Tag Archives: Cardiology

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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Mayo Clinic Named to U.S. News Best Hospitals List for 22nd Year

July 19th, 2011 - 6:03 pm

U.S. News & World Report has named Mayo to its annual list of “Best Hospitals” for the 22nd year. Hospitals included in the Honor Roll, such as Mayo, are part of a small group recognized for “breadth of excellence,” according … Continue reading →

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David Holmes, M.D. Inducted as President of the American College of Cardiology

April 21st, 2011 - 8:38 am

After serving as President-Elect of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) for the past year, David R. Holmes, M.D. was inducted as the President during the American College of Cardiology’s 60th Annual Convocation ceremony held in early April in New … Continue reading →

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Join Mayo Clinic Cardiologists and Cardiovascular Surgeons for the Satellite Symposiums During ACC in New Orleans : April 2-3, 2011

March 24th, 2011 - 5:56 pm

On April 2-3, 2011, the Mayo Clinic, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases  will be conducting a series of Satellite Symposiums in New Orleans, LA.* The following topics will be covered: Ventricular Assist Devices: Managing the Advanced Heart Failure Patient Case Studies … Continue reading →

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What Ails a Young Woman’s Heart

February 8th, 2011 - 11:43 pm

Young women and heart disease? It’s not on everyone’s radar screen, but it should be . The number one killer of women in the United States, also impacts women of child bearing age. Over 40,000 have heart problems during pregnancy, … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Symptoms of Obese Heart Failure Patients Improved After Bariatric Surgery

November 14th, 2010 - 3:00 pm

A small Mayo Clinic study has found that morbidly obese heart failure patients who undergo bariatric surgery gain long-lasting and meaningful improvements in disease symptoms and quality of life. The results were presented today at the American Heart Association’s Scientific … Continue reading →

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Mayo Researcher Wins NIH Innovator Award

October 4th, 2010 - 12:15 pm

Timothy Nelson, M.D., Ph.D., is one of the winners of the Director’s Innovation Award from the National Institutes of Health. The award – given to young researchers who are trying new ideas and approaches — brings with it a maximum of … Continue reading →

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Medical Experts for Media – Cardiology

August 16th, 2010 - 3:51 pm

Michael Ackerman, M.D. Ph.D. Raymond Gibbons, M.D. Stephen Hammill, M.D. Sharonne Hayes, M.D. Stephen Kopecky, M.D. Steve Ommen, M.D. Charanjit (Chet) Rihal, M.D. Robert Simari, M.D. Virend Somers, M.D., Ph.D. Andre Terzic, M.D., Ph.D. __________________________________________________________________________ Michael J. Ackerman, M.D., Ph.D., … Continue reading →

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Two Mayo Physicians Publish JAMA Editorials

July 24th, 2009 - 9:50 am

Two Mayo physicians, Veronique L. Roger, M.D., MPH, and Ronald C. Petersen, M.D., Ph.D., recently published editorials in the Journal of American Medicine (JAMA). Dr. Roger’s editorial, Lifestyle and Cardiovascular Health, discusses that chronic diseases — specifically, cardiovascular diseases — … Continue reading →

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