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"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. Some attempt to endure severe symptoms, believing...
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 novel catheter-based cardiac...
The Inactivity Trap: Why Resting Your Painful Joints Makes You Weaker

The Inactivity Trap: Why Resting Your Painful Joints Makes You Weaker

Editor’s note: In Japanese orthopedics, specialists define "locomotive syndrome" as a condition where declining...
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,...
Numb Calves Led Her to Seek Treatment—But the Culprit Wasn’t Her Knee; It Was Her Lower Back

Numb Calves Led Her to Seek Treatment—But the Culprit Wasn’t Her Knee; It Was Her Lower Back

[Summary] Lumbar spinal stenosis can cause numbness and pain to show up first in the legs or calves rather than the...
Dismissed as 'Old Age': The Silent Heart Condition Catching Seniors Off Guard

Dismissed as 'Old Age': The Silent Heart Condition Catching Seniors Off Guard

In late June, a man in his late 70s suddenly collapsed while checking his rice paddies after finishing spring planting...
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...
Why Muscle Loss Alone Doesn’t Explain Walking Difficulties in Older Age

Why Muscle Loss Alone Doesn’t Explain Walking Difficulties in Older Age

As people age, a frequent refrain is, “I’ve lost muscle. ” They are not entirely wrong.
Trouble putting on socks and a sharp groin twinge: Hip problem, not herniated disk?

Trouble putting on socks and a sharp groin twinge: Hip problem, not herniated disk?

You try to put on socks, but your leg will not lift easily. When you get in and out of a car, you feel a sharp twinge...
Guarding the S-Curve: How Fixed Postures Push the Spine to Its Limit

Guarding the S-Curve: How Fixed Postures Push the Spine to Its Limit

That familiar, stubborn stiffness settles into the lower back, and changing positions brings little relief.