Publications by authors named "Mi Jeoung Kim"
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- Previous trials found revascularization for atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis (ARAS) ineffective; this study assessed percutaneous transluminal angioplasty with stent insertion (PTA/S) effects on kidney function and blood pressure (BP).
- Of 47 patients undergoing PTA/S, 21 were high-risk due to conditions like pulmonary edema and refractory hypertension, showing varied improvements in kidney function and significant BP control, especially in high-risk individuals.
- The results indicate PTA/S could enhance BP and kidney function in high-risk ARAS patients, emphasizing the need for individualized assessment for optimal outcomes.
Crystalline nephropathy is a rare yet well-known condition associated with multiple myeloma and other light chain-secreting disorders. Paraproteins that are resistant to proteolysis crystallize within proximal tubular cells and cause light-chain proximal tubulopathy, which presents clinically as Fanconi syndrome. Podocytes are rarely affected, and the crystalline inclusions within podocytes are typically precipitated, yielding significant glomerular proteinuria.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDiagnoses of pyelonephritis caused by Staphylococcus aureus should be accompanied by investigations of concomitant bladder obstruction and metastatic infections, especially to the spine or heart. Complicated pyelonephritis due to S. aureus requires more than 2 weeks of antibiotics, which is the typically recommended treatment duration for pyelonephritis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHyponatremia after thyroid hormone withdrawal in a patient with papillary thyroid carcinoma.
Endocrinol Metab (Seoul)
March 2014
Hyponatremia is an electrolyte abnormality commonly found in clinical practice. It is important to diagnose the underlying etiology of the hyponatremia and correct it appropriately because severe hyponatremia can cause serious complications and substantially increase the risk of mortality. Although hypothyroidism is known to be a cause of hyponatremia, it is rare that hyponatremia occurs in relation to hypothyroidism induced by thyroid hormone withdrawal in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer.
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- Oxidative stress is linked to increased cardiovascular complications in people with metabolic syndrome (MetS), prompting a study to compare antioxidant capacity between individuals with and without MetS.
- The research involved measuring biological antioxidant potential (BAP) in 45 MetS patients and 47 controls, analyzing the relationship between antioxidant levels and factors like insulin resistance and inflammation.
- Results showed that those with MetS had lower BAP levels, indicating reduced antioxidant capacity, which correlated significantly with factors like adiponectin and hs-CRP, highlighting potential health risks associated with MetS.
Background: The clinical value of real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography assessments of left atrial volume in patients with left ventricular dysfunction has not been determined.
Methods: Real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography and 2-dimensional Doppler echocardiography were performed on the same day in 108 patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction and in sinus rhythm. End-systolic left atrial volumes were measured using real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography images (LAV-3D) and end-systolic left atrial volumes were calculated by the biplane area-length formula using 2-dimensional echocardiography (LAV-2D).