• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 1989

We have performed one case of autotransplantation and 11 cases of orthotopic homotransplantation using Korean mongrel dogs, and have scrutinized the hematologic and hemodynamic results. The mean weight of recipients was 15.42*1.2kg and varied from 14kg to 20kg. During the operation, anesthesia and other technical procedures including cardiopulmonary bypass were similar to the usual methods in human cardiac transplantation. It was found that the hematologic values were similar to those of human beings although there was wide variance. Hemodynamically the mean systolic and diastolic arterial pressures were 165.0* 12.9 mmHg and 100.0 *11.8 mmHg respectively, and the mean heart rate was 155.5*23.5/min. All cases died within 24hrs, and the mean survival in all but 6 cases where operative death occurred was 6.83*8.01 hrs[range 2-21 hrs]. The major causes of deaths were bleedings in 7 cases, failure to protect myocardium during the procedure in 2 cases, pulmonary edema in 1 case and multiorgan failure in 2 cases. From the above results we concluded that the most frequent complication was bleeding, and the cardiopulmonary bypass flow of 50-500ml/kg min was not suitable to the dog in CPB. In further experiment after this study, the technical and the bypass flow was increased. Bleeding was not significant. And the immunosuppresion during operation and postoperative period was tried.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.215-223
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• 1999

배경: 여러 가지 다양한 원인에 의해 기도 협착이 초래된 경우, 단단문합이 가능한 병변을 제외하고는, 기관을 대치할 수 있는 여러 가지 대용물이 고려되고 임상에서도 이용되고 있으나 아직 만족스러운 결과는 보고되고 있지 않다. 이러한 이유로 비가역적 손상을 받은 다른 장기 \ulcorner마찬가지로 기관의 이식술이 고려되고 공여 기관의 자원의 제한으로 인하여 장기간 기관의 보관이 필요하게 되었다. 이에 쥐를 이용한 기관의 이소이식술을 통하여 기관 이식의 임상 적용 가능성 및 초냉동 보관을 통한 장기간 보관의 실험 모델의 정립 및 형태학적 측면에 대한 연구를 시행하였다. 대상 및 방법: 30마리의 Wistar쥐에서 60개의 기관 절편을 취득하여 20마리의 Wistar쥐와 40마리의 Sprague Dawley쥐들의 복부 복강내에 이소 이식하였다. 이식 동물 대상에 따라 실험군은 모두 6개의 군으로 나누었다. I, II, III군은 기관 절편을 취득후 곧바로 이식한 군들이며, IV, V, IV군은 기관 절편을 1개월간 -196$^{\circ}C$에서 초냉동 보관시킨 다음 이식한 군들이다. I군과 IV군은 동인자형 대조군으로 이식 대상 쥐는 공여 쥐와 같은 Wistar쥐였으며 면역억제제를 투여하지 않았다. II군과 V군은 이인자형 이식군으로 모두 Sprague-Dawley쥐로서 면역억제제를 투여하지 않았고, III군과 VI군도 마찬가지로 이인자형 이식군이었으나 면역억제제를 투여하였다. 모든 쥐는 이식술후 28일째 절명시키고 이소 이식된 기관 절편을 분리하여 조직학적 검사를 시행하였다. 결과: 기관 내강 및 상피 세포의 변화는 초냉동 보관의 시행 유무와는 차이가 없었으며, 면역억제제의 투여 유무에 따라 현저한 차이가 관찰되었다(p<0.01). 면역억제제를 투여하였던 III군과 VI군의 경우 기관 내강이 잘 유지되어 있었고 정상 상피 세포의 관찰이 가능하였으나, 나머지 군의 대부분의 기관절편에서 기관 내강이 섬유 조직의 증식에 의해 거의 폐쇄되어 있었고, 상피세포의 소실 및 상피하 조직의 관찰이 힘들었다. 이러한 기관 내강의 섬유 조직의 증식은 폐이식술과 관련된 폐색성 세지관지염의 병리 소견과 유사하였다. 결론: 쥐 기관의 초냉동 보관후의 이소 이식술시 적절한 면역억제제의 투여로 기관 내강 및 기관 상피세포가 잘 유지됨을 알 수 있어, 보다 장기간의 기관 보관이 가능할 것으로 생각된다. 그러나 초냉동 보관의 시행 여부와는 상관없이 면역억제제를 투여하지 않은 군에서 폐색성 모세기관지염과 비슷한 양상의 기관 내강의 섬유조직 과잉 증식 및 기관 상피세포의 소실 등이 관찰되었다. 쥐와 같은 소동물에서의 이러한 시도는 폐이식술과 관련된 어려운 문제중의 하나인 폐색성 모세기관지염의 병인, 예방 및 치료를 위한 연구에 있어 좋은 실험 모델이 될 수도 있을 것이다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.438-451
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• 1990

