• The Korean Journal of Legal Medicine
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.159-163
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• 2018

Progressive muscular dystrophy (PMD) is a primary muscle disease characterized by progressive muscle weakness and wasting, which is inherited by an X-linked recessive pattern and occurs mainly in males. There are several types of muscular dystrophies classified according to the distribution of predominant muscle weakness including Duchenne and Becker, Emery-Dreifuss, facioscapulohumeral, oculopharyngeal, and limb-girdle type. Clinical manifestations of PMD are clumsy, unsteady gait, pneumonia, heart failure, pulmonary edema, hydropericardium, hydrothorax, aspiration, syncopal attacks, and sudden cardiac death. The deceased was a 34-year-old man, and the onset of the first clinical symptom, gait disturbance, was in his late teens. His elder brother had the same disease and experienced brain death after a head trauma and died after mechanical ventilation was discontinued. After an autopsy, we found contracture of the joints, pseudohypertrophy of the calf, wasting and fat replacement of the thigh muscle, pericardial effusion (80 mL), fibrosis and fat replacement of the cardiac ventricular wall, pulmonary edema, and froth in the bronchus. The cause of death was heart failure and dyspnea due to muscular dystrophy. There was no sign or suspicion of foul play in his death.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제22권10호
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• pp.1609-1618
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• 2021

Objective: Arrhythmogenic mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is an important cause of sudden cardiac death characterized by fibrosis of the papillary muscles or left ventricle (LV) wall, and an association between late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) of the LV papillary muscles and ventricular arrhythmia in MVP has been reported. However, LGE of the papillary muscles may be observed in other causes of mitral regurgitation, and it is not limited to patients with MVP. This study was to evaluate the association of LGE of the LV papillary muscles or ventricular wall on cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) and ventricular arrhythmia in patients with mitral regurgitation. Materials and Methods: This study included 88 patients (mean age ± standard deviation, 58.3 ± 12.0 years; male, 42%) with mitral regurgitation who underwent CMR. They were allocated to the MVP (n = 43) and non-MVP (n = 45) groups, and their LGE images on CMR, clinical characteristics, echocardiographic findings, and presence of arrhythmia were compared. Results: LV myocardial wall enhancement was more frequent in the MVP group than in the non-MVP group (28% vs. 11%, p = 0.046). Papillary muscle enhancement was observed in 7 (7.9%) patients. Of the 43 patients with MVP, 15 (34.8%) showed LGE in the papillary muscles or LV myocardium, including 12 (27.9%) with LV myocardial wall enhancement and 4 (9.3%) with papillary muscle enhancement. One patient with bilateral diffuse papillary muscle enhancement experienced sudden cardiac arrest due to ventricular fibrillation. Univariable logistic regression analysis showed that high systolic blood pressure (BP; odds ratio [OR], 1.05; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.01-1.09; p = 0.027) and ventricular arrhythmia (OR, 6.84; 95% CI, 1.29-36.19; p = 0.024) were significantly associated with LGE of the papillary muscles. Conclusion: LGE of the papillary muscles was present not only in patients with MVP, but also in patients with other etiologies of mitral regurgitation, and it was associated with high systolic BP and ventricular arrhythmia. Papillary muscle enhancement on CMR should not be overlooked.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.324-333
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• 2021

Objective: The clinical course of an individual patient with heart failure is unpredictable with left ventricle ejection fraction (LVEF) only. We aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR)-derived myocardial fibrosis extent and to determine the cutoff value for event-free survival in patients with non-ischemic cardiomyopathy (NICM) who had severely reduced LVEF. Materials and Methods: Our prospective cohort study included 78 NICM patients with significantly reduced LV systolic function (LVEF < 35%). CMR images were analyzed for the presence and extent of late gadolinium enhancement (LGE). The primary outcome was major adverse cardiac events (MACEs), defined as a composite of cardiac death, heart transplantation, implantable cardioverter-defibrillator discharge for major arrhythmia, and hospitalization for congestive heart failure within 5 years after enrollment. Results: A total of 80.8% (n = 63) of enrolled patients had LGE, with the median LVEF of 25.4% (19.8-32.4%). The extent of myocardial scarring was significantly higher in patients who experienced MACE than in those without any cardiac events (22.0 [5.5-46.1] %LV vs. 6.7 [0-17.1] %LV, respectively, p = 0.008). During follow-up, 51.4% of patients with LGE ≥ 12.0 %LV experienced MACE, along with 20.9% of those with LGE ≤ 12.0 %LV (log-rank p = 0.001). According to multivariate analysis, LGE extent more than 12.0 %LV was independently associated with MACE (adjusted hazard ratio, 6.71; 95% confidence interval, 2.54-17.74; p < 0.001). Conclusion: In NICM patients with significantly reduced LV systolic function, the extent of LGE is a strong predictor for long-term adverse cardiac outcomes. Event-free survival was well discriminated with an LGE cutoff value of 12.0 %LV in these patients.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.281-290
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• 1996

