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Bariatric surgery paves way for heart transplant after end-stage heart failure  featured image
Bariatric surgery paves way for heart transplant after end-stage heart failure 
Laura Tedesco
February 13, 2026

With a failing heart and little hope of healing, Alan Lewis sunk into depression, gaining 330 pounds. After he came to Mayo, bariatric surgery enabled[...]

Quadruple Bypass at Age 24 featured image
Quadruple Bypass at Age 24
Joel Streed
May 1, 2012
Still Diving Deep: Heart Repair Keeps Bends at Bay featured image
Still Diving Deep: Heart Repair Keeps Bends at Bay
Joel Streed
April 26, 2012
Clot-Busting Drug Study Aims to Help Stroke Patients With no Options featured image
Clot-Busting Drug Study Aims to Help Stroke Patients With no Options
Joel Streed
April 23, 2012
New Therapy Freezes Out Atrial Fibrillation featured image
New Therapy Freezes Out Atrial Fibrillation
Joel Streed
March 13, 2012
When Medication is No Longer Effective for Atrial Fibrillation featured image
When Medication is No Longer Effective for Atrial Fibrillation
Joel Streed
March 9, 2012
Incredible Journey: Surviving an Incurable Disease featured image
Incredible Journey: Surviving an Incurable Disease
Joel Streed
March 5, 2012
Top Blood Donors Give from the Heart featured image
Top Blood Donors Give from the Heart
Joel Streed
February 22, 2012
Before and After Fibromuscular Dysplasia (FMD) Diagnosis featured image
Before and After Fibromuscular Dysplasia (FMD) Diagnosis
Joel Streed
December 5, 2011
Heart attack — not shark attack — almost brings surfer down featured image
Heart attack — not shark attack — almost brings surfer down
Joel Streed
November 15, 2011
Heart Valve Replacement Surgery featured image
Heart Valve Replacement Surgery
Joel Streed
November 7, 2011
Heart repair doesn’t slow baseball player for long featured image
Heart repair doesn’t slow baseball player for long
Joel Streed
November 1, 2011
A Heartening Song: From One Patient to Another featured image
A Heartening Song: From One Patient to Another
Joel Streed
September 20, 2011

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