• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
• /
• 제14권3호
• /
• pp.1743-1746
• /
• 2013

Background and Purpose: Cardiac myxoma is a major primary heart tumor which often causes unexpected symptoms or sudden death. This present study was designed to investigate its clinical pathological features and biological behavior. Methods: A retrospective analysis of the clinical pathologic and immunohistochemical features of 66 cases with cardiac myxoma was conducted. Results: In 66 patients with cardiac myxoma, 61 cases had involvement of the left atrium, one case in both the right ventricular and left atria. The female: male ratio was 2.7:1. Patients had symptoms of blood flow obstruction and systemic alterations with performance of arterial embolization. Tumors were spherical, lobulated or irregular in shape, and soft and brittle. Immunohistochemical markers of vimentin and CD34 in tumor cells were positive. Conclusion: Cardiac myxoma always exists in the left atrium and is more common in women, with diverse clinical manifestations and pathomorphism. Although proliferative activity and the recurrence rate are low, in addition to thorough surgical resection, strengthened review is important for young patients.

• 한국동물위생학회지
• /
• 제40권3호
• /
• pp.215-217
• /
• 2017

A 3-year-old chow chow dog with abdominal distention was referred to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital of Chungnam National University. The dog was diagnosed as Cor triatriatum dexter based on echocardiographic results, which demonstrated an abnormal membrane partitioning the right atrium. Echocardiography also revealed turbulent intra-atrial blood flow between the two chambers of the atrium. The dog was treated with balloon dilatation to enlarge the perforation in the abnormal membrane and to improve blood flow. As a result, although the membrane remained, increased perforation reduced the turbulent intra-atrial blood flow. Clinically the patient improved and eventually was discharged. This case is the first domestic Korean clinical veterinary report on the use of balloon valvuloplasty to treat Cor triatriatum dexter in a dog.

• 한국임상수의학회지
• /
• 제17권1호
• /
• pp.194-204
• /
• 2000

Echocardiography was performed to obtain the optimal planes for diagnosis of canine heartworm disease in 11 dogs. Imaging planes were taken the left ventricular outflow tract long-axis view, 4-chamber long-axis view, chordae tendineae level short-axis view and modified pulmonary arteries level short-axis view in the right parasternal window, and aptical 4-chamber long-axis view in hte left parasternal window. After echocaridography, the pulmonary artery valve pat was ligated with double 1-0 silk under the general anesthesia to prevent heartworm moving from pulmonary artery to right ventricle. The dogs were euthanized and examained for heartworms in heart and great vessels. Many adult heartworms were identified ultrasonographically within main pulmonary artery, bifurcation of pulmonary artery and right pulmonary artery, but not identified within right ventricle and atrium. At necropsy, adult heartworms were mainly found in pulmonary artery in 11 days, and also found in right ventricular outflow tract and right ventricle in 2 of 11 dogs. The modified pulmonary arteries level short-axis view was the best imaging plane for identifiying heartworms because the main pulmonary artery, branches of pulmonary artery and right pulmonary artery could be showed. The aortic root internal dimension (AOID) and right pulmonary atery internal dimension (RPAID) were measured from the modified pulmonary ateries level short-axis view and left ventricular outflow tract long-axis view. The RPAID and RPAID/AOID was higher in heartworm infected dogs than normal Korea Jin-do dogs in modified pulmonary arteries level short-axis view, and the AOID, RPAID and RPIAID/AOID was higher than in left ventricular outflow tract long-axis view, respectively. These results indicate that the pulmonary arteries were the major habitat of adult heartworm in canine heartworm disease and the modified pulmonary arteries level short-axis view was the best imaging planes for identifying heartworms because the main pulmonary arteries could be showed. Therefore the modified pulmonary arteries level short-axis view can be used for diagnosing heartworm disease and for monitoring dilation of pulmonary artery.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
• /
• 제36권7호
• /
• pp.523-526
• /
• 2003

환자는 44세 남자로 호흡곤란과 동반된 복부팽만을 주소로 입원하였다. 심초음파상 우심방내의 종괴와 삼첨판막 협착증, 우심실내강의 감소를 관찰할 수 있었다 수술을 시행하여 우심방내의 종괴를 제거하였고 삼첨판막의 개구부를 확장시킴과 동시에 심실내부의 심내막절제술을 시행하였다. 또한 우심방의 용적부하를 낮추기 위해 심방중격결손을 만들어주었다. 술 후 환자는 증세의 호전을 보였고 별다른 문제없이 퇴원하였고 조직검사상 진단은 심근내막섬유증으로 내려졌다. 술 후 18개월 뒤 환자는 진행된 호흡곤란과 청색증으로 인해 다시 입원하였고 심초음파를 시행하여 우심실내강이 이전보다 더 좁아져 있으며 폐동맥의 혈류가 거의 없음을 확인하였다. 기능적 단 심실 상태였기 때문에 양 방향성 상대정맥폐동맥 단락수술을 시행하였고 술 후 호흡곤란과 청색증은 많은 호전을 보였다. 진행된 우심실의 심근내막섬유증에서 양 방향성 상대정맥-폐동맥 단락수술의 시행은 술 후 초기에 효과적인 증상완화를 제공하지만 장기간의 추적관찰이 요구된다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
• /
• 제30권5호
• /
• pp.493-500
• /
• 1997

