Chong Jin Kim
Catholic University of Korea
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The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine | 1999
Hee Yeol Kim; Chong Jin Kim; Tai Ho Rho; Ho Jung Youn; Seong Won Jin; Hyou Young Rhim; Ji Won Park; Heu Kyung Jeon; Jang Seong Chae; Jae Hyung Kim; Kyu Bo Choi
Objective Previous pathologic and roentgenographic studies have suggested a relation between aortic plaque and coronary artery disease but have lacked clinical utility. The study was undertaken to elucidate whether atherosclerotic aortic plaque detected by transesophageal echocardiography can be a clinically useful marker for significant obstructive coronary artery disease. Methods Clinical and angiographic features and intraoperative transesophageal echocardiographic findings were prospectively analyzed in 131 consecutive patients (58 women and 73 men, aged 17 to 75 years [mean 54±12]) undergoing open heart surgery. Significant obstructive coronary artery disease was defined as > or = 50% stenosis of > or = 1 major branch. Results Seventy-six (58%) of 131 patients were found to have obstructive coronary artery disease. In 76 patients with significant coronary artery disease, 71 had thoracic aortic plaque. In contrast, aortic plaque existed in only 10 of the remaining 55 patients with normal or minimally abnormal coronary arteries. The presence of aortic plaque on transesophageal echocardiographic studies had a sensitivity of 93%, a specificity of 82% and positive and negative predictive values of 88% and 90%, respectively, for significant coronary artery disease. There was a significant relationship between the degree of aortic intimal changes and the severity of coronary artery disease (r=0.74, P<0.0001). Multivariate logistic regression analysis of patient age, sex, risk factors of cardiovascular disease and transesophageal echocardiographic findings revealed that atherosclerotic aortic plaque was the most significant independent predictor of coronary artery disease. Conclusion This study indicates that transesophageal echocardiographic detection of atherosclerotic plaque in the thoracic aorta is useful in the noninvasive prediction of the presence and severity of coronary artery disease.
Journal of Korean Medical Science | 2002
Hee Yeol Kim; Chong Jin Kim; Tai Ho Rho; Ho Joong Youn; Eun Ju Cho; Seung Won Jin; Hui Kyung Jeon; Jang Seong Chae; Jae Hyung Kim; Kyu Bo Choi
Korean Circulation Journal | 2003
Keon Woong Moon; Man Young Lee; Wook Sung Chung; Chong Jin Kim; Ki Bae Seung; Doo Soo Jeon; Hee Yeul Kim; Seung Won Jin; Sang-Hyun Ihm; Pum Joon Kim; In Soo Park; Jae Hyung Kim; Kyu Bo Choi
Korean Circulation Journal | 2001
Sang-Hyun Ihm; Ki Bae Seung; Ki Yuk Chang; Hae Ok Jung; Dong Hyeon Kang; Wook Sung Chung; Chong Jin Kim; In Soo Park; Jae Hyung Kim; Kyu Bo Choi
Korean Circulation Journal | 2004
Doo Soo Jeon; Man Young Lee; Chong Jin Kim; Ho Joong Youn; Eun Ju Cho; Jin Man Cho; Keon Woong Moon; Jae Hyung Kim; Kyu Bo Choi
Korean Circulation Journal | 2004
Myoung Seok Kim; Chong Jin Kim; Su Beom Heo; Eun Ju Cho; Jae Han Park; Gueng Sung Choi; Keon Woong Moon; Hee Yeol Kim; Doo Soo Jeon; Tai Ho Roh; Jae Hyung Kim; Kyu Bo Choi
Korean Circulation Journal | 2001
Wook Sung Chung; Chong Jin Kim; Ki Bae Seung; Eun Joo Cho; Keon Woong Moon; Jong Min Lee; Young Suk Oh; Ho Joong Youn; Jang Seong Chae; Ihn Soo Park; Jae Hyung Kim; Kyu Bo Choi
Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound | 2006
Kyoung Hee Kim; Eun Ju Cho; Byoung Soo Jie; So Young Lee; Chong Jin Kim; Jae Hyung Kim; Eun Joo Seo
Korean Circulation Journal | 2004
Eun Ju Cho; Chong Jin Kim; Gun Ho Sim; Jae Han Park; Dae Sung Kim; Jin Man Cho; Ho Joong Youn; Tae Ho Roh; Jae Hyung Kim; Chan Beom Park; Ung Jin; Chi Kyung Kim
Korean Circulation Journal | 2004
Jong Min Lee; Ki Dong Yoo; Pum Joon Kim; Keon Woong Moon; Chul Soo Park; Seung Won Jin; Hee Yeol Kim; Ho Joong Youn; Wook Sung Chung; Man Young Lee; Chong Jin Kim; Ki Bae Seung; Jae Hyung Kim; Kyu Bo Choi