• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제26권9호
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• pp.677-685
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• 1993

Experience with bileaflet mechanical valve replacement at the Inha Hospital in 192 patients, operated on from June 1986 until April 1993. Two hundred fourty-one prostheses [51 Duromedics, 79 St.Jude Medical, and 111 CafboMedics]were implanted during the total 195 operations. Mitral valve replacment[MVR]was done in 113 cases, aortic valve replacement[AVR]in 34, tricuspid valve replacement[TVR]in 2, and double valve replacement[DVR]in 46 cases.Of the total patients, 63.0% were women and 37.0% were men. The mean age of the patients was 40.8 years, ranged from 14 to 67years. Overall early mortality was 9.2\ulcorner%[18 out of 195]; 9.7%[11 out of 113]for MVR, 14,7% [5 out of 34]for AVR, and 4.3%[2 out of 46]for DVR. All of the operative survors were followed over a period of one to 83 months with a mean of 37 months, for total 543 patient-years. So far, eleven patients[6.7% of the long-term survivors]were lost to follov-up after a mean postoperative follow-up of 22.8 months. There were nine late deaths; three deaths due to prostetic valve endocarditis, two due to persistent heart failure, one due to cerebral hemorrhage, one due to aortic dissection after Bentall oreration, and two sudden deaths. Actuarial survival rate at 6.9 years was 94.8%, There were seventeen valve-related complications; three prosthetic valve thromboses, three thrombembolisms, three instances of prosthetic valve endocarditis, two paravalvular leakages, and six hemorrhagic complications related to anticoagulation. The actuarial rate of freedom from all valve-related complications at 6.9years was 91.3%. There were significant decreases in the heart size postoperatively that can be demonstrated by comparison of cardio-thoracic ratios on simple chest X-ray and left ventricle dimensions on echocardiography. We conclude that this midterm follow-up shows good results in terms of hemodynamics and durability although further long-term evaluations are mandatory.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.518-525
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• 1992

50 months experience with St-Jude Medical Cardiac Valve Prosthesis The St. Jude Medical valve has become our mechanical valvular prosthesis of choice because of favorable hemodynamic results that associated with marked clinical improvement and low incidence of thromboembolism. The data for this study was collected from April 1986 to May 1990, four years period. There were total of 110 patients[female 53, male 58] in this series with 22 isolated aortic valve, 66 isolated mitral valve, 20 double valve, 2 tricuspid valve replacement. The mean follow up time was 23 months. Postoperatively, 77% of cases were in New York Heart Association[NYHA] functional class I, and mild and moderate symptoms[NYHA II ] were present in 20% and there were very few patients remaining in higher functional classifications. In postoperative echocardiographic study showed marked improved cardiac function. The overall early mortality was 5.4% and was higher after double[13.3%] and mitral valve replacement[5.6%] and the late mortality was one case after mitral valve replacement due to endocarditis. The cause of death in early mortality was attributed to heart failure, acute renal failure, sepsis, etc.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제24권11호
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• pp.1090-1097
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• 1991

Between January 1981 and January 1991, 554 patients underwent prosthetic valve replacement. A bioprosthetic valve was replaced in 238 cases and mechanical valve 316 cases. Thirty-eight patients underwent 40 reoperations for repair or replacement, an average of 53.6 months after initial implantation. There were 21 women and 19 men, aged 12 to 60 years[mean 35.3]. A bioprosthetic valve was implanted in 31 cases and a mechanical valve in 9 cases for initial operation. Indications for reoperation were primary tissue failure in 23 cases[57.5%], endocarditis in 9[22.5%], periprosthetic leak in 4[10%]. and valve thrombosis in 4[10%]. Operations performed included 5 aortic valve replacements, 26 mitral valve replacement, 8 double valve replacements, and 1 thrombectomy. A mechanical valve was replaced in 33 cases[84.6%] and a bioprosthesis in 6[15.4Zo] for reoperation. A second reoperation was required in 2 patients. Surgical mortality was 10% . Among the 34 early survivors followed-up for an average of 19.8 months. there was 1 late death and 3 were lost to follow-up. Among the 30 late survivors being followed up, 28[93.3%] remained in New York Heart Association Class I or II and two in Class III [6.7%].

