Korean Journal of Internal Medicine

Article	Citations
Renal effects of uric acid: hyperuricemia and hypouricemia	49
Can reactogenicity predict immunogenicity after COVID-19 vaccination?	48
Role of asymptomatic hyperuricemia in the progression of chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular disease	40
The clinical impact of gut microbiota in chronic kidney disease	37
Acute pancreatitis and diabetes mellitus: a review	36
Dynamics of viral load and anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in patients with positive RT-PCR results after recovery from COVID-19	33
The role of inflammation in diabetic kidney disease	32
Nutritional management in patients with chronic kidney disease	30
Anxiety, depression, and stress in Korean patients with chronic urticaria	30
Young-onset type 2 diabetes in South Korea: a review of the current status and unmet need	27
Metformin and its therapeutic applications in autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic disease	25
Lopinavir-ritonavir versus hydroxychloroquine for viral clearance and clinical improvement in patients with mild to moderate coronavirus disease 2019	25
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	23
L-carnitine treatment attenuates renal tubulointerstitial fibrosis induced by unilateral ureteral obstruction	22
Feasibility of primary percutaneous coronary intervention via the distal radial approach in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction	21
Characteristics of kidney transplantation recipients over time in South Korea	20
Changes in respiratory virus infection trends during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea: the effectiveness of public health measures	20
Emotional and cognitive changes in chronic kidney disease	19
Distribution of serum uric acid levels and prevalence of hyper- and hypouricemia in a Korean general population of 172,970	19
Clinical implication and risk factor of pneumonia development in mild coronavirus disease 2019 patients	19
Association between absolute lymphocyte count and overall mortality in patients with surgically resected gastric cancer	18
Improving the care of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients: perspectives and strategies for IBD center management	18
COVID-19 vaccine-induced acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis	18
Optimal body mass index for minimizing the risk for osteoporosis and type 2 diabetes	18
Reference diameter and characteristics of the distal radial artery based on ultrasonographic assessment	17

Alleviation of renal ischemia/reperfusion injury by exosomes from induced pluripotent stem cell-derived mesenchymal stem cells	17
Ongoing outbreak of human adenovirus-associated acute respiratory illness in the Republic of Korea military, 2013 to 2018	17
Cancer risk in Korean patients with gout	17
Inherited arrhythmia syndrome predisposing to sudden cardiac death	17
The 2020 revision of the guidelines for the management of myeloproliferative neoplasms	16
Risk factors and clinical impact of COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis: Multicenter retrospective cohort study	16
How lessons learned from the 2015 Middle East respiratory syndrome outbreak affected the response to coronavirus disease 2019 in the Republic of Korea	16
Helicobacter pylori-derived outer membrane vesicles stimulate interleukin 8 secretion through nuclear factor kappa B activation	16
Incidence and risk factors for osteoporotic fractures in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus versus matched controls	16
Fimasartan, an angiotensin II receptor antagonist, ameliorates an in vivo zebrafish model of heart failure	16
How important is dietary management in chronic kidney disease progression? A role for low protein diets	16
The Korean Severe Asthma Registry (KoSAR): real world research in severe asthma	15
Human kidney organoids model the tacrolimus nephrotoxicity and elucidate the role of autophagy	15
Evidence based guidelines for the treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection in Korea 2020	15
Role of concurrent chemoradiation on locally advanced unresectable adenoid cystic carcinoma	15
Recent advances in the management of difficult bile-duct stones: a focus on single-operator cholangioscopy-guided lithotripsy	15
Role of echocardiography in acute pulmonary embolism	15
Desensitization for the prevention of drug hypersensitivity reactions	15
Food intake and its effect on the species and abundance of intestinal flora in colorectal cancer and healthy individuals	15
Role of Akt1 in renal fibrosis and tubular dedifferentiation during the progression of acute kidney injury to chronic kidney disease	15
Clinical Frailty Scale, K-FRAIL questionnaire, and clinical outcomes in an acute hospitalist unit in Korea	14
Comparison of calcium-channel blockers for long-term clinical outcomes in patients with vasospastic angina	14
MicroCLOTS pathophysiology in coronavirus disease 2019	14
Pregnancy outcomes in Korean women with ankylosing spondylitis	14
HFA-PEFF scores: prognostic value in heart failure with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction	14
Fasting glucose level and all-cause or cause-specific mortality in Korean adults: a nationwide cohort study	13
Tocotrienol regulates osteoclastogenesis in rheumatoid arthritis	13
Association of body composition with disease activity and disability in rheumatoid arthritis	13
Risk for metabolic syndrome in the population with visceral fat area measured by bioelectrical impedance analysis	13
Effect of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor and angiotensin II receptor blocker on the patients with sepsis	13
Public interest in the digital transformation accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic and perception of its future impact	13
Derivation and validation of modified early warning score plus SpO2/FiO2 score for predicting acute deterioration of patients with hematological malignancies	12
The usefulness of trabecular bone score in patients with ankylosing spondylitis	12
Characteristics and risk factors associated with missed diagnosis in patients with smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis	12
Clinical characteristics of coronavirus disease 2019 patients with diarrhea in Daegu	12
Sex difference in bowel preparation quality and colonoscopy time	12
Thrombotic and hemorrhagic events in 2016 World Health Organization-defined Philadelphia-negative myeloproliferative neoplasm	12
Effect of stent placement on stone recurrence and post-procedural cholangitis after endoscopic removal of common bile duct stones	12
Clinical features and predictors of masked uncontrolled hypertension from the Korean Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring Registry	12
Validity of the Clinical Frailty Scale in Korean older patients at a geriatric clinic	11
Positive fecal immunochemical test results are associated with non-colorectal cancer mortality	11
The effect of psyllium supplementation on blood pressure: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	11
Clinical and genetic characteristics of Korean autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease patients	11
Clinical characteristics of spontaneous coronary artery dissection in young female patients with acute myocardial infarction in Korea	11
Efficacy and safety of hydroxychloroquine in osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	11
Impact of liver cirrhosis on the clinical outcomes of patients with COVID-19: a nationwide cohort study of Korea	11
Gallstone pancreatitis: general clinical approach and the role of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography	11
Additive effect of probiotics (Mutaflor) on 5-aminosalicylic acid therapy in patients with ulcerative colitis	11
Continuous infusion versus intermittent bolus injection of propofol during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography	10
Update on association between exposure to renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors and coronavirus disease 2019 in South Korea	10

