• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제59권4호
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• pp.190-195
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• 2016

Purpose: Severe aplastic anemia (SAA), a fatal disease, requires multiple transfusion, immunosuppressive therapy, and finally, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) as the definitive treatment. We hypothesized that iron overloading associated with multiple transfusions and HSCT-related complications may adversely affect cardiac function. Left ventricular (LV) function was assessed in children after HSCT for SAA. Methods: Forty-six consecutive patients with a median age of 9.8 years (range, 1.5-18 years), who received HSCT for SAA and who underwent comprehensive echocardiography before and after HSCT, were included in this study. The data of LV functional parameters obtained using conventional echocardiography, tissue Doppler imaging (TDI), and speckle-tracking echocardiography (STE) were collected from pre- and post-HSCT echocardiography. These data were compared to those of 40 age-matched normal controls. Results: In patients, the LV ejection fraction, shortening fraction, end-diastolic dimension, mitral early diastolic E velocity, TDI mitral septal E' velocity, and STE LV longitudinal systolic strain rate (SSR) decreased significantly after HSCT. Compared to normal controls, patients had significantly lower post-HSCT early diastolic E velocity and E/A ratio. On STE, patients had significantly decreased LV deformational parameters including LV longitudinal systolic strain (SS), SSR, and diastolic SR (DSR), and circumferential SS and DSR. Serum ferritin levels showed weak but significant correlations (P<0.05) with LV longitudinal SS and SSR and circumferential SS and DSR. Conclusion: Subclinical LV dysfunction is evident in patients after HSCT for SAA, and was associated with increased iron load. Serial monitoring of cardiac function is mandatory in this population.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.147-152
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• 2003

목적: 정상 군에서 휴식 Tl-201/약제 부하 Tc-99m MIBI 심근 게이트 SPECT를 시행하여 정상 좌심실 용적과 구혈률의 기준 값을 만들고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 총 70명을 대상으로 휴식 Tl-201/약제 부하 Tc-99m MIBI 심근 게이트 SrECT를 촬영하였다. 게이트 관류 SPECT를 재구성하고 Cedars 소프트웨어로 좌심실 용적과 구혈률을 측정하였다. 성별과 사용한 동위원소에 따른 좌심실의 구혈률과 용적의 차이점을 평가하고 기준 값을 확립하였다. 결과: 사용한 동치원소에 따라 좌심실 구혈률은 유의하게 다르지 않았다(Tl-201: $63%{\pm}8%$ vs Tc-99m MIBI: $62%{\pm}7%$). 그러나 사용한 동위원소에 따른 좌심실 용적의 비교시 Tc-99m MIBI ($EDV;\;82{\pm}25mL,\;ESV;\;32{\pm}15mL$)보다 Tl-201 ($EDV;\;74{\pm}23mL,\;ESV;\;28{\pm}14mL$)의 좌심실 용적이 유의하게 작았다(p<0.05). 여자의 좌심실 용적은 남자의 값보다 유의하게 작았고(p<0.05) 이는 두 동위원소 모두에서 관찰되었다. 그러나 Tl-201을 이용하였을 때만 여자의 좌심실 구혈률($65%{\pm}7%$)이 남자($60%{\pm}8%$)보다 유의하게 높았고(p<0.05), Tc-99m MIBI의 경우에는 성별에 따른 좌심실 구혈률의 유의한 차이는 없었다. 결론: 이 연구에서 우리는 게이트 SPECT로 측정한 정상 좌심실 용적과 구혈률의 기준 값을 확립하였다. 그리고 이 기준 값은 향 후 연구되는 게이트 SPECT 연구의 기본 자료로서 유의하게 쓰일 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• 기본간호학회지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.485-494
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• 2008

