• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.57-65
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• 1992

St.Jude Medical cardiac valve replacement was performed in 322 patients: 191 had mitral, 58 had aortic, 72 had double valve and 3 had tricuspid valve replacement. Motality rate in early period was 2.8%[9 patients]. The most common cause of early death was low cardic output syndrome. Follow up extended from 1 to 90 months[mean: 34 months] in 292 patients among 313 in all surviving patients [93.6%]. There were thrombolic complications in eighteen patients. The probability of free from thromboembolism at 5 yerars in MVR, AVR and DVR were 84.7%, 91.8% and 90.2% respectively. And also, actuarial event free rate at 5 years in MVR, AVR and DVR were 80.1%, 82.2%, and 81.4% respectively. There were fourteen late death during follow up period: six from thromboembolism, one from hemorrhage and the others from non valve related -or unknown complications. The acturial survival rate at 5 years were 93.1% in mitral, 92.1% in aortic and 97.1% in double valve replacement. In conclusion, the performance of the St. Jude Mecanical valve compares most favorably with other artificial valves. But it remains still hazards of mechanical prosthesis such as thromboembolism and anticoagulant related hemorrhage.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.476-484
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• 1983

Ventricular septal defect[VSD] associated with aortic regurgitation[AR] represents 2 to 7.5% of all VSD which is most common congenital heart disease. The aortic valve may by normal in infants with VSD, but the aortic regurgitation may be developed in these patients later. The aortic valve became fibrotic, thickened, deformed and prolapsed, so these late deformities require to be corrected with plication, valvuloplasty or aortic valve replacement [AVR]. There are some controversy between the early repair of VSD alone and the late repair of VSD and aortic valve till now. From December 1971 to August 1983, we had experienced 24 patients of VSD associated with AR which constitute 6.5% of our total patients with VSD. The VSD was subpulmoary [type I] in 14[58.3%], subcristal [type II] in 8[33.3%], atrioventricular canal type[type III] in 1, and combine of type I and II in 1. Patch repair of VSD was made in 15 patients and direct suture of small VSD in 9.14 patients had aortic plication of valvuloplasty and 9 had AVR accompanying VSD repair, and 1 patient had VSD closure alone. The postoperative courses of these patients were uneventful except in some cases. A patient who was undertaken AVR with Starr-Edwards ball valve and VSD closure, died due to left ventricular failure and low cardiac output syndrome. Follow up shows, in 14 patients with aortic plication or valvuloplasty, AR was developed in 9. In 9 AVR, there were two later complications which were paravalvular leakage in one and re-AVR due to subacute bacterial endocarditis in another.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.421-427
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• 1991

Atrial fibrillation[Af] is closely related to thrombus in left atrium, systemic embolism, and loss of the contribution of atrial contraction to cardiac output. Therefore maintenance of sinus rhythm[SR] is undoubtedly hemodynamically superior to Af in the clinical course of mitral valvular disease especially in the unstable period immediately after surgery. In this article, the conversion rate and the factors influencing the conversion of Af to SR after surgery were studied. Ninety-three patients with mitral valvular replacement at Chungnam National University Hospital were analysed with electrocardiography before and after surgery during the period from June 1985 to June 1990. Eighty patients presented Af before surgery. Twenty-four[30Yo] of the patients were converted to SR[A group] and fifty six presented continuous Af after surgery[B group]. The duration of preoperative Af, preoperative left atrial dimension[LAD], preoperative functional status[NYHA classification] and cardiothoracic[CT] ratio were factors influencing the conversion of Af to SR after surgery. The mean preoperative duration of Af was 3.5$\pm$2.6yr in group A and 7.6$\pm$4.9yr in group B. The mean preoperative LAD was 53. 7$\pm$9.4mm in group A and 62.5$\pm$11.2mm in group B. Before surgery, eleven patients[46%] were belong to NYHA class I, II in group A and eight[14%] in group B. The preoperative CT ratio was 62$\pm$6% in group A and 69$\pm$8% in group B.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제24권10호
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• pp.973-978
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• 1991

From January, 1982, to December, 1990, 15 patients underwent pericardiectomy for chronic constrictive pericarditis on Department Of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, School of Medicine, Pusan National University. There were 9 male and 6 female patients [male to female ratio was 1.5: 1] ranging from 15 years to 63 years old [mean age 35.0]. All patients underwent pericardiectomy through a median sternotomy, partial cardiopulmonary bypass was performed on two patients. There were 3 postoperative death [20%]. Six cases [40%] were tuberculous origin 5 cases [34%] were Idiopathic [nonspecific chronic inflammatory change was considered to idiopathic], 2 cases [13%] were malignant origin, 2 cases [13Yo] were pyogenic origin. Dyspnea on exertion was evident in all patients and abdominal distention, general weakness, palpitation, peripheral edema were found. Eleven patients showed low voltage of QRS wave, 7 patients showed diffuse ST-T wave change, 2 patients showed atrial fibrillation on EKG. There were 6 patient showed pericardial thickening, 5 patients showed evidence of restriction, 5 patients showed pericardial effusion, 4 patients showed low cardiac output on preoperative echocardiogram. Hemodynamic response to pericardiectomy were observed; preoperative CVP 26.8 cmH2O declined to 15.0 cmH2O. Preoperative NYHA Functional class showed class II - 1, class III - 10, class IV - 4, postoperative NYHA functional class showed class I - 7, class II - 4, class Ill - l.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제32권10호
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• pp.891-896
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• 1999

