• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제14권12호
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• pp.1712-1718
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• 2001

An experiment was carried out to study the effect of monensin administration on mammary functions in crossbred Holstein cattle. Fourteen non-pregnant late lactating crossbred Holstein cattle, approximately 270 days postpartum, were selected for the experiment. They were divided into two groups of 7 animals each. Seven animals in the treated group were given sodium monensin orally in a slow-release capsule. Animals in both control and treated groups were fed the similar diet to maintain milk production and body score at 2.5. Rice straw was fed as a source of dietary fiber throughout the experimental period. After monensin administration, a significant increase in the molar percent of ruminal propionate (p<0.05) and a significant decrease in the molar percent of ruminal acetate (p<0.05) were apparent in comparison to the pretreated period. The ratio of acetate to propionate concentration decreased significantly after monensin administration (p<0.05), while it was maintained at the similar level throughout the period of experiment in the control group. Monensin did not affect the molar percent of ruminal butyrate and valerate. The concentration of milk allantoin between the control group and monensin treated group was not different. An excretion rate of allantoin in milk decreased in animals treated with monensin (p<0.05). Mammary blood flow did not show significant difference between control and monensin treated groups. The plasma glucose concentration, arteriovenous concentration difference and mammary gland uptake of glucose remained constant in both groups. Milk yield of the later stage of lactation in the control group declined during lactation advance while a tendency to increase in the milk yield was apparent after 21 days monensin administration. Milk compositions for concentration of lactose, fat and protein in both control group and monensin treated group did not change throughout the experimental periods. From these results, it can be concluded that the action of monensin could affect the ruminal fermentation pattern. Monensin could not increase milk yield in the late lactating period.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.450-454
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• 2002

A five-year-old, female Great Dane dog with edema, localized trauma, mild pain, and lameness of the right hind limb was referred to the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital of Chungbuk National University. This dog had a history of mammary tumor excisions 6 months ago. Abnormal changes were not seen in the values of complete blood count and serum biochemical tests. But pedal direct lymphangiography using aqueous-based radiographic agent showed the obstructed lymph flow in right popliteal lymph node. Based on these observations, the dog was suspected as lymphedema resulted from lymph drainage flilure without any other possibilities of inflammation or other causes. Although recommended chemotherapy and physiotherapy had been applied for resolvinr presented problems for one month, there was no improvement on edema of damaged region and any other clinical signs. Therefore, the necropsy was performed after euthanasia under agreement of the owner of patient. In histopatholofical examination, the most characteristic lesions in the mass of femoral region were diffuse edema fibrosis and neoplastic cells in the lymphatics. Also, the neoplastic cells were very similar to those found in the tumor mass of mammary gland, which had diagnosed as fibrosing carcinoma. These facts suggested that the cause of obstructed lymph flow was the neoplasia in lymphatics of the right hind limb. With these results, a diagnosis of malignant lymphedema was made in this dog.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.429-434
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• 1992

We experienced a rare case of traumatic ventricular septal defect by penetrating stab injury The patient was 26-year-old women who got stab wound at the left anterior third intercostal space and left sternal border with a knife. seven hours after admission, the patient was undertaken an emergency thoracotomy due to hypovolemic shock caused by massive bleeding from transected left internal mammary artery, vein, and right ventricular outflow tract. On postoperative second day, the patient was suffered from moderate dyspnea, and arterial blood gas analysis and chest X-ray revealed hypoxemia and pulmonary edema. Right heart cardiac catheterization with Swan-Ganz Cathater showed oxygen step-up between right atrium and main pulmonary artery and a 1.6:1 ratio of pulmonary to systemic blood flow. At operation, harsh systolic thrill was palpable along right ventricular outflow tract. Through small vertical right ventriculotomy, the linear ventricular septal laceration on infundibular septum was noticed, and its size was 1.5cm with sharp margin This defeat was repaired by three interrupted matress sutures using Prolene 4-O with pledget. Her postoperative course was uneventful, and she discharged with good physical condition.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.355-365
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• 2010

