• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.302-306
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• 1981

Aorticopulmonary window is a rare anomaly among congenital heart disease. Various terms have been suggested including A-P window, A-P fenestration, fistula, aorticseptal defect etc. The defect lies usually between the left side of the ascending aorta and right wall of the pulmonary artery just anterior to the origin of the right main pulmonary artery. We have experienced one case of aorticopulmonary septal defect which was diagnosed as V5D with pulmonary hypertension in 1 4/12 year old, 7.2 Kg, male patient. Operation was done under the hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass using 5t. Thomas cardioplegic solution. Vertical right ventriculotomy over the anterior wall of RVOT revealed no defect in the ventricular septum, and incision was extended up to the main pulmonary artery to find the source of massive regurgitation of blood through MPA. Finger tip compression of the aorticopulmanary window was replaced with Foley bag catheter balloon, and the $7{\times}10$ mm aorticoseptal defect located 15mm above the pulmonic valve was sutured continuously wih 3-0 nylon suture during azygos flow of cardiopulmonary cannula which was located distal to the window resulted massive air pumping systemically, and temporary reversal of pumping was tried to minimize cerebral air embolism. Remained procedure was done as usual, and pump off was smooth and uneventful. Postoperatively, patient was attacked frequent opistotonic seizure with no recovery sign mentally and p.hysically. Vital signs were gradually worsen with peripheral cyanosis and oliguria, and cardiac activity was arrested 1485 minutes after operation. Autopsy was performed to find the sutured window and massive edema of the brain.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제24권7호
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• pp.669-673
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• 1991

Fructose-l, 6-diphosphate as an additive to cold crystalloid cardioplegia [St. Thomas sol.] was studied prospectively in 60 patients undergoing open heart surgery from January 1, 1991, to June 30, 1991. Thirty patients received cardioplegia with FDP[group I ] and 30 patients received cardioplegia without FDP [group II ]. There were no differences between two groups pre-operatively with regard to age, heart disease, cross-clamp time, cardiac enzymes, or hemodynamic measurements [p>0.05]. Cardiopulmonary bypass was established using ascending aorta and vena cava cannulation employing moderate systemic hypothermia [30oC nasopharyngeal temperature] and hemodilution All patients received cardioplegia through the aortic root at aortic root pressure of 80mm Hg. The composition of the cardioplegic solution and its delivery were identical in both groups except for the addition of FDP[1.5 mg/mL] in group I. The cardioplegic infusate consisted of St. Thomas Hospital solution. The initial dose was infused through the aortic root. Topical myocardial cooling with saline slush was employed in all patients. Recorded operative data were cardiopulmonary bypass and cross-clamp times, amount of cardioplegic infusate. Blood samples for assessment of lactate dehydrogenase [LDH], creatine kinase [CK] and transaminases [GOT, GPT] were obtained before and at 1,2,3,7th postoperative period. Better myocardial protection effect was noted in group I than group II with respect to the % change of cardiac enzymes, although the differences were not significant. We conclude that FDP is a safe additive to crystalloid cardioplegia and may be beneficial in open heart surgery patients.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제56권1호
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• pp.97-102
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• 2004

저자들은 객혈을 주소로 내원한 환자에서 조영증강 전산화 단층촬영과 혈관 조영술을 통해서 좌하엽으로의 비정상적인 체순환을 진단하였으며 좌하엽 폐절제술로 치료를 성공적으로 시행한 경험이 있기에 이를 보고하는 바이다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.35-42
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• 2015

In cardiovascular disorders, understanding of endothelial cell (EC) function is essential to elucidate the disease mechanism. Although the mouse model has many advantages for in vivo and in vitro research, efficient procedures for the isolation and propagation of primary mouse EC have been problematic. We describe a high yield process for isolation and in vitro culture of primary EC from mouse arteries (aorta, braches of superior mesenteric artery, and cerebral arteries from the circle of Willis). Mouse arteries were carefully dissected without damage under a light microscope, and small pieces of the vessels were transferred on/in a Matrigel matrix enriched with endothelial growth supplement. Primary cells that proliferated in Matrigel were propagated in advanced DMEM with fetal calf serum or platelet-derived serum, EC growth supplement, and heparin. To improve the purity of the cell culture, we applied shearing stress and anti-fibroblast antibody. EC were characterized by a monolayer cobble stone appearance, positive staining with acetylated low density lipoprotein labeled with 1,1'-dioctadecyl-3,3,3',3'-tetramethyl-indocarbocyanine perchlorate, RT-PCR using primers for von-Willebrand factor, and determination of the protein level endothelial nitric oxide synthase. Our simple, efficient method would facilitate in vitro functional investigations of EC from mouse vessels.

