Endovascular Treatment of Multilevel Chronic Total Occlusion Using a Stent Puncture Technique in Buerger's Disease.

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Several recent studies have shown that there is an inverse relationship between plasma B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and body mass index (BMI) in subjects with and without heart failure. Obesity frequently coexists with diabetes, so it is important to consider the relationship between diabe...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Park SJ,Cho KI,Jung SJ,Choi SW,Choi JW,Lee DW,Lee HG,Kim TI

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For over 3 decades, it has been known that reentry circuits for ventricular tachycardia (VT) are not limited to the subendocardial myocardium. Rather, intramural or subepicardial substrates may also give rise to VT, particularly in those with non-ischemic cardiomyopathy. Percutaneous epicardial mapping and ablation ha...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Cardoso R,Aryana A,Singh SM,Tandri H,d'Avila A

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease. However, the clinical outcome of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) with MetS has not been well examined. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical outcomes of AMI patients with MetS. SUBJECTS AND ME...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Ji MS,Jeong MH,Ahn Y,Kim YJ,Chae SC,Hong TJ,Seong IW,Chae JK,Kim CJ,Cho MC,Rha SW,Bae JH,Seung KB,Park SJ,Other Korea Acute Myocardial Infarction Registry Investigators.

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:To assess the safety and efficacy of transcatheter closure of residual ductal flow after initial surgical ligation of the arterial duct. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:Between June 2005 and December 2009, transcatheter occlusion of residual postsurgical ductus arteriosus was performed in six children. ...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Baspinar O,Kilinc M,Kervancioglu M,Irdem A

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute inflammatory process affecting the arterial walls that results in panvasculitis. Recent studies have shown that even after resolution of the disease, endothelial dysfunction persists and may progress to atherosclerosis. The pulse wave velocity (PWV) and the an...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Lee SJ,Ahn HM,You JH,Hong YM

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Aortic valve replacement (AVR) is the treatment of choice in severe symptomatic aortic stenosis (AS) patients. However, a substantial number of elderly patients refuse AVR and treated medically. We investigated their long-term prognosis. METHODS:From January 2005 to December 2016, we analyzed...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Oh JK,Park JH,Hwang JK,Lee CH,Park JS,Park JI,Park HK,Cho JS,Seo BS,Seong SW,Sun BJ,Lee JH,Seong IW

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:QT prolongation is a serious adverse drug effect, which is associated with an increased risk of Torsade de pointes and sudden death. Many drugs, including both cardiac and non-cardiac drugs, have been reported to cause prolongation of QT interval. Although meperidine has not been considered proarrhythmic, we present a...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Song MK,Bae EJ,Baek JS,Kwon BS,Kim GB,Noh CI,Choi JY,Park SS

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Despite the favorable efficacy of new antiplatelet agents demonstrated in randomized controlled trials, their clinical implications in Korea are unclear. The purpose of this study was to investigate trends in antiplatelet agent use for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and their impact on 30-d...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Kim C,Shin DH,Ahn CM,Kim JS,Kim BK,Ko YG,Choi D,Hong MK,Park J,Lee H,Choi YJ,Choi YS,Oh SK,Jang Y

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The redox system is an important anti-oxidative system composed of thioredoxin, thioredoxin reductase, and peroxiredoxin (PRx). The fine details of PRx expression and its protective effects in various cells in cardiovascular tissue under oxidative stress created by hydrogen peroxide have not b...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Park KJ,Kim YJ,Kim J,Kim SM,Lee SY,Bae JW,Hwang KK,Kim DW,Cho MC

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Endomyocardial biopsy is obligatory during the first year after heart transplant (HTx) for the surveillance of acute rejection. Previous attempts using cardiac biomarkers for the detection of rejection failed to show enough evidence to substitute endomyocardial biopsy. Therefore, this study so...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Lee GY,Choi JO,Ju ES,Lee YJ,Jeon ES

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), a marker of inflammation, has been known to be elevated in patients with coronary artery disease. However, there is controversy about the predictive value of hs-CRP after acute myocardial infarction (MI). Therefore, we evaluated the impact of i...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Kim KH,Kim W,Kang WY,Hwang SH,Cho SC,Kim W,Jeong MH,Other Korean Working Group in Myocardial Infarction Investigators.

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:This study aimed to provide morbidity and mortality information on very low birth weight (VLBW) infants with congenital heart disease (CHD-VLBWs). METHODS:The study used a 10-year cohort of VLBW infants from a single institution. CHD was classified according to International Classification of...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Song WS,Kim CY,Lee BS,Kim EAR,Kim KS,Jung E

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drug-eluting stents (DESs) are the treatment of choice for obstructive coronary artery disease when percutaneous intervention is feasible. However, late stent thrombosis seems to occur more frequently with DESs and is closely associated with the discontinuation of dual antiplatelet therapy. We report a case of very la...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Kim SS,Jeong MH,Sim DS,Hong YJ,Kim JH,Ahn YK,Kang JC

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congestive heart failure is a major cause of morbidity and mortality as well as a major health care cost in the developed world. Despite the introduction of highly effective heart failure medical therapies and simple devices such as cardiac resynchronization therapy that reduce mortality, improve cardiac function and ...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Eisen HJ

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The objective was to compare the rate of onset of diabetes mellitus (DM) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) as compared with atrial flutter (AFL). METHODS:The incidence of DM through the national cohort registry in 14,014 newly diagnosed AF and 14,014 newly diagnosed AFL was investigat...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Hu WS,Lin CL

