• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.281-288
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• 1979

For years, physicians and anatomists have been interested in the heart that has one functioning ventricle. Various terms have been suggested for this entity including single ventricle, common ventricle, double-inlet left ventricle, cor biatriatum triloculare, and primitive ventricle. In this report, the term "single ventricle" is utilized as suggested by Van Praagh, and is defined as that congenital cardiac anomaly in which a common or separate atrioventricular valves open into a ventricular chamber from which both great arterial trunks emerge. An outlet chamber, or infundibulum, may or may not be present and give rise to the origin of either of the great arteries. This definition excludes the entity of mitral and tricuspid atresia. An 11 year old cyanotic boy was admitted chief complaints of exertional dyspnea and frequent upper respiratory infection since 2 weeks after birth. He was diagnosed as inoperable cyanotic congenital heart disease, and remained without any corrective treatment up to his age of 11 year when he suffered from aggravation of symptoms and signs of congestive heart failure for 2 months before this admission. On 22nd of May 1979, he was admitted for total corrective operation under the impression of tricuspid atresia suggested by a pediatrician. Physical check revealed deep cyanosis with finger and toe clubbing, and grade V systolic ejection murmur with single second heart sound was audible at the left 3rd intercostal space. Development was moderate in height [135 cm] and weight[28Kg]. Routine lab findings were normal except increased hemoglobin [21.1gm%], hematocrit [64 %], and left axis deviation with left ventricular hypertrophy on EKG. Cardiac catheterization and angiography revealed 1-transposition of aorta, pulmonic valvular stenosis, double inlet of a single ventricle with d-loop, and normal atriovisceral relationship [Type III C solitus according to the classification of Van Praagh]. At operation, longitudinal incision at the outflow tract of right ventricle in between the right coronary artery and its branch [LAD from RCA] revealed high far anterior aortic valve which had fibrous continuity with mitral annulus, and pulmonic valve was stenotic up to 4 mm in diameter positioned posterolaterally to the aorta. Ventricular septum was totally defective, and one markedly hypertrophied moderator band originated from crista supraventricularis was connected down to the imaginary septum of the ventricular cavity as a pseudoseptum of the ventricle. Size of the defect was 3X3 cm2 in total. Patch closure of the defect with a Teflon felt of 3.5 x 4 cm2 was done with interrupted multiple sutures after cut off of the moderator band, which was resutured to the artificial septum after reconstruction of the ventricular septum. Pulmonic valvotomy was done from 4 mm to 11 mm in diameter thru another pulmonary arteriotomy incision, and right ventriculotomy wound was closed reconstructing the right ventricular outflow tract with pericardial autograft of 3 x 4 cm2. Atrial septal defect of 2 cm in diameter was closed with 3-0 Erdeck suture, and atrial wall was sutured also when rectal temperature reached from 24`C to 35.5`C. Complete A-V block was managed with temporary external pacemaker with a pacing rate of 110/min. thru myocardial wire, and arterial blood pressure of 80/50 mmHg was maintained with Isuprel or Dopamine dripping under the CVP of 25-cm saline. Consciousness was recovered one hour after the operation when his blood pressure reached 100 /70 mmHg, but vital signs were not stable, and bleeding from the pericardial drainage and complete anuria were persisted until his heart could not capture the pacemaker impulse, and patient died of low output syndrome 320 min after the operation.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.603-609
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• 1987

The clinical, investigative, and surgical experiences were reviewed in four patients with congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries who presented to the National Medical Center between August 1983 and August 1985. This condition is very rare congenital anomaly defined as the combination of atrioventricular discordance and transposition of the great arteries. Examples of primitive [single] ventricle inverted [that is, left sided in situs solitus] with outflow chamber were excluded in this paper. According to the sequential arrangement of the hearts there were two cases of [S,L,L] and two cases of [I,D,D]. The surgical approach should be focused on minimizing the risk of heart block and increasing the degree of relief of pulmonary outflow tract obstruction [POTO]. We experienced complete heart block in two cases of [S,L,L] and significant residual POTO in one case of [S,L,L] and one case of [I,D,D] postoperatively. There were one hospital mortality caused by complete heart block and residual POTO and two delayed mortalities caused by congestive heart failure and sepsis respectively.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.1280-1287
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• 1990

