Cardiovascular - December 2020 Archives

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am a Latina woman recently diagnosed with high blood pressure. Several other members of my extended family also have high blood pressure ...

Holiday gatherings have gone virtual this year, but one thing hasn't changed: the social pressure to find interesting things to say to our relatives. Whether ...

Cholesterol is a waxy substance found in your blood. While your body needs cholesterol to build healthy cells, too much can increase your risk of ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Our son has pectus excavatum, and although he always struggled some to keep up with his friends, he has been involved in athletics ...

It’s not like Ernie Hernandez wasn’t used to the hot Arizona sun.  He was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, and worked as a skilled ...

When Yiftah Geva was diagnosed with a heart condition several years ago, he never expected his journey to treatment would take him 6,000 miles away ...

Cardiomyopathy is a medical term for a number of genetic and nongenetic diseases involving the heart muscle that adversely affect the heart's mechanical pumping function ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Samuel Asirvatham, M.D., was inducted as a fellow into the National Academy of Inventors, the highest professional distinction accorded solely to academic ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. ― People who have coronary artery disease, stroke or peripheral artery disease often are prescribed a statin, a cholesterol-lowering drug that reduces the ...