The echocardiographic results obtained from normal group(910 cases), borderline hypertention group(78 cases), define hypertension group(182 cases) and hypertensive heart disease group(55 cases) in Heart Center, Paik Hospital, Inje Medical College, Pusan, Korea between September 1985, were as followings; 1) LVDeD, 5.94+/-1.07cm in hypertensive heart disease group was significantly increased compared with 4.93+/-0.64cm in normal group, 4.92+/-0.73cm in borderline hypertension group and 4.90+/-0.64cm in define hypertension group. LVSeD, 4.86+/-0.98cm in hypertensive heart disease group was significantly increased compared with 3.24+/-0.58cm in normal group, 3.21+/-0.52cm in definite hypertension group. 2) LVDeV/s, 180.26+/-84.76ml/m2 in hypertensive heart disease group was significantly increased compared with 86.13+/-37.34ml/m2 in normal group, 86.26+/-41.02ml/m2 in borderline hypertension group and 83.78+/-30.86ml/m2 in definite hypertension group, and LVSeV/S, 97.51+/-55.67ml/m2 in hypertensive heart disease group was significantly increased compared with 25.28+/-13.25ml/m2 in normal group, 23.68+/-14.62ml/m2 in borderline hypertension group and 24.02+/-14.36ml/m2 in definite hypertension group. 3) There was no significant differance of SV/S, between 61.50+/-26.02ml/m2 in normal, 63.98+/-30.86ml/m2 in borderline, 63.06+/-22.96ml/m2 in definite hypertension group and 61.82+/-30.67ml/m2 in hypertesive heart disease group. E.F. 44.06+/-9.94% in hypertensive heart disease group was significantly reduced comparing with 71.08+/-8.89% in normal group, while 74.35+/-8.26% in borderline and 73.28+/-8.49% in definite hypertensive was significantly increased. F.S., 17.02+/-5.18% in hypertensive heart disease group was significantly reduced comparing with 34.44+/-6.81% in normal, while 35.64+/-7.62% in borderline and 36.87+/-7.26% in definite hypertension group was significantly increased. 4) VSTh, 1.24+/-0.32cm in hypertensive heart disease group, 1.17+/-0.12cm in definite hypertension group and 1.16+/-0.41cm in borderline hypertension group are significantly increased comparing with 0.99+/-0.21cm in normal group. LVPWTh, 1.01+/-0.27cm in hypertensive heart disease group and 0.90+/-0.21cm in definite hypertension group was significantly increased comparing with 0.79+/-0.16cm in normal group. 5) VSTh was increased in 13.3% of borderline hypertension group, 32.8% of definite hypertension group and 31.6% of hypertensive heart disease group. LVPWTh was increased in 4.4% of borderline hypertensive group, 26.9% of definite hypertension group and 30.2% of hypertensive heart disease group. Symmetrical septal hypertrophy was noted in 5.1% of borderline hypertension group, 20.1% of definite hypertension group and 32.1% of hypertensive heart disease group. Total septal or left ventricular posteior wall hypertrophy was noted in 17(21.8%) of 78 borderline hypertension group, 154(89.8%) of definite hypertension group and 51(93.9%) of 55 hypertensive heart disease group.
Busan ; Echocardiography* ; Heart ; Heart Diseases ; Humans ; Hypertension ; Hypertrophy ; Korea ; Ventricular Function, Left*

We report 56 year old female with the left atrial myxoma diagnosed by M mode and 2-D Echocardiography, to be complicated with the cerebral embolism with review of literatures.
Echocardiography ; Female ; Humans ; Intracranial Embolism* ; Middle Aged ; Myxoma*

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Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome*