목적 : 흉부방사선조사시 심장이 포함됨으로써 다양한 정도의 심장손상이 발생되고 이로써 방사선치료의 효과를 감소시키게 된다. 따라서 이들의 발생빈도를 감소시키기 위해 여러방법이 시도되었으며 이중 혈류장애 개선제로 알려진 pentoxifylline (3,7-dimethyl-1(5-oxyhexyl-xanthine)) (이하 PTX로 약함)을 방사선조사와 동시에 투여하여 심장에서의 방사선손상을 감소시키고자 하였으며 이의 효과는 병리조직학적 검사를 통해 관찰하였다. 대상 및 방법 : ICR마우스 수컷 180마리를 각각 대조군, 방사선조사단독군, 방사선조사와 PTX투여군으로 구분하고 각 군은 다시 방사선조사후의 기간에 따라 1, 3, 6, 10일과 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 20주의 12개 소군으로 나누었다. 방사선조사는 4 MV 선형가속기를 이용하여 15Gy를 일회로 심장을 포함한 흉부에 시행하였고 PTX투여는 1일 50mg/kg을 방사선조사 다음날부터 실험완료시까지 매일 배부의 좌우측에 번갈아 피하주사 하였다. 일정한 관찰기간후 심장을 절제 하여 병리학적 검사를 시행하였고 이들의 변화를 급성과 만성으로 나누어 병변의 정도에 따라 각각 4등급으로 분류한 후 합산하여 점수화하였다. 이들 결과는 Student's t-test를 이용하여 각군의 관찰기간에 따른 변화와 각 군간의 병리소견상 변화의 차이점에 대해 통계적 유의성이 검증되었다. 결과 : 방사선조사가 시행되지 않은 대조군은 비특이성심근염외에는 별 특이한 소견을 보여주지 않았다. 방사선조사후의 급성변화는 이염성백혈구성 심낭염과 혈관내피세포의 공포화 및 풍선화가 있었고 만성기 심장손상의 변화로는 단핵세포성 심낭염, 심낭섬유화, 혈관내피세포변화, 심근의 퇴행성 변화와 심근섬유화등이 관찰되었다. 심장손상의 병리학적 소견을 각 군에 따라 점수화하여 비교한 결과 급성변화에서는 방사선조사단독군이 1일-6주에 2-4점을, PTX투여군이 1-3점의 분포를 보여 주었다. 이들 변화는 각 군 모두 3주까지 유사하였으며 4주이후부터 PTX투여군의 변화소견이 방사선조사단독군에 비해 빨리 회복됨을 보여 주었고 이는 통계학적으로 의미있는 소견임이 확인 되었다. 만성심장손상소견은 방사선조사단독군이 4-8주에 5-6점의 변화소견을 보였고 이후 12주에 심근의 섬유화현상시작으로 7-9점의 병리소견을 보였으며 PTX투여군은 4-12주에 이르기까지 1-4점을 보인후 16주의 심근섬유화현상으로 5-6점의 소견을 보여주었고 이들 군간의 변화정도의 차이는 통계학적으로 유의성이 있음이 확인 되었다. 결론 : PTX투여 결과 급성 방사선심장손상의 병리학적 변화정도는 유사하였으나 빨리 회복되는 추세가 관찰되었고 만성 방사선심장손상에서는 방사선조사단독군에 비해 심근의 퇴행성 변화 및 섬유화정도의 의미 있는 억제 및 감소효과를 보여주었다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.899-904
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• 1988

In Behcet syndrome, cardiac involvements are rare and have been reported pericarditis, myocarditis, right heart endocardial fibrosis, right ventricle mural thrombus with pulmonary embolism, active endocarditis, granulomatous endocarditis, conduction disturbance, acute aortic insufficiency, mitral valve prolapse. Our three patients underwent AVR because of aortic insufficiency and ascending aorta enlargement combined with Behcet syndrome. Two patients had mitral regurgitation too. So one underwent MAP and the other underwent MVR concomitantly. One who underwent AVR have been well for 50 months. Another who underwent AVR+MAP and redo AVR due to aortic paravalvular leakage was died of congestive heart failure. The other who underwent AVR+MVR and repeated AVR three times because of aortic paravalvular leakage is in condition of aortic paravalvular leakage. Paravalvular leakage is considered to recur due to progressive dilatation and fragility of aortic root that is the result of pathologic change of Behcet syndrome in it. If Open heart surgery is needed in Behcet`s syndrome during inflammatory reaction is active, postoperative complications such as paravalvular leakage or suture line rupture may be prevented with pre- and postoperative anti-inflammatory management.

