Obesity Risk Score to Predict Mortality in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease

A recent study co-authored by Mayo Clinic physicians and presented at the 2012 ACC Annual Scientific Session & Expo might change the way we assess obesity in individuals with heart disease.

Fibromuscular dysplasia: Explanation, treatments and resources

Thom W. Rooke, M.D., a professor of medicine at Mayo Clinic's Gonda Vascular Center, provides information about fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD). Dr. Rooke highlights what FMD is, the problems it causes, treatments and resources available ...

Neurologic Recovery after Prolonged Cardiac Arrest with Resuscitation

Roger D. White, M.D., discusses his article of a case of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with 96 minutes of continued pulselessness and relentless ventricular defibrillation.

Research Improves Treatment for Patients with High Cholesterol

Cardiologist Stephen Kopecky, M.D., discusses genetic testing that may allow physicians to predict the drugs and dosages most effective for patients with high cholesterol.

Mayo Clinic Study on Radiation Risks of Angioplasty

Body size, gender and the complexity of heart disease significantly influence how much cumulative radiation skin dose that patients receive during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) therapy, also known as angioplasty.

Warfarin and Genetic Variations

Thomas Moyer, Ph.D., from Mayo Clinic's Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, offers background on the blood-thinner warfarin and why genetic variations in patients affect the dose that will be needed.