• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제62권3호
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• pp.95-101
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• 2019

Purpose: Increased apoptosis was recently found in the hypertrophied left ventricle of spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs). Although the available evidence suggests that apoptosis can be induced in cardiac cells by various insults including pressure overload, cardiac apoptosis appears to result from an exaggerated local production of angiotensin in adult SHRs. Altered expressions of Bcl associated X (Bax), Bcl-2, chemokine receptor (CCR)-2, monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP)-1, transforming growth factor $(TGF)-{\beta}1$, phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinases (PERK), and connexin 43 proteins, and kallikrein mRNA were investigated to explore the effects of losartan on the SHR model. Methods: Twelve-week-old male rats were grouped as follows: control (C), SHR (hypertension: H), and losartan (L; SHRs were treated with losartan [10 mg/kg/day] for 5 weeks). Western blot and reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction assays were performed. Results: Expression of Bax, CCR-2, MCP-1, $TGF-{\beta}1$, PERK, and connexin 43 proteins, and kallikrein mRNA was significantly increased in the H group compared to that in the C group at weeks 3 and 5. Expression of Bax, CCR-2, MCP-1, $TGF-{\beta}1$, and connexin 43 proteins and kallikrein mRNA was significantly decreased after losartan treatment at week 5. PERK protein expression was significantly decreased after losartan treatment at weeks 3 and 5. Bcl-2 protein expression was significantly decreased in the H group compared to that in the C group at weeks 3 and 5. Conclusion: Losartan treatment reduced expression of Bax, CCR-2, MCP-1, $TGF-{\beta}1$, PERK, and connexin 43 proteins, and kallikrein mRNA in SHRs, along with decreased inflammation and apoptosis.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.184-193
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• 2022

최근 빈번히 사용되고 있는 '번아웃'은 치열한 경쟁 속에 사는 현대인들의 심리를 대변하는 대표적인 표현 중 하나다. 본 고에서는 직장인들의 힐링 영화로 손꼽히는 '꾸뻬씨의 행복여행'과 '잠깐만 회사 좀 관두고 올게' 두 편을 번아웃 관점에서 접근, 분석했다. 작품에서 나타난 번아웃의 증상은 무기력증, 짜증, 분노, 불면, 우울, 자살 충동 등이었으며, <꾸뻬씨..>의 경우 반복적인 상담업무에서 오는 가치 충돌이, <잠깐만..>의 경우 업무 과부하와 실적 압박, 동료 커뮤니티의 부재 등이 원인으로 작용하고 있었다. 이러한 번아웃 상태는 등장인물의 대사나 표정은 물론 다양한 사이즈의 부감쇼트와 낮은 조명, 주인공 앞쪽에 물건 배치 등을 통해 시각적으로 표현, 진단이 어려운 번아웃의 심리상태를 직관적으로 표현하고 있었다. 특히 번아웃의 진단 척도인 취미 생활이나 신체활동, 동료 커뮤니티의 유무 등이 번아웃에서 벗어나는데 도움이 된다는 것을 영화를 통해서도 확인할 수 있었다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제25권11호
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• pp.1318-1326
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• 1992

Backgroud. To determine the influence of age at operation upon surgical outcome in patients with isolated secundum atrial septal defect, retrospective clinical analysis was done. Material and method. From June, 1976 to December, 1991, 146 patients, 63 male and 83 female patients ranging in age from 13 months to 56 years, were operated on for isolated secundum atrial septal defect. The patients were divided into 3 groups according to their age at operation: Group I [<20 years old], 91 patients[62.3%]; Group II [21 to 40 years old], 44 patients[30.1%]; GroupIII[>41 years old], 11 patients[7.6%]. Significant differences in clinical features, hemodynamic function, early and late results between age groups were speculated. Results. One hundred thirty-one patients[89.6%] were symptomatic at the time of operation, the most common symptoms being dyspnea on exertion, recurrent respiratory infection, palpitation and chest pain. Patients in NYHA class III or IV were 3.3% in group I, 25% in groupIII, and 54.5% in group Ill. Hemodynamic data was available for 138 patients [94.5%]. Significant pulmonary hypertension [MPA systolic pressure $^3$ 40mmHg] was noted in 22 patients [15.9%]. Patients with pulmonary vascular disease [Rp/Rs>1.25] were 2% in group I, 7.3% in group Il, and 9.1% in groupIII. But there were no significant differences between the age groups in the size of the shunt or the ratio of pulmonary to systemic flow. Atrial septal defects were closed with direct suture in 144 patients and patch repair was performed in 2 patients with high defect. Atrial arrhythmia [8.2%] was the most common postoperative complication. The mean [LSD] duration of follow-up in all patients was 16$\pm$22 months [range, 1~96 months]. Functional result was excellent regardless of the age groups. During follow-up period, late cardiovascular events were arrhythmia [7 cases], reoperation for recurrent ASD [2 cases], and premature late death due to bacterial endocarditis [1 case]. Incidence of preoperative and late atrial fibrillation was significantly higher in older age group. Conclusion. Age at operation is one of the most important predictor of early and late surgical outcome with its impact on the following factors : 1] hemodynamic alterations and ventricular dysfunction due to longstanding volume and pressure overload, 2] pulmonary vascular disease, and 3] atrial arrhythmia including atrial fibrillation as a result of atrial dilatation. Therefore, among patients with surgically repaired atrial septal defects, those operated on over the age of 20 require careful supervision on the long-term basis.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제55권8호
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• pp.297-300
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• 2012

