• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.211-217
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• 1992

망막분지정맥폐쇄는 안저출혈을 일으키는 중요한 질환의 하나로서 합병성 황반부 부종 및 망막신생혈관에 의한 초자체출혈로 인하여 시력장애를 유발하는 질환으로 전신질환중 고혈압과 가장 흔히 동반되나 당뇨병 혹은 혈액성 질환과도 동반되는 것으로 알려져있다. 초자체출혈의 경우 다른 원인에 의한 경우보다 초자체절제술에 의한 시력개선의 효과가 현저한 질환으로 심한 초자체출혈이 동반된 망막분지정맥폐쇄의 경우 평면부를 통한 초자체절제술 및 안저광응고술에 의한 수술적 처치가 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• The Monthly Diabetes
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• s.188
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• pp.23-25
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• 2005

복부비만(내장지방 비만)은 인슐린 저항성과 밀접한 관련이 있으며 임상에서는 대사증후군의 형태로 나타나고, 제2형 당뇨병과 심혈관질환의 주요 위험요인으로 알려져 있다. 유전적 요인, 운동부족, 섭취량 과다, 고지방 고단순당식 등이 주요 원인이며, 치료는 원인을 찾아 이를 해결하고 동반질환이나 위험요인을 치료하며 식사요법과 운동을 병행하여 체중을 줄이고 필요한 경우 약물을 사용하는 것이다.

• The Monthly Diabetes
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• s.151
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• pp.18-19
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• 2002

당뇨병 환자에서 고혈압은 미세혈관 및 대혈관 합병증을 촉반 혹은 악화시킬 수 있으므로 임상적으로 매우 중요하다. 당뇨병 환자에서 사망의 원인은 주로 대혈관 합병증인 관동맥심장질환, 심비대, 울혈성 심부전증, 뇌졸중, 말초혈관 질환 등의 심혈관계 및 뇌혈관계 질환때문이며, 당뇨병이 없는 사람에 비해 이들 질환의 빈도는 2$\~$6배나 높다. 고혈압도 심혈관계 및 뇌혈관계 독립인자로서 당뇨병 환자에서 고혈압이 동반되면 각각을 동반할 때보다 이들 질환의 발생 위험도는 훨씬 높아진다. 이들 질환에 의한 사망률 증가뿐 아니라 당뇨병의 미세혈관 합병증인 망막증과 신증의 발생률이 고혈압을 동반할 때 증가하며, 특히 기존의 신증 혹은 망막증의 진행은 고혈압이 나타나면 촉진된다. 임상적으로 더욱 중요한 사실은 이러한 고혈압을 치료함으로써 이들 합병증의 진행을 지연시키거나 막을 수 있다는 것이며, 이미 당뇨병성 신증환자에서 고혈압 치료의 효과가 밝혀져 있다. 따라서 당뇨병 환자에서 고혈압을 반드시 조기에 확인하여 적극적으로 치료하여야 한다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• v.57 no.1
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• pp.47-54
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• 2004

Background : Recurrent pneumonia in adults is not uncommon. However, there is no domestic data about recurrent pneumonia in adults. Therefore, we investigated the associated diseases and clinical findings of recurrent pneumonia in adults. Methods : Among 5513 patients who were treated in five teaching hospitals of Hallym medical center?over a 5-year period, we retrospectively reviewed the medical records of the 58 who were compatible with diagnostic criteria of recurrent pneumonia. Results : The number of patients with recurrent pneumonia was 58 (1.05%, 58/5513) during the 5 years. Thirtyseven patients were male and 21 were female. Mean age was 66.4 (${\pm}14.9$) years. Median interval between each pneumonic episode was 18.5 months. Associated diseases were 25 cases of respiratory diseases, 13 of heart diseases, 13 of diabetes mellitus, 7 of lung malignancies, 11 of malignancies other than lung, 7 of neurologic disease, and 8 of miscellaneous diseases. Three cases had no underlying illness. Of the 8 cases with 2 or more times of recurrence, 4 were associated with respiratory diseases, 2 with aspiration pneumonia due to neurologic diseases, 1 with heart disease and 1 with no underlying illness. Recurrent pneumonic episodes affecting the same location were 30 of the total recurrent pneumonic episodes (30/67, 47.8%) and common associated diseases were respiratory diseases including lung malignancies. The etiology of recurrent pneumonia was Streptococcus pneumoniae, methicillinresistant Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae, atypical organisms, etc. Conclusion : Recurrent pneumonia in adults had a low incidence rate compared with children, but most cases had associated illness. Respiratory diseases including lung cancer were the most common associated illness of recurrent pneumonia.

