Cardiovascular

A Mayo Clinic study, Hybrid Cars and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators: Is It Safe?, has found that patients with implanted cardiac devices like pacemakers and defibrillators can safely ...

People participating in a weight loss study who received financial incentives were more likely to stick with the program and lose more weight than study participants who received ...

Results from another research trial say the benefits of the Mediterranean diet are numerous. The study, involving over 7,000 participants, is published in the The New England Journal of Medicine.  Mayo ...

  It was two years ago when 54-year-old Howard Snitzer crumpled to the ground, suffering a massive heart attack, and more than 20 ...

It's Heart Disease Awareness Month and we're all being encouraged to “know your numbers.”  By keeping track of our cholesterol counts and blood pressure levels we can more easily control them and keep our arteries healthier. Here's an animation from Mayo Clinic illustrating what can happen if we don’t control those numbers ... a condition called atherosclerosis.  [animation TRT :39] The voiceover script and animation are available in the downloads above Broadcast cg: Courtesy Mayo Clinic

Having a heart attack at age 35 seems unusual, but the woman you’re about to meet suffered what’s called a spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD). Very ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A bracelet-like device with magnetic beads can control the chronic digestive disorder gastroesophageal reflux disease, according to a study published online today ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. — When heart health is a concern, many diagnostic exams are available to assess heart function. The February issue of Mayo Clinic Health ...

The winter issue of Mayo Clinic’s research magazine Discovery’s Edge, is now available in print as well as online. Highlighted articles are listed below.   Breast Cancer: ...

"HEART DISEASE IS MORE COMMON AMONG WOMEN THAN AMONG MEN." This Saturday’s program is about heart health with Dr. Rekha Mankad. Did you know heart disease is the ...

NEWS CONFERENCE: Record Number of Minnesota Heart Transplants in 2012 Last year Minnesota transplant centers performed a record number of heart transplants. LifeSource and Minnesota’s ...

Interventional cardiologist at Mayo Clinic in Florida, Michael Levy, M.D., says, “Patients who have radial artery catheterization — reaching the heart through the wrist — ...