Dr Ji-Hyuk Yang MD, PhD

 Congenital Cardiac Surgery

  Professional Membership:
    * Korean Society for Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery
    * Korean Pediatric Heart Society
    * Korean Society for Transplantation
    * Founding member of the World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery

Background:
    * Seoul National University College of Medicine (B.A, MD, 1995)
    * Seoul National University College of Medicine (Master`s degree, 2005)
    * Seoul National University College of Medicine (PhD, 2010)
    * Internship, Seoul National University Hospital (1996)
    * Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency, Seoul National University Hospital (1996-2000)
    * Korean Board of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery (2000)
    * Military Surgeon (2000-2003)
    * Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Armed Forces Seoul Hospital (2002-2003)
    * Clinical Fellowship, Samsung Medical Center (2003. 5. - 2005. 2.)
    * Clinical Assistant Professor, Samsung Medical Center (2005. 3. - 2007. 2.)
    * Assistant Professor, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine (2007.3. - present)

Personal Interests:
    * Congenital Cardiac Surgery
    * Adult congenital heart disease
    * Minimally invasive cardiac surgery/ Endoscopic cardiac surgery
    * Mechanical assist device
    * Arrhythmia surgery/ minimally invasive
    * Heart and Heart-Lung Transplantation

Publications (article): English
   1. OA, Yang JH, Jun TG, Sung K, Kim WS, Lee YT, Park PW. Midterm Results of Size-Reduced Cryopreserved Homografts for Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Reconstruction. Ann Thorac Surg 2010 Jun;89(6):1821-6.
   2. Images, Song BG, Park SJ, Park JR, Park SW, Choi YH, Yang JH. Anomalous hepatic venous drainage into the left atrium and inferior vena cava. Clin Cardiol 2010 Jun;33(6):E121
   3. OA, Kim H, Park PW, Sung K, Lee YT, Jun TG, Kim WS, Yang JH, Hwang J. Mid-Term Results of the Cox Maze III Procedure Combined With Open Mitral Commissurotomy for the Treatment of Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis. Circ J. 2010 May 18.
   4. OA, Lim HG, Lee JR, Kim YJ, Park YH, Jun TG, Kim WH, Lee CH, Park HK, Yang JH, Park CS, Kwak JG. Outcomes of biventricular repair for congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries. Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 Jan;89(1):159-67.
   5. OA, Choi SH, Jeong SI, Yang JH, Kang IS, Jun TG, Lee HJ, Huh J. A single-center experience with intracardiac thrombosis in children with dilated cardiomyopathy. Pediatr Cardiol. 2010;31(2):264-9.
   6. OA, Jeong SI, Huh J, Lee HJ, Yang JH, Jun TG, Kang IS. Closure of conduit fenestration after extracardiac Fontan procedure using Amplatzer vascular plug: comparison with detachable coil. Pediatr Cardiol 2010 Jan;31(1):44-9.
   7. OA, Sung K, Park PW, Park KH, Jun TG, Lee YT, Yang JH, Kim WS, Hwang J. Is tricuspid valve replacement a catastrophic operation? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2009;36(5):825-9.
   8. OA, Min HK, Lee YT, Kim WS, Yang JH, Sung K, Jun TG, Park PW. Complete revascularization using a patent left internal thoracic artery and variable arterial grafts in multivessel coronary reoperation. Heart Surg Forum 2009;12(5):E244-9.
   9. OA, Cho SH, Sung K, Park KH, Yang JH, Kim WS, Jun TG, Lee YT, Park PW. Midterm Results of Aortic Arch Replacement in a Stanford Type A Aortic Dissection With an Intimal Tear in the Aortic Arch. Korean Circ J. 2009;39(7):270-274.
  10. CR, Jeon HK, So YK, Yang JH, Jeong HS. Extracorporeal oxygenation support for curative surgery in a patient with papillary thyroid carcinoma invading the trachea. J Laryngol Otol. 2009 Jul;123(7):807-10.
  11. OA, Shinn SH, Sung K, Park PW, Lee YT, Kim WS, Yang JH, Jun TG, Lee SC, Park SW. Results of annular reconstruction with a pericardial patch in active infective endocarditis. J Heart Valve Dis. 2009;18(3):315-20
