• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제41권5호
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• pp.610-618
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• 2008

배경: 동맥경화성 하지 동맥 폐색증의 치료는 보존적 운동 요법, 약물 요법, 수술 방법 등으로 증상의 완화 및 혈류 개선을 기대할 수 있는데 그 중 동맥간 우회로 수술이 가장 효과적이라고 알려져 있다. 본 연구는 본원에서 시행한 우회로 수술의 단기 추적 결과를 조사하여 그 효과를 평가하고 개존율에 영향을 미치는 인자를 분석하여 향후 치료의 지표로 삼고자 한다. 대상 및 방법: 2002년 6월에서 2006년 4월까지 본원 흉부외과에서 동맥경화성 하지 동맥 폐색증으로 진단받고 동맥간 우회로 수술을 받았던 환자 96명을 대상으로 하였다. 증상과 Ankle-brachial index (ABI)의 변화를 통해 우회로 수술의 효용성을 파악하고 수술 후 합병증, 하지 절단율 그리고 이식편 개존율 등을 통해 단기 결과를 확인하였다. 성별, 연령, 흡연 유무, 동반 질환, 문합 위치, 이식편의 크기와 종류 등의 항목으로 개존율에 미치는 위험인자를 확인하였다. 이외에 폐색 부위, 약 복용 등을 각 의무기록을 바탕으로 후향적으로 조사하였다. 전체 평균 추적 기간은 $29.4{\pm}13.1$개월이었다. 결과: 대상 환자들의 평균 연령은 $65.95{\pm}9.61$세로 남성이 88예였으며 허혈성 하지 통증이 가장 많은 증상이었다. 동반 질환으로는 고혈압(61%), 당뇨병(42%), 심장 질환(35%) 순이었고 흡연자는 88명(91.7%)이었다 동맥 폐색 부위 중 가장 많은 부위는 표재성 대퇴동맥으로 44예(40%) 이었다. 수술 방법 중 이식편으로 Polytetra-fluoroethylene (PTFE) 인조 혈관을 이용한 대퇴-슬와동맥간 우회로술을 가장 많이 시행하였으며 대복재정맥도 11예에서 사용하였다. ABI는 수술 전 $0.30{\pm}0.11$에서 수술 후 $0.63{\pm}0.11$으로 의미 있는 증가를 보였다(p<0.001). 수술 후 1년, 3년 이식편 개존율은 각각 86.4%, 68.0%이었다. 개존 실패를 보인 경우는 29예(30.21%)였으며 남성, 흡연 그리고 고혈압이 동반되어 있는 경우가 실패군에서 유의하게 높았고 이 중 고혈압이 위험인자로 유의한 결과를 보였다(p=0.042). 결론: 동맥경화성 하지 동맥 폐색증의 동맥간 우회로 수술은 하지 통증, 파행증의 호전과 하지 절단을 예방하는데 비교적 효과적인 치료 방법이다. 장기적인 이식편 개존율을 유지하기 위해서는 남성 흡연자의 금연을 적극 유도하고 고혈압 환자의 철저한 혈압 조절이 동반됨과 동시에 수술시 적절한 이식편의 선택, 규칙적인 약물 복용, 꾸준한 외래 추적관찰 등의 효과적인 관리가 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.290-300
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• 2000