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of supplemental recombinant bovine somatotropin (rbST) and cooling with misters and fans on renal function in relation to regulation of body fluids in different stages of lactation in crossbred Holstein cattle. Ten, 87.5% crossbred Holstein cattle were divided into two groups of 5 animals each, housing in a normal shaded barn (NS) and in a shaded barn with a mister-fans cooling system (MF). The experiment in each group was divided into 3 phases, early- (Day 75 postpartum), mid- (Day 135 postpartum), and late stage of lactation (Day 195 postpartum). The pre-treatment study was conducted on the starting day of each stage of lactation and the treatment study was performed after the end of the pre-treatment, during which the animal was injected with 500 mg of rbST (POSILAC) every 14 days for three times. During the study, ambient temperature at the hottest period daily in the MF barn was significantly lower, while relative humidity was higher than that of the NS barn. The temperature humidity index (THI) in both barns ranged from 79-85 throughout the periods of study. Cows in the MF barn showed a lower rectal temperature and respiration rate as compared with cows in the NS barn. The effect of rbST administration increased both rectal temperature and respiration rates of cows housed in either the NS or MF barn. Milk yield significantly increased in cows treated with rbST in all stages of lactation. Increases in mammary blood flow, accompanied by increases of total body water (TBW), extracellular fluid (ECF), blood volume (BV) and plasma volume (PV), were observed in both groups of cows receiving rbST in all stages of lactation. No alterations of renal blood flow and glomerular filtration rate were observed in cows receiving rbST, but decreases in urinary excretion and fractional excretion of sodium, potassium and chloride ions appeared to correlate with reduction in the rate of urine flow and osmolar clearance during rbST administration. These results suggest that the effect of rbST supplementation to cows housed either in NS or MF barns on body fluid volume expansion is attributable to changes in the rate of electrolyte excretion by the kidney. The increased availability of renal tubular reabsorption of sodium, potassium and chloride ions during rbST treatment was a major factor in retaining body water through its colligative properties in exerting formation of an osmotic force mechanism.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.295-306
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• 2007

The growth and health of the fetus and neonate are directly influenced by the nutritional and physiological status of sows. Sows are often under catabolic conditions due to restrict feeding program during pregnancy and low voluntary feed intake during lactation. The current restrict feeding program, which aims at controlling energy intake during gestation, results in an inadequate supply of dietary protein for fetal and mammary gland growth. Low voluntary feed intake during lactation also causes massive maternal tissue mobilization. Provision of amino acids and fatty acids with specific functions may enhance the performance of pregnant and lactating sows by modulating key metabolic pathways. These nutrients include arginine, branched-chain amino acids, glutamine, tryptophan, proline, conjugated linoleic acids, docosahexaenoic acid, and eicosapentaenoic acid, which can enhance conception rates, embryogenesis, blood flow, antioxidant activity, appetite, translation initiation for protein synthesis, immune cell proliferation, and intestinal development. The outcome is to improve sow reproductive performance as well as fetal and neonatal growth and health. Dietary supplementation with functional amino acids and fatty acids holds great promise in optimizing nutrition, health, and production performance of sows and piglets. (Supported by funds from Texas Tech, USDA, NLRI-RDA-Korea, and China NSF).

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제26권7호
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• pp.526-531
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• 1993

Sixty-one consecutive patients with coronary artery bypass graft for myocardial revascularization were retrospectively reviewed to analyze various pattern of postoperative complication and death during hospital stay from Nov. 1988 to Oct. 1992. Fortytwo of the patients were male and nineteen female. The mean age was 56 and 51 years in male and female. Preoperative diagnosises were unstable angina in 14 of patients, stable angina in 28, postmyocardial infarction state in 15, and state of failed percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty in 4. 141 stenosed coronary arteries were bypassed with use of 20 pedicled internal mammary artery and 124 reversed saphenous vein grafts. Postoperative complications and perioperative death were as follows: 1. Of 61 patients undergoing operation, peri and postoperative over all complication occured in 15 patients [ 25% ]; newly developed myocardial infarction in 4, intractable cardiac arrhythmia including atrial fibrillation and frequent ventricular premature contraction in 3, bleeding from gastrointestinal tract in 2, persistent vegetative state as a sequele of brain hypoxia in 1, wound necrosis in 1, left hemidiaphragmatic palsy in 3 and poor blood flow through graft in 2. 2. Operative mortality was 8%[5 patients]. 3 out of these died in operating room; 1 patient by bleeding from rupture of calcified aortic wall, 1 by air embolism through left atrial vent catheter, 1 by low cardiac output syndrome. 2 patients died during hospital stay; 1 by acute respiratory distress syndrome with multiuple organ failure, 1 by brain death after delayed diagnosis of pericardial tamponade.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제65권1호
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• pp.244-257
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• 2023

