• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.43 no.5
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• pp.522-524
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• 2010

Cardiac transplantation in a patient with persistent left superior vena cava (SVC) necessitates unifocalization of the caval veins. Here we report a successful case of orthotopic heart transplantation in a patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and persistent left SVC. Cardiac transplantation was done after the left SVC was anastomosed to the right SVC in an end to side fashion. The postoperative course was uneventful, and the patient is currently in an excellent clinical condition.

• Proceedings of the KTCVS Conference
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• 1998.10a
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• pp.129-129
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• 1998

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.37 no.11
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• pp.933-936
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• 2004

Intravenous leiomyomatosis is a rare disease entity of benign smooth muscle invading into the lumen of veins. We describe a case of intravenous leiomyomatosis originating from the uterus, growing in the inferior vena cava, and extending into the right ventricle association with multiple pulmonary metastasis. A 53-year-old woman with chest discomfort and several times attacks of syncope was treated at our hospital. The tumor was successfully removed with moderate hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass after total hysterectomy with a bilateral salphingo-oophorectomy, and multiple pulmonary metastasis under simultaneous sternotomy and laparotomy was confirmed.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.43 no.1
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• pp.77-80
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• 2010

Intracardiac varix is an endocardial, unilocular, blood-filled cyst that's lined by endothelial cells and it is filled with organizing thrombi. It has been reported that intracardiac varix is an extremely rare entity. We report here on two cases of intracardiac varix in the right atrium and these cases had been preoperatively misdiagnosed as myxoma.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.30 no.5
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• pp.493-500
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• 1997

We performed this study to evaluate hepatic venous drainage in atrial isomerism by MR and the clinical significance of anomalous hepatic venous return in total cavopulmonary shunt operation. Numbers and locations of hepatic veins in twenty-two patients with isomerism(thirteen with right isomerism and nine with left isom rism) were evaluated by MR. Operative procedure of hepatic veins and postoperative arterial oxygen saturation were compared with hepatic vein connection in six patients after total cavopulmonary shunt operation. Among nine patients with left isomerism, hepatic venous return was totally anomalous via a single opening in eight, and via two separate openings in one. Among thirteen patients with right isomerism, partial anomalous hepatic venous connection directly to the atrium was seen in four. One showed total anomalous hepatic venous connection to atrium through one opening. Total cavopulmonary shunt operation was performed in 6 patients. Hepatic veins were connected to pulmonary arteries in four patients who had one atrial opening of hepatic vein andlor IVC, or two ipsilateral atrial opening of hepatic veins and IVC. In conclusion, hepatic vein drainage to atrium is variable in atrial isomerism. MR is useful for evaluation of hepatic vein drainage in atrial isomerism and surgical pla ning.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.83 no.4
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• pp.846-860
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• 2022

Persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) is a rare congenital, thoracic, and vascular anomaly. Although PLSVCs generally do not have a hemodynamic effect, several types of PLSVC and some cardiac anomalies may manifest with clinical symptoms. The presence of PLSVC can render catheterization via left subclavian access difficult when placing a pacemaker or central venous catheter. As such, recognizing a PLSVC that is typically incidentally discovered can prevent complications such as vascular injury. Differentiating vessels found in a similar location as PLSVC is necessary when performing thoracic vascular procedures. This pictorial essay explains the multi-detector CT findings of a PLSVC, and provides a summary of other blood vessels that require differentiation during thoracic vascular procedures.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.82 no.4
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• pp.982-987
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• 2021

The coronary sinus (CS) is the venous drainage system of the heart. CS ostium atresia is a rarely seen cardiac malformation. Congenital atresia of the CS is usually found together with persistent left superior vena cava (LSVC) and other cardiac malformations. However, isolated congenital atresia of the CS is very rare. We present a rare case of isolated congenital atresia of the CS connecting the left atrium and coronary veins without persistent LSVC in a 58-year-old female.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.38 no.6 s.251
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• pp.441-444
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• 2005

Abdominal tumors that can grow through vascular lumen and spread to the right heart are rare. Intravenous leiomyomatosis is a rare tumor that originates from the uterus and spreads through the vessels. Although histologically benign, tumor extension with mechanical obstruction of the inferior vena cava, right cardiac cavities, or even the pulmonary artery, may occasionally result in fatal outcome. The best treatment is complete surgical resection of the entire tumor using cardiopulmonary bypass and total circulation arrest, We report a case of intravenous leiomyomatosis of the uterus that showed intravascular growth up to the right atrium. The patient underwent successful resection of the tumor by one-stage cardiotomy with laparotomy.

• Journal of the korean veterinary medical association
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• v.40 no.2
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• pp.145-156
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• 2004

심부정맥(Cardiac arrhythmia)이란 심장내 박동, 율동, 충동 발생 및 전도장애를 유도하는 질환을 말하며, 주로 심근경색이나 심장비대증 같은 심장의 해부학적 질환과 약물중독 및 전해질 불균형에 의해 발생한다. 부정맥은 정상적인 심근 활성을 차단하여 심장박출을 감소시키므로 때로 생명을 위협하기도 한다. 본 종설에서는 심장의 전도계에 관련된 정상생리와 부정맥의 병리적 발생기전 및 부정맥 치료제에 대한 분류 및 약리기전에 대해 기술하고자 한다.

• Proceedings of the KTCVS Conference
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• 2004.06a
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• pp.74-76
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• 2004