TUESDAY Q & A: Talk with your doctor about risks and benefits of daily aspirin
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Should I be taking a daily aspirin even if I’ve never had heart issues? I am a 62-year-old woman with no health problems, and I exercise daily. My husband takes an aspirin every day...
View ArticleSeeing Inside the Heart with MRI (pkg)
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) allows physicians to look inside the heart while it's beating. They can locate the damage done by a heart attack, study the tissue characteristics and identify...
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Mayo Clinic Q and A: Cardiac assessment may show if heart issues need to be...
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am a 49-year-old man with a strong family history of coronary artery disease. Although I used to compete in triathlons, I just don’t have that kind of stamina anymore, and I become...
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Una valoración cardíaca puede revelar si es necesario abordar los problemas...
ESTIMADA MAYO CLINIC: Soy un hombre de 49 años con fuertes antecedentes familiares de arteriopatía coronaria. A pesar de que antes solía competir en triatlones, ahora ya no tengo la energía y con...
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Mayo Clinic Minute: A reading called the ‘key to life’
One in 3 American adults has high blood pressure, according to the American Heart Association. Millions with the condition are unaware they have it, putting them at risk for heart attack, stroke,...
View ArticleA reading called the ‘key to life’: Mayo Clinic Radio Health Minute
One in 3 American adults has high blood pressure, according to the American Heart Association. Millions with the condition are unaware they have it, putting them at risk for heart attack, stroke,...
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Mayo Clinic Q and A: Coated aspirin may not be as effective at reducing blood...
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I take low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart trouble, based on my doctor’s recommendation. Should I take enteric-coated aspirin to protect my stomach? ANSWER: It depends, but...
View ArticleA reading called the ‘key to life’: Mayo Clinic Radio Health Minute
One in 3 American adults has high blood pressure, according to the American Heart Association. Millions with the condition are unaware they have it, putting them at risk for heart attack, stroke,...
View ArticleMayo Clinic Minute: Know your blood pressure numbers
You shouldn't ignore the bottom number on your blood pressure reading. That's the message from a recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. When uncontrolled, both the bottom and...
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Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Sports cardiology helps patients get back in the game
Regular activity is good for the heart, but patients with heart conditions may wonder if it is safe to exercise. Mayo Clinic's Sports Cardiology Clinic is a specialty clinic where a team of...
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