Symptomatic pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in patients with isolated atrial septal defect (ASD) is rare during infancy. We report a case of isolated ASD with severe PAH in an infant who developed airway obstruction as cardiomegaly progressed. The patient presented with recurrent severe respiratory insufficiency and failure to thrive before the repair of the ASD. Echocardiography confirmed volume overload on the right side of heart and severe PAH (tricuspid regurgitation [TR] with a peak pressure gradient of 55 to 60 mmHg). The chest radiographs demonstrated severe collapse of both lung fields, and a computed tomography scan showed narrowing of the main bronchus because of an intrinsic cause, as well as a dilated pulmonary artery compressing the main bronchus on the left and the intermediate bronchus on the right. ASD patch closure was performed when the infant was 8 months old. After the repair of the ASD, echocardiography showed improvement of PAH (TR with a peak pressure gradient of 22 to 26 mmHg), and the patient has not developed recurrent respiratory infections while showing successful catch-up growth. In infants with symptomatic isolated ASD, especially in those with respiratory insufficiency associated with severe PAH, extrinsic airway compression should be considered. Correcting any congenital heart diseases in these patients may improve their symptoms.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.1-8
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• 1982

The objective of this study was to find out the technical feasibility of ethanol-diesel fuel blends as a diesel engine fuel. Fuel properties essential to the proper operation of a diesel engine were determined for blends containing several concentrations of ethanol in No. 2 diesel fuel. A single-cylinder diesel engine for a power tiller was used for the engine tests, in which load, speed and fuel consumption rate were measured. The fuels used in tests were No. 2 diesel fuel and a blend containing 10-percent ethanol and 90-percent No. 2 diesel fuel. The results of the study are summarized as follows. 1. It was not possible to blend ethanol and No. 2 diesel fuel as a homogeneous solution even though anhydrous ethanol was used. The problem of blending ethanol in No. 2 diesel fuel could be solved by adding butanol about 5% of the amount of ethanol in the blends. 2. Because ethanol had a much lower boiling point ($78.3^{\circ}C$ under atmospheric pressure) than a diesel fuel, it was necessary to store ethanol-diesel fuel blends airtight in order to prevent them from evaporation losses of ethanol. 3. The addition of ethanol to No. 2 diesel fuel lowered the fuel viscosity and the cetane rating, but a blend of 10% ethanol and 90% diesel fuel had a viscosity and a cetane rating well above the KS minimum values for No. 2 diesel fuel. 4. At the rated speed, the specific fuel consumption of No.2 diesel fuel was lower than that of the 10% ethanol blend for the almost entire range of load. However, under the overload condition the specific fuel consumption was lower for the 10% ethanol blend. 5. Under the variable-speed full-load tests, both fuels produced approximately the same torque and power. At the speeds of 1600rpm or below, the specific fuel consumption of No. 2 diesel fuel was lower than that of the 10% ethanol blend. At the speeds of 1600rpm or above, however, the specific fuel consumption was lower for the 10% ethanol blend. 6. At the ambient temperature above $15^{\circ}C$, the use of the 10% ethanol blend in the engine created a vapor lock in the fuel injection pump and stalled the engine. The vapor locking problem was overcome by chilling the surroundings of the fuel injection pump and the cylinder head with water.

