• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.291-296
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• 1981

Dissecting aortic aneurysm is a disease which is characterized by hemorrhagic intramural seperation of aortic wall and extension for varlng distances proximally, distally, or both from the site of the intimal tear. Most aortas show some type of medial degeneration most commonly described as cystic medial necrosis. DeBackey classified this disease according to involved aorta and site of intimal tear to 3 basic types, such as type I, II and III. Type III is defined that dissecting process arrises in the descending thoracic aorta just distal to origin of the left subclavian artery and extends distally for a varing distance. We expirienced a case of dissecting aneurysm, type III of DeBackey's classification which dissecting process is limited to the descending thoracic aorta in the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyungpook National University Hospital. This patient was 40 year old woman and she had suffered from intermittent sharp back pain for 3 years .before admission. Excision of the aneurysm and Dacron graft were placed successfully under the left atrio-femoral bypass with artificial pump. The hospital course was uneventful.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제24권10호
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• pp.967-972
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• 1991

Between Feb. 1982 and July 1990, 173 patients [male: 89, female: 84] Who underwent heart valve replacement for acquired valvular heart disease on the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, were reviewed for return to work after heart valve replacement. The replaced valve were mitral [128, 74.0%], aortic[10, 5.8%], mitral & aortic[35, 20.2%]. Two tricuspid valve replacement were excluded. Several important factors influencing the return to work were age, the employment status before surgery, the number of replaced valve, the pre - op NYHA functional class and cardiac function [ejection fraction]. These factors were closely related to the optimal time of heart valve replacement. It can be concluded that the rate of return to work and the quality of life would be improved if valve replacement were performed at an earlier stage of valvular heart disease.

• Korean Circulation Journal
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• 제48권11호
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• pp.964-973
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• 2018

The burden of valvular heart disease (VHD) is increasing with age, and the elderly patients with moderate or severe VHD are notably common. When to operate in asymptomatic patients with VHD remains controversial. The controversy is whether early surgical intervention should be preferred, or a watchful waiting approach should be followed. The beneficial effects of early surgery should be balanced against operative mortality and long-term results. Indications of early surgery in each of the VHD will be discussed in this review on the basis of the latest American and European guidelines.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제25권12호
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• pp.1570-1577
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• 1992

The vascular surgery is the field that has developed in early 20 century and is progressing nowadays. Recent advance in surgical technique accompanying with excellent medical diagnosis and treatment, prompt angiographic usage, development of variable prosthetic material, and concomitant use of anti-coagulant have made remarkable results of vascular surgery. 83 cases of vascular surgery have been performed at Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Department of Pusan National Unversity Hosaital since 1971 till 1990, for 20 years and their results are followed. Patient ductus arteriosus and Buerger`s disease were omited in this study. 1. The age distribution shows that the fifth and sixth decades are most frequently affected and mean age was 56.1 years old. Male to female ratio is 1: 2.32. 2. Among the 83 cases of all, number of occlusive vascular disease is 46 and that of aneurysmal disease is 33. 3. In clinical manifestation, most common symptom of occlusive disease is pulselessness and pain was next. Mass sensation is most commonly complained by patients of aneurysmal disease. 4. CT scan was more important in diagnosis of aneurysmal diseases and angiogram was more commonly used in occlusive diseases. 5. The common site of arterial occlusion was common iliac artery, femoral artery, aortic bifurcation, and external iliac artery, as its frequency rate. The most commonly affecting portion of aortic aneurysm was abdminal aorta, and descending thoracic aorta and femoral artery were next 6. Preoperative associated diseases were atherosclerosis[41 cases], hypertension[21 cases], valvular heart disease[11 cases], and diabetes mellitus[9 cases], etc, 7. Operative methods in ocllusive diseases were thrombectomy[36.9%], endarterectomy [10.9%], and bypass graft insertion[52.7%]. Among the bypass graft, Y-graft was used in 7 case, straight graft was used in 17 cases, and saphenous venous graft was used in 2 cases. 8. Postoperative complications were developed in 17 cases, and morbidity rate was 36. 9. Eleven patient were died within 1 month after operation, so operative mortality rate was 13.3%. 10. Duration of patency was beteween 7 and 58 months[average 27.5 months] in occlusive diseases and their 5-year patency rate was 56.3%. Duration of patency of aneurysmal disease was 20 months in aveage and their 5-year patency rate was 51.3%. 11. Patients of eleven cases of occlusive disease and two cases of aneurysmal disease required reoperation for variable reason. 12. 35 cases of patient have used anticoagulants: coumadin, ticlid, and persanthin-ASA combination.

