1.Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery with Radial Artery: Early Results.
Chan Young NA ; Young Tak LEE ; Kook Yang PARK ; Hae Young LEE ; Wook Sung KIM ; Cheul Hyun PARK ; Min Soo HONG ; Jae Cheun SHIM ; Oh Choon KWON ; Woong Han KIM ; Cheul Hyun CHUNG ; Youn Seop JUNG ; Jae Jin HAN ; Myung Hoon RHA ; Young Kwan PARK ; Sung Nok HONG
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 1997;30(3):275-281
The radial artery as a graft for myocardial revascularization was introduced by Carpentier et al. in the early 1970s. Mid-term results were unfortunately discouraging, and the clinical experience with this graft was interrupted. At the end of the 1980s, these authors reproposed the same arterial conduit with more satisfying results, because of improved technique and pharmacological management of the graft. Between October 1994 and July 1995, 36 patients underwent myocardial revascularization with a radial artery graft in Sejong General Hospital. Left internal mammary artery was concomitantly used as a pedicled graft in 34 patients. Fifteen patients(42%) had a complete arterial graft revascularization. A total of 123 distal anastomoses were performed(average 3.4 per patient), including 36 left internal mammary artery grafts(two sequential in 2 patients), and 23 saphenous vein grafts. The remaining 64 distal anastomoses were performed with radial artery grafts (mean 1.8 per patient). The radial arteries were anastomosed to the circumflex(n=38), diagonal( n=18), right coronary(n=6), and left anterior descending coronary artery(n=2). The percentage of radial artery graft anastomoses(64) to the total anastomoses(123) was 52%. The radial artery was used as a single graft in 10 patients, as a sequential graft in 25 patients, and two grafts in 1 patient. Twenty patients underwent associated procedures : coronary endarterectomy(14), coronary artery patch angioplasty(4), mitral valve repair(1), and repair of ventricular septal rupture(1). One patient died of low cardiac output syndrome and the others had no perioperative myocardial infarction. There are no ischemic and functional complications in the arm or hand after removal of the radial artery. Only 1 patient required reexploration of the arm, for the hematoma evacuation, and 2 patients complained transient thumb dysesthesia of the side of the havested arm. This dysesthesia improved within one month. Postoperative angiographic controls were obtained in 11 patients(31%) postoperative 79 to 210 days(mean 126 days). The patency rate were as follows : left internal mammary artery(100%), saphenous vein(100%), and radial artery(95%). We concluded that the radial artery is useful alternative graft, but long term clinical and angiographic studies are required to dertermine whether wider application is warranted.
Arm
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Cardiac Output, Low
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Coronary Artery Bypass*
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Coronary Vessels*
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Hand
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Hematoma
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Hospitals, General
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Humans
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Mammary Arteries
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Mitral Valve
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Myocardial Infarction
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Myocardial Revascularization
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Paresthesia
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Radial Artery
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Saphenous Vein
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Thumb
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Transplants
2.Applicable Indications and Effectiveness of the Selective Arterial Embolization in the Management of Obstetrical Hemorrhage.
Cheun Sic KANG ; So Yean PARK ; Ji Young LEE ; Jee Young OH ; Won Deuk JU ; Sun Kwon KIM ; Jong Yun HWANG ; Mi Kyung KIM ; Jae Yoon SHIM ; Gi Young KO ; Hye Sung WON ; Dae Shik SUH ; Pil Ryang LEE ; Ahm KIM
Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2004;47(1):51-59
OBJECTIVE: To describe the angiographic embolization as a safe and an effective alternative treatment in the management of obstetrical hemorrhage and in preserving fertility. METHODS: Between March 1999 and May 2003, 43 patients at Asan Medical Center underwent angiographic embolization for the management of obstetrical hemorrhage. All cases received arterial embolization because of obstetrical hemorrhage unresponsive to conservative management or prophylaxis for massive obstetrical hemorrhage. Medical records were reviewed and detailed to collect adequate clinical data such as clinical status, underlying conditions, amount of transfusion, embolization sites, materials of embolization, duration of the procedure, complications associated with embolization, hospital stay, and the success rate. Patients were contacted by telephone to obtain long-term outcome for menstruation, desire for conception, and subsequent pregnancies. RESULTS: We have experienced the clinical successful embolization in 37 (86.0%) of 43 patients of obstetrical hemorrhage resulting from various causes. The main cause of hemorrhage was atony of uterus (n=17), followed by abnormal placentation (n=6), genital tract laceration (n=5). The average amount of blood transfusion was 7.0 units (range; 0-36 units). The average length of the time for the procedure was 68.2 minutes (range; 30-150 minutes). The average duration of hospitalization was 6.4 days (range; 3-20 days). The main complication after embolization was numbness and pain on right lower extremities in 5 cases and vessel dissection occurred in 1 case. But there was no major complication related to the procedure. We were able to follow up 28 patients. In all cases menses resumed spontaneously soon after the procedure. Seven cases of long-term follow-up became pregnant, and 3 cases of them completed gestations giving birth to healthy babies. CONCLUSION: The results suggest that angiographic embolization is a relatively noninvasive and highly effective method for the management of obstetrical hemorrhage and a useful technique for preserving fertility.
Blood Transfusion
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Chungcheongnam-do
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Female
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Fertility
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Fertilization
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Follow-Up Studies
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Hemorrhage*
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Hospitalization
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Humans
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Hypesthesia
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Lacerations
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Length of Stay
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Lower Extremity
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Medical Records
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Menstruation
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Parturition
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Placentation
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Pregnancy
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Telephone
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Uterus