  12. OA, Kim WS, Lee J, Lee YT, Sung K, Yang JH, Jun TG, Park PW. Total arterial revascularization in triple-vessel disease with off-pump and aortic no-touch technique. Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86(6):1861-5.
  13. CR, Park CK, Park PW, Yang JH, Lee YT, Sung K, Kim WS. Intraventricular patch repair through an extended aortotomy for repeated left ventricular rupture after mitral valve replacement. Ann Thorac Surg 2008 Sep;86(3):1000-2
  14. OA, Lee GY, Sohn YB, Kim MJ, Jeon GW, Shim JW, Chang YS, Huh J, Kang IS, Yang JH, Jun TG, Park PW, Park WS, Lee HJ. Outcome Following Surgical Closure of Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Very Low Birth Weight Infants in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Yonsei Med J. 2008 Apr;49(2):265-271.
  15. OA, Yang JH, Jun TG, Park PW, Sung K, Kim WS, Lee YT, Huh J, Kang IS, Lee HJ. Factors related to the durability of a homograft monocusp valve inserted during repair of tetralogy of Fallot as based on the mid- to long-term outcomes. Cardiol Young. 2008 Apr;18(2):141-6 → cited in Sabiston & Spencer, Surgery of the Chest. 8th Ed.
  16. OA, Yang JH, Jun TG, Park PW, Sung K, Kim WS, Lee YT, Huh J, Kang IS. Exclusion of the non-functioning right ventricle in children with pulmonary atresia and intact ventricular septum. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2008 Feb;33(2):251-6. → cited in Sabiston & Spencer, Surgery of the Chest. 8th Ed.
  17. OA, Kim WS, Lee YT, Choi JH, Sung K, Yang JH, Jun TG, Park PW. Kinking of internal thoracic artery graft without symptoms: should it be revised? Heart Surg Forum 2007;10(5):E372-5
  18. OA, Yang JH, Jun TG., Sung K, Choi JH, Lee YT, Park PW. Repair of long-segment congenital tracheal stenosis. J Korean Med Sci 2007;22(3):491-6
  19. OA, Kim SH, Kang IS, Huh J, Lee HJ, Yang JH, Jun TG. Tanscatheter closure of fenestration with detachable coils after the Fontan operation. J Korean Med Sci 2006;21(5):859-64
  20. OA, Sung K, Lee YT, Park PW, Jun TG, Yang JH, Ha YK. Improved survival after cardiac arrest using emergent autopriming percutaneous cardiopulmonary support. Ann Thorac Surg 2006;82:651-6
  21. OA, Kim WG, Yang JH. End-point temperature of rewarming after hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass in pediatric patients. Artif Organs 2005 Nov;29(11):876-9
  22. OA, Sung K, Park PW, Park KH, Jun TG, Lee YT, Yang JH. Comparison of transprosthetic mean pressure gradients between Medtronic Hall and ATS valves in the aortic position. Int J Cardiol 2005;10;99(1):29-35.
  23. OA, Kim WG, Seo JW, Yang JH. Comparative analysis of frozen and acelluarized vascular xenografts. Int J Artif Organs 2005;28(8):848-52
  24. How to do it, Sung K, Lee YT, Park PY, Park KH, Jun TG, Yang JH. Minimizing foreign material in the reconstruction of infected complex annuloaortic disruption. Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2191-2
  25. OA, Yang JH, Sung K, Lee YT, Park KH, Jun TG, Park PW. Total arterial revascularization with a single y-composite graft for triple-vessel disease: comparison of 2- and 3-artery grafts. Heart Surg Forum 2004;7(5):E382-6.
  26. OA, Sung K, Jun TG, Park PW, Park KH, Lee YT, Yang JH. Management of deep sternal infection in infants and children with advanced pectoralis major muscle flaps. Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1371-5
  27. OA, Sung K, Lee YT, Park KH, Jun TG, Park PW, Yang JH. Beating heart revascularization using only bilateral internal thoracic arteries for triple-vessel disease: early angiographic findings. Heart Surg Forum 2003;6(5):336-40.
  28. OA, Kim WG, Yang JH, Sung SH. Light and electron microscopic analyses of autologous pericardial tissue used as a small-diameter arterial graft in dogs. Artif Organs 2002;26(1):58-62
  29. OA, Lee JR, Yang JH, Kim EK, Seo JW. Effect of angiopeptin and aspirin on accelerated graft atherosclerosis in transplanted mouse heart. J Korean Med Sci 1999;14(6):607-12

