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The Unexpected Heart Benefits of Weight Loss Injections: Reducing Complications After Heart Attack

The Unexpected Heart Benefits of Weight Loss Injections: Reducing Complications After Heart Attack

New research indicates that the class of drugs used in popular weight loss injections may do more than shed pounds; they could lower the risk of...
Women’s Heart Disease Often Strikes Without Chest Pain—and 60% of Adults Don’t Know It

Women’s Heart Disease Often Strikes Without Chest Pain—and 60% of Adults Don’t Know It

Crushing, squeezing chest pain is widely recognized as the hallmark sign of a heart attack. Yet in women, cardiovascular disease frequently presents...

"Can I Get TAVI, Too?": 11 Key Questions to Ask Before an Aortic Valve Procedure

Many patients with severe aortic valve stenosis delay treatment out of fear of open-heart surgery.
Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital Performs South Korea’s First ‘LLAMACORN’ TAVI Procedure

Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital Performs South Korea’s First ‘LLAMACORN’ TAVI Procedure

A medical team at Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital has successfully performed South Korea’s first "LLAMACORN" procedure, a...
No Need to Travel to Seoul: How South Gyeongsang Valve Patients Access Local TAVI Treatment

No Need to Travel to Seoul: How South Gyeongsang Valve Patients Access Local TAVI Treatment

For older adults, heart valve disease can be particularly difficult to detect. Symptoms often develop gradually,...
TAVI speeds recovery without opening the chest — but age brings more to weigh

TAVI speeds recovery without opening the chest — but age brings more to weigh

For patients diagnosed with severe aortic stenosis and their families, one question often comes first: “Can it be...
Protecting Your Vascular Health: Four Everyday Foods That Keep Blood Vessels Elastic

Protecting Your Vascular Health: Four Everyday Foods That Keep Blood Vessels Elastic

As the human body ages, blood vessels gradually lose their natural elasticity. When arterial walls stiffen and vascular...
Protecting the Midlife Vessel: How Fish and Nuts Guard Brain Health and Retirement Security

Protecting the Midlife Vessel: How Fish and Nuts Guard Brain Health and Retirement Security

Long-term care facilities house many residents in their 60s who are living with dementia or the severe aftereffects of...
Navigating the Post-50 Shift: How Women Can Prioritizing Health Screenings for Longevity

Navigating the Post-50 Shift: How Women Can Prioritizing Health Screenings for Longevity

After turning 50, physical changes can seem to arrive all at once. Your waistline expands, blood pressure and blood...
The Silent Threat: Why Untreated Hypertension Risks Full-Body Vascular Damage

The Silent Threat: Why Untreated Hypertension Risks Full-Body Vascular Damage

When diagnosed with hypertension, many patients react with denial, questioning why they have been singled out.