Wonju Severance Christian Hospital

Emergency-Care Utilisation During Two Healthcare Crises in South Korea: A Single-Centre Comparison of Calendar-Aligned 32-Week Windows

Background/Objectives: Emergency department (ED) attendance may change differently from subsequent hospital utilisation during healthcare disruptions. We compared two historical crisis episodes within one Korean regional emergency medical centre. Methods: Four calendar-aligned 22...

Comparison of Neurophysiological Characteristics Using Heart Rate Variability Between Patients With Korean Hwa-byung and Healthy Individuals

Objective Hwa-byung (HB) is a syndrome associated with stressful events within Korea’s social and cultural contexts. The clinical symptoms of HB may be associated with autonomic imbalance. This study investigated the neurophysiological characteristics of HB by comparing heart rat...

Criteria-based probable REM sleep behaviour disorder and risk of Lewy body dementia: analyses of a memory clinic cohort and a community cohort

Abstract Background REM sleep behaviour disorder (RBD) is the strongest prodromal marker of alpha-synucleinopathies, but whether a brief questionnaire carries prognostic information for Lewy body dementia is unclear. We tested whether criteria-based probable RBD (pRBD)—a question...

Comparative study on the clinical effectiveness of low-concentration cyclosporine eye drops in patients with dry eye disease

Purpose This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of low-concentration, nanoparticle-based cyclosporine eye drops (SCAI-001 0.01% and SCAI-001 0.02%) compared to those of the conventional Restasis ® (cyclosporine 0.05%) emulsion for dry eye disease (DED). Methods In th...

Deep Learning–Based Reconstruction in Ultra-Low-Dose CT of the Ankle and Foot: A Comparative Study with Hybrid Iterative Reconstruction

Objectives: To evaluate the quantitative and qualitative performance of ultra-low-dose CT with deep learning image reconstruction (DLR) compared to conventional hybrid iterative reconstruction (IR) in patients with ankle and foot fractures. Methods: A total of 32 patients (mean a...

Three-Year Outcomes of Drug-Eluting Stents, Drug-Coated Balloons, and Non-Drug-Eluting Devices in Native Femoropopliteal Artery Disease: An Analysis of the K-VIS ELLA Registry

Background: Although drug-eluting devices have demonstrated improved efficacy in femoropopliteal artery (FPA) disease, evidence on their long-term clinical outcomes in realworld practice remains limited.Methods: Using data from the multicenter Korean Vascular Intervention Society...