• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제57권1호
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• pp.1-24
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• 2024

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.667-671
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• 1989

Cor triatriatum is a rare congenital malformation of the heart in which a diaphragm stretches in a transverse plane through the left pulmonary venous chamber, thus creates two subchambers. The proximal chamber connects with the pulmonary veins, and the distal one has left auricle and the mitral valve. A 3 year old boy who had Cor triatriatum underwent surgical excision of the abnormal diaphragm in March, 1989 in Chungnam University Hospital. An obliquely oriented fibromuscular diaphragm divided the left atrium into a proximal chamber which was connected to the pulmonary veins and a distal chamber which had the atrial appendage and the mitral valve. The opening in the diaphragm was 5 mm in diameter. There were no associated abnormalities. The abnormal diaphragm was completely excised. The postoperative result was excellent.

• 대한영상의학회지
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• 제83권2호
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• pp.444-449
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• 2022

심장에서 발생하는 종양의 대부분은 원격 전이이며 일차성 심장 종양은 드물다. 그중에서도 심장의 일차성 신경내분비 종양은 더 드물게 보고되고 있다. 우리는 기저질환이 없는 환자에서 발생한 좌심방이 종괴에 대해 보고하고자 한다. 종괴의 위치, 초음파에서의 움직임, 환자의 뇌경색 발생으로 혈전을 의심하였다. 그 후 종괴에 대한 수술적 절제를 시행하였고, 신경 내분비 종양으로 진단받았다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.75-82
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• 1983

This report is concerned to our experience of 10 cases of open heart surgery under the extracorporeal circulation at the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Capital Armed Forces General Hospital during the period between May, 1982 and February, 1983. 1. Six cases were male and two cases were female. Age was varied from 21 years to 50 years and mean age was 34 years. 2. The cases included 2 Ventricular Septal Defects, 1 Atrial Septal Defect, I Tetralogy of Fallot and 6 acquired valvular heart diseases. 3. The surgical managements were 3 primary repairs for Ventricular Septal Defects and Atrial Septal Defect, I total correction for Tetralogy of Fallot and 6 mitral valve replacements with bovine xenograft by Ionescu-Shiley combining 3 Tricuspid annuloplasties [ De Vega method ] and 1 deauricularization of left atrial appendage for acquired valvular heart diseases. 4. The average cardiopulmonary bypass time was 37 minutes for acyanotic congenital heart diseases and 92 minutes for cyanotic heart disease and acquired valvular heart diseases. And the average aortic cross clamping time was 19 minutes for the former and 70 minutes for the latter. 5. Postoperatively, there were 1 hemolytic anemia, 1 congestive heart failure, 1 hemolytic jaundice and 1 thermal burn as complications, but there was no operative mortality. 6. All patients received valve replacement were recommended anticoagulation with Persantin and Aspirin.

• Korean Circulation Journal
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• 제53권8호
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• pp.550-562
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• 2023

Background and Objectives: To identify the factors associated with adverse outcomes following surgery for functional insufficiency of the mitral valve (MV) or tricuspid valve (TV) associated with atrial fibrillation (AF). Methods: We evaluated 100 patients (age, 66.5±10.0 years; 47 males) who consecutively underwent surgery for functional insufficiency of the MV or TV associated with AF between January 2000 and December 2020 at our center. The primary outcome was a composite endpoint of all-cause death, valve reoperation, congestive heart failure (CHF) requiring rehospitalization, and stroke. Results: During follow-up (532 patients-years [PYs]), adverse events included death in 16 (3.0%/yr), MV reoperation in 1 (0.2%/yr), CHF in 14 (2.6%/yr), and stroke in 5 (0.9%/yr) patients, demonstrating a 5-year rate of freedom from the primary endpoint of 69.5%. The rate of postoperative AF was high even in those who underwent AF ablation (n=92), with cumulative rates of 48.1% at 1 year and 60.2% at 5 years. In multivariable analyses, the primary outcome was significantly associated with age (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR], 1.06; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.02-1.10; p=0.005), chronic kidney disease (aHR, 7.76; 95% CI, 2.28-26.38; p=0.001), left atrial appendage exclusion (aHR, 0.35; 95% CI, 0.16-1.78; p=0.010), and postoperative AF as a time-varying covariate (aHR, 3.33; 95% CI, 1.50-7.40; p=0.003). Conclusion: Among patients undergoing surgery for functional atrioventricular insufficiency associated with AF, a significant proportion showed recurrence of AF over time after concomitant AF ablation, which was significantly associated with poor clinical outcomes.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.394-397
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• 2014

Numerous technical modifications and various complications of the Senning procedure have been described in the literature. We describe the excellent clinical status and anatomic result of a 33-year-old patient who underwent a modified Senning operation using the left atrial appendage for reconstruction more than 30 years prior to presentation.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.168-170
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• 2011

Blunt cardiac rupture is uncommon and is associated with significant mortality. Patients with blunt cardiac rupture usually have combined injury and do not always show signs of cardiac tamponade, which delays the diagnosis of cardiac rupture and increases mortality. We report a case of cardiac rupture diagnosed and treated by using only thoracic exploration based on clinical impression, with radiologic studies, including even echocardiography, showing negative results.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.490-493
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• 2001

17세 여자 고등학교 학생이 전흉부 동통을 주소로 입원하였다. 약물 치료와 대동맥내 풍선 펌프에도 불구하고 폐부종과 순환 허탈이 악화되었다. 급성 전격성 심근염 추정 진단 하에 좌심실 보조장치를 설치하였다. 유입구 도관은 유방하 좌전개흉술로 좌심이를 통하여 좌심방에 삽입하였고, 좌심이의 일부를 조직검사를 위해 떼어냈다. 유출구 도관은 좌측 대퇴 동맥에 PTFE도관을 간치시켜 삽입하였다. 체외순환 158시간 후 심초음파에서 좌심실의 운동성이 거의 정상으로 회복되었고, 좌심실 보조장치를 성공적으로 이탈할 수 있었다. 면역화학 검사와 중화 항체 검사에서 콕사키바이러스가 확인되었다. 환자는 입원 23일 째 아무런 심부전 증상없이 퇴원하였다.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.356-360
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• 2021

Treating cardiac injuries following blunt trauma to the chest requires thorough examination, accurate diagnosis, and therapeutic plan. We present two cases; pulmonary vein rupture and left atrial appendage laceration, both as a result of blunt chest trauma. Through these cases, our team learned the importance of maintaining hemodynamic stability during the examination of injured cardiac structures. And based on the comprehensive cardiac examination, a decision to surgically intervene with median sternotomy via cardiopulmonary bypass was made, saving lives of the patient. This report introduces how such decision was made based on what supporting evidence and the diagnostic process leading to the initiation of surgical intervention. This report may help with decision-making process when confronted by blunt cardiac injury patients who need cardiac exploration.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제40권10호
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• pp.719-721
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• 2007

심낭 결손증은 드문 선천성 기형으로 대부분의 경우 증상이 없이 우연히 발견되지만, 심장의 일부가 탈장되어 흉통 등의 증상을 나타내는 경우도 있다. 본 증례는 14세 여자 환자가 내원 3개월 전부터 발생한 운동 시 호흡곤란과 가슴 통증을 주소로 내원하여 부분 심낭 결손을 통한 좌심방 부속지의 탈장(herniation)이 진단되어 수술적 치료를 시행하여 보고하는 바이다.