Cardiovascular - February 2022 Archives

When it comes to the heart, it can be scary to seek care when you think you might be having a problem. Tests may be ...

"I was 38 minutes with no brain activity," says Joe Bitter, recalling a 2015 incident. He collapsed one night without warning, and his life thereafter would ...

LA CROSSE, Wis. ― For some, February can be a happy time, spent with a friend, partner or loved one. For others, the month may ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. — During the COVID-19 pandemic, many people's lives were disrupted, and isolation increased. And with that isolation came weight gain. The Centers for Disease ...

For patients with severe heart failure that cannot be controlled with medicine, a pacemaker or other treatments, a ventricular assist device can be an option. Dr. Robert Scott, a Mayo ...

LONDON — Heart conditions can be game-ending or even life-threatening for competitive and recreational athletes alike, but physicians are realizing that in many cases, cardiac ...

There has been a fivefold increase in U.S. adults taking melatonin supplements for sleep, according to a study co-authored by Dr. Naima Covassin, a researcher ...

For heart surgery patients, a cardiac reoperation or reintervention is sometimes needed. A reoperation is a second or subsequent surgery needed due to complications that ...

February is American Heart Month, which makes this a good time to learn about pulmonary hypertension. About 500-1000 new cases of this rare type of high ...

Most people know that high cholesterol is bad for their heart, but few people really understand what cholesterol is. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, ...

Thanks to significant advances in techniques and devices, minimally invasive procedures can be used to treat some congenital heart disease defects. Innovative procedures using catheters ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Each year at my physical, my health care professional tells me what my blood pressure, cholesterol and heart rate numbers are during the ...