Journal of the Korean Society of Echocardiography.2005;13(4):166-168.
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A Case of Distal Seeding of Invasive Thymoma.
Journal of the Korean Society of Echocardiography.2005;13(4):163-165.
We report a case of a distal seeding of invasive thymoma at descending abdominal aortic wall. It is relatively common that direct extension of invasive thymoma into the adjacent great arteries and veins. But distal seeding of invasive thymoma is extremely rare. We found abnormal mass at abdominal aortic wall incidentally during routine transthoracic echocardiography. Operation of aortic segment replacement and mass removal was carried out. Histological evaluation of mass found invasive thymoma.
Aorta ; Arteries ; Echocardiography ; Thymoma* ; Veins
Aorta ; Arteries ; Echocardiography ; Thymoma* ; Veins
A Case of Isolated Congenital Right Ventricular Diverticulum in Adult.
Journal of the Korean Society of Echocardiography.2005;13(4):159-162.
Congenital right ventricular diverticulum is extremely rare and is associated with other congenital cardiac anomalies. It functionally behaves like an accessory ventricular chamber which contracts synchronously with the normal ventricles. Only dozens of patients with right ventricular diverticulum have been reported in literature worldwide and one case in Korea. An apical right ventricular diverticulum occurs in patients with thoracoabdominal midline defects or abnormalities of the cardiac position. However, an antero-superior diverticulum is usually associated with other congenital cardiac defects, such as a ventricular septal defect, tetralogy of Fallot, double outlet right ventricle, and pulmonary stenosis. We report a 69-year-old woman with a congenital right ventricular diverticulum without associated cardiac anomalies. The right ventricular diverticulum was diagnosed by echocardiography, right ventriculography, and cardiac MRI.
Adult* ; Aged ; Diverticulum* ; Double Outlet Right Ventricle ; Echocardiography ; Female ; Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular ; Heart Ventricles ; Humans ; Korea ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Pulmonary Valve Stenosis ; Tetralogy of Fallot
Adult* ; Aged ; Diverticulum* ; Double Outlet Right Ventricle ; Echocardiography ; Female ; Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular ; Heart Ventricles ; Humans ; Korea ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Pulmonary Valve Stenosis ; Tetralogy of Fallot
A Case of Double-Chamber Right Ventricle Associated with Ventricular Septal Defect.
Journal of the Korean Society of Echocardiography.2000;8(1):112-117.
Double-chamber right ventricle (DCRV) is a rare congenital heart disease consisting in right ventricular obstruction due to one or several anomalous muscle bundles that divide the right ventricle into two chambers. The right ventricular outflow tract obstruction is generally progressive in these patients. A ventricular septal defect is one of the commonly associated malformations. A 23-year-old woman with exertional dyspnea was admitted to our hospital and undertaken echocardiography, cardiac catheterization and both ventricular angiograms. The diagnosis was established and report with review of literatures.
Cardiac Catheterization ; Cardiac Catheters ; Diagnosis ; Dyspnea ; Echocardiography ; Female ; Heart Defects, Congenital ; Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular* ; Heart Ventricles* ; Humans ; Young Adult
Cardiac Catheterization ; Cardiac Catheters ; Diagnosis ; Dyspnea ; Echocardiography ; Female ; Heart Defects, Congenital ; Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular* ; Heart Ventricles* ; Humans ; Young Adult
A Case of Left Ventricular Thrombophilia after Anterior Wall Acute Myocardial Infarction.
Journal of the Korean Society of Echocardiography.2000;8(1):107-111.
