• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.331-336
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• 2009

배경: Dubost 등이 1952년에 실시한 신동맥 하부 대동맥류 수술을 시작으로 복부 대동맥류의 근치적인 수술적 치료가 시작되었다. 최근에 경피적 대동맥 스텐트 삽입술의 비약적인 발전으로 외과적 수술이 감소하고는 있으나, 여전히 근치를 위한 치료로 인정되고 있다. 저자들은 지난 6년간 시행한 복부 대동맥류의 수술성적 및 그 예후에 미치는 영향인자에 대해 분석하여 보았다. 대상 및 방법: 2002년 3월부터 2008년 3월까지 복부 대동맥류로 수술 받은 환자 18명을 대상으로 하였다. 수술의 적응은 파열, 60 mm 이상의 최대직경, 크기의 증가, 내과적으로 조절 안되는 고혈압이나 통증이 있는 경우 등이었다. 결과: 환자들의 평균 나이는 $66.6{\pm}9.3$세$(49\sim81)$였고, 남자가 12명(66.7%), 여자가 6명이었다. 신동맥 상부까지 진행된 경우는 6명(33.3%), 장골동맥까지 진행된 경우는 13명(72.2%)이었다. 진단 당시 대동맥이 파열되어 있었던 환자들은 5명(27.8%)이었다. 대동맥의 평균 최대직경은 $72.2{\pm}12.9$ mm ($58\sim109$ mm)였다. 수술은 모두 정중 복부절개를 통한 복강 내 접근으로 시행하였고, 응급수술은 6명의 환자에서 시행하였다. 대동맥 겸자 후 양쪽 하지로 혈류개통이 될 때까지의 허혈시간은 평균 $82{\pm}42$분($35\sim180$분)이었다. 전체 환자 중 3명이 사망하여 전체 사망률은 16.7%였고, 파열된 환자의 사망률은 60%, 파열되지 않은 환자의 사망률은 0%였다. 수술 후 합병증으로는 신부전, 대퇴등 정맥 폐쇄, 창상감염이 각 1예씩 있었다. 생존 환자들은 $34{\pm}26$개월($4\sim90$개월)간의 추적관찰 기간동안 대동맥 내 문제는 없이 장기생존 중이다. 사망에 영향을 주는 인자로는 파열, 응급수술이 의미 있었다(p<0.05). 결론: 파열된 복부대동맥류에 대한 응급수술은 여전히 높은 사망률을 보이나, 파열되지 않은 복부대동맥류의 수술은 비교적 안전하게 진행할 수 있으며 수술 후 생존한 환자는 장기생존을 보인다. 비록 경피적 대동맥 스탠트 삽입술이 최근의 치료 경향이나 종래의 수술방법도 만족할 만 한다.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제62권6호
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• pp.240-243
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• 2019

Purpose: Coronary arterial lesion assessment in children can be difficult, depending on the coronary dominance pattern. Although it is easier to determine coronary dominance with echocardiography in children than in adults, it is still difficult. This study aimed to examine the coronary dominance pattern according to the objective coronary artery (CA) indices. Methods: The CA diameter, aortic valve annulus, and abdominal aorta of 69 children without any cardiovascular disease were measured with cross-sectional echocardiography at Chungnam National University Hospital. To evaluate the coronary dominance pattern, echocardiography was primarily used; additionally, coronary computed tomographic angiography or coronary angiography (CAG). Coronary dominance was determined according to the status of the CA that gives rise to the posterior descending artery. Results: The mean age was $4.02{\pm}2.78years$, and the mean body surface area (BSA) was $0.70{\pm}0.22m^2$. Right dominance was present in 78% and left in 22% of the subjects. In those with left dominance, the CA to aortic valve annulus diameter ratio was $0.125{\pm}0.021$ in the right coronary artery (RCA) and $0.255{\pm}0.032$ in the left coronary artery (LCA). In those with right dominance, the corresponding ratio was $0.168{\pm}0.028$ in the RCA and $0.216{\pm}0.030$ in the LCA (P<0.05). Significant differences were also found in the diametric ratios of the CA to BSA and abdominal aorta (P<0.05). Conclusion: The CA indices showed significant difference according to the coronary dominance pattern in early childhood. It is possible to indirectly determine the coronary dominance pattern with the CA indices in children using echocardiography. The accuracy of coronary artery lesion diagnosis can be improved by taking coronary dominance into account.

