• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.1139-1145
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• 1990

Seven infants less than age 3 months underwent patch aortoplasty and tube graft bypass for relief of coarctation of aorta. All had intractable congestive heart failure, despite aggressive medical therapy Each infant had other cardiac anomalies including patent ductus arteriosus, ventricular septal defect, atrial septal defect and congenital mitral stenosis. All patients underwent closure of the ductus arteriosus and patch angioplasty of the aorta to produce a luminal diameter of at least 15mm or tube graft interposition utilizing the Gortex tube graft diameter larger than 10mm. In 5 patients who had ventricular defect, they underwent pulmonary arterial banding. &ere was one hospital death 17 days after operation secondary to the hydronephrosis and renal failure. Hospitalization was less than 10 days after operation except one case. In 3 patients who had associated VSD, open heart surgery[VSD closure+PA debanding]was done without difficulty. Surgical repair of critical coarctation of the aorta in infants can safely be offered despite the poor preoperative condition and presence of other cardiac anomalies.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.186-188
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• 2011

Ventricular septal rupture (VSR) is a rare but lethal complication of myocardial infarction. The event occurs 2~8 days after an infarction and often precipitates cardiogenic shock. Post myocardial infarction VSR is known for difficult to repair. Especially, Transmural myocardial infarction involved in the posterior VSD area, exposure of the affected site is difficult and postoperative mortality rate is high. We have experienced a case of a 75-year-old female patient who suffered posterior VSD due to acute myocardial infarction, and attained good result by approaching the lesion through right atrial incision and repaired the defect by using patch closure technique.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.307-310
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• 2003

An atrial septal defect (ASD) is congenital heart disease with a communication between the atria, which allows blood to shoot from the atrium with pressure. A 3-month-old female Miniature Schunauzer was referred to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital of Konkuk University for the evaluation of systolic heart murmur. At presentation, the mucous membrane was cyanotic. On physical examination, an ejection-type systolic murmur was auscultated at the pulmonic area. In addition, thoracic radiography showed enlargement of main pulmonary artery and right atrial/ventricular enlargement. Echocardiography revealed dilated right atrium and atrial septal defect. However, mitral and tricuspid valve were still intact and well tolerating. The presence of an ASD was confirmed by identifying flow across the defect with color Doppler imaging. Doppler echocardiography provides a means of non-invasive documentation and quantification of ASD. Complete blood count and serum chemistry were not remarkable. Although large defect was confirmed between the two atrium, the patient did not show any obvious clinical signs of heart failure at this time.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.233-239
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• 1979

Ventricular septal defect associated with patent ductus arteriosus is well known cardiac anomaly that can be treated successfully by operation. This anomaly is found at low frequency. Seven cases of the combined malformation were operated on during the period from 1959 to 1978 in the Department of Thoracic Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital. Right heart catheterization and retrograde aortogram can diagnose the disease correctly. Staged operation in one case and one-stage operation in 5 patients were done. In all cases of the open heart surgery the closure of the ductus was done by transpulmonary suture of the PDA opening. Among 6 patients of the open heart surgery 2 operative death [33.3%] and one late death [total 50%] were noted. Four type II and one type I and one Type IV VSDs were found. In one case the anomaly was accompanied with aortic insufficiency by herniation of the right coronary cusp through Type I VSD.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.299-304
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• 1985

The partial A-V canal defect consist of ostium primum type atrial septal defect with a cleft mitral anterior leaflet. The clinical findings depend upon the site and size of the left-to-right shunt, the degree of A-V valvular regurgitation, and the degree of resultant pulmonary artery hypertension. We experienced 3 cases of similar condition. The data were as follow: 1. Chest P-A showed increased pulmonary vascularity and moderate cardiomegaly with left atrial enlargement. 2. E.K.G. showed left axis deviation, left atrial enlargement, and left ventricular hypertrophy. 3. Right heart catheterization showed significant 02 step up of SVC-RA and left-to-right shunt. 4. Left ventriculogram showed mitral regurgitation and filling of both atrium. Operative findings were as follow: 1. Primum type atrial septal defect [2x2 cm]. 2. Cleft in the anterior leaflet of the mitral vave. 3. No evidence of ventricular septal defect and tricuspid anomaly. Through a right atriotomy with moderate hypothermia, the mitral cleft was approximated with interrupted sutures. The interatrial communication was closed by a patch of Dacron/pericardium. The patch was attached to junction of the mitral and tricuspid valves along the crest of the ventricular septum using interrupted sutures and the other site using continuous sutures. Postoperative course was uneventful and discharged in good general condition except postoperative bleeding in case 3.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.183-185
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• 2011