The study aimed to investigate the effect of low-frequency oscillations on the cow udder, milk parameters, and animal welfare during the automated milking process. The study's objective was to investigate the impact of low-frequency oscillations on the udder and teats' blood circulation by creating a mathematical model of mammary glands, using milkers and vibrators to analyze the theoretical dynamics of oscillations. The mechanical vibration device developed and tested in the study was mounted on a DeLaval automatic milking machine, which excited the udder with low-frequency oscillations, allowing the analysis of input parameters (temperature, oscillation amplitude) and using feedback data, changing the device parameters such as vibration frequency and duration. The experimental study was performed using an artificial cow's udder model with and without milk and a DeLaval milking machine, exciting the model with low-frequency harmonic oscillations (frequency range 15-60 Hz, vibration amplitude 2-5 mm). The investigation in vitro applying low-frequency of the vibration system's first-order frequencies in lateral (X) direction showed the low-frequency values of 23.5-26.5 Hz (effective frequency of the simulation analysis was 25.0 Hz). The tested values of the first-order frequency of the vibration system in the vertical (Y) direction were 37.5-41.5 Hz (effective frequency of the simulation analysis was 41.0 Hz), with higher amplitude and lower vibration damping. During in vivo experiments, while milking, the vibrator was inducing mechanical milking-similar vibrations in the udder. The vibrations were spreading to the entire udder and caused physiotherapeutic effects such as activated physiological processes and increased udder base temperature by 0.57℃ (p < 0.001), thus increasing blood flow in the udder. Used low-frequency vibrations did not significantly affect milk yield, milk composition, milk quality indicators, and animal welfare. The investigation results showed that applying low-frequency vibration on a cow udder during automatic milking is a non-invasive, efficient method to stimulate blood circulation in the udder and improve teat and udder health without changing milk quality and production. Further studies will be carried out in the following research phase on clinical and subclinical mastitis cows.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.1092-1100
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• 1989

Since May 1987 to April 1989, fifteen patients have been subjected to coronary artery bypass graft [CABG] including coronary thromboendarterectomy in 3 patients at Hanyang University Hospital. The correlation between the preoperative coronary angiography, electrocardiography, clinical status, operative finding and postoperative blood flow, complication and degree of clinical improvement were evaluated. 1. Ten patients [67 %] were male and five patients [33 %] were female, Ages ranged from 30 to 68 years. [average 52.2 years] 2. The angina by types of presentation was stable in 3 patients, unstable in 12 patients with resting, postinfarction and progressive angina as the criteria of unstability. 3. The number of involved vessels were single in 6 cases, double in 4 cases, triple in 5 cases including 1 case of left main coronary arterial disease. 4. The distribution of sites of distal anastomosis revealed predilection to left coronary arterial system [83 %], especially left anterior descending arterial system. 5. The author performed 4 cases of single bypass, 4 cases of double bypass, 5 cases of triple bypass and 2 cases of quadruple bypass. Of these 15 patients, 3 patients received coronary thromboendarterectomy, LAD in 2 patients and right coronary artery [RCA] in 1 patient. 6. The distal anastomosis were performed first with using saphenous vein grafts as conduits in all cases except 1 case using Gore-Tex conduit because of deficient in length and narrowed internal mammary artery and sequential bypass methods were employed in last 6 cases. 7. One operative death occurred and therefore, mortality rate was 6.7%. The perioperative myocardial infarction were occurred in 3 cases [20%] and its cause was supposed that they were triple vessel disease and therefore, aortic cross clamping times were relatively long. 8. All survivors were followed for 17.7 months on an average [range 5-28 months] and they have had symptomatic improvement except 1 case having mild degree of angina at 1.5 months after operation.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.231-234
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• 2002

모야모야 병은 혈관 내막의 이형성증으로 인하여 양측 내경동맥의 원위부나 뇌혈관의 근위부 폐쇄와 이로인한 측부 혈관의 발달로 인한 비정상적인 혈관망을 가지는 질환이다. 그러나 모야모야 병이 전신 혈관을 침범하는 질환이라는 보고들이 나오고 있으며, 실제로 신동맥이나 관상동맥을 침범한 모야모야 환자들에 대하여 보고가 되고 있다. 고려대학교 구로병원 흉부외과학 교실에서는 관상동맥을 침범한 모야모야 병 환자 1례를 경험하였다. 환자는 35세 여자로 내원 6개월 전부터 NYHA class ll의 호흡 곤란과 흉통이 있었고, 내월 1개월 전부터는 신체 우측 부위의 감각 이상이 발생되어 내원하였다. 내원하여 시행한 뇌혈관 조영술과 관상동맥 조영술 등의 검사에서 뇌혈관계의 이상을 보이는 모야모야 병과 이로 인한 뇌경색 및 좌측 관상동맥 기시부의 협착으로 인한 협심증을 진단받았으며, 뇌경색에 대하여는 약물 치료를, 협심증에 대하여는 관상동맥 우회술을 시행하였다. 수술 시야에서의 관상동맥 소견은 해부학적 이상 소견이나 전형적인 혈전이나 동맥 경화의 소견 등은 관찰되지 않았고, 전반적으로 부드럽고 혈관 내벽의 비후 소견을 보이는 등 모야모야 병의 병리학적 특성을 보여주어 이 환자의 협심증은 모야모야 병이 관상동맥을 침범하여 발생된 것으로 결론지었다. 따라서 모야모야 병 환자의 경우에는 전신 혈관에 대한 검사 및 치료가 병행되어야 할 것이며, 위와 같은 경험은 아마도 국내의 첫 보고인 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제31권7호
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• pp.674-678
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• 1998