A seven month old female infant with isolated ventricular inversion and anatomically corrected malposition of the great arteries in situs solitus, associated with ventricular septal defect, patent ductus arteriosus, right-sided juxtaposition of left atrial appendage, is reported. The patient showed usual atrial arrangement with somewhat superoinferior relation, a discordant atrioventricular connection, and a concordant ventriculoarterial connection with aorta in the right-sided position. A normal sized left atrium was connected to the left superiorly positioned morphologic right ventricle through a tricuspid valve, which crossed the left ventricular outflow tract anteriorly. Well developed bilateral[subaortic and sub-pulmonary]conus was documented at operative field. successful surgical repair was done by performing the Senning procedure and by closing the ventricular sepal defect with a patch through the right ventriculotomy. The infant’s postoperative course was uneventful with normal sinus rhythm. Postoperative cardiac catheterization revealed no hemodynamic obstruction or residual shunt.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제45권5호
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• pp.622-628
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• 2002

목 적 : 저자들은 이차적인 병변으로 인한 우심증이 아닌 환아들에서 그들의 임상양상, 동반 심장 또는 심장외 기형과 예후를 분석하고자 하였다. 방 법: 1996년 1월에서 2001년 7월까지 계명대학교 동산의료원 소아과에서 흉부 방사선 소견상 심장이 우측 흉곽에 위치하였던 환아 중 폐나 흉곽 병변에 의한 우전위를 제외한 24례를 대상으로 하였다. 모든 환아들에게 심에코 검사와 복부 초음파 검사를 시행하였고 필요에 따라 심장 조영술, 염색체 검사를 시행하였으며 이들의 진단 당시의 연령과 임상 증상, 이학적 소견, 동반하는 심기형 뿐 아니라 심장외 기형, 치료 후 예후를 조사하였다. 결 과: 총 24례 중 남아가 17례(79.8%)이었으며, visceroatrial situs로 보았을 때 situs solitus가 7례, situs inversus가 10례, situs ambiguous가 7례이었다. 우심증을 처음 발견한 시기는 생후 7일 이내가 21명(87.5%)으로 대부분을 차지하였다. 진단 당시의 증상으로는 청색증과 심잡음이 각각 11례(45.8%)로 가장 많았고 11례(45.8%)는 증상 없이 우연히 발견되었다. Situs solitus와 inversus의 경우는 우연히 발견된 경우가 증상을 보여 진단된 경우보다 많았으나 situs ambiguous의 경우는 청색증(71.4%) 등의 증상으로 발견된 경우가 많았다. 19례(79.2%)에서 심기형을 동반하고 있었으며 situs solitus와 ambiguous는 전례에서 심기형을 동반하였고 situs inversus는 50%에 서 심기형을 동반하였으며 동반된 심기형 중 폐동맥 협착이나 폐동맥 폐쇄가 12례로 가장 많았다. 심장외 다른 기형이 동반된 경우는 7례(29.2%)로 원선, 비후성 유문 협착증, 요도 하열, 수신증, 다지증, 만곡지 등이었으며 염색체 검사를 시행한 4례는 모두 정상이었다. 총 24례 중 11(45.8%)례는 심기형이나 동반된 다른 선천성 기형으로 사망하였으며, 특히 situs solitus와 ambiguous에서 사망률이 높았다. 결 론 : 우심증의 첫 진단 시기는 1주 이내가 많았고, 이들 중 증상 없이 우연히 발견된 경우도 약 반수로 많았으며, situs solitus와 ambiguous는 동반된 심장기형이 100%로 situs inversus의 50%보다 많았으며 예후 또한 불량하였다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.273-278
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• 1985

