Tag Archives: Heart Attack

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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Survival stories from WomenHeart Champions

February 9th, 2011 - 12:36 am

As part of a Special Briefing for News Media at The Paley Center for Media in New York , one panel discussion focused on women who shared their survival and heroic stories of battling heart disease. The session, entitled Stories from the … 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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Mayo Moves "Smart Stem Cells" into Human Hearts to Regenerate Damaged Muscle

August 18th, 2010 - 3:11 pm

Mayo Clinic has taken regenerative medicine beyond the laboratory and into clinical studies by completing the first trial of 45 patients – individuals who had experienced heart damage. These volunteers were injected with “smart stem cells” – adult stem cells … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Researchers Examine Cardiac Resuscitation and Cognitive Function

April 28th, 2009 - 7:51 am

Fans of television medical dramas like “ER” have watched this scene over and over: a person in cardiac arrest is resuscitated with cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and “wakes up” good to go. No lasting damage, besides a big scare. But physicians … Continue reading →

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Engaging Patients in Medical Decisions

April 6th, 2009 - 7:08 am

Victor Montori, M.D., a Mayo Clinic endocrinologist, has led research into effective communication with patients and helping them to make treatment decisions, such as whether to take a statin to prevent heart attack, based on an accurate understanding of the … Continue reading →

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First Month Critical for Heart Attack Survivors

October 30th, 2008 - 2:20 pm

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 … Continue reading →

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Heart Attack and Sleep Apnea Study

July 21st, 2008 - 12:50 pm

Researchers at Mayo Clinic have discovered that patients with obstructive sleep apnea have an increased risk of having a heart attack between typical sleeping hours — 12 a.m. to 6 a.m. The results of the novel research will be published … Continue reading →

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