• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.448-453
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• 2023

Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a disease that causes inflammation and stenosis of medium to large blood vessels. We report a case of a 50-year-old female patient with newly developed hypertension, syncope, and claudication of the extremities. Total occlusion of the left subclavian artery at the origin was found and significant stenosis of the right common iliac artery was revealed by hemodynamic analysis. She was successfully treated with percutaneous angioplasty for multiple peripheral arterial diseases and was finally diagnosed with TA. In consultation with a rheumatologist, medical treatment for TA was initiated, the patient's hypertension disappeared, and her claudication symptoms improved.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.170-173
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• 1994

Isolated stenotic lesion located at the ostium of the left main coronary artery associated with Takayasu`s aortitis is quite rare. This report herein described a case of 25 year old woman with isolated ostial stenosis of the left main coronary artery underwent pericardial patch [fixed with 0.6 % glutaraldehyde] angioplasty. An anterior approach was used and postoperative coronary angiogram of the patient showed normal coronary ostial contour with normal runoff.

• 대한임상검사과학회지
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.114-118
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• 2019

이중초음파는 비침습적으로 목동맥 질환을 진단하고 추적검사를 하는데 이용되고 있다. 목동맥 질환 중 유동성 혈전과 목동맥박리는 심혈관질환 환자에서 매우 드물게 관찰되는 증례이다. 특히, 목동맥박리는 혈관의 가장 안쪽 내막에 열상이 발생하여 일어나는데, 목동맥 안에 참속공간과 거짓속공간이라고 불리는 2개의 속공간이 관찰된다. 본 연구는 유동성 혈전, 자발성 목동맥박리 및 타카야수동맥염에서 관찰된 목동맥박리를 포함하여 임상에서 드물게 관찰되는 3 증례를 보고하고자 한다.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.384-394
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• 2024

Objective: To evaluate the image quality of novel dark-blood computed tomography angiography (CTA) imaging combined with deep learning reconstruction (DLR) compared to delayed-phase CTA images with hybrid iterative reconstruction (HIR), to visualize the cervical artery wall in patients with Takayasu arteritis (TAK). Materials and Methods: This prospective study continuously recruited 53 patients with TAK (mean age: 33.8 ± 10.2 years; 49 females) between January and July 2022 who underwent head-neck CTA scans. The arterial- and delayed-phase images were reconstructed using HIR and DLR. Subtracted images of the arterial-phase from the delayed-phase were then added to the original delayed-phase using a denoising filter to generate the final-dark-blood images. Qualitative image quality scores and quantitative parameters were obtained and compared among the three groups of images: Delayed-HIR, Dark-blood-HIR, and Dark-blood-DLR. Results: Compared to Delayed-HIR, Dark-blood-HIR images demonstrated higher qualitative scores in terms of vascular wall visualization and diagnostic confidence index (all P < 0.001). These qualitative scores further improved after applying DLR (Dark-blood-DLR compared to Dark-blood-HIR, all P < 0.001). Dark-blood DLR also showed higher scores for overall image noise than Dark-blood-HIR (P < 0.001). In the quantitative analysis, the contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) values between the vessel wall and lumen for the bilateral common carotid arteries and brachiocephalic trunk were significantly higher on Dark-blood-HIR images than on Delayed-HIR images (all P < 0.05). The CNR values were significantly higher for Dark-blood-DLR than for Dark-blood-HIR in all cervical arteries (all P < 0.001). Conclusion: Compared with Delayed-HIR CTA, the dark-blood method combined with DLR improved CTA image quality and enhanced visualization of the cervical artery wall in patients with TAK.

• 보험의학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.19-28
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• 2012

Nowadays, Rheumatic diseases are increasing more and more. So, it's important knowing the pathophysiology and extra-risk of each rheumatic disease so as to do sound underwriting. Here is brief review and long-term prognosis of some rheumatic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, Sj$\ddot{o}$gren syndrome, antiphospholipid syndrome, systemic sclerosis, ankylosing spondylitis, Takayasu's arteritis, and Behcet syndrome.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.251-264
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• 1976

Forty three patients with disease of the aorta were admitted in this department during the period from beginning of 1956 to the end of 1976. They consisted of eighteen cases of aortic aneurysms, eight cases of Takayasu's arteritis, eight Leriche syndromes, six dissecting aneurysms, two aortic coarctations and one case of vascular ring. Of eighteen aortic aneurysms, twelve were operated resulting in eight survivors. Three of four mortalities were in shock preoperatively because of aneurysmal rupture. Among six dissecting aortic aneurysms, four were type III and two were type I according to DeBakey's classification. For the purpose of relief of acute arterial insufficiency in the lower extremities, a re-entry operation grafting a Y-shaped dacron vessel between abdominal aorta and common iliac arteries was performed. The patient regained consciousness soon after the operation and was well until postoperative second day, when severe convulsion developed abruptly and died. And in a chronic case of type III dissecting aneurysm, a dacron graft bypass shunt between ascending aorta and lower descending thoracic aorta with resection of the aneurysm was performed, but acute severe aortic insufficiency developed soon after the operation and fell into intractable heart failure resulting in death. The cause of the aortic insufficiency seems to be retrograde dissection from the proximal anastomosis site in the ascending aorta. Three cases were treated medically with Wheat's regimen. Two of them survived with relief of symptoms. Eight patients of Takayasu's arteritis were all females and aged between twenty and forty-four averaging twenty nine. Bypass graft operation between aortic arch and carotid arteries using Y-shaped nylon prostheses were performed in three patients resulting in death in two cases postoperatively due to severe cerebral arterial insufficiency during the procedure. All the patients with Leriche syndrome were males and over forty. In two cases, bypass graft with Y-shaped dacron vessel between terminal aorta and common iliac or femoral arteries were performed with good result. Thromboembolectomy or thromboendarterectomy was employed in three patients, of whom one was aggravated in sexual problem postoperatively. One out of two aortic coarctations and a vascular ring were treated surgically with excellent results.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.101-108
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• 1997

