• The Science & Technology
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• v.31 no.5 s.348
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• pp.30-31
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• 1998

지난2월18일부터 3일간 일본 동경 게이오플라자 호텔에서 아시아의 심혈관 학자들이 참석한 가운데 제6차 아시아 심혈관학회의 학술발표가 열렸다. 대회 첫날엔 서울대 서경필교수가 한국의 심혈관외과 현황에 대한 브리핑을 했고 한국측에서 11개의 논문이 발표되었다. 필자인 울산의대 서울 중앙병원 이재원 교수는 「대동맥 판막 치환후 좌심실근 비후의 변화」라는 논문을 발표해 큰 관심을 모았다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.25 no.7
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• pp.739-744
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• 1992

Discrete membranous subaortic stenosis[DMSS] is one of the subtype of congenital left ventricular outflow obstruction and can be associated with aortic regurgitation, infective endocarditis, ventricular obstruction. DMSS should be removed early, when diagnosed, and completely before secondary myocardial changes occur. Recently we experienced a case of DMSS with aortic regurgitation, and its left ventricular outflow tract obstruction[LVOTO] peak systolic gradient was 10lmmHg. Resection of membrane and aortic valve replacement is adequet for LVOTO and postoperative pressure gradient was 26mmHg. Postoperative echocardiogram shows no obstuctive membrane and well functioning aortic valve.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.280-284
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• 1981

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.38 no.1 s.246
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• pp.23-28
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• 2005

Ross procedure is ideal aortic valve replacement method with several merits of hemodynamic superiority and durability without the need of anticoagulation. Based upon this presumption, we studied its procedure performed in our hospital and tried to get the mid-term results Material and Method: From Jan 1999 to Oct 2001, 22 patients underwent the Ross procedure. The mean age of experimented (including 17 men and 5 women) was $30.9{\pm}8.1(17\~44)$. The diagnosis before the surgery had shown 20 as accompanied with AR and the rest 2 as with ASR. The follow-up period ranged from 0.6 to 40.6 months, mean of $38.9{\pm}1.6\;months,\;and\;follow-up\;rate\;was\;100{\%}$. Result. There was no operative death and two late deaths, one of whom was cardiac originated and the other, non-cardiac relate The survival rate was $94.1{\pm}5.7{\%}$(40.6 months). Postoperatively there were 2 exploration for bleeding, 3 low cardiac output patients. The pulmonary autograft technique was root replacement in 14 and inclusion technique in 8. Pulmonary homografts were used at the pulmonary position in all cases. There was no patient with significant aortic regurgitation. Conclusion: These showed that the mortality and morbidity of the Ross procedure were acceptable and postoperative AR was not significant. However, further long-term follow-up will be necessary for the improvement of the function of pulmonary autograft and homograft.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.30 no.3
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• pp.287-292
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• 1997

.Itrial fibrillation is one of the most common cardiac arrhythmias requiring treatment. About 60% of patients with mitral valvular disease have atrial fibrillation and one third of patients with atrial fibrillation may have the past history of thromboembolic events. Between April 1994 and June 1995, 20 patients with organic heart diseases combined with atrial fibrillation underwent open heart surgery including Cox-maze 111 procedure. There were 6 men and 14 women with an average age of 48 years (range, 31 to 66 years). Nineteen patients had valvular heart diseases and 1 ventricular septal defEct (VSD). Mean duration of atrial fibrillation was 36 months (:42 months) (range, 1 to 132 months). T e past medical history of thromboembolic events was positive in 7 patients (35%) and left atrial thrombus was detected in 9 patients (45%). The concomitant procedures were mitral valve replacement (MVR) and aortic valve replacement (AVR) in 5 patients, MVR in 4, MVd and tricuspid annuloplasty(TAP) in 4, mitral valvuloplasty(Mln) in 3, Mln and Tln in 1, MIW and coronary artery bypass surgery in 1, AVR in 1, and patch closure of VSD in 1. Mean aortic cross-clamping time was 175 minutes (range, 116 to 270 minutes). Atrial fibrillation recurred in 16 patients (80%) during the early postoperative period, but, recurrent atrial fibrillation was converted to regular rhythm at postoperative forty-first day in average. There was no early or late death in this series of 20 patients and postoperative complications were inappropriate tachycardia in 5 patients (25%), low cardiac output syndrome in 3 (15%), aggravated hemiplegic in 1, and acute renal failure in 1. Mean follow-up interval of patient was 16.5 months (range, 10.5 to 24 months) and all patients are currently in regular rhythm. Seventeen patients (85%) are in sinus rhythm and 3 (15%) in junctional rhythm. Right atrial contraction was detected in 95% of patients and left atrial contraction in 63% on postoperative transthoracic echocardiogram. The surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation concomitant with open heart surgery is warranted in the recent clinical setting of improved myocardial protection technique, considering the untoward side-effects of atrial fibrillation.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.81 no.5
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• pp.1151-1163
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• 2020

