Yangjin Park

Delirium is a common complication of vascular surgery. The protective effect of preoperative statins on delirium after vascular surgery is controversial. The authors hypothesized that preoperative statin administration would decrease the incidence of delirium after vascular surgery. From May 2010 to May 2015, 1,132 patients underwent vascular surgery. Postoperative delirium was diagnosed from patients' medical records. The incidence of delirium was 11.5%. The preoperative statin exposure was not

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

Neurofibromatosis type I (NF-1) is a rare autosomal dominant genetic disorder occurring in 1 in 3,000 individuals. Vasculopathy is a rarely reported finding in patients with NF-1. Here, we report a case of recurrent aortic pseudoaneurysm after endovascular aneurysm repair in a 49-year-old male patient with NF-1. On the sixth postoperative day following a successful open surgical repair of an aortic pseudoaneurysm, he developed hemoperitoneum due to a delayed rupture of the mesenteric artery bran

Purpose: To know the current trend of the annual number of AAA patients in Korea and treatment modality, we attempted to investigate the numbers of patients diagnosed with AAA and the number of patients who underwent open or endovascular treatment of AAA in Korea during the last 6 years. Methods: To investigate the number of AAA patients, we searched for ruptured AAA and AAA without description of rupture disease from the database of Health Insurance Reimbursement Association (HIRA) by searching

Purpose: To know the current trend of the annual number of AAA patients in Korea and treatment modality, we attempted to investigate the numbers of patients diagnosed with AAA and the number of patients who underwent open or endovascular treatment of AAA in Korea during the last 6 years. Methods: To investigate the number of AAA patients, we searched for ruptured AAA and AAA without description of rupture disease from the database of Health Insurance Reimbursement Association (HIRA) by searching

Purpose: Intimal hyperplasia (IH) is the main cause of restenosis or occlusion after vascular procedures. Imatinib mesylate and rapamycin are known to prevent IH. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of these drugs on the regression of preformed IH in rat carotid injury model. Methods: IH was established in rat carotid arteries using a balloon catheter. The drug effects were assessed in vitro on proliferation, migration, and apoptosis of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) in the

Combined treatment of with imatinib and rapamycin induced reduction of cell mass in preformed intimal hyperplasia, but failed to induce regression of intimal mass in this short-term medication study. Further studies will be needed with additional strategies of inducing lysis of the extracellular matrix.

Objective Limb salvage is an important concern following complete oncologic resection for extremity soft tissue sarcoma (STS). Vascular reconstruction is essential for limb salvage. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the outcomes of vascular reconstruction in patients with extremity STS. Methods This is a retrospective, multi-center, case series of consecutive patients who underwent vascular reconstruction during extremity STS resection at 2 major centers in Korea. Demographics, reconstru