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	50
Can reactogenicity predict immunogenicity after COVID-19 vaccination?	47
Renal effects of uric acid: hyperuricemia and hypouricemia	37
The clinical impact of gut microbiota in chronic kidney disease	35
Dynamics of viral load and anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in patients with positive RT-PCR results after recovery from COVID-19	32
Role of asymptomatic hyperuricemia in the progression of chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular disease	31
Trend of prevalence and incidence of systemic lupus erythematosus in South Korea, 2005 to 2015: a nationwide population-based study	30
Acute pancreatitis and diabetes mellitus: a review	28
Current status of heart failure: global and Korea	27
Anxiety, depression, and stress in Korean patients with chronic urticaria	26
The role of inflammation in diabetic kidney disease	26
Lopinavir-ritonavir versus hydroxychloroquine for viral clearance and clinical improvement in patients with mild to moderate coronavirus disease 2019	25
N-acetylcysteine decreases airway inflammation and responsiveness in asthma by modulating claudin 18 expression	24
Hydrochlorothiazide use and the risk of skin cancer in patients with hypertensive disorder: a nationwide retrospective cohort study from Korea	24
Young-onset type 2 diabetes in South Korea: a review of the current status and unmet need	23
Distinct functions of eosinophils in severe asthma with type 2 phenotype: clinical implications	23
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	22
Metformin and its therapeutic applications in autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic disease	22
The effect of alcohol dose on the development of hypertension in Asian and Western men: systematic review and meta-analysis	22
Selecting coronavirus disease 2019 patients with negligible risk of progression: early experience from non-hospital isolation facility in Korea	21
Changes in respiratory virus infection trends during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea: the effectiveness of public health measures	20
Nutritional management in patients with chronic kidney disease	20
Feasibility of primary percutaneous coronary intervention via the distal radial approach in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction	20
Squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck: what internists should know	19
L-carnitine treatment attenuates renal tubulointerstitial fibrosis induced by unilateral ureteral obstruction	19

Characteristics of kidney transplantation recipients over time in South Korea	18
Clinical implication and risk factor of pneumonia development in mild coronavirus disease 2019 patients	18
Serum potential biomarkers according to sputum inflammatory cell profiles in adult asthmatics	17
COVID-19 vaccine-induced acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis	17
Lung ultrasound for early diagnosis and severity assessment of pneumonia in patients with coronavirus disease 2019	17
Distribution of serum uric acid levels and prevalence of hyper- and hypouricemia in a Korean general population of 172,970	17
Current laboratory diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019	17
Persistent severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 detection after resolution of coronavirus disease 2019-associated symptoms/signs	17
Ongoing outbreak of human adenovirus-associated acute respiratory illness in the Republic of Korea military, 2013 to 2018	16
Inherited arrhythmia syndrome predisposing to sudden cardiac death	16
Clinical correlation between serum pepsinogen level and gastric atrophy in gastric neoplasm	16
Improving the care of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients: perspectives and strategies for IBD center management	16
Alleviation of renal ischemia/reperfusion injury by exosomes from induced pluripotent stem cell-derived mesenchymal stem cells	15
MicroCLOTS pathophysiology in coronavirus disease 2019	15
Emotional and cognitive changes in chronic kidney disease	15
Optimal body mass index for minimizing the risk for osteoporosis and type 2 diabetes	15
Recent advances in the management of difficult bile-duct stones: a focus on single-operator cholangioscopy-guided lithotripsy	15
Strong association between herpes simplex virus-1 and chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis in patients with hematologic malignancies	15
Association between absolute lymphocyte count and overall mortality in patients with surgically resected gastric cancer	15
Fimasartan, an angiotensin II receptor antagonist, ameliorates an in vivo zebrafish model of heart failure	15
Renal safety and urate-lowering efficacy of febuxostat in gout patients with stage 4–5 chronic kidney disease not yet on dialysis	15
Incidence and risk factors for osteoporotic fractures in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus versus matched controls	14
