• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.165-177
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• 2013

This is the third in a series on coronary artery bypass which reviews three alternative arterial conduits. The radial artery has become the most widely used of the three and accumulating experience demonstrates better patency at 10 years versus saphenous vein. Drawbacks are a long incision on the forearm, the propensity for spasm and persistent sensory disturbance in about 10%. The first is answered by endoscopic harvest which may yield a shorter conduit but reduces sensory nerve injury. Spasm is managed pharmacologically and by less harvest trauma. The gastroepiploic artery is used in situ and free and although the abdominal cavity is entered complications are minimal and patency compares favorably with the radial artery. Use of the inferior epigastric artery remains minimal and its similar length often requires composite use but limited patency data are supportive. Other arteries have had rare use and this is unlikely to change because the three presented here have significant advantages and acceptance.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제32권10호
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• pp.897-902
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• 1999

Use of the left internal thoracic artery(ITA) to bypass the left anterior descending(LAD) coronary artery has become the standard of care based on its superior graft patency, reduced cardiac events, and enhanced survival. But rarely we encountered with injury to the artery during harvesting which leads to loss of the merits of surgery. We reconstructed inadequate ITAa with other arterial conduits so proximal stump to be a blood source if possible. Maternal and method: Between January 1996 and March 1999, 12 patients received bypass with the reconstructed left internal thoracic artery grafts to left anterior descending artery because of an injury(n=8), short or small(n=4). Right or left ITA was used to LAD as a free graft(n=2). And the other 10 left ITAs were extended with radial artery(n=6), right ITA(n=3), saphenous vein(n=1). Composite "T" graft was made with other arterial conduits in these extended graft(n=5). Result: There was only one morbidity of minor would problem, and no mortality. The patency of extended graft to LAD was complete in 5 patients who received angiography during the period of 2wks to 2 years postoperative, but one of side branch of "T" graft occluded. All of these patients were well. Conclusion: Reconstructive extension with the use of other arterial conduit for the injured proximal ITA is warranted in any patients with acceptable results. acceptable results.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.1092-1100
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• 1989

Since May 1987 to April 1989, fifteen patients have been subjected to coronary artery bypass graft [CABG] including coronary thromboendarterectomy in 3 patients at Hanyang University Hospital. The correlation between the preoperative coronary angiography, electrocardiography, clinical status, operative finding and postoperative blood flow, complication and degree of clinical improvement were evaluated. 1. Ten patients [67 %] were male and five patients [33 %] were female, Ages ranged from 30 to 68 years. [average 52.2 years] 2. The angina by types of presentation was stable in 3 patients, unstable in 12 patients with resting, postinfarction and progressive angina as the criteria of unstability. 3. The number of involved vessels were single in 6 cases, double in 4 cases, triple in 5 cases including 1 case of left main coronary arterial disease. 4. The distribution of sites of distal anastomosis revealed predilection to left coronary arterial system [83 %], especially left anterior descending arterial system. 5. The author performed 4 cases of single bypass, 4 cases of double bypass, 5 cases of triple bypass and 2 cases of quadruple bypass. Of these 15 patients, 3 patients received coronary thromboendarterectomy, LAD in 2 patients and right coronary artery [RCA] in 1 patient. 6. The distal anastomosis were performed first with using saphenous vein grafts as conduits in all cases except 1 case using Gore-Tex conduit because of deficient in length and narrowed internal mammary artery and sequential bypass methods were employed in last 6 cases. 7. One operative death occurred and therefore, mortality rate was 6.7%. The perioperative myocardial infarction were occurred in 3 cases [20%] and its cause was supposed that they were triple vessel disease and therefore, aortic cross clamping times were relatively long. 8. All survivors were followed for 17.7 months on an average [range 5-28 months] and they have had symptomatic improvement except 1 case having mild degree of angina at 1.5 months after operation.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제46권5호
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• pp.319-327
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• 2013

