• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제56권3호
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• pp.186-193
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• 2023

Background: Complete surgical excision is the only curative treatment for primary cardiac tumors. For wide excision, interatrial septal reconstruction (ISR) is commonly performed. We hypothesized that ISR may increase the risk of postoperative atrial tachyarrhythmia (AT) after surgical resection of cardiac myxoma. Methods: After excluding patients with a history of cardiac surgery and concomitant procedures unrelated to tumor resection and those with AT or permanent pacemakers, we finally enrolled 272 adult patients who underwent benign cardiac tumor surgery from 1995 to 2021 at our institution. They were divided into the ISR (n=184) and non-ISR (n=88) groups. The primary outcome was postoperative new-onset AT. Results: The study cohort predominantly consisted of women (66.2%), with a mean age of 57.2±13.6 years. The incidence of postoperative new-onset AT was 15.4%. No 30-day mortality or recurrence was observed. The cardiopulmonary bypass time and aortic cross-clamping time were significantly longer in the ISR group than in the non-ISR group (p<0.001). The median duration of hospital stay of all patients was 6.0 days (interquartile range, 5.0-7.0 days), and no significant difference was observed between the 2 groups (p=0.329). ISR was not an independent predictor of new-onset AT (p=0.248). Male sex and hypertension were found to be independent predictors of new-onset AT. Conclusion: ISR was not a significant predictor of postoperative new-onset AT. ISR might be a feasible and safe procedure for surgical resection of cardiac myxoma and should be considered if needed.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제56권3호
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• pp.194-196
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• 2023

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.477-484
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• 2002

A pacemaker autosense algorithm with dual thresholds. one for noise or tachyarrhythmia detection (noise threshold, NT) and the other for intrinsic beat detection (sensing threshold. ST), was developed to improve the sensing performance in single pass VDD electrograms. unipolar electrograms, or atrial fibrillation detection. When a deflection in an electrogram exceeds the NT (defined as 50% of 57), the autosense algorithm with dual thresholds checks if the deflection also exceeds the ST. If it does, the autosense algorithm calculates the signal to noise ratio (SNR) of the deflection to the highest deflection detected by NT but lower than ST during the last cardiac cycle. If the SNR 2, the autosense algorithm declares an intrinsic beat detection and calculates the next ST based on the three most recent intrinsic peaks. If the SNR $\geq$2, the autosense algorithm checks the number of deflections detected by NT during the last cardiac cycle in order to determine if it is a noise detection or tachyarrhythmia detection. Usually the autosense algorithm tries to set the 57 at 37.5% of the average of the three intrinsic beats, although it changes the percentage according to event classifications. The autosense algorithm was tested through computer simulation of atrial electrograms from 5 patients obtained during EP study, to simulate a worst sensing situation. The result showed that the ST levels for autosense algorithm tracked the electrogram amplitudes properly, providing more noise immunity whenever necessary. Also, the autosense algorithm with dual thresholds achieved sensing performance as good as the conventional fixed sensitivity method that was optimized retrospectively.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제51권2호
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• pp.146-148
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• 2018

Left atrial appendage (LAA) aneurysm is a rare, pathologic condition that may lead to atrial tachyarrhythmia or thromboembolic events. A 49-year-old man presented with aggravated palpitation and dizziness. He suffered from refractory atrial fibrillation despite a previous history of radiofrequency catheter ablation. Echocardiography revealed a 57-mm LAA aneurysm. Surgical ablation was performed through a right mini-thoracotomy, and the LAA aneurysm was obliterated with a 50-mm AtriClip (Atricure Inc., Westchester, OH, USA). However, follow-up computed tomography showed residual communication, so the patient is still taking warfarin. We report that a minimally invasive strategy for treating LAA aneurysm can be considered, but incomplete closure may occur; thus, caution is needed.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.1137-1144
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• 1988