Effect of corticosteroid therapy in the early phase of acute respiratory distress syndrome: a propensity-matched cohort study	10
Comparison of loss of response between anti-tumor necrosis factor alone and combined use with immunomodulators in patients with inflammatory bowel disease	10
Long-term outcomes in ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients treated according to hospital visit time	10
Association between high fatty liver index and development of colorectal cancer: a nationwide cohort study with 21,592,374 Korean	10
Efficacy of lower dose pirfenidone for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in real practice: a retrospective cohort study	10
Recommendations for the management of patients with systemic rheumatic diseases during the coronavirus disease pandemic	10
Severe hypoglycemia as a preventable risk factor for cardiovascular disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus	10
Validation of the Korean Frailty Index in community-dwelling older adults in a nationwide Korean Frailty and Aging Cohort study	10
Two-dimensional shear wave elastography for assessing liver fibrosis in patients with chronic liver disease: a prospective cohort study	10
Role of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate in prevention of perinatal transmission of hepatitis B virus from mother to child: a systematic review and meta-analysis	10
Laboratory and radiological discrimination between tuberculous and malignant pleural effusions with high adenosine deaminase levels	10
Inflammatory bowel disease in Korea: epidemiology and pathophysiology	10
Evaluation and management of hypernatremia in adults: clinical perspectives	10
Eosinophil-mediated lung inflammation associated with elevated natural killer T cell response in COVID-19 patients	9
Updates on conventional therapies for inflammatory bowel diseases: 5-aminosalicylates, corticosteroids, immunomodulators, and anti-TNF-α	9
The Korean Hypertension Cohort study: design and baseline characteristics	9
Clinical efficacy of adjuvant chemotherapy in stage IB (< 4 cm) non-small cell lung cancer patients with high-risk factors	9
Single-cell transcriptomics: a novel precision medicine technique in nephrology	9
Analysis of the gut microbiome using extracellular vesicles in the urine of patients with colorectal cancer	9
Progression of ascending aortopathy may not occur after transcatheter aortic valve replacement in severe bicuspid aortic stenosis	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
Long-term effect of the eradication of Helicobacter pylori on the hemoglobin A1c in type 2 diabetes or prediabetes patients	9
Prevalence and characteristics of isolated nocturnal hypertension in the general population	9
The effect of antiplatelet drug on coronary endothelial and microvascular function: comparison with ticagrelor and clopidogrel	9
Long-term effects of the mean hemoglobin A1c levels after percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with diabetes	9
Epidemiology and risk factors associated with avascular necrosis in patients with autoimmune diseases: a nationwide study	9
Estimating the burden of nosocomial exposure to tuberculosis in South Korea, a nationwide population based cross-sectional study	9
Metformin enhances the cytotoxic effect of nilotinib and overcomes nilotinib resistance in chronic myeloid leukemia cells	9
Plasma oxalic acid and cardiovascular risk in end-stage renal disease patients: a prospective, observational cohort pilot study	9
Survival impact of adherence to tyrosine kinase inhibitor in chronic myeloid leukemia	9
MicroRNA-21 inhibition attenuates airway inflammation and remodelling by modulating the transforming growth factor β–Smad7 pathway	9
Diabetes screening in South Korea: a new estimate of the number needed to screen to detect diabetes	9
Real-world evaluation of atezolizumab and etoposide-carboplatin as a first-line treatment for extensive-stage small cell lung cancer	9
Musculoskeletal complications in patients with diabetes mellitus	9
Cancer risk in patients with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome in Korea: a retrospective multi-center study	8
Gastroprotective effects of irsogladine maleate on ethanol/hydrochloric acid induced gastric ulcers in mice	8
The presence of simple renal cysts is associated with an increased risk of albuminuria in young adults	8
The burden of symptomatic patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria: a real-world study in Korea	8
Incidence of rheumatic diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea	8
