Category Archives: Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery

Mayo Clinic Healthy Heart for Life!

January 30th, 2012 - 2:25 pm

Heart disease is the number one killer of both men and women. That information, alone, should be enough to get people moving toward healthier heart lifestyles.  However, there’s enough information out there to clog your arteries and it can be confusing.  So, Mayo Clinic has a NEW … Continue reading →

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“Know Your Numbers” is National Anthem of Heart Month

January 26th, 2012 - 9:17 am

Friday, Feb. 3 is National Wear Red Day®, the kickoff for February Heart Month, when Americans raise awareness of heart disease as the number one killer of women. Consider the facts: 80 million Americans – about 1 in 3 adults … Continue reading →

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Research Findings Show Smoke-Free Workplaces Reduce Heart Attacks

November 14th, 2011 - 1:30 pm

Exposure to secondhand smoke is harmful to a person’s health and should be avoided, especially those with known coronary artery disease or heart disease.  Mayo Clinic researchers have found that the incidence of heart attacks and sudden cardiac deaths have … Continue reading →

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Stem cell study helps clarify the best time for therapy to aid heart attack survivors

November 14th, 2011 - 9:08 am

Journalists:  For links to web-video and audio files, see the bottom of this post. ORLANDO, Fla.  — A research network led by a Mayo Clinic physician found that stem cells obtained from bone marrow delivered two to three weeks after … Continue reading →

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Know Your Numbers

October 17th, 2011 - 3:39 pm

Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of men and women in the United States. Prevention is one of the ways people can lower their risk of heart disease. Today, Mayo Clinic is launching a heart health awareness campaign with … Continue reading →

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Getting stronger, year by year: Empowering women with heart disease

October 12th, 2011 - 3:00 pm

What happens when you bring together women who have heart disease and arm them with information and skills to talk to others about their disease? And wait, how about if you add time for them to talk with physicians one-on-one … Continue reading →

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Medical Edge Weekend Radio Program hits the Road-Profiles Mayo Clinic Patients at Chicago Marathon

October 10th, 2011 - 6:43 am

  For the first time, our Medical Edge Weekend Radio team with Dr. Tom Shives and Tracy McCray hosted their program on a remote location. They were live from the Chicago Marathon Saturday, October 8 from 9am-10am Central.  In this show, we  learned more … Continue reading →

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Visionary Mayo Clinic Cardiologist and Scientist, Dr. John Shepherd, dies

October 7th, 2011 - 3:13 pm

John Shephard, M.D., a visionary cardiologist and scientist who worked with the Soviet Unionon space travel during the peak of the Cold War died October 4. 2011 at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. He was 92. Dr. Shepherd made major … Continue reading →

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Heart Disease Survivor Prompts SCAD Research With Social Media

August 29th, 2011 - 2:31 pm

Conversation Between Cardiologist And Heart Disease Survivor Leads To Study In October 2009, Dr. Sharonne Hayes, a cardiologist at Mayo Clinic who focuses on treating women with heart disease, was approached by a woman who’d experienced a rare cardiac condition. This … Continue reading →

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SCAD (Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection) Studies at Mayo Clinic

August 17th, 2011 - 2:00 pm

Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD) is a relatively rare and poorly understood condition that seems to affect more women than men. The coronary arteries consist of three layers, and dissection occurs when two of these layers separate, enabling blood to … Continue reading →

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