Despite repeatedly being diagnosed with high blood pressure, a 40-year-old man in Hanoi neglected treatment, leading to a shocking outcome: end-stage kidney failure.
Doctors at the National Institute of Cardiology warn about high-risk groups and dangerous signs of heatstroke that need to be known for timely treatment.
A young boy from Lai Chau, who had a dangerous congenital heart defect that went undetected for five years, was rushed to Hanoi overnight for emergency surgery to save his life.
Six months after being diagnosed with terminal cancer, the 24-year-old woman fell from the depths of despair, then learned to pick herself up amidst the pain and loss.
An 18-year-old male student in Hanoi was found to have an irregular heartbeat during a routine health check-up. He then sought further specialized examination and was diagnosed with a condition that could lead to heart failure.
Viet Duc Hospital has successfully performed the first Domino liver transplant in Vietnam, where a brain-dead patient who received a heart and liver transplant immediately donated their own liver to save another person.
The first female patient in Vietnam to receive a simultaneous heart-lung transplant was overcome with emotion when she met the doctors who had given her a second chance at life.
A 32-year-old female obstetrician escaped death thanks to a heart transplant from a brain-dead donor and returned to work after years battling dilated cardiomyopathy.
Nearly a year after his heart transplant, Pham Quang Anh returned to school, continued preparing for his university entrance exams, and concluded his three-year journey living on the brink of death.
Last weekend, Viet Duc Hospital performed a series of organ transplants from three brain-dead donors, saving the lives of eight patients and improving the health of six others.
Viet Duc Friendship Hospital has marked a remarkable achievement as two lung transplant patients, who have undergone the procedure since 2019, are living healthy lives, becoming a testament to the significant progress of Vietnamese medicine.
A 60-year-old man who had repeatedly missed opportunities for heart transplants has now been given a new lease on life thanks to a donated heart from a 33-year-old brain-dead patient.
The medical team at Viet Duc Friendship Hospital deliberated and pondered extensively before deciding to perform the first simultaneous heart and lung transplant in Vietnam.
Having suffered from heart disease for the past 10 years, Ms. Thuong lacked the funds for specialized treatment. Recently, her condition worsened, and she was transferred to Hanoi in critical condition.
Suffering from a severe heart condition, living in poverty in the mountainous region of Son La, Ms. Cu Thi Pa earnestly hopes to receive the money for surgery so she can continue to live and be the mother of four children.
VTC News online newspaper, together with the Social Work Department of Viet Duc Hospital, recently handed over more than 60.586.329 VND donated by readers to two underprivileged individuals receiving treatment at the hospital.
Within a year, two of her relatives were in critical condition, Ms. Ha lost her home, her money, and was left with only her frail shoulders burdened with over half a billion dong in debt.
Before enlisting in the army, Han Thanh Nam was involved in an accident and passed away. His heartbroken father donated his son's organs, giving life to six people.
To raise money for her husband's heart valve replacement and tricuspid valve repair surgery, Ms. Mau had to sell even the cow – the most valuable asset in the family.
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After receiving a fruit-based protein infusion at home, the woman experienced left chest pain and shortness of breath. Doctors diagnosed anaphylactic shock, along with complications of myocarditis and heart failure.
A pregnant woman with heart disease, 31 weeks into her pregnancy, facing the risk of sudden death, was saved by an emergency surgery performed at Hung Vuong Hospital (Ho Chi Minh City) and Tam Duc Heart Hospital.
Suffering from heart failure and having been sent home from a local hospital, Mrs. May recently relapsed, forcing her son to sell land and buffalo to raise money for her surgery.
Leading cardiologists from Vietnam and abroad discussed new advances in heart failure treatment in Vietnam aimed at improving the quality of life for patients.
Both her husband and daughter suffer from pulmonary hypertension, and for the past three years, Ms. Luyen has been almost completely exhausted from single-handedly shouldering the burden of caring for them both and taking them to the hospital.
To cleanse her body, the woman drank 2,5 liters of water every day, along with eating juicy fruits and drinking broth; unknowingly, this put her life in danger.
Doctors used a technique of stopping the lower half of the body's circulation and lowering the man's body temperature to 24 degrees Celsius to save a critically ill patient whose aorta had a nearly 10cm aneurysm.
The Cardiovascular Centers at Vinmec Times City Hospital and Vinmec Central Park Hospital have recently received certification from the American Heart Association for the management of heart failure and coronary artery disease.