Category Archives: Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery

Top Blood Donors Give from the Heart

February 22nd, 2012 - 1:29 pm

Giving blood at Mayo’s onsite blood bank has become a regular part of Michael Cape’s life. He donates platelets every other Tuesday at 6 a.m. at Mayo Clinic in Florida’s onsite blood bank. So far, he has donated a total … Continue reading →

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Before and After Fibromuscular Dysplasia (FMD) Diagnosis

December 5th, 2011 - 3:16 pm

Kari Ulrich, a patient with Fibromuscular Dysplasia (FMD), shares her story of struggles before and after being diagnosed with FMD in 2007.

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Heart attack — not shark attack — almost brings surfer down

November 15th, 2011 - 9:45 am

New imaging technology helps determine cause, treatment for heart symptoms Many surfers fear sharks. But not Mike Politowicz, 45, a seasoned surfer with 30 years of experience. “Surfing is a form of relaxation,” he says.  Relaxation, that is, mixed with … Continue reading →

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Heart Valve Replacement Surgery

November 7th, 2011 - 4:18 pm

I went to Mayo Clinic for heart valve replacement surgery on October 13th, was released on the 18th, and can only say excellent things about the: Surgeon Dr. Hartzell Schaff and his staff. The surgery and recovery went smoothly, I … Continue reading →

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Heart repair doesn’t slow baseball player for long

November 1st, 2011 - 9:19 am

Austin Adamson, 19, was a day away from having heart surgery that would require a median sternotomy – “cracking open” the sternum (breastbone) to reach the heart – when he learned he was a candidate for a less-invasive procedure at … Continue reading →

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A Heartening Song: From One Patient to Another

September 20th, 2011 - 3:40 pm

The young are bullet-proof.  Or they seem to think they are. That’s probably why we don’t see middle-aged X-games athletes.  Rare, too, is the 65 year old motocross racer or the social security recipient who spends his free time sky … Continue reading →

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David Hawley: Overcoming Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

September 1st, 2011 - 8:34 am

What began as an isolated episode of shortness of breath and developed into symptoms of increasing fatigue in 2008, turned into an unexpected and serious medical condition for David Hawley, a retired hotel executive in Phoenix, Arizona. David Hawley received … Continue reading →

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96 minutes of CPR — and living to tell the tale

July 22nd, 2011 - 9:49 am

The below article comes from the Sharing Mayo Clinic print Publication: Howard Snitzer will be the first to tell you he’s a lucky man. “I just wish I’d won the lottery instead,” he says, jokingly. But Snitzer knows his good … Continue reading →

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How Jack Stiehl got a second birthday – thanks to a VAD

March 3rd, 2011 - 9:36 am

The below article comes from our Sharing Mayo Clinic print publication: Jack Stiehl, 71, Sun City West, Ariz., was diagnosed with congestive heart failure in 2004. He had difficulty breathing and was easily winded. In 2007, with ever worsening symptoms, … Continue reading →

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New Heart instead of a Honeymoon

March 1st, 2011 - 12:00 pm

The below article comes from our Sharing Mayo Clinic print publication: Instead of honeymooning in Ireland, Adam Janusz and his wife, Saori, took a journey of the heart. Janusz, then 32, was diagnosed with a rare heart ailment, requiring ventricular assist … Continue reading →

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