• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.289-296
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• 1979

For years, physicians and anatomists have been interested in the heart that has one functioning ventricle. Various terms have been suggested for this entity including single ventricle, common ventricle, double-inlet left ventricle, cor biatriatum triloculare, and primitive ventricle. In this report, the term "single ventricle" is utilized as suggested by Van Praagh, and is defined as that congenital cardiac anomaly in which a common or separate atrioventricular valves open into a ventricular chamber from which both great arterial trunks emerge. An outlet chamber, or infundibulum, may or may not be present and give rise to the origin of either of the great arteries. This definition excludes the entity of mitral and tricuspid atresia. An 11 year old cyanotic boy was admitted chief complaints of exertional dyspnea and frequent upper respiratory infection since 2 weeks after birth. He was diagnosed as inoperable cyanotic congenital heart disease, and remained without any corrective treatment up to his age of 11 year when he suffered from aggravation of symptoms and signs of congestive heart failure for 2 months before this admission. On 22nd of May 1979, he was admitted for total corrective operation under the impression of tricuspid atresia suggested by a pediatrician. Physical check revealed deep cyanosis with finger and toe clubbing, and grade V systolic ejection murmur with single second heart sound was audible at the left 3rd intercostal space. Development was moderate in height [135 cm] and weight[28Kg]. Routine lab findings were normal except increased hemoglobin [21.1gm%], hematocrit [64 %], and left axis deviation with left ventricular hypertrophy on EKG. Cardiac catheterization and angiography revealed 1-transposition of aorta, pulmonic valvular stenosis, double inlet of a single ventricle with d-loop, and normal atriovisceral relationship [Type III C solitus according to the classification of Van Praagh]. At operation, longitudinal incision at the outflow tract of right ventricle in between the right coronary artery and its branch [LAD from RCA] revealed high far anterior aortic valve which had fibrous continuity with mitral annulus, and pulmonic valve was stenotic up to 4 mm in diameter positioned posterolaterally to the aorta. Ventricular septum was totally defective, and one markedly hypertrophied moderator band originated from crista supraventricularis was connected down to the imaginary septum of the ventricular cavity as a pseudoseptum of the ventricle. Size of the defect was 3X3 cm2 in total. Patch closure of the defect with a Teflon felt of 3.5 x 4 cm2 was done with interrupted multiple sutures after cut off of the moderator band, which was resutured to the artificial septum after reconstruction of the ventricular septum. Pulmonic valvotomy was done from 4 mm to 11 mm in diameter thru another pulmonary arteriotomy incision, and right ventriculotomy wound was closed reconstructing the right ventricular outflow tract with pericardial autograft of 3 x 4 cm2. Atrial septal defect of 2 cm in diameter was closed with 3-0 Erdeck suture, and atrial wall was sutured also when rectal temperature reached from 24`C to 35.5`C. Complete A-V block was managed with temporary external pacemaker with a pacing rate of 110/min. thru myocardial wire, and arterial blood pressure of 80/50 mmHg was maintained with Isuprel or Dopamine dripping under the CVP of 25-cm saline. Consciousness was recovered one hour after the operation when his blood pressure reached 100 /70 mmHg, but vital signs were not stable, and bleeding from the pericardial drainage and complete anuria were persisted until his heart could not capture the pacemaker impulse, and patient died of low output syndrome 320 min after the operation.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.204-213
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• 2005

