• Progress in Superconductivity
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.46-53
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• 2006

Magnetocardiography(MCG) has been proposed as a novel and non-invasive diagnostic tool for the detection of cardiac electrical abnormality associated with myocardial ischemia. In our previous study, we have proposed a new classification method of MCG parameters, based on the different populations of the parameters between coronary artery disease(CAD) patients, symptomatic patients and healthy volunteers. We used four parameters, representing the directional changes of the electrical activity in the period of an R-ST-T interval. In patients with chest pain and without ST-segment elevation, who were selected consecutively from all patients admitted to the hospital in 2004, the patients with CAD could be classified with a higher sensitivity than conventional methods, showing that the proposed method can be useful for the diagnosis of CAD with MCG. In this study, we examined the validity of the algorithm with the prior probability distribution in diagnosis of new patients admitted to the hospital in 2005. In the results, presence of CAD could be found with sensitivity and specificity of 81.3% and 71.4%, respectively, in patients with chest pain and non-diagnostic ECG findings.

• Korean Circulation Journal
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• 제53권9호
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• pp.635-644
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• 2023

Background and Objectives: The History, Electrocardiography, Age, Risk factors, and Troponin (HEART) pathway was developed to identify patients at low risk of a major adverse cardiac event (MACE) among patients presenting with chest pain to the emergency department. Methods: We modified the HEART pathway by replacing the Korean cut-off of 25 kg/m² with the conventional threshold of 30 kg/m² in the definition of obesity among risk factors. The primary outcome was a MACE within 30 days, which included acute myocardial infarction, primary coronary intervention, coronary artery bypass grafting, and all-cause death. Results: Of the 1,304 patients prospectively enrolled, MACE occurred in 320 (24.5%). The modified HEART pathway identified 37.3% of patients as low-risk compared with 38.3% using the HEART pathway. Of the 500 patients classified as low-risk with HEART pathway, 8 (1.6%) experienced MACE, and of the 486 low-risk patients with modified HEART pathway, 4 (0.8%) experienced MACE. The modified HEART pathway had a sensitivity of 98.8%, a negative predictive value (NPV) of 99.2%, a specificity of 49.0%, and a positive predictive value (PPV) of 38.6%, compared with the original HEART pathway, with a sensitivity of 97.5%, a NPV of 98.4%, a specificity of 50.0%, and a PPV of 38.8%. Conclusions: When applied to Korean population, modified HEART pathway could identify patients safe for early discharge more accurately by using body mass index cut-off levels suggested for Koreans.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.31-38
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• 1970

This is a report of three cases of successful embolectomy in peripheral arteries. First case was the patient who received a mitral commissurotomy 8 months ago. In that time, there was no evidence of left atrial thrombosis. He showed an embolism in the middle portion of left brachial artery without complaining of any ischemic pain. Embolectomy was performed 15 days after disappearance of radial pulse and resulted in no return of radial pulse postoperatively. Second case was a case of an embolism in lower portion of right brachial artery. She complained severe ischemic pain and cyanosis in the right forearm and fingers. She was also in the beginning state of cardiac failure, which was suspected from her hypertension associated with cardiomegaly and arrythmia Embolectomy was performed 17 hours after onset of acute pain. Immediate full pulsation of radial artery was obtained after embolectomy and the acute ischemic symptoms subsided gradually. Third case was an embolism in superior mesenteric artery which occured 24 hours after pneumonectomy for right bronchogenic carcinoma and the patient suddenly complained diffuse abdominal colicky pain. 7 hours after attack of abdominal pain. embolectomy with extensive reset ion of the small intestine was performed with uneventful recovery and without complication, such as short bowel syndrome, postoperatively. Histopathologically, the embolus was consisted of a tissue of anaplastic cell carcinoma, which was identical to the tumor of the resected right lung. Histological findings of other emboli of first and second case were old thrombus.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제36권7호
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• pp.514-517
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• 2003

선천성 관상동맥 기형 중 관상동맥 이상기시는 매우 드물게 발생한다. 무증상인 경우도 있지만 실신, 부정맥, 호흡곤란이나 심인성 급사를 일으키기도 한다고 알려져 있다. 저자들은 반복적인 운동 시 실신과 호흡곤란을 주소로 내원한 12세 환아에서 좌관상동맥의 우관상동 기시를 진단하여 관상동맥 이동술(coronary artery transfer)을 시행하여 성공적으로 치험하였기에 관련 문헌과 함께 보고한다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제37권11호
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• pp.925-928
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• 2004

관상동맥-페동맥루는 관상동맥 기형 중 드문 질환으로 그중에서도 양측성은 매우 드물다. 흉통 및 호흡곤란을 주소로 내원한 두 환자에서 심도자술 및 관상동맥 조영술로 양측성 관상동맥-폐동맥루를 진단하였고 이들 중 한 환자에서는 좌전하행지 협착증, 다른 환자에서는 낭성 종양을 동반하였다. 이두 환자에 대해 수술적 교정을 시행하여 좋은 결과를 얻었기에 보고하는 바이다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.143-147
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• 1988

Congenital coronary arteriovenous fistula is a communication of a coronary artery with one of the atria, ventricles, the coronary sinus, the superior vena cava, or the pulmonary artery. We had a successful surgical experience with 63 year-old-female patient who complained substernal chest pain on exertion for 8 years. On auscultation, a continuous murmur was heard at the left second to third intercostal space along the left sternal border. The right cardiac catheterization was revealed to 4% oxygen step up between right ventricle to main pulmonary artery, and Qp/Qs was 1.3:1. The selective coronary arteriography showed markedly tortuous dilated vessel which originated from left coronary artery draining into the main pulmonary artery. The operation performed to mid portion of tortuous and dilated fistula by multiple ligation with 3-0 Mersilene and suture ligation with pledgetted 3-0 Prolene on distal draining site, Postoperative course were uneventful without any symptoms and complications.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.60-65
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• 1995