Supraventricular tachyarrhythmias are readily characterized and understood, but the surgical procedures for their correction are complex and not easily mastered. Conversely, ventricular tachyarrhythmias are frequently difficult to characterize and localize electrophysiologically and their basic mechanisms are poorly understood. The role of the surgeon in the treatment of cardiac arrhythmia has changed dramatically during the past decade. This report is a case of 26 years old male with supraventricular tachyarrhythmia. The result of endocardial electrophysiologic study demonstrated accessory pathway connecting left atrium to left ventricle which located at left atrial free wall about 4 cm apart from the coronary sinus orifice. The accessory bundle interruption has been successfully accomplished utilizing the internal open heart technique. The operation consisted of dissection of the atrioventricular fat pad and division of all the superficial fibers going from the ventricle to the annulus. Following this, cryoablation made with cryoprobe at - 60$^\circ{C}$ for 90 seconds. The accessory pathway was successfully ablated without specific problems.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.1145-1151
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• 1988

Supraventricular tachyarrhythmias are readily characterized and understood, but the surgical procedures for their correction are complex and not easily mastered. Conversely, ventricular tachyarrhythmias are frequently difficult to characterize and localize electrophysiologically and their basic mechanisms are poorly understood. The role of the surgeon in the treatment of cardiac arrhythmia has changed dramatically during the past decade. This report is a case of 26 years old male with supraventricular tachyarrhythmia. The result of endocardial electrophysiologic study demonstrated accessory pathway connecting left atrium to left ventricle which located at left atrial free wall about 4 cm apart from the coronary sinus orifice. The accessory bundle interruption has been successfully accomplished utilizing the internal open heart technique. The operation consisted of dissection of the atrioventricular fat pad and division of all the superficial fibers going from the ventricle to the annulus. Following this, cryoablation made with cryoprobe at - 60` for 90 seconds. The accessory pathway was successfully ablated without specific problems.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.844-853
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• 1990

We have performed 27 cases of orthotopic homologous cardiac transplantation using Korean mongrel dogs and one case of sham operation for the evaluation of harmful effect of cardiopulmonary bypass itself on the dog from April, 1989 to June, 1990. Our previous reports have already demonstrated basal hemodynamic and hematologic data on the canine homologous heart transplantation and the fundamental principles of transplantation of the heart. The mean body weight of recipients was 13.2$\pm$1.2kg with a rage of 11 ~ 15kg, and the hemodynamic and hematologic pictures were almost same as the result of previous reports from our hospital, except marked decrease in postoperative platelet count[from 3.18 $\pm$0.80x106/mm3 to 1.41$\pm$0 37x 106/mm3]. Mean survival time was 24.82$\pm$49.40 hours with the longest survival of 264 hours. Donor cardiectomy included coronary vasodilatation with diltiazem, potassium arrest, and the rapid cooling of the heart suspending in the specially designed ice-bath. Median sternotomy provided excellent exposure of the surgical field. 6 \ulcorner0 prolene suture was used for the anastomosis of both atrial cuffs and the great arteries, and we found the fact that stenosis, bleeding, thrombus formation around the anastomotic site could be decreased with the use of everted horizontal mattress suture techniques. Immunosuppression was done with a combination of lower dose Cyclosporin-A, Azathioprine, methyl-prednisolone, but our cases still showed too short survival to worry about graft rejection. Still poor was our quality control of experimental animal, we had much difficulties in postmortem evaluation of the dogs. Low cardiac output due to biventricular failure, intractable supraventricular or ventricular tachyarrhythmia, postoperative massive bleeding, sepsis were most frequent findings that could be thought as a cause of death. A few cases showed subendocardial patch hemorrhage in both ventricular cavity or atrial septum at autopsy, suggesting acute subendocardial infarction. Although our team overcome most of the technical problems of orthotopic heart transplantation, we should pile up further knowledges about donor heart preservation, quality control of animal, infection, rejection, the effect of the cardiopulmonary bypass to improve the results.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.32-41
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• 1992