• 해양환경안전학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.278-285
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• 2016

The key features of maritime accidents are the change of their attributes by new risks from time to time. To prevent maritime accidents in Korea, the impacts by new risks on domestic safety environments should be identified or predicted. The purpose of this paper is to find the hazard factors by new risks on maritime safety in Korea. The meaning of new risks is the elements of accident hazard which is compiled from new or rare or unprecedented events in the worldwide maritime transportations. The problems of new risks are the lacks of optimum countermeasures to mitigate accident risks. Using the questionnaires with 152 event scenarios classified by 20 accident causes, the hazard identification and risk analysis of new risks was performed based on the Formal Safety Assessment (FSA) by IMO. A total of 22 Influence Diagrams, which is to depict the transit flows between accident causes to consequences, is used in the construction of 152 event scenarios. A total of 20 accidents causes is the same contents as the causation factors represented in Statistical Year Book for Maritime Accidents of Korean Maritime Safety Tribunals. After defining the evaluation equations to the response results of questionnaires by 46 experts, the work for risk analysis is carried out. As results from the analysis of 152 scenarios, it is known that the root cause to affect on maritime safety in Korea is the pressure of business competition and it led to the lacks of well experienced crews, the overload of vessel operations and crew's fatigue. In addition, as results from the analysis of 20 accident causes, the three accident causes are to be candidate as main issues in Korea such as the inadequate preparedness of departure, the neglecting of watch keeping in bridge and the inadequate management of ship operations. All of the results are thought to be as basic hazard factors to safety impediments. It is thus found that the optimum Risk Control Options to remove the hazard factors and to mitigate consequences required are the following two factors: business competition and crewing problems.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제85권3호
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• pp.249-255
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• 2022

Background: The main cause of death in pulmonary embolism (PE) is right-heart failure due to acute pressure overload. In this sense, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) might be useful in maintaining hemodynamic stability and improving organ perfusion. Some previous studies have reported ECMO as a bridge to reperfusion therapy of PE. However, little is known about the patients that benefit from ECMO. Methods: Patients who underwent ECMO due to pulmonary thromboembolism at a single university-affiliated hospital between January 2010 and December 2018 were retrospectively reviewed. Results: During the study period, nine patients received ECMO in high-risk PE. The median age of the patients was 60 years (range, 22-76 years), and six (66.7%) were male. All nine patients had cardiac arrests, of which three occurred outside the hospital. All the patients received mechanical support with veno-arterial ECMO, and the median ECMO duration was 1.1 days (range, 0.2-14.0 days). ECMO with anticoagulation alone was performed in six (66.7%), and ECMO with reperfusion therapy was done in three (33.3%). The 30-day mortality rate was 77.8%. The median time taken from the first cardiac arrest to initiation of ECMO was 31 minutes (range, 30-32 minutes) in survivors (n=2) and 65 minutes (range, 33-482 minutes) in non-survivors (n=7). Conclusion: High-risk PE with cardiac arrest has a high mortality rate despite aggressive management with ECMO and reperfusion therapy. Early decision to start ECMO and its rapid initiation might help save those with cardiac arrest in high-risk PE.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.136-141
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• 2003

성인 선천성 심기형에 동반된 삼첨판막 폐쇄부전에 대한 판막륜 성형술의 중기 성적 및 잔존폐쇄부전의 위험인자를 분석하였다. 대상 및 방법： 1989년 8월부터 2001년 6월까지 총 73명의 성인환자가 선천성 심기형에 동반된 삼첨판막 폐쇄부전으로 판막륜 성형술을 받았다. 환자의 성비는 51：22로 여자가 많았고 연령은 16∼73세(평균 43세)였다. 진단은 심방중격결손(55), 심실중격결손(6), 부분 폐정맥 환류이상(4), 기타(8)의 순 이였다. 수술 전, 후 판막 폐쇄부전의 평균 혈류 속도는 각각 3.25 m/sec, 2.56 m/sec이었고, 판막 성형술의 방법은 De Vega 형(43), Kay 형(18), Ring Annuloplasty 형(12)의 순 이었다. 외래 추적기간은 2,347 patient-month (평균: 32.6개월)이었고, 이 기간 중 총 134예의 심초음파가 시행되었다. 초음파상 III/IV 이상의 잔존 판막 폐쇄 부전이 있는 경우 판막 성명술 실패로 간주하였다. 결과: 7명의 환자(9.6%)에서 판막 성명술 실패의 소견을 보였고, 이중 1명에서 삼천판막 치환술이 시행되었다. 잔존 폐쇄부전의 위험인자로는 심방 중격 결손 이외의 진단, 폐쇄부전이 우심실 압력 과부하에 의한 경우, 수술 후 높은 판막 폐쇄부전 혈류 속도 등으로 해석되었고. 판막 성형술의 방법은 잔존 폐쇄부전과 무관하였다. 결론: 선천성 심기형에 동반된 삼첨판막의 폐쇄부전이 우심실 압력 과부하에 의한 경우 판막 성형술 시 주의를 요하며, 수술 후 우심실 압부하가 소실되지 않는 경우 잔존 폐쇄부전의 위험이 높다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제59권6호
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• pp.656-663
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• 2005

