• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제28권7호
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• pp.704-707
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• 1995

The use of the patient`s pulmonary valve for replacement of the patient`s diseased aortic valve was introduced and developed by Mr. Donald Ross. The long term benefits of having a normal, fully viable, trileaflet semilunar valve in aortic position was demonstrated. A 38 year old male had histories of failures of previously implanted aortic prosthetic valves twice and evidence of progressive heart failure. At operation, aortic root abscess was found; the abscess extension to adjacent structures and partial valve dehiscence had occurred. The patient underwent replacement of the aortic root with autologous pulmonary valve, autologous pericardial patch repair of left ventricuar outflow tract and recontruction of the right ventricular outflow tract and pulmonary artery with prosthetic valved conduit. Postoperatively, the patient recovered well. Postoperative doppler echocardiography demonstrated minimal central regurgitation in new aortic valve. Aortic root replacement with pulmonary autograft in a patient of recurrent aortic root abscess and false aneurysm of left ventricuar outflow tract was experienced and reported with follow up echocardiography.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.659-666
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• 1990

We evaluated 68 patients with mitral valve disease who underwent mitral valve replacement from April, 1986, to December, 1988. Among them 20 patients showed increased systolic pulmonary arterial pressure greater than 60 mmHg and postoperative hemodynamic data were obtained in 19 patients average 13 months after mitral valve replacement. The results were as followings. 1. Average pulmonary systolic pressure decreased from 84.8$\pm$4.5 preoperatively to 33. 0$\pm$1.9mmHg postoperatively[P<0.001]. 2. Average pulmonary vascular resistance index decreased from 1425$\pm$148 preoperatively to 287+35.8 dyne * sec * cm2 * m postoperatively[P<0.001]. 3. Average cardiac index rose from 1.927$\pm$0.169 preoperatively to 2.625$\pm$0.159 L/min/m2 postoperatively [P <0.005]. This study shows that pulmonary hypertension and the increased pulmonary vascular resistance index due to mitral valve disease can regress significantly after mitral valve replacement.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제51권2호
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• pp.149-152
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• 2018

A 76-day-old infant weighing 3.4 kg was referred for surgical intervention for severe mitral valve stenoinsufficiency caused by leaflet fibrosis and calcification. He had ex perienced a cerebral infarction in the left middle cerebral artery territory, which was deemed attributable to an embolism of a calcified particle from the dysmorphic mitral valve. Because mitral valve replacement using a prosthetic valve was not feasible in this small baby, mitral valve replacement with a pulmonary autograft was performed. After a brief period of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support, he was weaned from ECMO and was discharged home without further cardiovascular complications.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.208-211
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• 2013

A 51-year-old male was admitted to the hospital with complaints of fever and hemoptysis. After evaluation of the fever focus, he was diagnosed with pulmonary valve infective endocarditis. Thus pulmonary valve replacement and antibiotics therapy were performed and discharged. He was brought to the emergency unit presenting with a high fever (> $39^{\circ}C$) and general weakness 6 months after the initial operation. The echocardiography revealed prosthetic pulmonary valve endocarditis. Therefore, redo-pulmonary valve replacement using valved conduit was performed in the Rastelli fashion because of the risk of pulmonary arterial wall injury and recurrent endocarditis from the remnant inflammatory tissue. We report here on the successful surgical treatment of prosthetic pulmonary valve endocarditis with an alternative surgical method.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.405-413
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• 1980

A total of 63 patients [42 males and 21 females] underwent multiple valve replacement with artificial valves between January 1975 and August 1980 at Seoul National University Hospital. There were 38 patients with aortic and mitral valve replacement, 22 with mitral and tricuspid, and 3 with aortic, mitral and tricuspid valve replacement. The valve lesions varied from trivial to severe and most aortic and mitral valves had mixed stenosis and insufficiency, while tricuspid valves had only insufficiency. The patients were severely symptomatic in majority of the cases, and belonged to the Classes III and IV [III:45, IV:16] of the NYHA functional criteria. Hemodynamic studies were performed on all the patients. The mean pulmonary wedge pressure was remarkably increased to 19.8 mmHg in aortic and mitral valve lesions and 18.0 mmHg in mitral and tricuspid valve lesions. The mean pulmonary arterial pressure was also increased, while the cardiac index was reduced. In 1977, the average perfusion time was 245.5 minutes for aortic and mitral valve replacement and 181.6 minutes for mitral and tricuspid valve replacement. It has progressively declined to 169.2 minutes for aortic and mitral valve replacement and 123 minutes for mitral and tricuspid valve replacement in 1980. The average period of aortic occlusion also declined after the use of cardioplegic solution. Twenty deaths occurred among the 63 patients operated upon, an overall mortality rate of 30.8%. The operative mortality has declined with successive year from a level of 66.7% before 1977 to 21.1% in 1980. Fourteen patients suffered from a list of postoperative complications, which eventually resolved with adequate treatment. All the survivors were enjoying the levels of daily life activities greater than those existing before the operation.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.423-427
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• 1997