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제27권10호
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• pp.858-861
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• 1994

Prosthetic valve thrombosis is rare but it is one of fatal complication after heart valve surgery. Improvements of the valve design and the material have decreased the frequency of thrombosis but have not eliminated completely. And some cases of prosthetic valve thrombosis during pregnancy were reported inspite of adequate anticoagulation therapy.Urgent surgical intervention is indicated for prosthetic valve thrombosis but it is associated with high operative risk, therefore medical thrombolytic therapy such as urokinase or streptokinase therapy is regarded as an alternative therapy. This is a case report of the successful thrombolytic therapy for valve thrombosis in a pregnant patient after mechanical mitral valve replacement.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제28권9호
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• pp.822-828
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• 1995

This paper reports 15 native valve endocarditis cases had surgical operation in the past 10 years at the department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Chonbuk National University Hospital. In this study, 10 cases out of 15 were in class I or II by the New York Heart Association functional classification. None of the cases had a history of taking addictive drugs. Five cases were congenital heart disease, three cases were rheumatic heart disease and two cases were degenerative heart disease. Thus 10 cases had the underlying disease. All cases had antibiotics treatment for 3 to 6 weeks before operation. In the culture test, only four cases were positive in the blood culture and one case was positive in the excised valve culture. Organisms on blood and valve culture were Streptococcus epidermis, Streptococcus viridans, Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis. In the 10 cases without ventricular septal defect, the aortic valve was involved in four, mitral in four, both in two and involved valves in the 5 cases with ventricular septal defect were tricuspid in three, pulmonic in two. Eight cases had operation because they showed moderate congestive heart failure due to valvular insufficiency and vegetation with or without embolism. Seven cases had operation because they showed persistent or progressive congestive heart failure and/or uncontrolled infection. Five cases with ventricular septal defect underwent the closure of ventricular septal defect, vegetectomy and leaflet excision of the affected valves without valve replacement. In the cases without ventricular septal defect, the affected valves were replaced with St. Jude mechanical prosthesis. Postoperative complications were recurrent endocarditis in two, embolism in one, allergic vasculitis in two, spleen rupture in one and postpericardiotomy syndrome in one. At the first postoperative day, one case died of cerebral embolism. At the 11th postoperative month, one case died of recurrent endocarditis and paravalvular leakage in spite of a couple of aortic valve replacement. In the survived cases[13 cases in this study , all cases but one became class I or II by the New York Heart Association functional classification.

• 대한의용생체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한의용생체공학회 1998년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.247-248
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• 1998

The effect of unattached valve leaflet on flow field downstream of a floating and flapping polyurethane heart valve prosthesis was investigated. With a triggering system and a time-delay circuit the instantaneous velocity field downstream of the valve was measured by particle image velocimetry (PIV) in conjunction with the opening posture of a flexible valve leaflet during a cardiac cycle. Reynolds shear stress distribution was calculated from the velocity fields and wall shear stress was directly measured by hot-film anemometry (HFA). The floating motion of the valve leaflet resulted in the reduction of pressure drop and recirculating flow region downstream of the valve.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.297-303
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• 1998

판막 후부의 공동부는 판막의 닫힘 거동과 판막 주위의 혈류 유동장을 변화시켜 인공 판막의 수력학적 성능에 영향을 미칠 수 있다. 계식 이엽 판막(SJMV), 폴리머 단엽 판막(MLPV), 폴리머 삼엽 판막(FTPV)을 판막 후부에 공동부가 있는 시험부와 공동부가 없는 직관형 시험부에 설치하여 모의 순환 장치에서 판막의 수력학적 성능을 평가하였다. 판막의 누수량은 공동부가 있는 시험부에서 약간 작았고, 수축기 평균 압력강하는 크게 나타났으나 통계적으로는 큰 차이가 없었다. 따라서 판막 후부의 공동부는 판막의 수력학적 성능에 큰 영향을 나타내지 않았다. 유량 파형의 해석 결과 판막 후부 공동부는 MLPV에서는 판막의 닫힘에 큰 영향을 주지 않았으나, SJMV에서는 판막의 닫힘이 일찍 시작하게 하였고 이 영향은 FTPV에서 더욱 크게 나타났다. FTPV는 공동부가 있는 시험부에서 역류 최대 유량이 감소하였으므로 판막 후두에 공동부는 판막의 급격한 닫힘에 의한 역류 제트의 발생을 감소시키리라 기대된다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제54권1호
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• pp.25-30
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• 2021

