• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제54권5호
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• pp.419-421
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• 2021

Fracture of prosthetic valve leaflets in the absence of traumatic injury is very rare. Leaflet fracture can cause acute pulmonary edema and cardiogenic shock and is potentially life-threatening, requiring emergency surgery. Thus, a leaflet fracture must be diagnosed quickly and accurately. We present the case of a 46-year-old man with CarboMedics prosthetic aortic and mitral valve replacements implanted 24 years previously. The patient presented at our emergency department with abrupt dyspnea and fever. We diagnosed severe mitral valve regurgitation with anterior leaflet fracture. The patient underwent venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and delayed mitral valve replacement. The foreign body was removed step by step because the diagnosis was missed. Two pieces of broken leaflets were found in the left common iliac artery and left external iliac artery. The patient was treated successfully and remains asymptomatic 1 year following surgery.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제55권3호
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• pp.239-242
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• 2022

Papillary muscle rupture with severe acute mitral regurgitation is a rare complication of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) that causes pulmonary congestion and cardiogenic shock. Moreover, it has a poor prognosis. Surgical intervention, including revascularization, is indicated; however, surgical mortality remains high. We report the case of an 85-year-old woman with cardiogenic shock from severe acute mitral regurgitation, in whom a hybrid intervention, combining percutaneous coronary intervention with mitral valve replacement via minithoracotomy, was performed after post-infarction papillary muscle rupture. She was discharged in a favorable clinical condition. We describe a novel hybrid intervention for treating a rare complication of AMI, which could minimize surgical invasion in elderly patients, prevent disuse syndrome after the intervention, and improve prognosis. However, mitral valve surgery via minithoracotomy for emergency cases requires technical proficiency, as well as collaboration with other healthcare professionals, and the choice to perform this procedure requires careful consideration.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제52권2호
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• pp.70-77
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• 2019

Background: Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) is used as a bridge to revascularization in high-risk patients with ischemic heart disease. We reviewed our experiences of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) after ECLS in patients with cardiac arrest or refractory cardiogenic shock. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 4,616 patients who underwent CABG at our institution between May 2006 and February 2017. We identified patients who underwent CABG following ECLS for cardiogenic shock or cardiac arrest. Twenty-three patients (0.5% of all CABG cases) were enrolled in the analysis. Their median age was 65 years (Q1-Q3, 58-77 years). Nine patients (39.1%) were diagnosed with ST-elevation myocardial infarction. Mechanical complications after acute myocardial infarction, including acute mitral regurgitation, left ventricular rupture, and ventricular septal defect, occurred in 9 patients (39.1%). Results: The median time from cardiopulmonary resuscitation to ECLS initiation was 25 minutes (Q1-Q3, 18.5-28.5 minutes). Conventional CABG was performed in 10 patients (43.5%) who underwent concomitant intracardiac procedures. Postoperative ECLS was required in 16 patients (69.5%). The rate of successful ECLS weaning was 91.3% (n=21). There were 6 early mortalities (26.1%). Conclusion: CABG after ECLS was very rare in real-world circumstances. Although the early mortality rate was high, the risk of mortality may be acceptable under such devastating circumstances.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.201-207
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• 2006

