Tag Archives: Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery

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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Michigan man’s care highlights Mayo’s culture, expertise

October 12th, 2009 - 6:00 am

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 →

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Abby’s Heart Surgery Story

June 9th, 2009 - 1:40 pm

  Here’s a note we received this week from Kathryn Kuhlmann, the mother of a Mayo Clinic pediatric patient: My daughter, Abby, who is 11, had heart surgery at Mayo on May 29, and she recorded a short video tour … Continue reading →

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What I Learned at Mayo Clinic Was Shocking

May 28th, 2009 - 6:00 am

I am not a Mayo Clinic employee, and I’ve never been a Mayo Clinic patient. But I am a heart attack survivor who last October travelled from the West Coast of Canada to Rochester to attend the annual WomenHeart Science … Continue reading →

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A Second Opinion for Trevor

January 22nd, 2009 - 10:00 am

Shortly after he was born in early 2008, Trevor King was diagnosed with Long QT Syndrome, a condition that could cause sudden cardiac death. He may be the youngest patient ever to get a pacemaker-defibrillator, a device that sends an … Continue reading →

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