• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.190-192
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• 2000

A 53-year-old male patient who had suffered from acute myocardial infarction before a week was admitted due to postinfarction angina A mobile pedunculated left ventricular thrombus of 2.0-cm diameter which was overlooked in cardiac catheterization and ventriculographic study was diagnosed with transthoracic two-dimensional echocardiography. There was no exact clinical finding of left ventricular aneurysm and the thrombus was placed in the akinetic and hypokinetic apical portion. For preventing systemic embolism that was removed through a left ventriculotomy just prior to coronary artery bypass grafting.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.434-436
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• 2014

Left ventricular thrombus is a common complication related to acute myocardial infarction. Removing this with an incision of the free wall of the left ventricle may cause fatal cardiac dysfunction or arrhythmias. Furthermore, performing incision and suture on the fragile myocardium of an acute myocardial infarction patient may cause serious bleeding complications. If there is a patient with left ventricular thrombus who needs thoracotomy for another reason, the case is attempted with the thought that if effective intraventricular visualization and manipulation can be done, fatalities caused by incision and suture may be reduced. For patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass, if intracardiac manipulation is required, an endoscope can be used, and given the potential complications after the incision and suturing of the infarcted tissue, the benefits are deemed sufficient.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제50권6호
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• pp.588-591
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• 2007

좌심실 혈전은 전벽 심근 경색이나 심한 심첨부 심벽 운동 이상에 의해 주로 발생하며, 매우 드물게 급성 심근염에 합병되어 나타날 수 있다. 급성 심근염에 의한 혈전 형성은 심내막 손상 및 혈액의 울혈과 관계가 있는 것으로 생각되고 있다. 좌심실 혈전이 유동적이고 유경성일 경우, 전신 색전증의 위험이 증가하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 혈전이 무경성이고 유동성이 없는 경우에는 항응고 치료 요법을 고려할 수 있지만, 유경성의 과유동성 혈전이어서 전신 색전증의 가능성이 높거나 이미 전신 색전증이 발생한 경우에는 색전증의 재발을 막기 위해서 신속한 수술적 혈전 제거술이 필요하다. 저자들은 급성 심근염에 의해 생긴 좌심실 혈전을 수술적 치료로 제거하였기에 보고하고자 한다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제49권1호
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• pp.42-45
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• 2016

Thrombosis at the left ventricular outflow tract occurs without any detectable heart disease or predisposing factors only extremely rarely. A 48-year-old male visited Konkuk University Medical Center with loss of consciousness one month prior to presentation. Before he visited our hospital, he had been diagnosed with a cardiac tumor, which was located between the left atrium and posterior aortic root, and which was adjacent to both the aortic and mitral valves. Cardiac transplantation was recommended at the other hospital because of the high risk of cardiac dysfunction induced by both aortic and mitral valvular dysfunction after surgical resection. Based on preoperative transthoracic echocardiography, cardiac computed tomography, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, and intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography, we considered it to be a benign tumor. Complete resection was achieved and the pathology confirmed organizing thrombus. We report a case of organizing thrombus mimicking a cardiac tumor, which was located at the mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa of the left ventricular outflow tract without any heart disease.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제36권7호
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• pp.518-522
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• 2003

심근경색 후 좌심실 혈전증은 빈번하며 색전의 위험성이 있지만, 허혈성 심근증 환자에서 Dor 술식 후 좌심실 혈전증의 발생이나 치료법은 잘 알려져 있지 않다. 저자들은 45세 남자에서 관상동맥우회술과 Dor 술식 및 좌심실 혈전 제거술 후 좌심실 혈전이 재발하여 정맥내 헤파린 주사 및 경구 쿠마딘을 투여하여 좌심실 혈전의 소실이 있었기에 보고하고자 한다. 본 증례를 통해 저자들은 심첨부 심실벽의 이상운동을 가진 좌심실류가 동반된 좌심실 기능부전 환자들에서 Dor 술식 후 항응고제의 투여가 좌심실 혈전 발생의 예방 및 치료에 도움이 될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제54권6호
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• pp.543-546
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• 2021

