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  1. Mayo survey: Americans taking action to improve heart health

    “Heart disease is still the No. 1 killer of men and women,” says Dr. John Wald, medical director for Public Affairs at Mayo Clinic. “The encouraging news is ...

  2. Mayo Clinic Creates Cardio-Rheumatology Clinic to Catch Heart Disease in Arthritis Patients Early

    ... Women's Heart Clinic. Physicians plan to publish ... heart disease in patients with rheumatic diseases, Dr. ... heart problems and rheumatic diseases, he adds.

  3. Bowel Disease Increases Risk for Stroke and Heart Attack - Mayo Clinic News Network

    ... heart attacks in patients with IBD. The increased risk was especially more prominent in women. “Gastroenterologists should be cognizant of this relationship ...

  4. Supraventricular tachycardia - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Diseases & Conditions ... Coronary artery disease, heart valve disease and other heart diseases. ... women. Smoking and nicotine use. Stimulant drugs ...

  5. Peripheral artery disease (PAD) - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    This condition also may be called peripheral arterial disease. In PAD, the legs ... A family history of peripheral artery disease, heart disease or stroke.

  6. Mayo Clinic Releases Book With Action Plan to Help Beat Heart Disease

    ROCHESTER, Minn. — Heart disease is the nation's No. 1 killer for both men and women. But what's most astonishing is that almost 80 percent of heart disease ...

  7. Carotid artery disease - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Nicotine can irritate the inner lining of the arteries. Smoking also increases heart rate and blood pressure. Diabetes. Diabetes lowers the ability to process ...

  8. Enlarged heart - Diagnosis & treatment - Mayo Clinic

    Blood tests. Blood tests may help confirm or rule out conditions that can cause heart enlargement. · Chest X-ray. · Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG).

  9. Mothers with history of pre-eclampsia may encounter cardiovascular challenges later in life - Mayo Clinic News Network

    – A new study has found that a condition that threatens the lives of some pregnant women and the fetus may continue to put the mother at risk later in life.

  10. Familial hypercholesterolemia - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic

    ... heart disease and death at a younger age. Heart attacks may occur before age 50 in men and age 60 in women. The rarer and more severe variety of the ...