From August 1982 to December 1991, 58 consecutive infants with tetralogy of Fallot underwent primary repair. Age ranged from 22 days to twelve months [n=58, 8.7$\pm$2.7 months] and body weight from 3.1 to 13 kilograms [n=58, 7.8$\pm$1.7 kilograms]. Qne infant had absence of the pulmonary valve; one had Ebstein`s anomaly and one had supramitral ring. Thirty-two patients [56%] experienced anoxic spell. Preoperative pulmonary artery indices were measured in 38 cases, ranging 126-552mm2/M2BSA[n=38, 251$\pm$79mm2/M2BSA]. All infants required a right ventricular outflow tract patch; in 41, the patch extended across the pulmonary valve annulus, in 13 of them, monocusps were constructed. All had patch closure of ventricular septal defect. Two infants had REV operation for avoiding injury to the canal branch of the right coronary artery which cross the right ventricular out flow tract. Post repair PRV/LV were measured at operating room in 40 cases, which revealed mean value of 0.49$\pm$0.12 [range: 0.25-0.74]. The hospital mortality was 10.3% [6 patients], and causes of deaths were right heart failure due to sustained right ventricular hypertension[4] and right ventricular outflow tract obstruction, intractablesuraventricular tachyarrhythmia[1], hypoxia[1] due to residual right to left shunt across the atrial septal defect in patient associated with Ebstein`s anomaly. All infants were doing well at follow-up from 1 to 101 months[20.6 months /patient, 1, 072 patient-month] Serial postoperative echocardiograms revealed no residual ventricular septal defects and estimated RVOT gradients between 0 and 40 mmHg except 3 cases [50, 50, 60 mmHg]. There were no late deaths and late ventricular arrhythmias or congestive heart failure. Redo operations were done in 2 cases because of residual right ventricular outflow tract obstruction. This experience with infants with tetralogy of Fallot suggests that, if mortality is tolerable, eletive repair of tetralogy of Fallot could be reasonably undertaken during the first year of life, and even better results could be anticipated along with improvement of methods of myocardial protection and postoperative care.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제50권1호
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• pp.40-46
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• 2007

목 적 : 폰탄 술식은 술전 환아관리 및 수술 적응증의 세분화, 수술 방법과 술후 관리의 발전에 힘입어 조기 생존율이 향상되고 있으나 추적 관찰 기간이 길어질수록 후기 합병증이 점차 대두되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 후기 합병증의 위험요인을 분석하고 현재까지 추적 관찰되고 있는 환아들의 임상경과를 알아보고자 하였다. 방 법 : 1986년부터 2000년까지 폰탄 수술을 받은 환아 302명(수술 연령; 3.5세(5개월-15세))을 대상으로 하여 후향적 분석을 하였다. 결 과 : 폰탄 수술을 받을 당시의 나이는 5개월에서부터 15세 사이로 평균 3.5세, 중앙값 2.4세였다. 수술방법은 Lateral tunnel (LT) 폰탄 154명, Atriopulmonary connection(APC) 폰탄 107명, Extracardiac(EC) 폰탄 37명이었다. 추적 관찰 기간은 3년 5개월에서 18년 사이로 평균 추적 관찰 기간은 수술 후 8.3년이었으며 조기 사망을 제외한 241명의 5년 생존율은 91.6%, 10년 생존율은 87.7%였다. 후기 사망의 원인으로는 심혈관 연관성이 55.5%로 가장 많았으며 급사가 22.2%이었다. 심방성 빈맥의 발생빈도는 11.2%였고 폰탄 수술 후 평균 $8.4{\pm}5.6$년 후 빈맥이 발생하였다. 심방성 부정맥은 혈전동반 유무와 수술방법이 유의하게 영향을 미쳤다. 혈전 발생은 9.3%의 환자에서 관찰되었으며 수술 후 발생한 서맥이 관련 있는 요인으로 서맥이 발생하지 않은 환아에 비해 혈전이 생길 위험도를 9.9배 높였다. 폰탄 수술 후 발생한 서맥 발생 환자의 빈도는 7.4%로 완전방실차단 8명, 동결절 기능 장애 8명이었다. 완전방실차단이 발생한 환아 모두 심박동기를 부착하였는데 폰탄 수술과 직접적인 연관성은 없었다. 혈전이 발생한 환아가 발생하지 않은 환아에 비해 서맥이 생길 위험도는 9.1배 높았다. 단백소실성 장증은 10명(4.6%)에서 폰탄 수술 후 평균 6.5년(1-12.9년)이 지나서 발생하였으며 수술 당시 나이가 많을수록 발생할 위험도는 2.3배 높았다. 폰탄 전환술을 시행한 환아는 총 19명이었으며, 적응증으로는 심방성 부정맥, 판막 역류, 혈전, 단백 소실성 장증이었다. 조기 사망한 2명 모두 단백소실성 장증이 동반되어 있었다. 결 론 : 폰탄 수술의 후기 생존율은 받아들일만큼 향상되었다. 그러나 생존해 있는 환아들의 상당수에서 부정맥, 혈전, 단백소실성 장증, 급사, 판막역류 그리고 심부전 등의 후기 합병증이 관찰되어 이들 환아들에 대한 철저한 추적 관찰과 조기 치료가 필요하다.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제50권11호
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• pp.1085-1090
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• 2007

