Anomalous separate origin of left anterior descending coronary artery: presented as acute anterior myocardial infarction.

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) is associated with chronic inflammation, and C-reactive protein (CRP) level is elevated in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). We investigated the impacts of CRP and AF on carotid atherosclerosis and ischemic stroke in patients with suspected ischemic c...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Ock SY,Cho KI,Kim HJ,Lee NY,Kim EJ,Kim NK,Lee WH,Yeo GE,Heo JJ,Han YJ,Cha TJ

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Glutaraldehyde (GA) has been used as a representative method of tissue preservation in cardiovascular surgery. However, GA has showed limited durability including calcification, mechanical failure and toxicity. To overcome those unsolved problems, we analyzed the crosslinking differences of pr...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Jang W,Choi S,Kim SH,Yoon E,Lim HG,Kim YJ

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to examine the histolopathogical effects among the biolimus, zotarolimus, and everolimus eluting stent (EES) in the porcine coronary restenosis model. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:Pigs were randomized into three groups in which the coronary arteries (15 pigs, 10 coronaries i...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Lim KS,Jeong MH,Bae IH,Park DS,Kim JM,Kim JH,Cho DL,Sim DS,Park KH,Hong YJ,Ahn Y

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There have been great advances in ventricular assist device (VAD) treatment for pediatric patients with advanced heart failure. VAD support provides more time for the patient in the heart transplant waiting list. Augmented cardiac output improves heart failure symptoms, end-organ function, and general condition, and c...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Shin YR,Park YH,Park HK

更新日期：2019-08-01 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: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：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:This study was intended to test how the inflammation at the Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) inoculation site (BCGitis) can be a useful a diagnostic feature of Kawasaki disease (KD). SUBJECTS AND METHODS:All subjects were infants at the time of admission, and had received BCG vaccination during ...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Seo JH,Yu JJ,Ko HK,Choi HS,Kim YH,Ko JK

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congestive heart failure (HF) is a morbidity that is increasing worldwide due to the aging population and improvement in (acute) care for patients with cardiovascular diseases. The prognosis for patients with HF is very poor without treatment. Furthermore, (repeated) hospitalizations for cardiac decompensation cause a...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Berliner D,Bauersachs J

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Udenafil, a new phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor (PDE5i), has been used to treat erectile dysfunction. Given the proven benefit of PDE5i in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), we evaluated serial hemodynamic changes after single udenafil administration to determine the appropriate therapeutic ...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Chang SA,Kim HK,Chang HJ,Kim DK

更新日期：2019-04-01 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:Patients with acute myocardial infarction show varying degrees of collateral development. However, the relationships between angiogenic factors and degree of collaterals are not well known. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:Fifty-nine patients (mean age, 59±10 years) with ST-segment elevation myocardial i...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Kim BH,Ko YG,Her AY,Kim JS,Hwang KC,Shin DH,Kim BK,Choi D,Ha JW,Hong MK,Jang Y

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 65 year-old female with a history of xerostomia and xerophthalmia was presented with dyspnea on exertion (New York Heart Association class III). Echocardiography and cardiac catheterization demonstrated severe pulmonary hypertension (PH). Laboratory examinations showed positive anti-nuclear and anti-Ro/SS-A antibodi...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Hwang JA,Yang TH,Lee JY,Koo DW,Choi IS,Cho SY,Kim MS

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a rare cardiac channelopathy associated with syncope and sudden death due to torsades de pointes and ventricular fibrillation. Syncope and sudden death are frequently associated with physical and emotional stress. Management of patients with LQTS consists of life-style modification, β-blocke...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Cho Y

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Increased vascular wall shear stress by elevated plasma viscosity significantly enhances the endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) activity during an acute isovolemic hemodilution. Also the modulation of plasma viscosity has effects on the cardiac function that were revealed if a left ventr...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Chatpun S,Cabrales P