Efficacy and safety of mepolizumab in Korean patients with severe eosinophilic asthma from the DREAM and MENSA studies	8
The role of neutrophils in the pathogenesis of IPF	8
Blood pressure control in patients with chronic kidney disease	8
Predictors of recurrent acute myocardial infarction despite successful percutaneous coronary intervention	8
Omics-based biomarkers for diagnosis and prediction of kidney allograft rejection	8
Body mass index at the crossroads of osteoporosis and type 2 diabetes	8
Induction chemotherapy followed by concurrent chemoradiotherapy versus CCRT for locally advanced hypopharynx and base of tongue cancer	8
Eosinophilic endotype of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: similarities and differences from asthma	8
The clinical, laboratory, and radiologic improvement due to siltuximab treatment in idiopathic multicentric Castleman’s disease	7
Urgent need for novel antibiotics in Republic of Korea to combat multidrug-resistant bacteria	7
Impact of carotid atherosclerosis in CHA2DS2-VASc-based risk score on predicting ischemic stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation	7
Comorbidities associated with high-risk obstructive sleep apnea based on the STOP-BANG questionnaire: a nationwide population-based study	7
The optimal anti-phospholipase A2 receptor cutoff for the diagnosis of idiopathic membranous nephropathy: a single-center retrospective study	7
Treatment outcome and prognostic factors of Korean patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia: a multicenter retrospective study	7
Current status of the diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis by ultrasonographic elastography	7
Safety of direct oral anticoagulants compared to warfarin in cirrhotic patients with atrial fibrillation	7
Role of T cells in ischemic acute kidney injury and repair	7
Nosocomial exposure to tuberculosis: a snapshot of South Korea	7
Acute exacerbation of COPD increases the risk of hip fractures: a nested case-control study from the Korea National Health Insurance Service	7
Helicobacter pylori infection and iron deficiency in non-elderly adults participating in a health check-up program	7
Anti-fibrotic effects of branched-chain amino acids on hepatic stellate cells	7
Impaired fasting glucose levels in overweight or obese subjects for screening of type 2 diabetes in Korea	6
HER-2 positivity is a high risk of recurrence of stage I gastric cancer	6
The role of roxadustat in chronic kidney disease patients complicated with anemia	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
Effect of age on the prognosis of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma	6
A new perspective on calcium channel blockers in vasospastic angina	6
Impact of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease on the risk of metachronous colorectal neoplasia after polypectomy	6
Helicobacter pylori eradication reduces risk for recurrence of gastric hyperplastic polyp after endoscopic resection	6
Omega-3 fatty acids and atrial fibrillation	6
Improved anti-fibrotic effects by combined treatments of simvastatin and NS-398 in experimental liver fibrosis models	6
Risk factors of advanced metachronous neoplasms in surveillance after colon cancer resection	6
A population-based observational study of patients with pulmonary disorders in intensive care unit	6
Patterns of medical care utilization according to environmental factors in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients	6
J-curve relationship between corrected QT interval and mortality in acute heart failure patients	6
Hepatic sinusoidal obstruction syndrome/veno-occlusive disease after hematopoietic cell transplantation: historical and current considerations in Korea	6
Developing the Korean Educational Needs Assessment Tool (Korean ENAT) in rheumatoid arthritis: cross-cultural validation using Rasch analysis	6
Association between secondhand smoke exposure and new-onset hypertension in self-reported never smokers verified by cotinine	6
Physical activity of Korean cancer survivors is associated with age and sex	6
Environmental risk factors and comorbidities of primary biliary cholangitis in Korea: a case-control study	6
Strategies for successful implementation and permanent maintenance of a rapid response system	6

Prevalence, incidence, and risk factors of malignancy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a nationwide cohort study from Korea

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