Cardiovascular Diseases in Minnesota

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  Heart Disease in Women

  For decades, heart disease was considered a man's disease. But what many people don't' realize is that each year heart disease kills more women than men. And because of this misperception, women with heart issues sometimes don't get the diagnoses or care they need. Let's go to Mayo Clinic where doctors are trying to change that.

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  Resource: Women's Heart Clinic

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  Heart Failure

  Every year nearly half a million Americans are diagnosed with heart failure. It's a condition that results in your heart not being able to pump blood efficiently. Most cases are caused by coronary artery disease or years of high blood pressure. But the woman you're about to meet had heart failure for a very different reason. A common virus, likely a cold or flu, attacked her heart and nearly took her life. More from Mayo Clinic.

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  Resource: Treatment of Congestive Heart Failure

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  New Cardio Monitor

  25 billion dollars. That's how much money is spent every year in the U.S. on patients with heart failure. Much of that money is used on hospital visits. Clinicians and researchers at Mayo Clinic are hoping to change that. They're testing a new device that can monitor patients at home in hopes of keeping them healthier and out of the hospital longer.

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  Resource: Congestive Heart Failure

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  VAD for Lifetime Use

  Right now there are close to 5-million people in America suffering from heart failure. Many of these people would benefit from a heart transplant, but because most of them are over age 65, they're often not eligible for that life-saving operation. But now, doctors at Mayo Clinic are studying a device that is not only keeping people with heart failure alive longer, but it's also giving them a better quality of life.

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  Resource: Heart Transplant

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• Angioplasty

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  Resource: Cardiovascular Diseases

• Diagnosing Pulmonary Hypertension

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  Resource: Pulmonary Hypertension

• Medications for Heart Disease Prevention

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  Resource: Cardiovascular Diseases

Q & A Newspaper Column

• Atrial Fibrillation Treatment Involves Reducing Risk of Stroke

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  Resource: Atrial Fibrillation

• Preventing Endocarditis: Where Antibiotics Need Not Apply

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  Resource: Cardiovascular Diseases