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Sun-Hee Heo

Yonsei University · Medicine

About the Lab

Professor Sun-Hee Heo's research lab specializes in vascular and interventional radiology, with a focus on innovative regenerative therapies and advanced imaging techniques for peripheral vascular diseases. The lab investigates the clinical application of autologous bone marrow stem cell transplantation in critical limb ischemia, particularly in challenging conditions like Buerger's disease, while also exploring rare gynecological malignancies arising from adenomyosis through advanced MRI and PET-CT imaging. The lab further contributes to vascular surgery outcomes by comparing graft materials in vascular reconstruction and evaluating interventions for complex vascular conditions such as Takayasu arteritis and aortocoronary bypass. Their work emphasizes image-guided diagnosis, minimally invasive interventions, and long-term vascular health preservation.

vascular regenerationperipheral arterial diseaseinterventional radiologystem cell therapymedical imaging

Research Overview

Papers
55
Total Citations
461
Papers (5y)
9
Primary Field
Medicine

Research Output Trend

Figures are computed from collected data and may differ slightly.

Publications per year (5y)
9total
2021
2023
2024
2025
2026
Citations per year (5y)
36total
20212023202420252026

Selected Papers

15
1
Article|78 citations·2017
Treatment strategy based on the natural course for patients with spontaneous isolated superior mesenteric artery dissection
Seon-Hee Heo, Young-Wook Kim, Shin‐Young Woo, Yang‐Jin Park, Kwang Bo Park, Duk‐Kyung Kim
SJR Q1Journal of Vascular Surgery
SurgeryMedicine
2
Article|46 citations·2016
Recent Results of In Situ Abdominal Aortic Reconstruction with Cryopreserved Arterial Allograft
Seon-Hee Heo, Y.-W. Kim, Shin‐Young Woo, Y.-J. Park, Duk‐Kyung Kim, Doo Ryeon Chung
SJR Q1European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
SurgeryMedicine
3
Article|28 citations·2018
Natural history of spontaneous isolated celiac artery dissection after conservative treatment
So Ree Kim, Taek Kyu Park, Seung‐Hyuk Choi, Sung Mok Kim, Yeon Hyeon Choe, Seon-Hee Heo, Yang‐Jin Park, Dong‐Ik Kim, Dong-Ik Kim, Young-Wook Kim, Duk-Kyung Kim, Duk-Kyung Kim
SJR Q1Journal of Vascular Surgery
SurgeryMedicine
4
Article|25 citations·2016
Early Results of Clinical Application of Autologous Whole Bone Marrow Stem Cell Transplantation for Critical Limb Ischemia with Buerger’s Disease
Seon-Hee Heo, Yoong-Seok Park, Eun‐Suk Kang, Kwang Bo Park, Young Soo, Kyung‐Sun Kang, Dong‐Ik Kim
SJR Q1Scientific ReportsOA

Our goal was to evaluate early results of the clinical application of autologous whole bone marrow stem cell transplantation (AWBMSCT) for critical limb ischemia (CLI) in patients with Buerger's disease. We retrospectively analyzed the data of 58 limbs of 37 patients (mean age, 43.0 years; range, 28-63 years; male, 91.9%) with Buerger's disease with CLI who were treated with AWBMSCT from March 2013 to December 2014. We analyzed Rutherford category, pain score, pain-free walking time (PFWT), tota

SurgeryMedicine
5
Article|24 citations·2019
Subclassification and Treatment Results of Ethanol Embolotherapy of Type II Arteriovenous Malformations of the Extremity and Body
Seong Eun Ko, Young Soo, Kwang Bo Park, Dong-Ik Kim, Seon-Hee Heo, Suk Hyun Bae, Hong Suk Park, Sung Wook Shin, Sung Ki Cho, Dongho Hyun
SJR Q2Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
SurgeryMedicine
6
Article|24 citations·2018
Treatment Strategies for Cephalic Arch Stenosis in Patients with Brachiocephalic Arteriovenous Fistula
Suh Min Kim, Kyoung Won Yoon, Shin‐Young Woo, Seon-Hee Heo, Young-Wook Kim, Dong-Ik Kim, Yang‐Jin Park
SJR Q2Annals of Vascular Surgery
Emergency Medical ServicesHealth Professions
7
Article|21 citations·2017
Editor's Choice – Comparison of Early Outcomes and Restenosis Rate Between Carotid Endarterectomy and Carotid Artery Stenting Using Propensity Score Matching Analysis
Seon-Hee Heo, Kyoung Won Yoon, Shin‐Young Woo, Yang‐Jin Park, Young-Wook Kim, Keon-Ha Kim, Chin‐Sang Chung, Oh-Young Bang, Dong-Ik Kim
SJR Q1European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineMedicine
8
Article|19 citations·2017
Treatment strategy based on the natural course of the disease for patients with spontaneous isolated abdominal aortic dissection
Jihee Kang, Young-Wook Kim, Seon-Hee Heo, Shin‐Young Woo, Yang‐Jin Park, Dong‐Ik Kim, Duk‐Kyung Kim
SJR Q1Journal of Vascular Surgery
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineMedicine
9
Article|18 citations·2011
Unusual manifestation of endometrioid adenocarcinoma arising from subserosal cystic adenomyosis of the uterus: emphasis on MRI and positron emission tomography CT findings
Seon-Hee Heo, KH Lee, Jin Woong Kim, Yong Yeon Jeong
SJR Q1British Journal of RadiologyOA

