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Robotic heart surgery enables lifelong athlete to race again   featured image
Robotic heart surgery enables lifelong athlete to race again  
Laura Tedesco
March 24, 2026

A successful consultant and avid athlete, Lauren lived at full speed — until a leaky heart valve turned life-threatening. Robotic surgery at Mayo Clinic helped[...]

Why I Walk: Alexandra Abreu-Figueroa featured image
Why I Walk: Alexandra Abreu-Figueroa
Joel Streed
September 9, 2016
Healing Baby Lucas’ Heart With His Own Cells featured image
Healing Baby Lucas’ Heart With His Own Cells
Joel Streed
August 3, 2016
Quick Access to Stroke Experts Through Telemedicine Makes All the Difference for George Hoggard featured image
Quick Access to Stroke Experts Through Telemedicine Makes All the Difference for George Hoggard
Joel Streed
June 30, 2016
Teacher Smelling the Roses Again Thanks to Minimally Invasive Heart Procedures featured image
Teacher Smelling the Roses Again Thanks to Minimally Invasive Heart Procedures
Joel Streed
May 19, 2016
Mom of 6-Year-Old Counts Reasons to Take Heart Health Seriously featured image
Mom of 6-Year-Old Counts Reasons to Take Heart Health Seriously
Joel Streed
January 27, 2016
Stroke at 36 Comes as Shock, Reveals Deeper Issues featured image
Stroke at 36 Comes as Shock, Reveals Deeper Issues
Joel Streed
January 15, 2016
Employee, Caregiver, Patient: Many Hats for Andrea Liptac featured image
Employee, Caregiver, Patient: Many Hats for Andrea Liptac
Joel Streed
January 13, 2016
Holiday Season Brighter for Pulmonary Hypertension Patient After Surgery featured image
Holiday Season Brighter for Pulmonary Hypertension Patient After Surgery
Joel Streed
December 23, 2015
Transplant Diary and a Father’s Day Heart featured image
Transplant Diary and a Father’s Day Heart
Joel Streed
December 8, 2015
Surprise Diagnosis Spurs Learning Curve, Search for Help featured image
Surprise Diagnosis Spurs Learning Curve, Search for Help
Joel Streed
November 25, 2015
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Taking It in Stride — Amputations, Heart Surgeries and a Pump Won’t Dampen Dick Feller’s Spirit
Joel Streed
November 17, 2015
Putting Kieran’s Heart Back Where it Belongs featured image
Putting Kieran’s Heart Back Where it Belongs
Joel Streed
October 30, 2015

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