객혈은 승모판막협착증의 영향으로 흔히 발생되지만,많은 양으로 지속적이며 치명$\boxUl$101 곤출친으 확 실히 드물다. 한양대 학교 흉부외과학교실에서는 지속적인 대량 폐출혈로 응급이중판막 재치환술 시행받은 30대 여자의 예를 보고하고자 한다. 환자는 1984년 류마치스성 승모판막 폐쇄부전증으로 판막치환술을(lonescu Shilcy 27mm) 받았으며, 그후 2년후에 삼첨판윤 성형술(Carpcntier's ring 30mm)을 받았다. 1995년 12월 26일 환자는 대량 객혈과 심한 호흡곤란으로 입원하였다. 객혈에 대한 동맥색전술을 포함한 내과적 치료를 시행 받았지만 효과는 없었다. 환자는 응급 이중판막 재치환술(승모판 : St. Jude 29mm, 삼첨판; St. Jude 33mm)을 시 행 받았으며. 술후 24시간이 경과된 후 객혈은 극적으로 조절되었다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.223-230
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• 1984

Since January 1977 to the end of September 1982, total 60 Ionescu-Shiley pericardial xenograft heart valves were implanted for valve replacement in 50 patients at the Han Yang University Hospital. The operative procedures were as follow: Mitral valve replacement [MVR] in 25 patients, Mitral valve replacement [MVR] and Tricuspid valve [TV] annuloplasty in 7 patients, Aortic valve replacement [AVR] in 8 patients, Aortic valve replacement [AVR] and Mitral valve replacement [MVR] in 8 patients. Aortic valve replacement [AVR] and Mitral valve replacement [MVR] and Tricuspid valve [TV] annuloplasty in 2 patients. To evaluate the immediate hemodynamic changes after valve replacements, the pressures of each cardiac chamber and ulmonary artery were checked before and after valve replacement on the operation table. Right ventricle [RV] pressure was decreased from 52.09\ulcorner6.71 to 45.57\ulcorner5.03 mmHg, Pulmonary artery [PA] pressure was decreased from 45.97\ulcorner2.69 to 41.00\ulcorner3.99 mmHg, and Left atrium [LA] pressure was decreased from 30.33\ulcorner13.02 to 22.76\ulcorner.97 mmHg before and after valve replacement. In MVR group, RV pressure was decreased from 49.17\ulcorner7.89 to 43.14\ulcorner4.14 mmHg, PA pressure was decreased from 44.67\ulcorner3.18 to 38.67\ulcorner2.85 mmHg, and LA pressure was decreased from 31.46\ulcorner13.47 to 21.91\ulcorner.17 mmHg. In AVR group, RV pressure was decreased from 53.0\ulcorner7.44 to 44.71 \ulcorner3.24 mmHg, PA pressure was decreased from 34.83\ulcorner0.73 to 31.86\ulcorner.36 mmHg, and LA pressure was not changed. In double valve replacement [MVR and AVR] group, RV pressure was decreased from 57.50\ulcorner3.82 to 42.50\ulcorner.80 mmHg, PA pressure was decreased from 51.17\ulcorner1.42 to 43.33\ulcorner4.53mmHig, and LA pressure was decreased from 34.33\ulcorner2.09 to 25.50\ulcorner0.21 mmHg. But in the group where MVR and TV annuloplasty were performed, preoperative RV and PA pressure were markedly increased and no pressure decrease in RV and PA noticed after valve replacement. This study shows good immediate postoperative hemodynamic results after valve replacement using Ionescu-Shiley xenograft valve except in the cases of MVR and TV annuloplasty and advanced disease with pulmonary hypertension.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.185-193
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• 1978

