• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.24-29
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• 2012

Background: The conventional method of aortic cross-clamping is very difficult and increases the risk of cerebral infarct due to embolism of the calcified aorta in these patients. Accordingly, we analyzed our experience with 11 cases of ascending aorta and aortic valve replacement with hypothermic circulatory arrest. Materials and Methods: From January 2002 to December 2009, 11 patients had ascending aorta and aortic valve replacement with hypothermic arrest at our hospital. We performed a retrospective study. Results: There were 5 males and 6 females, with a mean age of 68 years (range, 44 to 82 years). Eight patients had aortic stenosis, and 3 patients had aortic regurgitation. An aortic cannula was inserted into the right axillary artery in 3 patients and ascending aorta in 6 patients. Two patients with aortic regurgitation had a remote access perfusion catheter inserted though the right femoral artery. The mean cardiopulmonary bypass time was 180 minutes (range, 110 to 306 minutes) and mean hypothermic circulatory arrest time was 30 minutes (range, 20 to 48 minutes). The mean rectal temperature during hypothermic circulatory arrest was $21^{\circ}C$ (range, $19^{\circ}C$ to $23^{\circ}C$). No patient had any new onset of cerebral infarct or cardiovascular accident after surgery. There was no hospital mortality. Early complications occurred in 1 patient who needed reoperation due to postoperative bleeding. Late complications occurred in 1 patient who underwent a Bentall operation due to prosthetic valve endocarditis. The mean follow-up duration was 32 months (range, 1 month to 8 years) and 1 patient died suddenly due to unknown causes after 5 years. Conclusion: Patients with a calcified aorta can be safely treated with a technique based on aorta and aortic valve replacement under hypothermic circulatory arrest.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.212-215
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• 2013

A 79-year-old man was admitted to Samsung Changwon Hospital due to chest pain and dyspnea. The ejection fraction was 31% and mean pressure gradient between the left ventricle and aorta was 69.4 mmHg on echocardiography. Chest computed tomography showed severe calcification of the ascending aorta. Aortic valve replacement was successfully performed using a thoracic endovascular aortic repair balloon catheter without classic aortic cross clamping. The patient was discharged on the eleventh postoperative day.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제51권6호
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• pp.399-402
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• 2018

A 61-year-old woman who presented with claudication and dyspnea on exertion was found to have severe calcified narrowing of the descending aorta and severe insufficiency of the aortic valve. These findings were compatible with Takayasu arteritis. To treat these hemodynamic abnormalities, extra-aortic bypass surgery combined with replacement of the aortic valve and ascending aorta-to-hemiarch replacement was performed through a separated upper hemi-sternotomy and limited median laparotomy. We present our successful surgical experience with this case.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제51권4호
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• pp.283-285
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• 2018

A 73-year-old woman who underwent combined bioprosthetic mitral valve replacement, tricuspid ring annuloplasty, and coronary artery bypass grafting 12 years previously visited our clinic due to aggravated dyspnea caused by structural valve deterioration of the mitral prosthesis. Because aortic or femoral artery cannulation and cross-clamping would have a high risk of stroke owing to severe calcification of the ascending aorta and ilio-femoral vessels, and because there was a risk of redo sternotomy due to the patent bypass grafts, a comprehensive approach including axillary artery cannulation, a minimally invasive right thoracotomy approach, and a clampless hypothermic fibrillatory arrest technique was used during redo mitral valve replacement.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.564-568
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• 1996

개심술후 발생하는 가성 상행대동맥류의 빈도는 매우 낮으나 점진적으로 진행하여 크기가 커지면 커 질수록 수술사망률이 높기 때문에 정기적인 검진으로 조기에 발견하여 주위 조직을 압박 변위시키기 전 에 외과적으로 교정하는 것이 바람직하다. 본 교실에서는 선천성 심실중격결손증 교정술 후 50개월이 경과하여 발견된 가성 상행대동맥류 1례 를 성공적으로 치료하였기 에 문헌고찰과 합께 보고하는 바이다. 환아는 14세 여아로9세때 선천성 심실중격결손증으로타병원에서 팻취봉합술에 의한근치술을받고 합병증으로 창상감염이 발생하였으나 완치된 후 정상적인 생활을 하여오다 1 개월전에 발생한 운동성 호흡곤란과 전신피로감을 주소로 내원하여 검진중 가성 상행대동맥류로 진단되어 상행대동맥성형술을 받았다. 수술소견상 대동맥 및 심정 지액 관류를 위 해 삽관하였던 부위로 추정되는 상행대동맥에 각각 장 경 1.5cm정도의 개구부가 있었으며 가성대동맥류의 크기는 10$\times$7cm로 주폐동맥, 상대정맥, 우심방, 우심실 등을 심하게 변위시키고 있었다. 2개의 개구부 사이에 위치한 대동맥 벽을 제거하여 하나의 개구부 로 만든 후 Dacron graft를 재단\ulcorner여 만든 팻취를 이용하여 대동맥성형술을 시행하였다. 수술합병증은발생하지 않았으며 술후 12일째에 건강하게 퇴원하였다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제56권3호
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• pp.160-165
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• 2023

