• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제40권2호
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• pp.130-134
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• 2023

A 12-year-old Standard Poodle presented with intermittent weakness and occasional dyspnea at the Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital of Kangwon National University. A grade of 4 out of 6 systolic murmur with an irregular tachycardic rhythm was auscultated on both sides of the chest. Systolic blood pressure was 140 mmHg. Panting was noticed in the hospital, but there was no crackle sound. Blood analysis revealed mild increases in liver panel levels (alanine aminotransferase 149 [reference interval, 19-70] U/L; and alkaline phosphatase, 185 [reference interval, 15-127] U/L) and severe increases in cardiac biomarker levels (n-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide, 4169 [reference interval, 50-900] pmol/L; and cardiac troponin I, 0.22 [reference interval, 0.03-0.12] ng/mL). On electrocardiography, irregularly irregular supraventricular tachycardic rhythm with an f-wave and no distinct p-wave was observed. Generalized cardiomegaly with an enlarged right atrium and left ventricle was confirmed on thoracic radiography. Moreover, hepatomegaly and an enlarged caudal vena cava were observed. Echocardiographic evaluation revealed a fibromuscular diaphragm in the right ventricle. Because of the obstructive lesion in the right ventricle, the right atrium and ventricle were enlarged (right atrial area index, 38.82 cm²/m² [reference interval, 4.2-10.2 cm²/m²]; right ventricle end-diastolic area index, 14.152 cm²/m² [reference interval, 4.9-10.92 cm²/m²]). Accordingly, the patient was diagnosed with double-chambered right ventricle (DCRV). Pimobendan, furosemide, enalapril, diltiazem, and S-adenosylmethionine (SAMe) were prescribed, and all symptoms were relieved. DCRV is a right-sided congenital heart defect resembling pulmonic valve stenosis. If symptoms are not severe, medical therapy can be facilitated without surgery or the balloon dilation.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.67-70
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• 2017

A 4 months old, intact male Shih-tzu was referred to the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital of Chungnam National University for evaluation of the cause of cardiac murmur and syncope. Thoracic radiography revealed right-sided cardiomegaly. Echocardiography showed marked hypertrophy of right ventricular free wall and obstruction of right ventricular outflow tract, indicating double chambered right ventricle (DCRV). The dog was medicated with atenolol and sildenafil for DCRV, however, clinical signs did not control by medication. Balloon dilation for DCRV was performed to ameliorate patient's clinical signs. The peak systolic pressure gradient across the obstruction region was decreased and clinical signs was improved by balloon dilation procedure. This is the first case report of balloon dilation for the treatment of canine DCRV in South Korea.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.403-406
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• 2014

임상증상이 없는 6년령의 3.1 kg 말티즈견이 심잡음의 원인에 대한 추가 검진을 위해서 내원하였다. 흉부 방사선에서는 우심비대가 확인되었다. 심장 초음파에서는 두드러진 우심실비대, 비정상적 근육 다발과 섬유성 결절이 우심실 유출로 아래 누두부에서 발견되었다. 이러한 소견은 우심실양분증의 전형적인 형태학적 소견이다. 비정상 근육다발에서 주폐동맥으로 향하는 와류의 속도는 4.6 m/sec, 삼첨판 역류는 4.4 m/sec, 주폐동맥 혈류는 1.1 m/sec로 각각 측정되었다. 본 환자는 비록 임상증상은 없지만 협착에 의한 과도한 후부하와 그로 인한 심장의 손상을 막기 위해서 현재 atenolol (0.5 mg/kg) 을 복용하고 있다. 본 증례는 한국에서 발생한 견종에서 매우 드문 우심실양분증에 대해서 기술하였습니다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.241-249
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• 1985

Twenty-one patients with Double Chambered Right Ventricle [DCRV] associated with Ventricular Septal Defect [VSD] were treated by open heart surgery under cardiopulmonary bypass with moderate hypothermia in the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hanyang University Hospital between June 1982 and October 1984. The following results were obtained 1. The symptoms and physical signs, specific for DCRV, could not be identified. 2. The radiologic findings on simple chest X-ray, specific for DCRV, could not be identified. 3. Electrocardiographic findings, specific for DCRV, could not be identified. 4. Cardiac catheterization was found to be the most important diagnostic method, revealing pressure gradient between proximal chamber and distal chamber in the right ventricle. The average pressure gradient between two chambers showed 48.1523.29 mmHg[varying from 15mmHg to 94mmHg]. 5. Cardiac angiography was found to visualize the anomalous muscle bundles in right ventricle [in 17 cases, 81%] but the evidence of pressure gradient between two chambers within right ventricle is considered necessary for the diagnosis of DCRV. 6. Via surgical observation, anatomical and pathologic findings of the anomalous muscle bundles, associated DCRV were identified. 7. As the direct pressure was measured on the operating table before and after surgery, the average pressure gradient across the muscle bundles showed 40.5219.75mmHg [varying from 16 to 89mmHg] preoperatively and 8.909.72mmHg [varying from 0 to 32mmHg] postoperatively, indicating significant surgical correction of the obstruction present. 8. The presence of anomalous muscle bundles, dividing the right ventricle into two separated chambers, and the presence of the pressure gradient over 15mmHg are considered necessary for the diagnosis of DCRV.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.145-148
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• 2014

