• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.1117-1123
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• 1988

Prolapse of the aortic valve is the main cause of insufficiency of the aortic valve as a complication of ventricular septal defect. Aortic insufficiency gets worse by the progress of prolapse of aortic valve due to lack of support of the valve and the hemodynamic effect of blood flow through the ventricular septal defect. This produces typical clinical picture, that may be serious and threatening when it is untreated. Type and timing for the surgical treatment of the ventricular septal defect with aortic insufficiency is considered. Among 113 ventricular septal defect, 9 patients of ventricular septal defect with associated aortic insufficiency were experienced from June. 1983 to June 1988 at the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chon-Buk University Hospital. Male was 6 patients and female was 3 patients. Ages were from 7 years to 24years. 5 patients were from 10 to 19 years age. 3 patients were below 10 years age. The ratio of pulmonary blood flow to systemic f low [Qp/Qs] was 1.53 and in pulmonary vascular resistance, normal or slight increase was 7 patients, moderate 1 patient, and severe 1 patient. Ventricular septal defect was subpulmonic in 5 patients and infracristal in 4 patients. Prolapse of right coronary cusp was 7 patients, right and non coronary cusp 1 patient and non coronary cusp 1 patient. Teflon patch closure of ventricular septal defect was undertaken in 3 patients and primary closure in 1 patient. Among the 4 patients of defect closure alone, one patient performed valve replacement 7 months later due to progressive regurgitation and cardiac failure and the result was good. The other 3 patients were good result. Closure of ventricular septal defect and aortic valvuloplasty performed in 4 patients. 2 patients of these required valve replacement for the sudden intractable cardiac failure and died due to low cardiac output. The cause of intractable cardiac failure was tearing of repaired valve at the fixed site. The other 2 patients were good result. Closure of ventricular septal defect and valve replacement performed in 1 patient with good result.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.321-326
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• 1992

영남대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학 교실에서는 1985년 6월 부터 1992년 8월까지 35세이상의 성인 심방중격환자를 수술로 치험한 15례에서 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 수술은 11례(73%)에서 인조포편 및 자가심막을 사용하여 봉합하였다. 2. 단락정도와 수축기 폐동맥압과의 관계에서 특이한 상관관계가 없었다. 3. 술전의 뉴욕심장협회 기능분류 II가 6명, III이 8명 이었는데 술후 I이 8명, II가 6명으로 증상의 호전 있었다. 4. 심방세동 4례중 술후 3례에서 지속적으로 나타났고 1례에서는 정상리듬으로 돌아왔다. 5. 수술사망율은 없었고 수술결과는 만족하였다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.136-142
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• 1995

A clinical study was performed on 69 cases of isolated PDA surgically treated at the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular surgery of Kyung-Hee University Hospital from Mar. 1986 to Feb. 1994. Retrospective clinical analysis of these patients were as follows: 1.23 males and 46 females ranged in age from 16 days to 49 years. [mean 8.69yrs.,sex ratio M:F=1:2 2. Chief complaints were frequent URI in 44%, dyspnea on exertion in 16%,palpitation in 8%, easy fatigability in 6%, and no subjective symptoms in 26%. 3. On auscultation, typical continuous machinery murmur heard in 84%, and systolic murmur in 16% on Lt 2nd or 3rd intercostal space. 4. Simple chest x- ray showed increased pulmonary vascularity in 67%, cardiomegaly in 61%,and within normal limit in 16%. 5. EKG findings were LVH in 42%, biventricular hypertrophy in 17%, RVH in 3%, and within normal limit in 38%. 6. Echocardiogram was performed from all patient, and direct visualization of ductus in 93% 7. Cardiac catheterization was performed in 39 patients. The mean value of the results were;Differance SaO2[MPA-RV =11.03$\pm$ 5.26%,Qp/Qs=2.44$\pm$1.35,systolic pulmonary arterial pressure=40.69 $\pm$ 17.69mmHg. 8. 66 patients were operated through the left posterolateral thoracoctomy ; closure of ductus by double ligation in 43 cases, triple ligation in 23 cases.3 patients were operated by simple closure under cardiopulmonary bypass. 9. There was no death associated with the operation. The operative complications were atelectasis in 8 cases, pneumonia in 4 cases recannalization in 2 cases, and hoarseness in one case. 10. Systemic diastolic pressure was increased 8.12$\pm$ 0.13mmHg, and pulse pressure was decreased about 9.52 $\pm$ 1.87mmHg.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.593-606
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• 1984

