• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제53권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2020

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the short-term and long-term results of surgical treatment for native valve endocarditis (NVE) and to investigate the risk factors associated with mortality. Methods: Data including patients' characteristics, operative findings, postoperative results, and survival indices were retrospectively obtained from Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital. Results: A total of 29 patients underwent surgery for NVE (affecting the mitral valve in 20 patients and the aortic valve in 9) between 2003 and 2017. During the follow-up period (median, 46.9 months; interquartile range, 19.1-107.0 months), the 5-year survival rate was 77.2%. In logistic regression analysis, body mass index (p=0.031; odds ratio [OR], 0.574; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.346-0.951), end-stage renal disease (ESRD) (p=0.026; OR, 24.0; 95% CI, 1.459-394.8), and urgent surgery (p=0.010; OR, 34.5; 95% CI, 2.353-505.7) were significantly associated with in-hospital mortality. Based on Cox proportional hazard regression analysis, the statistically significant predictors of long-term outcomes were hypertension, ESRD, and urgent surgery. Conclusion: Surgical treatment for NVE is associated with considerable mortality. The in-hospital mortality and 5-year survival rates of this study were 13.8% and 77.2%, respectively. Underlying conditions, including hypertension and ESRD, and urgent surgery were independent risk factors for unfavorable outcomes.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.498-505
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• 1983

It has been over 20 years since successful operations of Cardiac valves at the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular surgery, college of medicine, Yonsei University. About six hundreds of patients with severely symptomatic valvular heart disease have had valve operations with complete loss or sharp decrease in their cardiac symptoms since 1956. As the number of cardiac patient increases, reoperation on valves assumes greater importance. To define the group of patients undergoing reoperations on valves and the factors influencing their survival, we have reviewed our experiences of the reoperation on valves at the Yonsei University, Severance Hospital. This is a report of 29 cases which was undergone secondary or more surgery for valvular heart disease from 1966 to 1983. The primary operations includes 159 cases of open heart surgery from 1966 to 1975 and 476 cases from 1976 to march, 1983. The secondary operations are classified into groups of secondary valvuloplasty or valvotomy [8 cases], prosthetic valve replacement following valvuloplasty or valvotomy [14 cases] and prosthetic valve rereplacement [2 case] for such as calcification, degeneration and perforation of the cusps and paravalvular leakage, of the bioprosthetic valves. The leading indication for reoperation of mitral valve was restenosis or stenoinsufficiency, The indications of aortic valve replacement was active bacterial endocarditis, medically uncontrollable prosthetic endocarditis or paravalvular leakage. Overall death rate of the reoperation was 17.4% [5 death among the 29 patients] and the leading causes of death were myocardial failure, arrhythmia, cerebral embolism, acute renal failure due to low output syndrome. And it was followed by sepsis associated with active prosthetic endocarditis. The death rate of reoperation was 4.3% in the elective cases except urgent cases and the death rate of overall cardiac valve except reoperation cases was 4.1% in the last two years. Although the general mortality of reoperation was high, both mortality rates were comparable except emergency cases due to urgent preoperative patient’s condition.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제46권4호
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• pp.256-264
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• 2013

Background: Surgical treatment of infective endocarditis (IE) remains a challenge, especially in cases of multiple valve surgery. We evaluated the clinical outcomes of native valve IE and compared the outcomes of single valve surgery with those of multiple valve surgery. Materials and Methods: From 1997 to 2011, 90 patients underwent surgery for native valve IE; 67 patients with single valve surgery (single valve group) and 23 patients with multiple valve surgery (multiple valve group). The mean follow-up duration was $73.1{\pm}47.4$ months. Results: The surgical mortality in the total cohort was 4.4%. The overall survival (p=0.913) and valve-related event-free survival (p=0.204) did not differ between the two groups. The independent predictor of postoperative complications was New York Heart Association class (p=0.001). Multiple valve surgery was not a significant predictor of surgical mortality (p=0.225) or late mortality (p=0.936). Uncontrolled infection, urgent or emergency surgery, and postoperative complications were identified as independent predictors of valve-related morbidity, excluding multiple valve surgery (p=0.072). Conclusion: In native valve IE, multiple valve surgery as a factor was not an independent predictor of mortality and morbidity. The number of surgically corrected valves in native IE seems to be unrelated to perioperative and long-term outcomes.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.83-91
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• 1986

