
Leg pain and calf pain are often mistaken for either bone and joint disease or neurological disease. Most people have referred these symptoms to the elderly’s condition caused by excessive walking.

The cause of non-accidental deaths among Thais is predominantly due to heart and vascular diseases, ranking second. There is a continuing upward trend in deaths due to heart and vascular diseases, especially coronary artery disease, which currently has the highest incidence rate among Thais and is among the leading causes of death in Thailand.

Heart Failure is a condition where the heart cannot function as well as it should. The weakened or declining strength of the heart (Heart Failure) makes activities that are normally easy become much more difficult. However, there are various ways in which patients and doctors can cooperate together to help improve the heart's function.

Learn about cardiac catheterization, balloon angioplasty, and stent placement to restore blood flow, widen clogged arteries, and treat coronary disease.

During coronary artery bypass graft surgery, a blood vessel is removed or redirected from one area of the body and placed around the area or areas of narrowing to "bypass" the blockages and restore blood flow to the heart muscle.

Key heart diseases that you should be aware of include heart failure, coronary artery disease, arrhythmias, aneurysm of major arteries, congenital heart defects, and rheumatic heart disease.

Arrhythmia is a condition where the heart beats too fast or too slow compared to normal. It may result from abnormalities in the generation of electrical impulses in the heart, the conduction of electrical impulses in the heart, or both.

Heart failure is a condition where the heart cannot function as well as it should, meaning it becomes weak or loses strength, making tasks that are normally easy much more difficult. However, there are various methods that patients and doctors can collaborate on to help the heart function better.


It is an important diagnostic method for treating coronary artery disease, often used when the information obtained from external examination tools is insufficient. The doctor will insert a cardiac catheter, which is a small, thin tube, through the blood vessels in the arm or leg.

Coronary balloon angioplasty (Balloon Angioplasty) is a popular method for dilating the coronary arteries because it does not require surgery.

A common venous disease in the legs is varicose veins. Treatment is not easy. For minor cases, wearing compression stockings may be used, but for severe cases, treatment involves targeted injections and surgery, depending on the specialist doctor's diagnosis.