In acute myocardial infarction, mural thrombi occur in approximately 20 per cent of patients who do not receive anticoagulant therapy and about 10 percent of thrombi result in systemic embolization. Threrfore, in acute phase of myocardial infarction, heparinization is considered as essential therapeutic regimen which afterwards acute phase, might have no clinical significance. We experienced a patient with recurrent LV apical thrombi inspite of an sufficient anticoagulation. This patient was treated with primary balloon PTCA and optimal duration of anticoa-gulation with IV heparin was maintained. At predischarge follow-up, TTE revealed huge LV apical thrombi and warfarinization was started. Three episodes of appearance and disappearance of thrombi have been noted and we report this patient as thrombophilia associated with acute myocardial infarction.
Follow-Up Studies ; Heparin ; Humans ; Myocardial Infarction* ; Thrombophilia* ; Warfarin
Follow-Up Studies ; Heparin ; Humans ; Myocardial Infarction* ; Thrombophilia* ; Warfarin
Journal of the Korean Society of Echocardiography.2000;8(1):103-106.
Vascular complications such as hematoma, pseudoaneurysm and arteriovenous fistula that occur after intracoronary or intracardiac procedures are responsible for considerable morbidity and some mortality. Iatrogenic aneurysms are usually postcatheterization pseudoaneurysms of the femoral artery. Nowadays, it is not uncommon as a consequence of more complex interventional procedures, larger catheters and prolonged anticoagulation treatment. Surgical repair has been mainstay of treatment for pseudoaneurysm. However, recently has it been shown that color Doppler ultrasound-guided direct, noninvasive compression of the pseudoaneurysm stops the blood flow in the communication and lead to pseudoaneurysm clotting and obliteration. We report a case of pseudoaneurysm in femoral artery, which was developed at the right inguinal puncture site in 74 year old male patient with myocardial infarction who had received continuous intravenous infusion of heparin and had undergone primary percutaneous coronary angioplasty and temporary pacemaker insertion treated successfully with color Doppler ultrasound guided direct compression.
Aged ; Aneurysm ; Aneurysm, False* ; Angioplasty ; Arteriovenous Fistula ; Cardiology* ; Catheters ; Femoral Artery* ; Hematoma ; Heparin ; Humans ; Infusions, Intravenous ; Male ; Mortality ; Myocardial Infarction ; Punctures ; Ultrasonography
Aged ; Aneurysm ; Aneurysm, False* ; Angioplasty ; Arteriovenous Fistula ; Cardiology* ; Catheters ; Femoral Artery* ; Hematoma ; Heparin ; Humans ; Infusions, Intravenous ; Male ; Mortality ; Myocardial Infarction ; Punctures ; Ultrasonography
A Case of Cardiac Metastasis to Left Atrium from Large Cell Carcinoma of the Lung.
Journal of the Korean Society of Echocardiography.2000;8(1):98-102.
Metastatic tumors to the heart are far more frequent than primary tumors of the heart. Cardiac metastasis may be detected up to 30 percent of patients with fatal lung cancers. Metastatic cancer to the heart is difficult to suspect. Where cardiac metastasis is diagnosed ante-mortem, signs and symptoms of the primary cancer are usually the presenting features and the presence of cardiac involvement is often incidentally detected. We experienced a case of 35-year-old woman with metastatic lung cancer invading the left atrium via pulmonary vein, which was not proved pathologically. She presented with hemoptysis and chest pain. Transthoracic echocardiography demonstrated massive cardiac infiltration with tumor and decreased cardiac wall motion, correlating with the chest CT findings, which were also remarkable for the presence of intracardiac mass and direct invasion to adherent pericardium, pulmonary vein and left atrium. We suggest that careful examination of 2D echocardiography can be noninvasive and valuable tool for diagnosis of metastatic cancer to the heart.
Adult ; Carcinoma, Large Cell* ; Chest Pain ; Diagnosis ; Echocardiography ; Female ; Heart ; Heart Atria* ; Hemoptysis ; Humans ; Lung Neoplasms ; Lung* ; Neoplasm Metastasis* ; Pericardium ; Pulmonary Veins ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Adult ; Carcinoma, Large Cell* ; Chest Pain ; Diagnosis ; Echocardiography ; Female ; Heart ; Heart Atria* ; Hemoptysis ; Humans ; Lung Neoplasms ; Lung* ; Neoplasm Metastasis* ; Pericardium ; Pulmonary Veins ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed
A case of asymptomatic cor triatriatum.