Purpose This study aimed to evaluate changes of subprosthetic pannus on cardiac CT and determine its relationship to echocardiographic findings in patients with mechanical aortic valve replacement (AVR). Materials and Methods Between April 2011 and November 2017, 17 AVR patients (56.8 ± 8.9 years, 12% male) who showed pannus formation on CT and had undergone both follow-up CT and echocardiography were included. The mean interval from AVR to the date of pannus detection was 10.5 ± 7.1 years. In the initial and follow-up CT and echocardiography, the pannus extent and echocardiographic parameters were compared using paired t-tests. The relationship between the opening angle of the prosthetic valve and the pannus extent was evaluated using Pearson correlation analysis. Results The pannus extent was significantly increased on CT (p < 0.05). The peak velocity (3.9 ± 0.8 m/s vs. 4.2 ± 0.8 m/s, p = 0.03) and mean pressure gradient (36.4 ± 15.5 mm Hg vs. 42.1 ± 15.8 mm Hg, p = 0.03) were significantly increased. The mean opening angles of the mechanical aortic leaflets were slightly decreased, but there was no statistical significance (73.1 ± 8.3° vs. 69.4 ± 12.1°, p = 0.12). The opening angle of the prosthetic leaflets was inversely correlated with the pannus extent (r = -0.57, p < 0.001). Conclusion The pannus extent increases over time, increasing transvalvular peak velocity and the pressure gradient. CT can be used to evaluate the pannus extent associated with hemodynamic changes that need to be managed by surgical intervention.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.35 no.11
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• pp.785-791
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• 2002

The results of reoperative valve replacement can be improved if appropriate analysis for the risk of reoperation was achieved. The purpose of our study was to analyze the results of reoperations for failure of bioprosthesis, and to define the risk factors in high-risk populations for reoperative procedures. Material and Method The series of 46 consecutive patients who had undergone first reoperative replacement for failed bioprosthesis between 1993 and 2001 were reviewed retrospectively. Mean age was 42 $\pm$ 12 years, mean body surface area was 1.52 $\pm$0.15 $m^2$. The reoperative procedure comprised of 36 MVR, 8 DVR, and 2 AVR. The first operation comprised of 2 DVR, 1 AVR, and 43 MVR. Factors which were choose to assess a predictor of results in reoperative valve replacement were sex, old age(＞60 years), early age at first operation(＜30 years), long interval between first and redo operation(.15years), poor NYHA functional class(＞3), LV dysfunction(LVEF＜45%), long operation time(＞8hours), endocarditis, combined procedures, and renal insufficiency, Result : Overall mortality was 4.3%(2 cases). The risk factors that influenced postoperative complications and unexpected postoperative results were lower ejection fraction(p＝0.012), older age(p＝0.045), endocarditis(p＝0.023), long operation time above 8 hours(p＝0.027). There was no statistically significant factor influencing hospital mortality. Conclusion : No factor influenced the mortality. Better results could be achieved if reoferation was performed carefully in poor left ventricular function, old aged patient, and with endocarditis. Effort to shorten the operation time would be helpful on postoperative results.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Visualization
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.12-17
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• 2023

Aortic valve stenosis is a heart valve disease caused by the accumulation of calcium in the valve, which can divide into tricuspid aortic valve (TAV) stenosis and bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) stenosis depending on the shape of natural valve. In this study, pig heart-based TAV and BAV ex vivo models were fabricated, and the flow characteristics behind a valve were analyzed using 4D flow MRI. Flow behind normal TAV was uniformly distributed, while BAV asymmetrically opened with an eccentric strong jet. Especially, BAV ex vivo model exhibited a secondary flow in the region where the valve closed. In addition, BAV had a 26% higher peak velocity while maintaining similar stroke volume compared with normal TAV. This study would be helpful for understanding the flow characteristics for BAV AS patients.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.30 no.10
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• pp.973-978
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• 1997

