• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• v.62 no.5
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• pp.421-426
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• 2007

Portopulmonary hypertension (PPHTN) is a clinically and pathophysiologically distinct complication of advanced liver disease. PPHTN is characterized by the development of pulmonary arterial hypertension in association with advanced hepatic disease-related portal hypertension. A characteristic feature of PPHTN is an obstruction to the pulmonary artery flow caused by vasoconstriction, the proliferation of the endothelium and smooth muscle components of the vascular wall, as well as in situ thrombosis. This disorder is commonly underdiagnosed but the clinical implications are significant because it has substantial effects on survival and requires special treatment. We report a case of portopulmonary hypertension in a 53-year-old woman with primary biliary cirrhosis who presented with exertional dyspnea.

• Journal of agricultural medicine and community health
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• v.25 no.1
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• pp.29-49
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• 2000

Objectives: To estimate the prevalence rate of hypertension, the changes of health behavior, and compliance for the drug treatment after diagnosed as hypertension. Methods: 7,030 persons who live in Cheonan City of Chungnam Province were selected by the cluster sampling method, and 5,372 persons were surveyed by questionnaire and health examination. This data is analyzed by Chi-square test on each variable. Results: 49.8%- of men and 38.8%- of women had been diagnosed as hypertension, and the prevalence rate of hypertension was significantly increased with aging in both gender. The prevalence rate tended to decrease in highly educated women group. Unemployed persons or obese persons showed relatively higher prevalence rate. The prevalence rate of hypertension increased in groups with higher total cholesterol levels over 240 mg/dl, and groups with glucose level over 200 mg/dl. 53.1%- of male patients and 66.6%- of female patients showed compliance for antihypertensive treatment. Compliance for treatment was higher in aged group or lower educated group in both gender. Among men, proportion of compliant subjects was higher in unemployed group(49.3%-), and lower in labor or primary industry than the others but among women, there was not any significant difference. And men with compliance for treatment had higher monthly income than the others, but women did not show any. Conclusion : This population had a high prevalence rate of hypertension which may lead to cardiovascular disease. Therefore health education programs and distribution of information must be emphasized in order to increase compliance to treatment and encourage the change of health behavior to promote health.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.69-75
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• 1999

Imidapril(Tanatril$^{(R)}$), a newly developed ACE inhibitor, has been used to treat hypertension and congestive heart failure. This study was designed to assess the antihypertensive effect and safety of Imidapril(Tanatril$^{(R)}$) in patients with essential hypertension. 5-10mg of imidapril(Tanatril$^{(R)}$) was administered once a day in 30 patients with essential hypertension and followed up for 8 weeks. We tested the drug's effectiveness, safety, and the incidence of imidapril induced dry coughs. After 8 weeks of treatment with imidapril, 76.2%(16/21) of patients showed lowered blood pressure and 47.6% showed normal blood pressure. The overall incidence of adverse effects was 33.3%(7/21), and among these adverse effects, dry cough was shown in only 9.5%. Thus, we concluded that imidapril(Tanatril$^{(R)}$) is as safe and effective as other ACE inhibitors, especially with imidapril showing very little incidence of dry cough compared to other ACE inhibitors.

• The Journal of the Korean life insurance medical association
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• v.26
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• pp.13-20
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• 2007

대사증후군은 비만, 이상지혈증, 고혈압, 당뇨병이나 내당능 장애가 동반되어 나타나는 증후군이다. 근래 들어 우리나라도 점차 비만 인구가 증가함에 따라 대사증후군의 유병률이 빠르게 증가하는 추세를 보여. 대사증후군에 대한 간단한 개념 정리를 하였다. 먼저 대사증후군의 정의와 진단기준을 살펴보았다. 1998년 대사증후군을 명명하고 진안기준을 제시한 WHO 진단기준, NCEP-ATP III 진단기준, 인슐린 저항성 증후군의 진단기준을 살펴보고, 기타 인종에 따른 허리 둘레 기준 및 IDF 정의를 살펴 보았다. 또한 대사증후군과 관련된 여러 인자들도 다시 확인해보고, AHA/NHLBI 진단 기준도 살펴 보았다. 우리나라는 대부분 연구에서 NCEP-ATP III 기준을 적용하고 있는데, 그 내용은 복부 비만 허리둘레 남자 102cm 이상, 여자 88cm 이상, 중성 지방 150mg/dl 이상, HDL-콜레스테롤 남자 40mg/dl 미만, 여자 50mg/dl 미만, 혈압 130/85 mmHg 이상, 공복 혈당 110mg/dl 이상이다. 복부 비만의 경우는 2000년 제정된 WHO 서태평양 지역 기준인 남자 90cm, 여자 80cm 이상으로 적용하고 있다. 다음 치료의 기본 개념을 간단히 언급 하였는데, 가장 중요한 치료는 우선적으로 생활 습관의 개선을 꼽을 수 있으며, 기타 약물요법 및 인슐린 저항성 개선제 등이 있다. 우리나라 에서도 심혈관계 질환과 당뇨병이 점차 사망 원인의 우위를 차지 하고 있으므로 대사증후군을 초기에 진단하고 관리하는 노력이 매우 필요할 것으로 생각되며, 생명보험사도 대사증후군을 하나의 증후군으로 인식하여 대사증후군의 전반적인 이해가 필요할 것으로 생각된다.