배 경 : 급성호흡곤란으로 응급실에 내원한 환자에서 그 원인질환을 감별하는 것은 효율적인 치료에 매우 중요하나 임상양상만으로 감별진단하기는 어려운 경우가 많다. 최근에 쉽게 측정하고 확인이 가능한 생화학적 표지자인 B-type natriuretic peptide에 대해 연구가 이루어지고 있다. 방 법 : 2004년 3월부터 7월까지 한양대학교병원 응급실로 급성호흡곤란을 주소로 내원한 261명의 환자를 대상으로 혈청 BNP를 측정하였고 임상적 소견을 후향적으로 분석하였다. 결 과 : 대상환자를 증상의 원인에 따라 크게 심부전군(n=119, 382, 113-1230 pg/ml)과 비심부전군(n=142, 29, 7-81 pg/ml)으로 나누었고(사람수, 중위수, 백분위수 25-백분위수 75), 하위집단으로 심부전군은 COPD와 좌심부전이 동반된 군(n=5, 820, 354-1620 pg/ml), 폐성심군(n=3, 1650, 239-1990 pg/ml), 좌심부전군(n=111, 378, 106-1120 pg/ml)으로, 비심부전군은 COPD군(n=20, 39, 21-101 pg/ml), 기타 호흡기질환군(n=56, 59, 10-129 pg/ml), 기타 다른 원인군(n=66, 15, 6-47 pg/ml)으로 분류하였다. 혈장 BNP는 원인 질환에 따라 유의한 차이를 보였으며(p<0.001), COPD군과 좌심부전이 동반된 COPD군을 비교했을 때 심부전이 동반될 때 혈장 BNP가 의미있게 높았다(p=0.002). 당뇨병, 고혈압, 흡연 및 신부전 등 심질환의 위험인자가 없는 환자들에서 심부전의 동반 유무와 BNP값을 비교해 보았을 때, 심부전이 동반된 경우 의미있게 BNP값이 증가되어 있었다(p<0.001). 또한, BNP가 133 pg/ml이상일 경우 예민도 0.73, 특이도 0.87로 심부전에 대한 치료에 반응할 수 있는 환자군을 감별할 수 있었다. 결 론 : 혈장 BNP는 급성호흡곤란의 감별진단에서 심부전의 유무를 알아내고 효율적인 치료를 앞당기는데 유용한 검사이다. 특히, 기존의 호흡기 질환을 가지고 있거나 심장질환의 위험요인이 없더라도 BNP가 높은 수치를 보일 경우에는 심부전의 가능성을 고려해서 환자에게 접근해야 한다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제54권3호
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• pp.320-329
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• 2003

연구배경 : 혈청 내 B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP)는 심실의 부피 증가나 압력 부하에 의해 주로 심실에서 분비된다. 몇몇의 보고에서 호흡곤란을 주소로 응급실에 내원한 환자들에서 BNP의 측정이 심부전과 폐질환을 감별하는데 도움이 된다고 보고하였다. 저자들은 호흡곤란을 주소로 내원한 환자에서 BNP의 측정이 우심실부전과 좌심실부전의 감별에 도움이 될 수 있는지를 알고자 이 연구를 시작하게 되었다. 방 법 : 포천중문의대 분당차 병원에 2002년 6월에서 2003년 3월까지 호흡곤란을 주소로 응급실을 내원한 환자 89명과, 정상 대조군으로 29명에서 방사선면역측정법을 이용하여 BNP를 측정하였다. 결 과 : 호흡곤란을 주소로 내원한 좌심실부전군(1군)과 우심실부전군(2군) 사이에는 유의한 BNP 값의 차이($682{\pm}314$ pg/mL vs. $149{\pm}94$ pg/mL, p=0.000)가 있었다. ROC 곡선을 이용하여 BNP 기준값을 219 pg/mL로 했을 때 좌심실부전군과 우심실부전군을 감별할 수 있는 민감도는 94.3%, 특이도는 92.9%, 양성 예측도는 97%, 그리고 음성 예측도는 86.7%였다. 결 론 : BNP는 호흡곤란을 주소로 응급실을 내원한 환자에서 좌심실부전과 우심실부전을 감별하는데 도움을 줄 수 있는 빠르고 유용한 검사방법이다.