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Sim DS, Tay K, Howe TS, Koh SBJ. Preoperative severe vitamin D deficiency is a significant independent risk factor for poorer functional outcome and quality of life 6 months after surgery for fragility hip fractures. Osteoporos Int 2021; 32:2217-2224. [PMID: 33959793 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-021-05970-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2020] [Accepted: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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UNLABELLED Hip fractures are common in the elderly, and many patients with hip fractures have low vitamin D levels. This study found that severe vitamin D deficiency is linked to poorer recovery of function and quality of life after hip fracture surgery. INTRODUCTION Vitamin D deficiency is prevalent in hip fracture patients and associated with increased mortality and complications. However, there is limited long-term data on how vitamin D levels affect functional outcomes after hip fracture surgery. The aim of this study is to ascertain the association between vitamin D levels and recovery from hip surgery. METHODS Patients who underwent hip fracture surgery from January 2012 to December 2016 and had vitamin D levels assessed during admission were included. Retrospective analysis was performed on patients' demographic data such as age, gender and clinical parameters such as preoperative vitamin D, haemoglobin levels, Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI), and type and site of surgery. Patients were divided according to four different vitamin D levels-severe vitamin D deficiency (≤10 ng/mL), mild deficiency (10-20 ng/ml), insufficiency (20-30 ng/ml), and normal (>30ng/ml). Functional outcomes were measured by Harris Hip Score (HHS), Parker Mobility Score (PMS), and individual domains of 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF36). Univariate and multivariate analyses were conducted to examine the association between vitamin D deficiency and functional outcome scores. RESULTS Out of 664 patients identified, 9% had severe vitamin D deficiency and 39% mild deficiency. Patients with severe vitamin D deficiency had significantly poorer baseline and 6-month PMS and SF36 Physical Functioning (PF). In multivariate analysis, severe vitamin D deficiency was associated with lower 6-month PMS and SF36 PF. CONCLUSION Preoperative severe vitamin D deficiency is an independent risk factor for poorer recovery of function and quality of life after hip fracture surgery.
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- D S Sim
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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Kim M, Ahn Y, Jeong MH, Sim DS, Hong YJ, Kim JH, Ahn TH, Seung KB, Kim HS, Gwon HC, Chae SC, Hur SH, Cha KS. P3127Optimal revascularization strategy in non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction with multivessel coronary artery disease: staged vs. one-time vs. culprit-only revascularization. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz745.0202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background/Introduction
Although optimal revascularization strategy in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction with multivessel coronary artery disease (MVD) was well established, there are few studies which investigated optimal revascularization strategy in non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEM) with MVD.
Purpose
We investigated 2-year clinical outcomes according to strategy of revascularization in patients with NSTEMI and MVD.
Methods
Between November 2011 and October 2015, a total of 2474 patients with NSTEMI and MVD who underwent successful percutaneous coronary intervention were analyzed from the Korea Acute Myocardial Infarction Registry-National Institute of Health (staged 308, one-time 1043 and culprit-only 1123 patients). We did not include patients with left main disease and cardiogenic shock. Primary endpoint was major adverse cardiac events (MACE: the composite of cardiac death, myocardial infarction [MI] or target-vessel revascularization [TVR]) during 2-year follow-up (median 737 days [interquartile range 705–764]). We also analyzed the of all-cause mortality, stroke and non-TVR.