• Journal of Korean Medicine for Obesity Research
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.70-77
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• 2016

Gamrosu was originally conceptualized from Jeho-tang, a selected thirst quencher of the kings in Chosun Dynasty and Saeng-Maek-san, a qi-vigorating summer beverage recommended by Dongeuibogam. It is a modified fasting therapy beverage which is manufactured from the single herbal medicines composed of those two prescriptions. This study was conducted on 6 obese patients with hypertension. A modified fasting therapy with Gamrosu was practised on them for 10 consecutive days. After the therapy, their average blood pressures were descended from 148/89 mmHg to 119/79 mmHg. The modified fasting therapy with Gamrosu is supposed to be more effective than general diet program or dietary sodium reduction on controlling hypertension. And, Gamrosu improves anti-hypertensive effect by reducing the side effects, such as fatigue, electrolyte imbalance, heartburn, nausea, and headache, during the modified fasting therapy.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.352-362
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• 1994

To evaluate the effects of pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) to the iron status of fetuses, umbilical cord blood of 35 newborn infants borne by PIH mothers and of 37 normal term infants delivered at Yeungnam University Hospital from September 1, 1993 to September 30, 1994, were studied. The serum hemoglobin concentration of women with PIH was significantly higher than normal full-term pregnant women. There was no significant difference in serum hemoglobin concetration between women with PIH and normal full-term pregnant women and their newborn infants. There was no significant difference in serum hemoglobin concentration beween infants of women with PIH and normal full-term infants. The serum iron concentration of newborn infants of women with PIH was higher and the serum ferritin concentration of newborn infants of women with PIH was lower than normal full-term infants, but there were no significant difference between the two groups. The serum total iron-binding capactity and unsaturated iron-binding capacity of infants of women with PIH were significantly higher than normal full-term infants. The newborn infants of PIH women seemed that they might have occult depletion of iron store and need meticulous follow up during early neonatal period.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.15 no.8
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• pp.235-245
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• 2017

This study aimed to identify the convergence relationships among nutrition knowledge, health beliefs, diet self-efficacy, and diet management behaviors among Sri Lankans with hypertension (HTN). 91 adults diagnosed with HTN for more than one year participated in this study. A set of interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to assess general characteristics, nutrition knowledge, health beliefs, diet self-efficacy, and diet management behaviors. A stepwise multiple regression analysis was conducted to identify the factors that might influence diet management behaviors. There were statistically significant positive correlations between nutrition knowledge (r=0.26, p=.013), health beliefs (r=0.35, p=.001), diet self-efficacy (r=0.34, p=.001) and HTN diet management behaviors. Three variables, nutrition knowledge, health beliefs, and diet self-efficacy, explained 19.9% of the variance in HTN diet management behaviors (F=8.36, p=.001). Diet self-efficacy was the most significant influencing factor (${\beta}=.29$, t=2.75, p=.007), followed by nutrition knowledge (${\beta}=.25$, t=2.50, p=.014). The findings of this study can be used as valuable data for developing effective interventions to improve diet management behaviors of persons with HTN.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• v.24 no.4 s.36
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• pp.496-506
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• 1991

A cross-sectional study was conducted to investigate the effect of long term noise exposure on blood pressure among steel mill workers. The workers participated in periodic medical examinations performed from August 27 to September 6 in 1990. Examined were 1,034 workers with high-level noise exposure(average $91.8{\pm}5.2dB(A)$) and 390 workers with low-level noise exposure(average $75.2{\pm}4.6dB(A)$). No significant difference was found in systolic or diastolic flood pressure between the two exposure groups. Prevalence of hypertension (${\geq}160mmHg\;systolic\;or{\geq}100mmHg\;diastolic$) was higher in a younger age group (${\leq}40$ years old) of high-level noise exposure than of low-level noise exposure. However, the difference was not statistically significant. Furthermore, in younger ages, prevalence of hypertension appeared to be higher in the hearing loss group (${\geq}25dB\;at\;1000Hz\;or{\geq}40dB$ at 4000Hz in at least one ear) than in the normal hearing group. From multiple regression analysis, hearing loss, body mass index, age, alcohol and family history of hypertension were proven to be predictors of diastolic blood Pressure (p<0.02). When regression was performed for each age group, hearing loss was a strong predictor of diastolic pressure in the younger age group (p<0.01).