• 대한정형도수물리치료학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.16-24
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• 2008

Anatomy: Advanced knowledges of cellular and molecular biology led to the development of therapies of rheumatoid arthritis(RA). Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, recurrent, systemic inflammatory disease and results in major deformity or dysfunction of joints. Etiology: Rheumatoid arthritis is now concevied as autoimmune disease. There have been many trials to define the immunological changes in rheumatoid arthritis. But now pathogenesis and significance of immunoglobulin complement and rheumatoid factor are not full accepted. Syndrome: Joints are characteristically involved with early inflammatory changes in the synovial membrane, peripheral portions of the articular cartilage, and lation tissue(pannus) forms, covers, and erodes the articular cartilage, bone and ligaments within the jiont capsule. Inflammatory changes also occur in tendon sheaths(tenosynovitis), and if subjected to a lot of friction, the tendons may fray or rupture. Extra-articular pathological changes sometimes occur, these include rheumatoid nodules, atrophy and fibrosis of muscles, and mild cardiac changes. Treatment: Tumor necrosis factor(TNF) inhibitor for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis(RA) induces not only significant improvement of symptoms and signs of RA but also substantial inhibition of progressive joint damage.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.277-279
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• 2003

15세 남아가 경도의 운동 시 호흡곤란, 우연히 발견된 심잡음을 주소로 내원하였다. 심초음파 소견에서 주로 심실중격을 침범한 종양에 의한 좌심실유출로 협착을 보였고, 심도자에서 측정한 좌심실유출로 평균 압력차는 20 mmHg였다. 체외순환하에 대동맥절개를 통해 종양의 부분절제를 시행하였고, 병리검사 결과 심근이형종으로 진단되었다. 병변은 중증비대를 보이는 성숙한 심근세포와 주변부 섬유화가 주를 이루었다. 술 후 5년간의 외래추적관찰에서 부정맥 발생이나 종양 재발의 증거는 관찰되지 않았다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.526-532
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• 1983

This is a report of one case of Loffler`s eosinophilic endocarditis associated with mitral insufficiency and LV thrombi treated surgically at the department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hanyang University Hospital. This patient was a 42 year old female and she has complains of dyspnea, palpitation, orthopnea and generalized edema. Above symptoms has been going for 4 months and NYHA classification was IV. On examination, blood eosinophil was 45 to 50% [WBC-9800 ]. MI and LV thrombi were confirmed by LV ventriculography and echocardiography. Pulmonary congestion and congestive cardiac failure were diagnosis by X-Ray examination, EKG finding and clinical feature and others there were no organic functional disturbance. Mitral valve replacement was performed with Ionescu-Shiley pericardial valve [29mm] replacement. Adjust thumb sized grayish brown colored two thrombi were excluded, lodged in the apex and septal endocardium of LV. Endocardial fibrosis was reliably confirmed under the gross pathology in the heart. The patient had smooth postoperative course and there were no operative complication.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.259-259
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• 2021

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.26-32
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• 2016

Aortic valve stenosis is a heart disease prevalent in the elderly characterized by valvular calcification, fibrosis, and inflammation, but its exact pathogenesis remains unclear. Previously, aortic valve stenosis was thought to be caused by chronic passive and degenerative changes associated with aging. However, recent studies have demonstrated that atherosclerotic processes and inflammation can induce valvular calcification and bone deposition, leading to valvular stenosis. In particular, the most abundant cell type in cardiac valves, valvular interstitial cells, can differentiate into myofibroblasts and osteoblast-like cells, leading to valvular calcification and stenosis. Differentiation of valvular interstitial cells can be trigged by inflammatory stimuli from several immune cell types, including macrophages, dendritic cells, T cells, B cells, and mast cells. This review indicates that crosstalk between immune cells and valvular interstitial cells plays an important role in the development of aortic valve stenosis.