1.Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty in Total Coronary Artery Occlusion.
Won Heum SHIM ; Han Soo KIM ; Yang Soo JANG ; Seung Yun CHO ; Woong Ku LEE
Korean Circulation Journal 1992;22(4):532-539
BACKGROUND: Improvements in catheter equipments and increasing experience of the operators have brought about a broadening of the indications and applications of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty(PTCA). In particular, coronary angioplasty has been employed in total occlusions.We evaluated the initial success rate and safety of PTCA total occulsive coronary artery disease. METHODS: To assess the success rate and safety of PTCA total coronary artery occlusion, the data of 24 patients(male 19, female 5, mean age 55+/-9 years), in whom PTCA for total occlusion were performed, were examined. RESULTS: Primary success rate of procedure was 66.7%(16 out of 24 lesions).The success rate according to the duration of total occlusions was 8 out of 11(72.7%) with occlusions<4 weeks duration and 3 out of 7(42.9%) with occlusions>4 weeks duration(p=0.07). There was no difference in success rate according to vassel dilate(left anterior descending 75.0%, right coronary 44.4%) and length of occluded lesion(0.93%+/-0.47%cm, p=0.35). Eight procedural failures included inability to cross the lesion with a guide wire in 6 and inability to dilate the lesion in 2, but there was no emergency coronary bypass surgery or cardiac death. CONCLUSION: Even though the recanalization of occluded coronary arteries has a lower initial success rate than angioplasty for stenotic arteries, PTCA in total occlusion can be performed as a safe and effective therapeutic modality in selective patients.
Angioplasty
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Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary*
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Arteries
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Catheters
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Coronary Artery Disease
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Coronary Vessels*
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Death
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Emergencies
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Female
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Humans
2.Early Results of Percutaneous Coronary Angioplasty in Multiple Lesions and Vessels.
Han Soo KIM ; Won Heum SHIM ; Yang Soo JANG ; Seung Yun CHO ; Woong Ku LEE
Korean Circulation Journal 1992;22(4):524-531
BACKGROUND: Indications and applications of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty(PTCA) have been broaden recent years. We evaluated the initial success rate and safety of PTCA in mulitiple lesions and vessels. METHODS: To assess the success rate and safety of PTCA In mulitiple lesions and vessels, the data of 60 lesions from 28 patients(male 23, female 5, mean age 56+/-12 years), in whom PTCA for multiple lesions and vessels were performed, were examined. Initial results and complications were compared in 37 lesions undergoing multivessel and 23 lesions undergoing multilesion PTCA. RESULTS: Overall primary success rate of procedure was 82%(49 out of 60 lesions). Angioplasty was attempted in mean 2.1 stenotic lesions per patient. Primary success rate per lesion was 84%(31 of 37) among those who underwent multivessel and 78%(18 of 23) among those who underwent multilesion PTCA(p>0.05). Success rate according to the combination of dilated vessels was 85.7%(12 of 14) in left anterior descending(LAD) and left circumflex(LCX), 83.3%(10 of 12) in LAD and right coronary artery(RCA), 100.0%(4 of 4) in LAD and diagonal branch, RCA and LCX in 75.0%(3 of 4), and 66.7%(2 of 3) in LAD, LCX and diagonal branch. Eleven failures(18.3%) included inability to pass the guide wire cross the lesion or inability to locate the balloon catheter in 5(8,3%), abrupt closure in 2(3,3%), coronary spasm in 1(1.7%) and major branch occlusion in 3(5.0%), but there was no emergency coronary bypass surgery or cardiac death. CONCLUSION: Coronary angioplasty in selected patients with multivessel and multilesion coronary artery disease might be useful and have relatively good initial results, but the long-term efficacies with other forms of treatment must be evaluated prospectively.
Angioplasty*
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Catheters
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Coronary Artery Disease
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Death
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Emergencies
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Female
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Humans
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Spasm
3.2 Cases of Dual Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery.
Kum Soo PARK ; Seung Yun CHO ; Yang Soo JANG ; Nam Sik CHUNG ; Woong Ku LEE
Korean Circulation Journal 1985;15(3):539-544
"Dual LAD" was defined as the early bifurcation of the proximal LAD into two vessels : a short LAD which remained in the anterior interventricular sulcus and does not reach the apex, and a long LAD which leaves the anterior interventricular sulcus only to return to the distal sulcus and continue to the apex. Recognition of "Dual LAD" is essential to prevent errors of interpretation of the coronary arteriogram and for planning of optimal surgical therapy. We report 2 cases of "Dual LAD" with the review of the literatures.
