1.A Case of Dermatomyositis.
Hye Jin KIM ; Tae Kyong KIM ; Byeung Hae AHN ; Young Hee YOO ; Hyun Suk LEE
Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society 1987;30(8):934-938
No abstract available.
Dermatomyositis*
2.The Effect of the Valsalva Maneuver on the External Jugular Vein.
Ho Sik MOON ; Sung Hoon JUNG ; Sie Hyeon YOO ; Jae Young JI ; Hae Jin LEE
Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine 2015;30(3):158-163
BACKGROUND: The external jugular vein (EJV) is a useful intravenous (IV) cannulation site for anesthesiologists, although it has a relatively high failure rate. Unlike other central veins, visualization of the EJV is important during IV cannulation, and the Valsalva maneuver distends the jugular venous system. However, the relationship between the maneuver and EJV visibility remains unknown. This study compared EJV visibility before and after the Valsalva maneuver. METHODS: This was a prospective observational study that included 200 participants. After the induction of anesthesia, EJV visibility grade, depth from the skin to the EJV superficial surface (EJV depth), and EJV cross-sectional area (CSA) before the Valsalva maneuver were measured. The same parameters were measured after the Valsalva maneuver was performed. The EJV visibility grade was defined as grade A: good appearance and good palpation, grade B: poor appearance and good palpation, and grade C: poor appearance and poor palpation. RESULTS: Patient body mass index and EJV depth affected the EJV visibility grade before the Valsalva maneuver (p < 0.05), although EJV CSA did not. The Valsalva maneuver distended EJV CSA and reduced EJV depth, although these changes were not correlated with EJV visibility grade. With regard to EJV visibility, 34.0% of grade B cases and 20.0% of grade C cases were improved by the Valsalva maneuver. CONCLUSIONS: Although the Valsalva maneuver improved EJV CSA and EJV depth, it did not greatly affect EJV visibility grade.
Anesthesia
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Body Mass Index
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Catheterization
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Humans
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Jugular Veins*
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Observational Study
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Palpation
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Prospective Studies
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Skin
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Ultrasonography
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Valsalva Maneuver*
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Veins
3.Congenital Coronary Artery Fistula.
Hye Jin KIM ; Yoo Ho KIM ; Byeung Hae AHN ; Wook YOUM ; Seung Hyup KIM
Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society 1988;31(3):381-385
No abstract available.
Coronary Vessels*
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Fistula*
4.A Case of Linear Syringocystadenoma Papilliferum on the Inguinal Area
Jin Young SONG ; Jiehyun JEON ; Hae Jun SONG ; Yoo Sang BAEK
Korean Journal of Dermatology 2019;57(8):498-499
No abstract available.
5.Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction and vascular contractility in monocrotaline-induced pulmonary arterial hypertensive rats.
The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology 2016;20(6):641-647
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a progressive disease characterized by vascular remodeling of pulmonary arteries (PAs) and increased vascular resistance in the lung. Monocrotaline (MCT), a toxic alkaloid, is widely used for developing rat models of PAH caused by injury to pulmonary endothelial cells; however, characteristics of vascular functions in MCT-induced PAH vary and are not fully understood. Here, we investigated hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV) responses and effects of various vasoconstrictors with isolated/perfused lungs of MCT-induced PAH (PAH-MCT) rats. Using hematoxylin and eosin staining, we confirmed vascular remodeling (i.e., medial thickening of PA) and right ventricle hypertrophy in PAH-MCT rats. The basal pulmonary arterial pressure (PAP) and PAP increase by a raised flow rate (40 mL/min) were higher in the PAH-MCT than in the control rats. In addition, both high K⁺ (40 mM KCl)- and angiotensin II-induced PAP increases were higher in the PAH-MCT than in the control rats. Surprisingly, application of a nitric oxide synthase inhibitor, L-N(G)-Nitroarginine methyl ester (L-NAME), induced a marked PAP increase in the PAH-MCT rats, suggesting that endothelial functions were recovered in the three-week PAH-MCT rats. In addition, the medial thickening of the PA was similar to that in chronic hypoxia-induced PAH (PAH-CH) rats. However, the HPV response (i.e., PAP increased by acute hypoxia) was not affected in the MCT rats, whereas HPV disappeared in the PAH-CH rats. These results showed that vascular contractility and HPV remain robust in the MCT-induced PAH rat model with vascular remodeling.
Angiotensins
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Animals
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Anoxia
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Arterial Pressure
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Endothelial Cells
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Eosine Yellowish-(YS)
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Heart Ventricles
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Hematoxylin
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Hypertension
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Hypertrophy
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Lung
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Models, Animal
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Monocrotaline
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Nitric Oxide Synthase
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Pulmonary Artery
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Rats*
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Vascular Remodeling
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Vascular Resistance
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Vasoconstriction*
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Vasoconstrictor Agents
6.Biphasic augmentation of alpha-adrenergic contraction by plumbagin in rat systemic arteries.