Vascular calcification is common in cardiovascular diseases including atherosclerosis, and is associated with an increased risk of pathological events and mortality. Some semaphorin family members play an important role in atherosclerosis. In the present study, we show that Semaphorin 4D/Sema4D and its Plexin-B1 receptor were significantly upregulated in calcified aorta of a rat chronic kidney disease model. Significantly higher Sema4D and Plexin-B1 expression was also observed during inorganic phosphate-induced calcification of vascular smooth muscle cells. Knockdown of Sema4D or Plexin-B1 genes attenuated both the phosphate-induced osteogenic phenotype of vascular smooth muscle cells, through regulation of SMAD1/5 signaling, as well as apoptosis of vascular smooth muscle cells, through modulation of the Gas6/Axl/Akt survival pathway. Taken together, our results offer new insights on the role of Sema4D and Plexin-B1 as potential therapeutic targets against vascular calcification.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제46권4호
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• pp.274-278
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• 2013

Background: Coronary involvement in Takayasu's arteritis is a rare but fatal disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate the early and mid-term results of Takayasu's arteritis patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Materials and Methods: Of 2,280 patients who underwent isolated CABG from January 1998 to June 2012, Takayasu's arteritis was identified in 5 patients. There were 3 female patients, and the mean age was $58{\pm}9$ years. Takayasu's arteritis was diagnosed during preoperative evaluation for coronary artery disease in 4 patients, and the initial manifestation was angina pectoris in 4 patients. All of the patients underwent anaortic off-pump CABG (OPCAB) using the in situ left or right internal thoracic arteries (ITA); 3 patients had severe stenosis of the proximal left subclavian artery and the in situ right ITA was used instead. Medical treatment for inflammatory arteritis during the perioperative and follow-up period was performed if indicated. Early, 1-year, and 5-year angiographic results and clinical outcomes were analyzed. Results: There was no surgical mortality, and all of the patients were discharged without complications on postoperative $8{\pm}2$ days. Early postoperative (postoperative $2{\pm}1$ days) angiography demonstrated a graft patency of 100% (12 of 12 distal anastomoses). One-year ($13{\pm}3$ months) angiography was performed in 4 patients, and all of the grafts were patent (100%, 9 of 9 distal anastomoses). Conclusion: By performing anaortic OPCAB in patients with Takayasu's arteritis, we were able to avoid complications associated with manipulating an atherosclerotic and severely calcified ascending aorta. The early and mid-term graft patency of OPCAB in Takayasu's arteritis was maintained when concomitant with medical treatment.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제38권11호
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• pp.733-738
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• 2005

배경: 경피적 관상동맥중재술과 최소침습성 관상동맥우회술을 병합하여 시행하는 하이브리드 관상동맥우회술(hybrid coronary artery bypass surgery; hybrid CABG)는 고위험군 환자에서 심근의 불완전한 재관류가 예상되는 경우에 수술관련 유병률을 낮추고 완전 재관류화를 이루기 위하여 적용할 수 있다. 대상 및 방법: 1998년 1월부터 2004년 7월 사이에 심폐바이패스를 사용하지 않고 관상동맥우회술을 시행한 782명의 환자 중에서 수술 전, 후에 경피적 관상동맥중재술을 같이 시행한 25명$(3.2\%)$의 환자들(M : F=17:8)을 대상으로 임상적 결과 및 심혈관 조영술을 통한 개존율을 비교하였다. 결과: 수술 전에 중재술을 시행한 8예 중 7예는 최소절개 관상동맥우회술을 시행하기에 부적합한 병변에 대해서 경피적 관상동맥중재술을 시행하였고, 다른 1예는 급성심근경색증에서 culprit병변에 대한 응급 중재술후 관상동맥우회술이 필요했던 경우였다. 수술 후 중재술을 시행한 17예는 관상동맥의 중등도 병변($70\~90\%$ 협착)으로 수술 후 이식도관과의 경쟁혈류가 예상되었던 경우 8예, 관상동맥병변이 혈관 전체에 광범위하여 혈관문합이 불가능했던 경우 5예, 상행대동맥 석회화를 동반하면서 이용 가능한 동맥 우회도관의 부족 3예, 그리고 심근내 관상동맥의 주행 1예 등에서 관상동맥우회술 후에 대상혈관에 대한 경피적 중재술을 시행하였다. 관상동맥우회술시 평균 원위부 문합수는 평균 $2.3\pm1.0$ 개소였으며, 중재술로 치료된 병변의 수는 평균 $1.2\pm0.4$개소였다. 중재술 및 수술관련사망은 없었다. 중재술관련 합병증으로 심근경색이 발생한 경우 1예가 있었으며 수술관련 합병증으로는 일시적인 심방세동 5예, 수술전후 심근경색 1예, 일시적 신기능저하 1예가 있었다. 전례에서 수술 후 평균 $1.8\pm1.6$일째에 관상동맥조영술을 시행하여 모든 도관의 개존율$(100\%=57/57)$을 확인하였다 수술 전 중재 술을 시행한 1개소에서는 중재술 부위의 재협착소견이 보여 수술 후 조영술시 재풍선확장술로 치료하였다. 수술 후 추적관찰(평균 $25\pm26$개월)동안 1예에서 심부전으로 사망하였다. 생존한 환자 24예에서 술 후 평균 $9.6\pm3$개월째에 관상동맥조영술을 시행하였고 이식도관이 string 징후를 보인 1예를 제외하고 모두 개존(56/57)되어 있었으며, 약물용출형 스탠트를 시행하기 이전의 12예의 중재술 중 2예에서 $50\%$ 이상의 스텐트 협착이 있었으나 흉통의 재발은 없었다. 결론: 하이브리드 관상동맥 우회 술은 수술위험도를 낮추기 위하여 최소절개 관상동맥우회술과 병합하여 시도될 수 있을 뿐 아니라, 선택적 환자들에서는 정중 흉골절개 관상동맥우회술과 병합하여 수술관련 유병률을 낮추고 심근의 완전 재관류화를 도모할 수 있었다.