Coronary Vessels*
4.Cephalometric study on the naso-pharyax and its surrounding structure.
Korean Journal of Orthodontics 1983;13(1):95-103
By observing the lateral cephalometric radiograms of the Naso-pharynx of the mouth breatheres with adenoid hyperplasia, orthodontists could use the "discriminant function" as the supplementary diagnotic aid for the malocclusion cases with mouth breating. The purpose of this study was to ustilize the "discriminant function" as the indicator to remove the etiologic factor producing the relapse. The author used the 19 boys and 20 girls, who were the nasal-breathers with normal occlusion as the control group, and 16 boys 20 girls, who were the mouth breathers with adenoid hypaplasia and malocclusion. The age of the both groups was ranged from 12ys to 15ys. Results were as following ; 1. There was the difference in the bony structure of Naso-Pharynx between the mouth-breathers nasal-breathers. 2. IMRA of the mouth breathers was smaller than the nasal breathers. 3. The mouth-breathers had the skeletal open bite tendency. 4. Discriminant function; Di-9.85374 + ax2 +bx4 +cx6 + dx7 + ex8 a=-0.1211273 b=-0.5908992 c==1.508446 d=-1.541869 e=-1.404478
Adenoids
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Female
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Humans
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Hyperplasia
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Malocclusion
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Mouth
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Open Bite
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Recurrence
5.The comparison of landmark identification errors and reproducibility between conventional lateral cephalometric radiography and digital lateral cephalometric radiography.
Yang Ku LEE ; Young Il CHANG ; Won Sik YANG
Korean Journal of Orthodontics 2002;32(2):79-89
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the reproducibility and errors in landmark identification of conventional lateral cephalometric radiography and digital lateral cephalometric radiography. Fifteen conventional lateral cephalometric radiographs and fifteen digital lateral cephalometric radiographs were selected in adults with no considerations on sex and craniofacial forms. Each landmark was identified and expressed as the coordinate (x, y). The landmarks were classified into 3 groups. The landmarks of the first identification was T1, identification after one week was T2, and identification after one month was T3. The mean and standard deviation of identification errors between replicates were calculated according to the x and y coordinates. The errors between first identification and second identification were expressed as T2-T1(x), T2-T1(y) and those between first identification and third identification were expressed as T3-T1(x), T2-T1(y). Each was divided into conventional lateral cephalometric radiography and digital lateral cephalometric radiography. The independent t-test was used for statistical analysis of identification errors for the evaluation of reproducibility. The results of this study were as follows; 1. Generally, the mean and standard deviation of landmark identification errors in digital lateral cephalometric radiography was smaller than those of conventional lateral cephalometric radiography. 2. Only a few landmarks showed statistically significant difference in identification error between conventional lateral cephalometric radiography and digital lateral cephalometric radiography. 3. The enhancement of image quality didn't guarantee decrease in landmark identification error and didn't affect tendency of landmark identification error.
Adult
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Humans
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Radiography*
6.Effects of different dosage of inhaled budesonide and beclomethasone dipropionate on the cortisol concentration.
Young Seung LEE ; Soo Mi CHOI ; Ha Sook SONG ; Jong Ku KIM ; Yong Chul LEE ; Yang Keun RHEE
Korean Journal of Medicine 1993;45(6):726-735
No abstract available.
Beclomethasone*
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Budesonide*
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Hydrocortisone*
7.Paradigm Shift in Orthognathic Surgery: Surgery First Orthognathic Approach and Aesthetic Two-jaw Surgery.
Sang Hoon PARK ; Won Sok HYON ; Joong Kyu LEE ; Yang Ku LEE
Journal of the Korean Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 2010;16(1):9-14
Orthognathic surgery became more popular because people are more interested in facial profile changes and are more receptive to surgery. As people seek beauty as well as function in maxillofacial surgery, patient's aesthetic demand becomes higher. Considering these big changes, one of the major reasons is surgery-first orthognathic approach(SFOA), which removes pre-surgical orthodontic treatment. Pre-surgical orthodontic time has been a great barrier to patients in terms of time and social rehabilitation. By SFOA, patients can get surgery as soon as they make up their mind; Patients from abroad can get surgery and get back to their country; They can go back to their work more easily because their occlusion is more acceptable. Surgery first orthognathic approach is still developing in practice and principle. However, as it is based on patient's need, it will play a greater part in the field of orthognathic surgery. Surgery first orthognathic approach together with aesthetic two jaw surgery are expected to change the paradigm in orthognathic surgery.
