• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.340-345
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• 1995

Between 1983 and 1993, 250 patients over 16 years of age who had undergone a surgical correction of a congenital cardiovascular disease were reviewed. 222 patients were divided into acyanotic group and 28 patients were cyanotic group. The most common defects were atrial septal defect [96 patients and ventricular septal defect [95 patients . There were 128 patients in the third decade, 71 patients under 20 years of age, 40 patients in the fourth decade and 11 patients over 40 years of age. The male to female ratio was 1.05:1. Operative mortality was 6.8% [4.1% in the acyanotic group and 26.8% in the cyanotic group and the most common cause of death was low cardiac output syndrome.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제56권3호
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• pp.125-129
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• 2013

Purpose: The use of implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) to prevent sudden cardiac death is increasing in children and adolescents. This study investigated the use of ICDs in children with congenital heart disease. Methods: This retrospective study was conducted on the clinical characteristics and effectiveness of ICD implantation at the department of pediatrics of a single tertiary center between 2007 and 2011. Results: Fifteen patients underwent ICD implantation. Their mean age at the time of implantation was $14.5{\pm}5.4$ years (range, 2 to 22 years). The follow-up duration was $28.9{\pm}20.4$ months. The cause of ICD implantation was cardiac arrest in 7, sustained ventricular tachycardia in 6, and syncope in 2 patients. The underlying disorders were as follows: ionic channelopathy in 6 patients (long QT type 3 in 4, catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia [CPVT] in 1, and J wave syndrome in 1), cardiomyopathy in 5 patients, and postoperative congenital heart disease in 4 patients. ICD coils were implanted in the pericardial space in 2 children (ages 2 and 6 years). Five patients received appropriate ICD shock therapy, and 2 patients received inappropriate shocks due to supraventricular tachycardia. During follow-up, 2 patients required lead dysfunction-related revision. One patient with CPVT suffered from an ICD storm that was resolved using sympathetic denervation surgery. Conclusion: The overall ICD outcome was acceptable in most pediatric patients. Early diagnosis and timely ICD implantation are recommended for preventing sudden death in high-risk children and patients with congenital heart disease.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제53권2호
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• pp.41-48
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• 2020

Background: Chylothorax after congenital heart surgery is not an uncommon complication, and it is associated with significant morbidity. However, consensus treatment guidelines are lacking. To improve the treatment outcomes of patients with postoperative chylothorax, we implemented a standardized management protocol at Severance Hospital in September 2014. Methods: A retrospective review of patients treated at a single center was done. All corrective and palliative operations for congenital heart disease performed at our institution between January 2008 and April 2018 were reviewed. The incidence and treatment outcomes of postoperative chylothorax were analyzed. Results: The incidence of chylothorax was 1.9%. Sixty-one percent of the patients could be managed with a low-fat diet, while 28% of the patients required complete restriction of enteral feeding. Thoracic duct embolization was performed in 2 patients and chest tube drainage decreased immediately after the procedure. No patient required thoracic duct ligation or pleurodesis. After implementation of the institutional management protocol, the number of chest tube drainage days decreased (median, 24 vs. 14 days; p=0.45). Conclusion: Implementing a strategy to reduce postoperative chylothorax resulted in an acceptable incidence of postoperative chylothorax. Instituting a clinical practice protocol helped to curtail the treatment duration and to decrease the requirement for surgical treatment. Image-guided embolization of the thoracic duct is an effective treatment for postoperative chylothorax.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.574-582
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• 1988

Endocardial cushion defects is a rare congenital heart disease. We experienced two complete endocardial cushion defects[ECD] and three partial ones, which were successfully repaired between 1986 and 1987. In a patient of complete ECD, associated with secundum ASD, Pulmonary stenosis and Down`s syndrome, the atrial and ventricular septal defects were closed separately with bovine pericardium and Dacron patches respectively, and then pulmonary stenosis was relieved by transannular patch widening in addition to valvotomy and infundibulectomy. In another patient with complete ECD, small interventricular communication was closed with simple suture with pledget and primum ASD was closed with pericardial patch. In first patient of partial ECD, primum atrial septal defect was closed with pericardial patch. In second patient of partial ECD, associated with secundum ASD, direct closure of secundum ASD and patch closure of primum ASD were performed. In third patient of partial ECD, associated with patent foramen ovale[PFO], primum ASD was closed with bovine pericardial patch and PFO was closed directly. In all patient except third patient of partial ECD, mitral clefts were closed with three or four 5-0 prolene interrupted sutures. Transient A-V dissociation developed postoperatively in two patients and transient nodal rhythm developed postoperatively in other two patients. Heart failure in complete ECD with Down`s syndrome was overcome with medical treatment.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.184-188
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• 1984