• The Monthly Diabetes
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• s.285
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• pp.23-29
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• 2013

당뇨병은 심근 경색의 재발 위험이나 심혈관 질환에 의한 사망 위험이 높다는 것은 잘 알려진 사실로 당뇨병 자체로도 관상동맥질환이 있는 것과 같이 대등한 위험인자로 취급하도록 권고되고 있다. 이러한 당뇨병에 이상지질혈증, 고혈압, 복부비만이 동반되어 있는 경우를 대사증후군으로 명명하기도 하며 심혈관질환 위험이 훨씬 증가한다.

• The Monthly Diabetes
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• s.134
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• pp.72-73
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• 2001

당뇨병 환자에서 고혈압의 빈도는 일반인에 비해 2배 이상 높고, 대개 환자의 약 40$\~$60$\%$에서 고혈압을 동반한다. 고혈압이 당뇨병과 같이 있는 경우는 대혈관 및 미세혈관 질환의 위험인자로서 작용하여 심장사, 관상동맥 질환, 울혈성 심부전, 뇌혈관질환, 그리고 말초혈관 질환의 발생 위험을 높여 당뇨병 환자 사망원인의 대부분을 차지하며, 고혈압이 동반되어 있지 않을 경우에는 장기생존률이 높다. 또한 당뇨병에서 확장기 및 수축기 혈압은 당뇨병성 신증과 망막증의 발생 및 경과 악화에도 영향을 미친다. 당뇨병에서 고혈압이 예후에 중대한 영향을 미치는 만큼, 고혈압을 동반한 당뇨병 환자에서, 혈당의 조절뿐 아니라 죽상경화증의 예방 및 고혈압의 치료가 당뇨병에 의한 혈관 합병증의 발생과 진행을 지연시키고 사망률을 감소시키는데 결정적이라 할 수 있다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• v.46 no.4
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• pp.555-563
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• 1999

Background: Chronic cough is a common symptom that requires the systematic diagnostic approach for proper evaluation. Postnasal drip syndrome(PNDS), bronchial asthma, gastroesophageal reflux disease(GERD), and chronic bronchitis are among the common causes. This study was conducted to evaluate the spectrum and the frequency of the causes of chronic cough. Methods: We prospectively evaluated 93 patients who had chronic cough despite normal chest radiographic finding. History and physical examination were done along with paranasal sinus radiograph, spirometry, bronchoprovocation test and 24-hours' ambulatory aesophageal pH monitoring as necessary. Results: Forty-nine(52%) of the 93 patients had PNDS, 15 patients(16%) bronchitis, 10 patients(11%) asthma, 4 patients (4%) GERD, 7 patients (8%) both PNDS and asthma, 4 patients (4%) undiagnosed condition and 4 patients(4%) were taking ACE inhibitor. Sixty-nine percent of the patients with PNDS improved after follow up, 73% patients with bronchitis, 80% patients with asthma, 50% patients with GERD, 100% patients with both PNDS and asthma, and 100% patients with ACE inhibitor. Conclusion: PNDS was the most common causes of chronic cough. Bronchitis was the second and asthma the third in frequency. The etiology of chronic cough can be determined easily by history and physical examination, successful therapy initiated in most patients. The response to specific therapy also was important in evaluation of chronic cough.