Strategic planning is integral to any operation but complexity varies immensely and therefore the effort necessary to create the optimal plan. The previous three reports have discussed individual conduits and herein is an attempt to present approaches to common situations which the author favors. Although much has been learned over 45 years about use and subsequent behavior of venous and arterial grafts we continue to learn and, as a result, evolve new strategies or modify those now popular. Thus the reader must recognize that in spite of trying to be balanced and inclusive all surgeons have personal opinions and also prejudices which influence the approach taken and which may not be the optimal one for others or for the patient.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제32권10호
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• pp.943-946
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• 1999

There was no significant difference in morbidity and mortality between those that received simultaneous operation for coronary artery disease and peripheral vascular disease versus those that received coronary artery bypass graft alone. Simultaneous operation is also cost effective. A 46 year-old patient with resting chest pain and intermittent claudication was diagnosed as unstable angina and Leriche's syndrome. We performed simultaneous revascularization for coronary artery stenosis with internal mammary artery and right gastroepiploic artery and a bifurcated vascular graft interposition between in the aorta, left common iliac and right femoral arteries for Leriche's syndrome. The postoperative coronary angiogram and aortogram revealed a good patency of the arterial conduits and vascular graft. He has been followed for 12 months without any problem.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.42-47
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• 2006

배경: 새로 나온 다절편 전산화흥부단층촬영(Multidetector Computed Tomography: MDCT)은 관상동맥 영상화에 유용하다. 본 교실에서는 관상동맥우회로 술을 시행한 환자에서 술 후 관상동맥 이식편의 평가를 위하여 비침습적 MDCT와 기존의 침습적 관상동맥조영 술의 유용성을 비교하였다. 대상 및 방법: 2003년 11월부터 2004년 11월까지 관상동맥우회로 술을 시행한 후 16 Channel MDCT와 관상동맥조영 술 모두에 동의한 15명을 대상으로 52개의 이식편의 개존성을 분석하였다. MDCT를 이용하여 3차원으로 재조합된 영상과 관상동맥조영술을 통해 얻은 영상을 비교하여 민감도, 특이도, 양성 예측치, 음성 예측치 등을 계산하였다 결과: 환자당 평균 3.4$\pm$0.8개의 도관을 사용하였다. MDCT 도중 환자들의 평균 심박동수는 86회/분(범위, 60$\∼$110회/분)이어서 베타차단제는 사용하지 않았다. 모든 환자들이 필요한 시간만큼 호흡을 참을 수 있었다. 관상동맥조영 술을 통해 얻은 전체 이식편 개존율은 96.2$\%$였다. MDCT의 진단력은 민감도 100$\%$,특이도 98.0$\%$, 양성 예측치 100$\%$,음성 예측치 66$\%$였다. 결론: 관상동맥우회로 술 후 16 Channel MDCT는 기존의 관상동맥조영 술과 비교하여 이식편의 개존상태와 혈류 정도 파악에 신뢰할 수 있는 수준이며, 비침습적이며 저렴하므로 관상동맥조영 술을 대체할 수 있을 것이다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제45권6호
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• pp.351-367
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• 2012

This second report in the series on coronary artery bypass presents the authors experience and personal views on the internal thoracic artery (ITA) which date to 1966. There has been a very gradual evolution in the acceptance of this conduit which was initially compared with the saphenous vein and viewed as an improbable alternative to it. As is common with concepts and techniques which are 'outside the box' there was skepticism and criticism of this new conduit which was more difficult and time consuming to harvest for the surgeon who had to do it all. It was viewed as small, fragile, spastic and its flow capacity was questioned. Only a few surgeons employed it because of these issues and some of them would frequently graft it to the diagonal artery as it was thought not to supply adequate flow for the left anterior descending unless it was small. After a decade, angiographic data revealed superior patency to vein grafts. Even this evidence and survival benefit reported a few years later did not convince many surgeons that their concerns about limitations justified its use. Thus widespread adaption of the ITA as the conduit of choice for the anterior descending required another decade and bilateral use is only now expanding to more than 5% of patients in the US and somewhat faster in other countries.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제46권6호
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• pp.413-425
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• 2013

