Tag Archives: heart failure

‘Smart’ Stem Cells Show Promise in Heart Failure Patients

April 10th, 2013 - 9:01 am

  First-in-humans study introduces next generation cell therapy Translating a Mayo Clinic stem-cell discovery, an international team has demonstrated that therapy with cardiopoietic (cardiogenically-instructed) or “smart” stem cells can improve heart health for people suffering from heart failure. This is … Continue reading →

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Common Erectile Dysfunction Drug Not Helpful for Heart Failure Patients

March 11th, 2013 - 2:03 pm

It turns out that a commonly used erectile dysfunction drug, sildenafil, does not help patients who have heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. That’s a condition in which the heart’s lower chambers are stiff and cannot relax enough to fill … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Studies Climbers on Everest to Help Heart Patients at Home

March 21st, 2012 - 12:54 pm

Journalists:   See bottom of this post for audio and video resources. It’s a natural laboratory for studying heart disease, lung problems, muscle loss, sleeping disorders and new medical technologies. It’s also the highest mountain in the world. Mount Everest’s extreme … 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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Mayo Clinic develops cardiac MRE technology to measure stiffness of the heart

May 5th, 2010 - 1:13 pm

Philip Araoz, M.D. and Arunark Kolipaka, Ph.D. are lead investigators on on a Mayo Clinic study of a new way to measure heart muscle stiffness, a common side effect after a heart attack and from other diseases. Unlike to all … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Physician Calls for "Minimally Disruptive Medicine"

August 12th, 2009 - 5:55 pm

Mayo Clinic endocrinologist Victor Montori, M.D., is among three authors of an article published this week in BMJ calling for “minimally disruptive” medicine to help ease the burden of treatment for patients, especially those with multiple chronic conditions. Dr. Montori … Continue reading →

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Mayo Genomic Discovery: Protecting Kidney Function During Heart Failure

June 15th, 2009 - 8:51 am

Mayo Clinic cardiology researchers have found a peptide that helps preserve and improve kidney function during heart failure, without affecting blood pressure. Earlier variations of this peptide caused blood pressure to drop limiting the potential benefits to the kidneys. 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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