February 17, 2010 – 4:48 pm
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Lung transplantation is a well-known therapy for patients with end-stage lung disease, but, as with other patients waiting for organs for transplantation, there are more recipients waiting than donors available. A potential solution for patients with end-stage lung disease is donation [...]
November 16, 2009 – 9:46 am
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Results of a Mayo Clinic study show the incidence of stroke or mini-stroke related to a coronary angioplasty remained steady over a 15-year period. Researchers say this is good news because physicians now are performing the artery-opening procedure on [...]
November 15, 2009 – 11:00 am
Mayo Clinic scientists will present research at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2009 in Orlando on Sunday, Nov. 15, showing that postmortem testing to identify genetic mutations for sudden unexplained death could be a less expensive manner to determine first-degree relatives’ risk.
“What we wanted to explore in this study is: Might it make more [...]
November 3, 2009 – 3:30 pm
Results of a Long QT Syndrome study in the current issue of Circulation play an important role in understanding genetic testing’s role in diagnosing disease, according to the senior author, Michael Ackerman, M.D., Ph.D., the Mayo Clinic pediatric cardiologist who directs Mayo’s Long QT Syndrome Clinic and is the director of the Mayo Clinic Windland Smith [...]
ROCHESTER, Minn. — A short, preoperative team briefing prior to cardiac surgery — where each person on the team speaks — improves communication and reduces errors and costs, according to a pilot study conducted at Mayo Clinic.
Mayo researchers believe this is the first such study to use real-time observations to measure the effect of preoperative [...]
Sleep disordered breathing, also known as sleep apnea, is highly prevalent among retired National Football League (NFL) players, and particularly in linemen, according to Mayo Clinic research. This study, involving 167 players, adds to the growing body of research examining the relationship between sleep apnea and heart disease, the investigators say.
The study will be presented [...]
Results of a Mayo Clinic study show that a simple, noninvasive finger sensor test is “highly predictive” of a major cardiac event, such as a heart attack or stroke, for people who are considered at low or moderate risk, according to researchers.
The study was presented Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at 11:30 a.m. EDT at the American [...]
February 9, 2009 – 6:00 am
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January 30, 2009 – 11:38 am
Men who experience erectile dysfunction at a young age — from 40 to 49 — are two times more likely to develop heart disease compared to men without erectile dysfunction, according to a new Mayo Clinic study.
Overall, researchers found that men with erectile dysfunction have an 80 percent higher risk of heart disease compared to [...]
January 15, 2009 – 7:07 pm
Mayo Clinic researchers have found that abnormalities of diastolic function — when the heart is in its relaxation phase — are strongly related to decreased exercise ability, particularly as patients age. The study will be published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Jan. 21 issue .
The study evaluated nearly 3,000 patients whose physicians had [...]