The case of a patient with abnormal position of the atrial septum resulting in a left atrium with two atrioventricular valves and a disconnected right atrium is presented with review of related articles. Anatomic details showed atrial situs solitus and a left sided cardiac apex. The right atrium received both venae cavae and a coronary sinus. No AV valve was found in the right atrium, and the floor of this chamber was placed above the posterior wall of right ventricular chamber. The atrial septum with secundum ASD was displaced to right anteriorly at its lower portion and inserted to right of tricuspid annulus. The tricuspid and mitral valve configuration was that of so-called partial ECD, i.e. mitral cleft with large anterior mitral leaflets. The ventricular septum was intact and both ventricular chambers were equally well developed with normal relationships. Surgical repair of this anomaly was performed by resecting the abnormally positioned lower part of the atrial septum, repairing the cleft of the anterior mitral leaflet, and septating the atrium for diverting the systemic and pulmonary venous blood to RV and LV, respectively.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.362-370
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• 1984

The term corrected transposition of great arteries [hereafter referred to as corrected TGA] of the heart in which there is both a discordant atrio-ventricular relationship and transposition of the great vessels. Usually situs solitus is present, while the ventricles are inverted showing an l -loop. The great vessels are transposed and in the l-position so that the pulmonary artery arises from the right-sided morphological left ventricle and the anteriorly l- transposed aorta arises from the left-sided morphological right ventricle yielding an SLL pattern. In the majority of cases, associated lesions are common. The most frequent are ventricular septal defect, obstruction to the pulmonary outflow tract, tricuspid valve incompetence and atrio-ventricular conduction abnormalities. In the rare cases, no associated conditions are present and hemodynamic pathways are normal. In the report, we present one case of a 20 year-old male having corrected TGA associated with severe tricuspid valve incompetence, was corrected by tricuspid valve replacement, directly developed a supra-ventricular tachycardia but was controlled by calcium-entry blocker, verapamil, successfully.

• Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.205-211
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• 2015

The human heart is a complex organ in which many complicated congenital defects may happen and some of them require surgical intervention. Due to the vast complexity of varied anatomical presentations, establishing an accurate and consistent nomenclature system is utmost important to facilitate effective communication among pediatric cardiologists, cardiothoracic surgeons and radiologists. The Van Praagh segmental approach to the complex congenital heart disease (CHD) was developed in the 1960s and has been used widely as the language for describing complex anatomy of CHD over the decades. It utilizes a systematic and sequential method to describe the cardiac segments and connections which in turn allows accurate, comprehensive and unambiguous description of CHD. It can also be applied to multiple imaging modalities such as echocardiogram, cardiac CT and MRI. The Van Praagh notation demonstrates a group of three letters, with each letter representative for a key embryologic region of cardiac anatomy: the atria, ventricles and great vessels. By using a 3-steps approach, we can evaluate complex CHD precisely and have no difficulties in communicating with other medial colleague. This pictorial essay revisits the logical steps of segmental approach, followed by a pictorial illustration of its application.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.289-296
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• 1979