• 운동영양학회지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.109-113
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• 2009

The objective of this study was to compare the effects of a combined treatment consisting of an isoflavone diet and aerobic exercise on the Caspase 9 levels, and Bcl-2 levels during menopause, using 30 S.D ovariectomized rats as a model, over 12 weeks. The ovariectomized rats were divided into 4 experiment groups, with 8 rats in each group, as follows: (1) General diet group (GD, n=8), (2) Isoflavone diet group (ID, n=8), (3) General diet + Exercise group (GEX, n=8), (4) Isoflavone diet + Exercise group (IEX, n=8). The findings of this study were as follows: 1. Combined treatment consisting of an isoflavone diet and regular exercise resulted in a significant reduction in the expression of caspase-9 proteins (p<0.05), and a significant increase in the expression of Bcl-2 proteins (P<0.001). In addition, apoptotic cells were more decreased (p<0.001) in GEX and IEX group. This also suggests that cardiovascular disease in postmenopausal women might be prevented or inhibited to exert positive apoptotic inhibitory effects by increasing Bcl-2 protein expression within aortic tissues during vascular movement and decrease caspase-9 protein.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제40권6호
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• pp.414-419
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• 2007

배경: 급성A형대동맥박리증의 급성기 수술은 지금까지 상행대동맥만 치환하는 것을 표준으로 받아들여지고 있었다. 그러나 최근 수술 수기가 발달되어 대동맥궁치환술의 성적이 상행대동맥치환술과 별 차이가 없다는 보고가 늘고 있다. 이에 저자는 급성기의 대동맥궁치환술이 상행대동맥치환술에 비해 중단기 경과는 어떤지 알아보고자 했다. 대상 및 방법: 2002년부터 2006년까지 본원에서 수술 받은 25명의 급성A형대동맥박리증 환자를 분석했다. 이 중 12명에서 상행대동맥치환술을 시행했고 13명에서 대동맥궁치환술을 시행했는데 대동맥궁치환술을 받은 환자 중 5명은 말초에 스탠트 인조혈관을 삽입하였다. 수술 후 외래에 추적 가능한 환자는 19명이었는데 대동맥궁을 치환한 환자군은 두 명이 탈락되어 11명이고, 상행대동맥만 치환한 환자는 수술에서 생존한 8명이었다. 평균 추적일은 $756{\pm}373$일이었다. 수술 후 최근까지 외래에서 컴퓨터 단층 촬영으로 치환 말단의 대동맥을 관찰하였다. 결과: 수술 사망은 상행대동맥치환술군에서만 4명이 발생하여 전체 수술 사망률은 16%였다. 대동맥궁을 치환한 환자군에서는 추적한 11명 중 2명(18.1%)이 치환 원위부 대동맥 확대가 관찰되었는데 반해서, 상행대동맥만 치환한 환자군에서는 8명 중 5명(62.5%)이 관찰되었다. 대동맥궁치환과 함께 스탠트그래프트를 삽입한 환자 4명 중 한 명이 스텐트 직하방 하행대동맥 이하가 늘어나 흉복부대동맥치환술을 시행받았다. 결론: 대동맥궁치환술은 급성대동맥박리증에서 안전하게 시행될 수 있는 수술이다. 급성대동맥박리증의 수술은 대동맥궁치환술의 적극적인 적용이 만기 이차 수술을 줄이는데 기여할 것으로 생각된다.율동으로 돌아왔다. 결론: 혈중 BNP 농도의 증가는 심장 수술 후 심방세동 발생을 예측하는 데 유용한 인자이다. 심방세동 발생의 위험인자가 있는 경우 술 후 적극적으로 예방적 항부정맥제 사용을 고려해야 한다.많으며 한국산 연어 계군을 타 계군과 확실하게 구분할 수 있는 표식도 아직까지는 존재하지 않는다. 여기에서는 기생충에 관한 정보를 포함한 한국산 연어의 계군 분석에 대한 최근의 연구 결과에 관하여 마지막으로 언급하였다.산화됨과 동시에 출력 산소농도가 입력농도와 다시 같아질 때까지 소요된 구간이 산화시간이 된다._{35}$ 박막 내의 상대적으로 원자 밀도가 큰 기둥(Columnar)구조가 생성되고, 이 원자 밀도가 높은 기둥구조의 댕글링본드와 주입된 수소가 흡착하여 에너지대의 국재준위를 감소시키기 때문으로 판단된다.법으로 적합하다. 본 논문에서는 고차 shimming 을 통하여 불균일도를 개선하고, single shot 과 interleaving 을 적용한 multi-shot 나선주사영상 기법으로 $100{\times}100$에서 $256{\times}256$의 고해상도 영상을 얻어 고 자장에서 초고속영상기법으로 다양한 적용 가능성을 보였다. 연구에서 연구된 $[^{18}F]F_2$가스는 친핵성 치환반응으로 방사성동위원소를 도입하기 어려운 다양한 방사성의 약품개발에 유용하게 이용될 수 있을 것이다.었으나 움직임 보정 후 영상을 이용하여 비교한 경우, 결합능 변화가 선조체 영역에서 국한되어 나타나며 그 유의성이 움직임 보정 전에 비하여 낮음을 알 수 있었다. 결론: 뇌활성화 과제 수행시에 동반되는 피험자의 머리 움직임에 의하여

• Neonatal Medicine
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.49-52
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• 2018

