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Genetic risk information for coronary heart disease leads to lower bad cholesterol
A group of researchers led by Mayo Clinic has discovered that disclosing genetic risk of coronary heart disease results in lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL), also known as bad cholesterol.
Severe calcific mitral valve stenosis
Sameh M. Said, M.D., M.B., B.Ch., a cardiovascular surgeon at Mayo Clinic's campus in Rochester, Minnesota, discusses surgical treatment options for severe calcific mitral valve stenosis. Mitral valve surgery in the presence of severe ...
Mayo Clinic spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) Research Program update: 2015
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is the leading cause of heart attack in women under age 40. Until recently SCAD was largely unstudied, due to the erroneous belief that it was a rare occurrence.
Re-operative cardiac surgery: When 1 operation is just not enough
Joseph A. Dearani, M.D., and Sameh M. Said, M.D., M.B., B.Ch., cardiovascular surgeons at Mayo Clinic's campus in Rochester, Minnesota, discuss considerations surrounding cardiac re-operation surgery with cardiologists Naser M. Ammash, ...
Mayo Clinic study first to identify spontaneous coronary artery disease as inherited
A Mayo Clinic study has identified a familial association in spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD).
Coronary calcium score: Basics and beyond
In this video previously posted on Medscape Cardiology, Iftikhar J. Kullo, M.D., Mayo Clinic professor of medicine, and Naveen L. Pereira, M.D., assistant professor of medicine, discuss coronary calcium testing as a predictor of heart disease.