The Carpentier-Edwards porcine xenograft valve was used in 21 patients at Seoul National University Hospital during the period between 1977 and 1979. Twenty-four Carpentier-Edwards valves were implanted along with 2 others. Three patients died within 30 days of operation, an operative mortality rate of 14.3%. Eighteen early survivors were followed up for a total 67.5 patient-years [mean, 45.0$\pm$32.0 months]. There were 2 late deaths with a linealized late mortality rate of 2.96%/patient-year; one died from cerebral bleeding [1.48% bleeding/patient-year] and the other from prosthetic valve endocarditis [1, 48% endocarditis/patient-year]. There was no case of thromboembolism. Two patients developed mitral regurgitation [2.96% failure/patient-year]. Symptomatic improvement was excellent. The actuarial survival rate and the probability of freedom from overall valve failure were 75.3$\pm$9.6% and 80.7$\pm$12.9% at 9 years after surgery respectively. During the period from October, 1968, through June, 1985, 1, 190 substitute heart valves were used in a total of 967 patients at Seoul National University Hospital; of which, 90.9% were either porcine aortic or bovine pericardial xenograft valves. For the evaluation of the xenograft tissue valves, the consecutive patients with lonescu-Shiley valve in the mitral, aortic and both positions, Angell-Shiley valve and Carpentier-Edwards valve were recently studied on the clinical ground. They were 531 patients, and 643 xenograft valves were used. The operative mortality rate was 6.97% and a linealized late mortality rate 2.94%/patient-year. A total of 490 early survivors were followed up for 917.6 patient-years [mean, 22.5 months], and 70% of patients completed the follow-up. The linealized incidences of complications were: 2.29% emboli/patient-year, 1.98% bleeding/patient-year, 1.20% endocarditis/patient-year, and 3.49% failure/patient-year. These clinical resutls are fully comparable with those in the major reports. The durability of the glutaraldehydepreserved xenograft heart valves remains as a great concern and a continuing debate, expecially for the group of patients in the pediatric age. The need of more durable material for the improved tissue valves was also discussed.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.113-116
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• 2014

A 52-year-old man was referred to our hospital due to fever and myalgia that occurred 2 weeks earlier. He showed a complete atrioventricular block on his electrocardiogram, and his vital signs were unstable. On his transthoracic echocardiograph, the 1.5 cm vegetation in the aortic valve with severe aortic regurgitation suggested infective endocarditis. His transesophageal enchocardiograph showed abscess in his mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa and vegetation was suspected on his anterior mitral valve leaflet. The patient underwent an emergent operation for valve replacement with temporary epicardial pacing. Intraoperatively, the septal leaflet of his tricuspid valve was injured during the debridement of the abscess pocket that was extended to the membranous septum. The aortic, mitral, and tricuspid mechanical valves were replaced with annular reconstruction without complications. After 14 days of intravenous antibiotics, we successfully changed the epicardial pacemaker into a transvenous DDD-type permanent pacemaker by placing a left ventricular lead via the coronary sinus and an atrial lead in the right atrium appendage. The patient was discharged in a tolerable state and was examined uneventfully in our hospital's outpatient clinic for 8 months.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.197-203
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• 2005

대동맥판막 치환술 시 사용되는 동종이식편은 훌륭한 혈역학적 기능과 우수한 좌심실 근육량 감소(enhanced left ventricular mass regression), 감염에 대한 내성, 혈색전증 발생 위험이 적다는 등의 많은 장점들이 있다. 저자들은 본원에서 시행한 동종이식편을 이용한 대동맥판막 치환술의 결과를 알아보고자 한다. 방법 및 대상: 1995년 5월부터 2004년 5월까지 18명의 환자(남 : 여=16 : 2, 평균 연령=39.3$\pm$16.2세, 연령 범위 14$\~$68세)에서 동종이식편을 이용한 대동맥판막 치환술은 20예가 시행되었다. 2예의 재수술을 포함하여 대동맥 동종이식편이 17개 사용되었고 폐동맥 동종이식편이 3개 사용되었다. 대동맥 판막에 대한 수술 과거력이 있는 환자는 10명이었다. 동종이식편 사용의 적응증으로는 자가판막 심내막염(n=7), 인공심장판막 심내막염(n=5), 혹은 Behcet 병에 동반된 대동맥판막 질환(n=8) 이었다. 수술방법은 관상동맥하 삽입술(subcoronary implantation)을 시행한 1명을 제외한 모든 환자에서 완전 근부 치환술(full root replacement)을 이용하였다. 결과 : 평균 관찰기간은 41.3$\pm$26.2 개월이었다. 수술사망이 1예 있었으며 합병증으로는 수술 후 출혈이 3예, 총격동염이 1예 발생하였다. 만기 사망 예는 없었으며 3예에서 대동맥판막 재치환술을 시행하였고 3명이 모두 Behcet 병 환자였다(p=0.025). 재수술에 대한 자유도는 1년과 5년에 각각 $87.5\pm8.3\%$, $78.8\pm11.2\%$였다. 심내막염 환자들에서 수술 후 심내막염의 재발은 없었다. 관찰 기간 중 항응고 요법은 사용하지 않았고 판막에 의한 혈색전증은 관찰되지 않았다. 결론: Behcet병과 감염성 심내막염의 수술 위험도를 고려할 때 동종이식편 대동맥판막 치환술의 수술결과 및 술 후 관찰 결과는 양호하였다. Behcet 병은 동종이식편을 이용한 대동맥판막 치환술 후 재수술의 위험요인이었다. 심내막염 환자들에서 동종이식편 대동맥판막 치환술은 최선의 수술방법이라고 생각하며 더 많은 수의 환자들을 대상으로 장기 관찰이 필요할 것이다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제34권7호
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• pp.561-565
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• 2001

