• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제28권9호
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• pp.857-860
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• 1995

In a 53-year old male with post-infarction ventricular septal defect [VSD , owing to an acute exacerbation of pulmonary edema, respiratory failure developed, and the ventilatory support and intraaortic balloon counterpulsation [IABP were applied. At the following day, operation was performed with the aid of IABP. Under the cardioplumonary bypass, he underwent infarctectomy, trimming of VSD margin, patch closure of VSD and infarctectomy site. Left ventricular free wall rupture was detected during operation, which was confined with pericardial adhesion. Post-operative course was uneventful, and he could be discharged with minimal degree of dyspnea [NYHA class II .

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.9-12
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• 2014

Postinfarction ventricular septal rupture (VSR) is a rare but fatal complication of acute myocardial infarction. In many cases, postinfarction VSR leads to hemodynamic instability and urgent surgical treatment is necessary. Here we describe a case of a patient with right ventricular (RV) dysfunction caused by acute RV infarction and with cardiogenic shock, whose condition improved after development of postinfarction VSR, but the patient died after corrective surgery.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.616-624
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• 1991

Recently, cardiac injury due to blunt thoracic trauma appears to be increasing in frequency. The rising incidence of this mishap may relate to the absolute increase in automobile accidents as well as to more universal recognition that cardiac damage may have been sustained. We have experienced a rare case of ventricular septal defect caused by non-penetrating thoracic trauma. Of further interest is the history of chest trauma, clearly resulting in rupture of the chordae tendineae of the tricuspid valve successfully treated by operation-re-placement with two, 6 - 0, double-armed, expanded polytetrafluoroethylene sutures-2 months later. The unique combination of ventricular septal defect and rupture of the chordae tendineae of the tricuspid valve secondary to non-penetrating thoracic trauma is presented below to emphasize another variety of cardiac injury.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제40권5호
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• pp.351-355
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• 2007

배경: 급성 심근경색증에 합병된 심실중격 결손은 내과적 치료만으로는 $85\sim90%$의 높은 사망률을 보이는 질환으로서, 본 병원에서의 외과적 치료 경험을 분석하였다. 대상 및 방법: 1996년 8월부터 2006년 8월 사이에 급성 심근경색증 후 합병된 심실중격 결손으로 수술적 치료를 시행한 11예를 대상으로 후향적으로 의무기록을 검토하였다. 남자가 4명, 여자가 7명이었으며 평균연령은 $70{\pm}11$ (범위, $50\sim84$)세였다. 심실중격 결손의 위치는 전중격 결손이 7예, 후중격 결손이 4예 있었다. 심실중격 결손은 급성 심근경색 후 $2.0{\pm}1.3$ (범위, $1\sim5$)일째에 발견되었으며 심실중격 결손의 진단 후 $2.4{\pm}2.7$ (범위, $0\sim8$)일째에 수술을 시행하였다. 모든 환자에서 수술전 심초음파와 관상동맥조영술을 시행하여 심실중격 결손의 위치, 심실 기능, 그리고 관상동맥 병변을 파악하였으며, 수술 전에 대동맥내 풍선 펌프를 삽입한 경우가 10예 있었다. 결과: 11예 모두에서 infarct exclusion 술식을 시행하였고, 8예에서는 관상동맥우회술을 함께 시행하였으며 평균 문합수는 $1.0{\pm}0.8$개였다. 수술 사망은 1예였으며 수술 후 초음파 소견에서 잔여 단락이 발견되었던 2예에서는 첩포의 누출에 대해 재수술을 시행하였다. 그 밖의 합병증으로는 일시적인 심방세동(7예), 발작성 심실상성빈맥(1예), 저심박출증(3예), 재수술이 필요했던 출혈(2예), 흉골 지연봉합(2예), 급성 신부전(2예), 폐렴(1예), 대동맥내 풍선펌프로 인한 혈전색전증(1예),수술 후 섬망(2예) 등이 있었다. 생존한 10명의 환자들 중 1명을 제외한 나머지 9명의 환자에서 $38{\pm}40$개월간의 추적관찰이 되었는데, 추적 관찰 기간 중에 3명이 사망하였고 생존한 6명의 환자는 모두 양호한 상태(NYHA 기능등급, $I{\sim}II$)를 보였으며, 그 중 3명에서는 혈역학적으로 큰 의미가 없는 잔여단락이 있었다. 결론: 급성 심근경색증 후 심실중격 결손은 수술위험도가 높은 질환이지만, 수술 전 대동맥내 풍선펌프를 삽입하고 조기에 심실중격 결손부의 infarct exclusion 술식과 함께 관상동맥우회술을 시행함으로써 만족할 만한 수술 및 중기 결과를 얻을 수 있었다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.528-532
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• 1997

심근경색증의 합병증으로 발생한 심실중격 파열의 조기 수술 교정 후 2례에서 술후 7일 및 40일 째 다시 심실중격 결손이 발견되어, 진단 후 77일 및 10일에 각각 재수술을 시행, 먼저 봉합 한 부위와는 다른 부위 에 심실중격 결손이 다시 발생하여 있는 것을 관찰, 이를 보철편을 이용 봉합하여 양호한 결과를 얻어 심실 중격의 파열에 대한 조기 수술법이 적절한 치료법임을 확인하고, 추후 재발생되는 심실중격의 파열 등에 대 해서도 적절한 심근 보호법 및 대동맥내 풍선 펌프 등 심근보조 장치를 적극적으로 이용함으로서 보다 안전 하게 수술 치료할 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제50권3호
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• pp.211-214
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• 2017