Helicobacter pylori-derived outer membrane vesicles stimulate interleukin 8 secretion through nuclear factor kappa B activation	14
Role of concurrent chemoradiation on locally advanced unresectable adenoid cystic carcinoma	14
How lessons learned from the 2015 Middle East respiratory syndrome outbreak affected the response to coronavirus disease 2019 in the Republic of Korea	14
Angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor for the treatment of heart failure: a review of recent evidence	13
Risk factors and clinical impact of COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis: Multicenter retrospective cohort study	13
Food intake and its effect on the species and abundance of intestinal flora in colorectal cancer and healthy individuals	13
Effects of probiotics or broccoli supplementation on Helicobacter pylori eradication with standard clarithromycin-based triple therapy	13
Prognostic impact of hepatitis B or C on intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma	13
Effect of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor and angiotensin II receptor blocker on the patients with sepsis	13
Role of Akt1 in renal fibrosis and tubular dedifferentiation during the progression of acute kidney injury to chronic kidney disease	13
Pregnancy outcomes in Korean women with ankylosing spondylitis	13
The 2020 revision of the guidelines for the management of myeloproliferative neoplasms	13
Site-specific cancer risk in patients with type 2 diabetes: a nationwide population-based cohort study in Korea	13
Human kidney organoids model the tacrolimus nephrotoxicity and elucidate the role of autophagy	13
How important is dietary management in chronic kidney disease progression? A role for low protein diets	13
The usefulness of trabecular bone score in patients with ankylosing spondylitis	12
HFA-PEFF scores: prognostic value in heart failure with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction	12
Clinical characteristics of coronavirus disease 2019 patients with diarrhea in Daegu	12
Clinical Frailty Scale, K-FRAIL questionnaire, and clinical outcomes in an acute hospitalist unit in Korea	12
Tocotrienol regulates osteoclastogenesis in rheumatoid arthritis	12
Public interest in the digital transformation accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic and perception of its future impact	12
Cancer risk in Korean patients with gout	12
Association of body composition with disease activity and disability in rheumatoid arthritis	12
Comparison of calcium-channel blockers for long-term clinical outcomes in patients with vasospastic angina	12
Evidence based guidelines for the treatment of <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> infection in Korea 2020	12
Clinical features and predictors of masked uncontrolled hypertension from the Korean Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring Registry	11
Effect of stent placement on stone recurrence and post-procedural cholangitis after endoscopic removal of common bile duct stones	11
Impact of liver cirrhosis on the clinical outcomes of patients with COVID-19: a nationwide cohort study of Korea	11

Characteristics and risk factors associated with missed diagnosis in patients with smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis	11
Risk for metabolic syndrome in the population with visceral fat area measured by bioelectrical impedance analysis	11
Reference diameter and characteristics of the distal radial artery based on ultrasonographic assessment	11
Urinary tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-2 and insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 7 as biomarkers of patients with established acute kidney injury	11
Desensitization for the prevention of drug hypersensitivity reactions	10
Weight change and microvascular outcomes in patients with new-onset diabetes: a nationwide cohort study	10
Recommendations for the management of patients with systemic rheumatic diseases during the coronavirus disease pandemic	10
The effect of psyllium supplementation on blood pressure: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	10
Derivation and validation of modified early warning score plus SpO2/FiO2 score for predicting acute deterioration of patients with hematological malignancies	10
Validation of the Korean Frailty Index in community-dwelling older adults in a nationwide Korean Frailty and Aging Cohort study	10
Clinical and genetic characteristics of Korean autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease patients	10
Gender differences in the presentation of chest pain in obstructive coronary artery disease: results from the Korean Women’s Chest Pain Registry	10
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: insights from recent clinical researches	10
Clinical characteristics of spontaneous coronary artery dissection in young female patients with acute myocardial infarction in Korea	10
Changes in performance of small bowel capsule endoscopy based on nationwide data from a Korean Capsule Endoscopy Registry	10
