• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제39권6호
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• pp.511-516
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• 1992

연구배경 : 장기적 흡연이 폐암이나 만성폐쇄성폐질환등의 폐질환 및 여러 심장질환의 위험인자인 것은 잘 알려져 있으나 흡연이 단기적으로 운동시 호흡기 및 심혈관계 기능에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지에 대한 연구는 많지 않다. 흡연시에는 일산화탄소를 흡입하으로, 일산화탄소 흡입후 운동시에 나타나는 호흡수, 심박수, 호흡량 및 심장출량의 증가와 최대산소섭취량의 감소가 흡연후 운동시에도 관찰될 것으로 예상된다. 목적 : 흡연의 운동부하시 심폐기능에 대한 단기적 효과를 알아보고자 하였다. 방법 : 흡연자 13명을 대상으로 시간당 3개피를 5시간 흡연한 흡연일 및 흡연하지 않고 100% 산소를 15분간 흡입한 금연일을 무작위 순서로 정하여 두 번 단계적 운동부하 검사를 시행하였다. 결과 : 대상자 13명의 평균 연령은 $25{\pm}4.9$세, 평균 흡연력은 $6{\pm}5$ pack-years였고, 금연일과 흡연일간 일반 폐기능검사의 결과에는 차이가 없었다. 혈중 일산화 탄소혈색소량의 평균은 금연일 $1.45{\pm}0.83%$, 흡연일에 $5.97{\pm}1.34%$로서 흡연일에 유의하게 높았다(p<0.01). 무산소역치는 금연일 $1.53{\pm}0.20$ L/min, 흡연일에 $1.33{\pm}0.24$ L/min로서 흡연일에 유의하게 낮았으며(p<0.05) 최대산소섭취량은 금연일 $2.39{\pm}0.32$ L/min, 흡연일에 $2.09{\pm}0.32$ L/min로서 흡연일에 유의하게 낮았다(p<0.05). 안정시 심박수는 금연일에 분당 $75.46{\pm}5.83$회, 흡연일에 분당 $84.38{\pm}11.06$회로서 흡연일에 유의하게 높았으나(p<0.05) 최대심박수는 금연일에 $160.38{\pm}9.09$회, 흡연일에 $161.23{\pm}8.09$회로서 차이가 없었다. 결론 : 일반 폐기능검사는 양일간에 차이가 없었으나 금연일에 비해 흡연일에 무산소역치와 최대산소섭취량의 감소가 관찰되어 흡연은 단기적으로 운동부하시 심혈관계장애를 초래한다고 사료되었다.

• Journal of Medicine and Life Science
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.96-100
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• 2019

Postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is common, although not so well-known variant of cardiovascular autonomic disorder characterized by an excessive heart rate increase on standing. POTS is probably underdiagnosed due to the heterogeneity in both presentation and etiology. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical and autonomic features in patients with POTS. We reviewed the medical records of patients with POTS. Medical records include onset age, sex, presenting symptoms, body mass index (BMI) and prognosis. All patients had an autonomic function and laboratory tests. Ninety-nine patients met the inclusion criteria for POTS (51.5% male; mean±SD age, 20.0±9.7 years; mean±SD, BMI 21.9±3.9). Common presenting symptoms were a brief loss of consciousness, dizziness, blurred vision and headache. Autonomic function tests showed abnormal quantitative sudomotor axon reflex testing in 20 patients of 99 POTS patients. The abnormal post-ganglionic sympathetic sudomotor function is generally considered to reflect a neuropathic form of POTS. In treatments, 83 patients were treated by non-pharmacological management including lifestyle changes and 16 patients required the initiation of pharmacological therapies. Most patients with POTS showed a relatively favorable prognosis. POTS is a chronic disease with a substantial subset of patients recovering within a few years after the initial presentation. Future efforts should focus on better understanding of POTS pathophysiology and designing randomized controlled trials for the selection of more effective therapy.

