Items Tagged ‘Cardiology’
September 7, 2010
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 […]
Tags: Cardiology, Employee Stories, Florida, Teamwork
September 6, 2010
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 […]
Tags: 5252, 5334, 5335, Cardiology, Employee Stories, Florida, Heart & Heart Surgery
January 20, 2010
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, […]
Tags: 4268, 5306, 5335, Cardiology, Patient Story
December 18, 2009
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 […]
Tags: 3640, 3719, 3723, 5251, 5252, 5335, Cancer, Cardiology, Heart & Heart Surgery, Patient Story
December 1, 2009
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 […]
Tags: 1490, 4173, 5141, 5253, 5335, aortic valve, bicuspid aortic valve, Cardiac surgery, Cardiology, Hartzell Schaff, Heart & Heart Surgery, Mayo Clinic
October 24, 2009
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 […]
Tags: Cardiology, Hayes, Heart Disease, Mayo Clinic, Women, WomenHeart
October 24, 2009
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, […]
Tags: Cardiology, Events, Mayo Clinic, Mayo Clinic Women's Heart Clinic, WomenHeart, WomenHeart Science and Leadership Symposium
October 12, 2009
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 […]
Tags: 5252, 5253, 5335, Cardiology, Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Nkomo, Reffitt, Schaff
September 25, 2009
By CSMMayo
Darrin Nelson of Rochester, NY, wrote this blog entry on Sept. 1, 2009, the day after he was released from Mayo Clinic – St. Marys Hospital following minimally invasive heart surgery to repair his mitral valve. This is the final post in a series of four. My wife and I flew in on Aug. 26, […]
Tags: 1489, 5142, 5253, 5335, Cardiology, Patient Stories
September 23, 2009
By CSMMayo
Darrin Nelson of Rochester, NY, wrote this blog entry on Sept. 1, 2009, the day after he was released from Mayo Clinic – St. Marys Hospital following minimally invasive heart surgery to repair his mitral valve. This is the third post in a series of four. Check back Friday for the next installment. OK, now […]
Tags: 1489, 5142, 5253, 5335, Cardiology, Patient Stories