Purpose: In this study, relationships between symptom experience and quality of life in a cross-sectional sample of patients with Atrial Fibrillation (AF) were investigated. Methods: This descriptive study involved a convenience sample of AF patients from S university hospital, C city. One hundred and two AF patients completed psychometric validated measures of AF related symptoms and quality of life. Descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation coefficients with SPSS WIN 14.0 were used for data analysis. Results: Of 16 atrial arrhythmia-related symptoms, the patients reported 'tiredness' as the most frequent and 'shortness of breath' as the most severe. The level of overall quality of life for patients with AF was 53.92. There were significant differences in symptom frequency according to religion, New York Heart Association (NYHA) classification and left ventricular ejection fraction ; symptom severity according to monthly income and stroke ; quality of life according to age, job, alcohol intake, NYHA class and stroke. Quality of life for these patients was positively correlated with symptom frequency and symptom severity. Conclusions: This study demonstrated that patients with more frequent and severe symptoms perceive poorer quality of life than patients with less frequent and less severe symptoms. Symptom experience should be assessed early to improve quality of life for patients.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.271-275
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• 1993

In this country, the number of patients with coronary artery disease is progressively increasing with the change of life style and improvement of the diagnostic procedures. In addition, the medically invasive procedure for treating ischemic heart disease was rapidly developed and the surgical patients have more complex and multiple lesions and more surgical risks. Fifty three patients with ischemic heart disease underwent coronary bypass grafting [CABG] for recent 24 months. Twenty patients had three-vessel disease, 17 patients two-vessel disease, and 2 patients single-vessel disease. The average number of distal anastomoses was 3.3 per patient with the range of I to 6 grafts. Forty-one patients [77.4 %] had preoperative left ventricular ejection fraction of 50 % or more and 14 patients[26.4%] had a significant left main coronary lesion. Saphenous vein grafts were employed in 52/53 patients [98.1%] and internal mammary grafts, which were anastomosed to left anterior descending artery, in 38/53 patients[71.7%]. Two patients, whom percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty failed for, underwent emergency CABG with only saphenous vein grafts and both patients survived.The hospital mortality was 1.9 % and there was no late death. Perioperative myocardial infarction occurred in 1.9%. All survivors were asymptomatic[in 83% of the patients] and/or improved over their preoperative status. Twenty-nine patients were included in blood conservation group and 21 patients [72.4 %] underwent CABG without any homologous blood transfusion. Our early result of coronary bypass grafting was comparable to that which was reported in other coronary surgery units.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.480-483
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• 1999

심폐바이패스와 심정지액을 이용하여 심장을 완전히 정지시킨 상태에서 원위부 관상동맥 문합을 시행하는 방법이 현재 관상동맥우회술에서 널리 사용되고 있다. 하지만, 심정지액을 이용한 심정지하의 관상동맥우회술은, 특히 고위험군 환자에서 수술중 심근의 허혈성 손상을 완전히 배제하지는 못하고 있다. 이런 측면에서 볼 때, 심폐바이패스를 사용치 않는 방법이 관상동맥우회술중 심근의 허혈성 손상을 방지하고 심폐바이패스의 합병증을 줄이기 위한 이상적인 방법이라 할 수 있겠지만, 이는 기술적으로 항상 가능한 것은 아니다. 이에 저자들은 좌심실 구출률이 25%로 좌심실 기능 저하가 심했던 경우와, 경피적 관상동맥확장술 중에 심인성 쇼크가 초래된 경우 등의 고위험군 환자에서 시행한 심폐바이패스하의 심박동상태에서의 관상동맥우회술 2례를 보고하는 바이다

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.224-227
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• 1993

We experienced one case of orthotopic cardiac transplantation in a patient with end stage dilated cardiomyopathy. This 50 year-old female recipient was suffered from NYHA functional class IV cardiac failure and dependent upon intravenous inotropic support for 2 months [recipient category 1]. Her preoperative condition was grave with left ventricular ejection fraction of 20% and estimated systolic pulmonary arterial pressure [from Doppler study] was 50mmHg. The brain-dead donor was 31 year-old male with head trauma. The body sizes [weight, height] of the donor/recipient were 70 Kg, 165 cm / 43 Kg, 160 cm and appropriately overmatched. Preoperatively, identical ABO/Rh blood group [A+] and nonreacting HLA crossmatching were confirmed. On November 11 1992 cardiac transplantation was performed without complication. Multiple organ procurement team and heart transplantation team were organized the operation schedule appropriately to minimize the ischemic time. The pump time was 126 minutes and aortic crossclamping time of recipient heart was 73 minutes and, as a result, total ischemic time of the transplanted heart was 75 minutes. Postoperatively, the vital signs were stable with minimal inotropic support. The immunosuppressive therapy was commenced from preoperatively and cyclosporine, azathioprine, and corticosteroid were used as a combination therapy as scheduled and monitored with blood drug concentration, WBC count, renal function and most importantly regular endomyocardial biopsy.Now, 5 months after transplantation, the patient is in NYHA functional class II with minimal cardiac drug support.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제49권3호
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• pp.199-202
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• 2016

