Items Tagged ‘Cardiology’
February 3, 2011 · Leave a Comment
By MakalaArce 
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”, I always picture myself walking down the red carpet, dressed in a sequined hospital gown, […]
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Tags: 5252, 5334, attack, cardiac event, Cardiology, Heart & Heart Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Susan Cardelli, Woman, WomenHeart
September 22, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Naomi Atrubin, American Heart Association Heart and Stroke Hero winner award
By CSMMayo 
Naomi 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. One of Naomi’s volunteer interests is participating in Mayo Clinic’s One Voice patient/family advisory council for […]
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Tags: 5252, 5334, Cardiology, Heart & Heart Surgery, Patient Story
September 7, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Having a Heart: My Mayo Moment
By CSMMayo
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 of Mayo Clinic. Each story spoke to why Mayo Clinic is one of the most […]
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Tags: Cardiology, Employee Stories, Florida, Teamwork
September 6, 2010 · Leave a Comment
By CSMMayo
People often ask 22-year-veteran Kay Thiemann why she has stayed at Mayo Clinic for so many years. Her answer is simple: “Because we embrace our mission to put the needs of the patient first. And because we are committed to delivering quality care for our patients each and every time. It is very important to […]
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Tags: 5252, 5334, 5335, Cardiology, Employee Stories, Florida, Heart & Heart Surgery
January 20, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Ariel’s story — the mystery is solved
By CSMMayo
I wanted to share this story for other parents of teenagers with POTS. My daughter, Ariel, became sick in the middle of her junior year in high school. She was tired ALL the time — could barely function. She struggled through the school day, had to quit ballet and swim team. She was dizzy, faint, […]
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Tags: 4268, 5306, 5335, Cardiology, Patient Story
December 18, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Michigan heart patient counting blessings
By CSMMayo
This story was submitted by Ron Reffitt Jr. In this photo, I’m holding my first grandson, Blake, born this summer to my daughter, Jennifer, behind me, and her husband, Brandon. My sons, Cody and Ron, are on the other side of me. The smile on my face says it all — how happy and grateful […]
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Tags: 3640, 3719, 3723, 5251, 5252, 5335, Cancer, Cardiology, Heart & Heart Surgery, Patient Story
December 1, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Mike’s Mechanical Aortic Valve
By Lee Aase 
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 options for how you can share your story. Hello my name is Mike, and in […]
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Tags: 1490, 4173, 5141, 5253, 5335, aortic valve, bicuspid aortic valve, Cardiac surgery, Cardiology, Hartzell Schaff, Heart & Heart Surgery, Mayo Clinic
October 24, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Mayo Clinic and WomenHeart educate women with heart disease
By Traci Klein
Last week, 69 women from across the country gathered in Rochester, Minn., for the 8th annual Science & Leadership Symposium, a joint effort between Mayo Clinic’s Women’s Heart Clinic and WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease. The women — ages 23 to 76 — spent five days learning about heart disease, receiving […]
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Tags: Cardiology, Hayes, Heart Disease, Mayo Clinic, Women, WomenHeart
October 24, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Powerful voices: Women’s heart disease survivors
By Traci Klein
Participants at the 8th annual Science & Leadership Symposium — a joint effort by Mayo Clinic’s Women’s Heart Clinic and WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease — gained insight into their disease Oct. 10 through 14 in Rochester, Minn. They also met and networked with their new heart sisters from across the country, […]
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Tags: Cardiology, Events, Mayo Clinic, Mayo Clinic Women's Heart Clinic, WomenHeart, WomenHeart Science and Leadership Symposium
October 12, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Michigan man’s care highlights Mayo’s culture, expertise
By Traci Klein
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 day in January 2009, he wondered: Is this the last time I’ll see this? His […]
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Tags: 5252, 5253, 5335, Cardiology, Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Nkomo, Reffitt, Schaff