• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.69-74
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• 2005

Ever since it was first introduced as a method of scintigraphically measuring regional myocardial perfusion, myocardial perfusion study has been widely used in patients diagnosed or suspected with coronary artery diseases, and continuously improved upon. In addition to the technological enhancement of nuclear medicine equipments, the innovation of radiopharmaceuticals used in the cardiac exams were important contributors to such improvement. Besides the cardiac perfusion studies, new radiopharmaceuticals that visualize fat metabolism or receptors of the sympathetic nervous system have successfully been applied to clinical practice. More information can be collected before diagnosing coronary vascular disease, evaluating the patient's condition, or assessing therapeutic effects. In this review article, the clinical efficacy and characteristics of radiopharmaceutical products tailored for cardiac SPECT that are commonly used in Korea currently, plus the ones not being used yet but have proven value are briefly described.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.251-253
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• 2012

We report a redo coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in a 55-year-old man. Angina recurred 7 years after the initial surgery. Coronary angiography showed all patent grafts except a faint visualization of the in situ right gastroepiploic artery (RGEA) graft, which was anastomosed to the posterior descending coronary artery, associated with celiac axis stenosis. Redo-CABG was performed at postoperative 10 years because of aggravated angina and decreased perfusion of the inferior wall in the myocardial single photon emission computed tomography. The saphenous vein graft was interposed between the 2 in situ grafts used previously; the right internal thoracic artery and RGEA grafts. Angina was relieved and myocardial perfusion was improved.

• 대한의용생체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한의용생체공학회 1995년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.82-86
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• 1995

Using electrocardiography is a common method to diagnose heart disease, Modeling and simulation of activation process for the heart system is useful to understand electrocardiography. This paper proposes a two-dimensional cellular automata model for the activation process of the ventricles. The model represents the geometry of the ventricles by the ellipsoidal shape in two dimension. In the model, ventricles are divided into four layers, each of which has a set of cells with preassigned properties. The proposed model takes Into account the local orientation of the myocardial fibers and their distributed velocity, and refractory period. Simulation experiment is performed to measure activation potential for each cell in each layer within the ventricles.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.158-163
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• 1997

한림대학교 의료원 강등성심 병원에서는 1994년 7월 처음으로 관상동맥 우회술을 시행한 이래 1995 년 8월까지 총 48례의 관상동맥 우회술을 시행하였다. 이 중 응급상황하에서 수술을 시행한 10례와 좌 주관상동맥 성형술을 시행한 6례를 제외한 32례의 조기 성적을 추적하였다. 남녀비는 14:18이었고, 나이는 37~81세였다. 환자들의 특징은 32명 중 26명이 불안정형 협심증, 6명이 안정성 협심증이었고, 이 들 중 9명에서 심근 경색증의 기왕력이 있었다. 5명에서 좌심실 박출계수가 40% 이하로 좌심실 기능이 떨어져 있었고 만성신부전증 환자가 1명 있었다. 관상동맥 위험인자는 흡연, 고혈압, 고지방혈증, 당뇨, 비만 등이 었고, 관상동맥의 협착 정도는 세 혈관질환이 21례, 두혈관 질환이 7례, 한혈관질환이 2례, 좌주 관상동맥 질환이 2례였다. 수술은 온혈심정지액으로 심정지 유도후, 냉혈심정지액을 관상정맥동을 통해 지속적으로 관류시켰으며, 대동맥 차단시간은 평균 105분(66~183분)이었고, 총 심폐관류시간은 평 f 242.4분(119~852분)이었다. 이식혈관은 1례를 제외하고는 모든 환자에서 내유동맥을 사용하였고, 2례에서 요골동맥을 사용하였으\ulcorner, 나머지 이식편은 대복재정 맥을 사용하였다. 사용된 총이식편수는 103개로 환자당 3.22개였고, 총 이식편의 32%에서 동맥 이식편을 사용하였다. 수술 후 4례 에서 저심박출증으로 IABP를 사용하였고, 술 후 심근경색은 2례에서 발생하였다. 그외의 합병증으로는 호흡부전, 부정맥, 종격동염, 출혈, 뇌혈관경 색 등이었다. 술후 2례에서 사망하여 조기 사망률은 6.25%였으며, 1례는 저심박출증으로심폐기의 이탈이 안되어, 1례는 심근경색증으로 양심실 보조장치 제거후 67일만에 사망하였다. 추적관찰중 2례에서 흉통이 재발하여 관상동맥 조영술 시행결과, 7개의 이식편 중 2개에서 폐색(우판상동맥으로의 이식편) 이 보였으나, 투약으로 통증은 호전되었고, 1례에서 술후 3달만에 갑자기 심정지가 발생하여 사망하였다.

