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Kim,Sunghae 한국언론학회 2009 한국언론학회 심포지움 및 세미나 Vol.2009 No.8-2

Development of folk remedy information resources classification standard operating procedure (FRISC SOP)

Sungha Kim,Boyoung Kim,Jeong Hwan Park,Sujeong Moon,EunKyung Bae,Jin Hee Kim,Min-Kyeoung Kim,Shin yoon Sik,Sanghun Lee 한국콘텐츠학회 2014 한국콘텐츠학회 ICCC 논문집 Vol.- No.-

Resistant hypertension: consensus document from the Korean society of hypertension

Park Sungha,Shin Jinho,임상현,김광일,Kim Hack-Lyoung,Kim Hyeon Chang,Lee Eun Mi,Lee Jang Hoon,Ahn Shin Young,Cho Eun Joo,Kim Ju Han,Kang Hee-Taik,Lee Hae-Young,Lee Sunki,Kim Woohyeun,Park Jong-Moo 대한고혈압학회 2023 Clinical Hypertension Vol.29 No.-

Although reports vary, the prevalence of true resistant hypertension and apparent treatment-resistant hypertension (aTRH) has been reported to be 10.3% and 14.7%, respectively. As there is a rapid increase in the prevalence of obesity, chronic kidney disease, and diabetes mellitus, factors that are associated with resistant hypertension, the prevalence of resistant hypertension is expected to rise as well. Frequently, patients with aTRH have pseudoresistant hypertension [aTRH due to white-coat uncontrolled hypertension (WUCH), drug underdosing, poor adherence, and inaccurate office blood pressure (BP) measurements]. As the prevalence of WUCH is high among patients with aTRH, the use of out-of-office BP measurements, both ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) and home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM), is essential to exclude WUCH. Non-adherence is especially problematic, and methods to assess adherence remain limited and often not clinically feasible. Therefore, the use of HBPM and higher utilization of singlepill fixed-dose combination treatments should be emphasized to improve drug adherence. In addition, primary aldosteronism and symptomatic obstructive sleep apnea are quite common in patients with hypertension and more so in patients with resistant hypertension. Screening for these diseases is essential, as the treatment of these secondary causes may help control BP in patients who are otherwise difficult to treat. Finally, a proper drug regimen combined with lifestyle modifications is essential to control BP in these patients.

Mesotherapy with Snake Venom Pharmacopuncture to Treat Hand Eczema: Two Cases Report

Kim, Sungha,Lee, Jinbok,Shin, Minseop KOREAN PHARMACOPUNCTURE INSTITUTE 2020 Journal of pharmacopuncture Vol.23 No.4

Hand eczema is a recurrent and resistant disease that seriously affects the quality of life of patients; currently, there are no ideal treatments for hand eczema. Here, we describe two patients who presented with hand eczema to illustrate the potential efficacy of mesotherapy with snake venom pharmacopuncture (SVP). A 23-year-old woman (Case 1) and a 47-year-old woman (Case 2) presented to the clinic with symptoms of pruritic rash, blisters, and itchiness on both the hands and the left hand, respectively. Both patients were diagnosed with hand eczema based on the physical examination of blisters and redness only on the hands. The patients underwent 1 month (Case 1) and 1 week (Case 2) of mesotherapy with SVP. After treatment, the lesions completely improved and did not recur at 1 year of follow-up. These outcomes suggest that mesotherapy with SVP may be effective for the resolution of hand eczema; however, further research is needed to confirm these findings.

Impact of the attainment of current recommended low-density lipoprotein cholesterol goal of less than 70 mg/dl on clinical outcomes in very high-risk patients treated with drug-eluting stents

Kim, Byeong-Keuk,Kim, Dong Whan,Oh, Seungjin,Yoon, Se-Jung,Park, Sungha,Jeon, Dong Woon,Yang, Joo Young Lippincott Williams Wilkins, Inc. 2010 Coronary artery disease Vol.21 No.3

