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Real-World Efficacy and Safety of Dulaglutide in Korean Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Retrospective Study in...

Published in Chonnam Medical Journal

This study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy and safety of once-weekly dulaglutide therapy as add-on to oral antidiabetic drugs (OADs) and basal insulin in Korean patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in real-world clinical practice. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 112 patients who received dulaglutide in a tertiary ...

Minimally Invasive Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement and Sequential Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in an Octog...

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Screening for Atrial Fibrillation Using a Single Lead ECG Monitoring Device

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Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia which needs management for stroke prevention. Therefore, it has emphasized the importance of screening for general population to detect AF earlier. We conducted screening for AF in the Chonbuk region in South Korea. Participants who were older than 50 years were enrolled. The screening test use...

Aberrant Migration of Thrombi Originating from Ruptured Plaque Along the “Spinning Roller Coaster Track” after Aspiratio...

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Platelet Reactivity Was Not Associated with Infarct Size after Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

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Potent antiplatelet therapy after primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has the potential to reduce infarct size. This study analyzed the association between on-treatment platelet reactivity and myocardial infarct size in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing primary PCI. In this single-center, retro...

Antidiabetic Activity of Nigella Sativa (Black Seeds) and Its Active Constituent (Thymoquinone): A Review of Human and E...

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The use of herbal medicine to manage chronic conditions including diabetes has become a recent global trend. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a group of metabolic disorders characterized by hyperglycemia. The present review is aimed to analyze the antidiabetic activity of N. sativa as many type 2 diabetic patients use it as a complementary therapy along w...

An Unusual Cause of Anemia in a Middle-Aged Woman

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Poor Prognosis of Contrast-Induced Nephropathy during Long Term Follow Up

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Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is known to associate with poor prognosis. However, there have been few studies for long-term follow up. The purpose of this study was to know the prognosis of CIN during a 10-year follow up. We retrospectively analyzed 528 patients who underwent coronary angiography in Jeonbuk National University Hospital (South ...

Successful Treatment of Electrical Storm with Isoproterenol in a Patient of Myocarditis with Early Repolarization in Hyp...

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Acer mono Extract Inhibits Invasive Activities and G1/S Transition of HT1080 Fibrosarcoma Cells

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Acer mono is known to contain bioactive substances that exhibit beneficial effects in osteoporosis, gastric ulcers, hepatic damage, and pathologic angiogenesis. The current study aimed to investigate the effects of Acer mono extract on the invasive activities and cell-cycle progression of human fibrosarcoma cells. Cytotoxicity of Acer mono extract ...