• 정신신체의학
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.193-209
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• 1998

The author conducted a literature review to better characterize the current state of knowledge regarding the relationship between psychological and behavioral factors and cardiovascular disease. This review focus on several problems : Hypertension, coronary artery disease such as myocardial infarction and angina pectoris. We describe model for understanding the relation-ship of psychological factors to the disease, review the results of relevant research studies and provide recommendation for further research.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.50-58
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• 1989

The emergence and expansion of cardiac surgery over the past decade has resulted in an increasing number of patients undergoing cardiac operations but many kinds of heart surgery was realized only palliative, resulting in increasing numbers of secondary cardiac procedures. From 1978 to 1988, 10 cases of various congenital heart diseases and 17 cases of acquired heart diseases were reoperated at Hanyang University Hospital. The leading indication of second operation was residual shunt or valvular malfunction due to technical failure in congenital heart disease and primary valve failure, endocarditis, paravalvular leakage were for acquired heart disease. The mortality of reoperation was 0% for congenital heart disease and 11.7%[2 death among the 17 patients] for acquired heart disease. The leading causes of death were myocardial failure, sepsis with endocarditis, acute renal failure and congestive heart failure.

• 정신신체의학
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.174-184
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• 1995

The author conducted a literature review to better characterize the current state of knowledge regardeding the relationship between psychological and behavioral factors and cardiovascular disease. This review focus on several Problems : hypertension, coronary artery disease such as myocardial infarction and angina pectoris, sudden death, arrhythmia, vasomotor(vasodepressor) syncope, and psychogenic cardiac nondisease. We describe model for understanding the relationship of psychological factors to the disease, review the results of relevant research studies and provide recommendation for further research.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.514-521
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• 1990

Patient with aortic valvular disease have increased left ventricular work and greater myocardial oxygen demand, which may aggravate the effect of concomitant coronary artery disease. Thus in patient who repair aortic valve replacement, concomitant aortocoronary bypass surgery is often performed when angiographically significant coronary artery disease is present. This approach is supported by reports that revascularization does not increase operative risk when associated coronary artery disease is present and significantly reduce the occurrence of late sudden death. Recently we have experienced one case of aortic valve replacement concomitant with aorta-coronary bypass surgery. The patient was 56 year-old male and admitted with complaint of anterior chest pain especially during his exercise. He was diagnosed as aortic valve stenosis and regurgitation [GIII] with proximal right main coronary artery occlusion We performed aortic valve replacement with aorta coronary bypass surgery by use of saphenous vein. Post operative course was uneventful and chest pain was relieved. Post operative coronary angiogram disclosed good patency of grafted vessel.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.50-61
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• 2002

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of cardiac rehabilitation teaching program on knowledge level and compliance of health behavior for the patients with myocardial infarction. Method: The subjects were 47 patients 23 were assigned to the experimental group and 24 were for the control. The cardiac rehabilitation teaching program is a individualized teaching program which was delivered to the experimental group during hospitalization period by present researcher. Data were collected through questionnaire surveys for knowledge level and compliance of health behavior from September 15, 1999 to December 31, 2000. The collected data was analyzed by using the SAS program. Results: 1. With regard to the knowledge scores 1) The total knowledge level in the experimental group was significantly higher than in the control group. 2) As to the knowledge domains, nature of disease, risk factors, diet, medication, exercise, and daily activities were significantly higher in score in the experimental group than in the control group. 2. With regard to the compliance of health behavior 1) The average compliance with good health behavior was significantly higher in the experimental group than in the control group. 2) As to the health behavior domains smoking cessation, diet, stress management, regular exercise, and other measures for lifestyle modification were significantly higher in score in the experimental group than in the control group. 3. The pre-treatment knowledge score was positively correlated to the post-treatment knowledge score and post- treatment knowledge score was positively correlated to the post-treatment compliance of health behaviors. Conclusion: The above findings indicate that the cardiac rehabilitation teaching program for the experimental group was effective in increasing level of knowledge and improvement of compliance with good health behavior of patients with myocardial infarction.

• 대한방사성의약품학회지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.71-78
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• 2019

Nuclear imaging is one of the most powerful measures for non-invasive diagnosis of myocardial vascular disease. Radionuclide such as ¹³N, ¹⁵O, ²⁰¹Tl and ⁸²Rb is used for the measurement of cardiac blood flow. ¹³N, ¹⁵O and ²⁰¹Tl are produced in cyclotrons while ⁸²Rb is obtained from generator. Rubidium (Rb), an alkali ion, behaves biologically like potassium, and accumulates in myocardial tissue. Rb has rapid blood clearance profile which allows the use of ⁸²Rb with a short physical half-life of 75 s for non-invasive evaluation of regional myocardial perfusion. There are several advantages of ⁸²Rb over other radioisotopes. An ultra-short half-life significantly reduces the exposure of patients to radiation and allows to repeat injections for studying the effects of medical intervention. As a positron emitter, ⁸²Rb allows positron emission tomography (PET) imaging which have shown superior diagnostic performances. ⁸²Rb can be produced from generator by decay of its parent ⁸²Sr. However, the preparation of ⁸²Sr is difficult, because appropriate purity is required to meet the specification of the product. Recently reported procedure from ARRONAX research institute showed that a Chelex-100 resin is sufficient for this purpose and additional column is not necessary. Whereas Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) procedure contains three ion exchange resin separation, including Chelex-100 resin. Currently, since ⁸²Sr production site is non-existent in Korea, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) has plan to produce ⁸²Sr within specifications. We compared ⁸²Sr purification procedures reported from ARRONAX and BNL to investigate the most suitable procedure for our conditions.