A 7-month-old girl with no medical history was treated with mechanical circulatory support due to myocarditis. Her cardiac contractility did not improve despite more than one week of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation treatment. Thus, we planned a heart transplant. However, a high level of cytomegalovirus was found in blood laboratory results by quantitative polymerase chain reaction. The patient's heart contractility recovered to normal range four days after ganciclovir treatment. She was discharged with slightly decreased cardiac contractility with a left ventricular ejection fraction of 45%.

• 성인간호학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.244-254
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• 2011

Purpose: The objective of this study was to evaluate adherence to self-care and identify associated factors in outpatients with Heart Failure (HF). Methods: Using a cross-sectional design, a convenience sample of 249 outpatient clinic patients were recruited at S university hospital. Between October 2009 and December 2009, data were collected through questionnaires and medical record review. Results: The total mean score of adherence to self-care was $18.07{\pm}3.56$ out of a possible 45 points. Among self-care dimensions, adherence to medication and low salt diet was high, while lower adherence was reported in contact with health professionals if symptoms such as weight gain, edema and fatigue were presented. Multivariate analysis adjusted for other socio-demographic and clinical factors showed that disease knowledge related to heart failure (p<.001) and left ventricular ejection fraction (p=.027) were independent predictors of adherence to self-care. These factors explained 23% of total variance in the adherence to self-care. Conclusion: Heart failure patients with higher disease knowledge and those who have good systolic function may be more likely to engage in adherence to self-care than those with lack of disease knowledge and low contractility. Further research is needed to confirm these results and identify other predictors of adherence to self-care.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.463-469
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• 2001

Valvular heart disease is one of the main current of cardiac problems and has many problems must be solved by sequelae and complications, etc. Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis is mainly attacked by rheumatic fever and developed by process of treatment of mitral valve or formation of trace. The purpose of this study is to examine the efficacy of oriental treatment for Cerebral Infarction with Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis. At the time of visiting ER, he was shown the symptoms of dull mentality, Rt. hemiplegia, global aphasia, dysphagia, chest discomfort, insomnia, dyspnea, etc, It showed that Atrial fibrillation in EKG monitoring, Atrial fibrillation, Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis, Ejection-Fraction slope 60% in Cardiac echography, Lt. atrial hypertrophy, Rt. atrial hypertrophy, Rt. ventricular hypertrophy with pulmonary congestion in chest X-ray. From the view of oriental diagnostic criteria. We classified the patient's clinical conditions and treated accordingly. As a result of treatment, symptoms were markedly improved and he was discharged. Further elaboration of oriental diagnostic classification could possibly lead to the fundamental treatment.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제2권3호
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• pp.121-131
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• 2001

Echocardiography and catheterization angiography suffer certain limitations in the evaluation of congenital heart diseases in adults, though these are overcome by MRI, in which a wide field-of view, unlimited multiplanar imaging capability and three-dimensional contrast-enhanced MR angiography techniques are used. In adults, recently introduced fast imaging techniques provide cardiac MR images of sufficient quality and with less artifacts. Ventricular volume, ejection fraction, and vascular flow measurements, including pressure gradients and pulmonary-to-systemic flow ratio, can be calculated or obtained using fast cine MRI, phase-contrast MR flow-velocity mapping, and semiautomatic analysis software. MRI is superior to echocardiography in diagnosing partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection, unroofed coronary sinus, anomalies of the pulmonary arteries, aorta and systemic veins, complex heart diseases, and postsurgical sequelae. Biventricular function is reliably evaluated with cine MRI after repair of tetralogy of Fallot, and Senning's and Mustard's operations. MRI has an important and growing role in the morphologic and functional assessment of congenital heart diseases in adolescents and adults.