Beauty
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Humans
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Orthognathic Surgery
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Surgery, Oral
8.Coronary Arteriographic Findings in Myocardial Infarction.
Sung Kyu HA ; Ju Young YANG ; Nam Shik CHUNG ; Won Heum SHIM ; Seung Yun CHO ; Woong Ku LEE
Korean Circulation Journal 1984;14(2):235-241
No abstract available.
Myocardial Infarction*
9.A Case of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy with Myocardial Infarction and Normal Coronary Arteriogram.
Ki Baik HAHM ; Woong Ku LEE ; Seung Yun CHO ; Keum Soo PARK ; Yang Soo JANG ; Nam Sik CHUNG
Korean Circulation Journal 1986;16(2):291-298
Patients with hypertrophic cardiography often complain of chest pain and have electrocardioagrams suggesting myocardial damage or ischemia. Some of three patients have associated coronary arterial atherosclerosis. Transmural myocardial infarction may occur in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in the absence of significant atherosclerosis of the extramural coronary arteries, about which several pathophysiologic exlpanations were discussed. Presented here, a case of 49-year-old man with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy accompanied with myocardial infarction and angiographically normal coronary arteries is reported. Asymmetric septal hypertrophy, characteristic morphologic abnormality of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, was progressed to dilated cardiomyopathy after the occurrence myocardial infarction.
Atherosclerosis
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Cardiomyopathy, Dilated
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Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic*
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Chest Pain
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Coronary Vessels
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Humans
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Ischemia
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Middle Aged
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Myocardial Infarction*
10.Comparison of Outcome between Double and Inoue Balloon Techniques for Percutaneous Mitral Valvuloplasty in Mitral Stenosis: A Randomized Prospective Study.
Won Heum SHIM ; Jung Han YOON ; Yang Soo JANG ; Seung Yun CHO ; Seong Soon KIM ; Woong Ku LEE
Korean Circulation Journal 1992;22(5):747-753
BACKGROUND: Since the nonsurgical treatment of mitral stenosis using a single balloon has been introduced by Inoue et al. in 1984. percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty has became an accepted therapeutic modality for selected patients with mitral stenosis. Zeibag et al. demonstrated the double balloon technique showed a better outcome than the single balloon in obtainning the optimal mitral valve area. On the other hand, there are several reports that single balloon technique was comparable with the double balloon technique. Therefore, there are still controversies in efficacy, benefit and complications between balloon techniques. METHOD: To compare the efficacy and complications of percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty with the double balloon or the Inoue balloon technique, 40 patients were studied consecutively by random method in selecting the balloon technique. RESULTS: In all cases, percutaneous mitral valvulopasty was performed successfully. Optimal outcome defined as mitral valve area larger than 1.5cm2 was obtained in 12 cases out of 16(75%) in double balloon group and 15 out of 24(63%) in Inoue balloon group(p=NS). Mitral valve area was significantly increased after valvulopasty in both technique but there was no different between both groups(Mean+/-SD ; 0.9+/-0.3 to 1.7+/-0.2 vs 0.9+/-0.2 to 1.9+/-0.2cm2). There were also hemodynamic improvement significantly in mean mitral gradient(MG). pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) and left atrial pressure(LAP) after PMV but there were no difference between groups (18+/-8 to 7+/-2 vs 21+/-13 to 9+/-4 mmHg for MG. 29+/-12 to 22+/-9 vs 28+/-9 to 18+/-5mmHg for PAP and 22+/-8 to 11+/-5 vs 21+/-6 to 11+/-4 for LAP respectively). Mitral requrgitation greater than grade 2 occurred in 2 cases of the double balloon group and one case of the Inoue balloon group(p=NS). New development of atrial shunt was found in 3 cases in both groups. CONCLUSIONS: The double and Inoue balloon techniques were quite comparable in immediate outcome and complications.
Hand
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Hemodynamics
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Humans
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Mitral Valve
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Mitral Valve Stenosis*
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Prospective Studies*
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Pulmonary Artery