Robotic-assisted PCI: Time to jump to the joystick?

Gurpreet S. Sandhu, M.D., Ph.D., and Gayatri A. Acharya, M.D., discuss robotic-assisted percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), including benefits to the operator, efficacy, the learning curve and infrastructure changes required for use.

Liver before heart: Reversing combined-organ transplantation

Richard C. Daly, M.D., and Sudhir S. Kushwaha, M.D., experts in heart transplant at Mayo Clinic's campus in Rochester, Minnesota, discuss the considerations, risks and challenges involved in successful reverse-order liver and heart transplantation. ...

Supraventricular tachycardia

Bryan C. Cannon, M.D., a Mayo Clinic pediatric cardiologist and electrophysiology specialist, discusses supraventricular tachycardia and potential treatment options for pediatric patients.

Grand Rounds: The Evolution of Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices

Mayo Clinic cardiovascular surgeon Lyle D. Joyce, M.D. reviews the history of mechanical circulatory devices in this Mayo Clinic Cardiac Surgery Grand Rounds video.

Grand Rounds: Controversies in CABG: Five Contentious Topics in Coronary Surgery

In this Mayo Clinic Grand Rounds video David L. Joyce, M.D., discusses five different case studies for consideration of cardiovascular surgery.

New Statin Guidelines Provide Opportunity to Discuss Options with Your Doctor

Clinicians and patients should use shared decision-making to select individualized treatments based on the new guidelines to prevent cardiovascular disease, according to a commentary by three Mayo Clinic physicians published in this week's ...

Surprising Trends in Cause of Long-Term Death for Heart Patients

More people who have known coronary heart disease die from other causes — such as cancer, and lung and neurological diseases — than heart disease, compared with 20 years ago, according to a Mayo Clinic study published online today in Circulation, ...

Zebrafish Discovery May Shed Light on Human Kidney Function

Researchers say the discovery of how sodium ions pass through the gill of a zebrafish may be a clue to understanding a key function in the human kidney. The findings from a collaboration between Mayo Clinic and the Tokyo Institute of Technology ...

Examining Spruelike Symptoms Associated with Olmesartan

Joseph A. Murray, MD, and Charanjit (Chet) Rihal, MD, MBA, discuss the differentiation between symptoms from celiac disease versus a medication, olmesartan.