Congenital diverticula of the cardiac ventricle have been reported as arising either from the left ventricle or, rarely from both ventricles. A diverticulum arising from the right ventricle alone is very rare. Furthermore the diverticulum associated with double chambered right ventricle was extremely rare. We experienced a 62 years old female of double chambered right ventricle combined with congenital right ventricular true diverticulum. She had complained intermittent chest pain and mild dyspnea on exertion during 8 months. The chest X-ray and chest CT showed protruded abnormal density at anterolateral side of right ventricular outflow tract. Preoperative angiography demonstrated a double chambered right ventricle and a right ventricular diverticulum. In operative finding, there was found a anomalous muscle band, dividing the right ventricle into an inflow and outflow portion, and a 5x6cm sized right ventricular diverticulum arised from conus region with a stenotic orifice of 1.5cm in diameter. The diverticulum was open toward the infundibulum, and its orifice was approximately 1cm in diameter. On treatment, the diverticulum orifice was closed directly and the abnormal muscle band was resected in order to widen the right ventricular outflow tract. The postoperative result was satisfactory and good without specific complications.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제42권6호
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• pp.800-802
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• 2009

43세 남자로 흉통 및 운동 시 호흡곤란을 주소로 내원하였다. 심 초음파 및 심도자 검사 결과 우심실 유출로 협착을 가진 폐동맥 협착으로 진단되어 수술을 시행했던 환자로 수술 중 우연히 발견된 흉벽의 흉골 공을 경험하여 보고하는 바이다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.877-881
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• 1988

A coronary arteriovenous fistula represents an abnormal communication from a coronary artery that may enter any cardiac chamber, a pulmonary artery, the coronary sinus, the superior vena cava or the pulmonary vein. We had a successful experience with 46 year-old male who complained exertional dyspnea[NYHA classification II] and anginal pain since 5 years ago. In intensive study of cardiac catheterization and coronary cineangiography, multiple bilateral coronary arteriovenous fistulas and mitral stenoinsufficiency with left atrial thrombi were recognized. The coronary arterio-venous fistula of left coronary artery was revealed large tortuous aberrant vessels that were connected between just distal portion of first diagonal branch of left anterior descending artery and main pulmonary artery. Other fistula was small tortuous vessel which was originated from left atrial branch of left circumflex artery, was drained into left atrium. The fistula of right coronary artery was communicated conal branch of right coronary artery to main pulmonary artery. But there was no 0y step-up in the right cardiac catheterization. The operative procedure were suture-ligation of draining orifice of coronary arteriovenous fistula in main pulmonary artery, mitral valve replacement[Ionescu-Shiley 25mm] with removal of left atrial thrombi and plication of left atrium under the extracorporeal circulation. The postoperative course was uneventful without any complication and discharged without problem at 17th postoperative days.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.67-72
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• 1997

1991년 7월부터 1994년 12월 사이에 흉통을 주소로 내원하여 심근관류 SPECT를 시행한 결과 정상소견을 보인 393명 중 추적조사가 가능했던292명 (74%, 남:여=150:142 평균연령 $53{\pm}12$세)를 대상으로 이들의 예후를 알아보고, 특히 이들 중 관동맥조영술에 이상이 있는 군과 이상이 없는 군 사이에 예후의 차이가 있는지 알아보고자 하였다. 모든 환자에서 심근부하를 위하여 디피리다몰(0.56mg/kg)을 4분간 사용하였으며, 173명은 Tc-99m MIBI로, 74명은 Tc-99m TF로, 나머지 45명은 T1-201로 SPECT를 시행하였다. 추적기간은 평균 25개월(7-58개월)이었으며, 예후판정은 심장사건과 허혈사건으로 나누었고, 심장사건은 심장사와 비치명적 심근경색으로, 그리고 허혈사건은 재관류 치료가 필요했던 협심증으로 정의하였다. 관동맥조영술은 57명(20%)의 환자에서 시행하여, 이 중 30명(53%)이 정상, 27명(47%)이 관동맥 병변을 보였다. 대상환자의 추적기간 중 심장사건의 발생은 총 4명(1.37% 연간 0.66%)에서 심장사건이 발생하였고 7명(2.40% 연간 1.15%)에서 허혈사건이 발생하였다. 관동맥조영술상 관동맥질환이 발견된 27명의 환자중 심장사건은 심장사 1명(3.70%), 비치명적 심근경색1명(3.70%)의 2명(7.41%)이었고, 허혈사건은 재관류 치료 7명(25.93%, PTCA 6명, CABG 1명)이었다. 관동맥조영술상 정상이었던 30명 중 심장사건은 비치명적 심근경색 1명(3.33%)으로 두 군간에 1차 심장사건의 발생율에는 차이가 없었다(chi square test, p=0.60). 관동맥조영술을 받지 않은 235명 중 심장사건은 심장사1명(0.4%)으로 관동맥조영술을 시술받은 환자 군에 비해 유의하게 낮았다(p<0.01). 결론적으로, 흉통을 호소한 환자에서 심근관류 신티그라피상 정상인 경우에는 심장사건의 발생율이 낮음을 알 수 있었고, 특히 관동맥조영술에 관동맥병변이있는 환자와 없는 환자간에 1차 심장사건의 발생율에 유의한 차이가 없는 것을 고려하면, 심근관류 신티그라피가 정상소견을 보이는 흉통환자는 정상 관동맥조영술 소견을 보이는 환자에 준하여 치료하여도 좋을 것으로 사료되었다.