The antihypertensive effect and side reactions of perdipine were evaluated in 30 patients with essential hypertension. The results were as follows; 1) Before medication and after 2, 4, 5 and 8 weeks of medication, the over all average systolic and diastolic blood pressure were 170+/-13/104+/-7, 152+/-13/93+/-6, 146+/-11/91+/-6, 143+/-9/90+/-7, and 141+/-10/89+/-7mmHg, respectively. In 89% of all cases, marked or moderate degree of antihypertensive effect was observed. 2) There were no significant changes in heart rates before and after treatment. 3) In 83% of all cases, improvement of symptoms were observed. 4) The side reactions of oral perdipine were mild constipation, anorexia, facial flushing, dizziness, and headache, respectively one case. but there were no side reactions which required discontinuing the treatment, except 1 case which discontinued the medication because of severe bradycardia and dizziness.
Anorexia ; Blood Pressure ; Bradycardia ; Constipation ; Dizziness ; Flushing ; Headache ; Heart Rate ; Humans ; Hypertension ; Nicardipine*

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Thorax*

BACKGROUND: The objective of the present study was to evaluate whether left ventricular diastolic function is altered in rheumatoid arthritis. METHODS: Thirty-six patients of rheumatoid arthritis diagnosed by 1988 revised criteria for rheumatoid arthritis and 20 cases of normal control group were matched with respect to left ventricular ejection fraction and diastolic parameters. RESULTS: Parameters of diastolic function such as peak filling rate, time to peak fillling rate and 1/3 filling rate were not significantly different between patients with rheumatoid arthritis and control groups. although time to peak filling rate was significantly prolonged in seropositive group(p<0.05). CONCLUSION: Left ventricular diastolic function is notes not to be impaired in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Arthritis, Rheumatoid* ; Humans ; Stroke Volume

The hypotensive effect and side reactions of captopril (combination with hydrochlorthiazide in some cases) were evaluated in 42 patients with essential hypertension. The results were as follows: 1) Before medication and after 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 weeks of medication, the over all average systolic & diastolic pressure were 178.2+/-42.6/111.3+/-21.1, 150.6+/-36.2/95.2+/-34.5, 140.3+/-31.4/93.6+/-24.3, 135.6+/-28.6/90.6+/-17.1, 130.9+/-20.5/87.9+/-16.4, 128.7+/-24.0/86.4+/-15.3mmHg respectively. After 10 weeks of medication, marked or moderate degree of hypotensive effect was observed in 98% of all cases (systolic pressure), 93% of all cases (diastolic pressure)(P<0.001, P<0.001). 2) There was no significant changes in heart rates before and after treatment. 3) There was no side effects which required discontinuing the medication, decreasing the dose or other treatment for side effects.
Blood Pressure ; Captopril* ; Heart Rate ; Humans ; Hypertension

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Humans

The abnormalities of left ventricular ejection patterns have been studied using echocardiography, contrast angiography, radionuclide angiography, and apex cardiography in patients with various heart disease. Recently it has been recognized that diastolic impairment may occur in the absence of abnormal systolic performance in hypertension, valvular heart disease, ischemic heart diseases, and cardiomyopathies. In order to identify whether diastolic dysfunction can develop without systolic dysfunction, we evaluated patterns of left ventricular filling and ejection by echocardiography in 10 chronic mitral regurgitations without pulmonary congestion symptom, who were confirmed by cardiac catheterization. Indices of left ventricular systolic function, including ejection fraction, fractional shortening, ejection rate, mean velocity of circumferential fiber shortening, and preejection period/left ventricular ejection time revealed no significant difference in mitral regurgitation patients compared with normal control group. Diastolic parameters, including atrial emptying index,mean velocity of circumferential fiber lengthening, rapid filling period, and rapid filling velocity were changed significantly in mitral regurgitation. There were no significant alterations in blood pressure and heart rate between two groups. It is concluded that impaired diastolic performance may be frequently encountered in patients with chronic mitral regurgitation and intact systolic function.
Angiography ; Blood Pressure ; Cardiac Catheterization ; Cardiac Catheters ; Cardiomyopathies ; Echocardiography ; Estrogens, Conjugated (USP) ; Heart Diseases ; Heart Rate ; Heart Valve Diseases ; Humans ; Hypertension ; Kinetocardiography ; Mitral Valve Insufficiency* ; Myocardial Ischemia ; Radionuclide Angiography ; Ventricular Function, Left*

