• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.678-685
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• 2013

The objective of this study was to examine the effect of 7 traditional Korean formulations (7TKFs) on intimal thickening of rat carotid artery injured by balloon catheter in vivo and on the proliferation of human smooth muscle cells (HASMCs) and secretion of matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) in vitro. 7TKFs (400 mg/kg) were administered orally for 4 weeks from the day of balloon injury in the rats. HASMC proliferation was assessed by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay while enzymatic action of MMP-2 was carried out by gelatin zymography. Among 7TKFs, Samhwang-sasim-tang (SST), Banha-sasim-tang (BST) and Kegi-honghwa-tang (KHT) significantly reduced the intimal thickening by suppressing HASMC proliferation and MMP-2 expression in both extracellular and intracellular levels. Thus, the results suggest that SST, BST and KHT can be considered as a therapeutic value in the prevention of atherosclerosis because restenosis after PTCA (percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty) is supposed to be 'accelerated atherosclerosis'.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.271-275
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• 1993

In this country, the number of patients with coronary artery disease is progressively increasing with the change of life style and improvement of the diagnostic procedures. In addition, the medically invasive procedure for treating ischemic heart disease was rapidly developed and the surgical patients have more complex and multiple lesions and more surgical risks. Fifty three patients with ischemic heart disease underwent coronary bypass grafting [CABG] for recent 24 months. Twenty patients had three-vessel disease, 17 patients two-vessel disease, and 2 patients single-vessel disease. The average number of distal anastomoses was 3.3 per patient with the range of I to 6 grafts. Forty-one patients [77.4 %] had preoperative left ventricular ejection fraction of 50 % or more and 14 patients[26.4%] had a significant left main coronary lesion. Saphenous vein grafts were employed in 52/53 patients [98.1%] and internal mammary grafts, which were anastomosed to left anterior descending artery, in 38/53 patients[71.7%]. Two patients, whom percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty failed for, underwent emergency CABG with only saphenous vein grafts and both patients survived.The hospital mortality was 1.9 % and there was no late death. Perioperative myocardial infarction occurred in 1.9%. All survivors were asymptomatic[in 83% of the patients] and/or improved over their preoperative status. Twenty-nine patients were included in blood conservation group and 21 patients [72.4 %] underwent CABG without any homologous blood transfusion. Our early result of coronary bypass grafting was comparable to that which was reported in other coronary surgery units.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.480-483
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• 1999

심폐바이패스와 심정지액을 이용하여 심장을 완전히 정지시킨 상태에서 원위부 관상동맥 문합을 시행하는 방법이 현재 관상동맥우회술에서 널리 사용되고 있다. 하지만, 심정지액을 이용한 심정지하의 관상동맥우회술은, 특히 고위험군 환자에서 수술중 심근의 허혈성 손상을 완전히 배제하지는 못하고 있다. 이런 측면에서 볼 때, 심폐바이패스를 사용치 않는 방법이 관상동맥우회술중 심근의 허혈성 손상을 방지하고 심폐바이패스의 합병증을 줄이기 위한 이상적인 방법이라 할 수 있겠지만, 이는 기술적으로 항상 가능한 것은 아니다. 이에 저자들은 좌심실 구출률이 25%로 좌심실 기능 저하가 심했던 경우와, 경피적 관상동맥확장술 중에 심인성 쇼크가 초래된 경우 등의 고위험군 환자에서 시행한 심폐바이패스하의 심박동상태에서의 관상동맥우회술 2례를 보고하는 바이다

• 보건의료산업학회지
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.47-55
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• 2014

The purpose of this study was to analyze the differences in the outcome for CABG according to whether hospitals provided heart related surgeries. The 2011 National Inpatient Sample (NIS) and inpatient quality indicator principles from the Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) were used for analysis. Hospitals were divided into three groups according to the surgeries they provided. The length of stay and in-hospital deaths were adjusted for the differences in risks. ANOVA was performed to examine the differences for the risk-adjusted in-hospital mortality rate and risk-adjusted length of stay among the three groups. The analysis results showed that hospitals providing CABG, PTCA, and PHS had lower risk-adjusted in-hospital mortality rates or similar risk-adjusted lengths of stay compared to those of hospitals providing only CABG. However, the three groups did not have statistically significant differences in outcome indicators. Another study will be needed with a larger sample.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.38-41
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• 2012

Behcet's disease is a rare multisystemic disorder whose main pathological defectis vasculitis, and superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome without thrombosis is a very rare manifestation of the disease. These authors encountered a case of SVC syndrome without thrombosis caused by Behcet's disease. A 33-year-old man visited the hospital for aggravated dyspnea without any related medical and familial history. He had a threeday history of abrupt swelling of the face, neck, and right arm. He suffered from recurrent oral ulcer, and there were acneiform nodules on his face as well as redness and swelling at the site of the intravenous injection. On the multi-detected computed tomography (CT) chest angiograms (chest angio MDCT), the SVC narrowed without thrombosis. Venogram was carried out, and percutaneous transluminal balloon angioplasty of the SVC stenotic site was performed. The following day, the swelling was found to have subsided. The details of the case are reported herein.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제48권2호
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• pp.212-215
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• 2005

