• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.43-50
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• 1985

With the improvement of hemodialysis, the course of the disease in patient with endstage renal disease has been clearly improved. Nevertheless, among several shortcomings to our present mode of renal replacement therapy, cardiovascular complications have been the leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Several factors such as anemia, arteriovenous shunting of blood, intermittent extracorporeal circulation and hypertension may be contributing. But little is known about the quantitative cardiac hemodynamic characteristics occurred during hemodialysis. The purpose of this study is to observe the sequential hemodynamic changes before, during and after the hemodialysis and to investigate reliable parameters in the detection of ventricular dysfunction. In the present study, equilibrium radionuclide cardiac angiography was performed and left and right ventricular volume indices, ejection phase indices of both ventricular, performance were measured in the 16 stable patients with chronic renal failure treated with maintenance hemodialysis sequentially i.e. before, during (early and late phase) and after the hemodialysis. The results obtained were as follows; 1) The indices of the left ventricular function were not changed during the hemodialysis but increased after the hemodialysis. 2) The indices of the right ventricular function(EF, SVI) were significantly decreased in the early phase (15, 30 minutes after starting extracorporeal circulation) but recovered after the hemodialysis. 3) The ratio of right ventricular to left ventricular ejection fraction was significantly decreased in the early phase and the lung volume indices were significantly increased at the same phase. As a conclusion, hemodialysis improves left ventricular function maybe due to increased contractility, and effects on the right ventricular function maybe due to the increased lung volume in the early phase of hemodialysis.

• 대한영상의학회지
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• 제79권6호
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• pp.332-336
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• 2018

신장 동맥 손상은 둔상의 드문 합병증이나, 신장의 혈류 차단을 일으켜 신부전증을 일으킬 수도 있어 조기 진단과 치료가 필요하다. 신장 동맥 손상의 치료 방법은 아직 논란이 남아 있기는 하지만, 최근 연구들에서 혈관 내 스텐트를 이용한 성공적인 치료 결과가 보고 되었다. 그러나 아직 소아 환자에 대해서는 표준 치료법이 정해지지 않았다. 우리는 16세 여자 환아에서 발생한 4등급 간 열상과 동반된 우측 신장 동맥 폐색 증례를 보고하고자 한다. 환아는 풍선 혈관형성술만을 이용한 치료를 시행 받았고, 후에 신장의 실질 혈류 관류가 뚜렷하게 개선되었으며 신기능이 정상화 되었다. 따라서 소아 환자에서 신장 동맥 손상이 발생했을 경우, 풍선 혈관형성술을 이용한 시술이 치료의 한가지 방법이 될 수 있다.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.203-208
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• 1999