인공심장판막의 성능 향상과 심장 수술의 발전에도 불구하고 심장판막치환술에 따르는 합병증은 아직도 빈도가 높다. 고려대학교 안암병원에서는 지난 26년간 시행한 심장판막치환술의 임상성적을 분석하였다. 대상 및 방법: 1916년 12월부터 2003년 12월까지 고려대학교부속 안암병원에서 심장판막치환술을 받은 환자 571명을 대상으로 하였다. 결과: 승모판치환술이 304예로 가장 많았고 대동맥판막치환은 122예였으며 대동맥판막과 승모판 동시치환은 111예였다. 47명의 환자가 두번째 수술을 받았으며 그 중 재치환술은 승모판재치환술 31예를 포함하여 38예였다. 조직판막치환군의 $32.5\%$가 재치환술을 받았고 평균 10.2$\pm$3.9년만에 재수술을 받았다. $24.3\%$ (139/571)에서 판막관련 합병증이 나타났으며 뇌경색의 빈도가 가장 높았다. 심방세동이 동반된 환자군의 합병증 발생빈도가 높았고 기계판막을 치환한 환자군에서는 출혈합병증이 많았다. 수술사망률은 $3.68\%$였고 수술사망의 원인은 저심박출증후군이 가장 많았다. 90년 이전의 수술사망률이 이후보다 높았으며 기계판막치환군의 수술사망률이 조직판막치환군보다 높았다. 5년 생존율은 $92.2\%$, 10년은 $85.7\%$로 나타났다. 결론: 심장판막치환술의 수술사망률은 향상되었으며 기계판막치환군에서는 출혈합병증이 많았고 조직판막치환군에서는 재치환술의 빈도가 높았다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제30권9호
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• pp.891-898
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• 1997

1984년 5월부터 1996년 1월까지 전북대학교병원 흉부외과에서 130명의 환자에게 51. Jude MEdical기계판막을 이용하여 판막 치환수술을 시행하였다. 승모판 치환술, 대동맥판 치환술, 동시에 승모판 치환술 및 대동맥 판 중복치 환술을 받은 환자는 각각 68례, 42례, 20례이었다. 조기사망은 7례로 전체 환자의 5.4%에서 발생하 였고 조기합병증은 17례(13.1%)에서 발생하였다. 1996년 12월까지 97.6%에서 추적 관찰하였고 추적기간은 최소 5.5개월에서 최대 153.5개월로 평균 63.6$\pm$27.6개월(5.3$\pm$2.3년)이었고 총 추적기간은 678.7환자-년이었다. 판막관련 만기사망은 6례(4.9%)의 만기사망 중 4례(3.3%)이었다. 판막관련 만기 합병증은 11례(9.1%)에서 발 생하였는데 혈전색증(6계), 출혈(4례), 판막주위누출(Irll)이 발생하였다. 판막관련 합병증 발생률(Linearized rate)은 1.68%/환자-년, 항응고제와 관련된 출혈은 0.92%/환자-년, 혈전색증은 0.61%/환자-년, 판막주위 누출은 0.15%/환자-년의 발생빈도를 보였고 재수술률은 0.15%/환자-년(재수술은 1례), 판막관련 만기사망은 0.61%/환자-년의 발생빈도를 보였다. 10년간 합병증이 발생하지 않을 확률은 87.4 \ulcorner.2%이었다. 술후 심흉곽비와 뉴욕 심장학회(NYHA) 기능분류는 수술전후에 뚜렷하게 개선되었다. 수술후 생존율은 5년, 10년에 각각 90.4$\pm$ 2.7%, 87.5$\pm$3.3%이었다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.7-13
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• 1996