For years, physicians and anatomists have been interested in the heart that has one functioning ventricle. Various terms have been suggested for this entity including single ventricle, common ventricle, double-inlet left ventricle, cor biatriatum triloculare, and primitive ventricle. In this report, the term "single ventricle" is utilized as suggested by Van Praagh, and is defined as that congenital cardiac anomaly in which a common or separate atrioventricular valves open into a ventricular chamber from which both great arterial trunks emerge. An outlet chamber, or infundibulum, may or may not be present and give rise to the origin of either of the great arteries. This definition excludes the entity of mitral and tricuspid atresia. An 11 year old cyanotic boy was admitted chief complaints of exertional dyspnea and frequent upper respiratory infection since 2 weeks after birth. He was diagnosed as inoperable cyanotic congenital heart disease, and remained without any corrective treatment up to his age of 11 year when he suffered from aggravation of symptoms and signs of congestive heart failure for 2 months before this admission. On 22nd of May 1979, he was admitted for total corrective operation under the impression of tricuspid atresia suggested by a pediatrician. Physical check revealed deep cyanosis with finger and toe clubbing, and grade V systolic ejection murmur with single second heart sound was audible at the left 3rd intercostal space. Development was moderate in height [135 cm] and weight[28Kg]. Routine lab findings were normal except increased hemoglobin [21.1gm%], hematocrit [64 %], and left axis deviation with left ventricular hypertrophy on EKG. Cardiac catheterization and angiography revealed 1-transposition of aorta, pulmonic valvular stenosis, double inlet of a single ventricle with d-loop, and normal atriovisceral relationship [Type III C solitus according to the classification of Van Praagh]. At operation, longitudinal incision at the outflow tract of right ventricle in between the right coronary artery and its branch [LAD from RCA] revealed high far anterior aortic valve which had fibrous continuity with mitral annulus, and pulmonic valve was stenotic up to 4 mm in diameter positioned posterolaterally to the aorta. Ventricular septum was totally defective, and one markedly hypertrophied moderator band originated from crista supraventricularis was connected down to the imaginary septum of the ventricular cavity as a pseudoseptum of the ventricle. Size of the defect was 3X3 cm2 in total. Patch closure of the defect with a Teflon felt of 3.5 x 4 cm2 was done with interrupted multiple sutures after cut off of the moderator band, which was resutured to the artificial septum after reconstruction of the ventricular septum. Pulmonic valvotomy was done from 4 mm to 11 mm in diameter thru another pulmonary arteriotomy incision, and right ventriculotomy wound was closed reconstructing the right ventricular outflow tract with pericardial autograft of 3 x 4 cm2. Atrial septal defect of 2 cm in diameter was closed with 3-0 Erdeck suture, and atrial wall was sutured also when rectal temperature reached from 24`C to 35.5`C. Complete A-V block was managed with temporary external pacemaker with a pacing rate of 110/min. thru myocardial wire, and arterial blood pressure of 80/50 mmHg was maintained with Isuprel or Dopamine dripping under the CVP of 25-cm saline. Consciousness was recovered one hour after the operation when his blood pressure reached 100 /70 mmHg, but vital signs were not stable, and bleeding from the pericardial drainage and complete anuria were persisted until his heart could not capture the pacemaker impulse, and patient died of low output syndrome 320 min after the operation.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제32권7호
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• pp.621-627
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• 1999