Background: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of EBT(Electron Beam Tomography) in the diagnosis of conotruncal anomaly and to determine whether it can be used as a substitute for cardiac angiography. Material and Method: 20 patients(11M & 9F) with TOF(n=7, pulmonary atresia 2), DORV(n=7), complete TGV(n=4), & corrected TGV(n=2) were included. The age ranged from 7 days to 26 years(median 60 days). We analyzed the sequential chamber localization, the main surgical concenrn in each disease category (PA size, LVED volume and coronary artery pattern for TOF & pulmonary atresia, the LV mass, LVOT obstruction, coronary artery pattern for complete TGV, and type of VSD and TV-PV distance for DORV, etc) and other associated anomalies(e.g., VSD, arch anomalies, tracheal stenosis, etc). Those were compared with the results of echocardiography(n=19), angiography (n=9), and surgery(n=11). The interval between EBT and echocardiography/angiography was within 20/11 days, respectively except for an angiography in a patient with corrected TGV (48 days). Result: EBT correctly diagnosed the basic components of conotruncal anomalies in all subjects, compared to echocardiography, angiography or surgery. These included the presence, type and size of VSD(n=20), pulmonic/LV outflow tract stenosis(n=15/2), relation of great arteries and the pattern of the proximal epicardial coronary arteries(16 out of 20). EBT proved to be accurate in quantitation of the intrapericardial and hilar pulmonary arterial dimension and showed high correlation and no difference compared with echocardiography, angiography, or surgery(p>0.05) except for left pulmonary arterial & ascending arterial dimension by echocardiography. LVED volume in seven TOF(no difference: p>0.05 & high correlation: r=0.996 with echocardiography), and LV mass in 4 complete TGV were obtained. Additionally, EBT enabled the cdiagnosis of subjlottic tracheal stenosis and tracheal bronchus in 1 respectively. Some peripheral PA stenosis were not detected by echocardiography, while echocardiography appeared to be slightly more accurate than EBT in detecing ASD or PDA. Conclusion: EBT can be a non-invasive and accurate modality of for the evaluation of most anatomical alteration including peripheral PS or interruption in patients with conotruncal anomalies. Combined with echocardiography, EBT study provides sufficient information for the palliative or total repair of anomalies.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제32권7호
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• pp.567-577
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• 2022

최근 인구 고령화로 인해 허혈성 심장질환, 허혈성 뇌졸중, 말초 동맥 질환 등의 허혈성 혈관질환의 유병률이 지속적으로 증가하고 있다. 허혈성 질환에 대한 현재 표준화된 치료법은 약물 요법 및 수술을 통한 재관류요법이다. 재관류요법은 손상된 동맥의 기능을 회복시킬 수 있지만 허혈로 인해 손상된 주변 조직의 기능 회복에 있어 효율적이지 않다. 그러므로 허혈 질병을 안전하고 효과적으로 치료하고 주변 조직의 기능을 회복시킬 수 있는 새로운 치료전략의 개발이 필요하다. 이러한 한계를 극복하기 위해 손상된 부위를 재생하는 줄기세포 기반 치료가 허혈성 혈관질환의 유망한 전략으로 연구되어 왔다. 다양한 조직에서 분리할 수 있는 중간엽줄기세포(MSC)는 면역 조절, 혈관 신생 촉진 및 다양한 관련 인자의 분비를 통해 손상된 조직을 재생함으로써 허혈성 질환의 치료에 유망한 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 줄기세포 치료 효과를 높이기 위해 3D 배양법을 이용하거나 세포 프라이밍(Cell Priming)과 같은 MSC 기능을 강화하여 이식 효율을 높이는 새로운 접근법이 연구되고 있다. 이 논문에서는 MSC를 허혈성 질환 치료에 사용하는 다양한 전략을 제공하고 허혈성 부위에서 MSC의 분화(Differentiation), 증식(Proliferation) 및 생착(Engraftment)과 같은 이식의 문제에 대해 논의한다.

• Korean Circulation Journal
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• 제54권9호
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• pp.565-576
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• 2024