Although outcomes of neonatal cardiac surgery have dramatically improved in the last two decades, low body weight still constitutes an important risk factor for morbidity and mortality. In particular, cardiac surgery in neonateswith very low birth weight (${\leq}$1.5 kg) is carried out with greater risk because most organ systems are immature. We report here on a successful case of early one-stage total repair of coarctation of the aorta and a ventricular septal defect in a 1,480 gram neonate.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.41-48
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• 1990

Thirteen patients underwent repair of atrioventricular septal defect [AVSD] from January 1980 to July 1989 at Kyungpook National University Hospital. Two patients had complete AVSD [Rastelli type A] and eleven patients had partial AVSD [ostium primum atrial septal defect and cleft of anterior mitral leaflet]. In all the patients of partial AVSD, atrial septal defect was closed with Dacron patch and the mitral cleft was approximated with interrupted simple sutures. In one patient of complete AVSD, one patch technique was used to close the atrial and ventricular septal defect, and in the other patient of complete AVSD, two patch technique was used. In six patients, there were associated anomalies; four had isolated ostium secundum ASD, two had patent foramen ovale. Postoperative complete A-V block was noted in a patient of partial AVSD, but it was returned to 1st degree A-V block 30 months later and in another case of partial AVSD, severe congestive heart failure [NYHA functional class IV] due to residual mitral insufficiency was developed postoperatively, but this patient was recovered to the state of functional class I after receiving mitral valve replacement. There was one hospital death [8 %] resulting from low cardiac output.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제50권5호
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• pp.378-381
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• 2017

Patients with an atrial septal defect (ASD) and severe pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) are considered ineligible for defect closure surgery because of the risk of right ventricular decompensation and death after the operation. We report the case of a patient with large ASD and severe PAH who was able to undergo defect closure surgery successfully following long-term use of combined oral sildenafil and beraprost.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제35권8호
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• pp.580-583
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• 2002

배경: 선천성 심장병 환자들의 교정 수술 후 정확한 형태학적 혹은 혈역학적변화를 아는 것이 술 후 추가적으로 내과적 혹은 외과적인 치료가 필요로 하는가를 결성하는데 매우 중요하다. 심실중격결손 봉합술 후 잔류단락의 발생 빈도와 소량의 포편 주위 단락의 변화를 조사하였다. 대상 및 방법: 1995년 3월부터 1999년 12월까지 영남대학교의료원 흉부외과에서 영아기에 단순 심실중격결손으로 포편봉합술을 시행한 43명의 환자들을 대상으로 수술 후 심초음파를 시행하여 잔류단락 유무를 조사하였다. 결과: 전체 43례의 환자 중 수술 직후 잔류단락이 관찰된 환자는 11례로 26%에서 잔류단락이 발견되었으나 혈역학적으로 유의한 단락으로 재수술을 시행한 경우는 없었다. 단락의 발생빈도는 심실중격결손의 형태와 봉합을 위해 사용한 포편의 종류와는 무관하였다. 잔류단락이 발견된 환자 중 9명에서 단락의 소실을 확인할 수 있었으며 2례는 추적관찰에서 탈락하였다. 단락이 소실된 9명의 환자들의 단락이 마지막 확인된 기간은 평균 $4.2{\pm}3.6$개월 이었다. 결론: 수술 직후 포편 주위의 잔류단락은 종종 발견될 수 있으며 혈역학적으로 유의하지 않은 잔류단락은 대부분 6개월 이내에 자연 소실되었다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.476-479
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• 2008

심실 중격 결손과 폐동맥 협착을 동반한 완전 대혈관 전위를 갖는 환자에서 기존의 Rastelli수술법의 만족스럽지 않은 장기 결과가 보고되는 반면, 최근 들어 대동맥 전위술은 이 질환에서 유용한 수술방법으로 보고되고 있다. 본 증례는 우심실 유입부로 연장된 막성주위형 심실중격결손과 폐동맥 협착을 동반한 완전 대혈관 전위로 진단되어 과거에 체폐단락술을 받았던 2세 남자 환아(체중 9.6 kg)에서 우심실에서 분리한 대동맥 근부를 후방의 좌심실쪽으로 전위시켜 좌심실 유출로 재건술을 시행하고, 판막 도관을 이용하여 우심실 유출로 재건술을 시행하였다. 수술 후 시행한 심초음파 검사에서 양호한 혈역학적 소견을 보여 문헌 고찰과 함께 증례 보고를 한다.