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Bone Marrow* ; Histiocytes* ; Niemann-Pick Diseases*

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Actinomycosis* ; Hemoptysis*

BACKGROUND: Cicletanine bydrochloride is a newly developed anti-hypertensive agent. The presence of a furopyridine group characterizes its uncommon chemical structure as an antihypertensive molecule. This clinical trial was performed to confirm the efficacy and safety of cicletanine for the treatment of hypertension as a monotherapy. METHODS: In order to investigate the efficacy and safety of oral cicletanine, a now class of antihypertensive durgs, the furopyridines, on essential hypertension, a single daily dose of 50mg to 100mg cicletanine was administered in 46 hypertensive patients with diastolic blood pressure in the range of 95mmHg-115mmHg. The patients were asked to cut off other anti hypertensive agents for 10 weeks prior to this clinical trial. Blood pressure and heart rate were measured every 4 weeks. The complete blood count, blood chemistry done by SMA-12, serum electrolytes and urinalysis were performed at the 12th week of therapy. RESULTS: 1) Baseline blood pressures after 2 weeks of placebo at sitting and standing positions were 158.7+/-16.1/102.9+/-6.2 and 148.7+/-14.5/102.7+/-6.7mmHg, respectively. The overall slope which represents the tendency of blood pressure decline over the treatment period with cicletanine for all the patients in each position are as follows ; -0.726(SE : 0.150) for sitting systolic blood pressure(BP), -0.390(SE : 0.080) for sitting diastolic BP, -0.214(SE : 0.183) for standing systolic BP and -0.341(SE : 0.139) for standing diastolic BP. 2) The slope of sitting systolic BP line in cicletanine 100mg treated group was significantly stiffer than that of cicletanine 50mg treated group(-0.445 vs -1.021, p=0.0336). 3) There were no significant interval changes in heart rate over the treatment period. 4) There were no significant interval changes in blood chemistry, electrolytes, hematologic findings and urinalysis over the treatment period. 5) Several side effects were observed in six patients(epigastric discomfort in 4, easy fatigue and insomnia in one patient, respectively). CONCLUSION: Treatment with cicletanine was well-tolerated and the incidence of side effects was relatively low. Because of its unique anti-hypertensive mechanism and moderated antihypertensive effects, cicletanine may be well suited in the treatment of hypertension combined with other classes of antihypertensive agents.
Antihypertensive Agents ; Blood Cell Count ; Blood Pressure ; Chemistry ; Electrolytes ; Fatigue ; Heart Rate ; Humans ; Hypertension ; Incidence ; Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders ; Urinalysis

The purpose of a conculation is to seek the opinions and advice of those whom we recognize to be more expert in a particular field of medicine than we are. Most surgeons regard the anesthesiolgist as a conculatant. Thus we analyzed 308 cases of interdepartmental consulatation submitted to our department from June 1991 to Novermber 1991. All case were elective ones and emergent cases were excluded. The analysis were as follow. 1) The overall conculation rate were 11.5%. 2) The highest rate of consultation were requested from orthopedic surgery department(29.9%) followed by ophthalmology department(25.0%), neurosurgery department(24.6%) and urology department(13.4%). 3) Male was 42.8% and female was 57.2%. 4) Most requestered problem was hepatic diseases including elevated transaminase, hepatitis and liver cirrhosis(35.1%) and then cardiovascular problem was 20.5%. 5) Because of our opinion, 22 cases were postponed. 6) Consultation rate increased according to advancing of age.
Female ; Hepatitis ; Humans ; Liver ; Male ; Neurosurgery ; Ophthalmology ; Orthopedics ; Urology

BACKGROUND: Many factors are related to smoking cessation. Smoking types may play an important role. Our study is to find out whether smoking types are truly related to smoking cessation rate and smoking cessation trial rate. METHODS: We evaluated via questionnaire 433 male workers at a company who visited health promotion center at a university hospital. 'Why test' was used to analyze smoking types. RESULTS: Out of 433 workers, we excluded 89 workers who had never smoked before, and 29 workers who answered incompletely to the questionnaire. Among 315 workers evaluated, stimulation type was 43 cases, handling type 10 cases, pleasure/relaxation type 26 cases, crutch/tension type 114 cases, craving/addiction type 45 cases, and habit type 6 cases. Smoking cessation success rates were 15.7%, 25.0%, 30.0%, 13.3%, 23.5% and 0.0%, respectively, for each type among smoking cessation trial group. Smoking cessation success rate was 65.6% in a group who did not belong to any specific type. CONCLUSION: ISmoking cessation rates were higher in handling type, pleasure/relaxation types and craving/ addiction type among 6 smoking types. People who did not belong to any specific type showed the highest smoking cessation rate.
Health Promotion ; Humans ; Male ; Smoke* ; Smoking Cessation* ; Smoking* ; Surveys and Questionnaires

