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Specialized care team approach helps triumph over high risk pregnancy

December 12th, 2012 - 8:00 am

Rachel Willenberg rides a rollercoaster of symptoms that finally leads to treatment, and the family she’s always wanted. 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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Alvin Haworth: Trust Yourself —and Keep Asking Questions

November 23rd, 2012 - 8:00 am

When a heart condition threatened to slow down Alvin Haworth, he found his answer at Mayo Clinic. 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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Quadruple Bypass at Age 24

May 1st, 2012 - 10:29 am

Last spring, Ravuth Thorng, then just 24, noticed it was increasingly difficult to do ordinary tasks, such as walking to his car. “I felt out of breath walking from my parking spot to work,” says Thorng, who worked at a … Continue reading →

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Still Diving Deep: Heart Repair Keeps Bends at Bay

April 26th, 2012 - 9:59 am

Veteran scuba diver Scott Martin, 46, and his girlfriend left Florida in July 2011 to celebrate his birthday in Cozumel, Mexico. His experience there changed the way he thinks about his heart and his favorite pastime. The couple had been … Continue reading →

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Clot-Busting Drug Study Aims to Help Stroke Patients With no Options

April 23rd, 2012 - 12:02 pm

Coughing. That is the sound that awoke Jennifer McDougal on the morning on Dec. 28, 2010. Her husband, Rodney, was in the bathroom preparing for work, and coughing. Suddenly, he collapsed. Rodney, then 42, had a history of hypertension, so … Continue reading →

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New Therapy Freezes Out Atrial Fibrillation

March 13th, 2012 - 12:53 pm

Rosalee Johns says she has her life back thanks to a freezing therapy called cryoablation that restored her heartbeat to normal. In 2008, Johns, then age 67, was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, a condition in which the atria — the … Continue reading →

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When Medication is No Longer Effective for Atrial Fibrillation

March 9th, 2012 - 8:00 am

Ron Boyle has had atrial fibrillation for twelve years.  He recalls, “When I was in a-fib most of the time, getting upstairs was a problem.  Just doing daily routine was a problem.  Get up in the morning and being totally … Continue reading →

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Incredible Journey: Surviving an Incurable Disease

March 5th, 2012 - 7:00 am

“Couldn’t breathe, gasping for air,” is how Bobbie Sofia describes the first sign that something was wrong. In 2007, Bobbie Sofia and her husband, Sam, traveled to San Antonio, Texas from their home of almost forty years in Lake Havasu … Continue reading →

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