• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.409-413
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• 1982

The incidence of syphilitic aortic aneurysm was decreased now a day. The predilection site of cardiovascular syphilis is the thoracic aorta, especially ascending portion. The form of syphilitic aneurysm is characterized by saccular or fusiform. We have experienced 58 year old female complained of intermittent left chest pain for these 2 years. Saccular aneurysm of 7 cm in diameter at the descending thoracic aorta just distal to the left subclavian artery was confirmed with aortogram, and etiologic lesion was suspected as syphilis by her strong positive finding of serum VDRL test. Excision of the aneurysm was done under temporary bypass with heparinized 10mm silicone bypass cannula, and 23 mm Dacron aortic prosthetic graft in 10 cm segment was replaced, and excised aortic segment was confirmed as syphilitic aneurysm on light microscopic examination. Postoperative hospital course was uneventful, and discharged 3 weeks after operation in good normotensive condition. The patient died of CVA 3 months after discharge at home.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.4 no.2
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• pp.81-86
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• 1971

Aneurysm of the Aorta is a grave disease mostly producing disabling symptoms and ultimate death by rupture and hemorrhage without surgical intervention. Aneurysm of the thoracic aorta is more common in arteriosclerosis than syphilitic origin,since the incidence of cardiovascular syphilis has been reduced significantly in recent decades and the life span of population has increase. We have experienced a case of luetic aneurysm of aortic arch without pulse in tile left arm which was succesfully treated by surgical intervention.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.24 no.7
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• pp.685-692
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• 1991

Twelve patients underwent surgical interventions for aortic aneurysms consecutively from September 1986 to September 1990 in the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Yeungnam University Hospital. They were all men ranging in age from 25 to 68 years with the mean age of 48 years. Five patients of them had aneurysms involving ascending aorta, one aneurysm involving both ascending and descending aorta, four aneurysms involving descending thoracic aorta, and the others had aneurysms involving abdominal aorta. According to morphological classification, six cases of them were in dissection and the others in fusiform aneurysms. All the cases were pathologically true aneurysms and four of them were in acute status. According to causal classification, seven patients of them had atherosclerosis, three cystic medial necrosis, and the others had syphilis and trauma respectively. Six patients with ascending aortic aneurysm had annuloaortic ectasia with aortic regurgitation and underwent ascending aortic graft and aortic valve replacement[Bentall`s operation]. The others with descending thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysms underwent Dacron graft replacement. Both hemorrhage necessitating reopening of the chest and wound dehiscence were observed in three patients and hoarseness in one patient. Cerebrovascular accident occurred three and a quarter years postoperatively in one patient and he died two days later. The others were followed up via OPD and have been doing well postoperatively.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.373-377
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• 1978

Aneurysmal rupture of sinus Valsalva is known as one of rare cardiac disease and not controlled with medical treatment. We experienced 9 cases which were composed with 7 case of male and 2 cases of female during last 15 years. 7 cases were ruptured into right ventricle from right. coronary sinus and 2 cases were ruptured into right atrium from non-coronary sinus. The diagnosis was made with cardiac catheteriza1icn and cineangiccardicgram but 2 cases were misdiagnosed with only cardiac catheterization. All cases were corrected under cardiopulmonary bypass with means of direct suture with tdlon pledget by transatrial or transventricular approach. All were not confirmed in it's origin because of no history, no evidences of syphilis, TB, or bacterial endocarditis and only fibrosis in pathologic report. In postoperative course, 1 case had postoperative bleeding and 1 case was sufferd from left hemiplegia due to may be air embolism. Follow up study revealed all patient go on their usual life well with good improvement at this present time.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.276-282
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• 1988

Surgery is now the usual mode of therapy in patients with severe valvular heart disease. Until recently, clinicians and pathologists attributed nearly all acquired valvular heart diseases to a rheumatic origin, except some obviously resulting from acute infection and syphilis. Although many clinicians and pathologists describe that the origin of aortic valvular disease is a nonrheumatic origin, we recognize the major origin of aortic valvular disease in Korea as a rheumatic origin. We excised 47 cardiac valves from valvular heart diseased patients and performed anatomical and pathological analysis for its origin and underlying pathology. The purpose of this article is to provide an update for the clinicians of evolving issues related to the pathology of valvular heart disease. But myxomatous origin and infective endocarditis valvulitis will not be covered in detail.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.158-163
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• 1988

12 Patients with thoracic aortic aneurysm were operated between May 1985 to Sept. 1987 at the our department, Hanyang University Hospital. We retrospectively evaluated the surgical results and considered diagnosis, surgical approach and perioperative problems of thoracic aortic aneurysm. There are 9 males and 3 females in the patients. The age ranged from 23 to 61 years with the mean age at 40.6 years. The cause of the aneurysm was atherosclerosis in 5, Marfan`s syndrome in 4, syphilis In 1, trauma in 1 and annuloaortic ectasia in 1 case. According to DeBakey`s classification, Type I was 1 case, Type II was 5 cases and Type III was 6 cases. Among 6 patients with ascending aortic aneurysm, Bentall`s operation in 4 cases and ascending aorta reconstruction using to Dacron Tube Graft in 2 cases were performed successfully. 6 cases with descending aortic aneurysm were managed by prosthetic graft replacement. Chylothorax was observed in 1 patient and postoperative hemorrhage necessitating reopening of the chest occurred in 4 of operative survivors. There were 2 hospital deaths; one patient was dead during the operation and one patient was dead during the post-operative course due to low cardiac output syndrome