• 시큐리티연구
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• 제35호
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• pp.125-149
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 경호경비현장에서 이루어지고 있는 실제적인 경호경비원들의 경계근무와 CCTV 모니터링 요원들의 스트레스를 확인하고, 비교 평가하기 위해 심박동변이(heart rate variability)를 통하여 생체리듬의 변화를 관찰하였다. K대학교 경호학과 학생 9명을 대상으로 실제 근무와 유사한 환경에서 경계근무와 CCTV 모니터링근무를 150분간 실시하였다. 30분 간격으로 자율신경검사를 관찰한 결과 HRT는 모니터링 근무가 경계근무 보다 더 낮게 나타났으며, 안정시, 근무 30분과 60분보다 90분, 120분, 150분은 낮게 나타났다. SDNN은 모니터링 근무가 더 높게 나타났으며, 근무 30분과 60분 보다 근무 150분에서 더 낮게 나타났다. 자율신경검사에서는 TP는 근무형태에 따른 집단 간 차이는 나타나지 않았으며, 근무 30분 보다 근무 150분에 더 높은 시기적 차이를 보였다. 근무형태와 근무시간의 상호작용은 나타났다. LF는 근무 60분 보다 근무 150분에 높은 시기간의 차이를 보였다. HF는 모니터링 근무 집단에 높게 나타났으며, 근무 30분 보다 근무 120분과 150분에서 더 높게 나타났다. 근무형태와 근무시간의 상호작용도 나타났다. LF/HF ratio는 경계근무 집단이 더 높게 나타났으며, 시기 간에 차이와 함께 근무형태와 근무시간의 상호작용도 나타났다. 모니터링 근무가 경계근무보다 부교감신경활동이 더 활발함에 따라 더 낮은 심기능 활동을 보였다. 매일 반복되는 장기간의 모니터링 근무는 VDT증후군이나 신경피로에 노출될 가능성이 더 높은 것으로 나타났다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제32권11호
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• pp.1017-1022
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• 1999

Background: An increasing number of elderly are referred for open heart surgeries(OHS). These patients are assumed to have significantly increased morbidity and mortality because of compromised functional reserves in their vital organs. We reviewed the results of OHS patients who were 70 years old or older. Material and Method: Thirty six consecutive septuagenarians underwent OHS from 1995 to 1997. Operations were coronary artery bypass grafting(CABG) in 26 including 3 left main surgical angioplasty, valve replacement in 7, MVR+CABG in 2, and ASD closure+TAP in 1. Statistical tests were carried out to compare survivor group with nonsurvivor group in respect to risk factors including NYHA functional class, LVEF, emergent operation, IABP support, CPB/ACC time, ventilator time cardiac index, ICU stay and hospital stay for operative mortality. Result: Operative mortality rate and postoperative complication were 16%(6/36) and 50%(18/36). One-year and 3-year actuarial survival rates were 76%. Nine patients(25%) had major complications including third-degree A-V block(2), respiratory failure(1), stroke(3), renal failure requiring dialysis(3) and postoperative hemorrhage(2). The causes of death were pneumonia(1), bleeding(1), acute renal failure(1), low cardiac output(1), third-degree A-V block(1), and ventricular tachycardia(1). The univariate analysis of mortality shows that NYHA class IV, LVEF<40%, lesser values for C.I, and longer time for ventilatory support were associated with the risk factors(p value=0.03, 0.001, 0.007, and 0.014). The emergent operation, CPB/ACC time, IABP support, ICU stay and hospital stay were not significant. Conclusion: We conclude that cardiac operation can be performed in septuagenarians with acceptable outcomes when done in patients with normal to moderately depressed left ventricular function and adequate functional reserves in their vital organs.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제54권6호
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• pp.260-266
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• 2011

Purpose: Infantile hepatic hemangioendothelioma (IHHE) is the most common type of hepatic vascular tumor in infancy. We conducted this study to review our clinical experience of patients with IHHE and to suggest management strategies. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the medical records of 23 IHHE patients (10 males, 13 females) treated at the Asan Medical Center between 1996 and 2009. Results: Median age at diagnosis was 38 days (range, 1 to 381 days). Seven patients (30%) were diagnosed with IHHE based on sonographically detected fetal liver masses, 5 (22%) were diagnosed incidentally in the absence of symptoms, 5 (22%) had congestive heart failure, 3 (13%) had skin hemangiomas, 2 (9%) had abnormal liver function tests, and 1 (4%) had hepatomegaly. All diagnoses were based on imaging results, and were confirmed in three patients by histopathology analysis. Six patients were observed without receiving any treatment, whereas 12 received corticosteroids and/or interferonalpha. One patient with congestive heart failure and a resectable unilobar tumor underwent surgical resection. Three patients with congestive heart failure and unresectable tumors were managed by hepatic artery embolization with/without medical treatment. At a median follow-up of 29 months (range, 1 to 156 months), 21 (91%) patients showed complete tumor disappearance or >50% decrease in tumor size. One patient died due to tumor-related causes. Conclusion: IHHE generally has a benign clinical course with low morbidity and mortality rates. Clinical course and treatment outcome did not differ significantly between medically treated and non-treated groups. Surgically unresectable patients with significant symptoms may be treated medically or with hepatic artery embolization.