좌주관상동맥 협착증은 관상동맥 협착증 환자의 약 7%에서 발생될 정도로 관상동맥 협착증 중에서는 드문 질환이며, 특히 좌주관상동맥 협착증이 독립적으로 나타나는 경우는 1% 미만으로 매우 드물다. 그러나 독립된 좌주관상동맥 협착증이 있는 경우에 보편적인 관상동맥 우회로조성술로는 완전한 재관류를 기대할 수 없다. 따라서 이를 극복하기 위해 좌주관상동맥 혈관성형술이 새로이 시도되고 있다. 연세대학교 심장혈관센터에서는 1994년 5월부터 1996년 2월까지 독립된 좌주관상동맥 협착증을 가진 11명에게 혈관성형술을 시행하여 얻은 결과를 평가하고자 한다. 대상환자의 연령은 34세에서 62세 사이로 평균 44.1 $\pm$ 9.3세였다. 이중 남자가 3명, 여자가 8명 (73%)으로 대부분이 여자였다. 수술전 관상동맥 협착증의 위험요소는 당뇨가 1례, 고혈압이 3례, 흡연이 2례, 과체중이 3례 및 가족력이 1례 있었다. 평균 콜레스테롤 치는 196.5 $\pm$ 33.6 mg/dL였으며, 이중 4례에서 200 mg/dL가 넘었다. 수술전 흉통의 정도는 Class II가 6명, Class III가 5명이었으며, 심전도상에서 T inversion이나, ST elevation이 있으면서 심초음파검사에서 좌심실 운동장애를 보인 예가 4례 있었으나 심근경색증을 보인 예는 없었다. 수술전 좌심실 박출계수는 61.1 $\pm$ 5.9%였다. 수술후 좌심실 박출계수는 65.2 $\pm$ 9.1이었고, 좌심실 운동장애를 보인 예는 없었다. 진단은 좌주관상동맥 입구의 협착증이 8명, 근위부 협착이 3명이었으며, 협착정도는 전례에서 60% 이상이었고 이중 5례는 80% 이상이었다. 수술시 접근방법은 모든 예에서 좌주관상동맥의 전방접근을 시도하였으며, 혈관성형술에 사용한 첨포는 소심낭 (bovine pericardium) 을 사용하였다. 동반수술은 전례에서 좌전하행지에 우회로조성술을 시행하였다 (10례 : 좌내유동맥, 1례 : 대복재정맥). 수술시 측정한 협착부위의 직경은 1례가 1 mm, 나머지 10례는 2 mm였으며, 혈관성형술 후에 측정한 직경은 9례가 4 mm, 2례가 5 mm 였다. 수술후 합병증은 하지의 창상감염이 1례 있었으며, 수술사망은 없었다. 추적조사는 100%가 가능하였으며, 추적조사 기간은 평균 15.5$\pm$5.8 개월이었다. 이 기간 중 흉통이 발생한 예는 없었으며, 심전도상 이상소견을 보인 예도 없었다. 수술후 평균 14.4$\pm$3.3 개월에 관상동맥 조영술을 5례에서 시행하였으며, 5례 모두 좌주관상동맥 혈관성형술 부위는 광범위한 개통이 있었으나, 좌전하행지에 이식한 이식편 중 2례에서 중등도의 협착이 있었으며, 나머지 3례도 혈류량이 상당히 줄어든 소견을 보였다. 이상과 같은 결과로 미루어 독립된 좌주관상동맥 협착증이 있는 경우에 비적응증이 되지 않는다면 혈관성형술이 완전한 재관류를 위하여 이상적인 방법으로 생각되며, 단지 좌전하행지에 시행하는 우회로술은 의미가 없을 것으로 생각된다.