Publications (article):Korean
  30. CR, Choi MS, Yang JH, Jun TG, Lee YT, Ahn K. Veno-venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation with a Double Lumen Catheter for Pediatric Pulmonary Support. Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010;43(2):168-171.
  31. OA, Lee CG, Jeong SI, Huh J, Kang IS, Lee HJ, Yang JH, Jun TG. Surgical outcome of severe pulmonary arterial hypertension secondary to left-to-right shunt lesions. Korean J Pediatr. 2010 Feb;53(2):195-202.
  32. OA, Moon JR, Cho YA, Min SI, Yang JH, Huh J, Jung YY. Development and Application of a Feeding Program for Infants Postoperatively following Cardiac Surgery. J Korean Acad Nurs. 2009;39(4):508-517.
  33. OA, Min HK, Lee YT, Lee M, Kim WS, Park PW, Sung KI, Jun TG, Yang JH. Redo CABG Using Various Arterial Grafts. Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2009;42(4):456-463.
  34. OA, Cho SH, Sung K, Park KH, Yang JH, Kim WS, Jun TG, Lee YT, Park PW. Midterm Results of Aortic Arch Replacement in a Stanford Type A Aortic Dissection With an Intimal Tear in the Aortic Arch. Korean Circ J. 2009;39(7):270-274.
  35. OA, Kim H, Jun TG, Yang JH, Park PW, Kim WS, Lee YT, Sung K. Surgical Treatment of Complete Atrioventricular Septal Defect: The Early and Mid-Term Results. Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2009;42(3):299-304.
  36. OA, Yoo HS, Kim JE, Park SK, Seo HJ, Jeong YJ, Chio SH, Jeong SI, Kim SH, Yang JH, Huh J, Chang YS, Jun TG, Kang IS, Park WS, Park PW, Lee HJ. Clinical course and prognosis of hemodynamically significant congenital heart defects in very low birth weight infants. Korean J Pediatr. 2009;52(4):481-487.
  37. CR, Choi SU, Yang JH, Jun TG, Park PW, Min SK, Kang IS. Hybrid procedure for muscular ventricular septal defects – 2 case reports -. Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;41:747-50
  38. CR, Park BJ, Park PW, Choi SU, Sung K, Yang JH. Heart transplantation in a 78-year old patient. Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;41:640-2
  39. OA, Min HK, Yang JH, Jun TG, Park PW, Choi SU, Park SW, Min SK, Lee JJ. Closure of atrial septal defects through a video-assiasted mini-thoracotomy. Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;41:568-72
  40. OA, Kim SH, Huh J, Kang IS, Lee HJ, Yang JH, Jun TG., Park PW. The short term outcome of neo-aorta and its implication to aortic insufficiency after arterial switch operation in complete transposition of great arteries. J Korean Pediatr Heart 2007;11:206-14.
  41. OA, Kim SW, Park PW, Lee YT, Jun TG, Lee YT, Sung K, Kim WS, Yang JH, Choi JH Changes of Mitral Regurgitation after Aortic Valve Replacement, according to the Aortic Valve Pathology. Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;40:667-73
  42. CO, Yang JH, Jun TG, Lee YT. Surgical treatment for Kawasaki disease. J Korean Pediatr Heart 2006;10:373-384
  43. CR, Kim DH, Jun TG, Yang JH, Choi JH. Successful application of vacuum assisted closure in the case of neonatal mediastinitis after modified Norwood operation. Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;39(9):699-701
  44. OA, Song SH, Park PW, Jun TG, Lee YT, Sung K, Yang JH, Choi JH, Kim JS, Kim HJ Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy for pulmonary hypertension caused by chronic pulmonary thromboembolism. Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;39(8):626-32
  45. CR, Lee JH, Chae SH, Huh J, Kang IS, Lee HJ, Yang JH, Jun TG. A case of Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome with severe mitral regurgitation. J Korean Pediatr Heart 2006;10:216-9.
  46. OA, Kim JS, Jun TG, Choi JH, Yang JH, Park PW, Youm W. Ideal right ventricular outflow tract size in tetralogy of Fallot total correction. Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;39(8):588-97
  47. OA, Yang JH, Sung K, Kim WG. Histological comparison of vascular grafts in a pig to goat xenotransplantation model. Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;39(6):427-33
  48. OA, Yang JH, Sung SH, Kim WG. Histological analysis of autologous pericardial tissue used as a small-diameter arterial graft. Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;39(4):261-268
  49. OA, Kim SH, Huh J, Kang IS, Lee HJ, Yang JH, Jun TG, Park PW. Infective endocarditis in adolescents and adults with congenital heart disease. The Korean Circulation J 2006;36:318-323
  50. OA, Moon JR, Huh J, Kang IS, Yang JH, Jun TG, Park PW, Lee HJ. Development and assessment of clinical pathway for simple congenital heart surgery. J Korean Pediatr Heart 2006;10:22-36
  51. OA, Yang JH, Lee HS, Jun TG, Park PW, Sung K, Huh J, Kang IS, Lee HJ. A method of preventing perigraft leak from a polytetrafluoroethylene Blalock-Taussig shunt. J Korean Pediatr Heart 2005;9:317-325.
  52. CR, Kim JS, Choi SU, Lee HS, Yang JH, Jun TG. Tracheobronchial stenosis due to malrotation of the heart. Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005;38(12):863-5
  53. OA, Sung K, Park PW, Park KH, Lee YT, Jun TG, Yang JH, Kim SW, Kim JS, Cho SW, Kim SW, Choi JH. Early results of aortic valve-sparing procedures in patients with annuloaortic ectasia. Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005;38(7):483-488
  54. CR, Kim JS, Yang JH, Jun TG, Kim SH, Lee HJ. Congenital coronary artery to left ventricle fistula. Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005;38(7):501-3
  55. CR, Yang HC, Lee YT, Sung K, Park KH, Jun TG, Park PW, Yang JH. Short-term mechanical circulatory support with centrifugal pump in cardiac arrest or cardiogenic shock. Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004;37:1003-1009
  56. CO, Jun TG, Yang JH. Surgical management of congenital tracheal stenosis. J Korean Pediatr Heart 2004;8(1):52-8
  57. OA, Lee JR, Yang JH, Kim YJ, Rho JR. Tetralogy of Fallot associated with pulmonary atresia and major aortopulmonary collateral arteries – comparison between the different surgical approaches. Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1999;32(5):471-79
  58. OA, Chung SH, Yang JH, Nam HW, Kim KB, Ahn H. Minimally invasive cardiac surgery – three different approaches. Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1999;32(5):438-41
  59. OA, Chung SH, Yang JH, Kim KB, Ahn H. Surgical angioplasty of the left main coronary artery stenosis. Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1999;32(5):433-37

