• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제28권9호
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• pp.876-880
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• 1995

The optimal surgical approach to the patients with coronary artery disease combined with carotid artery stenosis is controversial. We report two cases of successful surgical management of the patients with combined obstructive coronary and carotid artery disease. The first case was a 69-year-old female who had unstable angina pectoris and a past medical history of left carotid endarterectomy. She was revealed to have triple vessel coronary disease and nearly total occlusion of right internal carotid artery. She was undergone staged right carotid endarterectomy 10 days before coronary bypass surgery. The second case, a 54-year-old male with a past medical history of left hemiparesis and dysarthria, was admitted due to unstable angina pectoris. He was revealed to have triple-vessel coronary disease and more than 90% stenosis of left internal carotid artery and 50% stenosis of right internal carotid artery. In the latter case, a combined coronary bypass surgery and left carotid endarterectomy was done. In both cases, postoperative neurologic complications were not observed.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.151-155
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• 2006

Purpose : Stroke is one of the leading causes of death in Korea. Atherosclerotic disease in the carotid artery bifurcation is the most common cause of stroke. The carotid artery calcification is easily appreciated by CT (Computed tomography). CT is often taken in a dental hospital for the diagnosis of inflammation, injury, cyst or tumor on maxillofacial region. However, there was no report of carotid artery calcification on CT in dental patients. This study was to determine the prevalence of carotid artery calcification on CT in dental patients. Materials and Methods : The presence of carotid artery calcification was evaluated by an experienced radiologist on CT scans of 287 patients (166 males, 121 females, average age 42, range 6 to 86 years) and the medical history of the patient and the interpretation of CT were reviewed. Results : Carotid artery calcification was detected on CT scans of 57 patients (19.8%; 35 males, 22 females). All the male patients with carotid artery calcification were older than 50, and all the female patients with carotid artery calcification were older than 60. Among the 57 patients, 10 had Diabetes mellitus, 20 had cardiovascular disease, 3 had history of stroke and 3 underwent radiation therapy for head and neck cancer. Carotid artery calcification was not included in the interpretation of CT of dental patients except one patient. Conclusion : The prevalence of carotid artery calcification on CT of dental patients was about 20% in this study. Carotid artery calcification should be included in the interpretation of CT of dental patients.

• 대한임상검사과학회지
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.114-118
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• 2019

이중초음파는 비침습적으로 목동맥 질환을 진단하고 추적검사를 하는데 이용되고 있다. 목동맥 질환 중 유동성 혈전과 목동맥박리는 심혈관질환 환자에서 매우 드물게 관찰되는 증례이다. 특히, 목동맥박리는 혈관의 가장 안쪽 내막에 열상이 발생하여 일어나는데, 목동맥 안에 참속공간과 거짓속공간이라고 불리는 2개의 속공간이 관찰된다. 본 연구는 유동성 혈전, 자발성 목동맥박리 및 타카야수동맥염에서 관찰된 목동맥박리를 포함하여 임상에서 드물게 관찰되는 3 증례를 보고하고자 한다.

• 한국정보과학회논문지:소프트웨어및응용
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• 제30권9호
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• pp.821-828
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• 2003

본 논문은 경동맥(carotid artery)을 환영한 MRA(Magnetic Resonance Angiography) 영상을 이용하여 실제 내시경으로 접근이 불가능한 경동맥의 내부를 시각화(visualization)하기 위해 가상혈관경(virtual angioscopy)을 구현하였다 항해경로 결정을 위해 MRA의 단면 원천영상에서 총경동맥 (common carotid artery) 및 내경동맥(internal carotid artery)만을 분리하였고, 중앙축 변환(MAT Medial Axis Transformation)을 통해 구해진 좌표값을 가상 카메라의 운행 경로로 사용하였다. 원근투영 (perspective projection) 및 볼륨 데이타의 표면을 렌더링하기 위해 마칭큐브(marching rube) 알고리즘을 사용하였다 허혈성으로 인한 뇌혈관질환(cerebrovascular disease)은 뇌졸중(stroke)의 80% 정도를 차지하는데, 경동맥은 뇌에 혈액을 공급하는 주된 혈관으로 경동맥 협착증(carotid artery stenosis)은 뇌졸중의 직접적인 원인이 된다. 가상혈관경은 경동맥 내부의 협착 위치와 협착 정도를 정성적으로 파악 할 수 있으며 협착증의 진단과 교육에 사용될 수 있다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.324-327
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• 1995

Extracranial carotid artery disease is rare and closely related to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.We experienced one case of surgical treatment of left common carotid artery stenosis using internal shunt.The patient was 54-year-old female presented as headache and dizziness for about 2 years.On Doppler ultrasound, an atheromatous plaque was noted along the posteromedial wall of left common carotid artery resulting in luminal narrowing in about 75s of cross section area.The atheroma was resected through carotid endarterectomy, measured about 5.2cm in length. Postoperative course was uneventful and she was discharged in good condition.