With the ligation of patent ductus arteriosus by Gross in 1938, surgeons first entered the field of congenital heart disease. Interruption of a ductus is one of the most satisfactory and curative operations in the field of surgery for congenital heart disease. 27 cases of isolated patent ductus arteriosus were operated from Jan. 1978 to July 1984 at the Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery in Kyung-Hee University Hospital. Retrospective clinical analysis of these patients were: 1. Sex ratio, female: male, was 2:1. 2. Mean age at operation was 9.85\ulcorner.58 years. The youngest patient was a 23 month-old girl and the oldest one was a 24 year-old male. 3. More than half of the patients had less than 50 percentile of growth retardation. 4. Chief complaints of the patients were frequent URI [52%], dyspnea on exertion [33%], generalized weakness [22%], palpitation [7%], but 7 patients [26%] had no subjective symptoms. 5. Continuous machinery murmur could be heard at the 2nd or 3rd intercostal space on the left sternal border in 22 patients [81%]. The other S patients made systolic murmur with accentuation of the second heart sound and those were associated with pulmonary hypertension. 6. Radiologic findings of Chest P-A were cardiac enlargement in 15 patients [55%], enlargement of pulmonary conus and/or increasing density of pulmonary vascularity in 20 patients [74%]. 7. Electrocardiographic findings of the patients were within normal limit in 13 patients [48%], LVH in 4 patients [15%], biventricular hypertrophy in 3 patients [11%]. 8; echocardiogram was obtained from 11 patients. Ductus was directly visualized in 7 patients. Left atrial enlargement is the secondary change of left to right shunt, 10 patients had LA/Ao ratio more than 1.2. 9. Cardiac catheterization performed in 25 patients. The mean value of the results were:SO2[PA-RV]= 14.72\ulcorner6.01%, Qp/Qs=2.22\ulcorner.80, peak systolic pulmonary arterial pressure=48.28\ulcorner1.60 mmHg. 10. 26 patients were operated through the left posterolateral thoracotomy: closure of ductus by double ligation in 14 cases, triple ligation in 5 cases, and division with suture in 8 cases. One patient suffer from aneurysmal rupture of main pulmonary artery, endocarditis, hemopericardium was treated with cardiopulmonary bypass via median sternotomy and closure of ductus through the ruptured main pulmonary artery. 11.There was no death associated with the operation, but 3 cases were experienced with intraoperative rupture around the ductus resulting in massive bleeding. The other complications were transient hoarseness in one patient, atelectasis in left lower lobe in 3 patients, and postoperative systemic hypertension in 4 patients with unknown etiology. 12. Pulse pressure was reduced, 11.47+5.92 mmHg, postoperatively, as compare to preoperative status. 13. Intraoperative wedge lung biopsy from lingular segment for the evaluation of the pulmonary vascular disease was taken in S patients with severe pulmonary hypertension. The result was Heath-Edward grade I in one case, grade II in two cases, and grade III in two cases.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제46권5호
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• pp.340-345
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• 2013

