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Cardiology
The evolution of electrocardiographic changes in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophies
Woo Hyun Yoo, Min-Jung Cho, Peter Chun, Kwang Hun Kim, Je Sang Lee, Yong Beom Shin
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2017;60(6):196-201.   Published online June 22, 2017
Purpose

Myocardial dysfunction and dysrhythmias are inevitable consequences of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. We aimed to evaluate specific trends of electrocardiographic changes that reflect the progress of cardiomyopathy in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Methods

Fifty electrocardiograms (ECGs) of 30 patients (ages 1 to 27 years) who had not been prescribed medications for heart failure treatment at the time of examination were retrospectively analyzed...

Gastroenterology
Clinical significance of serum alanine aminotransferase and lifestyle intervention in children with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Kyoung Ah Kwon, Peter Chun, Jae Hong Park
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2016;59(9):362-367.   Published online September 21, 2016
Purpose

This study aimed to investigate the clinical significance of serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels in children with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and the effect of lifestyle intervention on NAFLD.

Methods

The clinical data of 86 children diagnosed with NAFLD were reviewed retrospectively. Forty-six patients belonged to the elevated ALT group and 40 to the normal ALT group. The clinical parameters of...

Case Report
A case of reactive arthritis after Salmonella enteritis in in a 12-year-old boy
Peter Chun, Young Jin Kim, Young Mi Han, Young Mi Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2011;54(7):313-315.   Published online July 31, 2011

Reactive arthritis comprises a subgroup within infection-associated arthritides in genetically susceptible hosts. Researchers and clinicians recognize two clinical forms of reactive arthritis which occurs after genitourinary tract infection and after gastrointestinal tract infection. Chlamydia infection has been implicated as the most common agent associated with post-venereal reactive arthritis. Studies have proposed Shigella infection, Salmonella infection, or Yersinia infection as the...

Original Article
Analysis of neonatal sepsis in one neonatal intensive care unit for 6 years
Peter Chun, Seom Gim Kong, Shin Yun Byun, Su Eun Park, Hyung Du Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2010;53(4):495-502.   Published online April 15, 2010
Purpose : Sepsis is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the newborn, particularly in preterm. The objective of this study was to analyze the incidence rate, causative pathogens and clinical features of neonatal sepsis in one neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) for 6 years. Methods : This study was retrospectively performed to review the clinical and laboratory characteristics including sex, gestational age,...
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