Background and Objectives: The K-ELUVIA study aimed to investigate the clinical effectiveness and safety of Eluvia^TM, a polymer-coated, paclitaxel-eluting stent, for femoropopliteal artery disease using data from a prospective Korean multicenter registry. Methods: A total of 105 patients with femoropopliteal artery disease who received endovascular treatment (EVT) with Eluvia^TM stents at 7 Korean sites were enrolled in a prospective cohort and followed for 2 years. The primary endpoint was the 2-year clinical patency. The secondary endpoint was 2-year freedom from clinically driven target lesion revascularization (TLR). Results: Mean patient age was 68.2±10.4 years, and most patients (82.7%) were male. Mean lesion length was 168.3±117.6 mm. Chronic total occlusion was found in 57.7% of patients. Trans-Atlantic Inter-Society Consensus for the Management of Peripheral Arterial Disease (TASC II) type C or D lesions were present in 46.1% of patients. Procedural success was achieved in 99.0% of patients. The clinical patency rate was 84.4% at 1 year after EVT and 76.3% at 2 years post-EVT. The freedom from TLR rate was 89.1% at 1 year after EVT and 79.1% at 2 years post-EVT. Chronic total occlusion (hazard ratio [HR], 3.53; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.08-11.67; p=0.039) and smaller mean stent diameter (HR, 0.40; 95% CI, 0.16-0.98; p=0.044) were identified as independent predictors of loss of clinical patency at 2 years. Conclusions: The K-ELUVIA study demonstrated favorable 2-year clinical effectiveness and safety outcomes of Eluvia stent for femoropopliteal artery lesions in real-world practice.

• 대한영상의학회지
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• 제82권3호
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• pp.500-511
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• 2021

하지동맥 질환의 유병률은 고연령 군에서 증가한다. 최근의 기술적 진보로 혈관 내 치료가 점점 더 많은 빈도로 시행되고 있다. 간헐적 파행의 치료 목표는 보행 능력을 향상시키고 증상을 완화시키는 것이다. 이를 위해 해부학적 내구성을 높이는 것이 중요한 전략이며 개통률이 치료 평가 기준이 된다. 임계 하지허혈을 가진 환자에서는 병변이 광범위하고 특히 무릎아래동맥을 심하게 침범한다. 임계 하지허혈의 치료 목적은 상처 회복을 촉진하고 주요 절단을 예방하는데 있으며 사지 보존율이 평가의 기준이 된다. 장골동맥 협착의 치료에는 피복 혹은 비피복 스텐트 삽입술이 일차적 치료로 인정된다. 대퇴슬와동맥 질환은 죽종제거술과 함께 약물방출풍선 및 스텐트가 자주 사용되는 반면 무릎아래동맥 질환에서는 풍선확장술이 주요 치료 방법이다. 컴퓨터단층 혈관조영술은 절대적 금기증이 없는 환자에서 혈관 내 치료계획 수립을 하는데 로드맵을 제공한다.

• Archives of Reconstructive Microsurgery
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.46-55
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• 1996

The purpose of this study is to investigate if there is a higher rate of free flap failure in cases of vein grafts compared to non-vein graft, and to analyze the clinical usefulness and necessity in elective free flap surgery. We have used 24 vein grafts in 208 free flaps from May, 1986 until August, 1995. Vein grafts were from 2cm to 50cm in length between the recipient and donor vessels. Reconstructed sites were 10 lower extremities, 8 head and neck, 4 hand, and 2 trunk. Vein grafts were used 14 for arterial, 6 venous, 4 in both arterial and venous anastomoses. We intentionally used long vein grafts longer than 5cm for improved blood flow in cases of peripheral vascular disease, radionecrotic wounds, lower leg trauma. Short vein grafts of about 3cm in length were used to overcome the shortage of vascular length in cases of unexpected vessel anomaly, short donor vessel, and difficult access to recipient vessels after radical neck dissection. All veins were carefully handled with ligation of very small branches and were transferred to the recipient site without irrigation. 8 flaps were failed out of a total of 208 free flaps, however there was no failure among the 24 cases that needed vein grafts between the donor and recipient vessels. Success rates between non-vein grafts free flaps and vein graft free flaps were 95.6%(8/184) and 100%(0/24). Even though the vein grafts increase the operation time and the number of anastomoses, they do not result in any increased failure rate of free flap surgery(4.4% versus 0%). In addition to the reducing tension between recipient and donor vessels, the surgeon can select better recipient vessels with excellent blood flow so that vein grfats in microsurgery can provide a high success rate of free flaps.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.471-478
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• 2021

