• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.180-192
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• 2007

배경: 최근 이종 심장 이식에서 이종항원 및 항체로 인한 초급성 또는 급성 거부반응이 중 또는 대구경의 혈관이나 판막에서는 일어나지 않는다는 보고들이 있다. 이는 이런 부위에서 이종 항원의 발현이 다른 부위보다 낮고 내피세포에 미치는 전단력이 크기 때문인 것으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 이들 보고를 바탕으로 돼지-염소 모델에서 중 또는 대구경의 혈관에 해당하는 경동맥을 이용한 이종 동맥 이식을 시행하고 정해진 기간 경과 후 이식편을 적출하여 이종 이식 혈관의 생체 내 중, 장기 개통성 및 조직병리학적 변화 양상을 관찰하여 이종 혈관 이식의 생체 내 장기 적합성을 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 10쌍의 돼지-염소 조합을 실험군으로 하여 1주, 1개월, 3개월, 6개월 및 12개월의 정해진 기간으로 나누어 각 기간마다 2마리의 돼지에서 양측 경동맥을 채취하여 얻은 4개의 경동맥편을 다른 처리를 하지 않고 $-70^{\circ}C$에서 보존한 후 2마리의 염소의 양측 경동맥에 각각 이식하였다. 보존 기간은 2일에서 7일로 대부분 7일 이내에 동물 실험을 시행하였다. 이식 후 주기적인 도플러 초음파 검사로 개통성을 평가하였고, 정해진 기간이 경과한 후에 염소에서 이식된 혈관 도관을 적출하여 관찰한 후 hematoxylin-eosin과 Masson's trichrome 염색을 시행하였다. 또한 T 임파구 표식자와 von Willebrand factor에 대한 면역화학염색을 시행하였다. 결과: 실험군 중 1주와 1년으로 정해진 2마리의 염소가 실험 과정과는 무관한 이유로 사망하였고, 나머지 8마리가 실험 종료시점까지 생존하였다. 생존한 8마리의 염소 가운데 3개월로 지정된 염소에서 일측 경동맥의 폐색이 발견되었으나 나머지 염소에서는 혈관의 개통성이 잘 유지되었으며, 동맥류를 형성한 이식편은 없었다. 정해진 기간 별로 적출하여 관찰하였을 때 혈관 문합부위는 잘 보존되어 있었고, 석회화는 관찰되지 않았다. 조직학적 검사에서 이식편의 혈관 내피세포는 이식 1주 후에는 소실되어 있었고, 1개월째에는 수용체인 염소의 내피세포로 재세포화 되는 양상을 보였다. 중막 및 외막에도 염증반응과 함께 수여자의 섬유아세포 및 근섬유아세포가 침윤되는 양상을 보였다. 재내피세포화 과정은 양측 문합 부위에서 시작하여 이식된 혈관의 중간 부위로 진행되는 양상이었으며, vWF에 대한 면역조직화학 염색을 통해 이식 후 1개월에 이식편의 전체에 걸쳐 재내피세포화가 이루어졌음을 관찰할 수 있었다. 신생 내막의 비후와 외막의 염증반응이 이식 후 3개월까지 심하였으나 그 이후에는 감소된 양상을 보였다. 이식 편에서 T 임파구 표식자인 CD3 양성인 세포들의 비율은 매우 낮았다. 결론: 신선 동결된 이종 동맥은 조직학적으로 이종 면역 반응에 큰 영향을 받지 않고 생체 내에서 장기 개통성을 유지하였다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제30권10호
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• pp.961-965
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• 1997

대전을지병원 흉부외과에서는 1991년 10월 부터 1996년 4월까지 27명의 관상동맥우회로술을 시행하였으며 심정지액을 사용한 A그룹과 사용하지않은 B그룹으로 구분하여 조사하였다. 남자는 17명, 여자는 10명 이었 으며 연령은 45세에서 76세까지 분포하였으며 평균연령은 65세였다. 술전 임상소견으로는 안전성 협심증 11 례,불안전성 협심증 13례, 심근경색후 협심증이 3례였다. 동반질환으로 고혈압 7례, 당뇨병 5례 및 기타질환 이 3례있었다. 환자당 평균 혈관문합수는 A군에서 2.0개소, B군에서는 2.83개소의 원위문합을 하였다. 대동 맥 차단시간은 A군에서 54.7분, B군에서는 18.5분이었다. 술중 혹은 술후 발생한 심근경색증은 A군에서 2례, B군에서 3례 였으며, 전체파망율은 4례론 14.8%이며 B군의 사망율은 8.3%였다.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제60권6호
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• pp.627-634
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• 2017