Presentations (international) :

    * 19th Biennial Congress Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia (Seoul, Korea), Aug 2009
    * ASD closure with video-assisted mini-thoracotomy / Oral presentation
    * The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 45th Annual Meeting (San Francisco, USA), Jan 2009
    * Midterm Results of Size-Reduced Cryopreserved Homografts for Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Reconstruction / Scientific poster
    * The 2nd Asian-Pacific Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery (Jeju, Korea) May 2008
    * Current surgical outcome of arterial switch operation; single institutional experiences in the recent 10 years / oral presentation (May 29)
    * Transapical left ventricular volume reduction surgery for children with end-stage dilated cardiomyopathy / oral presentation (May 29)
    * The 21st Annual Meeting of European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (Geneva, Switzerland)
    * Exclusion of the non-functioning right ventricle in patients with pulmonary atresia and intact ventricular septum / oral presentation
    * The 1st meeting of World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery (Washington DC, USA)
    * TOF repair with homograft monocusp valve : Factors related to the durability based on mid- to long-term outcome / poster
    * 2007 Korea-Japan-China Pediatric Heart Forum (Seoul, Korea)
    * Midterm Results of Chordal shortening for mitral valve prolapse in infants with ventricular septal defect / oral presentation
    * Surgical closure of patent ductus arteriosus in very low birth weight infants at neonatal intensive care unit. / moderated poster
    * The 1st Asian-Pacific Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery (Bangkok, Thailand) Nov 2006
    * Exclusion of the non-functioning right ventricle / oral presentation
    * One-stage total correction of transpostion complexes with arch obstruction / oral presentation
    * The 4th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery (Sep 2005, Buenos Aires Argentina)
    * Midterm Results of Size-Reduced Cryopreserved Homografts for Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Reconstruction / oral presentation
    * Surgical Treatment of Airway Obstruction and Associated Congenital Heart Disease in Infants and Small Children / poster
    * The 7th Asian Society for Cardiovascular Surgery (May 1999, Singapore)
    * Clinical Analysis of Retrograde Cerebral Perfusion during Aortic Surgery / oral presentation

Research activity:
Tissue engineering ; xenotransplantation of arterial graft and heart valves

Endoscopic heart surgery
Education (lecture):

    * The 53th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Korean Society of Cardiology (2009-10-08)

    * "Surgical Management as a bridge to transplantation in children with refractory CHF"

    * 25th Spring Symposium of the Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (2009-05-28)

    * “Palliative RVOT reconstruction”

    * Congenital Heart Disease Forum, Hanoi, Vietnam (2009-05-09)

    * “Strategy and Technical Tips of Palliative procedures”

    * “Surgical Considerations for Correction of other Cyanotic Heart Diseases including TAPVR”

    * Spring Symposium of the Korean Society of Cardiology (2009-04-17)

    * “Neonatal Repair vs. Staged Repair in Pulmonary Atresia with VSD”

    * The 51th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Korean Society of Cardiology (2007-10-11)

    * "Ventricular Assist Devices in Pediatric Heart Failure"

    * Uganda Heart Institute, Mulago National Referral Hospital Complex, Kampala, Uganda (2009-03-29)
    * "Postoperative care after cardiac surgery"
    * 21th Spring Symposium of the Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (2005-6-9)
    * "Surgical Management of Airway Problems Associated with Congenital Heart Defect"
    * Spring Symposium of the Korean Society of Cardiology (2005-4-14)

    * Pros and Cons "Double switch operation vs. Fontan operation"

Community Services:

    * Database & web editing committee, Korean Society for Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery
    * Board Certification committee, Korean Society for Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery
    * Publicity & publications, 19th Biennial Congress Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia.