Immanuel St. JosephÕs, Mankato Clinic Sponsor Heart Forum Saturday

Friday, September 12, 2003

What: Regional Pulse, an educational program on heart and blood-vessel disease

Why: Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States. The program will provide screening tests and education about risk factors, along with information on services available in Mankato and through Mayo Clinic.

Who: Mankato-area residents, Physicians and staff from Immanuel St. JosephÕs and Mankato Clinic
Mayo Clinic cardiologists and cardiovascular surgeons

When: Saturday, Sept. 13, 2003
8 a.m. to noon

Where: Ostrander Auditorium, Centennial Student Union, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Detailed program

8:30 a.m. How We Treat a Heart Attack, Kirk Garratt, M.D.
9:00 a.m. Heart Health: Risk Factors 101, John Haley, M.D.
9:30 a.m. Eating for a Healthy Heart, Jennifer Donkin, R.D., C.D.E. 10:30 a.m. My Calf Pain IsnÕt Arthritis? What Is Peripheral Vascular Disease and How Is It Treated?, Farris Timimi, M.D.
11:00 a.m. Tight and Leaky Heart Valves: How Can They Be Fixed?, Kenton Zehr, M.D.
11:25 a.m. Question-and-Answer Session
Noon Closing Remarks — Information Stations will be available until 12:30 p.m.
###
Contact:
Lee Aase
507-284-5005 (days)
507-284-2511 (evenings)
e-mail: newsbureau@mayo.edu

###

To obtain the latest news releases from Mayo Clinic, go to www.mayoclinic.org/news. MayoClinic.com is available as a resource for your health stories.