Cardiovascular - January 2016 Archives

As the National Weather Service pays close attention to a major winter storm approaching much of eastern part of the United States, health care providers are issuing ...

The chance of experiencing mitral valve leakiness, also called mitral valve regurgitation, increases with age. That means some patients are too old or weak for ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: What causes pericardial constriction, and why does it make me swollen? Is there anything I can do to limit the swelling? ...

A type of heartburn medication called proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) may be linked to long-term kidney damage, according to a new study published in ...

This article appeared January 7, 2016 In the Loop. We at In the Loop are particularly fond of stories about our patients and the ...

Robots in the operating room aren't something out of science fiction ... they're a reality. Surgeons are using robots to assist them in a growing ...

Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is a medical emergency. It happens when an event, usually an electrical disturbance, quickly and unexpectedly causes your heart to ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have heard that taking coenzyme Q10 is good for people who take statins. There are so many commercials and ads about ...