Objective : Few studies have reported the outcome of mechanical thrombectomy with Solitaire stent retrival (MTSR) in subtypes of acute ischemic stroke. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and result of MTSR in acute cardioembolic stroke. Methods : Twenty consecutive patients with acute cardioembolic stroke were treated by MTSR. The angiographic outcome was assessed by thrombolysis in cerebral infarction (TICI) grade. TICI grade 2a, 2b, or 3 with a measurable thrombus that was retrieved was considered as a success when MTSR was performed in the site of primary vessel occlusion, and TICI grade 2b or 3 was considered as a success when final result was reported. Clinical and radiological results were compared between two groups divided on the basis of final results of MTSR. Persistent thrombus compression sign on angiogram was defined as a stenotic, tapered arterial lumen whenever temporary stenting was performed. The clinical outcomes were assessed by the modified Rankin Scale (mRS) at 3 months. Results : The failure rate of MTSR was 20% (4/20) and other modalities, such as permanent stenting, were needed. Final successful recanalization (TICI grade 2b or 3) was 80% when other treatments were included. The rate of good outcome ($mRS{\leq}2$) was 35% at the 3-month follow-up. Failure of MTSR was significantly correlated with persistent thrombus compression sign (p=0.001). Conclusion : Some cases of cardioembolic stroke are resistant to MTSR and may need other treatment modalities. Careful interpretation of angiogram may be helpful to the decision.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.116-123
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• 2008

Objective : The objective of this study is to investigate clinical characteristics, management methods and possible causes of intracranial fusiform aneurysm. Methods : Out of a series of 2,458 intracranial aneurysms treated surgically or endovascularly, 22 patients were identified who had discrete fusiform aneurysms. Clinical presentations, locations, treatment methods and possible causes of these aneurysms were analyzed. Results : Ten patients of fusiform aneurysm were presented with hemorrhage, 5 patients with dizziness with/without headache, 4 with ischemic neurologic deficit, and 1 with 6th nerve palsy from mass effect of aneurysm. Two aneurysms were discovered incidentally. Seventeen aneurysms were located in the anterior circulation, other five in the posterior circulation. The most frequent site of fusiform aneurysm was a middle cerebral artery. The aneurysms were treated with clip, and/or wrapping in 7, resection with/without extracranial-intracranial (EC-IC) bypass in 6, proximal occlusion with coils with/without EC-IC bypass in 5, EC-IC bypass only in 1 and conservative treatment in 3 patient. We obtained good outcome in 20 out of 22 patients. The possible causes of fusiform aneurysms were regard as dissection in 16, atherosclerosis in 4 and collagen disease or uncertain in 2 cases. Conclusion : There is a subset of cerebral aneurysms with discrete fusiform morphology. Although the dissection or injury of internal elastic lamina of the cerebral vessel is proposed as the underlying cause for most of fusiform aneurysm, more study about pathogenesis of these lesions is required.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제28권1호통권69호
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• pp.35-41
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• 2007

Objectives : To gain better insights on the characteristics of stroke patients admitted to oriental medical hospitals, we analyzed the data of 363 consecutive patients with acute ischemic stroke from Hanbang Stroke Registry supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of Korea. Methods : Subjects' enrollment was in the oriental medical hospitals of 3 universities located in the metropolitan region from October 2005 to October 2006. We assessed the subjects' general characteristics, risk factors, and etiology of stroke. Each patient's TOAST classification type was confirmed by two independent specialists. Those were small vessel occlusion (SVO), large artery atherosclerosis (LAA), cardioembolism (CE), stroke with other determined etiology (SOE), and stroke with undetermined etiology (SUE).Results 'The distribution of the subjects' general characteristics and risk factors for stroke were similar with result storm previous reports. However, in the TOAST classification, SVO was the major type occupying 78.5% in the total subjects, which is the highest share compared with other research with similar methods. These results imply that patients with more severe symptoms rarely visit oriental medical hospitals. Conclusion : Assuming that this research will continue adding patient's data continuously, this work will help us to understand the features of stroke patients at oriental medical hospitals, and contribute to expansion of the Korean Hanbang Stroke Data Bank.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제2권3호
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• pp.279-286
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• 1998

