Category Archives: Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery

A Heartening Song: From One Patient to Another


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


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


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


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


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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A Miracle for Daniela


Photo: Daniela, pictured top left, enjoys time with her brothers and sister at our home in Ecuador after her procedure at Mayo Clinic. Written by her parents, Juan and Victoria (Ecuador): My wife Victoria has always believed in miracles. I … Continue reading

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The Heart of a Woman


Written by heart attack survivor Susan Cardelli: Just last week was the 10th Anniversary of my heart attack—January 25, 2001—or as the medical community would call it “A Cardiac Event”. Whenever I hear it referred to as a “cardiac event”, … Continue reading

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Mayo Clinic & Minnesota Twins Team Up for Improved Health


nEven though the New York Yankees ended the Minnesota Twins’ playoff hopes on Saturday night, the first season in Target Field was lined with attendance records and an American League Central Division Championship, not to mention a new relationship with … Continue reading

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Naomi Atrubin, American Heart Association Heart and Stroke Hero winner award


nNaomi Atrubin of Rochester, Minnesota, is a two-time heart attack survivor. Not only is she a survivor, but she is also an active volunteer in the community, giving back to others through educating people she meets about heart disease.n nOne … Continue reading

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Having a Heart: My Mayo Moment


As a new Mayo Clinic employee, I had a particular notion of what it meant to become a part of the clinic even before I started. During the orientation process, various people shared anecdotes relating the strong heritage and culture … Continue reading

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