OBJECTIVE: We sought to evaluate whether the attainment of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) goal of less than 70 mg/dl would affect clinical outcomes in Korean patients treated with drug-eluting stents (DES). BACKGROUND: The current cholesterol guideline has strongly recommended reducing LDL-C to less than 70 mg/dl as the goal of therapy for very high-risk patients. METHODS: From 2003 to 2006, a total of 1347 very high-risk patients were treated with DES. Among them, we identified 578 eligible patients with follow-up LDL-C within 6–8 months after DES and divided these patients into two groups based on the level of follow-up LDL-C: group A, follow-up LDL less than 70 mg/dl (n=234) and group B, LDL of at least 70 mg/dl (n=344). Then we analyzed the incidence of major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events [MACCE: death, myocardial infarction, target-vessel revascularization (TVR), non-TVR, cerebrovascular accidents] of both the groups. RESULTS: During the follow-up (mean duration=30±10 months), group A showed a significantly lower TVR (6%) and MACCE rate (14%), compared with group B (TVR: 12%, P=0.032; MACCE: 24%, P=0.002). However, there was no difference in the rate of death, myocardial infarction, or cerebrovascular accidents between the two groups. By multivariate analysis, follow-up LDL-C level of less than 70 mg/dl was one of the significant predictors for the occurrence of MACCE (odds ratio=0.39, 95% confidence interval: 0.21–0.72, P=0.003) or TVR (odds ratio=0.39, 95% confidence interval: 0.20–0.76, P=0.005). CONCLUSION: This study showed that the attainment of LDL-C goal of less than 70 mg/dl was significantly associated with a lower MACCE or TVR rate in very high-risk Korean patients treated with DES.

Discrimination accuracy between real and sham press needles in the hands

Kim, Sungha,Lee, Sanghun,Choi, Sunmi,Park, Jeonghwan,Kim, Sungchul THE BRITISH MEDICAL ACUPUNCTURE SOCIETY 2015 ACUPUNCTURE IN MEDICINE Vol.33 No.4

<P><B>Objectives</B></P><P>To evaluate the blinding effectiveness of a modified blunt sham press needle on the basis of the ability of subjects to discriminate between real and sham acupuncture needles compared with their discrimination ability based on pure guessing, and to define differences between senses (touch and vision) in the rates of correctly identified needles.</P><P><B>Methods</B></P><P>Sixty-three healthy students and staff members were recruited through convenience sampling. First, real or sham acupuncture was randomly administered to the left LI4 point while subjects could not observe the needle tip. A real or sham needle tip was then shown to the subjects. Finally, a random combination of real or sham acupuncture needles were randomly administered to the left and right LI4 points, this time with the subjects observing the procedure. In all conditions the subjects gave their judgement as Yes or No in response to questions asking them to identify the needle type. The proportion of correct judgements (P(C)) was computed for the last part of the trial in left and right LI4 points, and the rates of correctly identified needles for each trial were obtained.</P><P><B>Results</B></P><P>The subjects’ accuracy of discrimination between the real and sham acupuncture needles in left and right LI4 points was not significantly different from that based on pure guess (P(C)=0.50 (chance level)), which indicates complete inability to discriminate between needles. The rates of correctly identified needles using touch, vision and a combination of both senses were not significantly different (p=0.807).</P><P><B>Conclusions</B></P><P>The findings from this study show that this sham acupuncture device successfully blinded subjects to real and sham press needles, suggesting that it is effective for subject blinding in studies on acupuncture using press needles, and facilitating evaluation of the effects of acupuncture in placebo-controlled trials using a rigorous scientific research methodology.</P>

(Original Articles) Effects of Nattokinase on Blood Pressure: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

KIM, Ji Young,KIM, Kyong-Chol,OGASAWARA, Kazuya,INOUE, Kenichi,PARK, Sungha,JANG, Yangsoo,LEE, Jong Ho,LIM, Hyo Hee,GUM, Si Nae Japanese Society of Hypertension 2008 Hypertension research Vol.31 No.8

The objective of this study was to examine the effects of nattokinase supplementation on blood pressure in subjects with pre-hypertension or stage 1 hypertension. In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, 86 participants ranging from 20 to 80 years of age with an initial untreated systolic blood pressure (SBP) of 130 to 159 mmHg received nattokinase (2,000 FU/capsule) or a placebo capsule for 8 weeks. Seventy-three subjects completed the protocol. Compared with the control group, the net changes in SBP and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) were ?5.55 mmHg (95% confidence interval [CI], ?10.5 to ?0.57 mmHg; p<0.05) and ?2.84 mmHg (CI, ?5.33 to ?0.33 mmHg; p<0.05), respectively, after the 8-week intervention. The corresponding net change in renin activity was ?1.17 ng/mL/h for the nattokinase group compared with the control group (p<0.05). In conclusion, nattokinase supplementation resulted in a reduction in SBP and DBP. These findings suggest that increased intake of nattokinase may play an important role in preventing and treating hypertension.