목적 : 신생아 시기에 일측성 수신증의 자연경과는 여러 요인들에 의해 변화되는데, 그중에서도 술전의 신기능은 일측 뿐 아니라 양측성 수신증의 초기 치료 지침을 세우는데 매우 중요한 의미를 가진다. 따라서 저자들은 일측성 수신증(폐색과 역류)을 가진 환아에서 환측신의 치료전과 후 상대적 신기능의 변화를 관찰하여 수신증의 예후에 미치는 영향을 관찰하고자 하였다. 방법 : 1992년 3월부터 1997년 2월까지 수술적으로 교정한 수신증 환자 393명(폐색성 108, 역류성 285)중 술후에 합병증 없이 치료가 끝나고 수술전후에 자료가 충실한 81명(폐색성 35, 역류성 46)을 대상으로 하였다. 환자들의 평균 나이는 폐색 환자에서 2.62(0.02-15)세, 역류 환자에서 3.14(0.5-15)세였으며, 평균 추적관찰 기간은 2.01(0.25-4)년이었다. 상대적 신기능은 폐색 환자에서 $^{99m}Tc-DTPA$(31명)와 $MAG_3$(4명) scan으로 술전과 술후 3개월에, 역류 환자에서는 DMSA scan(46명)으로 술전과 술후 6개월에 측정하였다. 분석은 폐색과 역류성 수신증의 두군에서 각각 술전후의 신기능 변화를 관찰하였으며, 가장 큰 영향을 미치는 인자를 찾고자 하였다. 통계는 student t-test를 사용하였고 p value는 0.05이하일 때 유의한 차이가 있는 것으로 간주하였다. 결과 : 1. 폐색성 수신증: 전체 평균적으로 수술전 37.69%(3.5-50)이었던 신기능이 수술후 40.15%(4-55)로 호전되었다. 세부적으로 살펴보면 수술전 신기능이 20에서 40%까지였던 신이 20%이하나 40%이상이었던 신에서 보다 통계적으로 의미있게 술후 신기능이 호전되었다. 2. 역류성 수신증: 전체 평균적으로 수술전 34.27%(3-49)이었던 신기능이 수술후 33.61%(3-49)로 통계적으로 의미있는 호전을 보이지 않았다. 역류에서는 술후 신기능이 통계적으로 의의있는 변화를 보이는 어떤 술전 신기능의 값도 발견할 수 없었다. 결론 : 신우요관 이행부 폐색에 의한 수신증에서는 술전 신기능이 20에서 40%사이의 신에서 신기능의 증가를 기대하고 수술을 시행할 수 있으리라 생각되지만, 실제 기준이 되는 수치에 대한 것은 더 연구가 필요하리라 생각된다. 방광요관역류에서는 술후 신기능의 증가를 보이지 않아 수술의 목적은 신기능의 증가를 위한 것보다도 술전 기능을 유지하거나 제어되지않는 요로감염등과 같은 증상의 치유를 위해 치료방법으로 선택해야 한다.

• 한방비만학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.167-172
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• 2022

Obesity is known as the most common risk factor for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Weight loss is needed to prevent liver function damage from progressing to non-alcoholic hepatosteatosis (NASH) and NASH-related liver cirrhosis. The purpose of this study was to observe the recovery of liver function in obese patients with liver dysfunction through traditional Korean obesity treatment. Body weight, liver function levels and renal function levels were examined by prescribing traditional Korean medicine in obese patients with mild elevation of liver function test. Blood tests were conducted at intervals of one month, and it was observed that liver function recovered to the normal range in three patients.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.146-151
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• 2015

Atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis (RAS) may result in hypertension, azotemia, and acute pulmonary edema. We report on a renal angioplasty with stent placement for bilateral RAS in a patient with acute decompensated heart failure and acute kidney injury. A 67-year-old female patient was admitted to our hospital with acute shortness of breath and generalized edema. Echocardiography showed left ventricular wall motion abnormality and the follow up electrocardiography showed T wave inversion in the precordial leads. We performed a coronary angiography to differentiate ischemic heart disease from non-cardiac origin for the cause of the heart failure. The coronary angiography showed no significant luminal narrowing, but bilateral RAS was confirmed on the renal artery angiography, therefore, we performed renal artery revascularization. After the procedure, the pulmonary edema was improved and the serum creatinine was decreased. Two weeks later, an echocardiography showed improvement of the left ventricular systolic function.

• 한국임상약학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.115-124
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• 2019