신성 고혈압은 소아기 이차성 고혈압의 흔한 원인이며, 그 중 신동맥 협착은 치료 가능한 고혈압의 가장 흔한 원인이다. 신혈관성 고혈압 치료로 약물치료에 반응하지 않는 경우 혹은 초기 단계부터 치료목적으로 경피적 혈관 성형술과 신장동맥 스텐트 등의 중재적 혈관 성형술이나 수술요법이 시행할 수 있다. 죽상 경화형 협착, 다발성의 협착, 미세동맥류, 그리고 협착 부위가 혈관 성형술이나 stent로 교정되기 어려운 경우에는 부분적 혹은 완전 신장동맥 색전술이 시도될 수 있다. 저자들은 신장동맥 색전술을 이용한 renal ablation요법으로 고혈압의 호전을 보인 신혈관 고혈압증 1례를 경험하였기에 보고하는 바이다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제26권7호
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• pp.526-531
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• 1993

Sixty-one consecutive patients with coronary artery bypass graft for myocardial revascularization were retrospectively reviewed to analyze various pattern of postoperative complication and death during hospital stay from Nov. 1988 to Oct. 1992. Fortytwo of the patients were male and nineteen female. The mean age was 56 and 51 years in male and female. Preoperative diagnosises were unstable angina in 14 of patients, stable angina in 28, postmyocardial infarction state in 15, and state of failed percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty in 4. 141 stenosed coronary arteries were bypassed with use of 20 pedicled internal mammary artery and 124 reversed saphenous vein grafts. Postoperative complications and perioperative death were as follows: 1. Of 61 patients undergoing operation, peri and postoperative over all complication occured in 15 patients [ 25% ]; newly developed myocardial infarction in 4, intractable cardiac arrhythmia including atrial fibrillation and frequent ventricular premature contraction in 3, bleeding from gastrointestinal tract in 2, persistent vegetative state as a sequele of brain hypoxia in 1, wound necrosis in 1, left hemidiaphragmatic palsy in 3 and poor blood flow through graft in 2. 2. Operative mortality was 8%[5 patients]. 3 out of these died in operating room; 1 patient by bleeding from rupture of calcified aortic wall, 1 by air embolism through left atrial vent catheter, 1 by low cardiac output syndrome. 2 patients died during hospital stay; 1 by acute respiratory distress syndrome with multiuple organ failure, 1 by brain death after delayed diagnosis of pericardial tamponade.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제39권11호
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• pp.864-867
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• 2006

경피적 혈관 봉합기는 혈관 조혈술 및 중재시술 후에 환자와 의사의 불편을 덜 수 있는 비교적 안전하고 간편한 방법으로 알려져 있으나 몇몇 합병증이 보고되고 있다. 본원에서는 경피적 혈관 봉합기를 사용하여 지혈을 받은 후 대퇴동맥 혈관내막염이 발생한 62세 남자 환자를 적절한 항생제 치료 및 자가 대복재정맥을 이용한 혈관 재건술로 성공적으로 치료하였기에 보고하는 바이다.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.115-130
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• 2003

Reperfusion delay in patients with acute myocardial infarction leads to increased morbidity and mortality. We sought to measure the rates of reperfusion delay and to identify factors associated with reperfusion delay after arrival to hospitals. We included 360 patients who had acute myocardial infarction with ST-elevation or left bundle branch block on electrocardiogram and received reperfusion therapy from the three participating academic medical centers from 1997 to 2000. Through retrospective chart review, we collected data about time to reperfusion therapy, patient and hospital factors potentially associated with reperfusion delay. Factors independently associated with reperfusion delay were determined by logistic regression analysis. Median door­to­needle time was 60.0 minutes, and median door­to­balloon time was 102.5 minutes. According to recommendation of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Guidelines, 226 out of 264(85.6％) of thrombolytic patients and 43 out of 96(44.8％) percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty(PTCA) patients experienced reperfusion delay. The significant factors associated with delay were type of reperfusion therapy, patient factors including hypertension and delayed symptom onset to presentation(>4 hours), and hospital factors including nocturnal presentation(6pm∼8am), weekend, and an individual hospital. A significant proportion of patients experienced reperfusion delay. The identified predictors of reperfusion delay may help design a hospital system to reduce the delay in reperfusion therapy

• 한방재활의학과학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.269-279
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• 2011

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical application of blood-letting therapy and oriental medicine with arteriosclerosis obliterans. Methods: The patient in this case had been already treated by anticoagulation, percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and thrombolysis. But these methods didn't work on patient and condition had gone bad. Finally the patient's left limb was about to be amputated. Patient did not wall to cut off her lower limb, so she visited us to find a way for treating and preserving her lower limb. A drastic treatment was necessary in this situation. We treated the patient with Korean traditional treatment. Specially excessive blood-letting therapy and oriental medicine helped the patient to decrease the pain, numbness and frigidity. Results: After treatment the chief complaint and accompanying symptoms were subsided and improved. And personal and social performance scale was increased. Conclusions: According to this study, Korean traditional treatment such as blood-letting therapy, and oriental medication is effective for the cure of arteriosclerosis obliterans. During this period, foot necrosis was delayed and amputation is not needed any more.