Increasing interest in the use of arterial conduites is based on the better patency of the internal thoracic artery(ITA) than the saphenous vein graft and the hope that other arterial conuits will perform similarly over the long term. Material and Method: Between May 1997 and July 1998, 43 patients underwent coronary artery bypass grafting with ITA and the radial artery(RA). There were 28 men and 15 women with a mean age of 61.5 years(range, 35 to 78). In 43 patents, 30 bilateral ITA(including 7 diabetes mellitus, 5 more older 70 years), 8 bilateral ITA only, 2 left ITA and both RA, 11 left ITA and left RA and 22 both ITA and left RA were used. Result: There was 1 hospital mortality. Of the 42 patients alive, 39 patients are asymptomatic. Postoperative complications were postoperative bleeding in 1 patients, and low cardiac output syndrome in 3. Follow-up angiography was performed in 5 patients after the operation(mean 3 months), and all ITA & RA grafts showed excellent results. Conclusion: We conclude that complete arterial revascularization with internal thoracic artery and radial artery is technically feasiale with low mortality and morbidity, and but long term follow-up is needed.

• 대한의용생체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한의용생체공학회 1995년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.247-250
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• 1995

The purpose of this paper is to develop diaphragm-type pneumatic ventricular assist device(VAD) for clinical application and to evaluate its performance through the mock circulation system. The blood housing and diaphragm are made by coating pellethane on the metallic mold and the back plate is made by machining process. The relations of cardiac output(CO) vs. beat rate and CO vs. systolic-to-diastolic rate was estimated through the mock test and hemodynamic waves are recorded for the evaluation of VAD. As a result, the volume of blood pump is 70 ml, maximum CO is 5 L/min and CO has a close relation to the input resistance of blood pump. The hemodynamic data and waves showed this system can be applicable to the animal experiment.

• 대한의용생체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한의용생체공학회 1996년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.207-212
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• 1996

We developed pneumatic blood pump and its driving system as a pediatric ventricular assist device. The blood pump is diaphragm type system and its blood contacting area is coated with Bio-Span. The driving unit Is consists of dual pumps, valves for the reliable blood pumping and its controller uses 80C196(Intel) as a main processor. The acute animal experiment was performed with dogs and its body weight is about 20 kg. The maximum cardiac output is about 2.1 l/min and the pressure and flow curves showed reliable operation as assist device.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.349-355
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• 1983

Twenty-seven patients with double-outlet right ventricle underwent complete intracardiac repair between 1978 and 1983, June, at Seoul National University Hospital . Although definite aorto-mitral discontinuity was discovered in 20 patients, both great arteries arose wholly or mostly from the right ventricle in all cases. There were 17 cases with subaortic VSD, 6 with subpulmonic, 2 with doubly-committed, and 2 with non-committed VSD. Pulmonary stenosis was present in 21 patients. Intraventricular baffle repair was applied in 23 patients. Three patients required extracardiac conduit to establish continuity between right ventricle and pulmonary artery, and modified Fontan operation was performed in one patient. Over-all mortality rate was 37.0%, but recently 4 of 15 died [26.7%]. One late death occurred from infective endocarditis. Incremental risk factors were small patient size, subpulmonic or non-committed VSD, presence of PS, coronary artery anomalies, associated valvular lesion and other complicated anomalies. However, great artery relationship, restrictive VSD and transannular patch were not risk factors. No instances of complete heart block occurred. Of the survivors, all showed complete or in complete right bundle branch block and in one patient intermittent ventricular tachycardia had developed. The important cause of death was low cardiac output syndrome.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.142-149
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• 2003