A 55-year-old woman who had received an implantable left ventricular assist device 3 months earlier presented with dyspnea and a low-flow alarm of the device. Computed tomography and log-file analysis of the device system suggested inflow cannula obstruction. Since the patient had cardiogenic shock due to pump failure, venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) was initiated. With ECMO, surgical exchange of the pump was considered. However, the obstruction spontaneously resolved without surgical intervention. It turned out that an obstructive thrombus was washed out by rebooting the pump. Moreover, the thrombus was embolized in the patient's left subclavian artery. The patient underwent heart transplantation 4 months after the pump obstruction accident and continued to do well.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.1078-1083
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• 1989

We experienced one case of the left ventricular aneurysm. The patient was 44 years old male, who complained of dysarthria and dysphagia due to right cerebellar infarction EKG revealed antero-lateral myocardial infarction, so checked 2-D echo-cardiogram showed the left ventricular aneurysm with the mural thrombus. Aneurysmectomy with removal of thrombi was made for preventing further propagation of the systemic embolization. But CABG was impossible due to fine coronary artery at the portion of myocardial infarction. Mild LCOS was noted but postop course was smooth. During 12 months follow-up period, he lives in good physical activity [MYHA F.C. II /IV] and absence of chest pain.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.175-183
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• 1983

Ventricular aneurysm which was first described by John Hunter on 18th century, has been experienced by many surgeons after successful using of cardiopulmonary bypass by Cooley on 1958. According to Gorlin, the definition of ventricular aneyrysm is portion of the ventricle which is not motile at systole (akinesis) or which has paradoxical dilatation at systole(dyskinesis). The ventricular aneurysm is classified to anatomical and functional. The anatomical ventricular aneurysm is devided into true or false again. Average age incidence is ranged from 49 to 60 and male predominance is reported. The cause is ischemic coronary artery disease in almost cases but hypertropoc cardiomyopathy, congenital abscence of myocardium, complication after mitral valvular replacement and trauma may also cause the ventricular aneurysm. Angina pectoris and congestive heart failure are most common clinical manifestations Ventricular tachycardia and systemic embolization are also complained. Using cardiopulmonary bypass, aneurysmectomy alone or combination with coronary artery revasculization are currently done for surgical treatment with steady improvenment of mortality. The first patient was 33 years old man who had true type of ventricular aneurysm on inferior wall the left ventricle near apex with protruded huge organized thrombus. The thromboembolic phenomenon was noted on both lower extremities. Under cardiopulmonary bypass, aneurysmectomy and thrombectomy were done. The aneurysmal orifice was repaired with Teflon buttless suture. The second patient was 30 years old female who had large true type of ventricular aneurysm on inferior wall of the left ventricle. Under cardiopulmonary bypass, aneurysmectomy with repair of aneurysmmal orifice defect by means of double layered Dacron patch was done with reinforce by outer silastic sheet covering. She was discharged from hospoital at post op. 15th day uneventfully.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제47권5호
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• pp.478-482
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• 2014

A 39-year-old man presented with cough, chest discomfort, and weight loss. On the basis of the patient history and laboratory findings, he was diagnosed with the hypereosinophilic syndrome. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed a large thrombus in the left ventricle. Medical treatment with anticoagulation and immunosuppression was commenced immediately. Fourteen days after the initial diagnosis, the patient presented with acute pain in his right leg. Computed tomographic angiogram showed embolic occlusion of the infrarenal abdominal aorta and bilateral iliac (including common, external, and internal iliac) arteries. Emergent thromboembolectomy and left ventricular thrombectomy were performed. The postoperative course was uneventful, and the patient has undergone follow-up for 2 months without any evidence of recurrence of thromboembolism.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제38권9호
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• pp.644-647
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• 2005

좌심방의 자유 부유 구혈전은 매우 드물며, 치명적인 전신성 색전증이나 혹은 좌심실 유입구의 폐쇄로 드물게 급사를 초래한다. 저자들은 7년 전에 기계판막으로 승모판대치술을 시행 받은 환자에서 크고, 자유 부유하는 좌심방의 구혈전을 경험하였기에 보고하는 바이다.