It has been well documented that transient forebrain global ischemia causes selective neuronal degeneration in hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons with a delay of a few days. The mechanism of this delayed hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neuronal death (DND) is still controversial. To delineate the mechanisms of the DND, the effects of treatment with MK-801, an NMDA receptor antagonist, kynurenic acid, a NMDA/non-NMDA receptor antagonist, and/or cycloheximide, a protein synthesis inhibitor, on the DND were investigated in male Wistar rats. To examine the participation of apoptotic neuronal death in the DND, TUNEL staining was performed in ischemic brain section. Global ischemia was induced by 4-vessel occlusion for 20 min. All animals in this study showed the DND 3 and 7 days after the ischemic insult. The DND that occured 3 days and 7 days after the ischemia were not affected by pretreatment with MK-801 (1 mg/kg), but markedly attenuated by the pretreatment with kynurenic acid (500 mg/kg). Treatment with cycloheximide (1 mg/kg) also markedly inhibited the DND. The magnitudes of attenuation by the two drugs were similar. The magnitude of attenuation by co-treatments with kynurenic acid and cycloheximide was not greater than that with any single treatment. TUNEL staining was negative in the sections obtained 1 or 2 days after the ischemic insults, but it was positive at hippocampal CA1 pyramidal cells in sections collected 3 days after the ischemia. These results suggested that the DND should be mediated by the activation of non-NMDA receptor, not by the activation of NMDA receptor and that the activation of AMPA receptor should induce the apoptotic process in the DND.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.83-90
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• 2012

Objectives : Modified Bo-Yang-Hwan-O-Tang (mBHT) is a polyherbal medicine of twelve herbs traditionally used in the treatment of cerebral and cardiac stroke and vascular dementia. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the neuroprotective effect, pyramidal neuronal cell, inflammation and apoptosis of mBHT against global ischemia in rats. Methods : Global ischemia was produced by two-vessel occlusion(2-VO) in SD male rats. mBHT at dose of 500 mg/kg was orally administrated for 2 weeks or 6 weeks after global ischemia. The histopathological changes of ischemic brain were observed by staining of hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) and Nissl and immunohistochemisty with anti-GFAP (glial fibrillary acidic protein) antibody as a astrocyte marker. The expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and apoptotic proteins such as Bax, Bcl-2 and caspase-3 was determined by western blot. Results : mBHT treatment significantly inhibited the pyramidal neuronal loss in CA1 of hippocampus of global ischemic rats by 2-VO. mBHT also suppressed the activation of astrocytes in the CA1 at 6 weeks after ischemia. In addition, mBHT significantly increased the expression of anti-apoptotic protein, Bcl-2 on iscemic brain, and significantly attenuated the expression of apoptotic proteins, Bax and caspase-3. Conclusions : These results indicate that mBHT inhibits neuronal cell damage induced in global ischemia by 2-VO, suggesting that mBHT may be a potential candidate for the treatment of vascular dementia.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.123-127
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• 2022

Iatrogenic vascular injury (IVI) can occur with any technique or type of surgery performed around a blood vessel. Patients with severe trauma are at risk of IVI. In this study, we describe our experiences of IVI in the trauma field. We reviewed five patients who were diagnosed with an IVI and received either surgical or endovascular treatment. Of the five patients, one had an arterial injury, three had venous injuries, and one had an arteriovenous fistula, a form of combined arterial and venous injuries. Of the five patients, four had undergone orthopedic surgery. The IVIs of three patients were immediately identified in the operating room and simultaneous vascular repair was performed. The remaining one patient underwent additional surgery for occlusion related to entrapment of the superficial femoral artery by a surgical wire used during orthopedic surgery. Complications presumably related to the IVI were identified in two patients. IVI in trauma patients can be successfully managed, but significant morbidity can occur. If an IVI is suspected, immediate evaluation and management are required.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.204-208
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• 2016

