Tag Archives: AHA

Have a Heart? Join Us for a #HeartChat on Twitter

February 7th, 2013 - 3:16 pm

Did you know that almost 80 percent of heart disease is preventable? Following simple, daily tips can make us healthier. Please join experts from Mayo Clinic, the American Heart Association and WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease for … Continue reading →

By Traci Klein | Posted in Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery, Pediatrics, Pulmonary, Social Media, Women's Health | Tagged AHA, cardiac, cardiologist, children's health, Grogan, Heart, heart month, kopecky, Mayo, park, rush university, Time, Twitter chat, volgman, women's health, WomenHeart | Comments (4)

Simple Steps Can Reduce Risk of Heart Disease!

January 30th, 2013 - 9:54 am

NOTE: Join #heartchat Wed. Feb. 13 @ 12:30 p.m. ET. Moderated by TIME magazine health reporter Alice Park w/ experts from MayoClinic, AHA and WomenHeart. Click here for news release Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of men and women, and since … Continue reading →

By Dana Sparks | Posted in Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery, Sleep Center | Tagged AHA, alice park, Blood Pressure, February, Grogan, Heart, Heart Attack, Heart Disease, Heart Health, heart month, sedentary lifestyle, sleep, Smoking, Somers, Thomas, Time, Women Heart | Leave a comment

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 →

By Traci Klein | Posted in Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery, Research | Tagged AHA, American Heart Association, Mayo Clinic, Robert Simari | Comments (1)

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 →

By briankilen | Posted in Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery, Education, Innovation, Research | Tagged AHA, History, Shepherd | Leave a comment

Gene Screening May Refine Prediction of Heart Attack Risk, Mayo Clinic Researchers say

November 16th, 2010 - 4:15 pm

Testing for 11 specific genetic variations in hundreds of people with no history of heart disease provided information that led to revision of their estimated heart attack risk, say Mayo Clinic researchers. In a study presented today at the American … Continue reading →