Hammering Uncertainty Into Market

SUNGHAE KIM 한국언론학회 2007 Asian Communication Research Vol.4 No.1

Growing evidences indicate that Asian crisis in 1997 had more to do with market panic, or self-fulling prophecies, than economic fundamentals. However, there has been few studies about the role of global news media in shaping market sentiment, a type of public opinion, in financial markets. Four prestigious financial press such as the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, New York Times, and Washington Post were thus analyzed in terms of sort of news, tone, attitude and diversity of sources and opinions. Content analysis of 240 articles revealed that not only did those media balloon uncertainty by showing skeptical attitude toward Asian culture and future, but they also quoted more American and anonymous sources who accused more of Asia's indigenous factors including Asian development model than such external problems as global hot money and capital liberalization. Accordingly, the author claims that media's calling abnormal attention to bad news with negative spin, lack of alternative views, and context-free reporting all contributed to bring about herd like capital exodus and resulted in market collapse. Given the quality of financial news at least during the Asian crisis, it is believed, there exists urgency for the Western prestigious press to improve their performance by delivering balanced perspectives and contextualized information. Because the media relied highly on Western governments side by side Wall-Street based private banks at the expense of the voices of afflicted countries, it is also urged for financial journalists to possess expertise and insight, as much as to embrace sound skepticism on special interests.

Factors affecting medication adherence and anticoagulation control in Korean patients taking warfarin.

Kim, Jae Hee,Kim, Gwang Suk,Kim, Eun Jung,Park, Sungha,Chung, Namsik,Chu, Sang Hui Aspen Publishers 2011 JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING Vol.26 No.6

<P>Poor adherence in patients taking warfarin may be one of the most common barriers to obtain favorable anticoagulation outcomes. This study was conducted to identify factors affecting medication adherence and their relationships with anticoagulation control in Korean patients taking warfarin.</P>

The 2017 Korean National Growth Charts for children and adolescents: development, improvement, and prospects

Kim, Jae Hyun,Yun, Sungha,Hwang, Seung-sik,Shim, Jung Ok,Chae, Hyun Wook,Lee, Yeoun Joo,Lee, Ji Hyuk,Kim, Soon Chul,Lim, Dohee,Yang, Sei Won,Oh, Kyungwon,Moon, Jin Soo The Korean Pediatric Society 2018 Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics (CEP) Vol.61 No.5

Growth charts are curves or tables that facilitate the visualization of anthropometric parameters, and are widely used as an important indicator when evaluating the growth status of children and adolescents. The latest version of the Korean National Growth Charts released in 2007 has raised concerns regarding the inclusion of data from both breastfed and formula-fed infants, higher body mass index (BMI) values in boys, and smaller 3rd percentile values in height-for-age charts. Thus, new growth charts have been developed to improve the previous version. The 2006 World Health Organization Child Growth Standards, regarded as the standard for breastfed infants and children, were introduced for children aged 0-35 months. For children and adolescents aged 3-18 years, these new growth charts include height-for-age, weight-for-age, BMI-for-age, weight-for-height, and head circumference-for-age charts, and were developed using data obtained in 1997 and 2005. Data sets and exclusion criteria were applied differently for the development of the different growth charts. BMI-for-age charts were adjusted to decrease the 95th percentile values of BMI. Criteria for obesity were simplified and defined as a BMI of ${\geq}95th$ percentile for age and sex. The 3rd percentile values for height-for-age charts were also increased. Additional percentile lines (1st and 99th) and growth charts with standard deviation lines were introduced. 2017 Korean National Growth Charts are recommended for the evaluation of body size and growth of Korean children and adolescents for use in clinics and the public health sector in Korea.