We reviewed data of 64 patients who underwent reoperation because of prosthetic valve malfunction from January 1991 to December 1995. The indications for reoperation were prosthetic valve failure(primary tissue failure: 53 patients, 82.8%), prosthetic valve thrombosis(6 patients, 9.4%), paravalvular leak(3 patients, 4.7%), prosthetic valve endocarditis(2 patients, 3.6%). Prosthetic valve failure developed most frequently in mitral portion(40 patients, 75%), prosthetic valve thrombosis also in mitral portion(4 patients, 67%), paravalvular leak significantly in aortic portio (3 patients, 100%). Explant period was longest in prosthetic valve failure(mean 107.4 $\pm$ 24.6 months), shortest in prosthetic valve endocarditis with prosthetic valve thrombosis(1 patient, 1 month). Mean explant period, defined as from first valve replacement operation to redo-valve replacement operatopn, was 109.2$\pm$ 10.7 months in mitral portion, 97.8$\pm$ 10.4 months in aortic portion, 109.5$\pm$ 10.4 months in total. Overall hospital mortality was 9.38%. The most common cause of death was the low cardiac output(4 patients), other causes were bleeding(1 patient), CNS injury(1 patient). Preoperative NYHA class IV(P=0.011), emergency operation(P=0.011), prosthetic valve endocarditis(P=0.001) were the independent risk factors, but age, sex, explant period, ACC time, double valve replacement, valve position, second reoperation did not appear to be significant risk factors. Mean follow up period was 28.8 $\pm$ 17.8 months. Actuarial survival at 3 year was 92.0$\pm$6.2%, 2 year event-free survival w s 84.3$\pm$6.1%. We propose that patients undergoing reoperation because of prosthetic valve failure are carfully controlled and selected in regarding to above mentioned risk factors NYHA class IV, emergency operation, prosthetic valve endocarditis in preoperative state. About other risk factors possible, there is necessary of following study.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.34 no.4
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• pp.322-328
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• 2001

배경: 우심실 유출로 재건술후에는 폐동맥판막부전이 우심실기능에 나쁜 영향을 미친다. 이를 막기 위해 여러 재료로 판막을 제조하여 사용하는데 가피 형성이 적은 막형 ePTEE(expanded polytetrafluoroethylene, Goretex) 단엽판막의 효과를 알아보고자 연구를 시행하였다. 대상 및 방법; 1996년 3월부터 1997년 2월까지 우심실유출로 재건술을 시행받고 수술 1일까지 우심실 압력을 측정할 수 있었던 47명중 막형 Goretex단엽판막을 사용한 환자(비교군) 19명, 사용하지 않은 환자(대조군) 28명에서 단엽판막의 유용성을 조사하였다. 두 군간에는 나이, 체중 그리고 McGoon ratio 등에는 통계학적 차이가 없었다.(p>0.05) 이전의 수술은 대조군에서 19번, 비교군에서 22번을 시행하였다. 우심실 유출로에 대한 수술은 대조군에서 REV수술 2예, 우심실폐동맥 연결수술 8예, 우심실 유출로 재개건술 2예, 우심실 유출로에 대한 수술은 대조군에서 16예였으며, 비교군에서는 REV 수술 5예, Rastelli 씨 수술 6예, 재우심실 유출로 재건술 5예, 그리고 우심실 재건술 3예였다. 결과: 대동맥 차단 시간이나 총심폐순환시간에는 두군간의 차이는 없었다. 또한 수술직후와 수술후 1일째 측정한 우심실 압력 및 좌심방압력의 차이도 두군간에는 차이가 없었으며 수술후 7일째 시행한 심에코도 결과 ejection fraction., 우심실/ 좌심실 압력비 , 그리고 우심실 유출로의 압력차, 강심제 투여일수, 호흡기 사용 기간 등에서도 두군간의 차이는 없었으나 흉관 삽입기간이 비교군에서 의미있게 짧았다. 추적 조사 기간 중 비교군 1예에서 사망을 하였으나. Goretex 단엽판막에 의한 것은 아니였으며 심초음파검사상 우심실 유출로 압력차이나 재수술은 두군간에 차이는 없었으나 폐동맥 폐쇄부전은 비교군에서 의미 있게 낮은 것을 보이고 있다. 결론; 막형 Goretex 단엽판막의 조기성적은 우수하였으며 폐동맥 폐쇄분전의 정도를 적게 하는 효과를 보이나 앞으로 이들이 성장함에 따라 우심실 유출로에 폐쇄를 일으키는지는 계속적인 추적관찰이 요구된다.