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Man feels 20 years younger after Cardiovascular Surgery
My name is Bill Kalmer, and I have been a patient for the past 24 years at Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. My medical problems have been primarily cardiac in nature. I have had an AICD (automatic implanted cardiac … Continue reading
By makalajohnson |
Posted in Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery
Tagged 1477, 5253, 5335, automatic implanted cardiac defibrillator, Bill Kalmer, cardiovascular surgery, congestive heart failure, Dr. Hartzell Schaff
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Alvin Haworth: Trust Yourself —and Keep Asking Questions
When a heart condition threatened to slow down Alvin Haworth, he found his answer at Mayo Clinic. Continue reading
By margieshepard |
Posted in Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery
Tagged 3781, 4260, 5252, 5253, 5335, Alvin Haworth, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Mayo Clinic, Steve Ommen M.D.
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Quadruple Bypass at Age 24
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
By stacytheobald |
Posted in Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery
Tagged 5252, 5253, 5335, Quadruple Bypass, Ravuth Thorng
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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
By susanashephard |
Posted in Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery
Tagged 3999, 4260, 5252, 5253, 5333, 5334, Arizona, David Holmes, Hartzell Schaff, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Mayo Clinic, myectomy, Rochester, Steven Lester, William Freeman
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Pen pals share experiences with congenital heart defects
Born almost 60 years apart, pen pals Carol Allan and Alli Szewczynski share an unusual bond. Both were “blue babies,” born with heart defects that impaired proper blood circulation, causing a blue tinge to their skin. And both had successful … Continue reading
By stacytheobald |
Posted in Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery, Pediatrics
Tagged 1491, 4256, 5253, 5306, 5335, Alli_Szewczynski, Carol_Allan, Congenital_heart_disease
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Mike’s Mechanical Aortic Valve
Editor’s Note: Mike from the Minneapolis area sent us this message on the day after Thanksgiving, as he wanted to share his gratitude for the care he received at Mayo Clinic earlier this year. His story is below; here are … Continue reading
By Lee Aase |
Posted in Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery
Tagged 1490, 4173, 5141, 5253, 5335, aortic valve, bicuspid aortic valve, Cardiac surgery, Cardiology, Hartzell Schaff, Heart & Heart Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Valve disease
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Michigan man’s care highlights Mayo’s culture, expertise
Just days after being told he had a tumor inside his heart, Ron Reffitt Jr., of Elk Rapids, Mich., was on a medical airplane headed to Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. Gazing down at Lake Michigan on that beautiful sunny … Continue reading
By Traci Klein |
Posted in Cancer, Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery
Tagged 5252, 5253, 5335, Cardiology, Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Nkomo, Reffitt, Schaff
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Jillayn Hey’s "Remarkable" Mayo Clinic Story
Editor’s Note: Jillayn Hey, a Mayo Clinic patient from LaCrosse, WI, sent this story via email. I recently read an article titled; “Want to Heal? Tell Your Story. Narrative medicine boosts our bodies and souls“, Utne Reader (Sept.-Oct. 2009). The … Continue reading
By Lee Aase |
Posted in Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery
Tagged 5142, 5253, 5335, heart valve repair, Mayo Clinic, Robotic Surgery
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