Objective: The three major gynecologic cancers are cervical, endometrial, and ovarian cancer. This study aimed to describe the 19-year trends and survival rates in cervical, endometrial, and ovarian cancer in a Korean female population. Methods: We searched the Korea Central Cancer Registry to identify patients with gynecologic cancer between 1999 and 2017. Age-standardized rates and annual percent changes were calculated. The relative survival rate (RSR) was reported by histology, age, and stage for each gynecological cancer. Results: The total number of cervical, endometrial, primary peritoneal, ovarian epithelial, fallopian tube (POFT) cancer was 134,863, with the number of cases increasing every year: 6,077 in 1999 to 8,011 in 2017. The incidence of cervical cancer has decreased; however, that of POFT and endometrial cancer has increased. The 5-year RSR of cervical, POFT, and endometrial cancer was reported to be 80.8%, 61.4%, and 88.1%, respectively. In the case of cervical cancer, squamous cell carcinoma showed better survival than other histology (82.8% vs. 73.5%). Furthermore, in the case of endometrial cancer, endometrioid histology had substantially better 5-year RSR than the others (93.2% vs. 76.5%). Contrastingly, in the case of ovarian cancer, serous carcinoma had worse 5-year RSR than other types of histology. Conclusion The incidence rates for gynecologic cancers increased from 2005 to 2017, with an annual increase of 2.76 per year until 2017. Endometrial cancer had the highest RSR, while ovarian cancer had the lowest. Active cancer screening and the introduction of effective treatments might have contributed to the improved RSRs of gynecologic cancers.

Objective: The three major gynecologic cancers are cervical, endometrial, and ovarian cancer. This study aimed to describe the 19-year trends and survival rates in cervical, endometrial, and ovarian cancer in a Korean female population. Methods: We searched the Korea Central Cancer Registry to identify patients with gynecologic cancer between 1999 and 2017. Age-standardized rates and annual percent changes were calculated. The relative survival rate (RSR) was reported by histology, age, and stage for each gynecological cancer. Results: The total number of cervical, endometrial, primary peritoneal, ovarian epithelial, fallopian tube (POFT) cancer was 134,863, with the number of cases increasing every year: 6,077 in 1999 to 8,011 in 2017. The incidence of cervical cancer has decreased; however, that of POFT and endometrial cancer has increased. The 5-year RSR of cervical, POFT, and endometrial cancer was reported to be 80.8%, 61.4%, and 88.1%, respectively. In the case of cervical cancer, squamous cell carcinoma showed better survival than other histology (82.8% vs. 73.5%). Furthermore, in the case of endometrial cancer, endometrioid histology had substantially better 5-year RSR than the others (93.2% vs. 76.5%). Contrastingly, in the case of ovarian cancer, serous carcinoma had worse 5-year RSR than other types of histology. Conclusion The incidence rates for gynecologic cancers increased from 2005 to 2017, with an annual increase of 2.76 per year until 2017. Endometrial cancer had the highest RSR, while ovarian cancer had the lowest. Active cancer screening and the introduction of effective treatments might have contributed to the improved RSRs of gynecologic cancers.

Pneumatosis intestinalis is an uncommon but important condition in which gas is found in a linear or cystic form in the submucosa or subserosa of the bowel wall. It occurs in several clinical settings in adults who have a wide variety of underlying disorders that determine prognosis. Especially, hepatic portal venous gas with pneumatosis intestinalis has been rarely described in chronic dialysis patients. We report a case of 53-year-old man with hemodialysis-dependent end stage renal disease who developed a pneumatosis intestinalis accompanied hepatic portal venous gas. This patient was treated conservatively with intravenous antibiotics, fluid therapy, and oxygen supply without surgical approach.
Adult ; Anti-Bacterial Agents ; Dialysis ; Fluid Therapy ; Humans ; Kidney Failure, Chronic ; Middle Aged ; Oxygen ; Portal Vein ; Prognosis ; Renal Dialysis