Results
Baseline characteristics such as age, gender, and prevalence of atherosclerotic risk factors between multivessel revascularization (MVR; staged or one-time revascularization) and CVR were similar. There was also no difference in symptom to balloon time in 2 groups. MACE occurred in 305 patients (12.3%) during 2-year follow-up. MVR could reduce incidence of MACE (10.2% vs. 14.9%; adjusted hazard ratio [HR] 1.50 for CVR, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.20–1.88, p<0.001), all-cause death (8.4% vs. 12.1%; adjusted HR 1.45 for CVR, 95% CI 1.13–1.87, p=0.003) and non-TVR (1,9% vs. 7.0%; adjusted HR 3.99 for CVR, 95% CI 2.55–6.27, p<0.001). There was no difference in incidence of stroke between MVR and CVR. We also analyzed same analysis between staged and one-time revascularization. Complete revascularization was more achieved in one-time revascularization group compared to staged revascularization group (62.0% vs. 76.1%, p<0.001). In multivariate Cox-regression analysis, staged revascularization was not associated with improved clinical outcomes in terms of MACE (HR 0.74, 95% CI 0.50–1.09, p=0.126), all-cause death (HR 1.07, 95% CI 0.69–1.68, p=0.759), stroke (HR 1.75, 95% CI 0.68–4.52, p=0.245) and non-TVR (HR 2.56, 95% CI 0.75–8.68, p=0.132). Analysis by propensity score matching and inverse probability of treatment weighting did not significantly affect the results.
Conclusions
MVR reduced 2-year adverse cardiac events in patients with NSTEMI and MVD compared to CVR. However, staged revascularization was not superior to one-time revascularization for reducing MACE among NSTEMI patients with MVD who received MVR.
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- M Kim
- Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea (Republic of)
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- Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea (Republic of)
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- Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea (Republic of)
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- Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea (Republic of)
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- Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea (Republic of)
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- Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea (Republic of)
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- Gil Hospital, Incheon, Korea (Republic of)
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- Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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- Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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- Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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- Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Korea (Republic of)
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- Keimyung University Hospital Dongsan Medical Center, Daegu, Korea (Republic of)
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- Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan, Korea (Republic of)
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Kim MC, Ahn YK, Cho JY, Lee KH, Sim DS, Yoon HJ, Yoon NS, Kim KH, Hong YJ, Park HW, Kim JH, Jeong MH, Cho JG, Park JC. 469Optimal timing of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in patients with acute myocardial infarction complicated by profound cardiogenic shock after resuscitated cardiac arrest. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy564.469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- M C Kim
- Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea Republic of
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- Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea Republic of
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- Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea Republic of
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- Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea Republic of
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- Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea Republic of
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- Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea Republic of
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- Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea Republic of
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- Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea Republic of
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- Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea Republic of
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- Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea Republic of
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- Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea Republic of
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- Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea Republic of
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- Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea Republic of
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- Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea Republic of
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Sim DS, Lee KH, Song HC, Kim JH, Park DS, Lim KS, Woo JS, Hong YJ, Ahn YK, Son YS, Kim W, Jeong MH. P4401Cardioprotective effect of substance P in a porcine model of acute myocardial infarction. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy563.p4401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- D S Sim
- Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea Republic of
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- Kyunghee University, Seoul, Korea Republic of
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- Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea Republic of
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- Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea Republic of
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- Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea Republic of
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- Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea Republic of
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- Kyunghee University, Seoul, Korea Republic of
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- Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea Republic of
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- Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea Republic of
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- Kyunghee University, Seoul, Korea Republic of
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- Kyunghee University, Seoul, Korea Republic of
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- Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea Republic of