• 융합정보논문지
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.119-125
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• 2022

심혈관계 활성이 예측되는 phenylephrine, isoprenaline, prazosin의 단독 및 병용 투여에서 혈관수축 억제능을 관찰하였고 아직 보고가 빈약한 수축성 조절 기전에 대해 조직 선택적 조절 가설을 세워서 조사하였다. 내피가 손상된 혈관을 수조내에 현수시켰고 혈관에 의한 기계적 신호가 등장력 변환기에서 전기적 신호로 변환되어 생리측정기에 표시되었다. 내피가 손상된 혈관에서 phenylephrine은 조직에 비선택적으로 지속적인 수축을 유지하였고 phenylephrine과 병용된 isoprenaline은 등척성 수축 실험에서 흉부, 복부 대동맥 등 조직에 비선택적으로 평활근에 대한 직접 작용으로 수축성을 일시적으로 감소시켰고 phenylephrine과 병용된 prazosin은 조직에 비선택적으로 평활근에 대한 직접 작용으로 수축성을 지속적으로 감소시켰다. 따라서 일부 조직에서 adrenergic beta receptor 밀도가 감소되거나 수용체 결합력이 감소되거나 수용체 결합 후 신호전달이 감소되거나 약물의 분포가 감소되어 isoprenaline이 phenylephrine의 지속적 작용에 대해 일시적으로 억제하고 prazosin이 지속적으로 억제하는 것으로 생각된다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.345-356
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• 2023

This study aimed to assess the effects of exogenous hydrogen sulfide (H₂S) on abdominal aorta coarctation (AAC) induced myocardial fibrosis (MF) and autophagy in rats. Forty-four Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into control group, AAC group, AAC + H₂S group, and H₂S control group. After a model of rats with AAC was built surgically, AAC + H₂S group and H₂S group were injected intraperitoneally with H₂S (100 µmol/kg) daily. The rats in the control group and the AAC group were injected with the same amount of PBS. We observed that H₂S can improve left ventricular function and the deposition of myocardial collagen fibers, inhibit pyroptosis, down-regulate the expression of P-eif2α in myocardial tissue, and inhibit cell autophagy by activating the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/AKT1 signaling pathway (p < 0.05). In addition, angiotensin II (1 µM) H9c2 cardiomyocytes were injured in vitro experiments, and it was also observed that pyroptosis was inhibited after H₂S (400 µmol/kg) intervention, the expression of P-eif2α in cardiomyocytes was significantly down-regulated, and the PI3K/AKT1 signaling pathway was activated at the same time. Therefore, increasing the expression of P-eif2α reverses the activation of the PI3K/AKT1 signaling pathway by H₂S. In conclusion, these findings suggest that exogenous H₂S can ameliorate MF in rats with AAC by inhibiting pyroptosis, and the mechanism may be associated with inhibiting the phosphorylation of eif2α and activating the PI3K/AKT1 signaling pathway to inhibit excessive cell autophagy.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.134-140
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• 1996

1986년부터 1995년까지의 10년간 영남대학교 의과대학 부속병원에서 절제술이나 세침 생검을 시행하여 조직 병리학적으로 확진된 신경아세포종 23례 중 전산화단층촬영을 시행한 16례를 대상으로 후향적으로 분석한 결과 신경아세포종은 소아에서 많이 발생하며, 부신에서 호발하고, 임상적인 주 증상은 만져지는 종괴였다. 전산화단층촬영소견은 과반수 이상에서 작고 고밀도이거나 곡선 모양의 석회화를 보이며, 중앙선을 침범하며, 분엽상의 모양과 분명한 경계를 보이고, 내부에 낭성 변화를 보이며, 불균등한 조영 양상을 보이고, 주위 중요 혈관과 림프절을 침범한 소견을 보였다. 이와 같은 전산화 단층촬영소견들은 소아 복부 종양에서 신경아세포종의 진단과 감별에 도움을 줄것으로 생각된다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.218-227
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• 2019

This study was designed to determine the effects of the long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) plasmacytoma variant translocation 1 (PVT1) on vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) apoptosis and extracellular matrix (ECM) disruption in a murine abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) model. After injection of PVT1-silencing lentiviruses, AAA was induced in Apolipoprotein E-deficient ($ApoE^{-/-}$) male mice by angiotensin II (Ang II) infusion for four weeks. After Ang II infusion, mouse serum levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines were analysed, and aortic tissues were isolated for histological, RNA, and protein analysis. Our results also showed that PVT1 expression was significantly upregulated in abdominal aortic tissues from AAA patients compared with that in controls. Additionally, Ang II treatment significantly increased PVT1 expression, both in cultured mouse VSMCs and in AAA murine abdominal aortic tissues. Of note, the effects of Ang II in facilitating cell apoptosis, increasing matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 and MMP-9, reducing tissue inhibitor of MMP (TIMP)-1, and promoting switching from the contractile to synthetic phenotype in cultured VSMCs were enhanced by overexpression of PVT1 but attenuated by knockdown of PVT1. Furthermore, knockdown of PVT1 reversed Ang II-induced AAA-associated alterations in mice, as evidenced by attenuation of aortic diameter dilation, marked adventitial thickening, loss of elastin in the aorta, enhanced aortic cell apoptosis, elevated MMP-2 and MMP-9, reduced TIMP-1, and increased pro-inflammatory cytokines. In conclusion, our findings demonstrate that knockdown of lncRNA PVT1 suppresses VSMC apoptosis, ECM disruption, and serum pro-inflammatory cytokines in a murine Ang II-induced AAA model.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.33-40
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• 2013