The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to assess the preventive effect of theophylline on acute kidney injury and the ameliorative effect of theophylline on renal function in asphyxiated neonates. A literature search of the PubMed/Medline, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases for information published up to February 2019 was conducted. All studies that reported the incidence rate of acute kidney injury, serum creatinine level, and glomerular filtration rate after the randomized administration of theophylline or placebo were included. In total, eight studies involving 498 neonates were eligible. The incidence rate of acute kidney injury was significantly lower in the theophylline group than in the placebo group (risk ratio [RR]: 0.42, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.32-0.55, p < 0.001). The changes in serum creatinine level in the theophylline group were significantly higher than those in the placebo group from the first day of life to 3 and 5 days of age (weighted mean difference [WMD]: -0.51, 95% CI: -0.62 to -0.40, p < 0.001, and WMD: -0.26, 95% CI: -0.34 to -0.18, p < 0.001, respectively). The changes in glomerular filtration rate in the theophylline group were significantly higher than those in the placebo group from the first day of life to 3 days of age and the last day of follow-up (WMD: 12.30, 95% CI: 9.39-15.21, p < 0.001, and WMD: 9.35, 95% CI: 6.43-12.27, p < 0.001, respectively). These results suggested that theophylline has a beneficial effect on the prevention of acute kidney injury in neonates with perinatal asphyxia.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제38권6호
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• pp.498-505
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• 2004

목적: 신혈관성고혈압의 진단에서 캅토프릴 투여후 $^{99m}Tc$-DTPA 신기능곡선 및 신기능의 기준 별로 비교된 바 없다. 이 연구는 단측 신동맥협착에 의한 신혈관성고혈압에서 캅토프릴 스캔의 진단 기준별 성적을 비교함이었다. 대상 및 방법: 1995년 5월에서 2004년 5월까지 신혈관성고혈압이 의심되어 캡토프릴신장스캔과 신혈관조영술을 시행한 64명 중 신혈관협착 있어서(n=51), 혈관재성형술을 받은 37명 중 양측성 신혈관협착 13명을 제외한 24명을 대상으로 하였다. 동맥경화가 14예, 섬유근성이형성증이 4명, 기타 혈관염이 6명이었다. 캅토프릴 및 기저 스캔은 The Society of Nuclear Medicine의 표준화된 지침에 의하여, 신기능곡선(5등급) 및 상대적 신기능, 협착이 있는 신장의 캅토프릴과 기저 스캔의 신기능곡선의 등급차이(CBren), 신기능의 차이(BCfun) 및 캅토프릴스캔시 반대측 신기능곡선과의 등급 간의 차이(CNren) 를 구하였다. 결과: 24명(남/여=16/8, 나이 $39.2{\pm}18.4$세)중 8명이 완치, 11명이 호전되어 신혈관성고혈압으로 진단되었고, 5명이 혈압의 변화가 없었다. 신혈관성고혈압과 본태성고혈압군 간에 나이(median 30 vs. 52; p<0.05), 원인(동맥 경화/기타: 9/10 vs. 5/0, p<0.05), CBren (median 2.5 vs. 0; p<0.005), BCfun (median 4 vs -0.5; p<0.05), CNren (median 2 vs. 0; p<0.05)의 유의한 차이가 있었다. 성별, creatinine과 기저 및 캅토프릴시 신기능은 차이가 없었다. 수신자판단특성곡선하의 면적은 나이 0.826, CBren 0.929, BCfun 0.804, CNren 0.784로 곡선하의 면적은 유의한 차이가 없었다. 양성 및 음성예측도는 나이 38세 이하의 기준으로 100%(12/12), 42%(5/l2), BCfun 1% 이상 92%(11/12), 50%(3/6), CBren 1이상 92%(13/14), 75%(3/4), CNren 1이상 90% (17/19), 60% (3/5)였다. 유용한 진단기준으로 알려진 BCfun 5% 이상은 100%(4/4), 29%(4/14)였다. 결론: 캅토프릴스캔에서 신기능곡선과 신기능 모두 유용한 신혈관성고혈압의 기준이 되며, 신기능곡선은 기저스캔과의 비교없이도 정상 신장의 신기능곡선을 비교하여 신혈관성고혈압을 진단할 수 있다.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.61-67
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• 2013