For an orthopaedic surgeon, the critical decisions to either amputate or salvage a limb with severe crushing injury with progressive ischemic change due to arterial rupture or occlusion can become a clinical dilemma at the Emergency Department (ED). And reperfusion injury is one of the fetal complications after vascular reconstruction. The authors present a case which was able to save patient's life by rapid vessel ligation at bedside to prevent severe reperfusion injury. A 43-year-old male patient with no pre-existing medical conditions was transported by helicopter to Level I trauma center from incident scene. Initial result of extended focused assessment with sonography for trauma (eFAST) was negative. The trauma series X-rays at the trauma bay of ED showed a multiple contiguous rib fractures with hemothorax and his pelvic radiograph revealed a complex pelvic trauma of an Anterior Posterior Compression (APC) Type II. Lower extremity computed tomography showed a discontinuity in common femoral artery at the fracture site and no distal run off. Surgical finding revealed a complete rupture of common femoral artery and vein around the fracture site. But due to the age aspect of the patient, the operating team decided a vascular repair rather than amputation even if the anticipated reperfusion time was 7 hours from the onset of trauma. Only two hours after the reperfusion, the patient was in a state of shock when his arterial blood gas analysis (ABGA) showed a drop of pH from 7.32 to 7.18. An imminent bedside procedure of aseptic opening the surgical site and clamping the anastomosis site was taken place rather than undergoing a surgery of amputation because of ultimately unstable vital sign. The authors would like to emphasize the importance of rapid decision making and prompt vessel ligation which supply blood flow to the ischemic limb to increase the survival rate in case of profound reperfusion injury.

• 의료법학
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.163-194
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• 2017

관상동맥 질환은 2017년 고령사회로 진입한 우리나라에서 앞으로 더 많은 관심을 가질 것이다. 고령화가 될수록 고혈압, 당뇨 등 복합적인 질환이 합병되어 혈관상태도 상대적으로 더 나빠져 관상동맥 질환에 걸릴 가능성이 높기 때문이다. 심혈관 질병은 심장외과와 심장내과와의 긴밀한 협진이 필요하다. 따라서 협심증이나 심근경색증환자를 먼저 진료하게 되어 있는 우리나라의 임상현장에서 객관적인 심장내과 의사의 치료방침에 대한 판단은 매우 중요하다. 최근 심장내과의 비수술적 중재술이 발전하고 있지만 무리한 스텐트 시술로 의료사고도 발생하고 있다. 특히 관상동맥 3개혈관이 모두 막힌 삼중혈관이거나 석회화가 심해 혈관 상태가 좋지 않은 경우가 문제이다. 또한 심장외과 의사가 없는 병원에서 무리하게 경피적관상동맥중재술을 실시하다가 응급상황이 발생할 경우 관상동맥이식술 등 외과적 대처가 어려운 경우가 종종 발생한다. 최근 2년간 한국소비자원(소비자분쟁조정위원회) 의료분쟁 조정결정 8사례를 분석한 결과, 심장 중재술을 시행한 병원 중 심장외과 의사가 상주한 곳은 2곳으로 확인됐다. 8사례 모두 심장내과 진료 후 풍선확장술 및 스텐트 삽입한 경우로 7명이 사망했고 이중 5명은 시술 당일에 사망했다. 8사례 중에 3중혈관 환자는 5건이고, 나머지도 석회화가 심하거나 완전폐쇄로 혈관상태가 좋지 않은 상태였다. 2017년 심장내과 스텐트 시술 건수 조사 보고에 의하면 3개 이하 약물 방출 스텐트 시술이 98%로 보고됐다. 2015년 스텐트 시술 건수가 38,922건으로 약800건(2%)은 스텐트가 4개 이상 사용된 것으로 추정된다. 무리한 스텐트 시술로 마지막 여명에 급사함으로써 신변정리 기회상실은 물론 여명단축에 따른 손해로서 '지도 설명의무' 책임을 물어 전 손해에 대한 배상을 신중하게 고려할 필요가 있다. 최근 심평원 보험적용 스텐트 시술 개수 제한규제가 없어지면서 무리한 시술과 심장외과 의사 확충에 대한 문제가 있다. '다학제통합진료' 같은 병원차원의 해결방안은 물론 필수요원에 해당하는 심장외과를 공무원으로 확충하는 등 국가차원의 해결방안이 요구된다.