Outcomes of ventricular septal rupture (VSR) as a complication of acute myocardial infarction are extremely poor, with an in-hospital mortality rate of 45% in surgically treated patients and 90% in patients managed with medication. Delaying surgery for VSR is a strategy for reducing mortality. However, hemodynamic instability is the main problem with this strategy. In the present case, venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) was used to provide stable hemodynamic support before the delayed surgery. Awake ECMO was also used to avoiding the complications of sedatives and mechanical ventilation. Here, we describe a successful operation using awake ECMO as a bridge to surgery.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.186-188
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• 2011

Ventricular septal rupture (VSR) is a rare but lethal complication of myocardial infarction. The event occurs 2~8 days after an infarction and often precipitates cardiogenic shock. Post myocardial infarction VSR is known for difficult to repair. Especially, Transmural myocardial infarction involved in the posterior VSD area, exposure of the affected site is difficult and postoperative mortality rate is high. We have experienced a case of a 75-year-old female patient who suffered posterior VSD due to acute myocardial infarction, and attained good result by approaching the lesion through right atrial incision and repaired the defect by using patch closure technique.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제27권12호
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• pp.989-994
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• 1994

Between January 1986 and August 1993, 11 patients underwent surgical repair of ventricular septal defect [VSD] complicated with myocardial infarction. The ages of patients were ranged from 22 years to 83 years with a mean of 64 years. There were 8 male and 3 female patients. The preoperative cineangiograms of all patients were reviewed to measure both ventricular function and to evaluate coronary artery disease. The mean time interval between occurance of VSD and operation was 13 days. The operations were performed as soon as possible if there were hemodynamic derangement. Postmyocardial infarction VSD were repaired simultaneuously with coronary artery bypass graft in 3 patients, repaired with left ventricular aneurysmectomy in 6 patients, with left ventricular thrombectomy in 1 patient and with mitral valve chordae repair in 1 patient. There was no early death [within 30 days]. There were 6 postoperative complications; one with perioperative myocardial infarction, two with recurred VSD on postoperative 1 and 6 days respectively, two with lower leg embolism associated with intraaortic balloon pump insertion, one with wound infection. Of the complicated patients, 1 patient with lower leg embolism performed left above ankle amputation. Among two patients with recurred ventricular septal defect, one patient is doing well without problem. On follow up echocardiogram, the residual VSD was occluded completely. However another patient was with recurred VSD died 3 months after the operation because of congestive heart failure. Of the long term survivors, all patients are in NEW YORK Heart Association functional Class I or II. Although number of patients were small, our results of surgical closure of postmyocardial infarction VSD were favored to the others. Moreover, seven patients with preoperative cardiogenic shock among 11 were performed early operation after diagnosis of ventricular septal rupture. All of the patients were survived and doing well during the follow up period. Therefore early diagnosis with aggressive preoperative care with intraaortic balloon pumping and early operation seems to be very important for prevention of deterioration of vital organ.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제28권9호
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• pp.822-828
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• 1995

This paper reports 15 native valve endocarditis cases had surgical operation in the past 10 years at the department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Chonbuk National University Hospital. In this study, 10 cases out of 15 were in class I or II by the New York Heart Association functional classification. None of the cases had a history of taking addictive drugs. Five cases were congenital heart disease, three cases were rheumatic heart disease and two cases were degenerative heart disease. Thus 10 cases had the underlying disease. All cases had antibiotics treatment for 3 to 6 weeks before operation. In the culture test, only four cases were positive in the blood culture and one case was positive in the excised valve culture. Organisms on blood and valve culture were Streptococcus epidermis, Streptococcus viridans, Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis. In the 10 cases without ventricular septal defect, the aortic valve was involved in four, mitral in four, both in two and involved valves in the 5 cases with ventricular septal defect were tricuspid in three, pulmonic in two. Eight cases had operation because they showed moderate congestive heart failure due to valvular insufficiency and vegetation with or without embolism. Seven cases had operation because they showed persistent or progressive congestive heart failure and/or uncontrolled infection. Five cases with ventricular septal defect underwent the closure of ventricular septal defect, vegetectomy and leaflet excision of the affected valves without valve replacement. In the cases without ventricular septal defect, the affected valves were replaced with St. Jude mechanical prosthesis. Postoperative complications were recurrent endocarditis in two, embolism in one, allergic vasculitis in two, spleen rupture in one and postpericardiotomy syndrome in one. At the first postoperative day, one case died of cerebral embolism. At the 11th postoperative month, one case died of recurrent endocarditis and paravalvular leakage in spite of a couple of aortic valve replacement. In the survived cases[13 cases in this study , all cases but one became class I or II by the New York Heart Association functional classification.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.516-519
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• 2009

심근 경색 후 발생하는 심실 중격 결손은 드문 질환이다. 그러나 심실 중격 결손이 발생한 경우 서둘러 수술을 하지 않으면 90% 이상의 환자가 사망에 이르는 매우 위험한 질환이다. 심근 경색 후 심실 중격 결손에 대한 수술 방법은 여러 가지가 알려져 있는데 이는 약해진 경색 조직의 봉합부위가 다시 파열되어 중격 결손이 재발하는 것을 방지 하지 위하여 다양한 방법들이 소개되어 왔기 때문이다. 저자들은 관상동맥 조영술상 이상 소견을 보이지 않는 Prinzmetal형 협심증에 의한 심실 중격 결손과 가성 좌심실류의 파열 소견을 보인 환자를 "Sandwich technique"을 이용해 성공적으로 치료하였기에 보고하고자 한다.