Development of a therapy providing protection from, or reversing gentamicin-sulfate (GS)-induced oxidative stress and nephrotoxicity would be of great clinical significance. The present study was designed to investigate the protective effects of Houttuynia cordata Thunb. (HC) against gentamicin sulfate-induced renal damage in rats. Twenty-eight Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into 4 equal groups as follows: group 1, control; group 2, GS 100 mg/kg/d, intraperitoneal (i.p.) injection; group 3, GS 100 mg/kg/d, i.p. + HC 500 mg/kg/d, oral; and group 4, GS 100 mg/kg/d i.p. + HC 1000 mg/kg/d, oral administration). Treatments were administered once daily for 12 d. After 12 d, biochemical and histopathological analyses were conducted to evaluate oxidative stress and renal nephrotoxicity. Serum levels of creatinine, malondialdehyde (MDA), and blood urea nitrogen (BUN), together with renal levels of MDA, glutathione (GSH), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and catalase (CAT) were quantified to evaluate antioxidant activity. Animals treated with GS alone showed a significant increase in serum levels of creatinine, BUN, and MDA, with decreased renal levels of GSH, SOD, and CAT. Treatment of rats with HC showed significant improvement in renal function, presumably as a result of decreased biochemical indices and oxidative stress parameters associated with GS-induced nephrotoxicity. Histopathological examination of the rat kidneys confirmed these observations. Therefore, the novel natural antioxidant HC may protect against GSinduced nephrotoxicity and oxidative stress in rats.

• 한국의료질향상학회지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.230-240
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• 2002

Background : The purpose of this study was to develop, implement and evaluate the pharmacist intervention program designed to identify and correctly adjust the dosage of $H_2$-receptor antagonists ($H_2RA$) in renally impaired patients and promote timely conversion of $H_2RA$ from IV to PO therapy. Methods : The study population consisted of renally impaired patients who received $H_2RA$ therapy from April 9 to May 8, 2001 at Hallym Medical Center. Each morning a specifically developed software program identified patients with serum creatinine (Scr) greater than 1.2 mg/dl or age greater than 65 years. The pharmacist, then screened the pharmacy profiles of the identified patients to determine if the patient was on $H_2RA$. For these patients on $H_2RA$ with renal impairement the creatinine clearance (CrCl) was calculated using Cockroft & Gault equation. The pharmacist determined the proper dosage for each identified patients based on the calculated CrCl and the oral dosage that would be appropriate for whom IV therapy was no longer indicated. Result : A total of 149 cases (101 patients) were monitored during the study period. The dosage was inappropriately prescribed for renal function in 61 of 149 cases (41%), and of those, pharmacist made recommendations for 58 cases of which 33 cases (57%) were accepted by the physicians. The administration route of H2RA was inappropriately used as IV in 22 of 53 cases (42%), and pharmacist made recommendations for those 22 cases of which 15 cases (68%) were accepted. Conclusion : Monitoring of patients with renal dysfunction by a pharmacist improved the dosing of $H_2RA$ and a dosing program of patients with renal impairment would be of benefit to other clinicians and institutions seeking to optimize patient care.

• 대한한의학방제학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.271-280
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• 2020

Hypertension has been approved to cause disharmony between the heart and kidney such as cardiac hypertrophy and kidney dysfunction. In traditional oriental medicine Paeo-tang (PET) has been shown to have effects on blood circulation improvement. However, the beneficial effect of PET on hypertension remains unknown. In this study, we investigated that PET attenuates blood pressure and improves cardiovascular and renal function in NG-nitro-L-arginine methylester (L-NAME) rat model. Hypertensive rat models were induced by the administration of L-NAME (40 mg/kg/day) and then PET (50 or 100 mg/kg/day) or Olmetec was treated for 2 weeks. PET treatment significantly suppressed the systolic blood pressure and decreased intima-media thickness in the thoracic aorta. PET ameliorated endothelium-dependent and independent vascular relaxation in the L-NAME-induced vascular dysfunction. PET ameliorated the functional decline in the kidney such as albumin and blood urea nitrogen in plasma. These results demonstrated that PET possesses protective effects against L-NAME-induced hypertension.