• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.13 no.7
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• pp.1005-1014
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• 2019

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the usefulness of coronary computed tomography angiography of coronary artery disease for the purpose fo health screening according to gender and age. In addition the association between hematological factors (Glucose, total cholesterol, visceral fat, body mass index, triglycerides, high density lipoprotein (HDL), low density lipoprotein (LDL)) and coronary artery disease is investigated. A retrospective analysis of coronary computed tomography angiography with 299 subjects showed that the detection rate of coronary artery disease was higher in men over 50 years of age and it was statistically significant. In particular, the prevalence rate of men (37.9%) was about 2 times higher than that of women (17.0%). Glucose and HDL as hematological factors associated with coronary artery disease were statistically significant. The prevention and management of coronary artery disease seems to require the control of glucose and high density lipoprotein (HDL). Although it is not statistically significant with other hematological factors, the need for management of coronary artery disease was identified. the coronary computed tomography angiography of coronary artery has higher radiation doses than other CT scans. Therefore, for the purpose of screening, coronary computed tomography angiography should be considered in consideration of the sex and age of the examinee, and detection of coronary artery disease through other non-invasive tests should be prioritized over coronary computed tomography angiography.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.83 no.1
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• pp.70-83
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• 2022

Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is mainly caused by atherosclerotic coronary artery disease (CAD); however, it can also occur in patients with non-atherosclerotic CAD. Conventional coronary angiography only shows the lumen of arteries, indicating the presence of stenosis or dilatation. Thus, it has limited value in evaluating the coronary artery wall and offers low specificity for diagnosing CAD. Coronary CT angiography provides additional information, including the depiction of the concerned vessel and the aorta, as well as the pulmonary artery, which permits the diagnosis of non-atherosclerotic CAD and the differentiation of various causes of the disease. In this review, we present the pathophysiology and CT imaging features of non-atherosclerotic CAD.

• The Korean Chronic Disease News
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• no.154
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• pp.12-15
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• 1993

• The Monthly Diabetes
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• s.256
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• pp.8-9
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• 2011

당뇨병환자의 주요 사망원인은 동맥경화성 관상동맥질환이다. 당뇨를 가지고 있으면 협심증 심근경색 등과 같은 심장질환에 걸릴 위험이 더욱 증가해, 재발 및 사망률이 높아진다. 사망원인의 가장 많은 부분을 차지할 만큼 매우 위험한 질환이지만 대부분의 당뇨병환자가 심장질환에 관해 부주의한 경우가 많고 심각하게 생각하지 않고 있다.

• The Monthly Diabetes
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• s.256
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• pp.18-21
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• 2011

당뇨병환자의 주된 사망 원인은 심장병이다. 당뇨병환자는 동맥경화증이 잘 생기고 이와 관련해 협심증, 심근경색증, 말초혈관질환, 뇌졸중이 잘 생기는 것으로 알려져 있다. 그중에서 관상동맥이 동맥경화증에 의해 막혀 생기는 대표적인 심혈관질환이 바로 협심증과 심근경색이다.

• The Monthly Diabetes
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• s.286
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• pp.54-57
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• 2013

당뇨병 환자에서 동맥 경화증은 가장 흔하고 중요한 합병증 중 하나이며 동맥경화증에 의한 관상동맥질환, 뇌혈관 질환 등 대혈관 질환은 당뇨병이 없는 사람보다 그 빈도가 2-4배 높으며 사망률 또한 높고 뇌졸중 중에서도 특히 뇌경색의 빈도가 높다.

• Korean Journal of Biological Psychiatry
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.275-287
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• 2008

Depression and coronary artery disease are both highly prevalent diseases. Many previous studies suggest that depression is a common comorbid condition in patients with coronary artery disease and has a significant negative impact on the onset, course, and prognosis of coronary artery disease. However, the exact mechanisms that underlie the association between these two diseases remain unclear. Pathophysiologic mechanisms that may explain the effect of depression on coronary artery disease include hypercoagulability, hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis and autonomic nervous system dysregulation, altered inflammatory response. On the contrary, pathophysiologic mechanisms in coronary artery disease that affect depression are less well known. It is also suggested that both diseases may share a common genetic vulnerability. The authors reviewed the literature on the pathophysiologic relationships of depression and coronary heart disease.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Emotion and Sensibility Conference
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• 2009.05a
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• pp.27-28
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• 2009

경동맥 내중막두께(intima media thickness: IMT)는 2000년 미국심장학회에서 관상동맥 질환이나 허혈성 뇌질환 위험도의 독립적인 인자임을 인정하여 일차 진단지표로 권장함에 따라 세계적으로 그 관심이 확산되고 있다. 최근 국내에서도 서구화되어 가는 식생활 패턴으로 인해 고혈압, 동맥경화, 뇌졸중, 관상동맥 질환 등의 심뇌혈관계 질환 발병률이 높아지고 있다. 서구의 연구결과에 의하면 경동맥 내중막 두께는 인종, 성별, 연령에 따라 많은 차이를 보이기 때문에 임상적 진단에 기초가 되는 한국형 경동맥 내숭막두께 정상치 확립이 요구된다. 경동맥의 내중막두께는 경동맥 팽대부에서 근위부 10 mm 부위의 far wall 총경동맥 부위에서 심혈관계 위험 인자와 가장 상관성이 많은 것으로 보고되고 있다.

• The Monthly Diabetes
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• s.194
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• pp.24-27
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• 2006

관상 동맥성 심장 질환의위험 요인들은 거의 모두가 평소의 생활습관과 관련이 있다. 따라서 관상 동맥성 심장질환을 예방하기 위해서는 이런 바람직하지 못한 생활습관을 조절하는 것이 가장 중요하고 또 효과적인 대책이라고 할수 있다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.40 no.11
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• pp.773-776
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• 2007

A 47-year-old male with hypertension, diabetes mellitus and heavy smoking, but no anginal symptoms, presented with claudication of the lower extremities. Extremity angiography with coronary angiography revealed peripheral arterial lesions including a left subclavian artery occlusion with coronary artery disease. The patient underwent an initial off-pump coronary artery bypass with an ascending aorto-axillary bypass. The right internal mammary artery was anastomosed to the left anterior descending coronary artery. The greater saphenous vein graft was connected from the ascending aorto-axillary bypass graft to the diagonal branch. At postoperative day 18, femorofemoral and bilateral femoropopliteal bypasses were performed. We report a case of the combined repair of coronary artery disease and a left subclavian artery occlusion.