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Rare heart-liver transplant gives South Carolina woman a second chance at life

March 25th, 2013 - 11:31 am

Beki Rose and her husband, Tom, had met with half a dozen doctors, and they all said the same thing. “They told me to go home and get my things in order,” says Beki, a 51-year-old mother of three with … Continue reading →

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A heart transplant put him back in the race

December 8th, 2012 - 8:00 am

Every day, with every step: Transplant patient Dan Olson honors his heart donor with his life. Continue reading →

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New technology makes heart transplant possible

December 1st, 2012 - 8:00 pm

By the time JoAnn Forster realized she’d had a heart attack, the damage was done. Then medical technology helped her bridge the gap to a new heart. Continue reading →

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Coming full circle: Sharing a message of hope

November 28th, 2012 - 8:00 am

Ardell Lien sailed around the world powered by a heart and kidney transplanted at Mayo Clinic. Continue reading →

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Heart transplant puts Mia Welch back in the dance

November 24th, 2012 - 8:00 am

A diagnosis of congestive heart failure pulled Mia Welch off stage. After a heart transplant at Mayo Clinic, she’s looking forward to dancing again. Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic’s 185th Heart Transplant Patient and her “Chocolat”

June 21st, 2012 - 8:00 am

I wish I knew more ways to say, “Thank you”. I was given not just a second chance at life, but also a life with possibilities never imagined. Being born with congenital heart defects, my first open-heart surgery was performed … Continue reading →

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Rare treatment for rare disease: Triple transplant

November 10th, 2011 - 11:44 am

On June 14, 2011, after a 107-day wait in the hospital at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., Kirk Watson, 44, received the news he’d been waiting for — a heart, liver and kidney were available for him. He would be … Continue reading →

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Date Night

June 26th, 2009 - 6:00 am

‘Date Night’ Takes on New Meaning for Heart Patient at Mayo Clinic in Arizona It would be hard to ignore the elephant in the room. This “elephant” happens to be the 400-pound artificial heart machine that is keeping alive a … Continue reading →

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A Prom Promise Kept

May 9th, 2009 - 9:00 pm

As an 8-year-old girl from Michigan was headed into surgery for a heart transplant, she asked Mike Ackerman — a pediatric cardiology fellow at Mayo who was part of her care team — if she was going to live. Dr. … Continue reading →

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