• Journal of Biomedical Engineering Research
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• v.20 no.6
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• pp.561-571
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• 1999

심실세동은 환자의 생명을 위협하는 가장 치명적인 부정맥으로서, 심실세동의 발견즉시 특별한 조치를 취하지 못할 경우 환자는 급사한다. 심실세동을 정지시키는 유일한 방법은 전기적 제세동이며 이는 환자의 심장 부위에 전기적 에너지를 가해 정상 심장 리듬을 되찾도록 하는 방법이다. 심실세동의 발생은 예측할 수 없고, 이를 진단하기 위한 심전도 교육을 모든 의료인에게 할 수 없으므로 심전도를 자동 분석하여 심실세동을 조기에 검출하는 자동 분석장치의 개발은 심실세동에 의한 급사를 줄이는데 매우 중요하다. 본 연구에서는 교차간섭성분의 제거 능력이 뛰어나며 쉽게 구사할 수 있는 Choi-Williams distriguteion (CWD) 방법을 이용하여 급사를 초래할 수 있는 심실세동을 자동 검출하는 알고리즘을 개발하였다. 그리고 개발된 알고리즘의 성능을 검증하기 위하여 본 논문에서는 두 그룹의 심실세동 데이터를 사용하였다. 검출 알고리즘은 심실세동의 시간 및 주파수 특성을 일곱가지 조건들에 대한 만족 여부를 이용하여 심실세동을 판정하였고, 실험의 민감도와 선택도는 각각 92.1%, 97 .2% 이다.

• Journal of Veterinary Clinics
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.219-228
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• 2004

Heart diseases related to conduction system can be occurred by primary defects in conduction system and by secondary to morphological heart diseases or drug toxicities. Multiple molecular defects responsible for arrhythmogenesis, including mutations in ion channels, cytoplasmic ion-channel-interacting proteins, gap-junction proteins, transcription factors and a kinase subunit, were found to be associated with the aetiology of primary cardiac conduction defects, especially inherited form. Despite a big progress in unveiling human arrhythmogenesis, conduction defects in dog has not been well studied except sudden death syndrome in German shepherd. In this review, molecular genetics in cardiac arrhythmogenesis, inherited human diseases associated with conduction defects and similar diseases in dogs will be discussed.

• 월간산업보건
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• s.224
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• pp.26-30
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• 2006

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2008.07a
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• pp.1973-1974
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• 2008

심전도는 심장의 전기적인 활동을 나타내는 지표로, 심장활동 및 자율 신경계를 관찰하기 위해 R 파형의 간격을 측정함으로써 심박변이도를 추출할 수 있다. 심박변이도는 자율신경계의 관찰 이외에도 급성 심근경색의 예후판정이나 심장급사 예견, 당뇨병 관찰, 감성 및 스트레스 평가 등 다양한 분야에서 활용되고 있다. 그러나 심전도의 추출해야하는 과정을 거쳐야 하기 때문에, 임상적인 목적이 아닐시에도 3 전극을 몸에 부착하여 측정하는 것은 심박변이도에 대한 접근성을 떨어뜨리고 있다. 본 연구에서는 심박변이도의 측정을 위하여 수정된 방식의 라플라시안 전극을 설계하고 이를 이용해 심박변이도의 측정 및 분석을 함으로써 접근성 높은 새로운 심박변이도 측정용 전극에 대해 제시하였다.

• Journal of the korean veterinary medical association
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• v.43 no.9
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• pp.825-832
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• 2007

모든 부정맥이 치료를 필요로 하는 것은 아니지만, 다양한 부정맥들이 허약 (weakness), 실신 (syncope)을 유발하거나 울혈성 심부전을 악화시키며 일부의 부정맥들은 치명적인 심장 이상을 일으킨다. 일반적으로 임상증상을 유발하는 부정맥들과 급사의 지표가 될 수 있는 부정맥들은 치료한다. 불행하게도, 수의학 분야의 심장전문의들 사이에서 어떤 부정맥들을 치료해야만 하고 어떻게 관리하는 것이 최선인가에 관한 내용이 명확하게 일치하고 있지는 않다. 사실은 어떤 항부정맥 약물을 우선적으로 선택해야 하는가에 관해서 명확한 합의점이 없을 뿐만 아니라 어떤 범주의 약물이 효과적인가에 대해서도 논란의 여자기 있다. 예를 들어, 심각한 심실성 부정맥이 성공적으로 치료되지 않으면 현저한 이소성 박동(ectopy)이 지속적으로 남을 수도 있다. 또한 만일 임상증상들 (실신 등)이 해소되고 지속적인 심실성 부정맥이 잘 통제된 이러한 류의 질문들에 대한 대답은 대부분 명확하지 않고 신중하게 숙고한 의견에 불과할 수도 있다.

