Cardiovascular - October 2022 Archives

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My daughter was born with congenital heart disease and had an operation as a child. She is now 18 years old and went ...

Meckenzie Tinaglia knows her heart. She trusts her intuition, and when her body speaks to her, she pays attention. So in early April 2021, when Meckenzie ...

Flip on the TV, and you're bound to find shows of horror, mystery and the macabre. Many people love the thrill of terror as suspense ...

Getting a flu shot may offer an added benefit. A recent study published in Stroke, an American Heart Association journal, suggests flu vaccination might lower the chances of stroke among adults, especially ...

The risks of dementia, cancer and vascular disease increase with age, but the connection between the conditions is not fully understood. Now, Mayo Clinic researchers report an intriguing ...

Heart failure — sometimes known as congestive heart failure — occurs when the heart muscle doesn't pump blood as well as it should. When this ...

Flu is a respiratory illness that can spread quickly in a community. Vaccination can help slow the spread of disease. There are many health benefits to ...

Every 40 seconds, someone in the U.S. has a heart attack. In thousands of cases each year, a condition known as cardiogenic shock can follow ...

It's a relatively uncommon and serious cardiovascular condition with symptoms that often mimic a heart attack or stroke. It's called aortic dissection. And if not ...