People who survive a heart attack face the greatest risk of dying from sudden cardiac death (SCD) during the first month after leaving the hospital, according to a long-term community study by Mayo Clinic researchers of nearly 3,000 heart attack survivors.
Sudden cardiac death can happen when the heart’s electrical system malfunctions; if treatment — cardiopulmonary [...]
A new study shows that an imaging technology developed by Mayo Clinic researchers can identify liver fibrosis with high accuracy and help eliminate the need for liver biopsies. Liver fibrosis is a common condition that can lead to incurable cirrhosis if not treated in time. The study, which included 113 patients, was presented Nov. 3 at [...]
That’s the topic of a post earlier this week from Maggie Mahar at Taking Note. Here’s an excerpt:
After working at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota for nine years, Dr. Marc Patterson decided to change his life. In 2001, he moved to New York City to take a job as chief of pediatric neurology at [...]
As the World Series begins Wednesday in Tampa, an interesting story with a medical angle is the rise of Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Jayson Werth.
Werth was seriously injured during spring training in 2005 as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers when he was struck on the wrist by a pitch. After one unsuccessful operation he [...]
For more than ten years, Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon Robert Spinner, M.D., has been on a quest to identify the cause and best treatment of intraneural ganglion cysts. These rare cysts form within nerves, causing symptoms such as motor loss, sensory abnormality or pain.
“These cysts have been considered a curiosity in the medical community and many [...]
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The first generation of a stool DNA test to identify early colorectal cancer has limitations, according to a Mayo Clinic-led study published in the Oct. 7, 2008, issue of Annals of Internal Medicine. Results did not corroborate findings of an earlier multicenter study that showed stool DNA testing was more accurate than fecal blood testing [...]
A study led by Mayo Clinic has found that infliximab (Remicade®) administered alone (monotherapy) or in combination with azathioprine is a more effective treatment for patients with moderate to severe Crohn’s disease than azathioprine alone. The findings were presented Oct. 6 at the 2008 American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) Annual Meeting.
Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory [...]
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