심방 이성체를 가지는 복합 심장 기형 환자에서 n시행시 간정맥 환류의 형태를 분석하고 전대정맥폐단 락술시 어떠한 도움을 줄 수 있는지를 평가하여 bnl의 임상적 유용성을 알아보고 자 하였다. 22명의 이성체(좌이성체 9명,우이성체 13명)를 가진 복합 심장 기형 환자를 대상으로 m을 시행하여 간 정맥이 심방으로 환류되는 개구(opening)의 수와 위치, 하대정맥과의 연결 등을 조사하였다. 전대정맥폐단락 (total cavopulmonary shunt)을 시행한 6명의 환자에서 간정맥환류에 대한 수술 방법과 수술 후 체동맥 산소 분 압을 비교하였다. 9명의 모든 좌이성체 .환자에서 하대정맥 단절이 있었고 간정맥은 심방으로 직접 연결되었다. 이 중 1예에 서 간정맥이 두개의 개구를 통하여 땅측 심방으로 각각 환류되었다. 13명의 우이성체 환자중 1예에서는 모든 간 정맥은 하나의 개구를 통하여 하대 정맥과는 분리되어 심방으로 연결되었다. 4예에서는 일부의 간 정맥은 하대정맥과 연결되어 심방으로 들어갔고 일부의 간정맥은 직접 심방으로 연결되었다. 전대정맥폐단락 수술 을 시행한 6예 중 심방으로 연결되는 하대정맥 또는 간정맥의 개구가 하나인 경우나 2개 嗤\ulcorner같은 쪽 심방 에 위치한 4예는 심방내 터널 형성에 의해 모든 간정맥에서 환류되는 혈액이 폐순환을 할 수 있게 수술하였 고 수술 1주후 체동맥 산소 포화도는 평균 91.5%였다. 간정맥 또는 하대정맥의 개구가 2개이며 심방의 양측 으로 각각 연결된 2예중 1 예에서는 간정맥의 일부만 폐순환을 할 수 있게 수술하였고 1예는 수술후 로든 간정맥혈이 폐 순환을 거치지 않게 되었다. 이들의 수술 1 주후 체동맥 산소 포화도는 각각 88.6%와 90%였 다. 심방 이성체 환자에서 다양한 간정맥 환류 기형이 자주 동반되며 간정맥 환류 이상을 수술 전에 발견하는 것이 전대정맥폐단락 수술시 간정맥의 폐순환 여부를 결정하는데 도움을 준다. m은 복합 심장 기형을 가 진 이성체 환자에서 간정맥 환류를 고사하는데 유용하다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
• /
• 제18권2호
• /
• pp.265-272
• /
• 1985

Congenital aneurysm of sinus of Valsalva is one of the rare congenital heart disease, which is usually asymptomatic until rupture. The aneurysm usually ruptures into a cardiac chamber and produces an aorto-intracardiac fistula. Ruptured aneurysm is a grave lesion in that it causes heart failure and subsequent death. If, however, it is discovered in its early stages and operated on properly, it can be corrected with considerable success. Form January 1975 through December 1984, 18 consecutive patients with congenital aneurysm of sinus of Valsalva underwent corrective surgery using total cardiopulmonary bypass in our department of Thoracic Surgery. 1. The incidence was about 0.9% of surgical cases of congenital heart disease during that period. 2. 13 were males and 5 females, with ages ranging 12 years to 52 years. 3. Associated anomalies were VSD in 14, infundibular PS in 1, aberrant muscle band in RVOT in 1, and secondary aortic insufficiency in 9. 4. 17 were suggested to arise from right coronary sinus and 1 from noncoronary sinus; Among 17, 12 ruptured into right ventricle, and one from noncoronary sinus into right atrium. 5. Surgical correction was performed by means of direct suture closure with combined pledget or patch graft after aneurysm resection, and associated lesions were also corrected simultaneously. 6. There was only one case of operative mortality, and all the other patients were relatively uneventful in their follow-up studies.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
• /
• 제18권3호
• /
• pp.407-413
• /
• 1985