Journal of the Korean Society of Echocardiography.1993;1(2):238-243.
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Cor Triatriatum*
Cor Triatriatum*
Journal of the Korean Society of Echocardiography.2005;13(2):74-79.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Stress induced cardiomyopathy has been reported as reversible left ventricular dysfunction with electrocardiographic changes. Although the exact mechanism of this dysfunction has not been clarified, catecholamine "surge" is suspected as a potential cause of this disease. It has not been undergone the studies about the effect of chronic or recurrent psychological stress on the myocardium. We suspect that reversible ischemic change of myocardium could be induced by chronic or recurrent emotional stress. MATERIALS AND METHOD: The clinical, echocardiographic and angiographic data of 189 patients (72 women) who presented with ischemic symptoms and eletrocardiographic changes were participated. BAI (Beck anxiety inventory) and BDI (Beck Depression inventory) were obtained and analyzed for evaluation of degree of psychological stress. RESULTS: 54 patients who had left ventricular apical wall motion abnormalities without significant angiographical stenosis in the coronary artery were younger than the others with left ventricular wall motion abnormalities and angiographic stenosis. And they increased the BAI and BDI as tools of evaluation of psychological stress (p<0.05). CONCLUSION: Data of this study suggested that psychological stress can be associated with myocardial dysfunction. It can be postulated that psychological stress should be considered as one of the cause of non-coronary myocardial injury.
Anxiety ; Cardiomyopathies ; Constriction, Pathologic ; Coronary Vessels ; Depression ; Echocardiography ; Electrocardiography ; Heart Ventricles* ; Humans ; Myocardium ; Stress, Psychological ; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left
Anxiety ; Cardiomyopathies ; Constriction, Pathologic ; Coronary Vessels ; Depression ; Echocardiography ; Electrocardiography ; Heart Ventricles* ; Humans ; Myocardium ; Stress, Psychological ; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left
Extra-Cardiac Imaging: How to Assess Early Atherosclerosis using High-Resolution Ultrasound.
Journal of the Korean Society of Echocardiography.2005;13(2):66-73.
OBJECTS: Atherosclerosis is closely related with the coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular disease, and peripheral arterial disease. Recently, It was revealed that a common cause of death in Korea is cardiovascular disease, like a western country. So the early detection of atherosclerosis and prevention of atherosclerosis is very important aspect. There are several methods to evaluate the early atherosclerosis. Among them, flow mediated vasodilation of brachial artery and intima-media thickness of carotid artery are commonly used surrogate marker of early atherosclesrosis. The aim of this article is to review published papers how we can apply these methods to assess the early atherosclerosis. METHOD AND RESULT: In medline search, seventy four articles were selected to review the method and clinical application of these two methods. Most of these papers were from peer reviewed journals. CONCLUSION: Flow-mediated vasodilation and the measurement of intima-media thickness of carotid artery were very useful and important methods to detect early atherosclerosis. and also to evaluate the clinical efficacy of various kinds of intervention to assess the vascular function and structure.
Atherosclerosis* ; Biomarkers ; Brachial Artery ; Cardiovascular Diseases ; Carotid Arteries ; Cause of Death ; Coronary Artery Disease ; Korea ; Peer Review ; Peripheral Arterial Disease ; Ultrasonography* ; Vasodilation
Atherosclerosis* ; Biomarkers ; Brachial Artery ; Cardiovascular Diseases ; Carotid Arteries ; Cause of Death ; Coronary Artery Disease ; Korea ; Peer Review ; Peripheral Arterial Disease ; Ultrasonography* ; Vasodilation
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Journal of the Korean Society of Echocardiography
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2007
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