• Journal of Biomedical Engineering Research
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.75-80
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• 1999

Since a Holter monitor records a patients' ECG when he is in motion, it can monitor complex heart disease effectively. But it can not handle a sudden heart disease because the diagnosis process will be done only after 24 hours. So in this study, a model of ambulatory monitoring system using wireless data communication network is proposed. And a mobile ECG equipment and a doctors' terminal are developed for the proposed system implementation. As a result, we can evaluate that the proposed ambulatory monitoring system is suitable for the management of ambulatory patients who may be at risk form sudden cardiac abnormalities.

• Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science
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• v.51 no.2
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• pp.265-269
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• 2019

Ebstein's anomaly is attached to the right ventricle with the tricuspid leaf attached to the lower right ventricle without any attachment to the tricuspid annulus. Most patients in their 20s are alive. Patients older than 25 years of age are similar in the incidence of heart failure and sudden death, and survive approximately 70% from 2 years, and 50% from 3 years, from 5% to over 50 years of age. Through this example, Ebstein's anomaly exists in various forms. A 22 year old case with WPW syndrome and those who survived to 77 years of age are reported. The normal heart structure in the apical four-chamber view should be observed on similar lines, even though the tricuspid annulus is slightly lower than the mitral annulus. If not, there will be some doubt regarding this anomaly. Furthermore, echocardiography plays an important role in the diagnosis and prognosis of congenital heart disease.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.83 no.1
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• pp.84-101
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• 2022

Cardiac CT is the most accurate tool for diagnosing and evaluating coronary artery anomalies. Coronary anomalies can often be observed as the number of cardiac CT scans increases. In this review article, we described the CT findings and clinical significance of coronary anomalies that radiologists should know. In particular, we described the dangerous anatomical findings of coronary anomalies on CT images in detail.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• v.46 no.5
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• pp.490-494
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• 2003

Purpose : We'd like to determine the incidence of congenital heart disease and arrhythmia in elementary school children in Busan, and to provide adequate prevention and treatment. Methods : A total of 23,802(male 12,909, female 10,893) 1st grade elementary school children living in Busan were studied. All children were 7-8 years old. We obtained their medical history by questionnaire and checked elecrocardiography(ECG). Subsequent screening tests including a 2nd ECG, chest X-ray, phonocardiogram and CBC for the students who had abnormal findings at the first screening test. The third screening test was done for students who had cardiac murmurs or abnormal ECG findings in the second screening test by echocardiogram, treadmill test and 24-hour Holter monitoring. Results : Among 23,802 children participants, 605(2.54%) had abnormal ECG findings at the first screening test. Q wave abnormality(0.58%) was observed most frequently, and complete right bundle branch block(RBBB)(0.26%), sinus tachycardia(0.24%), right axis deviation(0.22%) and ventricular premature contraction(VPC)(0.21%) followed in order. Four hundred and twenty four children participated in the second ECG screening test. Two hundred and two children(47.6%) had an abnormality such as sinus tachycardia(18.8%), VPC(17.8%), or complete RBBB(17.3%). After completing the third examination including echocardiogram, we couldn't find the students with ventricular tachycardia (VT) or SVT at the third arrhythmia screening test. Conclusion : A high incidence of arrhythmia was found in the 1st grade elementary school children in Busan despite their healthy appearances, although fatal heart diseases were not noted. Early diagnosis, adequate preventative measures and treatment will prevent and decrease the frequency of emergent situations like syncope and sudden death.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.36 no.7
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• pp.514-517
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• 2003

Anomalous aortic origin of left coronary artery is a rare congenital coronary anomaly that can cause clinical manifestations such as ischemic chest pain, arrhythmic syncope or even sudden cardiac death. We describe a case of anomalous aortic origin of left main coronary artery presented as a cardiogenic shock which was successfully treated by coronary artery transfer.