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous disorder of unknown etiology. The annual incidence of systemic sarcoidosis is estimated at 10-20 per 100,000 individuals. Owing to the recent advances in imaging modalities, cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) is diagnosed more frequently. The triad of CS includes conduction abnormality...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Yada H,Soejima K

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The rigid coupling between the delivery wire and the right atrial disk has been occasionally encountered during transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect (ASD). Therefore the device frequently makes a perpendicular angle, and the leading edge of left atrial disk slips through the defect an...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Park SJ,Kim NK,Kim JO,Yoo BW,Choi JY,Sul JH

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:In clinical trials, hypertensive patients tend to have higher interleukin-18 (IL-18) concentrations than normotensive groups, but the relationship between IL-18 and left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), which is a marker of end-organ damage, is not well studied. We aimed to investigate the relat...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： ÖZzbïçer S,Uluçam ZM

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Although the use of heterogeneous overlapping drug-eluting stents (DES) is not uncommon in clinical practice, whether the implantation sequences of heterogeneous DES will influence the endothelialization or arterial responses differently remains unclear. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Twenty-one rabbi...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Rha SW,Chen KY,Oh DJ,Li YJ,Jin Z,Poddar KL,Ramasamy S,Minami Y,Elnagar A,Choi BG,Hong SP,Cheon BW,Moon SK,Im SI,Kim SW,Na JO,Choi CU,Lim HE,Kim JW,Kim EJ,Han SW,Park CG,Seo HS,Kim JH,Hong YJ,Jeong MH

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The plasma concentration of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-pro-BNP) is a st-rong prognostic indicator for patients with heart failure (HF) across all stages of the condition. Several clinical trials have de-monstrated convincingly that neurohormonal modulation on the renin angiot...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Lee YS,Kim KS,Lee JB,Ryu JK,Choi JY,Kim BK,Chang SG,Hur SH,Lee BR,Jung BC,Hong GR,Kim BS,Park TH,Kim YD,Kim TI,Kim DS

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Angiotensin-II receptor blockers (ARBs) are known to reduce the development of atrial fibrillation (AF) through reverse-remodeling. However, the effect of ARBs on thrombogenicity in AF remains unknown. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Twelve dogs were assigned to control (n=4), ARB (candesartan cilexiti...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Choi JI,Jung JS,Kim MK,Sim J,Kim JS,Lim HE,Park SW,Kim YH

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a major cause of heart failure associated with left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD). The prognosis of LVSD is significantly influenced by the etiology of heart failure and therefore, differentiation of significant CAD from other etiologies is important....

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Suh SY,Han SW,Kim SH,Kim HJ,Chung SM,Ryu KH

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 35-year-old Korean man with a 10-year history of ulcerative colitis (UC) presented with pain and swelling of the right neck. The patient was diagnosed with Takayasu's arteritis (TA) and had human leukocyte antigen (HLA) B-52, which is frequently found in patients having both UC and Takayasu's disease concurrently on...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Chae MJ,Yu CW,Lee SY,Jang DH,Hyun JY,Jeong SJ,Kim MH

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spontaneous isolated superior mesenteric artery dissection (SISMAD) is an uncommon but potentially catastrophic pathology. Multiple classification schemes have been proposed for this occurrence. Although no consensus has emerged regarding which classification should be used, Li's classification scheme is more precise ...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Jia Z,Tu J,Jiang G

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stent fracture is likely to be caused due to mechanical stress at the hinge point or kinking movement at the point of aneurysm formation with stent malapposition. To our knowledge, this is the first published report of stent fracture at the proximal shaft of the left main stem in a patient with acute myocardial infarc...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Lee JH,Seo SM,Kim EO,Ahn HJ,Lee YW,Cho YH,Baek I,Oh YS,Yu J,Seung KB

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Impaired recovery from left ventricular (LV) dysfunction is a major prognostic factor after myocardial infarction (MI). Because P2Y₁₂ receptor blockade inhibits myocardial injury, ticagrelor with off-target properties may have myocardial protection over clopidogrel. In animal models, ticagrelo...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Park Y,Choi SW,Oh JH,Shin ES,Lee SY,Kim J,Kim W,Suh JW,Yang DH,Hong YJ,Chan MY,Koh JS,Hwang JY,Park JH,Jeong YH,HEALING-AMI Trial Investigators.

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The recently discovered myokine irisin has a proposed role in adipose tissue metabolism. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between serum irisin level and the coronary artery severity in patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD). SUBJECTS AND METHODS:Sixty-three p...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Efe TH,Açar B,Ertem AG,Yayla KG,Algül E,Yayla Ç,Ünal S,Bilgin M,Çimen T,Kirbaş Ö,Yeter E

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 29-year-old man was referred to the emergency department with a complaint of abdominal pain and dizziness. He had experienced two previous syncopal episodes. His family history revealed that his mother and his two uncles had received permanent pacemaker implantation. His initial heart rate was 49 beats per minute. T...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Lee CK,Shin DH,Jang JK,Jang KH,Kim EK,Cheong SS,Yoo SY

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a case of chronic total occlusion of the right coronary artery ostium 5 months after a repeated Bentall procedure in a patient with Behçet's disease. In this patient, an antegrade approach to delivering the guidewire during percutaneous coronary intervention was not successful. Coronary angiography reveale...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Park TK,Yang JH,Yoo H,Ahn J,Jeon J,Song YB,Gwon HC

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute pulmonary embolism (APE) is characterized by numerous clinical manifestations which are the result of a complex interplay between different organs; the symptoms are therefore various and part of a complex clinical picture. For this reason, it may not be easy to make an immediate diagnosis. This is a comprehensiv...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Morrone D,Morrone V

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00