The conventional glutaraldehyde (GA) fixation method of tissue valves is considered to be responsible for accelerated valve degeneration. The release of toxic GA from the valve tissue is believed to limit endothelial cell (EC) ingrowth. Removal of toxic GA by reaction with L-glutamic acid and storage in a Paraben solution may offer good EC growth. To investigate the conditions for endothelialization of tissue valves, the growth properties of ECs on the conventionally and alternatively treated pericardial tissue were compared. Conventional preparation included zero-pressure fixation for 72 hours in phosphated-buffered saline (PBS) solution containing 0.5% GA at 4$^{\circ}C$ and storage into PBS containing 0.2% GA(group I). Alternatively treated pericardial tissues were divided into three postfixation treatment groups : (1) storage in PBS solution containing Paraben(group II), (2) treatment with PBS containing 8$^{\circ}C$ L-glutamic acid(PH 7.35) and storage in PBS solution containing Paraben (g oup III), (3) treatment with L-glutamic acid dissolved in distilled water (PH 3.5) (group IV). Pericardial tissue were transferred into the 24-well plate after storage for 4 weeks. ECs were harvested enzymatically from the bovine pulmonary artery and grown to confluence on culture flask surfaces. Detached ECs by trypsin were incubated into the each well of the 24-well plate including test pericardial tissues. Cells were detached by trypsin, 1, 2, 3, 5, 7 days after incubation and counted on the hemacytometer. Cell viability test was performed by frypan-blue exclusion method. Acute cell death in the group I were found even after prolonged washing. The group II showed prolonged cell survival compared with the group I. Both group III and group IV showed better cell growth than group II. There was no statistically significant difference between group III and group IV method in terms of EC growth. This results suggest that treatment by L-glutamic ac id and storage in a Paraben solution be a promising approach for improvement of durability of GA-treated tissue valves.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제55권1호
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• pp.69-76
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• 2022

Background: While the use of bioprosthetic valves for mitral valve replacement (MVR) is increasing, very few studies have compared bovine pericardial and porcine valves in the mitral position to help guide bioprosthetic selection. Methods: In the present study, patients who underwent MVR using bovine pericardial valves were compared with those who underwent MVR with porcine bioprostheses between January 1996 and July 2018. Those with prior MVR, infective endocarditis, congenital mitral valve disease, or ischemic mitral regurgitation were excluded. The primary outcomes were structural valve deterioration (SVD) and mitral valve reoperation from any cause, and death was regarded as a competing risk. Competing risk analysis and propensity score-matching were used for comparisons. Results: Among the 388 patients enrolled, pericardial and porcine bioprostheses were implanted in 217 (55.9%) and 171 (44.1%), respectively. Propensity score-matching yielded 122 pairs of patients that were well-balanced for all baseline covariates. No significant differences were observed between the groups in unadjusted (p=0.09) and adjusted overall survival (hazard ratio [HR], 1.13; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.72-1.76; p=0.60). Competing risk analysis revealed no significant differences in the risks of mitral reoperation (HR, 1.07; 95% CI, 0.50-2.27; p=0.86) and development of SVD (HR, 1.57; 95% CI, 0.56-4.36; p=0.39) between the groups. Matched population analysis confirmed similar results regarding reoperation (HR, 0.99; 95% CI, 0.40-3.22; p=0.98) and SVD (HR, 1.39; 95% CI, 0.41-4.73; p=0.60). Conclusion: No significant differences in survival or valve durability were observed between bovine pericardial and porcine bioprosthetic MVR. These findings require further validation through studies with larger sample sizes.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제41권6호
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• pp.679-686
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• 2008