Background: Life-long anticoagulant therapy is mandatory for patients who undergo heart valve replacement with implantation of a mechanical prosthesis. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a nurse-led patient educational program concerning oral anticoagulant therapy intake after heart valve replacement surgery on patients' knowledge of important parameters of anticoagulant administration. Methods: In this single-center study, 200 patients who underwent surgical implantation of a mechanical prosthesis were divided into 2 groups. The control group received the basic education concerning oral anticoagulants, while the intervention group received a personalized educational program. Results: Personalized education was correlated with a better regulation of therapeutic international normalized ratio (INR) levels and adequate knowledge among patients. Therapeutic levels of INR were achieved in 45% of the patients during the first month, 71% in the third month, and 89% in the sixth month after discharge in the intervention group, compared to 25%, 47%, and 76% in the control group, respectively. Patients' satisfaction with the information was higher in the intervention group than in the control group. The percentage of satisfaction reached 80% for the intervention group versus 37% for the patients of the control group. Conclusion: The implementation of the nurse-led educational programs was associated with improved clinical results and increased adherence to oral anticoagulant treatment.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.50-55
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• 2004

배경: 경두개 초음파 검사는 색전의 위험이 있는 환자에서 미세색전 신호를 진단할 수 있다. 미세색전 신호의 임상적 중요성은 인공 기계 심장 판막 환자에서는 아직 증명되지 않았다. 우리는 인공 기계 심장 판막 수술 후의 뇌 혈전색전증과 산소 흡입 중 측정되는 미세색전 신호의 관련성을 연구하였다. 대상 및 방법: 인공 기계 심장 판막 수술 후 뇌 혈전색전증의 병력이 있는 20명의 환자군과 성별, 연령별로 일치시킨 30명의 대조군을 대상으로 연구하였다. 경두개 초음파 검사로 일측 중대뇌동맥을 감시하였다. 20분간의 기초 검사 후 40분 동안 100% 산소를 흡입하면서 검사하였다. 결과: 인공 기계 심장 판막의 수술 부위와 수술 후 기간은 환자군과 대조군의 차이가 없었다. 기초 검사 동안 측정된 미세색전 신호의 양성률과 빈도는 양 군 간의 차이가 없었다. 산소 흡입 중 환자군은 대조군에 비하여 미세색전 신호의 양성률이 높았고(55%, 27.6%, p=0.045), 미세색전 신호수도 흔하였다(p=0.027). 결론: 산소 흡입을 이용한 경두개 초음파 검사는 인공 기계 심장 판막 이식 환자에서 임상적으로 의미가 있는 미세색전의 감별에 도움이 된다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.328-334
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• 2004

삼첨판막대치술의 장기 결과에 대한 연구결과는 보고된 바가 많지 않다. 이에 저자들은 삼첨판막대치술의 위험인자를 분석해 보고, 삼첨판막대치술의 장기 결과를 알고자 연구를 시행하였다. 대상 및 방법: 대상 환자들은 1978년 10월부터 1996년 12월까지 삼첨판막대치술을 시행 받은 환자 70명을 대상으로 후향적인 연구를 진행하였는데, 7명의 환자들은 2차례의 삼첨판막대치술을 시행 받아 총 77예의 삼첨판막대치슬을 시행하였다. 환자들의 평균 나이는 38.8$\pm$15.9세였으며, 26예에서는 조직판막을, 51예에서는 기계판막을 이식하였다. 결과: 수술 사망률은 15.6%였고, 만기 사망률은 12.3%였다. 5년, 10년 그리고 13년에서의 생존율은 조직판막과 기계판막이 각각 81.3% vs. 100%, 66.1% vs. 100%, 60.6% vs. 100%였다(p=0.0175).판막과 관련된 재수술이 없을 확률은 5년, 10년 그리고 13년에서 조직판막과 기계판막이 각각 100% vs. 93.9, 100% vs. 93.9% 그리고 58.3% vs. 93.9%였다(p=0,3274). 판막과 관련된 재수술을 시행할 확률은 조직판막이 2.27%/환자-년이었고, 기계판막이 1.10%/환자-년이었다. 수술 사망과 관련된 위험인자 분석상, 수술 전 복수, 간비대, NYHA class가 나쁠수록, 그리고 삼첨판막대치술을 여러 번 받는 경우가 유의한 위험인자로 분석되었고, 조직판막의 사용과 심장수술을 여러 번 받는 경우가 만기 사망과 관련된 유의한 위험인자로 분석되었다. 걸론: 기계판막을 이용하여 삼첨판막대치술을 시행한 환자들의 장기간 생존율이 조직판막을 이용한 환자들보다 우수하였다. 따라서 수술 후에 적절한 추적관찰이 가능하다면, 기계판막을 이용하여 삼첨판막대치술을 시행하는 것이 필요하리라 생각한다.