• Journal of Veterinary Science
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.64.1-64.12
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• 2021

Background: Pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID), a neurodegenerative disease leading to reduced dopamine production, is a common disease in aged horses. The treatment is based on administration of the dopamine agonist pergolide. This drug has been related to valvular fibrosis in humans, but the cardiovascular effect of this drug has not yet been investigated in horses. Objectives: To determine whether pergolide induces valvular disease in horses or affects the cardiac function. Methods: Standard, tissue Doppler (TDE) and two-dimensional speckle tracking (STE) echocardiography were performed in horses with diagnosed PPID based on adrenocorticotropic hormone dosage. Measurements taken in horses treated with pergolide were compared with those from untreated horses with nonparametric t-tests. Furthermore, measurements from follow-up examinations performed at least three months after the initial exam were compared with a Wilcoxon signed rank test for repeated measurements in each group. Results: Twenty-three horses were included. None of the 12 horses under treatment developed valvular regurgitation. Furthermore, no differences in the measurements of the left ventricular systolic or diastolic function could be seen between the group of horses with treatment and those without treatment. Measurements taken in the follow-up exam did not differ compared to those taken in the initial exam in both groups. Conclusions: No changes of the left ventricular function assessed by TDE and STE could be shown in a small population of horses with confirmed PPID. Treatment with pergolide did not affect the ventricular function nor induce valvular disease.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제38권9호
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• pp.739-745
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• 2014

심장 질환 환자에게 약물 치료를 시행하고 있으나, 통상의 약물 치료만으로는 심장질환을 치료하기에는 부족하다. 그러나 LVAD 를 이식한다면 심장기능을 보조하여 심장 이식까지의 가교 역할로서 효과가 있다고 보고되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 선행 연구로 개발된 곡관형 LVAD 인 LibraHeart-I(LH-1)을 이용하여, 대동물(Bovine model, Holstein)과 소동물(canine model, Labrador-retriever)을 대상으로 장기간 동물실험 및 응급상황에서의 생체적합성을 평가하고자 한다. 대동물을 대상으로 실시한 장기간의 동물 실험에서 49 일 생존하였으며, 실험기간 동안 실시한 혈액 검사 및 생징후에서 특이 소견을 관찰되지 않았다. 소동물을 대상으로 한 단기간의 동물 실험에서는 외부 구동부의 동력 지원 없이도 LH-I 내에 혈액이 머무르지 않는 것으로 관찰되었다. 본 연구에서는 장기간 동물실험 및 응급상황에서의 박출 성능을 통해 선행 연구로 개발된 LH-I의 생체적합성을 검증하였다.

• 대한임상검사과학회지
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• 제55권1호
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• pp.9-15
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• 2023

본 연구의 목적은 당뇨 검사결과와 간기능검사와의 관계연구이다. 간성당뇨는 제2형 당뇨와는 다르게 간기능 이상으로 기인하는 것이다. 본 연구에서 간기능 검사의 주요 효소검사인 아스파르트산 아미노전이효소(aspartate aminotransferase, AST), 알라닌 아미노전이효소(alanine aminotransferase, ALT) 그리고 AST/ALT ratio (De Ritis ratio)와 당뇨관련 검사와의 관계를 주로 확인하였다. 연구 결과 AST와 글루코스(glucose) (r=0.14, P<0.01); ALT 및 글루코스(r=0.21, P<0.01); AST 및 당화혈색소(HbAlc) (r=0.15, P<0.01); ALT와 HbAlc (r=0.20, P<0.01), 모든 변수는 양의 상관관계를 나타났으며, De Ritis ratio는 글루코스 (r=-0.20, P<0.01)와 당화혈색소 (r=-0.14, P<0.01)와 음의 상관관계를 보였다. AST와 ALT 그리고 De Ritis ratio 를 독립변수로 하고 글루코스 (R²=0.05) 와 HbA1c (R²=0.04) 를 종속변수로 하여 회귀분석한 결과 독립변수는 종속변수에 통계적으로 유의하게 영향을 나타내는 것으로 나타났다. AST는 ALT 보다 혈당과 당화혈색소에서 상관관계가 낮게 나타났으며, ALT가 증가하는 것은 즉, De Ritis ratio 감소의 원인이 된다. 따라서, De Ritis ratio는 당뇨관련 검사와의 관계에서 의미가 있는 것으로 볼 수 있다.

