• Proceeding of EDISON Challenge
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• 2017.03a
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• pp.653-655
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• 2017

심근섬유증은 심장에서 전도 장애를 일으키며 심부전증상을 발생시킨다. 심근섬유증으로 인한 심장박동현상의 변화를 확인하기 위해 시뮬레이션 연구를 진행하였다. 심실의 유한요소 모델을 설계하고 무작위로 전도 블록을 생성하여 심근섬유증을 적용하고 그 비율을 조절하였다. 심근섬유증의 비율에 따라 전기생리학적 시뮬레이션을 진행하고 그 결과를 바탕으로 기계 수축 시뮬레이션을 진행하여 심실의 수축 변화를 확인하였다. 심근섬유증의 비율이 증가할수록 좌심실의 압력이 감소하고 박출되는 혈액량과 박출계수, 심장박동의 효율이 감소하였다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.32 no.3
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• pp.310-314
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• 1999

Endomyocardial fibrosis(EMF) is an unusual type of cardiomyopathy characterized by a restriction to the ventricular filling and an obliteration of the inflow portion in the ventricular cavity by a fibrosis and often by a thrombus formation. The atrioventricular valve may be involved, resulting in an atrioventricular valvular regurgitation. The only known effective treatments are endomyocardiectomy and replacement of regurgitant AV valves. We report the experience of a case of EMF which required surgical management.

• Journal of Veterinary Clinics
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.170-175
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• 2009

A 7-year-old, intact male Pomeranian(weighing 2.2 kg), was presented with clinical signs of prolonged anorexia, polydypsia/polyuria, severe azotemia, proteinuria and heart murmur. Diagnostic studies found chronic kidney disease, severe hypertension and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The dog was treated with 2-day peritoneal dialysis, blood transfusion, anti-hypertensive therapy with amlodipine and conservative therapies direct to chronic renal failure. This is a rare case of hypertensive cardiomyopathy complicated with chronic kidney disease in dogs.

• The Korean Chronic Disease News
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• no.33
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• pp.7.1-7.1
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• 1983

• Journal of Veterinary Clinics
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• v.27 no.4
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• pp.435-439
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• 2010

A six-year-old intact female Bull Terrier dog (weighing 17 kg) was referred to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital with exercise intolerance and occasional syncope as the primary complaint. Diagnostic studies revealed a rare case of atrial flutter with complete heart block and aberrant ventricular activation from the ectopic focus, possibly due to idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. Although the dog was responded with cardiac medication for right-sided heart failure and anti-arrhythmic agent (dofetilide), the dog died suddenly of cardiac arrest after 11 months of treatment.

• 대한핵의학회:학술대회논문집
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• 1996.05a
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• pp.208-208
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• 1996

• 대한핵의학회:학술대회논문집
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• 1998.11a
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• pp.30.2-30.2
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• 1998

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.35 no.5
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• pp.336-342
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• 2002

Background: Recently, cell transplantation has been extensively investigated to improve heart function in dysfunctional heart. This study was designed to compare the effects of smooth muscle cells (SMC) and heart cells (HC) transplantation in dilated cardiomyopathic hamsters. Material and Method: HC and SMC were isolated from heart and ductus deferens of BIO 53.58 hamsters, and cultured for transplantation. HC and SMC or culture medium were transplanted into the left ventricle of 17 weeks old adult hamsters in HC transplanted (HCTx), SMC transplantation (SMCTX), and control groups (Con) (N = 10 each). Cyclosporine (5 mg/Kg) was administered subcutaneously for HCTx. Sham operated hamsters (N=10) underwent the surgery but did not receive an injection. At 4 weeks after transplantation, heart function was evaluated in all groups using a Langendorff perfusion apparatus. Result: Histology showed severe focal myocardial necrosis in all groups. HCTx and SMCTx formed huge muscle tissue in dilated myocardium. SMCTx and HCTx had better heart function than Con and sham (p<0.01). And SMCTx had better peak systolic pressure (p<0.05) antral developed pressure (p<0.05) than HCTx. But sham and Con did not any statistical make difference. Conclusion: SMCTx and HCTx formed muscle tissue and improved ventricular function in hamsters with dilated cardiomyopathy And SMCTx showed better heart function in peak systolic pressure and developed pressure than HCTx.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• v.48 no.2
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• pp.197-203
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• 2005

Purpose : Changes in metalloproteinases(MMP) activity have been demonstrated in several disease states, including rheumatoid arthritis and tumor metastasis. More importantly, increased myocardial MMP activity has been reported to occur in both clinical and experimental forms of dilated cardiomyopathy. There was no report about MMP in adriamycin(ADR)-induced cardiomyopathy. The purpose of this study was to investigate gene expression of MMP and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases(TIMP) in ADR-induced cardiomyopathy and clarify the relationship between MMP and cytokines. Methods : Male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into two groups. The first group was control. The second group was given intraperitoneal injections of ADR(5 mg/kg) twice a week over two weeks. Serum concentrations of MMP, TIMP, interleukin(IL)-6 and tumor necrosis factor(TNF)-${\alpha}$ were measured. RNA extraction was performed from frozen rat hearts. Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR) was employed. cDNA Microarray analysis was performed by using a set of 5,184 sequence-verified rat cDNA clones. Results : Serum MMP and TIMP levels were not significantly different between the two groups. IL-6 was $36.8{\pm}2.8pg/mL$ and TNF-${\alpha}$ $2.2{\pm}2.7pg/mL$ in the ADR group. They were significantly higher than in the control group. Serum MMP correlated significantly with TNF-${\alpha}$(r=0.41, P<0.05). There was no gene expression of MMP, IL-6 or TNF-${\alpha}$ in the hearts of both groups. Gene expression of TIMP was significantly depressed in the hearts of the ADR group. Conclusion : These results suggested a potential role for TNF-${\alpha}$ in the regulation of extracellular matrix remodeling in ADR induced cardiomyopathy. Rapid screening of multiple decreased gene expression by DNA chip may be a useful diagnostic test to detect early cardiac injury before developing ADR induced cardiomyopathy.

• 건강소식
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• v.35 no.3
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• pp.16-17
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• 2011

심전도 검사란 심장에서 생기는 전기신호로 심장 이상을 검사하는 것이다. 심장의 박동에 의해 발생한 심장의 활동 상태를 그래프 상으로 기록하는 것으로 심전도 검사를 통해 알 수 있는 질환은 부정맥, 협심증, 심근경색, 고헐압, 심근증 등이 있다.