배경: 조직판막에 남아있는 세포물질은 환자의 면역반응과 관련이 있고 석회화의 원인이 된다고 알려져 있으며 탈세포화 된 판막조직의 세포외 기질은 숙주세포(host cell)가 부착되고 내피화(endothelialization)되어 조직으로 재구성되게 하는 생물학적 지자체로도 사용될 수 있다. 그러므로 탈세포화는 조직판막의 면역반응 최소화와 지자체의 형성에 가장 중요한 부분이다. 탈세포화를 위해 많은 방법과 약제들이 개발 되어 왔다. 그러나 화학적 혹은 효소적 탈세포화 방법에 앞서 삼투압(osmolality)을 이용한 저장성 용액 처치에 대한 효과를 보여준 논문은 드물다. 본 연구는 탈세포화에 있어서 저장성 용액 처치의 효과를 밝히고 아울러 탈세포화 시 적절한 온도, 처치시간, sodium dodecylsulfate (SDS)의 농도를 밝히고자 시행되었다. 대상 및 방법: 돼지 판막을 여러 조건 즉 SDS농도(0.25%, 0.5%), 저장성용액 처치시간(6, 12, 24시간), 온도($4^{\circ}C$, $20^{\circ}C$)를 달리하여 일종의 이온세정 용매인 SDS를 이용하여 탈세포화를 하였다. 저장성 용액에 노출시키지 않은 군을 B군으로 하고 동 수의 돼지 판막을 같은 조건에서 SDS에 처치하기 전에 저장성용액에 노출 시켰다(A군). 저장성 용액에의 노출은 4, 7, 14시간, $4^{\circ}C$와 $20^{\circ}C$로 구분하여 각각 탈세포화의 정도를 조사하였다. 탈세포화와 세포외 기질의 보존 정도는 hematokylin-eosin (H-E) 염색으로 표본을 관찰하였다. 결과: SDS의 두 농도, 0.25%, 0.5%에서 탈세포화의 정도의 차이는 발견할 수 없었다. $4^{\circ}C$ 환경에서 24시간 SDS로 처치한 것이 A, B군 모두에서 가장 양호한 탈세포화를 소견을 보였고 $20^{\circ}C$에서는 탈세포화 정도에 차이가 없었다. 저장성 용액으로 처치한 A군 모두에서 같은 조건의 처치하지 않은 B군에 비래 더 양호한 탈세포화 소견을 보였다. $4^{\circ}C$, 14시간 저장성용액에 노출된 판막이 가장 좋은 탈세포화의 소견을 보였고, $20^{\circ}C$의 저장성 용액에 노출된 판막은 양호한 탈세포의 소견을 보였으나 심한 세포외 기질의 파괴를 관찰할 수 있었다. 결론: 판막조직의 탈세포화에 있어서 삼투압처리를 이용한 저장성 용액 처치는 매우 효과적인 방법으로서, 돼지 판막조직의 탈세포화에 꼭 적용되어야 할 방법으로 생각된다 저장성 용액에의 노출이 탈세포화에 필요한 화학적 세정제(chemical detergent)의 농도를 줄이고 이러한 세정제의 농도나 노출시간을 줄일 수 있는지 그리고 세포외 기질의 변화에 어느 정도 영향을 주는지에 대해 추가적인 연구가 필요할 것으로 생각된다.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.237-241
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• 2006

Infective endocarditis remains an important, life-threatening infection despite improvements in diagnosis and management. Despite the decrease in rheumatic heart disease and the improvements in antibiotic prophylaxis, infective endocarditis has been reported with increasing frequency in the last few decades. Presumably, this is due to the rise in the incidence of intravenous drug users, carriers of prosthetic valves and other intracardiac devices, and the longer survival of patients with congenital heart disease. Despite the great advances in medical and surgical treatment, infective endocarditis is still a life-threatening disease with an estimated mortality of 27%. Infective endocarditis represents one of the few potentially fatal infections that may occur in a dental patient. Efforts to reduce the incidence of this disease usually take the form of appropriate antibiotic coverage before dental treatment, together with the establishment and maintenance of good oral health. This study is a case report of a patient who developed infective endocarditis after multiple tooth extractions due to chronic periodontitis of dental origin.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.218-224
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• 2005

