ASAN MEDICAL CENTER NEWSROOM

KOR

Global AMC MENU

NEWS

HEALTH

PEOPLE

Introduction

Elderly Inpatient Risks Predictable on First Day

Elderly patients are often vulnerable to various risks during hospitalization, such as delirium, falls, and complications. A patient assessment model developed by Korean researchers now makes it possible to accurately predict major risk factors on the very first day of admission in 8 out of 10 elderly patients.

Stent Procedures Proven Safe with Standard Drug Therapy

Coronary stenting is widely performed to widen narrowed or blocked coronary arteries, which supply blood to the heart. To prevent blood clots from forming at the site of stent placement, patients must take antiplatelet medication. For high risk patients, such as those with anatomically complex lesions that are difficult to treat or those with comorbidities like diabetes, there has been a growing call for personalized therapy involving high intensity drug treatment immediately after the procedure to reduce complications. However, it has not been clearly determined whether standard therapy or personalized therapy is more effective for these high risk patients.

Echocardiography Helps Heart Failure Patients

A research team led by Professor Sahmin Lee from the Division of Cardiology at Asan Medical Center analyzed echocardiographic results and quality of life data from 406 patients with heart failure.

A Time of Growth Through the Language of Radiology

I am currently a professor at Hamidiye University of Health Sciences in Turkiye. For 10 years I worked as a pediatric surgery specialist, and for 11 years as a pediatric radiology specialist. I am now undertaking fellowship training in Pediatric Radiology at Asan Medical Center. Every morning, I review imaging results with my supervisor, Professor Ah Young Jung, on cases such as pediatric brain tumors, neurofibromatosis, and moyamoya disease which are the conditions rarely encountered in T?rkiye. It has been a joyful experience to grow through the common language of radiology.

AMC 'Hereditary and Rare Urologic Cancer Clinic'

Providing comprehensive care for patients with hereditary and rare urologic cancers, where accurate diagnosis and treatment have long been a challenge due to their low incidence