Arterial tortuosity syndrome (ATS) is a very rare autosomal recessive connective tissue disease characterized by generalized elongation and tortuosity of the medium- to large-sized arteries, and other systemic connective tissue manifestations. To date, this disease entity has not been reported in Korea. We report a case of ATS diagnosed in a neonate who presented with severe elongation and tortuosity of the aorta and its major branches, as well as the intracranial arteries. Additionally, the patient presented with a tortuous dilatation of the inferior vena cava, an aneurysmal dilatation of the extra-hepatic bile ducts, and an inguinal and sliding hiatal hernia. The diagnosis was confirmed using DNA sequencing analysis, and the patient demonstrated a compound heterozygosity for two novel mutations (c.738delG [p.Gln247Serfs*33] and c.362T>C [p.Ile121Thr]) in exon 2 of the SLC2A10 gene. Genetic analysis also confirmed that both parents were heterozygous carriers of the responsible mutations. Owing to such clinical manifestations, ATS is often misdiagnosed as other connective tissue diseases including Loeys-Dietz syndrome, Marfan syndrome, and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. In patients presenting with a high index of suspicion, thorough clinical evaluation and screening for ATS including computed tomography or magnetic resonance angiography and target gene analysis are necessary for early diagnosis and management.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.143-148
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• 2014

Marfan syndrome (MFS) is a dominantly inherited connective tissue disorder caused by mutations in the gene encoding fibrillin-1 (FBN1) and is characterized by aortic dilatation and dissection, which is the primary cause of death in untreated MFS patients. However, disease progression-associated changes in gene expression in the aortic lesions of MFS patients remained unknown. Using a mouse model of MFS, FBN1 hypomorphic mouse (mgR/mgR), we characterized the aortic gene expression profiles during the progression of the MFS. Homozygous mgR mice exhibited MFS-like phenotypic features, such as fragmentation of elastic fibers throughout the vessel wall and were graded into mgR1-4 based on the pathological severity in aortic walls. Comparative gene expression profiling of WT and four mgR mice using microarrays revealed that the changes in the transcriptome were a direct reflection of the severity of aortic pathological features. Gene ontology analysis showed that genes related to oxidation/reduction, myofibril assembly, cytoskeleton organization, and cell adhesion were differentially expressed in the mgR mice. Further analysis of differentially expressed genes identified several candidate genes whose known roles were suggestive of their involvement in the progressive destruction of aorta during MFS. This study is the first genome-wide analysis of the aortic gene expression profiles associated with the progression of MFS. Our findings provide valuable information regarding the molecular pathogenesis during MFS progression and contribute to the development of new biomarkers as well as improved therapeutic strategies.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.504-509
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• 1999

배경: 복잡심장기형의 경우 완전교정술식의 높은 난이도와 사망율로 말미암아 심장이식이 고려되고 있다. 그러나 정상심장을 이식하기에 곤란한 복잡기형의 경우 수술전 자세한 계획이 매우 중요하다고 하겠다. 신생아의 복잡심장기형에서 심장이식을 고안하기위한 동물실험을 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 8마리 신생돼지를 사용하여 4차례 심장이식실험을 하였다. 실험 1: 성인에서의 심장이식과 같은 방법으로 시행하였다. 실험 2: 좌심형성부전증후군(Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome)의 경우를 모의실험하기 위하여 공여돈의 대동맥궁을 이용한 성형수술을 하였다. 실험 3: 폐동맥성형술을 동반한 심장이식을 하였다. 실험 4: 이식후 장기 생존을 위한 실험을 시도하였다. 결과: 신생돈에서의 심장이식수술은 큰 어려움없이 시행할 수 있었다. 실험후 인공심폐순환에서 벗어날 수 있었으나 2마리는 폐동맥연결부위와 좌심방연결부위의 출혈로 사망하였다. 결론: 이상의 실험으로 대혈관의 위치에 따라 세심한 수술계획을 한다면 거의 실행하지 못할 복잡심장기형이 없을 것으로 보이며 신생아의 경우는 특히 출혈에 대해 주의를 해야 할 것으로 생각되었다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제36권5호
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• pp.371-374
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• 2003

동맥혈관 폐쇄 질환의 원인 중 동맥경화증에 의한 경우가 60% 이상을 차지하고 있다. 부위별로는 복부대동맥 및 하지동맥의 폐쇄가 가장 많은 것으로 알려져 있다. 본 2예의 증례는 양측 하지의 간헐적 파행이 지속되어 혈관조영술 시행 후 양측 대동맥-장골동맥 및 대퇴동맥-슬와동맥의 동반 폐색을 진단받고 각각 내과적 치료 및 혈관성형술을 시행하였으나 실효성을 거두지 못하여 본과에서 수술적 방법으로 근치술을 시행한 경우이다. 수술은 Hemashield Y graft를 이용한 복부대동맥-양측 대퇴동맥간 우회술과 자가복재대정맥을 이용한 양측 대퇴동맥-슬와동맥 우회술을 동시에 시행하였다. 수술후 환자의 증상은 소실되었으며 복부창상결손 외에는 특별한 합병증이 없었고 수술 후 시행한 혈관 조영술상 이식혈관의 유통성이 양호하였다. 환자들은 증상의 재발 없이 외래에서 관찰 중이다.