다혈관 질환에서 양쪽 내흉동맥을 사용하여 시행한 관상동맥 우회술의 가능성(feasibility)을 알고자 단기 임상 성적과 수술 직후 시행한 관상동맥 조영술을 분석하였다. 대상 및 방법: 2001년 1월부터 2002년 7월까지 우회술을 받은 환자는 총 405명으로, 그 중 양쪽 내흉동맥만을 사용한 159명(39.3%)을 대상으로 후향적으로 조사하였다. 평균연령은 $61.2{\pm}8.5$ (범위: 30~80)세로 남자가 123명이었다. 술 전 위험인자로 당뇨를 가진 환자는 54명(34.0%), 4주 이내 심근경색이 있었던 환자는 29명(18.2%), 응급수술을 받은 환자는 6명(3.8%)이었다. 심폐기를 사용하지 않은 관상동맥 우회술(Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting)을 받은 환자는 128명(80.5%)이었다 동반된 수술은 승모판 성형술이 5명, 대동맥판막 치환술이 3명, Dor 수술이 1명 등이었다. 결과: 평균 원위부 문합수는 $3.1{\pm}0.9$개(범위, 2~6)였으며, 수술 후 평균 재원기간은 $8.4{\pm}4.5$일로, 수술사망은 1예(0.6%)에서 있었다. 조기사망 1예를 제외한 환자에서 저심박출량증후군(low cardiac output)을 경험한 예는 없었다. 다른 합병증으로는 출혈로 인한 재수술 3예, 수술 전후로 심근경색 1예, 일시적 심정지 2예, 섬망 7예, 일시적 뇌허혈증 1예에서 있었고, 심부 창상감염은 1예에서 있었다. 최근 수술 직후 혈관조형검사를 받은 삼중혈관 환자는 19명으로, 총 문합수는 78개(평균 $4.1{\pm}0.8$/환자)로 모든 문합부위의 개존을 확인할 수 있었으나 자연 관상동맥의 협착이 심하지 않은 부위에서 경합혈류를 보이는 것을 확인하였다. 결론: 양쪽 내흉동맥만으로도 삼중혈관 질환에서도 비교적 안전하게 우회술을 할 수 있으며, 또한 적은 수이기는 하지만 비교적 좋은 단기 개존율을 확인할 수 있었다. 하지만 경합혈류를 보인 곳의 장기 개존율 및 기능적 검사는 추후 필요할 것을 생각한다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제29권8호
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• pp.828-835
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• 1996

1993년 1월 부터 1995년 4월까지 2년 4개 월동안 본 교실에서 시술한 신생 아개심술 총 27례를 대상으로 조사하였다. 남아가 16명. 여아가 11명이 었고 평균나이는 12.1일이며 생후 2일부터 30일까지였다. 체중은 평균 3.29kg이었고 최저 2.6kg에서 최고4.1 kg이었다. 심기형은 대혈관전위증이 11례, 대혈관전위증과와 대동맥축착증 및 심실중격 결손증을 동반한 기형이 1례, 총폐 정 맥환류이 상증이 5례, 총폐정 맥환류이상증이 동반된 단심실증(Double inlet right ventricle)이 I례, 심실중격결손증을 동반한 대동맥 차단중이 )례. 온전한 심실중격과 폐동맥 폐쇄증 및 폐동맥 판협 착 증이 각각 3례, 1례였고 대동맥궁차단증이 동반한Taussig-Binganomaly와 좌심형성부전증후군 이 각각 1례 씩 이 있다. 총 27명의 환아 중 20명(74.1%)에서 각종 합병증이 발생하여 높은 합병증 발생률을 보였으며 가장 빈 발한 합병증은 지연흉골봉합이 필요하였던 심근 및 폐부종이었다 심폐기 이탈이 불가능하였던 )례를 제외한 24례중 13례(54.2%)에서 심근 및 폐 부종으로 흉골을 봉합하지 못하고 심중환자실로 나왔으며 4례는 지연흉골봉합 이 전에 저 박출증으로 사망\ulcorner였고 9례는 모두 술후 3일째 흉골봉합을 하고 모두 생존 하였다 두번째 빈발한 합병증으로는 급성신부전으로 10례(37%)에서 발생하였으며 이중 7례에서는 복 막투석으로 회복되 었다. 심한 저 박출증은 모두 7례(25.9%)에서 발생하였는데 3명은 심폐 기로 부터 이탈 이 불가능하였다. 그 외 합병증으로 발작성 상심실 빈맥증(paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia). 기 관지 폐이형성(bronchopulmondry dysplasia), 창상감염이 각각 1례씩 발생하였으나 극복되 었다. 모두 8명의 환아가 사망하여 29.6%의 수술사망률을 나타내었다. 사망원인은 저 박출증이 7례, 신부전이 3례았다. 심기형에 따른 수술사망은 대혈관전위증의 동맥전환술후 3례, 대동맥축착증이 동반된 대혈관 전위증의 1차 완전교정술에서 1례, 촐폐정 맥환류이상증을 동반한 단심 실증 환아에서 총폐 정 맥 환류이 상 증교정과 폐동맥교약술 후 1례, 대동맥궁차단증이 동반된 Taussig-Bing anomaly의 1차 완전교정술 후 1 례, 온전한 심실중격과 폐동맥 폐쇄증의 우심실유출로 성 형술 후 1례, 좌심 형 성 부전증후군의 Norwood operation 후 1례 였다. 저자들의 신생아 개심술에 대한 초기경험으로서 높은 수술사망율과 합병증 발생율을 나타내었고 특 히 신생 아의 복잡심기형에서는 사망율이 매우 높았다.