Background: Total arch replacement (TAR) is being more widely performed due to recent advances in operative techniques and cerebral protective strategies. In this study, the authors reviewed the relationship between TAR and early- and mid-term changes of the false lumen after TAR in acute type A aortic dissection. Materials and Methods: Twenty-six patients (aged, $54.7{\pm}13.3$ years) who underwent TAR for acute type A dissection between June 2004 and February 2012 were reviewed. The relationship between the percentage change in the aortic diameter and the false lumen patency status was assessed by examining the early and late postoperative computed tomography imaging studies. Results: There were two in-hospital mortalities, one late death, and three follow-up loses. The mean follow-up duration for the final 21 patients studied was $54{\pm}19.0$ months (range, 20 to 82 months). The incidence of false lumen thrombosis within 2 weeks of surgery in the proximal, middle, and distal thoracic aorta, and the suprarenal and infrarenal abdominal aorta were 67%, 38%, 38%, 48%, and 33%, respectively, and 57%, 67%, 52%, 33%, and 33% for those examined at a mean of $49{\pm}18$ months after surgery, respectively. The false lumen regressed in 11 patients (42.3%). The aortic diameters were larger in the patients with a patent false lumen than those with a thrombosed false lumen at all levels of the descending aorta (p <0.05). Conclusion: TAR and a more complete primary tear-resection can be accomplished with a relatively low-risk of morbidity and mortality. Enlargement of the distal aorta significantly correlated with the false lumen patency status.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.428-432
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• 2010

67세 남자환자가 6개월 전부터 반복되는 배부 동통을 주소로 내원하였다. 환자는 11년 전 Stanford B형 대동맥 박리로 하행 대동맥 스텐트 도관 삽입술을 시행 받았다. 대동맥 컴퓨터 단층촬영에서 좌 쇄골하동맥 기시부에서 시작되어 복부 대동맥 분지 부위까지 진행된 대동맥 박리, 스텐트 도관 근위부의 제 1형 endoleak 및 하행 대동맥의 낭종성 확장을 관찰하였다. 체외 심폐 순환 하에 무명동맥, 좌 총경동맥, 좌 쇄골하동맥의 탈분지 및 재혈관화술을 시행하고, 수술 후 13일째 대동맥 궁에서 하행대동맥까지 스텐트 도관을 삽입하는 Hybrid 술식을 성공적으로 시행하였고, 수술 후 시행한 대동맥 컴퓨터 단층촬영에서 제 1형 endoleak의 완전한 소실을 보였으며 퇴원 후 8개월간 특이 합병증 없이 경과 관찰 중이다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.80-83
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• 2004

원위 흉부 대동맥이나 복부 대동맥 혹은 두 부위가 좁아져 있는 Middle aortic syndrome (이하 MAS) 또는 mid aortic dysplastic syndrome은 매우 드물게 발생한다. 원인이 불분명하고 흔히 젊은 여성에게서 잘 나타나는 이 질환은 뇌출혈뿐만 아니라 심장, 신장의 손상을 초래할 수 있으므로 적극적인 수술적 치료로 혈류를 개선하여 효과를 볼 수 있으나 대동맥 혈관의 섬유화로 인한 수술 술기의 어려움이 따른다. 최근 국립의료원 흉부외과에서는 광범위한 석회화 병변을 동반한 하부 대동맥협착을 가진 51세 여자 환자에서 6.0-mmPTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) 인조혈관을 이용하여 양측 액와-대퇴 동맥간 우회로술을 시행함으로써 우수한 수술 결과를 보였기에 보고하는 바이다.

• 대한예방한의학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.43-52
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• 2023

Objectives : The aim of this study was to evaluate the differences in the abdominal cavity between functional dyspepsia patients and healthy people using an algometer combined with an ultrasound device. Methods : A non-randomized, controlled, pilot trial was conducted. Thirty patients in the experimental group and fifteen participants in the control group were recruited. We collected demographical data, and measured abdominal circumference, height of the body cavity, subcutaneous fat thickness, visual analogue scale of dyspepsia symptoms in the experimental group, depth of algometer and pressure of algometer when pressure pain occurred, and the whole ultrasonic image from the beginning of pressurization to the time when pressure pain occurred. The measurements were carried out twice with the duration of 1 week. Generalized linear regression was conducted to adjust baseline characteristics. Results : A total of 45 participants (30 in experimental group, 15 in control group) were recruited and finished the trial. Females were recruited more in the experimental group than in the control group and it was statistically significant. The difference in thickness of abdominal cavity between a second before the pressure pain and at the time when pressure pain occurred was statistically significant on 1st visit, and other measurements were not statistically significant. From the results of the regression analysis, the difference between two groups was statistically significant in the differences in the thickness of stomach and up to abdominal aorta on 1st visit, and the thickness of stomach on 2nd visit, and other measurements were not statistically different. Conclusions : According to the results, there were not statistically significant differences in abdominal examination when pressure pain occurred between dyspepsia patients and healthy people. Further studies are warranted to assess the abdominal examination using devices including algometer and ultrasound devices, regarding the results of the present study.