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Although prasugrel allows for rapid and potent platelet inhibition, the efficacy and safety of lower doses of prasugrel for patients of East Asian ethnicity has not yet been investigated. We compared the effect of a lower loading dose (LD) of prasugrel with conventional LDs of clopidogrel and ...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Lee DH,Kim MH,Guo LZ,Park MK,Yi SJ

更新日期：2014-11-01 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:Left ventricular (LV) remodeling is a heterogeneous process, involving both infarcted and non-infarcted zones, which affects wall thickness and chamber size, shape and function. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:A total of 758 consecutive patients (62.8±12.0 years, 539 males) with acute myocardial infarct...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Yoon HJ,Jeong MH,Bae JH,Kim KH,Ahn Y,Cho JG,Park JC,Kang JC

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Since statins and angiotensin receptor blockers are a frequently prescribed combination in patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases, we tested the interactive effects of simvastatin and losartan on atherosclerosis in apolipoprotein E (apoE)(-/-) mice. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Apolip...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Lee BS,Choi JY,Kim JY,Han SH,Park JE

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The aims of this study were to establish a reliable model of chronic mitral regurgitation (MR) in rats and verify the pathophysiological features of this model by evaluating cardiac function using serial echocardiography and a pressure-volume analysis. MATERIALS AND METHODS:MR was created in ...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Kim KH,Kim YJ,Lee SP,Kim HK,Seo JW,Sohn DW,Oh BH,Park YB

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Previous studies have evaluated atrial electromechanical delays (AEMDs) with a number of different definitions to discriminate patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) from controls without PAF. However, their discriminative values for PAF have not previously been directly compared. ...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Lee DH,Choi SY,Park JS,Seo JM,Choi JH,Cho YR,Park K,Kim MH,Kim YD

更新日期：2015-11-01 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：:Non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia in the clinical setting. AF increases both the risk and severity of strokes, and is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Despite the clear net clinical benefit of oral anticoagulants (OACs) in patients with AF at risk for strok...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Senoo K,Lane D,Lip GY

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Total absence of superior vena cava (SVC) is a very rare anomaly, and the patient usually suffers from SVC syndrome or conduction disturbances. We report an asymptomatic 27 year-old male, with complete absence of SVC. Transthoracic echocardiography and computed tomography demonstrated the absence of SVC and other cong...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Park CS,Kim JJ,Park JJ

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe stenosis of the left main coronary artery (LMCA) generally occurs as a result of atherosclerosis and compromises the blood supply to a wide area of myocardium, thereby increasing the risk of serious adverse cardiac events. Current revascularization strategies for patients with significant LMCA disease include c...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Cho SC,Park DW,Park SJ

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Systemic inflammation has an important role in the initiation of atherosclerosis, which is associated with arterial stiffness (AS). Aortic flow propagation velocity (APV) is a new echocardiographic parameter of aortic stiffness. The relationship between systemic inflammation and AS has not yet...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Karaman K,Arisoy A,Altunkas A,Erken E,Demirtas A,Ozturk M,Karayakali M,Sahin S,Celik A

更新日期：2017-07-01 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:We investigated the effect of the additional use of abciximab during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) on the level of procoagulant microparticles (MPs) in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) who had undergone primary PCI. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:In this study...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Cha JJ,Kim JY,Choi EY,Min PK,Cho M,Lee DL,Hong SY,Yoon YW,Lee BK,Hong BK,Rim SJ,Kwon HM

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Herein, we present a case of a successful catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia (VT) using a radial artery approach in a post-myocardial infarction patient, who had an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator and peripheral artery disease. Although the patient did not use antiarrhythmic drugs, the patient experie...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Kim J,Han D,Sohn C,Kim JS,Park YH

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Bicaval heart transplantation (HTx) may promote parasympathetic reinnervation. However, the prevalence and timing of reinnervation have not been fully investigated. Heart rate variability (HRV) and direct vagal stimulation were used to evaluate the presence of parasympathetic reinnervation aft...

journal_title：Korean circulation journal

authors： Lee SR,Kang DY,Cho Y,Cho HJ,Lee HY,Choi EK,Oh S

更新日期：2016-03-01 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