• Sleep Medicine and Psychophysiology
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• v.2 no.1
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• pp.55-64
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• 1995

During sleep, relatively major respiratory physiological changes occur in healthy subjects. The contributions and interactions of voluntary and metabolic breathing control systems during waking and sleep are quite different Alterations of ventilatory control occur in chemosensitivity, response to mechanical loads, and stability of ventilation. The activities of intercostal muscles and muscles involved in regulating upper airway size are decreased during sleep. These respiratory physiological changes during sleep compromise the nocturnal ventilatory function, and sleep is an important physiological cause of the nocturnal alveolar hypoventilation. There are several causes of chronic alveolar hypoventilation including cardiopulmonary, neuromuscular diseases. Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is an important cause of nocturnal hypoventilation and hypoxia. Coexistent cardiopulmonary or neuromuscular disease in patients with OSAS contributes to the development of diurnal alveolar hypoventilation, diurnal hypoxia and hypercapnia. The existing data indicates that nocturnal recurrent hypoxia and fragmentation of sleep in patients with OSAS contributes to the development of systemic hypertension and cardiac bradytachyarrhythmia, and diurnal pulmonary hypertension and cor pulmonale in patients with OSAS is usually present in patients with coexisting cardiac or pulmonary disease. Recent studies reported that untreated patients with OSAS had high long-term mortality rates, cardiovascular complications of OSAS had a major effect on mortality, and effective management of OSAS significantly decreased mortality.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.39 no.8 s.265
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• pp.619-625
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• 2006

Background: Peripheral arterial disease is frequently accompanied with systemic arteriosclerosis and more than half of the cause of deaths is due to the development of coronary arterial disease. Moreover, it is known that the most frequent cause of death after a bypass surgery of chronic arterial obstruction is heart related complications. Especially in patients with atherosclerotic arterial obstruction in the lower extremities who had no history of heart disease or had no presenting symptoms of ischemic heart disease showed a high rate of postoperative mortality and for this reason we suggest preoperative evaluation in these patients to evaluate whether or not coronary arterial disease is accompanied. Material and Method: Since Feb. 2001 to Oct. 2004, we analyzed 52 patients who were operated on for atherosclerotic arterial obstruction in the lower extremities, with the exception of patients with a past history of heart disease or symptoms of ischemic heart disease. They underwent on the same day a coronary and femoral angiography for evaluation of accompanying coronary arterial disease. Of among these patients, we compared those who received bypass surgery of the arteries of the peripheral extremities alone to those who underwent combined coronary artery bypass surgery. Result: 63% of the reported cases of atherosclerotic arterial obstruction in the lower extremities were accompanied with coronary arterial disease. Old age, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, smoking, and hypercholesterolemia are known risk factors for arteriosclerosis and of these, only old age and hypertension had statistically significance in patients with severe atherosclerotic arterial obstruction in the lower extremities accompanied with coronary arterial disease. Diabetes, smoking, and hypercholesterolemia showed no statistical significance in this group. With the increase in severity of the range and the degree of atherosclerotic arterial obstruction, coronary arterial disease is frequently accompanied and its severity also increased. Patients who received both peripheral artery and coronary artery bypass surgery showed no difference in the period of hospitalization and ICU stay period compared with patients who received bypass surgery of the arteries of the lower extremities alone. Conclusion: Patients with atherosclerotic arterial obstruction in the lower extremities without symptoms of ischem to evaluate coronary arterial disease for active treatment, especially in the patients with old age, hypertension and high AVD scores.

• 건강소식
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• v.37 no.1
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• pp.24-26
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• 2013

건선은 신체 면역체계에 이상이 생겨 피부에 염증 반응을 일으키는 질병으로 평소 건강관리를 소홀히 해 면역력이 약해지면 나타나기 쉽다. 보통 바르는 연고로 치료하지만 심할 경우 자외선 치료와 함께 고가의 면역 억제 주사가 필요한 악성 질환이다. 원인과 동반질환, 효과적인 예방법을 알아보았다.