Background: This study aims to evaluate whether or not the method of right vertical axillary minithoracotomy (RVAM) is preferable to and as reliable as conventional sternotomy surgery, and also assesses its cosmetic results. Methods: Thirty-three patients (7 males, 26 females) with atrial septal defect were admitted to the Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic of Cukurova University from December 2005 until January 2010. The patients' ages ranged from 3 to 22. Patients who underwent vertical axillary minithracotomy were assigned to group I, and those undergoing conventional sternotomy, to group II. Group I and group II were compared with regard to the preoperative, perioperative and postoperative variables. Group I included 12 females and 4 males with an average age of $16.5{\pm}9.7$. Group II comprised 14 female and 3 male patients with an average age of $18.5{\pm}9.8$ showing similar features and pathologies. The cases were in Class I-II according to the New York Heart Association (NYHA) Classification, and patients with other cardiac and systemic problems were not included in the study. The ratio of the systemic blood flow to the pulmonary blood flow (Qp/Qs) was $1.8{\pm}0.2$. The average pulmonary artery pressure was $35{\pm}10$ mmHg. Following the diagnosis, performing elective surgery was planned. Results: No significant difference was detected in the average time of the patients' extraportal circulation, cross-clamp and surgery (p>0.05). In the early postoperative period of the cases, the duration of mechanical ventilator support, the drainage volume in the first 24 hours, and the hospitalization time in the intensive care unit were similar (p>0.05). Postoperative pains were evaluated together with narcotic analgesics taken intravenously or orally. While 7 cases (43.7%) in group I needed postoperative analgesics, 12 cases (70.6%) in group II needed them. No mortality or major morbidity has occurred in the patients. The incision style and sizes in all of the patients undergoing RVAM were preserved as they were at the beginning. Furthermore, the patients of group I were mobilized more quickly than the patients of group II. The patients of group I were quite pleased with the psychological and cosmetic results. No residual defects have been found in the early postoperative period and after the end of the follow-up periods. All of the patients achieved functional capacity per NYHA. No deformation of breast growth has been detected during 18 months of follow-up for the group I patients, who underwent RVAM. Conclusion: To conclude, the repair of atrial septal defect by RVAM, apart from the limited working zone for the surgeon in these pathologies as compared to sternotomymay be considered in terms of the outcomes, and early and late complications. And this has accounted for less need of analgesics and better cosmetic results in recent years.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제52권4호
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• pp.494-498
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• 2009

목 적 : 심방중격결손의 기구 폐쇄술은 현재 소아 영역에서 수술을 대체할 치료법으로 광범위하게 사용되고 있으나 수술과 비교하였을 때 적절한 시행 시기는 명확하지 않다. 본 연구에서는 3세 미만의 심방중격결손 소아에서 기구 폐쇄술의 안전성, 효용성 및 임상 결과를 평가하여 시술을 시행하기에 적절한 시기를 알아보고자 하였다. 방 법 : 2003년 5월부터 2005년 12월까지 연세대학교 의과대학 심장혈관병원 소아심장과에서 Amplatzer septal occluder(ASO)를 이용한 심방중격결손의 기구 폐쇄술을 시행 받은 환자 295명 중 3세 미만 소아 51명을 대상으로 하였다. 시술 소요 시간, 투시 검사 시간, 폐쇄 성공률, 잔류 단락율, 합병증의 종류 및 발생 빈도를 조사하였고, 기구 장착 전후의 체폐순환비, 폐동맥압, 우심실압을 측정하였으며 시술 후 1일, 1개월, 6개월, 12개월 및 이후 1년 간격으로 경흉부 심초음파를 시행하여 추적 관찰하였다. 결 과 : 대상 환자의 75% (38/51)가 여자였으며, 시술 당시 연령은 $2.0{\pm}0.6$세, 체중은 $11.8{\pm}1.7$ kg, 심방 중격 결손의 크기는 $16.6{\pm}3.6$ mm, 이들의 체폐순환비는 $2.4{\pm}0.9$이었고, 기구 폐쇄술 시행 후 추적 관찰 기간은 $19.8{\pm}6.4$개월이었다. 시술의 폐쇄성공률은 98% (50/51), 소요 시간은 $87.7{\pm}23.6$분, 방사선 투시 시간은 $31.8{\pm}14.7$분이었으며 잔류 단락은 시술 후 24시간 뒤 51명중 7명(15%)에서 관찰되었으나, 최종 추적 관찰 시에는 모두 폐쇄되었다. 폐쇄술 시행 전과 시행 직후의 체폐순환비는 $2.4{\pm}0.9$에서 $1.4{\pm}0.3$ (P<0.001)으로, 주폐동맥압은 $28.4{\pm}6.4$ mmHg에서 $25.5{\pm}5.6$ mmHg (P=0.04)로, 우심실압은 $41.3{\pm}11.8$ mmHg에서 $32.6{\pm}7.9$ mmHg (P<0.001)로 감소하였다. 대상 환자 중 2명에서 시술과 관련한 합병증이 있었으며 기구 이탈과 관련한 우심방 색전증 1예, 서혜부에 발생한 혈종 1예가 관찰되었다. 결 론 : 심방중격결손 소아에서 ASO를 이용한 경피적 심방중격결손 폐쇄술은 3세 미만의 작은 소아에서 안전하고 효과적으로 시행할 수 있으며 더 성장하기까지 시술을 연기할 필요는 없는 것으로 생각된다. 작은 영아에서의 효용성과 안전성에 대해서는 더 광범위한 연구가 필요하다.