• 대한중풍순환신경학회지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.50-60
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• 2011

Objectives : This study was aimed to clarify the relationship between the dampness-phlegm diagnosis and internal carotid artery stenosis by measuring carotid artery sonography in cerebral infarction patients. Methods : One hundred eighty subjects were recruited from the patients admitted to the Department of Internal Medicine at Kyunghee university oriental medical center from September 2008 to July 2010. We assessed one hundred eighty patients' carotid artery sonography data and diagnosed dampness-phlegm by oriental medical diagnosis. then, analyzed their characteristics, risk factor, lifestyle, metabolic syndrome, body mass index, Waist/Hip ratio(W/H ratio) and dampness-phlegm diagnosis. Results : On the demographic variables of the patients, age, smoking, W/H ratio and dampness-phlegm group were significantly higher in severe internal carotid artery(ICA) stenosis group than in the control group. According to the significant difference in dampness-phlegm group, we analyzed dampness-phlegm related index for pattern identifications by ICA stenosis. As a result, sputum, bowel sound, chest discomfort, slippery pulse were significantly higher in the severe ICA stenosis group than in the control group. In multivariate analysis, dampness-phlegm group showed close relationship with severe ICA stenosis group. Conclusion : According to the analysis, significance between dampness-phlegm diagnosed patients group and severe ICA stenosis were clarified. These results can be utilized in the future as a basis material.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제38권6호
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• pp.1096-1100
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• 2017

The carotid artery is one of the main vessels supplying blood to the brain. Carotid artery stenosis is mostly caused by atherosclerosis, a disease where cholesterol is deposited in the arterial blood vessels. Tremor refers to rhythmic shaking of a body part. Tremor is a symptom of many diseases, including Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, orthostatic tremor, cerebellar disease, peripheral neuropathy, and alcohol withdrawal. Tremors may be classified as postural, rest, and action tremors. Tremor of a patient with stenosis of the left carotid artery decreased with acupuncture treatment. The acupoints were GB20, TE17, GV8 and GV11. This case shows that the acupuncture treatment is effective against tremor.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제26권11호
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• pp.833-837
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• 1993

In an effort to reduce the stroke rate of patients after coronary artery bypass, many authors have studied the prevalence of the extracranial carotid disease and its role in determining neurologic morbidity and mortality rates. From April 1992 to August 1993, Seventy-five patients undergoing coronary artery bypass were preoperatively evaluated for presence of carotid and femoral stenosis by Duplex sono. Among them, fourteen patients was positive by Duplex sono and overall prevalence of carotid or femoral stenosis was 18.7%. And significant carotid stenosis [ > 60% ] had proved to be in 3 patients [ 4.0% ].Prophylatic bilateral carotid endarterectomy was performed in one patient, at 5 months prior to and , 1 week prior to coronary artery bypass respectively. Their mean age was 57.6 years [ ranged from 40 to 70 years] and were composed of 10 males and 4 females. There was no postoperative morbidiry and mortality related to neurologic complications. Our data, although small, suggest that preoperative carotid screening is helpful to determine patients at high risk of stroke, and significant simultaneous carotid and coronary atherosclerosis should be corrected in selected patients by staged operations when feasible.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.78-83
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• 2009

Fibromuscular dysplasiais an uncommon condition of idiopathic, non-inflammatory and non-atherosclerotic disease of the musculature of arterial walls. The disease is rare, but it commonly affects young and middle aged women. Isolated intracranial cerebral fibromuscular dysplasia is extremely rare because cerebral fibromuscular dysplasia usually affects extracranial vessels. A 20-year-old woman was admitted with light hemiplegia and global aphasia. Brain MRI and MRA demonstrated acute left middle cerebral artery territory infarction with a multifocal stenosis and dilatation of the left middle cerebra artery and left internal carotid. The characteristic conventional cerebral angiographic findings demonstrated a typical string-of-beads appearance in the left distal internal carotid artery and proxiaml portion of the left middle cerebral artery, which suggested a medial type fibromuscular dysplasia. We report a case of isolated intracranial fibromuscular dysplasia with left middle cerebral artery territory infarction. Fibromuscular dysplasia should he considered as a stroke risk factors in children and young adults, especially in patients with no known cardiovascular risk factors.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.279-281
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• 2004

베체트병은 구강 생식기의 궤양, 안구와 피부 병변을 주 증상으로하고 심혈관계, 호흡기계, 소화기계, 중추신경계, 비뇨기계를 침범하여 다양한 증상을 나타낼 수 있다. 베체트병에서 경동맥류와 장천공의 동반은 드문 경우로, 병리소견과 병력상 베체트병으로 진단 받은 환자에서 상기 병증에 대한 수술을 시행하였기에 보고하는 바이다.