Severance Hospital Performs High-Risk Cardiac Intervention Using Impella Pump in 86-Year-Old Patient
Severance Hospital announced on Tuesday that its medical team has successfully performed a complex, high-risk coronary intervention utilizing a...
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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...
Hidden Dangers: Why Women’s Heart Warning Signs Are Frequently Overlooked
If you visit a hospital with chest pain or shortness of breath but receive "normal" test results, can you truly be...
Heart Disease Screening in Your 40s is Too Late... Men See a Sharp Increase from Age 35
Research has shown that the risk of heart attack for men increases rapidly starting at age 35.
Impaired Heart Microvessel Function Linked to Doubled Risk of Death and Heart Attack
While the heart pumps blood throughout the body, the cardiac muscle itself relies on a continuous supply delivered not...
The "Complete Protein" Myth: How Animal Meat Triggers Cancer, Hypertension, and Diabetes
Animal protein is widely celebrated as a "complete protein" because it contains all essential amino acids.
"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.
Rethinking the First Meal: Herbal Pharmacist Cho Seung-woo on Fasting, Morning Juice, and Sustainable Health
Advice on how to start the day has never been more conflicting. Intermittent fasting urges extended fasting windows,...
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
For patients diagnosed with severe aortic stenosis and their families, one question often comes first: “Can it be...