• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.395-401
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• 1974

In order to figure out the normal range, lower limit of hypertension and upper limit of hypotension of the blood pressure of Korean, authors had measured blood pressure according to Korotkow's method for 31,897 healthy persons as samples who were occupied different levels of the social class except cases who would seem to be the essential hypertension and had the diseases affecting to secondary hypertension. A following conclusion was induced by actual measurement and statistical reasoning. 1. The normal range and limits of hypo- and hypertension by sex and age groups of Korean were demonstrated in Table 1 and Figure 1. 2. The more aging the higher value of blood pressure in both sexes, especially women rather than men and systolic as to diastolic. 3. Generally, blood pressure values of female were lower than male, after 55 years of age, however, the crossing phenomenon was recognizable. 4. To settle the normal and abnormal ranges of the blood pressure of Korean, it was attempted that $M{\pm}1.282{\sigma}$ as normal range, $M+2{\sigma}$ as lower limit of hypertension and $M-2{\sigma}$ as upper limit of hypotension were calculated, and regression lines were drawn to adjust the biological variables and derive continuity from each age class. (Fig. 2 and 3) 5. The blood pressure levels were becoming elevated as to getting increased of the body weight, particularly diastolic value at 40-49 age group in male and systolic value at 30-39 age group in female.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.419-426
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• 2013

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine factors influencing medication adherence in patients with hypertension. Methods: This study carried out a secondary analysis of data from the 2008 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES). Stratified sampling was used to select a participant sample that was representative of patients with hypertension throughout the country. Using the SPSS/WIN 18.0 program, data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, $x^2$ test, t-test, and logistic regression. Results: Of the patients with hypertension, 8.8% had showed non-adherence to medication. Medication adherence was associated with age, spouse, Medicare insurance, number of other diseases, and current smoking status. The cases with older age, a spouse, Medicare insurance, higher number of other diseases, and no current smoking status showed significantly high medication adherence. Conclusion: Nursing interventions and further studies are needed to achieve high levels of medication adherence based on factors influencing medication adherence such as age, spouse, Medicare insurance, number of other disease, and current smoking status.

• 한국엔터테인먼트산업학회논문지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.213-224
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• 2020

본 연구는 고혈압 환자의 라이프케어 증진을 위한 약물 순응도 영향요인을 파악하기 위하여 패널 데이터를 활용한 서술적, 2차 분석 조사연구이다. 연구대상자는 한국의료패널 2015년 데이터(β-version 1.0)를 활용하여 고혈압 진단 후 약물을 복용하고 있는 2,484명을 대상으로 하였다. 자료분석은 SPSS/win 22.0을 이용하여 Chi-Square, Scheffe's test, logistic regression으로 하였다. 연구결과 고혈압 환자의 약물 순응도 수준은 94.2%로 나타났으며 약물 순응도 영향요인은 인구학적 요인의 Model I에서는 성별, 나이로 나타났고 신체-사회적 요인을 추가한 Model II에서는 장애유무, 흡연, 음주여부로 나타났으며 약물복용 요인을 추가한 Model III에서는 음주여부, 약물복용 기간, 부작용 발생, 약물 만족도, 약제비 지불 부담으로 확인되었다. 본 연구결과를 바탕으로, 고혈압 환자가 라이프케어를 증진시켜 합병증이 발생하지 않도록 고혈압 진단 초기부터 개개인의 특성에 맞춰 약물복용의 중요성 및 부작용, 복용 방법 등에 대한 교육과 중재가 필요하겠다.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제39권5호
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• pp.240-245
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• 2022

A 15-year-old, neutered male, Shih-Tzu, was presented at the Chonnam National Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital for evaluation of acute onset of persistent coughing, exercise intolerance, and abnormal heart sound. On thoracic auscultation, a split-second heart sound and a wheezing sound were detected on both sides of the chest walls. On physical examination, the dog's body condition score (BCS) was 7/9, and had stenotic nares. Thoracic radiographs revealed right-sided enlargement of the cardiac silhouette (vertebral heart score (VHS) 11.2; reference interval = 8.9-10.1), mild main pulmonary artery (MPA) bulging, mild interstitial infiltration, and hepatomegaly. The electrocardiogram showed right axis deviation, suggesting right ventricular hypertrophy. The echocardiographic study showed moderate pulmonary hypertension and moderate tricuspid regurgitation. There were no findings of a tracheobronchial disease, pulmonary thromboembolism, congenital shunt, left heart disease, or parasitic disease. Based on clinical signs and diagnostic findings, the dog was diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension secondary to brachycephalic syndrome. To rectify respiratory exacerbating factors, the dog was recommended weight control by restricting dietary intake and managing concurrent Cushing's syndrome. Treatments included sildenafil, pimobendan, furosemide, and ramipril. After five months of taking medications and weight control, the severity of pulmonary hypertension improved from moderate to mild. The clinical signs of the patient, including coughing and exercise intolerance, improved a lot. For 5 months of follow-up, the patient has not reported further recurrence of respiratory distress.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.128-131
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• 2017

Mid-ventricular obstruction (MVO) rarely occurs in patients without hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Increased cardiac contractility may play an important role in causing MVO. We experienced a case of severe chest pain and MVO in a 50-year-old female patient. She had hypertension, diabetes, stroke and peripheral artery disease. Her blood pressure was very high (222/122 mmHg) with severe fluctuation. The transthoracic echocardiography revealed MVO accompanied by hyper-dynamic left ventricular systolic function. We regarded her chest pain and MVO as secondary findings related to other diseases. Coronary angiography and several tests for uncontrolled hypertension were performed, and those evaluations revealed that she had coronary artery disease and hyperthyroidism. We considered that the increase in the myocardial oxygen demand in response to the increase in cardiac contractility and workload associated with hyperthyroidism aggravated her symptoms and MVO. She was treated with methimazole and beta blockers and her symptoms dramatically improved.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.381-386
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• 1982