Surface modification of glutaraldehyde fixed bovine pericardium (GFBP) was success­fully carried out with hyaluronic acid (HA) derivatives. At first, HA was chemically modified with adipic dihydrazide (ADH) to introduce hydrazide functional group into the carboxyl group of HA backbone. Then, GFBP was surface modified by grafting HA-ADH to the free aldehyde groups on the tissue and the subsequent HA-ADH hydrogel coating. HA-ADH hydrogels could be prepared through selective crosslinking at low pH between hydrazide groups of HA-ADH and crosslinkers containing succinimmidyl moieties with minimized protein denaturation. When HA­ADH hydrogels were prepared at low pH of 4.8 in the presence of erythropoietin (EPO) as a model protein, EPO release was continued up to $85\%$ of total amount of loaded EPO for 4 days. To the contrary, only $30\%$ of EPO was released from HA-ADH hydrogels prepared at pH=7.4, which might be due to the denaturation of EPO during the crosslinking reaction. Because the carboxyl groups on the glucuronic acid residues are recognition sites for HA degradation by hyaluronidase, the HA-ADH hydrogels degraded more slowly than HA hydrogels prepared by the crosslinking reaction of divinyl sulfone with hydroxyl groups of HA. Following a two-week subcutaneous implantation in osteopontin-null mice, clinically significant levels of calcification were observed for the positive controls without any surface modification. However, the calcification of surface modified GFBP with HA-ADH and HA-ADH hydrogels was drastically reduced by more than $85\%$ of the positive controls. The anti-calcification effect of HA surface modification was also confirmed by microscopic analysis of explanted tissue after staining with Alizarin Red S for calcium, which followed the trend as observed with calcium quantification.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제37권9호
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• pp.796-799
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• 2004

환아는 대동맥 축착을 동반한 Taussig-Bing기형으로 벽속 주행(intramural course)이 의심되는 관상동맥, 대혈관 크기의 현저한 차이, 호전되지 않는 폐렴과 심부전, 잠재적 대동맥하 협착으로 생후 52일에 대동맥궁 재건을 포함한 고식적 Damus-Kaye-Stansel (DKS) 술식을 시행받았다. 생후 45개월에 시행된 완전 교정술은 좌심실에서 폐동맥(신대동맥)으로의 심실중격결손을 폐쇄하고 DKS 술식해체 후관상동맥 전이를 통한 동맥전환술에서 자가 신폐동맥의 판막 기능을 유지한 채 우심실 유출로를 재건하였다. 완전 교정술 후 19개월째 외래 관찰 중으로 심장약은 복용하지 않으며 심초음파 검사에서 특이 소견은 관찰되지 않고 있다. 저자들은 DKS 술식을 받은 Taussig-Bing 기형 환자에서 인조 판막도관의 삽입이 필요한 Rastelli 술식을 피하고 DKS 술식해체과 동맥전환술로 양대혈관 판막을 모두 보존하는 완전 교정술을 시행하여 좋은 성적을 보였기에 보고하는 바이다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.13-21
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• 1987

To clarify the difference between the outcome of warfarin anticoagulation and the antiplatelet [Aspirin, Dipyridamole] therapy after bioprosthetic heart valve replacement, we compared the following two groups. Group I [Warfarin group] consisted of 557 patients undergone lonescu - Shiley valve replacement between January, 1979 and December, 1985, and treated with scheduled warfarin therapy at Seoul National University Hospital. Group II [Antiplatelet group] consisted of 128 patients undergone lonescu - Shiley, Carpentier - Edwards or Wessex bioprosthetic valve replacement between March, 1983 and December, 1986, and treated primarily with antiplatelet therapy [Aspirin plus Dipyridamole] at SeJong General Hospital. The two groups were similar with respect to age, number of valves utilized per patient, type of operation and risk factors of thromboembolism. In group I, 522 patients excluding 35 hospital death [hospital mortality 6.3%], and in group II, 119 survivors excluding 9 hospital death [hospital mortality 7.0%] were followed. In group I, there were 13 fatal complications, of which seven were thromboembolic [0.6% / pt-yr] and six hemorrhagic [0.5%/pt-yr] during the period of four years. In group II, there were 3 fatal thromboembolic complications [2.3%/pt-yr] during the period of four years. This showed no statistically significant difference. Apart from fatal complications, there were lots of warfarin related minor complications in group I comparing with those of group II. The actuarial probability of the freedom from thromboembolism and of the freedom from fatal complications were very similar at each corresponding years postoperatively. As a result, warfarin anticoagulation in patients with bioprosthetic valve replacement did not reveal any significant advantages over antiplatelet therapy.