배경: 경피적 심폐 보조장치(PCPS)는 체내의 가스교환과 혈액의 관류를 간접적으로 도와줌으로써, 장기를 회복시키기 위한 다른 치료법의 사용을 용이하게 하고, 여러 다양한 임상 상황에서 출혈의 위험성을 최소화하면서 심각한 심폐부전에 빠진 환자의 생명을 구해준다. 본 저자들은 허혈성 심질환자들에서 발생한 심인성 쇼크 혹은 심정지를 PCPS로 치료한 경험을 보고하고자 한다. 대상 및 방법:1999년 5월부터 2005년 6월까지 발생한 심정지 혹은 심인성 쇼크 환자들을 대상으로 연구가 진행되었고, 환자들 중 7명에서 원심펌프인 Biopump (Medtronic inc., Minneapolis, MN), 나머지 13명에게는 자가 priming이 되는 헤파린-코팅된 EBS (Terumo, Japan)를 사용하였다. 삽관은 모든 환자에서 대퇴동맥과 대퇴 정맥을 통해서 이루어졌으며, 동맥용 케눌라는 17 Fr에서 21 Fr까지, 정맥용은 21 Fr에서 28 Fr까지 의 DLP (Medtronic inc., Minneapolis, MN) 또는 RMI (Edwards lifescienc LLC, Irvine, CA)의 비교적 긴 정맥용 케눌라를 사용하였다. 결과: 소생을 목적으로 PCPS가 시도되었던 총 20명의 환자들 중에서 심정지가 13명이었으며, 심인성 쇼크였던 환자가 7명이었다. 이들 중 11명에서 관동맥 우회술이 시행되었고, 나머지 9명의 환자에서 PCPS한 상태에서 경피적 관동맥 중재술이 시도되었다. 평균 PCPS가동 시간은 38$\pm$42시간이었으며, 총 20명의 환자들 중 PCPS 이탈이 가능하였던 11명($55\%$)의 환자 중 총 8명($40\%$)의 환자가 특별한 합병증 얼이 평균 27$\pm$17일만에 퇴원하였다. 퇴원한 환자는 현재 모두 생존하여 치장 31개월째 외래 추적관찰 중이다. 결론: PCPS를 시행함으로써 혈역학적 회복을 가져옴으로써 다른 방법으로는 살리기 힘들었던 심정지 또는 심인성 쇼크로부터 환자를 구할 수 있고, 일단 회복된 환자들은 장기 생존율을 보인다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.329-334
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• 2008

배경: 경피적 순환 보조장치는 다른 수단으로는 소생이 불가능한 심인성 쇼크 환자에 있어서 매우 효과적인 생명유지 장치이다. 특히 심근경색 및 고위험군의 관상동맥중재술, 심장수술 후 심인성 쇼크 등 다양한 임상상황에서 사용되며, 사용이 손쉬운 장점을 가지고 있다. 저자들은 급성 심근경색으로 입원한 환자 중 심인성 쇼크가 발생하여 경피적 순환 보조장치를 사용한 환자들의 초기경험을 분석하였다. 대상 및 방법: 2005년 1월부터 2006년 12월까지 급성 심근경색에 의한 심인성 쇼크 환자 8명에게 경피적 순환 보조장치(CAPIOX emergent bypass system, $EBS^{(R)}$, Terumo Inc., Tokyo, Japan)를 적용하였다. Seldinger방법을 사용하여 대퇴정맥에 20Fr의 유입관을 우심방까지 거치하고, 대퇴동맥에 16Fr의 유출관을 거치하면서 동시에 자가 충진을 완료하였다. 혈류량을 $2.5{\sim}3.0L/min/m^2$으로 유지하였고, 헤파린을 정주하면서 ACT를 200초 이상으로 유지하였다 결과: 환자의 평균나이는 $61.1{\pm}14.2$세($39{\sim}77$세)였다. 관상동맥중재술(PCI) 시행 이전에 거치한 경우가 3예, 중재술 도중 발생하여 거치한 경우가 3예, 중재술 후가 1예, 관상동맥우회술 후가 1예였다. 평균 $EBS^{(R)}$가동시간은 $47.5{\sim}27.9$시간$(8{\sim}76$시간)이었으며, 이 중 $EBS^{(R)}$ 이탈이 가능하였던 경우가 5명(62.5%)으로 이들은 모두 퇴원이 가능하였다. $EBS^{(R)}$적용으로 인한 합병증은 모두 3예로 급성 신부전이 2예, 위장관 출혈이 1예 있었다. 사망한 3명의 환자 중 2명은 $EBS^{(R)}$ 적용 전 심정지가 와 있었던 경우였으며, 1명은 난치성 심실세동이 있었던 경우였다. 퇴원한 환자는 모두 생존하여 평균 $16.8{\pm}3.1$개월($12{\sim}20$개월)째 외래 추적관찰 중이다. 결론: 다른 방법으로 소생이 힘든 급성 심근경색으로 인한 심인성 쇼크 환자에게 $EBS^{(R)}$를 적용함으로써 환자의 생명을 구할 수 있었고, 일단 회복된 환자들은 별다른 후유증 없이 생존하였다. 향후 $EBS^{(R)}$의 적절한 적용시기와 적용방법에 대해서는 보다 많은 경험 및 임상연구가 필요할 것으로 생각된다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제56권4호
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• pp.252-254
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• 2023