As OHS is prevalent on whole world, LV-RA shunts once thought as quite rare congenital heart disease are reported frequently. Two cases of LV-RA shunts were operated at N.M.C. in 1983: One of them combined VSD, the other membranous ventricular septal aneurysm protruding into right atrial chamber. In case 1, which was diagnosed correctly, right atriotomy was enough to close the defect under ECC, but in case 2, which was misdiagnosed as ASD preoperatively, atriotomy was added to ventriculotomy. The LV-RA defects were closed by U-shaped direct suture with Teflon felt pledget. Postoperative course was uneventful in both of them.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.196-201
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• 1994

Endocardial cushion defect is a rare congenital heart disease. From September 1985, we experienced 20 cases of endocardial cushion defects and postoperative follow up was taken.We reviewed preoperative clinical data, echocardiography, cardiac cath data, operative method & time. After operation, we performed echocardiography and examined mitral valve function & integrity of patch closure sites. Postoperative follow up was taken regularly & follow up period was from 2 month to 91 months. Several postoperative complications were overcome with adequate treatment. There were 3 cases of early death and mortality rate was 15% [3/20].

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.57-60
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• 2018

Left main bronchus compression occasionally occurs in patients with cardiac disease. A 19-month-old female patient weighing 6.7 kg was admitted for recurrent pneumonia and desaturation. S he had an atrial septal defect (AS D) with a right aortic arch. Her left main bronchus had been compressed between the enlarged right pulmonary artery (RPA) and the descending thoracic aorta for 14 months. We conducted ASD closure and RPA anterior translocation via sternotomy. The left main bronchus compression was relieved despite the medium-term duration of compression.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.368-372
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• 1999

배경: 선천성 심장 질환에서의 최소 피부 절개에 대한 보고는 매우 적다. 저자등은 수술상처를 최소화하면서 통상적인 수술수기 및 시야를 확보할 수 있는 방법을 고려하였다. 대상 및 방법: 저자등은 1997년 4월부터 1997년 9월까지 선천성 심장 질환 환자 40명을 대상으로 최소 피부 절개술과 정중 전 흉골 절단을 통해서 개심술을 시행하였다. 환자 질병 분포는 성인 환자가 5명(남:여=1:4)이며 이중, 심방 중격 결손증 3명, 심실 중격 결손증 1명, 부분 심내막상 결손증 1명이었고, 소아 35명(남:여=17:18)에서는 심방 중격 결손증 4명, 심실 중격 결손증 30명, 발살바 동맥류 1명이었다. 정중 피부 절개는 흉골 두번째 늑간하부에서 검상돌기 1~2cm상방까지 실시하였다. 흉골 하부 절단에는 일반 전기톱을, 흉골 상부 절단에는 특수 전기톱을 피부 밑에 삽입하여 전장의 흉골을 절단하였다. 그리고, 흉골 견인은 좌우 & 상하 양방향에 2개의 견인기를 각각 직각으로 거치하여 수술시야를 확보하였다. 결과: 흉골길이대비 피부절개의 길이는, 성인에서는 55.0$\pm$3.5%로 절개길이가 평균 12cm(10~13.5cm)였고, 소아에서는 63.1$\pm$3.9%로 평균 7.3cm(5.2~11cm)였다. 모든 증례에서 체외 순환시 필요한 동정맥 삽관을 추가적인 서혜부 피부 절개 없이 직접 대동맥 및 상하공 대정맥에 시행할 수 있었으며 좌심방벤트관은 필요시 삽입하였다. 전 례에서 수술사망이나 합병증은 발생하지 않았으며, 최소 피부 절개술에 따른 창상 감염 및 피부 괴사, 혈종 형성, 출혈에 의한 합병증은 없었다. 결론: 이상의 결과로 최소 피부 절개술과 정중 전 흉골 절개를 이용한 선천성 심장 질환 수술은, 통상적인 체외 심폐 순환을 할 수 있으며, 외관상 미용의 효과가 뚜렷하였고, 다양한 선천성 심질환에서 안전하고 효과적으로 사용될 수 있다고 판단된다.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제20권9호
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• pp.659-671
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• 2020