Hae Jin KIM ; Hae Young YOO ; Yin Hua ZHANG ; Woo Kyung KIM ; Sung Joon KIM
The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology 2017;21(6):687-694
Plumbagin, a hydroxy 1,4-naphthoquinone compound from plant metabolites, exhibits anticancer, antibacterial, and antifungal activities via modulating various signaling molecules. However, its effects on vascular functions are rarely studied except in pulmonary and coronary arteries where NADPH oxidase (NOX) inhibition was suggested as a mechanism. Here we investigate the effects of plumbagin on the contractility of skeletal artery (deep femoral artery, DFA), mesenteric artery (MA) and renal artery (RA) in rats. Although plumbagin alone had no effect on the isometric tone of DFA, 1 µM phenylephrine (PhE)-induced partial contraction was largely augmented by plumbagin (ΔT(Plum), 125% of 80 mM KCl-induced contraction at 1 µM). With relatively higher concentrations (>5 µM), plumbagin induced a transient contraction followed by tonic relaxation of DFA. Similar biphasic augmentation of the PhE-induced contraction was observed in MA and RA. VAS2870 and GKT137831, specific NOX4 inhibitors, neither mimicked nor inhibited ΔT(Plum) in DFA. Also, pretreatment with tiron or catalase did not affect ΔT(Plum) of DFA. Under the inhibition of PhE-contraction with L-type Ca²⁺ channel blocker (nifedipine, 1 µM), plumbagin still induced tonic contraction, suggesting Ca²⁺-sensitization mechanism of smooth muscle. Although ΔT(Plum) was consistently observed under pretreatment with Rho A-kinase inhibitor (Y27632, 1 µM), a PKC inhibitor (GF 109203X, 10 µM) largely suppressed ΔT(Plum). Taken together, it is suggested that plumbagin facilitates the PKC activation in the presence of vasoactive agonists in skeletal arteries. The biphasic contractile effects on the systemic arteries should be considered in the pharmacological studies of plumbagin and 1,4-naphthoquinones.
1,2-Dihydroxybenzene-3,5-Disulfonic Acid Disodium Salt
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Animals
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Arteries*
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Catalase
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Coronary Vessels
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Femoral Artery
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Mesenteric Arteries
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Muscle, Smooth
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NADPH Oxidase
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Phenylephrine
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Plants
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Protein Kinase C
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Rats*
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Relaxation
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Renal Artery
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Vasoconstrictor Agents
7.Health-Related Quality of Life and Cognitive Functioning at On- and Off-Treatment Periods in Children Aged between 6-13 Years Old with Brain Tumors: A Prospective Longitudinal Study.
Kyung Jin AN ; Yoo Sook JOUNG ; Ki Woong SUNG ; Ji Hae KIM
Yonsei Medical Journal 2013;54(2):306-314
PURPOSE: Our study aimed to examine the relationship between intelligence and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in children (6-13 years old) diagnosed as having a brain tumor. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We administered a Korean version of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-III, the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory, version 4.0 (PedsQL), the Korean version of the Parenting Stress Index-Short Form, and the Korean Version of the Parenting Sense of Competence (K-PSOC) scale before or after initial radiotherapy (T1) and after treatment termination (T2). In total, 13 patients completed both the T1 and T2 interviews. RESULTS: Scores significantly declined between T1 and T2 on the full-scale intelligence quotients (FIQ), verbal intelligence quotients (VIQ), performance intelligence quotients (PIQ), similarity and coding tests, as well as the K-PSOC, which measures parental anxiety. FIQ scores at T1 were correlated with the self-reported PedsQL total scores (r=0.739) and the parent proxy-report PedsQL scores for school functioning (r=0.706) at T2. Also, the FIQ scores at T2 were correlated with the self-reported PedsQL total scores (r=0.748) and scores for physical health (r=0.728) at T2. CONCLUSION: The cognitive ability and intelligence level of the patients significantly declined between on and off treatment periods, and higher intelligence functioning at both on and off treatment was correlated with long-term higher HRQOL. Further investigations that monitor intelligence, HRQOL and parenting stress over a longer period, using a greater number of participants, are needed.
Adolescent
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Anxiety
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Brain Neoplasms/complications/physiopathology/*psychology
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Child
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*Cognition
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Female
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Humans
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Intelligence Tests
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Longitudinal Studies
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Male
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Parenting
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Parents/psychology
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Prospective Studies
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*Quality of Life
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Stress, Psychological/*diagnosis
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Time Factors
8.A Case of Annular Pancreas and Endocardial Cushion in the Abscence of Down Syndrome.
Hae Jung CHO ; Jeong Jin YU ; Yoo Ryung LEE ; Chul MOON
Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society 2001;44(10):1193-1196
Annular pancreas is a rarely found gastrointestinal tract malformation, and is frequently associated with Down syndrome. Endocardial cushion defect is a type of congenital heart disease, commonly also related to Down syndrome. However, a combination of endocardial cushion defect with annular pancreas has not been reported previously. We recently experienced such a case in 2 month old boy. Moreover Down syndrome was excluded through physical examination and a chromosomal study. We think it difficult to obtain a complete explanation for this condition through the currently known pathogenesis of annular pancreas and endocardial cushion defect.
Down Syndrome*
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Endocardial Cushion Defects
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Endocardial Cushions*
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Gastrointestinal Tract
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Heart Defects, Congenital
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Pancreas*
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Physical Examination