Impact of early anti-TNF use on clinical outcomes in Crohn’s disease: a nationwide population-based study	10
Fasting glucose level and all-cause or cause-specific mortality in Korean adults: a nationwide cohort study	10
Sex difference in bowel preparation quality and colonoscopy time	10
Systemic treatment for advanced urothelial cancer: an update on recent clinical trials and current treatment options	10
Current findings of kidney biopsy including nephropathy associated with hypertension and diabetes mellitus in Korea	10
Sarcopenia is associated with severe erectile dysfunction in older adults: a population-based cohort study	10
Severe hypoglycemia as a preventable risk factor for cardiovascular disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus	10
Efficacy and safety of hydroxychloroquine in osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	10
Update on association between exposure to renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors and coronavirus disease 2019 in South Korea	9
What are the illnesses associated with frailty in community-dwelling older adults: the Korean Frailty and Aging Cohort Study	9
Gallstone pancreatitis: general clinical approach and the role of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography	9
Role of echocardiography in acute pulmonary embolism	9
Metformin enhances the cytotoxic effect of nilotinib and overcomes nilotinib resistance in chronic myeloid leukemia cells	9
Clinical spectrum and diagnosis of diabetic neuropathies	9
Ten-year trends in antibiotic usage at a tertiary care hospital in Korea, 2004 to 2013	9
Effect of corticosteroid therapy in the early phase of acute respiratory distress syndrome: a propensity-matched cohort study	9
Thrombotic and hemorrhagic events in 2016 World Health Organization-defined Philadelphia-negative myeloproliferative neoplasm	9
Long-term outcomes in ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients treated according to hospital visit time	9
Association between high fatty liver index and development of colorectal cancer: a nationwide cohort study with 21,592,374 Korean	9
Role of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate in prevention of perinatal transmission of hepatitis B virus from mother to child: a systematic review and meta-analysis	9
Positive fecal immunochemical test results are associated with non-colorectal cancer mortality	9
MicroRNA-21 inhibition attenuates airway inflammation and remodelling by modulating the transforming growth factor β–Smad7 pathway	9
Additive effect of probiotics (Mutaflor) on 5-aminosalicylic acid therapy in patients with ulcerative colitis	9
Validity of the Clinical Frailty Scale in Korean older patients at a geriatric clinic	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
Contemporary use of lipid-lowering therapy for secondary prevention in Korean patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases	8
Plasma oxalic acid and cardiovascular risk in end-stage renal disease patients: a prospective, observational cohort pilot study	8
The effect of antiplatelet drug on coronary endothelial and microvascular function: comparison with ticagrelor and clopidogrel	8
Inflammatory bowel disease in Korea: epidemiology and pathophysiology	8
A prospective randomized clinical study evaluating the efficacy and compliance of oral sulfate solution and 2-L ascorbic acid plus polyethylene glycol	8
Continuous infusion versus intermittent bolus injection of propofol during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography	8
The role of platelet function analyzer-200 in predicting perioperative bleeding risk	8
Clinical significance of postoperative atrial arrhythmias in patients who underwent lung transplantation	8
Laboratory and radiological discrimination between tuberculous and malignant pleural effusions with high adenosine deaminase levels	8
Cancer incidence according to the National Health Information Database in Korean patients with end-stage renal disease receiving hemodialysis	8
The optimal anti-phospholipase A2 receptor cutoff for the diagnosis of idiopathic membranous nephropathy: a single-center retrospective study	8
Predictive costs in medical care for Koreans with metabolic syndrome from 2009 to 2013 based on the National Health Insurance claims dataset	8
Gastroprotective effects of irsogladine maleate on ethanol/hydrochloric acid induced gastric ulcers in mice	8
Cancer patients with neutropenic septic shock: etiology and antimicrobial resistance	8
Prevalence and characteristics of isolated nocturnal hypertension in the general population	8
Real-world evaluation of atezolizumab and etoposide-carboplatin as a first-line treatment for extensive-stage small cell lung cancer	8
The presence of simple renal cysts is associated with an increased risk of albuminuria in young adults	7
Immature platelet fraction based diagnostic predictive scoring model for immune thrombocytopenia	7
Role of T cells in ischemic acute kidney injury and repair	7
Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 inhibition in cardiovascular disease: current status and future perspectives	7
Efficacy and safety of mepolizumab in Korean patients with severe eosinophilic asthma from the DREAM and MENSA studies	7
The role of neutrophils in the pathogenesis of IPF	7
Prominent seasonal variation in pulmonary embolism than deep vein thrombosis incidence: a Korean venous thrombosis epidemiology study	7
Impact of carotid atherosclerosis in CHA2DS2-VASc-based risk score on predicting ischemic stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation	7
Evaluation and management of hypernatremia in adults: clinical perspectives	7
Efficacy of lower dose pirfenidone for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in real practice: a retrospective cohort study	7
The clinical meaning of pre- and post-ablation thyroglobulin levels at first radioiodine therapy in patients with papillary thyroid cancer	7
Asian variant of intravascular large B-cell lymphoma: a comparison of clinical features based on involvement of the central nervous system	7
Long-term effects of the mean hemoglobin A1c levels after percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with diabetes	7
Musculoskeletal complications in patients with diabetes mellitus	7
Long-term effect of the eradication of Helicobacter pylori on the hemoglobin A1c in type 2 diabetes or prediabetes patients	7
The Korean Hypertension Cohort study: design and baseline characteristics	7
The Korean Severe Asthma Registry (KoSAR): real world research in severe asthma	6
Impact of previous metronidazole exposure on metronidazole-based second-line quadruple therapy for Helicobacter pylori infection	6
Current status of the diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis by ultrasonographic elastography	6
Urgent need for novel antibiotics in Republic of Korea to combat multidrug-resistant bacteria	6
Comparison of loss of response between anti-tumor necrosis factor alone and combined use with immunomodulators in patients with inflammatory bowel disease	6
Improved anti-fibrotic effects by combined treatments of simvastatin and NS-398 in experimental liver fibrosis models	6
J-curve relationship between corrected QT interval and mortality in acute heart failure patients	6
Blockade of thymic stromal lymphopoietin and CRTH2 attenuates airway inflammation in a murine model of allergic asthma	6

Epidemiology and risk factors associated with avascular necrosis in patients with autoimmune diseases: a nationwide study	6
Diabetes screening in South Korea: a new estimate of the number needed to screen to detect diabetes	6
Omics-based biomarkers for diagnosis and prediction of kidney allograft rejection	6
Treatment outcome and prognostic factors of Korean patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia: a multicenter retrospective study	6
Two-dimensional shear wave elastography for assessing liver fibrosis in patients with chronic liver disease: a prospective cohort study	6
The health-related quality-of-life of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients and disease-related indirect burdens	6
Induction chemotherapy followed by concurrent chemoradiotherapy versus CCRT for locally advanced hypopharynx and base of tongue cancer	6
Eosinophilic endotype of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: similarities and differences from asthma	6
Eosinophil-mediated lung inflammation associated with elevated natural killer T cell response in COVID-19 patients	6
Survival impact of adherence to tyrosine kinase inhibitor in chronic myeloid leukemia	6
A cohort study on the association of MDM2 SNP309 with lung cancer risk in Bangladeshi population	6
Estimating the burden of nosocomial exposure to tuberculosis in South Korea, a nationwide population based cross-sectional study	6
Changes in chest X-ray findings in 1- and 2-month group after treatment initiation for suspected pulmonary tuberculosis	6
The clinical, laboratory, and radiologic improvement due to siltuximab treatment in idiopathic multicentric Castleman’s disease	6
Risk factors of advanced metachronous neoplasms in surveillance after colon cancer resection	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
Nosocomial exposure to tuberculosis: a snapshot of South Korea	6
Blood pressure control in patients with chronic kidney disease	6
Association between secondhand smoke exposure and new-onset hypertension in self-reported never smokers verified by cotinine	6
Clinical efficacy of adjuvant chemotherapy in stage IB (< 4 cm) non-small cell lung cancer patients with high-risk factors	6
Safety of direct oral anticoagulants compared to warfarin in cirrhotic patients with atrial fibrillation	6
Analysis of the gut microbiome using extracellular vesicles in the urine of patients with colorectal cancer	6
Helicobacter pylori infection and iron deficiency in non-elderly adults participating in a health check-up program	6
Physical activity of Korean cancer survivors is associated with age and sex	6