Cardiovascular

Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD) is a relatively rare and poorly understood condition that seems to affect more women than men. The coronary arteries consist ...

Elevated Heart Rate Most Likely Caused by Medical Condition May 6, 2011 Dear Mayo Clinic: What is sinus tachycardia? What causes it? How ...

Erectile Dysfunction Could Be Early Indicator of Heart Disease February 18, 2011 Dear Mayo Clinic: What is the connection between erectile dysfunction and ...

January 14, 2011 Dear Mayo Clinic: I suffer from atrial fibrillation. Are my chances of getting a heart attack higher? Answer: Your risk of a heart attack is not ...

In this Medical Edge Radio episode, Mayo Clinic Dr. H. R. Vikram describes infective endocarditis. To listen, click the link below. What is Infective Endocarditis

Results of a Mayo Clinic study show that a simple, non-invasive finger sensor test is highly predictive of a major cardiac event, such as a ...

Sleep disordered breathing, also known as sleep apnea, is highly prevalent among retired National Football League (NFL) players, and particularly in linemen, according to Mayo ...

Fans of television medical dramas like ER have watched this scene over and over: a person in cardiac arrest is resuscitated with cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), ...

One in five Americans experiences heartburn at least once a week, and many dismiss the malady as a mere annoyance, choosing to swallow antacids and ...

Pioneering therapeutic trials to investigate the effectiveness of deep brain stimulation (DBS) in hard-to-treat depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and Tourettes syndrome are underway at multiple ...

In a proof-of-concept study, Mayo Clinic investigators have demonstrated that induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells can be used to treat heart disease. iPS cells are ...

Sixty women from across the country gathered in Rochester, Minnesota, for the 8th annual Science & Leadership Symposium, a joint effort between Mayo Clinic's Women's ...