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.25 no.1
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• pp.1-10
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• 1996

뇌졸중이라고 진단된 입원 환자 26명을 대상으로 3일동안 섭취한 식이와 24시간 뇨와 혈액을 수집하고 혈압을 측정하여 나트륨, 칼륨, 캄슘, 마그네슘의섭취 수준에 다른 뇨중 배설량과 혈중 수준을 관찰하고 이들과 혈압과의 관계를 알아봄으로써 뇌졸중 환자를 포함한 고혈압 관리의 치료식이를 제공하는데 기초자료로 사용하고자 실시간 연구결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 대상자들의 평균 연령은 남녀 각각 52.6세, 58.5세였으며 평균 BMU는 남녀 각각 21.6, 22.4였다. 입원 당시 평균 혈압은 남녀 각각 147.3/90.9mmHg, 162.7/102.0mmHg였고, 실험 종료일의 평균 혈압은 남자의 경운 124.6/80.8mmHg 였고 여자 대상자는 137.7/91.3mmHg 였다. 2. 1일 평균 나트륨, 칼륨, 칼슘, 마그네슘의 섭취 향은 96.7$\pm$30.7mEq,64.8$\pm$19.0mEq, 431.3$\pm$227.1mg, 333.9$\pm$145.9mg이었다. 3. 1일 평균 뇨중 나트륨, 칼륨, 칼슘, 마그네슘의 배설량은 76.7$\pm$28.2mEq, 33.9$\pm$16.6mEq, 65.6$\pm$34.0mg, 96.5$\pm$58.0mg이었다. 4. 평균 혈청내 나트륨, 칼륨, 칼슘, 마그네슘의 함량은 137.8$\pm$4.3mEq/l, 3.7$\pm$0.5mEq/l, 7.6$\pm$0.8mg/dl, 2.2$\pm$0.2mg/dl로써 칼슘 농도가 정상수준에 비해 비교적 낮은 것으로 나타났다. 5. 혈압과 무기질과의 관계에서 수축시 혈압의 증가시 뇨중 칼륨 배설이 증가함으로써 수축기 혈압과 뇨중 칼륨 배설량 사이에 유의적인 부의 상관관계가 나타났다. (p<0.05). 이상과 같은 입원중인 뇌졸중 환자의 뇨중 나트륨과 칼륨의 배설률 및 혈청과 뇨중 칼슘 배설수준이 정상인 보다 낮은 수준이었으며, 칼륨은 뇌졸중 환자의 혈압관리에 효과적이 무기질로 작용할 가능성이 보여지므로 고혈압관리를 위한 식사 처방시 이들 무기질에 대한 고려가 있어야 할 것으로 사료된다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• v.43 no.4
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• pp.600-612
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• 1996

Background : Recent studies deported that untreated patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome had high long-term mortality rates, and cardiovascular complications of these patients clad a major effect on mortality. Several data indicates that obstructive sheep apnea syndrome contributes to the development of diurnal systemic hypertension. But the pathophysiological mechanism of the development of systemic hypertension in these patients is still uncertain. This study was performed to evaluate the possible role of sympathetic nervous system activity for the development of systemic hypertension in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Method : 35 patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome(OSAS) and 13 Control subjects(control) were included in this study. 21 patients of OSAS were normotensives(OSAS-NBP), and 14 patients of OSAS were hypertensives(OSAS-HBP). Full night polysomnography was undertaken to all subjects. We measured plasma norepinephrine(NE) and epinephrine(EP) concentrations during waking and sleep, using high performance liquid chromatography, in all patients and control subjects. Results : In OSAS, OSAS-NBP and control, plasma NE and EP concentrations during sleep were lowed than during waking(p<0.01). But, in OSAS-HBP, these was no difference between during waking and sleep. Plasma NE concentrations during sleep of OSAS, OSAS-NBP and OSAS-HBP were higher than Control(p<0.05). In OSAS-HBP, daytime systolic blood pressure correlated with plasma NE concentration during sleep(r=0.7415, p<0.01), arid correlated inversely with mean arterial oxygen saturation(r=-0.6465, p<0.05) or arterial oxygen saturation nadir(r=-0.6) 14, p<0.05) during sleep. Conclusion : The sympathetic activity during sleep of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome patients was higher than control subjects. In obstructive sleep apnea syndrome patients with systemic hypertension, there was no diurnal variation of sympathetic activity, and there was correlation between daytime systolic blood pressure and sympathetic activity during sleep. These data suggests that chronic hyperactivity of sympathetic nervous system may contribute to the development of diurnal systemic hypertension in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.