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Bon-Kwon Koo is affiliated with Seoul National University Hospital in South Korea. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a substantial emphasis on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine as well as surgery. Other notable fields of study include radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and biomedical engineering.

The scientist has a significant body of work in topics related to coronary interventions and diagnostics, cardiac imaging and diagnostics, and acute myocardial infarction research. Additional topics of interest include antiplatelet therapy and cardiovascular diseases, cerebrovascular and carotid artery diseases, peripheral artery disease management, and cardiac valve diseases and treatments.

Frequent publication venues for their work are:

  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • European Heart Journal
  • JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions
  • Korean Circulation Journal
  • JACC Asia

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Bon-Kwon Koo include:

  • Aspirin versus clopidogrel for chronic maintenance monotherapy after percutaneous coronary intervention (HOST-EXAM): an investigator-initiated, prospective, randomised, open-label, multicentre trial (2021) published in The Lancet
  • Prasugrel-based de-escalation of dual antiplatelet therapy after percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with acute coronary syndrome (HOST-REDUCE-POLYTECH-ACS): an open-label, multicentre, non-inferiority randomised trial (2020) published in The Lancet
  • Fractional flow reserve versus angiography-guided strategy in acute myocardial infarction with multivessel disease: a randomized trial (2022) published in European Heart Journal
  • AI Evaluation of Stenosis on Coronary CTA, Comparison With Quantitative Coronary Angiography and Fractional Flow Reserve (2022) published in JACC. Cardiovascular Imaging
  • Fractional Flow Reserve or Intravascular Ultrasonography to Guide PCI (2022) published in New England Journal of Medicine

Bon-Kwon Koo collaborates regularly with several researchers. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Chang-Wook Nam
  • Doyeon Hwang
  • Joon-Hyung Doh
  • Eun-Seok Shin
  • Jeehoon Kang

Best Publications

  • Diagnosis of Ischemia-Causing Coronary Stenoses by Noninvasive Fractional Flow Reserve Computed From Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiograms : Results From the Prospective Multicenter DISCOVER-FLOW (Diagnosis of Ischemia-Causing Stenoses Obtained Via Noninvasive Fractional Flow Reserve) Study

    Bonkwon Koo;Andrejs Erglis;Joon Hyung Doh;David V. Daniels

  • Effects of intracoronary infusion of peripheral blood stem-cells mobilised with granulocyte-colony stimulating factor on left ventricular systolic function and restenosis after coronary stenting in myocardial infarction: the MAGIC cell randomised clinical trial

    Hyun-Jae Kang;Hyo-Soo Kim;Shu-Ying Zhang;Kyung-Woo Park

  • Diagnostic Accuracy of Fractional Flow Reserve From Anatomic CT Angiography

    James K. Min;Jonathon Leipsic;Michael J. Pencina;Daniel S. Berman

  • Six-Month Versus 12-Month Dual Antiplatelet Therapy After Implantation of Drug-Eluting Stents The Efficacy of Xience/Promus Versus Cypher to Reduce Late Loss After Stenting (EXCELLENT) Randomized, Multicenter Study

    Hyeon Cheol Gwon;Joo Yong Hahn;Kyung Woo Park;Young Bin Song

  • Prognostic value of fractional flow reserve: linking physiologic severity to clinical outcomes.

    Nils P. Johnson;Gábor G. Tóth;Dejian Lai;Hongjian Zhu

  • Efficacy of vitamin and antioxidant supplements in prevention of cardiovascular disease: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

    Seung-Kwon Myung;Woong Ju;Belong Cho;Seung-Won Oh

  • Physiologic Assessment of Jailed Side Branch Lesions Using Fractional Flow Reserve

    Bon-Kwon Koo;Hyun-Jai Kang;Tae-Jin Youn;In-Ho Chae

  • Renal toxicity evaluation and comparison between visipaque (iodixanol) and hexabrix (ioxaglate) in patients with renal insufficiency undergoing coronary angiography: the RECOVER study: a randomized controlled trial.