Of several possible configurations of pin fixation of a displaced supracondylar fracture of the humerus in children, the medial and lateral crossed pinning technique has been known to provide the greatest resistance to gross rotational displacement. A new technique with ipsilateral two lateral crossed pins was devised so as to avoid the ulnar nerve injury with good stability for fracture site. During the period from 1992 to 1994, 18 children with displaced supracondylar fracture of the humerus were treated by closed reduction and ipsilateral two lateral crossed pinning. Eighty nine percents of the final results were satisfactory. There were no ulnar nerve injuries and fixation loss in all cases from the treatment. This is a safe, simple and reliable technique for providing the good stability of fracture site as well as avoiding the ulnar nerve injury.
Child ; Humans ; Humerus ; Ulnar Nerve ; Ulnar Neuropathies ; United Nations

No abstract available.
Humans ; Infant* ; Urinary Tract Infections* ; Urinary Tract*

No abstract available.
Mortality*

No abstract available.
Colostomy*

No abstract available.
Appendicitis* ; Wounds and Injuries*

PURPOSE: We measured pulmonary epithelial permeability by Tc-DTPA radioaerosol clearance in patients with diabetes and correlated with the presence of microangiopathy to understand the pathophysiology of pulmonary microangiopathy and evaluate Tc-DTPA radioaerosol clearance as a diagnostic test to assess pulmonary microangiopathy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We performed ' Tc-DTPA radioaerosol scan in 10 normal subjects, 10 asym-ptomatic smokers, 20 diabetic patients without history of smoking (10 with microangiopathy, 10 without microangiopathy). Tc-DTPA clearance half-time (T1/2) was calculated, then compared with the result of chest radiography and pulmonary function test. RESULTS: Chest radiography and pulmonary function test were normal in all subjects. There were no significant difference of clinical or laboratory characteristics between these groups except age. The diabetic patients with micraangiopathy were significantly older (p<0.05). The T1/2of normal subjects and asyrnptomatic smokers were significantly different (65.2+23.7min vs 39.6+9.8min, p<0.05). For diabetic patients with microangiopathy, the T, was 90 5+46.5min and significantly delayed when compared with those of normals and asymptomatic smokers (p<0.05). However, the T1/2of diabetic patients without microangiopathy, 70.0+12.7 min, was not significantly different from those of normals or asyrnptomatic smokers (p>0.05). No significant correlation was found between the T1/2and spirometric parameters including DLcc>, FVC, FEV>, FEV(/FVC (%) and FEF)5-75g in all subjects, and between the T1/2 and duration of diabetes in diabetic patients. CONCLUSION: Eventhough the influence of age cant be excluded, delayed Tc-DTPA clearance half-time (T1/2)in diabetic patients with microangiopathy indicates decreased pulmonary cspillary permeability as one of the pathophysiologic results of pulmonary microangiopaththy. Further studies are needed in larger number of age matched control and diabetic patients to evaluate the diagnostic efficacy.
Diabetes Mellitus ; Diagnostic Tests, Routine ; Humans ; Permeability ; Radiography ; Respiratory Function Tests ; Smoke ; Smoking ; Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate ; Thorax

PURPOSE: Meager research has been carried out to determine the effectiveness of the token economy among patients behaving violently in mental hospitals. The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of the Short-Term Token Economy (STTE) on violent behavior among chronic psychiatric in-patients. METHODS: A nonequivalent control group design method was utilized. Participants in an experimental group (n=22) and control group (n=22) took part in this study from January to April, 2008. Observation on aggressive behavior among male in-patients in one hospital as a baseline was made during the week before the behavior modification program and measurement of aggressive behavior was done using the Overt Aggression Scale (OAS), which includes verbal attacks, property damage and physical attacks. RESULTS: The aggressive behavior scores of the experimental group decreased, those of the control group, scores showed an increase after the eight-week behavior modification program utilizing STTE. CONCLUSION: The results of the study indicate that STTE is effective in reducing the incidence of aggressive behavior among male in-patients in psychiatric hospitals. The outcome of this study should be helpful in reducing the use of coercive measures or psychoactive medication in controlling the violent behavior among in-patients in hospitals.
Adult ; Aggression ; *Behavior Therapy ; Hospitals, Psychiatric ; Humans ; Male ; Mental Disorders/psychology/*therapy ; Middle Aged ; Program Evaluation ; *Token Economy ; Violence