodeficiency and asthma exacerbation in adult asthmatics	8
Assessment of nephrotoxicity of herbal medicine containing aristolochic acid in mice	8
Association of body composition with disease activity and disability in rheumatoid arthritis	8
Comparison of calcium-channel blockers for long-term clinical outcomes in patients with vasospastic angina	8
Sarcopenia is associated with severe erectile dysfunction in older adults: a population-based cohort study	8
Contemporary use of lipid-lowering therapy for secondary prevention in Korean patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases	8
Gender differences in the presentation of chest pain in obstructive coronary artery disease: results from the Korean Women’s Chest Pain Registry	8
Poor prognostic factors in human papillomavirus-positive head and neck cancer: who might not be candidates for de-escalation treatment?	8
Cancer patients with neutropenic septic shock: etiology and antimicrobial resistance	8
Effect of biologics in the level of cytokines in the synovial fluid of patients with ankylosing spondylitis	8
Derivation and validation of modified early warning score plus SpO2/FiO2 score for predicting acute deterioration of patients with hematological malignancies	8
Incidence and risk factors for osteoporotic fractures in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus versus matched controls	8
The usefulness of trabecular bone score in patients with ankylosing spondylitis	8
Predictive costs in medical care for Koreans with metabolic syndrome from 2009 to 2013 based on the National Health Insurance claims dataset	7
Sex difference in bowel preparation quality and colonoscopy time	7
Reference diameter and characteristics of the distal radial artery based on ultrasonographic assessment	7
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: insights from recent clinical researches	7
HFA-PEFF scores: prognostic value in heart failure with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction	7
Severe hypoglycemia as a preventable risk factor for cardiovascular disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus	7
Practice patterns of multidisciplinary team meetings in Korean cancer care and patient satisfaction with this approach	7
Fasting glucose level and all-cause or cause-specific mortality in Korean adults: a nationwide cohort study	7
Inflammatory markers as prognostic indicators in pancreatic cancer patients who underwent gemcitabine-based palliative chemotherapy	7
What are the illnesses associated with frailty in community-dwelling older adults: the Korean Frailty and Aging Cohort Study	7
The effect of psyllium supplementation on blood pressure: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	7
Impact of carotid atherosclerosis in CHA2DS2-VASc-based risk score on predicting ischemic stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation	7
Effect of stent placement on stone recurrence and post-procedural cholangitis after endoscopic removal of common bile duct stones	7
Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 inhibition in cardiovascular disease: current status and future perspectives	7
Clinical and genetic characteristics of Korean autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease patients	7
Plasma oxalic acid and cardiovascular risk in end-stage renal disease patients: a prospective, observational cohort pilot study	7
Role of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate in prevention of perinatal transmission of hepatitis B virus from mother to child: a systematic review and meta-analysis	7
Clinical features and predictors of masked uncontrolled hypertension from the Korean Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring Registry	7
Association between clinical risk factors and severity of dysphagia after extubation based on a videofluoroscopic swallowing study	7
Clinical outcomes and effects of treatment in older patients with idiopathic membranous nephropathy	7
Rheumatic complications in cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors	7
A prospective randomized clinical study evaluating the efficacy and compliance of oral sulfate solution and 2-L ascorbic acid plus polyethylene glycol	6
Evidence based guidelines for the treatment of <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> infection in Korea 2020	6
The role of platelet function analyzer-200 in predicting perioperative bleeding risk	6
The Korean Hypertension Cohort study: design and baseline characteristics	6
Positive fecal immunochemical test results are associated with non-colorectal cancer mortality	6
Characteristics and risk factors associated with missed diagnosis in patients with smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis	6
Asian variant of intravascular large B-cell lymphoma: a comparison of clinical features based on involvement of the central nervous system	6

Thrombotic and hemorrhagic events in 2016 World Health Organization-defined Philadelphia-negative myeloproliferative neoplasm	6
The optimal anti-phospholipase A2 receptor cutoff for the diagnosis of idiopathic membranous nephropathy: a single-center retrospective study	6
Cancer incidence according to the National Health Information Database in Korean patients with end-stage renal disease receiving hemodialysis	6
Association between high fatty liver index and development of colorectal cancer: a nationwide cohort study with 21,592,374 Korean	6
Validity of the Clinical Frailty Scale in Korean older patients at a geriatric clinic	6
Impact of previous metronidazole exposure on metronidazole-based second-line quadruple therapy for Helicobacter pylori infection	6
Nosocomial exposure to tuberculosis: a snapshot of South Korea	6
Tocotrienol regulates osteoclastogenesis in rheumatoid arthritis	6
Clinical characteristics of spontaneous coronary artery dissection in young female patients with acute myocardial infarction in Korea	6
A cohort study on the association of MDM2 SNP309 with lung cancer risk in Bangladeshi population	6
Changes in chest X-ray findings in 1- and 2-month group after treatment initiation for suspected pulmonary tuberculosis	6
Efficacy and safety of mepolizumab in Korean patients with severe eosinophilic asthma from the DREAM and MENSA studies	6
Water-soluble coenzyme Q<sub>10</sub> provides better protection than lipid-soluble coenzyme Q<sub>10</sub> in a rat model of chronic tacrolimus nephropathy	6
Gastroprotective effects of irsogladine maleate on ethanol/hydrochloric acid induced gastric ulcers in mice	6
MicroRNA-21 inhibition attenuates airway inflammation and remodelling by modulating the transforming growth factor β–Smad7 pathway	6
Outcomes and clinical relevance of stool multiplex bacterial polymerase chain reaction in patients with acute diarrhea: single center experience	6
Blockade of thymic stromal lymphopoietin and CRTH2 attenuates airway inflammation in a murine model of allergic asthma	6