Background: The effect of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) and peripheral vascular disease (PVD), which occurs with similar degenerative conditions, when seen together, has not been studied. The aim of this study is to examine and compare the relationship between pain, balance, disability, fear of falling, and kinesiophobia in LSS patients with intermittent vascular claudication (IVC). Methods: Seventy-two patients diagnosed with LSS using magnetic resonance imaging participated in this study. Thirty-five patients with IVC symptoms and showing vascular lesions by lower extremity venous and arterial Doppler ultrasonography imaging were included in the IVC-LSS group. The pain, static balance, dynamic balance, disability, fear of falling, and kinesiophobia were evaluated using the numeric rating scale, single leg stance test, Time Up and Go (TUG), the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), Fall Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I), and Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia (TSK), respectively. Results: Age and female sex were found to be higher in the IVC-LSS group (P = 0.024; P = 0.012). The IVC-LSS group had a shorter single leg stance time and TUG test duration, pain intensity, ODI, FES-I, and TSK scores were higher than patients with LSS (P = 0.001). Pain, fear of falling, and kinesiophobia were moderately correlated with disability in the IVC-LSS group. No relationship was found between pain and dynamic balance. Also, the pain was not related to kinesiophobia. Conclusions: The findings indicated that IVC causes loss of balance and an increase in pain, disability, fear of falling, and kinesophobia in patients with LSS.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.245-248
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• 2005

에르고타민이 포함된 약물은 편두통의 치료에 널리 사용되고 있다. 경련성의 혈관수축은 가장 심각한 약물 부작용 중의 하나로 이는 허용된 약물 투여량의 복용에서도 일어날 수 있다. 저자는 15년간 편두통으로 인해 꾸준히 에르고타민이 포함된 약물을 복용한 과거력이 있는 63세 남자환자에 나타난 혈관경축에 의한 상지의 심한 허혈상태를 인조혈관 우회로 이식술, 교감신경 차단술, 그리고 헤파린과 프로스타글란딘 El으로 치료하였으나 결국 에르고타민이 포함된 약물을 중단하고서야 극적인 임상 호전을 경험하였기에 보고하는 바이다.

• 약학회지
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.260-267
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• 2005

[ $PGE_1$ ] is an endogenous substance of potent vasodialator as well as inhibitor of platelet aggregation. It has been used therapeutically in peripheral arterial occlusive disease and impotence. Intracavernous injection of $PGE_1$ for erectile dysfunction has been established for several years as a treatment option for erectile dysfunction of diverse etiologies, but this mode of administration is limited by penile discomfort, pain at the injection site, inconvenience and noncompliance. As the matter of worse, the $\beta-hydroxy$ moiety of $PGE_1$ is extremely susceptible to dehydration in solution to give inactive $PGA_1$ and $PGB_1$. For the improvement of stability, rapid absorption at action site and the convenience of application, $PGE_1$ was formulated as urethral suppositories of three types of formulations, such as PEG, witepsol, and the mixture of PEG and witepsol. The stability test of $PGE_1$ and the release test in urinary suppositories were performed. Futhermore, the effect of enhancers and vehicle composition on the penetration of $PGE_1$ through excised rat skin was evaluated by permeability coefficient and enhancement ratio.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제47권3호
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• pp.302-305
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• 2014

Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome (PAES) is a non-artherosclerotic cause of claudication and acute ischemia of the legs in young athletic individuals. It is classified in terms of the abnormal anatomical relationship between the popliteal artery and surrounding structures. All types of PAES have the same pathophysiology. Repetitive arterial compression by surrounding structures causes progressive vascular injury. Bilateral PAES is reported in about 30% of cases. Bilateral PAES is usually of the same type in each artery; exceptions are rare. We report a case of a young athletic patient who suffered bilateral PAES of two different types.