There are several reports of adenocarcinoma developing within adenomyosis of the uterus, but imaging features of MRI, including diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and positron emission tomography (PET)-CT, have not been published. Herein we report a rare case of endometrioid adenocarcinoma arising from subserosal cystic adenomyosis to emphasise the unusual growth features, as well as the imaging findings of the tumour on MRI and PET-CT.

Reproductive MedicineMedicine
10
Article|17 citations·2019
Surgical Strategy to Reduce the Recurrence of Adventitial Cystic Disease after Treatment
Ji Ha Lim, Byeoung Hoon Chung, Jihee Kang, Seon-Hee Heo, Dong-Ik Kim, Young-Wook Kim, Yang‐Jin Park
SJR Q3Vascular Specialist InternationalOA

As a curative surgery for ACD, vessel excision with interposition grafting is a better strategy to prevent recurrence than simple cyst excision alone.

SurgeryMedicine
11
Article|15 citations·2017
Aorto-carotid bypass in patients with Takayasu arteritis
Hong Han, Kyoung Won Yoon, Seon-Hee Heo, Yang‐Jin Park, Young-Wook Kim, Dong‐Ik Kim
SJR Q2Annals of Surgical Treatment and ResearchOA

Aorto-carotid bypass is effective for treating Takayasu arteritis with cerebrovascular ischemia, and the results suggest that postoperative blood pressure should be strictly managed to prevent intracranial hemorrhage.

Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineMedicine
12
Article|14 citations·2014
Comparison of long-term results of above-the-knee femoro-popliteal bypass with autogenous vein and polytetrafluoroethylene grafts
Seon-Hee Heo, Yang‐Jin Park, Shin‐Young Woo, Dong‐Ik Kim, Young-Wook Kim
SJR Q2Annals of Surgical Treatment and ResearchOA

After ATKFPB, autologous vein grafts showed significantly better long-term results compared with PTFE grafts.

SurgeryMedicine
13
Article|13 citations·2020
Therapeutic outcomes of embolotherapy of extremity bone intraosseous arteriovenous malformation with ethanol, coils, and n-butyl cyanoacrylate
Ran Kim, Young Soo, Kwang Bo Park, Dong-Ik Kim, Seon-Hee Heo, Hong Suk Park, Sung Wook Shin, Sung Ki Cho, Dongho Hyun
SJR Q1Journal of Vascular SurgeryOA
SurgeryMedicine
14
Review|11 citations·2024
In-Stent Re-Endothelialization Strategies: Cells, Extracellular Matrix, and Extracellular Vesicles
Min-Kyu Kang, Seon-Hee Heo, Jeong‐Kee Yoon
SJR Q1Tissue Engineering Part B Reviews

Arterial stenosis caused by atherosclerosis often requires stent implantation to increase the patency of target artery. However, such external devices often lead to in-stent restenosis due to inadequate re-endothelialization and subsequent inflammatory responses. Therefore, re-endothelialization strategies after stent implantation have been developed to enhance endothelial cell recruitment or to capture circulating endothelial progenitor cells. Notably, recent research indicates that coating ste

SurgeryMedicine
15
Article|11 citations·2010
A CASE OF POSTERIOR REVERSIBLE ENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME IN A CHILD WITH MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME FOLLOWING ALLOGENIC BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION
Seon-Hee Heo, Hye Jung Cho, In Sang Jeon
SJR Q3Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is an uncommon but distinctive clinical-radiologic entity characterized by headache, seizures, visual disturbance, and altered mental function associated with reversible white matter edema affecting the posterior parietal and occipital lobes of the brain. Although PRES is caused by a variety of conditions, acute elevation of blood pressure, fluid retention, and treatment with immunosuppressive drugs and/or anti-neoplastic agents are the main ca

Psychiatry and Mental healthMedicine

Research Areas

SurgeryPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineEmergency Medical ServicesPsychiatry and Mental healthReproductive MedicineRheumatology

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