Pneumatic total artificial heart[TAH] has been clinically applied for the purpose of permanent or temporary use followed by cardiac transplantation in the patients with end stage heart diseases. In spite of the good durability of the pneumatic TAH, thrombus formation, bleeding and infection resulted in death. The Tomasu heart, which is a type of pneumatic TAH, was used in this study. This model is a modified Jarvik heart and consists of atrial cuffs, outflow vascular grafts and thin-layer seamless diaphragm type of ventricles. Cardiac outputs of the left artificial heart were measured by Donovan`s mock circulation under variable conditions of driving parameters, and an experimental artificial heart implantation was performed in 4 calves to observe the changes of hemodynamic parameters in early postoperative period and hematologic and bio-chemical changes in a long-term survival case. In the mock circulation test, cardiac output of the heart was increased with the increase of the left atrial pressure and left driving pressure. Maximum cardiac output was obtained at the heart rate of 120 to 130/min and percent systole of 40 to 45Zo under the condition of a constant left driving pressure of 180mmHg and left atrial pressure of 10mmHg. During the first 24 hours of TAH pumping, driving pressure ranged from 178$\pm$5mmHg to 187$\pm$8mmHg for the left heart and from 58$\pm$6mmHg to 78$\pm$28mmHg for the right heart. The Mean arterial pressure significantly increased between 2 and 8 hours after the start of pumping. The survival time ranged from 27 hours to 46 days. The causes of death were respiratory failure in 2 cases, mechanical valve failure in one, and left ventricular outflow obstruction due to thrombus in a 46-day survival case. This study demonstrated that Tomasu artificial heart operated effectively during the first 24 hours of artificial heart pumping, but thrombus formation around the valve holding area was the main problem in long-term survival case.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.65-77
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• 2005

Present article reviews about clinical pharmacology of mycophenolic acid (MPA), the active form of mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), as widely used component of immunosuppressive regimens in the organ transplantation field. MMF, used alone or concomitantly with cyclosporine or tacrolimus, has approved in reducing the incidence of acute rejection and has gained widespread use in solid organ such as kidney, heart and liver transplantation. The application of MPA and development of MMF has shown a considerable impact on immunosuppressive therapy for organ transplantation as a new immunosuppressive agent with different mechanism of action from other drugs after early 1990s. In particular aspect, use of MMF, a morpholinoethyl ester of MPA, represented a significant advance in the prevention of organ allograft rejection as well as allograft and patient survival. In considering MMF clinical data, it is important to note that there is a strong correlation between high MPA area under curve(AUC) values and a low probability of acute allograft rejection. Individual trials have shown that MMF is generally well tolerated and revealed that MMF decreased the relative risk of developing chronic allograft rejection compared with azathioprine. Recent clinical investigations suggested that improved effectiveness and tolerability will results from the incorporation of MPA therapeutic drug monitoring into routine clinical practice, providing effective MMF dose individualization in renal and heart transplant patients. Therefore, MMF has a selective immunosuppressive effect with minimal toxicity and has shown to be more effective that other agents as next step of immunosuppressive agents and regimens that deliver effective graft protection and immunosuppression along with a more favorable side effect.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.262-267
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• 2007

Implantation of allografts has increased widely with not only the availability of many allogenic bone but also allogenic soft tissues. The aim of tissue banking is to provide surgeons with safe tissues compatible with their intended clinical application. The incidence of tissue transplant-transmitted infection is unknown and can only be inferred from prospective studies. The possibility of donor-to-recipient disease transmission through soft tissue transplantation can be considered by reviewing the risk associated with other transplanted hard tissues. Viral, bacterial, and fungal infections have been transmitted via transplantation of soft tissue allografts such as skin, cornea, dura, pericardium. fascia lata, and heart valves. Corneas have transmitted rabies, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), hepatitis B (HBV), cytomegalovirus (CMV), herpes simplex virus (HSV), bacteria, and fungi. Heart valves have been implicated in transmitting tuberculosis, hepatitis B. HIV-1 and CMV. CJD has been transmitted by dura and pericardium transplants. Skin has transmitted CMV, bacteria, and fungi. Cadaveric skin, pericardium, dura, and fascia lata have been used in dental patients with intra-oral soft tissue injuries and GBR. This study is review of the considering transmission of infectious disease in allogenic soft tissues and guidelines of reducing the risk. Prior to use, many tissues are exposed to antibiotics, disinfectants, and sterilants, which further reduce or remove the risk of transmitted disease. Because some soft tissue grafts cannot be subjected to sterilization steps, the risk of infectious disease transmission remains and thorough donor screening and testing is especially important.

• Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.98-104
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• 2023

BACKGROUND: We aimed to investigate left ventricular (LV) global longitudinal strain (GLS) in end-stage renal disease patients and its change after kidney transplantation (KT). METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed patients who underwent KT between 2007 and 2018 at two tertiary centers. We analyzed 488 patients (median age, 53 years; 58% male) who had obtained echocardiography both before and within 3 years after KT. Conventional echocardiography and LV GLS assessed by two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography were comprehensively analyzed. Patients were classified into three groups according to the absolute value of pre-KT LV GLS (|LV GLS|). We compared longitudinal changes of cardiac structure and function according to pre-KT |LV GLS|. RESULTS: Correlation between pre-KT LV EF and |LV GLS| were statistically significant, but the constant was not high (r = 0.292, p < 0.001). |LV GLS| was widely distributed at corresponding LV EF, especially when the LV EF was > 50%. Patients with severely impaired pre-KT |LV GLS| had significantly larger LV dimension, LV mass index, left atrial volume index, and E/e' and lower LV EF, compared to mildly and moderately reduced pre-KT |LV GLS|. After KT, the LV EF, LV mass index, and |LV GLS| were significantly improved in three groups. Patients with severely impaired pre-KT |LV GLS| showed the most prominent improvement of LV EF and |LV GLS| after KT, compared to other groups. CONCLUSIONS: Improvements in LV structure and function after KT were observed in patients throughout the full spectrum of pre-KT |LV GLS|.

• Korean Circulation Journal
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• 제53권7호
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• pp.452-471
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• 2023

The Korean Society of Heart Failure (KSHF) Guidelines provide evidence-based recommendations based on Korean and international data to guide adequate diagnosis and management of heart failure (HF). Since introduction of 2017 edition of the guidelines, management of advanced HF has considerably improved, especially with advances in mechanical circulatory support and devices. The current guidelines addressed these improvements. In addition, we have included recently updated evidence-based recommendations regarding acute HF in these guidelines. In summary, Part IV of the KSHF Guidelines covers the appropriate diagnosis and optimized management of advanced and acute HF.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제43권5호
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• pp.522-524
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• 2010

지속성 좌상대정맥을 가진 환자에서의 심장 이식술은 양측상대정맥의 단일화 과정이 필요하다. 저자들은 양측상대정맥을 동반한 비후성 심근증 환자에서 양측상대정맥 문합술을 통한 상대정맥 단일화 수술 후 심장이식을 시행하여 양호한 성적을 얻었으므로 보고하는 바이다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제57권3호
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• pp.319-322
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• 2024

Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV ECMO) is often used in cases of severe respiratory failure, especially in patients considered for lung transplantation. However, because many lung diseases can ultimately result in right heart failure, the treatment of secondary right heart failure can present a challenge when the patient is already under VV ECMO support. In such cases, an oxygenated-right ventricular assist device (OxyRVAD) can be used. OxyRVAD is designed to maintain anterograde blood flow and prevent right ventricular distension. Moreover, the pulmonary arterial cannula can be inserted percutaneously. We report a case in which percutaneous OxyRVAD was successfully implemented to manage right heart failure in a patient with respiratory failure who was on VV ECMO.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.330-335
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• 1997

아스페르길루스 감염증은 드물기는 하지만 면역 억제된 상황에서는 비교적 잘 발생하며 치사율도 높은 것으로 알려져 있다. 경구 또는 정맥내 치료제가 있기는 하지만 합병증이 많고 장기간 사용해야 하기 때문에 치료효과는 크게 기대할 수 없는 경우가 많다. 따라서 환자에 따라서는 외과적 요법을 병행하여 치료효과를 높이는 방법도 사용하고 있다. 세종병원에서는 지금까지 실시한 15례의 심장이식환자중 2 례의 폐 아스페르길루스증을 경 험하였기 에 보고하는 바이다. 두 환자 모두 나이와 수술시기가 비슷하였 으며 수술후 약 3주후 외래에서 흉부 X-선상 폐병변을 발견하였다 경피적 천자생검상 Aspergillus fumigatus로 확인되어 정맥내 Amphotericin B와 경구용 Itraconazole을 병용한 항진균제요법을 실시하 였으며 두번째 환자는 병변이 우하엽에 국한되어 외과적 절제술을 병용하였다. 첫번째 환자는 이식후 14개월째 양호한 상태로 추적중이며 두번째 환자는 치료 완료후 3개월째 비세포성 거부반응으로 사망하였다.