Impact of body mass index on repeat coronary revascularization rates in patients with LDL-C below 55 mg/dL and LDL-C below 70 mg/dL: a 42-month cohort study in Korea.

Background: Previous studies revealed a linear relationship between body mass index (BMI) and repeat coronary revascularization rate in patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). However, this relationship has not been demonstrated in Korean patients who meet old and new target low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels of Korean dyslipidemia guidelines. Therefore, we conducted this study to find out the effect of BMI on repeat coronary revascularization rate in patients with LDL-C <55 mg/dL and patients with LDL-C <70 mg/dL.

Genetic Counseling Status and Perspectives Based on a 2018 Professional Survey in Korea.

Background: Genetic counseling (GC) provides many benefits, including the identification of patients appropriate for testing, patient education, and medical management. We evaluated the current status of and challenges faced by GC practitioners in Korean hospitals.

Methods: An electronic survey was designed and conducted in 52 certified laboratory physicians belonging to the Korean Society of Laboratory Medicine, from August to September 2018.

Cirrhotomimetic type hepatocellular carcinoma diagnosed after liver transplantation--eighteen months of follow-up: a case report.

Diffuse-type hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a contraindication to liver transplantation (OLT). However, cirrhotomimetic HCC, which is a form of the diffuse type, is difficult to diagnose preoperatively, there are no published reports about its prognosis after OLT. We performed an OLT for a case of cirrhotomimetic HCC diagnosed postoperatively.

Lung cancer detection by a RT-nested PCR using MAGE A1--6 common primers.

Background: Since the mortality of lung cancer patients remains very high, the development of a sensitive detection method remains an urgent task. The authors have designed common melanoma antigen gene (MAGE) primers that enable the detection of MAGE A1 to A6 subtypes simultaneously. These primers were applied to the detection of lung cancer using sputum specimens.