Mayo Clinic Q and A: Lifestyle changes to reduce heart attack and stroke risk
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am 35 and in good health. I am diligent about getting an annual physical. At my last one, the doctor said that while my numbers look good, since high blood pressure and high...
View ArticleCeramide testing reveals risk of heart attack
Red meat and high-starch foods like mashed potatoes were the family fare while Stephanie Blendermann was growing up in Long Island, New York. Her father was a butcher after all, and a smoker, who...
View ArticleMayo Clinic Minute: Managing atrial fibrillation
Nearly 3 million Americans are living with a heart condition called atrial fibrillation, according to the American Heart Association. And the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that...
View ArticleReal-world study confirms reliability of tool assessing 10-year risk...
ROCHESTER, Minn. — A recent study based on real-world community patient data confirms the effectiveness of the Pooled Cohort Equation (PCE), developed by the American Heart Association and the...
View ArticleNew study suggests ECG-AI can detect cardiovascular disease risks sooner
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Artificial intelligence (AI) from patient electrocardiograms (ECGs) may be an innovative solution to enhance heart disease risk assessment. Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease —...
View ArticleClinical research shows AI-enabled digital stethoscope can detect...
New research from Mayo Clinic suggests that artificial intelligence (AI) could improve the diagnosis of peripartum cardiomyopathy, a potentially life-threatening and treatable condition that weakens...
View ArticleSpotlight on early detection of 3 heart diseases using ECG-AI
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Too often, the first sign of cardiovascular disease may be a major event like a heart attack, stroke or cardiac arrest. Now, researchers and clinicians at Mayo Clinic are using...
View ArticleSocial isolation linked to biological age gap, higher mortality rate
Mayo Clinic research finds a connection between Social Network Index score and AI-determined biological age ROCHESTER, Minn. — A new study from Mayo Clinic finds that socially isolated people are more...
View ArticleMayo Clinic Minute: The link between heart disease and stroke
Every 34 seconds, a person in the U.S. dies from a cardiovascular disease, according to the American Heart Association. Together, heart disease and stroke account for more than 58% of cardiovascular...
View ArticleMayo Clinic Minute: Can energy drinks cause heart issues?
In recent years, there's been a big boost in the beverage industry when it comes to the sale of energy drinks. Classified as dietary supplements, most of these drinks contain stimulating ingredients,...
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