• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• v.53 no.1
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• pp.93-96
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• 2010

A 47-year-old male patient in whom atrial septal defect (ASD) had been diagnosed 15 years previously was admitted for cardiac catheterization. He had definite cyanotic lips and nail beds and severe pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). He had received medical treatment only for the last few years after being diagnosed with Eisenmenger syndrome. After cardiac catheterization, he received iloprost inhalation therapy pre and postoperation and was discharged after successful surgical closure of the ASD.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.22 no.5
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• pp.829-833
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• 1989

Congenital coronary arteriovenous fistula is relatively uncommon, but with widespread use of cardiac catheterization, angiography and selective coronary arteriography are being recognized with increasing frequency. Recently we experienced one case of congenital coronary artery fistula which originated from the right coronary artery. The case was 25 year-old-male, who complained of dyspnea on exertion and continuous murmur was heard, and diagnosed as right coronary artery fistula by the cardiac catheterization and aortography. On the operation field, the right coronary artery was markedly dilated from aorta to the middle segment at acute margin of the right ventricle, which the hen-egg sized aneurysm was noticed. The dilated coronary ostium and fistular site were obliterated with several horizontal mattress sutures. And the dilated tortuous right coronary artery with aneurysm was excised. Postoperative course was uneventful and discharged without problem.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.21 no.5
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• pp.877-881
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• 1988

A coronary arteriovenous fistula represents an abnormal communication from a coronary artery that may enter any cardiac chamber, a pulmonary artery, the coronary sinus, the superior vena cava or the pulmonary vein. We had a successful experience with 46 year-old male who complained exertional dyspnea[NYHA classification II] and anginal pain since 5 years ago. In intensive study of cardiac catheterization and coronary cineangiography, multiple bilateral coronary arteriovenous fistulas and mitral stenoinsufficiency with left atrial thrombi were recognized. The coronary arterio-venous fistula of left coronary artery was revealed large tortuous aberrant vessels that were connected between just distal portion of first diagonal branch of left anterior descending artery and main pulmonary artery. Other fistula was small tortuous vessel which was originated from left atrial branch of left circumflex artery, was drained into left atrium. The fistula of right coronary artery was communicated conal branch of right coronary artery to main pulmonary artery. But there was no 0y step-up in the right cardiac catheterization. The operative procedure were suture-ligation of draining orifice of coronary arteriovenous fistula in main pulmonary artery, mitral valve replacement[Ionescu-Shiley 25mm] with removal of left atrial thrombi and plication of left atrium under the extracorporeal circulation. The postoperative course was uneventful without any complication and discharged without problem at 17th postoperative days.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.85-92
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• 1974

During the years 1959 to 1974, 99 patients with patent ductus arteriosus were admitted to National University Hospital. These includes 5 patients with additional cardiovascular and 5 patients with severe pulmonary hypertension. All were operated upon except three refused operation. In all instances, the diagnosis was made by history and physical, roentgenological and electrographic examinations. In addition, in 53 patients, special diagnostic procedures were carried out either for diagnosis or for evaluation of pulmonary hypertension and associated cardiovascular anomalies. Right cardiac catheterization was resorted to in 51 patients. In one of these patients catheterization was incorrectly interpreted [ventricular septal defect]. Retrograde aortogram was performed in two patients. In both cases the ductus itself was visualized on the x-ray film. An additional vascular anomaly, namely the persistent left superior vena cava, was confirmed by retrograde angiogram in one of them. In 5 cases the pulmonary arterial pressure was elevated well over 80 mmHg. In these instances,the operative mortality was 80% [4 out of 5 patients]. The management of patent ductus arteriosus when associated with severe pulmonary hypertension. and/or other cardiac anomalies is controversial. Opinions differ as to how to close the ductus and to repair the cardiac anomalies as well as to whether a one-staged or two-staged procedure should be resorted to. The author is of the that each case must be evaluated individually before any specific surgical treatment is ou.tlined. The literature on the subject is reviewed in this paper.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.430-437
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• 1990

We clinically evaluated 121 cases of ventricular septal defect which we operated from April, 1986 to December, 1989 at Inha General Hospital, Seong-Nam, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Inha University. These patients were occupied 54.8% of all congenital heart diseases operated on its same period. Of the 121 patients, 63 patients were male[52.1%] and 58 patients were female[47.9i]. The two most common symptoms were frequent upper respiratory infection and dyspnea on exertion. By Kirklin s anatomical classification, type I constituted 34.7%, type II 61.98%, type III 0.03% and type IV not occupied. Associated cardiac anomalies were found in 34 cases, and PDA was most common associated anomaly, occupied in 22 cases. On the cardiac catheterization data, there were statistically significant correlation between VSD size[cm2 /BSAm2] and systolic pulmonary arterial pressure[sPAP], pulmonary to systemic flow ratio[Qp/Qs] & pulmonary to systemic pressure ratio[Pp/Ps] respectively, Type II [r=0.53, p<0.01] was more correlated than type I [r=0.49, p<0.05] between VSD size and Qp /Qs. We could not found the correlationship between age and Qp/Qs [Type I; r=0.16, Type II; r=-0.15] All cases were operated under cardiopulmonary bypass and 58 cases[46.3%] were operated through the right atrial approach, and 34 cases[28.1%] through the pulmonary arterial approach. Operative mortality rate was 4.13%[5 cases].

• Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
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• v.27 no.3
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• pp.648-659
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• 1997

The purpose of this study was to study what effect providing the patient with preparatory concrete information had on the state anxiety depending on coping styles of patients undergoing cardiac catheterization. State Anxiety scores for 32 patients who had cardiac catheterization were examined after information was provided about the test using an audio tape. The state anxiety of patients who had a high trait anxiety level was compared to that of those who had a low trait anxiety level. The state anxiety of those who had a monitor type were compared to those of patients who had blunter type. The Trait and State Anxiety Scale of Spielberger, Miller's Behavioral Style Scale, and Krantz's Health Opinion Survey and Visual Analog Scale (Ⅰ, Ⅱ) were used. Findings were as follows : 1. Among the demographic characteristics, gender difference of the patients was significantly different for the trait anxiety level. Female patients had higher trait anxiety level than male patients. 2. Analysis of state anxiety scores indicated that the mean score of the state anxiety prior to the test was higher than the mean score of the state anxiety examined after the test. The difference was statistically significant. 3. Among the patients, 14 patients (43. 7%) used monitor type, while 18 patients (56. 3%) used blunter type. The means of preference for information measured on the Krantz' subscale was 2. 45. 4. The study results indicate that the state anxiety level of those who had a low trait anxiety level was lower than that of those who had a high trait anxiety level. 5. State anxiety levels depending upon the kind of coping style which patients used during the test were not significantly different. This study did not identify the influence of preparatory concrete information on the state anxiety depending on coping styles, and there fore a quasi-experimental study using a large sample according to different types of information, and the amount of information, coping styles is recommended.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.529-534
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• 1978

Recent advances in the surgical treatment of congenital disorders of the heart have necessitated an accurate preoperative diagnosis. Right heart catheterization has become widely accepted as a research tool and diagnostic test to detect the heart diseases, especially in the congenital heart anomalies. Right heart catheterizations were carried out in 50 cases of congenital heart diseases at Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyungpook National University Hospital, during the period of June, 1975 through September 1978. In age distribution, 27cases were below 10 years of age, 18 cases between 11 and 20, and 5 cases above 20 male to female ratio was 2.8:1. The distribution of congenital heart diseases was VSD [42%], TOF [36%], PDA [10%], ASD [8%], and PS[4%]. Of these, 44 cases [88%], were compatible with the clinical impressions that were made preliminarily before cardiac catheterization, and all the cases except 1 case of VSD was correlated well with the postoperative diagnosis. The right heart catheterization is considered to be reliable and accurate toll in the preoperative diagnosis of congenital heart diseases. These procedures caused complications such as left side hemiplegia [lcase], occlusion of the femoral artery [lcase], and transient ventricular tachycardia [1case], and so the complication rate of right heart catheterization was 6% [3 cases]. None of patients who have undergone right heart catheterization was died.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.54 no.5
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• pp.377-382
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• 2021

Background: Subclavian vein (SV) catheterization is a method for the delivery of fluids, drugs, and blood products, venous blood sampling, and central vein pressure monitoring in cardiac surgery. Catheter occlusion is a serious complication of SV catheterization during cardiac surgery, especially after sternal retractor expansion. Methods: In this observational study, 303 patients who had successful right infraclavicular SV catheterization from September 2019 to April 2020 were enrolled to determine the incidence of catheter occlusion. After catheterization, the lumens of all catheters were checked for the ability to infuse and withdraw blood from the catheter before and after sternal retractor expansion. The patients' characteristics, cannulation approach, on-pump or off-pump technique, occlusion of the catheter and its lumens, and any associated complications were recorded. The data were analyzed using IBM SPSS ver. 22.0 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY, USA). Results: Of the 303 patients studied, 205 were male (67.7%) and 98 were female (32.3%). Catheter occlusion occurred in 11 patients with on-pump cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) (227 patients) and 4 patients with off-pump CPB (76 patients) (p=0.863). The incidence of catheter occlusion was 4.95% (15 of 303 patients) with no cases of simultaneous 3-lumen occlusion in a catheter. The most commonly occluded lumen was the distal lumen (57.92%). Simultaneous 2-lumen occlusion occurred in 4 patients. Catheter occlusion was found in 3 of 13 malpositioned catheters (23.07%). Conclusion: The current study showed that malpositioning of the catheter tip was a risk factor for catheter occlusion and that the distal lumen of a triple-lumen catheter was the most commonly occluded lumen.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.23 no.5
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• pp.944-952
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• 1990

In 1989, We experienced 2 cases of T.A.P.V.D. corrected successfully under cardiopulmonary bypass. The first case was 27 years old male with mild dyspnea on exertion and easy fatigability. All clinical symptoms, physical examinations, laboratory findings, echocardiogram, cardiac catheterization and angiogram revealed supracardiac type T.A.P.V.D. drained through left innominate vein. Operation was done by manner of modified Schumacker procedure. The other case was 6 years old male with cardiac type drained to right atrium through coronary sinus. Two patients were well in postoperative 15 and 8 months.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Veterinary Clinics Conference
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• 2009.04a
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• pp.134-136
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• 2009

Interventional cardiology is a branch of the medical specialty of cardiology that deals specifically with the catheter based treatment of structural heart diseases. A large number of procedures can be performed on the heart by catheterization. Although many cardiac diseases requiring open heart surgery are currently treated with cardiac interventions in human medicine, interventional cardiology is relatively recently introduced in veterinary medicine. Therefore, in this lecture, several interventional methods for various diseases of small animals, more focusing on interventional methods in heart diseases will be discussed.