목 적 : 소아 부정맥의 치료에 고주파 전극도자 절제술 이용의 결과들이 보고되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 parahisian 부전도로 기전을 포함한 빈맥을 가진 소아 청소년 부정맥 환자에 대해 전기생리 검사와 함께 고주파 전극도자 절제술을 시행하고 그 결과와 추적 소견을 보고자 하였다. 방 법 : 2003년 8월부터 2007년 3월까지 전북대학교병원에서 고주파 전극도자 절제술을 시행 받은 48명의 소아 및 청소년 환자(연령 분포 : 2-20세, 평균 $13.1{\pm}4.8$년)를 대상으로 부정맥의 유형 및 기전, 총 시술시간, 단기 성공률, 재발율, 합병증 등에 대해 분석하였다. 결 과 : 고주파 전극도자 절제술을 받은 총 48례 소아 청소년 부정맥 환자에서, 부정맥의 유형은 parahisian 부전도로 5례를 포함한 WPW 증후군 19례(평균 연령 $13.7{\pm}4.6$년), 방실회귀 빈맥 11례($12.3{\pm}5.0$년), 방실결절회귀 빈맥 13례($12.6{\pm}4.4$년), 심방 조동 4례($13.0{\pm}7.4$년)과 심실 빈맥 1례였다. 시술 전 증상으로는 심계 항진이 가장 많았고(43례), 어지러움, 흉부통증 및 답답함 등의 증상성 빈맥에 따른 환자의 선택이 많았으며 무증상이었지만 부모의 선택에 의한 시술도 3례 있었다. 대상 증례 모두에서 기저 심질환은 없었다. 고주파 전극도자 절제술시 평균 $5.8{\pm}4.1$회의 고주파 전류 전달이 필요하였고, 총 시술시간은 준비시간을 포함하여 평균 $113.8{\pm}45.0$분이었다. 30례 방실회귀 빈맥 환자에서 부전도로의 위치로는 좌측 방실륜과 우심에 같은 빈도로 위치하였는데 국소 위치로는 좌심의 측벽(13례)과 우심의 전중격과 후중격 (각각 5례)에 위치한 순서였다. 대상 48명의 환아 중 2명을 제외하고 초기 시술 성공률(95.8%)을 보였고, 평균 16.4개월(2개월-4.5년) 추적 기간 동안 3례에서 부정맥의 재발을 보였고(재발율 6.5%), 재발한 증례 중 두 증례는 재시술로 치료되어 최종 치료 성공률은 93.8%였다. 시술 합병증으로는 부정맥이 재발했던 증례에서 시술 후 우측 대퇴정맥의 폐쇄와 parahisian 부전도로 절제 시술 후 우각차단 소견을 보인 증례를 제외하고 시술과 관련된 다른 합병증은 없었다. 결 론 : 본 연구를 통해 소아청소년기의 상실성 빈맥 등 부정맥 치료에 고주파 전극도자 절제술이 효과적이고 안전하게 시행될 수 있음을 보고하는 바이다.