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.201-208
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• 1974

The purpose of this paper is to present author's experience with 6 cases of ruptured aneurysm of sinus of Valsalva which were treated surgically during last 10 years. Among the 6 cases, 5 were male and one was female. All of them originated from the right coronary sinus and 5 cases were ruptured into the RV while remained one into RA. The diagnosis was obtained in 4 cases by cineangiocardiogram. Clinically, we had difficulties in differential diagnosis with combined cases of VSD with A.I. and had special experience in its differentiation during cardiac catheterization. By simultaneous trans-venous and trans-arterial catheterization, identified two catheter tips in the RV, and pull back tracing obtained aortic pressure directly from RV, and RA from RV pressure which were benefit in confirm ruptured aneurysm of the aortic sinus. Surgical correction was performed by means of direct suture closure or combined Teflon pledget Of patch enforcement graft after aneurysm resection by trans-RA or trans-RV approach. All patients had no history of bacterial endocarditis, syphilis, or tuberculosis and operative findings revealed intact coronary sinus except involved one moreover 3 cases combined with high VSD which uggested congenital in origin although pathologic reports revealed only fibrosis. Post-operative course were uneventful in all cases but one who had bleeding and 2 months to 9 years follow up results were good and spend their usual life in all cases.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.301-309
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• 1983

Twenty-three patients with aneurysm were operated between Jan. 1956 to July 1983 at the Department of Thoracic surgery, Seoul National University Hospital. There were 18 males and 5 females in this series. The age ranged from 14 to 68 years with the mean age of 41 years. The etiology of aortic aneurysms was atherosclerosis in 10, trauma in 2, annuloaortic ectasia in 4, syphilis in 1, and unknown etiology in six cases. Among the 4 patients with ascending aortic aneurysm, aortic valve replacement with aneurysmorrhaphy in three patients and Bentall operation in one patient were performed successfully. One patient with entire aortic arch aneurysm was received Dacron graft replacement with anastomosis of brachiocephalic arteries separately under cardiopulmonary bypass. There was no complication. Among 6 patients involving the descending thoracic aorta, three patients were managed by prosthetic bypass graft and aneurysm resection, and another three patients were also managed by prosthetic graft replacement. There were three hospital deaths. There were two thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm. One patient in shock state due to preoperative rupture died from cardiac arrest during operative procedure. In another patient who had extensive involvement from the midportion of descending thoracic aorta to the terminal abdominal aorta, the aneurysm was successfully repaired with Dacron graft. In this instance celiac axis, superior and inferior mesenteric arteries and right renal artery were anastomosed separately. Eight of the 10 abdominal aortic aneurysms was replaced with prosthetic graft. One saccular aneurysm was treated by resection and primary closure. In another patient, cardiac arrest occurred during operation before definitive procedure. There was one another hospital death in the patient with preoperative rupture.

• The Korea Journal of Herbology
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.39-50
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• 2009

Objectives : Smilacis glabrae rhizoma (SG) has been traditionally used as a herbal medication of musculoskeletal disorders like arthritis, pain, convulsions, and syphilis in traditional Korean medicine. This study was investigated anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory effect of fractionated extracts of Smilacis Glabrae Rhizoma in Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cell (HUVEC). Methods : SG extract prepared with methanol, and then fractionated with hexane, dichloromethane, ethylacetate, n-butanol and water. Inhibitory effect of SG onto free radical generation was determined by measuring DPPH, superoxide anions and nitric oxide scavenging activities in vitro. Cytotoxic activity of extracts on RAW 264.7 cells was measured using 5-(3-caroboxymethoxyphenyl)-2H-tetra-zolium inner salt (MTS) assay. Intracelluar oxidation was analysed by DCF-DA assay. The nitric oxide (NO) production was measured by Griess reagent system. The levels of ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 expression were confirmed by western blot. And proinflammatory cytokines were measured by ELISA kit. Results : Our results indicated that fractionated extracts, especially ethyl acetate (EA) extract, significantly inhibited free radical generation, the TNF-$\alpha$-induced intracellular oxidation. Furthermore, the EA extract protected TNF-$\alpha$-induced adhesion to THP-1, expression of adhesion molecules accompanied by an attenuation of IL-6 and IL-8 formation in HUVEC. Conclusions : These results indicate that EA extract of SG have potential as an agent of atherosclerosis and other chronic inflammatory diseases including diabetes, hypertension, and arthritis.