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Park H, Kim HS, Hong YJ, Min JJ, Kim HB, Kim M, Jeong HK, Lim KS, Kim JH, Kim MC, Sim DS, Kim JH, Kim DY, Ahn YK, Jeong MH. P3710Evaluation of treatment with fimasartan in animal myocardial infarction model using cardiac positron emission tomography with [18F]FPTP. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy563.p3710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- H Park
- Chonnam National University Hospital, Cardiology, Gwangju, Korea Republic of
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- Chonnam National University Hospital, Nuclear medicine, Gwangju, Korea Republic of
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- Chonnam National University Hospital, Cardiology, Gwangju, Korea Republic of
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- Chonnam National University Hospital, Nuclear medicine, Gwangju, Korea Republic of
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- Chonnam National University Hospital, Cardiology, Gwangju, Korea Republic of
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- Chonnam National University Hospital, Nephrology, Gwangju, Korea Republic of
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- Chonnam National University Hospital, Cardiology, Gwangju, Korea Republic of
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- Chonnam National University Hospital, Cardiology, Gwangju, Korea Republic of
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- Chonnam National University Hospital, Cardiology, Gwangju, Korea Republic of
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- Chonnam National University Hospital, Cardiology, Gwangju, Korea Republic of
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- Chonnam National University Hospital, Cardiology, Gwangju, Korea Republic of
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- Chonnam National University Hospital, Cardiology, Gwangju, Korea Republic of
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- Chonnam National University Hospital, Nuclear medicine, Gwangju, Korea Republic of
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- Chonnam National University Hospital, Cardiology, Gwangju, Korea Republic of
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- Chonnam National University Hospital, Cardiology, Gwangju, Korea Republic of
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Sim DS, Jeong MH, Kim HS, Gwon HC, Seung KB, Rha SW, Chae SC, Kim CJ, Cha KS, Park JS, Yoon JH, Chae JK, Joo SJ, Choi DJ, Hur SH. P4610Utility of GRACE and ACUITY-HORIZONS risk scores to guide dual antiplatelet therapy in patients with acute myocardial infarction undergoing drug-eluting stenting. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy563.p4610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- D S Sim
- Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea Republic of
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- Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea Republic of
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- Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea Republic of
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- Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea Republic of
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- The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea Republic of
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- Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, Korea Republic of
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- Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Korea Republic of
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- Kyunghee University, Seoul, Korea Republic of
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- Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan, Korea Republic of
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- Yeungnam University Hospital, Daegu, Korea Republic of
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- Wonju Medical College, Wonju, Korea Republic of
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- Chonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Korea Republic of
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- Jeju National University Hospital, Jeju, Korea Republic of
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- Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea Republic of
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- Keimyung University Hospital Dongsan Medical Center, Daegu, Korea Republic of
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Hong SN, Cho HH, Moon KY, Sim DS, Jeong MH, Cho JG, Park JC, Kang JC, Ahn Y. AS-165 The Impact of Endothelial Progenitor Cell Mobilization After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention In Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction. Am J Cardiol 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2011.02.116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Park OY, Kim SH, Ahn YK, Yun NS, Kim JH, Sim DS, Yoon HJ, Kim KH, Park HW, Hong YJ, Jeong MH, Cho JG, Park JC. Statin Reduces C-Reactive Protein and Interleukin-6 in Normocholesterolemic Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome. Chonnam Med J 2008. [DOI: 10.4068/cmj.2008.44.1.13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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- Ok Young Park
- Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine Seonam University, Namwon, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine Seonam University, Namwon, Korea
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Heart Center of Chonnam National University Hospital, Cardiovascular Research Institute of Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Heart Center of Chonnam National University Hospital, Cardiovascular Research Institute of Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Heart Center of Chonnam National University Hospital, Cardiovascular Research Institute of Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Heart Center of Chonnam National University Hospital, Cardiovascular Research Institute of Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Heart Center of Chonnam National University Hospital, Cardiovascular Research Institute of Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Heart Center of Chonnam National University Hospital, Cardiovascular Research Institute of Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Heart Center of Chonnam National University Hospital, Cardiovascular Research Institute of Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Heart Center of Chonnam National University Hospital, Cardiovascular Research Institute of Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Heart Center of Chonnam National University Hospital, Cardiovascular Research Institute of Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Heart Center of Chonnam National University Hospital, Cardiovascular Research Institute of Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Heart Center of Chonnam National University Hospital, Cardiovascular Research Institute of Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea
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Kim JH, Jeong MH, Rhew JY, Yang B, Sim DS, Lim SY, Hong YJ, Park OY, Park WS, Kim W, Ahn YK, Moon Y, Cho JG, Chun J. The Long-Term Clinical Outcomes of Low Molecular Weight Heparin Combined with Platelet Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibitor in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome. Korean Circ J 2003. [DOI: 10.4070/kcj.2003.33.7.559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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- Ju Han Kim
- The Heart Center of Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea
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- The Heart Center of Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea
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- The Heart Center of Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea
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- The Heart Center of Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea
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- The Heart Center of Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea
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- The Heart Center of Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea
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- The Heart Center of Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea
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- The Heart Center of Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea
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- The Heart Center of Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea
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- The Heart Center of Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea
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- The Heart Center of Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea
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- The Heart Center of Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea
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- The Heart Center of Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea
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- The Heart Center of Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea
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Celi A, Merrill-Skoloff G, Gross P, Falati S, Sim DS, Flaumenhaft R, Furie BC, Furie B. Thrombus formation: direct real-time observation and digital analysis of thrombus assembly in a living mouse by confocal and widefield intravital microscopy. J Thromb Haemost 2003; 1:60-8. [PMID: 12871540 DOI: 10.1046/j.1538-7836.2003.t01-1-00033.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
Abstract
We have developed novel instrumentation using confocal and widefield microscopy to image and analyze thrombus formation in real time in the microcirculation of a living mouse. This system provides high-speed, near-simultaneous acquisition of images of multiple fluorescent probes and a brightfield channel, and supports laser-induced injury through the microscope optics. Although this imaging facility requires interface of multiple hardware components, the primary challenge in vascular imaging is careful experimental design and interpretation. This system has been used to localize tissue factor during thrombus formation, to observe defects in thrombus assembly in genetically altered mice, to study the kinetics of platelet activation and P-selectin expression following vascular injury, to analyze leukocyte rolling on arterial thrombi, to generate three-dimensional models of thrombi, and to analyze the effect of antithrombotic agents in vivo.
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- A Celi
- Center for Hemostasis and Thrombosis Research, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Kim JH, Jeong MH, Sim DS, Lee SH, Hong YJ, Park OY, Kim W, Rhew JY, Ahn YK, Cho JG, Suh SP, Park JC, Kang JC. The Usefulness of Cardiac Troponin as a Marker for the Detection of Minor Myocardial Injury Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Korean Circ J 2002. [DOI: 10.4070/kcj.2002.32.5.413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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- Ju Han Kim
- The Heart Center of Chonnam National University Hospital, Korea
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- The Heart Center of Chonnam National University Hospital, Korea
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- The Heart Center of Chonnam National University Hospital, Korea
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- The Heart Center of Chonnam National University Hospital, Korea
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- The Heart Center of Chonnam National University Hospital, Korea
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- The Heart Center of Chonnam National University Hospital, Korea
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- The Heart Center of Chonnam National University Hospital, Korea
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- The Heart Center of Chonnam National University Hospital, Korea
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- The Heart Center of Chonnam National University Hospital, Korea
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- The Heart Center of Chonnam National University Hospital, Korea
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- The Heart Center of Chonnam National University Hospital, Korea
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- The Heart Center of Chonnam National University Hospital, Korea
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- The Heart Center of Chonnam National University Hospital, Korea
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To enhance biodegradation, nutrients in the form of slow-release fertilizer (SRF) were applied to oil-contaminated microcosms (3%, v/v) which simulated intertidal environmental systems. Although nutrient concentrations in the interstitial water were not proportional to those in amended SRF, microbial activity, growth of oil-degrading microorganisms, and oil-degradation rate were closely related to the concentration of nutrients in the interstitial water. Adding nutrients at higher dose (microcosm I, 144.4 mg C/kg sand/day, versus microcosm II, 8.5 mg C/kg sand/day) had a positive effect on oil degradation rate, which was especially obvious during the early phase of treatment. Use of pristane, phytane, and nor-hopane as biomarkers enabled the detection of significant treatment differences in hydrocarbon biodegradation, which were not reliable enough when the data were normalized to sand mass.
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- Y S Oh
- Department of Environmental Engineering and Biotechnology, Mylongji University, Yongin, Republic of Korea
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