• 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

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제24권11호
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• pp.1133-1137
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• 1991

Congenital coronary arteriovenous fistula is relatively uncommon and often associated with additional congenital and acquired heart disease. If coronary arteriovenous fistula is suspected, the diagnosis can be made readily by cardiac catheterization and selective coronary arteriography. Surgical treatment is very satisfactory, with a low mortality and apparent good long term result. Recently, we experienced one case of congenital coronary arteriovenous fistula which was associated with aortic stenosis and regurgitation. The tortuous fistula tract was noted between the left anterior descending coronary artery and the main pulmonary artery. Under the cardiopulmonary bypass, aortic valve replacement[Carbomedics 23mm] and suture closure of the draining orifice of coronary arteriovenous fistula in the main pulmonary artery just above the pulmonary valve were performed, Postoperative hospital course was uneventful and the patient was discharged postoperative 9th day without any problems.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.984-989
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• 1988

2-D echocardiographic examination of the aortic root diameter was known to be useful in the selection of the size of the prosthetic valve. Valve-patient mismatch was occasionally a serious problem after valve replacement, especially in aortic valve disease. Preoperative knowledge of the patient`s valve annulus size is therefore of great importance in the surgical management of these patients. So the relationship between preoperative 2-D echocardiographic diameter of the annulus size and replaced prosthetic valve were evaluated. 13 patients were analyzed in this study. 2-D echocardiographic measurements of aortic annulus diameter, as determined from the parasternal long axis view and apical four chamber view, demonstrated a high correlation with actual prosthetic valve size implanted at surgery[r=0.86, p< 0.001, SEE=1.08].

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.92-99
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• 1980

From 1958 up to the end of April 1980, during the period of 12 years 1640 cardiac surgery cases including 1069 open heart surgery and 304 valve replacement cases, were operated in this Department. There were 1070 congenital anomaly and 570 acquired disease cases. In 1070 congenital anomaly cases 673 acyanotic and 397 cyanotic anomaly patients were noted. In acquired diseases 94 pericardial and 456 valvular cases were found. Among 456 valve cases 189 mitral stenosis, 133 mitral insufficiency, 30 aortic valve lesion, 97 double valve, and 7 triple valve lesion patients were noted. Among 304 valve replacement cases 209 mitral, 34 aortic, 5 tricuspid, 34 aortic with mitral, 20 mitral with tricuspid, and 2 triple valves were replaced. Annual increase `of open heart surgery cases and decrease of operative deaths were remarkable in recent years. In recent years Shiley** oxygenator in pump-oxygenator set up and Ionescu** bovine pericardial xenograft bioprosthesis were used for valve replacement mainly.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제25권9호
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• pp.925-929
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• 1992

Supravalvular aortic stenosis is relatively uncommon form of congenital heart disease and the most important lesion of this anomaly is various narrowing of the aortic lumen just above the sinus of Valsalva. We experienced a case of hourglass type of supravalvular aortic stenosis involving lcm from length from lcm above the sinus of Valsalva. The patient was associated with mental retardation, peculiar facies and dental anomaly. The diagnosis was confirmed preoperatively by retrograde left heart catheterization and left ventriculography. An incision was made in the ascending aorta and into the right coronary and noncornary sinus. Care was taken to protect the right coronary artery. A Y-shaped patch of Dacron was made to enlarge the stenotic portion of aorta. Postoperative pressure gradient between the aorta and left ventricle markedly reduced 36 mmHg in comparison with preoperative pressure gradient 150mmHg. The boy was discharged without any event.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제47권6호
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• pp.556-559
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• 2014

We report a case of successful endovascular treatment of a pseudoaneurysm and the obstruction of an aorto-aortic bypass graft, which had been performed to treat Takayasu's arteritis fifteen years prior, at the thoracic aorta. Along with the immediate relief of proximal hypertension that had caused severe heart failure, the successful exclusion of the pseudoaneurysm and the patency of the stem graft were maintained three years after the procedure.