Here, we present a rare case of cardiac parasitic infection found in an adult female patient who had the symptoms of dyspnea upon exertion. She was diagnosed with a double-chambered right ventricle due to infundibular hypertrophy confirmed by transthoracic echocardiography and cardiac computed tomography. We performed surgery of infundibulectomy around the pulmonary valve. In the end, histopathological findings of the resected infundibular muscle demonstrated trichinellosis, a type of roundworm infection.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제29권9호
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• pp.983-988
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• 1996

발살바동 동맥류는 매우 드문 질환으로 1987년부터 1994년까지 인제대학교 의과대학 서울백병원 흉부외과학교실에서는 총 12례를 경험하였으며 이는 이 기간중의 심폐체외순환을 이용한 심장수술중 0.7%였다. 남자가 8례, 여자가 4례였고, 연령분포는 8세에서 38세까지로 평균 19.2세 였다. 파열이 있었던 경우는 8례였다. 발살바동 동맥류의 기원은 우측 발살바동에서 10례(83.3%), noncoronary 발살바동에서 2례 (16.6%)였다. 파열된 경우에는 우측 발살바동에서 6례, noncoronary발살바동에서 2례였으며, 우측 발살바동에서 기원한 6례중 5례가 우심실로, 1례가 우심방 및 우심실로 파열됐고, noncoronary 발살바동에서 기원한 2례중 1례가 우심방으로, 1례가 우심실로 파열됐었다. 동반된 심질환은 심실중격결손이 10례(83.3%)였고 이중 9례는 우측 발살바동에서 동반되었으며, 대동맥 판폐쇄부전이 동반된 예는 3례로서 모두 심실중격결손도 같이 동반하고 있었다. 그외 승모판폐쇄부전이 1례, 우심실양분증이 1례였다. 조기사망은 없었고, 만기사망은 술후 15개월에서 1례있었는데 심내막염으로 인하여 사망하였다. 술후 평균 29개월(4~60개월)간의 추적기간 \ulcorner만기사망 1례를 제외한 11례에서 WYHA기능적 분류로 classs I의 상태이다. 수술의 위험도나 사망률이 낮으므로 합병증의 위험이 있으면 파열이 없더라도 수술하여야 하며, 파열이 있는 경우는 진단이 되면 바로 수술을 해야할 것으로 사료된다. 대부분의 경우 대동맥판막 및 동맥류의 정확한 판단 및 교정을 위해 대동맥절개가 필요하다. 한편 동반된 심질환도 동시에 교정해주며 특히 대동맥판막에 대해서는 철저히 교정 해주어야 한다고 생각한다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제27권11호
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• pp.893-901
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• 1994

Forty nine patients [M: 31, F: 18], age from 2 months to 17 years [mean= 4.9 years], underwent operations, from April 1986 to December 1992, for the relief of subvalvular aortic stenosis in normal atrioventricular and ventriculoarterial connections.There were 4 anatomic types of subaortic stenosis : membranous in 29 cases [59.2%], fibromuscular in 11 [22.4%], diffuse tunnel type in 7 [14.3%], and miscellaneous in 2 cases. Thirty four patients [69.4%] had associated cardiac anomalies, of which ventricular septal defect was the most common [27 cases]. Other anomalies were patent ductus arteriosus, coarctation of the aorta, valvular aortic stenosis, double chambered right ventricle [DCRV], infundibular pulmonic stenosis, persistent left superior vena cava, and rigt aortic arch. Mean systolic pressure gradient between the left ventricle and ascending aorta was 26.4$\pm$17.6 mmHg : 13.1$\pm$17.6mmHg in the membranous type, 22.0$\pm$18.4mmHg in the fibromucular type, and 56.1$\pm$38.4mmHg in the diffuse tunnel type. Operative procedures were determined according to the type of subvalvular aortic stenosis : simple excision of subaortic membrane in the membranous type [29 cases], left ventricular myectomy with or without myotomy or fibrous tissue excision in the fibromuscular type [11 cases]. Among the 7 of diffuse tunnel type cases, ventricular myectomy was performed in 2 and a modified Konno operation was performed in 5 . Postoperative follow up was made with periodic echocardiography. The Mean postoperative follow up period was 33.8 months. There were 2 hospital mortalities [4.1%] and 2 late deaths. Residual stenosis remained in 3 cases and recurrence developed in 2 cases during the follow up period. 5 years actuarial survival rate was 91.8$\pm$3.9% and 5 year complication free rate was 72.3$\pm$10.4%. Conclusions : 1. Subvalvular aortic stenosis should be relieved completely as soon as possible when diagnosed, regardless of left ventricular outflow tract pressure gradient. 2. Good results were obtained using only simple excision of subaortic membrane in the membranous type of subaortic stenosis. However, aortoventriculoplasty [modified Konno prodedure] was necessary for good results in the diffuse tunnel type. 3. Periodic postoperative echocardiography was helpful in detecting the progression of residual stenosis and development of new stenosis.