목적 : 소아 신혈관성 고혈압의 임상적 특징과 원인질환, 검사 소견 및 치료에 대한 반응 등을 분석하고자 본 연구를 시행하였다. 방법 : 1986년 1월부터 1994년 6월까지 서울대학교 어린이병원 소아과에 입원한 고혈압 환자 중 혈관조영술상 신혈관성 고혈압으로 진단된 16례에 대하여 병록지 검토를 통한 후향적 고찰을 시행하였다. 결과 : 전체 16례중 남녀비는 7:9이었고, 평균 연령은 8년 6개월이었다. 원인질환으로는 Takayasu 동맥염이 6례, Moyamoya병에 동반된 예가 5례, 섬유근성 이형증이 3례, 신경섬유종증에 동반된 예가 1례였으며, 1례에서는 원인 질환을 밝혀낼 수 없었다. 흔한 증상으로는 호홉곤란, 편측마비, 두통, 오심 등이 있었고, 신체검사 소견상 심비대, 간비대, 복부 청진상 잡음 등이 관찰되었다. 말초혈장 renin 활성도는 검사를 시행한 14례에서 모두 상승되어 있었다. 혈관조영술상 16례 중 9례가 양측성, 7례가 일측성 병변을 보였다. Captopril 신스캔은 시행된 전례에서 혈관조영술상의 병변과 일치되는 결과를 보였다. 약물치료만을 시행한 5례 중 2례에서는 혈압의 완전 정상화, 3례에서는 부분적 조절의 반응을 보였다. 경피적 혈관성형술은 10례에서 시도되었으나 5례에서는 실패하였고 성공한 5례 중 3례에서 재협착 또는 동반된 대동맥 협착등으로 다른 형태의 치료가 필요하였다. 수술적 치료는 4례에서 시행되었으며 모두 다른 형태의 치료로 실패한 경우였다. 이 중 3례에서는 혈압 조절에 실패하였고 1례에서는 부분적 조절의 반응을 보였다. 결론 : 소아의 신혈관성 고혈압의 원인 질환은 Takayasu 동맥염뿐 아니라 Moyamoya병, 섬유근성 이형증등 다양하므로 이들간의 감별이 필요하다. 여러 진단적 검사중 단독으로 확진 가능한 검사는 없으며 환자마다 적합한 진단적 검사법을 개별적으로 적용해야 한다. 치료로서 약물요법, 혈관성형술, 수술적 치료 등이 시행되지만 완치율 및 성공률은 아직 만족스럽지 못하다.

• Annals of Clinical Neurophysiology
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.80-82
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• 2012

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.455-459
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• 1994

We experienced 20 cases of acquired aortic diseases during last 1 year [Sep. 1992-Aug. 1993] with newly developed surgical strategies. There were 13 cases[65%] of aortic dissections, 5 cases[25%] of aortic aneurysms and 2 cases of Takayasu arteritis with mean age of 56 + 16 years[range:5-78].In ten cases of patients requiring ascending aortic replacement, femoral artery and femoral vein &/or RA auricle were used as cannulation site. With deep hypothermic circulatory arrest and retrograde cerebral perfusion of cold oxygenated blood via SVC, we can replace the ascending aorta and part of arch if necessary. The mean duration of circulatory arrest was 30 minutes[17-45 min]. In 5 cases of patients who requiring descending and thoracoabdominal aorta replacement, we used simple aortic crossclamping under normothermia with no heparin. The mean duration of aortic crossclamping was 37 minutes[25-50 min].The results of operation were as follow:Operative mortality[2 cases, 10%], delayed cerebral infarct[1], low extremity weakness[1] and intraoperative myocardial infarct[1]. There are no delayed complication or mortality as yet.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.393-396
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• 1996

본 인제대학교 서울백병원 흉부외 과에서는 지난 8년간 술전 적극적 인 항고혈압제 투여에도 불구하 고 혈압 조절에 실패한9명의 신혈관성 고혈압 환자를 수술 치험하였다. 수술방법은9명중8명에서는 자가복재 정맥을 이용한 대동맥 신동맥간우회술을시행하였으며,나머지 1명은내장골동맥을이용한 신동맥 재건술을 시행하였다. 술후 9명의 환자중 사망한 예는 없었으며, 수술전후 비교한 혈압 수치의 선정 기준은, 술전에는 환자의 여러 차례 측정된 혈압중 대표적 인 혈압수치로 선정하였고, 술후혈압은 최종적으로 외래 추적 관찰한 혈 압수치를 선정 하였다. 술후 장기 추적한 걸과 9명의 환자 모두에서 혈압 호전을 보여 좋은 수술 결과를 얻었기 에, 중증 신혈관성 고혈압환자에 있어서 수술적 치료가 가장 효과적이고 유용한 치료법으로 생각 되는 바이다.