Kihwan Kwon

LGE confined to the RVIP among NICM patients did not significantly increase the risk of adverse cardiac events, and also showed a better outcome than the same extent of LGE located in the LV. Identification of this unique LGE distribution may help refine the current risk stratification.

PURPOSE: To report successful percutaneous repair of a peripheral mycotic aneurysm as a bridge to standard surgical therapy. CASE REPORT: An aneurysm of the left common femoral artery was diagnosed in a 43-year-old man with subacute infective endocarditis. A Jostent stent-graft was percutaneously deployed to exclude the mycotic lesion. Computed tomography at 8 months after the procedure documented aneurysm regression and stent-graft patency without evidence of infection. Arteriography at 18 mont

Purpose: To report successful percutaneous repair of a peripheral mycotic aneurysm as a bridge to standard surgical therapy. Case Report: An aneurysm of the left common femoral artery was diagnosed in a 43-year-old man with subacute infective endocarditis. A Jostent stent-graft was percutaneously deployed to exclude the mycotic lesion. Computed tomography at 8 months after the procedure documented aneurysm regression and stent-graft patency without evidence of infection. Arteriography at 18 mont

Atherosclerosis occurs preferentially in arterial regions exposed to disturbed blood flow. Targeting these pro-atherogenic regions is a potential anti-atherogenic therapeutic approach, but it has been extremely challenging. Here, using in vivo phage display approach and the partial carotid ligation model of flow-induced atherosclerosis in mouse, we identified novel peptides that specifically bind to endothelial cells (ECs) exposed to disturbed flow condition in pro-atherogenic regions. Two pepti

Abstract Doxorubicin (DOX) is a widely used anti-cancer drug; however, it has limited application due to cardiotoxicity. Extracorporeal shock waves (ESW) have been suggested to treat inflammatory and ischemic diseases, but the concrete effect of ESW in DOX-induced cardiomyopathy remain obscure. After H9c2 cells were subjected to ESW (0.04 mJ/cm 2 ), they were treated with 1 μM DOX. As a result, ESW protected cardiomyocytes from DOX-induced cell death. H9c2 cells treated with DOX downregulated p-

Abstract Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have emerged as a potential delivery vehicle for nucleic‐acid‐based therapeutics, but challenges related to their large‐scale production and cargo‐loading efficiency have limited their therapeutic potential. To address these issues, we developed a novel “shock wave extracellular vesicles engineering technology” (SWEET) as a non‐genetic, scalable manufacturing strategy that uses shock waves (SWs) to encapsulate siRNAs in EVs. Here, we describe the use of the

BACKGROUND: Insulin resistance has been proposed as an important risk factor in the development of atherosclerosis. AIM: To evaluate the association of insulin resistance and coronary atherosclerosis, we investigated the correlation between insulin sensitivity and the degree of coronary stenosis in patients with angina pectoris. METHODS: The study population consisted of 74 subjects with angina (54 men and 20 women) aged from 31 to 73 years. Coronary angiograms were evaluated by three semiquanti

Background and Objectives：The precise mechanism linking obesity and vascular disease is still unclear. Previous studies have demonstrated that the plasma levels of adiponectin, an adipose-derived hormone, decrease in obese subjects, and that hypoadiponectinemia are associated with ischemic heart disease. In this study, we investigated the determinant factors of plasma adiponectin concentration in healthy premenopausal women. Subjects and Methods：We analyzed the plasma adiponectin concentrations

The purpose of this randomized trial was to evaluate the role of debulking and balloon predilation on acute and long-term results of stent implantation in diffuse stenosis of small vessels. Patients with symptomatic diffuse stenosis of the native left anterior descending coronary artery between 2 and 2.9 mm in size were randomly assigned to rotational atherectomy (group I, n = 21) or balloon dilation (group II, n = 20) before stenting. The primary end point of the study was the incidence of angi

The precipitation behavior and mechanical properties of high-nitrogen austenitic stainless steels were investigated for various chemical compositions and solution treatment temperatures. For this study, Fe-22.1Cr-12.2Ni-5.1Mn-2.1Mo alloys with three different sets of Nb, V, and N contents were prepared, and two distinct solution treatment temperatures were applied. An increase in Nb or N content resulted in finer austenite grain size, attributed to the formation of additional precipitates, such