    Sang-Ho Jo;Tae-Jin Youn;Bon-Kwon Koo;Jin-Shik Park

  • Multicenter Core Laboratory Comparison of the Instantaneous Wave-Free Ratio and Resting Pd/Pa With Fractional Flow Reserve: The RESOLVE Study

    Allen Jeremias;Akiko Maehara;Philippe Généreux;Kaleab N. Asrress

  • Differential effect of intracoronary infusion of mobilized peripheral blood stem cells by granulocyte colony-stimulating factor on left ventricular function and remodeling in patients with acute myocardial infarction versus old myocardial infarction: the MAGIC Cell-3-DES randomized, controlled trial.

    Hyun-Jae Kang;Hae-Young Lee;Sang-Hoon Na;Sung-A Chang

  • Identification of High-Risk Plaques Destined to Cause Acute Coronary Syndrome Using Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography and Computational Fluid Dynamics.

    Joo Myung Lee;Gilwoo Choi;Bon Kwon Koo;Doyeon Hwang

  • Noninvasive fractional flow reserve derived from computed tomography angiography for coronary lesions of intermediate stenosis severity: results from the DeFACTO study.

    Ryo Nakazato;Hyung Bok Park;Daniel S. Berman;Heidi Gransar

  • Expert recommendations on the assessment of wall shear stress in human coronary arteries: existing methodologies, technical considerations, and clinical applications

    Frank Gijsen;Yuki Katagiri;Peter Barlis;Peter Barlis;Christos Bourantas;Christos Bourantas

  • Increased risk of atherothrombotic events associated with cytochrome P450 3A5 polymorphism in patients taking clopidogrel

    Jung Won Suh;Bonkwon Koo;Shu Ying Zhang;Kyung Woo Park

  • Atherosclerotic plaque characteristics by CT angiography identify coronary lesions that cause ischemia: a direct comparison to fractional flow reserve.

    Hyung Bok Park;Hyung Bok Park;Hyung Bok Park;Ran Heo;Ran Heo;Bríain Ó Hartaigh;Iksung Cho;Iksung Cho

  • Noninvasive Fractional Flow Reserve Derived From Coronary CT Angiography: Clinical Data and Scientific Principles.

    James K. Min;Charles A. Taylor;Stephan Achenbach;Bon Kwon Koo

  • Physiological evaluation of the provisional side-branch intervention strategy for bifurcation lesions using fractional flow reserve

    Bon-Kwon Koo;Kyung-Woo Park;Hyun-Jae Kang;Young-Seok Cho

  • Multicenter randomized trial evaluating the efficacy of cilostazol on ischemic vascular complications after drug-eluting stent implantation for coronary heart disease: results of the CILON-T (influence of CILostazol-based triple antiplatelet therapy ON ischemic complication after drug-eluting stenT implantation) trial.

    Jung Won Suh;Jung Won Suh;Seung Pyo Lee;Kyung Woo Park;Hae Young Lee

  • Predictors and Outcomes of Side Branch Occlusion After Main Vessel Stenting in Coronary Bifurcation Lesions: Results From the COBIS II Registry (COronary BIfurcation Stenting)

    Joo Yong Hahn;Woo Jung Chun;Ji Hwan Kim;Young Bin Song

  • Prevention of radiocontrast medium-induced nephropathy using short-term high-dose simvastatin in patients with renal insufficiency undergoing coronary angiography (PROMISS) trial--a randomized controlled study.

    Sang-Ho Jo;Bon-Kwon Koo;Jin-Shik Park;Hyun-Jae Kang

Frequent Co-Authors

Hyo-Soo Kim
Hyo-Soo Kim Seoul National University Hospital
Byung Hee Oh
Byung Hee Oh Seoul National University Hospital
Javier Escaned
Javier Escaned Hospital Clínico San Carlos
James K. Min
James K. Min NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital
Peter J. Fitzgerald
Peter J. Fitzgerald Stanford University
William F. Fearon
William F. Fearon Stanford University
Takashi Akasaka
Takashi Akasaka Wakayama Medical University
Jonathon Leipsic
Jonathon Leipsic University of British Columbia
Daniel S. Berman
Daniel S. Berman Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Bernard De Bruyne
Bernard De Bruyne Cardiovascular Center Aalst

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