배경: 본 연구에서는 교정형 대혈관전위증으로 양심실교정이 가능하여 개심술을 시행받은 65례의 환아를 대 상으로 질환의 해부학적 특성, 수술방법 및 결과를 분석하였다. 대상 및 방법: 1984년부터 1998년 9월까지의 교정형 대혈관전위증으로 양심실교정을 받은 65례의 환자들을 대상으로 하였으며 주로 환자의 의무기록을 참조하여 후향적으로 동반기형에 따른 수술법의 차이 및 각각의 수술법에 따른 합병증등 단기 및 중장기 성 적을 분석하였다. 결과 평균 연령은 5.4$\pm$4.8세(2개월~18세)이었으며 남:녀비는 39:26이었다. 형태로는 {S,L,L}이 53례{I,D,D}가 12례였다. 폐동맥 협착이나 폐쇄가 동반되지 않았던 경우가 13례(20%)였으며 심실 혹은 심방중격결손증과 폐동맥 협착증이 동반된 경우가 26례(40%)였고 심실중격결손증과 폐동맥 폐쇄증이 동반된 례가 26례(40%)였다. 술전 경도이상의 삼첨판막 폐쇄부전을 보인 환자는 38.5%(26/65)였다. 완전교정 술전 단락술은 22명의 환자에서 24차례 시행하였다. 교정술의 방법으로 폐동맥심실유출로 협착이 없던 13례 에서는 7례에서 심실 혹은 심방 중격결손증만을 폐쇄하였고, 3례에서 삼첨판막치환술을, 3례에서 좌심실을 체순환으로 사용하는 중복치환술(Senning+Rastelli, Senning+REV, Senning+ASO)을 시행하였다. 심실,혹은 심방 중격결손증과 폐동맥 협착이 있던 26명의 환자에서는 24례에서 우심실을 체순환으로 사용하는 기존의 방법 (Rastelli술식 9례, 심실중격결손증 폐쇄후 폐동맥판막절개술 7례, REV형 술식 4례, 중격결손 폐쇄후 폐동맥 판막하 근육절제가 3례, 삼첨판막치환술이 1례)으로 수술하였으며 2례에서 중복치환술(Senning+Rastelli, Mustard+REV)을 시행하였다. 심실중격결손증과 폐동맥폐쇄증이 있었던 26명의 환자에서는 18명에서 심실중 격결손증을 폐쇄하고 Rastelli술식을 시행하였고, 7례에서 중복치환술(Senning+Rastelli)을 시행하였으며, 1례는 심실중격결손증을 폐쇄하고 REV형 술식을 시행하였다. 술후 추적 기간동안 우심실을 체순환으로 사용한 환 자들에서의 삼첨판막폐쇄부전은 술전 평균 1.3$\pm$1.4도에서 2.2$\pm$1.0도로 통계적으로 의미있게 증가하였다 (p<0.05). 그러나 중복치환술을 시행받은 환자들은 술후 삼첨판막의 폐쇄부전의 증가가 없었다. 술전 완전 방 실차단을 보인 환자는 2례(3.1%)있었으며 술후 새롭게 발생한 완전방실차단은 7례(10.8%)있었다. 술후 기타 장,단기 합병증으로는 폐동맥심실유출로도관(conduit) 재협착이 10례, 혈전증(판막: 2례, 인조혈관: 1례, 폐동 맥: 1례)이 4례, 2주 이상의 지속적 흉관배액이 4례, 유미흉이 3례, 출혈에 의한 재수술이 3례, 기타 급성 신 부전, 종격동염, 횡경막신경 마비가 각각 2례씩 있었으며, 중복치환술을 받은 환자들과 전통적 술식으로 수 술받은 환자에서 술후 합병증의 차이는 없었다. 65명의 환자를 평균 54$\pm$49개월(0~177개월)간 추적관찰하였 으며, 수술 초기에 사망한 환자는 13명으로 20.0%(13/65)의 수술사망율을 보였으며 3명의 환자가 추적기간중 사망하여 24.6%(16/65)의 전체사망율을 보였다. 중복치환술을 받은 환자의 수술사망율은 33.3%(4/12)였다. 술 후 1년, 5년, 10년 누적생존율은 각각 75.0$\pm$5.6%, 75.0$\pm$5.6%, 69.2$\pm$7.6%였다. 가장 흔한 사망원인으로는 술 후 저심박출증후군으로 8례였으며 삼첨판막 폐쇄부전이 심해져 심부전으로 사망한 경우도 5례로 사망의 중 요 원인이었다. 결론 저자들은 본 연구를 통하여 기존의 형태학적 우심실을 체순환으로 사용하는 방법과 형태학적 좌심실을 체순환으로 사용하는 해부학적 교정법인 중복치환술중 어느 것이 우월하다고 결론지을 수는 없었으나 해부학적 교정술이 삼첨판막의 폐쇄부전의 진행을 막을수 있다는 면에서 이점이 있으리라 사 료되며 보다 세분화된 적응증의 결정과 아울러 장기적인 추적관찰 및 비교가 필요하리라 생각된다