Ruptured aneurysms of the sinus Valsalva are relatively rare, and the incidence seems to be higher in oriental than in western countries. Five patients underwent operative treatment in Catholic Medical Center in recent 2.5 year period. Three patients were male and two patients were female, ages ranged from 20 to 54 years. Bacterial endocarditis was suspected or proved in 3 patients. In 3 patients in our series had a ruptured congenital aneurysms and in 2 patients acquired aneurysms by bacterial endocarditis. Associated cardiac lesions were common; such as aortic insufficiency in 3 patients, atrial septal defect in 2 patients, mitral stenoinsufficiency in 1 patient and tricuspid insufficiency in 1 patient. All aneurysmal ruptures of the sinus Valsalva arose from right coronary sinus and in 4 patients ruptured into right ventricle and in 1 patient into right atrium. Surgical techniques consisted of direct closure 4 in patients and closure with Dacron patch in 1 patient. And we preferred double approach, that is, through both the aorta and the involved cardiac chamber in cases in whom aortic insufficiency was present. So additional aortic valve replacement performed in 2 patients due to severe aortic insufficiency and aortic valvuloplasty performed in 1 patient. One patient who underwent direct closure of ruptured sinus Valsalva and double valve replacement died due to low cardiac output syndrome just after the operation. Operative results were relatively good in remainders.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
• /
• 제20권3호
• /
• pp.536-543
• /
• 1987

The Fontan procedure was physiological correction which was initially applied to tricuspid atresia. We had used the modified Fontan operation in 8 cases at National Medical Center, Seoul, from Aug. 1984 to Oct. 1986. Age range was 20 months to 15 years [mean: 9 years] and male: female ratio was 5:3. 5 patients had tricuspid atresia [lb: 2 cases, Ic: 1 case, lib: 1 case, & llc: 1 case], 2 Patients had univentricular heart of left ventricular type, and one patient had transposition of great arteries with complete endocardial cushion defect. The operative principle was direct anastomosis between right atrium and pulmonary artery, whether main pulmonary artery or right pulmonary artery without any conduits. Postoperatively all patients needed high central venous pressure for adequate hemodynamic status in both survival [20-24 CmH2O] and mortality groups [20-24 CmH2O]. The fatal complications were as follows: empyema with bronchopleural fistula [1 case], bleeding tendency & brain damage [1 case], low cardiac output syndrome & acute renal failure [2 cases], and right to left shunt of unknown origin [1 case]. There were 5 hospital deaths; 3 of 5 tricuspid atresia patients, 1 of 2 univentricular heart patients, and 1 of 1 transposition of great arteries with complete endocar4ial cushion defect patient. The overall mortality was 62.5%. 3 survivors were nearly compatible with Choussat & Fontan criteria. Thus appropriate patient selection and experienced surgical technique were required for good results.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
• /
• 제42권2호
• /
• pp.256-258
• /
• 2009

17년 전에 관상동맥 우회술을 시술 받은 63세 환자가 인공 심박동기 삽입 후 발생한 국소 감염으로 입원하였다. 피부 절개 후 심박동기를 견인하여 제거하려 하였으나 와이어가 뽑히지 않았고, 와이어는 절단하여 체내에 남겨둔 채로 치료를 종료하였다. 그러나 반복적으로 국소 감염이 재발하였고, 이에 우측 개흉술로 접근하여 인공 심폐 순환 후, 순환 정지 하에 우심방을 열고 와이어를 제거하였다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
• /
• 제33권1호
• /
• pp.1-6
• /
• 2000

Background: TNF-$\alpha$ plays a major role in producing left ventricular dysfunction cardio-myopathy pulmonary edema and inhibits the compensatory mechanism of congestive heart failure. IL-6 is an acute reactant of immune reaction and also known to control immune reaction but its function in the myocyte was not clearly investigated. Author's performed this experiment to investigate the contents of TNF-$\alpha$ and IL-6 on the assumption that TNF-$\alpha$ and IL-6 may reside in nonfailing heart that has gone cardiac surgery and play some role in cardiac function. Material and Method : Right auricular tissues were sampled from 12 patients who had undergone total corrective surgery for both congenital and acquired heart diseases from January 1998 to June 1998 in Kosin Universcfy Gospel hospital. The quantitive analysis of TNF-$\alpha$ and IL-6 were assessed by ELISA method in right auricular tissue. Hemodynamic values about the pressure of ventricle atrium aorta pulmonary artery and cardiac index pulmonary and systemic vascular resistance and cardiac output were measured by echocardiography and cardiac catheterization and biochemical analyses of LDH & AST were done before operation. statistical analysis was by Paired Student t-test. Patients were divided into children(under 15 years olds) and adults groups and the data was compared beween two groups. Conclusion: Mild pulmonary hypertension and increased pulmonary vascular resistance were existed in both group. The contents of tissue TNF-$\alpha$ IL-6 in each group were independent of each data.