Pulmonary artery aneurysm usually carries an ominous prognosis due to the associated pulmonary hypertension. In July 1981, a patient with a huge aneurysm of main pulmonary artery secondary to pulmonary hypertension and bacterial endocarditis due to a patent ductus arteriosus was treated by resection of the aneurysm and Dacron patch graft replacement and closure of the patent ductus arteriosus. The immediate postoperative result was excellent. We now report the surgical treatment, clinical course, and one and half years follow up of the patient.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.61-64
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• 2005

We report a 18-year-old man, who has been taking antihypertensive medication for 1month in a local clinic, presented with a sudden onset headache followed by left blindness. He experienced palpitation and chest discomfort during physical exertion since 2years before admission, but unfortunately has been ignored. Brain CT showed intracerebral hemorrhage in the left temporoparietal area, but cerebral angiogram and magnetic resonance image revealed no vascular anomaly. He was managed conservatively, and headache and visual loss were improved over time. Subsequently, on the evaluation of hypertension, he was diagnosed as having extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma on left paraaortic area from the results of endocrinological evaluations, abdominal CT scan, and $^{131}I$-MIBG scintigraphy.

• Endocrinology and Metabolism
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.429-434
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• 2018

As diagnostic techniques have advanced, primary aldosteronism (PA) has emerged as the most common cause of secondary hypertension. The excess of aldosterone caused by PA resulted in not only cardiovascular complications, including coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, arrhythmia, and heart failure, but also cerebrovascular complications, such as stroke and transient ischemic attack. Moreover, PA is associated more closely with these conditions than is essential hypertension. In this review, we present up-to-date findings on the association between PA and cerebrovascular diseases.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.150-160
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• 1999

연구배경: CREST 증후군은 전신성 경화증의 이형으로 전신성 경화증에 비교하여 병의 진행이 늦은 것으로 알려져 있다. 하지만 CREST 증후군 환자의 약 50%에서 폐나 심장질환의 증거 없이 폐고혈압이 발생하며, 이러한 환자들의 이년 생존률은 40%로 폐고혈압이 없는 환자에 비해 예후가 매우 나쁘다. 그러나 CREST 증후군에 동반되는 폐고혈압의 원인과 병리기전에 대해서는 전혀 알려진 바 없으며 막연히 원발성 폐고혈압의 이형(variant form) 또는 이차성 폐고혈압으로 분류되고 있다. 총상병변(plexiform lesion) 내 증식된 내피세포의 클론성 검증은 폐고혈압을 원발성과 이차성으로 나누는 기준이 되고 있다. 이에 저자들은 CREST 증후군이 동반된 폐고혈압 환자의 총상병변 내피세포의 클론성을 분석함으로써 CREST 동반된 폐고혈압이 원발성인지 이차성인지를 알아보고자 하였다. 방법: 폐고혈압을 동반한 CREST 증후군 여자환자에서 얻은 폐조직의 파라핀 block을 사용하여 microdissection 방법으로 총상병변내에 증식된 내피세포를 분리한후 X-염색체의 methylation pattern을 이용하여 클론성 분석을 시행하였다. 같은 방법으로 중막 비후를 보이는 혈관의 혈관 평활근과 폐실질의 클론성도 분석하였다. 결과: 14개 총상병변의 '증식된 내피세포'의 클론성 모두 다클론성 이었다. 또한 중막비후가 현저한 5개 폐동맥의 평활근세포 클론성도 모두 다클론성 이었다. 결론: 이상의 결과는 CREST 증후군에 동반되는 폐고혈압이 원발성 폐고혈압과는 다른 병리 기전을 갖는 이차성 폐고혈압임을 시사한다.

• 재활복지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.83-102
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• 2018

본 연구는 척수손상이 고령이 됨에 따라 만성질환과 2차 합병증에 미치는 요인을 알아봄으로써 효율적으로 관리와 예방에 관한 기초적인 자료를 제공하고자 한다. 대상자는 2013년 4월부터 2018년 4월까지 S병원에 입원한 척수손상 200명 대상으로 하였다. 의무기록 조사를 통해 만성질환인 고혈압, 당뇨, 간염, 결핵과 2차 합병증으로 폐렴, 기립성저혈압, 욕창, 부종, 자율신경반사항진, 심부정맥 혈전증, 이소성골화증, 중추성통증, 경직(상지/하지), 근 골격계 통증, 변비, 구축, 우울증, 골절, 고칼슘혈증, 불면증, 신장결석, 신경인성 방광 및 장, 비요로감염, 비만, 골다공증, 폐혈증, 수면무호흡, 요로감염의 발생유무를 조사하였다. 연구 결과 50세 미만보다 50세 이상 척수손상이 만성질환 및 2차합병증에 영향을 미치는 요인들로 나타났다. 50세 이상의 만성질환 유병 오즈비는 고혈압 11.8배, 당뇨 6.7배이며, 2차합병증 유병 오즈비는 골다공증 7.5배, 폐렴 5.2배, 신경인성통증 0.4배로 나타났다. 고령척수손상의 만성질환 및 2차합병증의 지속적인 관리와 서비스의 필요성을 시사하고, 향후 대상자의 확대와 다양한 특성을 포함한 연구가 이루어줘야 할 것이다.