Tag Archives: Heart

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

Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Can Get Gout Too

November 12th, 2012 - 11:20 am

Refuting a belief long held by many physicians, a Mayo Clinic study found that rheumatoid arthritis patients also can get gout. The research is among several studies Mayo Clinic is presenting at the American College of Rheumatology annual meeting in … Continue reading →

By sharontheimer | Posted in aging, Cancer, Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery, Rheumatology, Uncategorized, Women's Health | Tagged ACR, American College of Rheumatology, autoimmune, blood cancer, broken bone, Cardiovascular, fracture, Gout, gut bacteria, Heart, lymphoma, matteson, Obesity, rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatologist, rheumatology, Ulcers | Leave a comment

Mayo Clinic Experts Available to Comment on Olympics, Paralympics

July 6th, 2012 - 11:00 am

Mayo Clinic experts are available to offer comment throughout the Olympics and Paralympic Games on everything from the physiology and psychology of competitive athletes to injuries they may be coping with and controversies such as gender testing and doping. For interviews … Continue reading →

By sharontheimer | Posted in Anesthesiology, Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery, General Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases, International, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Psychiatry/Psychology, Rheumatology, Sports Medicine, Women's Health | Tagged ACL, amputation, amputee, arthritis, athlete, baseball, berger, biomechanics, bone, calories, coach, concussion, dahm, disease, doping, gender, golf, Heart, infectious, Jensen, joint, Joyner, knee, Laskowski, ligament, marathon, matteson, Mayo, mulvagh, O'Connor, Obesity, Olympics, paralympics, Physiology, prosthetic, rehab, shoulder, Smith, Sports Medicine, sports psychology, stuart | Comments (1)

Rheumatoid Arthritis Takes High Toll

July 6th, 2012 - 8:16 am

Rheumatoid arthritis can be considered a triple threat: People with the chronic inflammatory disorder have a higher likelihood of unemployment, heart attacks and early death, Mayo Clinic rheumatologists say. It is a common cause of disability: 1 of every 5 rheumatoid … Continue reading →

By sharontheimer | Posted in Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery, Rheumatology, Women's Health | Tagged arthritis, comorbidity, Davis, disability, Heart, inflammatory, matteson, Mayo, rheumatoid, rheumatology | Leave a comment

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 →

By Robert Nellis | Posted in Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery, Research | Tagged Cardiovascular, Heart, heart failure, Mayo Clinic, Mt. Everest, National Geographic, North Face | Comments (1)

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 →