BACKGROUND: HMG-CoA reductase is known as a rate limiting enzyme in the synthesis of cholesterol. We studied the clinical efficacy and the side effects of pravastatin, a HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, in patients with hypercholesterolemia. METHOD: Ten miligrams of pravastatin was administered once daily for 8 weeks in twenty five patients(7 male, 18 female) with hypercholesterolemia(>240mg/dl). Compared with pretreatment levels, pravastatin significantly decreased levels of total cholesterol(286+/-22 versus 234+/-27mg/dl, p<0.005) by 19%LDL-cholesterol(176+/-40 versus 144+/-33mg/dl, p<0.005) by 23% with significantly decreased levels of total cholesterol/HDL-cholesterol ratio(5.5+/-2.0 versus 4.8+/-1.5, p<0.05) and LDL-cholesterol/HDL-cholesterol ratio(3.4+/-1.2 versus 2.9+/-0.9, p<0.05). The level of HDL-cholesterol(52+/-17 versus 54+/-13mg/dl) and triglyceride(241+/-198 verus 178+/-111mg/dl) were not changed significantly. The side effects of pravastatin were mild and transient, including 1 case of headache, 1 dizziness, 1 facial flushing and 2 nausea. The laboratory tests including serum transaminases, uric acid, creatinine, creatine phosphokinase and blood glucose were not changed significant. CONCLUSION: Pravastatin 10mg as a single daily dose is as effective and safe as 5mg two times a day in patients with hypercholesterolemia.
Blood Glucose ; Cholesterol ; Creatine Kinase ; Creatinine ; Dizziness ; Flushing ; Headache ; Humans ; Hypercholesterolemia* ; Male ; Nausea ; Oxidoreductases ; Pravastatin* ; Transaminases ; Uric Acid

BACKGROUND: Patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy(HCMP) may present a wide spectrum of clinical and morphological manifestations. There was little literature regarding clinical and morphological features of HCMP in Korea. METHODS: 1) Study population : Among 18, 183 patients who unerwent echocardiography from June 1990 to Qctober 1993 at Yonsei cardiovascular center Echocardiography laboratory, 65 patients with HCMP were enrolled to study population. All patients with HCMP have at least onesegment of left ventricular wall measuring 17mm or more in thickness at end diastole. 2) Two dimensional echocardiography : All standard views were performed and recorded with Super VHS video tape. All records were reviewed and the maximal wall thickness was measured at video monitor by aid of electronic caliper of our echocardiographic machine. 3) Dopple echocardiography : Peak velocity of E and A wave and deceleration time were measured. The intracavitary peak systolic pressure gradient was also measured using continous wave Doppler at the site of abnomal mosaic pattern in color flow interrogation. RESULTS: 1) Mean age of the patients was 50+/-15 ranging from 11 to 84 and the sex ratio was 2.3:1(male:female). 2) The type 3(involving all segments except inferior wall) was the most frequently observed in Korean(47%). 3) The mid anterior septum was the most frequently involved segment(71%) and the non-obstructive type was perdominant(78%). 4) There was 17 cases of apical HCMP and 4 cases of mid ventricular obstructive type. 5) There was no significant correlation between symptoms and dynamic obstruction. 6) The EA ratio had statistically significant difference between obstructive and non-obstructive groups probably due to mitral regurgitation. CONCLUSION: The type 3 was the most frequent type of HCMP in Korean and the non-obstructive type was more frequently observed than obstructive type. Among the all left ventricular segments, the mid anterior septum was most frequently involved.
Blood Pressure ; Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic* ; Deceleration ; Diastole ; Echocardiography* ; Humans ; Korea ; Mitral Valve Insufficiency ; Sex Ratio

BACKGROUND: In general anesthesia, a heat and moisture exchanger (HME) is used to prevent hypothermia and to maintain humidity of inspired gas. We hypothesized that after using a HME expiratory tidal volume decreases because a HME traps the expired vapor.The aim of this study was to evaluate the humidity of expired gas and to investigate the accuracy of tidal volume monitoring. METHODS: Forty patients undergoing elective surgery under general anesthesia were randomly allocated into two groups.Group P (n = 20) used Pall Breathing filter (pall BB25, ACE medical, Korea) and Group H (n = 20) used Hygrobac S (Mallinckrodt Dar, Mirandola, Italy) between endotracheal tube and Y-piece.And with same kind of ventilator, we measured expiratory tidal volume, temperature and relative humidity at before and after HEM.And we recorded expiratory tidal volume monitored by ventilator with and without HME. RESULTS: The relative humidity was significantly higher at before using HEM than after using HEM in both group.The temperature in Group H was higher when measured at before HME but not in Group P.The measured expiratory tidal volume at before and after HEM was not significantly different. The tidal volume monitored by ventilator with HEM was significantly smaller than without HEM, by 3.1% in Group P and 5.3% in Group H. CONCLUSIONS: The HMEs improve inspiratory humidity and temperature of anesthetic gas.But monitored expiratory tidal volume was underestimated when using HMEs.
Anesthesia, General ; Hot Temperature ; Humans ; Humidity ; Hypothermia ; Respiration ; Tidal Volume ; Ventilators, Mechanical