Between April 1976 and March 1978, six cases of tricuspid valve replacement were done in the Department of Thoracic Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital. There were 4 men and 2 women and the age of the patients ranged from 17 years of the youngest to 48 years of the oldest. Most of them had characteristic symptoms of tricuspid valve disease, such as a systolic murmur audible over the lower sternum and varying with respiration, pulsatile and distended neck vein, and an enlarged and pulsatile liver. Preoperative functional levels according to NYHA Calcification were class III in 4 cases, and class IV in 2 eases. Most of the cases showed moderate to severe cardiomegaly in chest films and elevated right atrial pressure on preoperative right heart catheterization. Five of them underwent concomittent mitral valve replacement and one pulmonary valvotomy. All of them showed tricuspid insufficiency resulted from massive dilatation of annulus, destructive lesions of valve structure, or both anomalies. One postoperative hospital death was encountered and the cause of death was low out-put syndrome. All survivors showed clinical improvement and cardiomegaly regressed and left hospital in a good condition . *Attendum; Recently 2 more cases of tricuspid valve replacement with mitral valve replacement were done after this review.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.245-252
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• 1990

To see the change of pulmonary arterial pressure after mitral valve replacement, postoperative cardiac catheterization and echocardiographies were performed in 12 patients of mitral valvular disease with pulmonary hypertension[systolic pulmonary arterial pressure>50 mm Hg]. The mean follow-up duration was 35.4[range: 15-47] months per patient. The following results were obtained. 1] Preoperative systolic pulmonary arterial pressure value of 66.17\ulcorner10.73mmHg decreased significantly to 29.17\ulcorner6.86mmHg postoperatively[p<0.01]. 2] Preoperative Pp/Ps value of 0.67\ulcorner0.13 decreased significantly to 0.28\ulcorner0.06 postoperatively[p<0.01]. 3] Preoperative PAWP value of 29.00\ulcorner4.02mmHg decreased significantly to 9.92\ulcorner4.27 mmHg postoperatively[p<0.01]. 4] Preoperative LAD value of 5.58\ulcorner1.20cm decreased significantly to 4.37\ulcorner0.67cm postoperatively [p<0.01]. In conclusion, pulmonary arterial hypertension secondary to mitral valvular disease could be reduced to normal range after successful mitral valve replacement.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제35권5호
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• pp.350-355
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• 2002

배경: 폐동맥유출로 재건 후의 폐동맥판막 폐쇄부전 또는 협착은 초기에는 증상을 일으키는 경우가 적지만 시간이 경과함에 따라 심한 증상을 동반하는 우심비대 및 우심부전, 부정맥 등을 초래할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 이런 경우에 조직판막을 이용하여 폐동맥판 대치술을 시행한 16례의 환자에 대한 임상적 단기성적에 대해 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 1999년 9월부터 2002년 2월 사이에 폐동맥판 대치술을 시행한 16명의 환자를 대상으로 하였고(남아 9명, 여아 7명), 진단은 팔로씨사징(n=11)과 그 외 폐동맥유출로 협착을 동반한 선천성 심기형(n=5)이었다. 판막은 Carpentier-Edwards PERIMOUNT Pericardial BioprOSTHESES와 Hancock porcine valves를 사용하였는데 조직판막 외륜의 후방 3분의 2를 환자의 폐동맥판륜 위치에 삽입하고 전방 3분의 1을 우심낭 첩포로 덮었다. 술전 13명에서 중등도 이상의 폐동맥판막 폐쇄부전이 존재하였고 3명에서는 중증 폐동맥판막 협착이 있었다. 12명에서는 삼첨판막 폐쇄부전이 존재하였다. 결과: 추적관찰은 모든 환아에서 이루어졌으며 추적관찰기간은 15.8$\pm$8.5개월이었다. 수술 관련 사망은 없었다. 술후 심흉곽비는 66.0 $\pm$ 6.5%에서 57.3 $\pm$ 4.5%로 감소하였고(n=16, p=0.001), 가장 최근 추적관찰에서 NYHA 기능분류는 전례에서 I 등급이었다(n=16, p=0.06). 술후 폐동맥판막 폐쇄부전은 모두에서 경도이하로만 남았고, 삼첨판막 폐쇄부전은 미세이하로만 남았다. 결론: 본 연구에서 우심부전을 동반하거나 혹은 그렇지 않은 경우도 잔존 폐동맥판막 폐쇄부전 또는 협착에 대해 조기에 조직판막 대치술을 시행하는 것이 심비대의 감소와 폐동맥판막 및 삼첨판막 폐쇄부전의 호전, 임상증상의 호전을 보였다는 점에서 적어도 단기 관찰 소견상 적절함을 보였다. 그러나 향후 장기 추적관찰 결과는 주의깊게 살펴보아야 할 것으로 사료되었다.