• 생물정신의학
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.148-158
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• 2011

Objectives The eye movement (EM) has been reported to play a role in enhancing the retrieval of episodic memories and reducing effects of fearful episodes in the past and worries for the futures. However, it is still unclear in the mechanism of EM in normal subjects. We examined the horizontal eye movement (HEM) effect using an aiding apparatus on mental health indices including negative and positive psychological factors, and psychophysiological measures such as heart rate variability and quantitative electroencepaholography (qEEG) in healthy subjects. Methods Twenty eight healthy subjects were recruited and randomly allocated into two groups : active HEM group and control group. The active HEM group conducted the HEM training with usual stress management audio-intervention using the apparatus inducing eye movement once a day for 14 days. The control group also conducted the same training once a day for 14 days, however, the saccadic eye movement was not included in this training. Psychological measurements, neurocognitive function tests, heart rate variability measurement and qEEG were conducted before and after the training in both groups. Results In the active HEM group, sleep status using Sleep Quality Scale (SQS) positive factors significantly increased after the training. By contrast, scores on the negative items of Psychological Well-Being Scale (PWBS), and negative items of the Life Orientation Test-Revised (LOT-R) were significantly decreased after the training. The percentage of delta amplitude (1-3 Hz) in qEEG significantly decreased after the HEM training. The percentage of alpha amplitude (8-12 Hz) significantly increased after HEM training. The change of delta amplitude in the active HEM group was positively correlated with the change of sleep satisfaction of Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), and the change of alpha amplitude was negatively correlated with depression of VAS, anxiety of VAS and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI). Conclusions The HEM training improved sleep quality and well-being, and sense of optimism. The HEM training also increased alpha amplitude and decreased delta amplitude in qEEG. The qEEG changes were well correlated with subjective improvement of mental health indices in healthy subjects. These results suggest some evidences that HEM training using the apparatus that induces EM would be helpful in improving subjective mental health in healthy subjects. Further study with larger samples size would be needed.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.49-59
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• 2023

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) involves multi-factorial conditions linked to an elevated risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease. Pre-metabolic syndrome (pre-MetS) possesses two MetS components but does not meet the MetS diagnostic criteria. Although cardiac autonomic derangements are evident in MetS, there is little information on their status in pre-MetS subjects. In this study, we sought to examine cardiac autonomic functions in pre-MetS and to determine which MetS component is more responsible for impaired cardiac autonomic functions. A total of 182 subjects were recruited and divided into healthy controls (n=89) and pre-MetS subjects (n=93) based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. We performed biochemical profiles on fasting blood samples to detect pre-MetS. Using standardized protocols, we evaluated anthropometric data, body composition, baroreflex sensitivity (BRS), heart rate variability (HRV), and autonomic function tests (AFTs). We further examined these parameters in pre-MetS subjects for each MetS component. Compared to healthy controls, we observed a significant cardiac autonomic dysfunction (CAD) through reduced BRS, lower overall HRV, and altered AFT parameters in pre-MetS subjects, accompanied by markedly varied anthropometric, clinical and biochemical parameters. Furthermore, all examined BRS, HRV, and AFT parameters exhibited an abnormal trend and significant correlation toward hyperglycemia. This study demonstrates CAD in pre-MetS subjects with reduced BRS, lower overall HRV, and altered AFT parameters. Hyperglycemia was considered an independent determinant of alterations in all the examined BRS, HRV, and AFT parameters. Thus, hyperglycemia may contribute to CAD in pre-MetS subjects before progressing to MetS.