Background: Graft vessel preservation solution in coronary artery bypass surgery is used to maintain the graft conduit in optimal condition during the perioperative period. Nafamostat mesilate (NM) has anticoagulation and anti-inflammatory properties. Therefore, we investigated NM as a conduit preservative agent and compared it to papaverine. Methods: Sprague-Dawley (SD) rat thoracic aortas were examined for their contraction-relaxation ability using phenylephrine (PE) and acetylcholine (ACh) following preincubation with papaverine and NM in standard classical organ baths. Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) were cultured to check for the endothelial cell viability. Histopathological examination and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling assay were performed on the thoracic aortas of SD rats. Results: The anti-contraction effects of papaverine were superior to those of NM at PE (p<0.05). The relaxation effect of NM on ACh-induced vasodilatation was not statistically different from that of papaverine. Viability assays using HUVECs showed endothelial cell survival rates of >90% in various concentrations of both NM and papaverine. A histopathological study showed a protective effect against necrosis and apoptosis (p<0.05) in the NM group. Conclusion: NM exhibited good vascular relaxation and a reasonable anti-vasocontraction effect with a better cell protecting effect than papaverine; therefore, we concluded that NM is a good potential conduit preserving agent.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제45권5호
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• pp.275-286
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• 2012

The saphenous vein has been the principal conduit for coronary bypass grafting from the beginning, circa 1970. This report briefly traces this history and concomitantly presents one surgeons experience and personal views on use of the vein graft. As such it is not exhaustive but meant to be practical with a modest number of references. The focus is that of providing guidance and perspective which may be at variance with that of others and recognizing that there may be many ways to accomplish the task at hand. Hopefully the surgeon in training/early career may find this instructive on the journey to surgical maturity.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제40권8호
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• pp.546-551
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• 2007

배경: 관상동맥 우회술에서 요골동맥 이식편의 사용이 증가하는 추세이나 혈관조영술을 이용한 요골동맥의 개통률 분석은 내흉동맥이나 복재정맥에 비해 적다. 대상 및 방법: 요골동맥을 이용한 관상동맥 우회술 후 2001년 1월부터 2006년 6월 사이에 재입원하여 혈관조영술을 시행받은 132명의 환자를 대상으로 하였다. 남자 92명, 여자 40명이었으며 수술 후 평균 32개월($2{\sim}110$개월)에 혈관조영술을 시행하였다. 수술 전 관상동맥 병소의 분포는 1혈관 질환이 7명, 2혈관 질환이 38명, 3혈관 질환이 87명이었으며 좌 주관상동맥 질환 46명이 포함되어 있었다. 인공심폐기를 사용한 경우(on-pump)가 58명, 인공심페기를 사용하지 않은 경우(off-pump)가 74명이었다. 결과: 관상동맥 조영술 결과 이식혈관의 평균 개통률은 91.2% (376/412)였으며 on pump군과 off pump군 사이의 개통률에 대한 통계학적 차이는 없었다(p=0.125). 수술 전 관상동맥 협착의 정도에 따른 요골동맥의 개통은 90% 이상의 협착이 있던 110개소 중 완전 개통을 보인 곳이 98개소(89%), 폐쇄된 경우가 8개소(7.3%)였으며, 90% 이하의 협착이 있던 76개소의 경우는 완전 개통이 60개소(78.9%), 폐쇄된 경우가 9개소(11.8%)로 나타나 수술 전 관상동맥에 90% 이상 협착이 있었던 군이 90% 미만의 협착이 있었던 군보다 높은 경향을 보였다(p=0.057). 폐쇄된 요골동맥 이식편의 관상동맥 문합 부위는 좌전하행지가 7군데 중1개소(14.2%), 대각지가 40군데 중 1개소(2.5%), 회선지가 96군데 중 6개소(6.2%), 우 관상동맥이 43군데 중 9개소(20.9%)로 우 관상동맥의 개통률이 가장 저조하였다(p=0.027). 요골동맥 근위부 문합방법에 따른 요골동맥이식편의 개통률은 3군간에 차이가 없었다(p=0.078). 결론: 요골동맥은 관상동맥 우회술에서 중기 혈관 조영술 상 만족할 만한 이식편이라 생각하지만 우 관상동맥에 이식하거나, 90% 이하의 관상동맥 협착에 이식시 개통률이 저조하였다. 인공심폐기의 사용 유무나 근위부 문합방법에 따른 개통률의 차이는 없었다.