중증 선천성 심장병은 환자의 삶의 질을 높이기 위해 지속적이고 전인적인 건강관리가 필요한 만성질환이다. 본 연구는 한국 중증 선천성 심장병 청소년의 건강관리 경험을 탐색하기 위하여 시도되었으며, 질적 연구방법을 적용하여 중고등학생 9명을 대상으로 심층 면담을 수행하였다. 수집된 자료를 분석한 결과, 4개의 범주와 12개의 하위 범주가 도출되었다. 중증 선천성 심장병 청소년들은 자신의 건강상태와 건강관리의 필요성에 대한 이해가 다소 부족하였다. 그러나 심장 기능, 자아정체성, 사회적 지지의 영향을 받으며 부분적인 건강관리를 실천하고 있었다. 중증 선천성 심장병 청소년들은 신체적인 제한이나 주변의 차별적인 시선에 영향을 받기도 하였지만, 질병정보 관리, 또래와의 동질성 추구, 자신의 질병에 대한 긍정적인 수용을 통해 정상화를 이루려고 노력하였다. 건강관리 프로그램에 대한 요구로는 질병지식과 정신건강 내용을 선호하였고, 청소년 캠프와 스마트폰 애플리케이션을 이용한 전달방식을 선호하였다. 본 연구결과를 바탕으로 중증 선천성 심장병 청소년의 건강한 성인기로의 전환을 도울 수 있는 건강관리 중재가 필요할 것이며, 체계적이고 장기적인 건강관리를 위한 정책적 방향에 대한 논의가 필요할 것으로 고려된다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제31권12호
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• pp.1183-1194
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• 1998

배경: 인제 대학교 의과대학 부산 백병원 흉부외과학 교실에서는 1985년 9월부터 1997년 9월까지 총 2,000례의 개심술을 시행하였다. 대상 및 방법: 전체 2,000례의 개심술 중 선천성 심질환이 1532례, 후천성 심질환이 468례였다. 연령별 분포는 선천성 심질환에서는 생후 9일에서 68세 까지였고, 후천성 심질환에서는 11세부터 66세 까지였다. 결과: 선천성 심질환군은 심실중격 결손증(VSD)이 940례, 심방중격 결손증(ASD)이 324례, 팔로 4징증(TOF)이 112례, 폐동맥 협착(PS)이 46례, 심내막상 결손(ECD)이 38례, 발살바동 파열(Valsalva sinus rupture)이 15례, 완전 대혈관 전위증(TGA) 과 양대혈관 우심실 기시증(DORV) 각각 4례 등으로 구성되었다. 선천성 심질환군에서는 근치적 수술후 3.1%의 사망률을 보였다. 후천성 심질환군 468례 중 심장 판막질환이 381례, 허혈성 심질환이 48례, 심장종양이 12례, Annuloaortic ectasia가 8례, 박리성 대동맥류가 16례 등이었다. 381례의 판막질환 중 단일 판막 치환술이 226례(대동맥 판막 치환술 36례, 승모판막 치환술 188례, 삼첨판막 치환술 2례), 이중 판막 치환술이 71례(대동맥 판막 치환술 과 승모판막 치환술), 승모판막 치환술과 삼첨판막 성형술을 동시에 시행한 경우가 54례, 이중 판막치환술과 삼첨판막 성형술을 동시에 시행한 경우가 18례 등이었다. 사용된 인공판막은 총 466개 였다. 승모판막 치환술에 사용된 인공판막은 St. Jude Medical 판막이 123개, Carpentier-Edwrads 판막이 90개, CarboMedics 판막이 65개, Sorin 판막이 42개, 기타 판막이 16개였다. 대동맥 판막 치환술에 사용된 인공 판막은 St. Jude Medical 판막이 68개, CarboMedics 판막이 36개, Carpentier-Edwards 판막이 14개, 기타 판막이 9개 였다. 관상동맥 우회술(CABG)은 48례에서 시행되었다. 혈관 이식편의 수는 단일 혈관 이식이 14례, 이중 혈관 이식이 21례, 삼중 혈관 이식이 10례, 사중 혈관 이식이 3례였다. 결론: 술후 재원 기간내 사망률은 비청색증 선천성 심질환에서 2.0%, 청색증 선천성 심질환에서 15.5%, 후천성 심질환에서 5.1%였다. 전체 사망률은 2,000례 중 72명이 사망하여 3.6%였다