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제56권4호
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• pp.244-251
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• 2023

Background: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been widely used in patients with cardiorespiratory failure. The serum albumin level is an important prognostic marker in critically ill patients. We evaluated the efficacy of using pre-ECMO serum albumin levels to predict 30-day mortality in patients with cardiogenic shock (CS) who underwent venoarterial (VA) ECMO. Methods: We reviewed the medical records of 114 adult patients who underwent VA-ECMO between March 2021 and September 2022. The patients were divided into survivors and non-survivors. Clinical data before and during ECMO were compared. Results: Patients' mean age was 67.8±13.6 years, and 36 (31.6%) were female. The proportion of survival to discharge was 48.6% (n=56). Cox regression analysis showed that the pre-ECMO albumin level independently predicted 30-day mortality (hazard ratio, 0.25; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.11-0.59; p=0.002). The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of albumin levels (pre-ECMO) was 0.73 (standard error [SE], 0.05; 95% CI, 0.63-0.81; p<0.001; cut-off value=3.4 g/dL). Kaplan-Meier survival analysis showed that the cumulative 30-day mortality was significantly higher in patients with a pre-ECMO albumin level ≤3.4 g/dL than in those with a level >3.4 g/dL (68.9% vs. 23.8%, p<0.001). As the adjusted amount of albumin infused increased, the possibility of 30-day mortality also increased (coefficient=0.140; SE, 0.037; p<0.001). Conclusion: Hypoalbuminemia during ECMO was associated with higher mortality, even with higher amounts of albumin replacement, in patients with CS who underwent VA-ECMO. Further studies are needed to predict the timing of albumin replacement during ECMO.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제24권9호
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• pp.913-917
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• 1991

Ventricular septal defect complicating myocardial infarction is rare but fatal condition which requires early surgical intervention before end-organ failure ensues from cardiogenic shock. Since the first successful repair by Cooley et al in 1956, surgical skills and strategies were developed and modified to a great extent, and we adopted the new repair technique in our case which stresses that minimal or no part of the infarcted septum and left ventricular wall be resected. This technique obviates the need to resect the infarcted part of the septum and prevents recurrence of an even larger VSD, and provides adequate size and shape of the left ventricle after of transinfarction left ventriculotomy.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.254-259
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• 2019

Pheochromocytoma (PCC) is a rare catecholamine-producing tumor with the incidence in hypertension of 0.1-0.6%. PCC crisis is an endocrine emergency that can lead to hemodynamic disturbance and organ failure such as catecholamine-induced cardiomyopathy. The circulatory collapse caused by it often requires mechanical support. The author reports an unusual case in which a patient who previously underwent surgery for malignant PCC developed catecholamine-induced cardiomyopathy, and successfully recovered using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.

• 고신대학교 의과대학 학술지
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.477-482
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• 2018

Intraoperative pulmonary thromboembolism is a high mortality situation. Early mortality in patients with pulmonary thromboembolism varies from 2% in normotensive patients to 30% in patients with cardiogenic shock. The use of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation can improve survival and neurologic outcomes of cardiac arrest. We report a case of intraoperative massive pulmonary thromboembolism with circulatory collapse and cardiac arrest during anesthesia for pelvic bone fracture surgery, which were rescued by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.