대동맥판과 승모판 및 두 판막간 섬유체(fibrous skeleton)를 침범한 복잡 심내막염은 치료가 매우 어려운 질환의 하나로 여전히 술후 사망률과 이환율이 높다. 저자들은 좌측 대동맥판륜 농양 및 섬유체를 파괴한 인공 대동맥판 및 승모판막 심내막염이 동반된 55세 여자 환자에서 섬유체의 재건과 함께 대동맥판 및 승모판 치환을 하였던 예를 보고한다. 환자는 과거에 대동맥판과 승모판을 기계판막으로 두 번 치환술을 받았었다. 심장초음파 검사에서 비관상동의 판막 주위 결손 및 섬유체를 따라 비정상적인 누출 경로가 관탈되었다. 지속적으로 항생제를 투여하여도 혈액에서 staphylococcus epidermidis가 배양되고 지속되는 패혈증 증세를 보여 응급수술을 시행하였다. 대동맥 절개를 좌심방 지붕가지 확장한 다음 두 판막 및 판막간 섬유체를 완전히 절제한 다음 발견된 대동맥판륜 농양은 절제 후 소 심낭 패취를 이용하여 폐쇄하였다. 두 개의 삼각형 모양의 소 심낭 패취를 이용하여 절제된 대동맥 판과 승모판의 각각의 판륜 및 섬유체를 재건한 다음 기계판막을 대치하였다. 술후 지속적인 항생제 투여 후 심내막염 재발 소견이 없어 72일째 퇴원하였다. 술후 8개월에 시행한 심장초음파 검사에서 판막주위 누출이나 심내막염 재발 소견이 없었고 특별한 증세없이 통원치료중이다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제36권10호
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• pp.780-783
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• 2003

심박조율도관 관련 심내막염은 드물지만 치명적인 합병증이다. 과거 기계판막을 이용한 이중판막치환술 및 영구 심박조율기 삽입 후 발생한 발살바동 파열이 있었던 45세 남자로 간헐적인 고열을 주소로 입원하였다. 혈액균배양 검사에서 streptococcus viridans 배양 및 경식도초음파 검사에서 조율도관 및 삼첨판막에 유동성이 있는 큰 증식물이 관찰되어 심박조율도관 관련 심내막염으로 진단하였다. 항생제 치료 후 조율도관의 제거술과 증식물 및 감염조직의 절제술을 시행하였다. 술 후 4주 동안 항생제 투여를 지속하였으며 경과는 양호하였다. 퇴원 후 심내막염의 재발 소견이나 증상없이 외래통원 치료중이다.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.255-258
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• 2012

14년령의 중성화한 암컷 시츄가 식욕부진, 침울, 호흡곤란으로 전북대학교 수의과대학 동물병원에 내원하였다. 2주전 유선종양 제거 수술을 받았으며 내원 당시 신체검사에서 구강 내 심한 치은염, 치태 및 치석을 관찰하였다. 청진상 좌측 심기저부에서 이완기 잡음이 들렸으며 우측 심첨부에서는 수축기성 잡음이 들렸다. 심혈관 초음파 검사 결과 삼첨판과 대동맥 판막의 변성과 함께 혈액의 역류를 관찰 할 수 있었다. 세균성 심내막염을 진단하고 그 원인체를 알기 위해 혈액배양을 실시 하였다. 혈액배양 검사 결과가 나오기 전에 항생제를 포함하여 이뇨제와 베나제프릴을 사용하였으며 환자는 잘 관리 되었다. 혈액배양 검사 결과 staphylococcus pseudintermedius가 배양 되었다. 하지만 1주일 후 환자는 급성으로 발생한 폐수종에 의해 사망하였다.

• Korean Circulation Journal
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• 제53권2호
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• pp.106-108
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• 2023