Cardiovascular Diseases in Minnesota

Overview

Cardiology and Vascular Medicine at Mayo Clinic is composed of more than 125 staff doctors who are committed to providing the best possible care to patients with disorders of the heart, arteries, veins and lymphatic vessels in a highly integrated and cooperative group practice. Members of the division care for approximately 59,000 patients annually. The practice is supported by many laboratories, subsubspecialty clinics, and preventive health programs as well as by active basic and clinical research programs and by continuing education programs. There is close coordination and collaboration between the Adult and Pediatric Cardiologists to provide integrated care for patients of all ages.

The field of cardiology and vascular medicine is dynamic, and new diagnostic techniques, drugs, and interventions are continuously being introduced. Division members are organized into a variety of subspecialty groups, each of which focuses on a particular segment of cardiology or vascular medicine. Their specific expertise is a resource for everyone, enabling the entire division to stay at the leading edge of change in cardiology and vascular medicine.

The physicians in cardiology and vascular medicine work closely with a variety of other groups in caring for patients, including:

• Cardiovascular Surgery
• Cerebrovascular Neurology
• Dermatology
• Internal Medicine subspecialties, especially:
  • Critical Care
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Endocrinology/Diabetology
  • Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)
  • Nephrology
  • Pulmonary
• Neurovascular Surgery
• Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Radiology
  • Cerebrovascular angiography and interventions
  • Cardiac Cine/Ultrafast Computed Tomography (CT)
  • Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
  • Gated radionuclide angiograms
  • Positron emission tomography (PET)
  • Tomographic nuclear scans
  • Vascular aniography and interventions
  • Vascular ultrasound
• Vascular Surgery
• Radiation Oncology (coronary brachytherapy)