Archive for October 2021

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There are two main types of cardiac amyloidosis. One is a medical emergency involving light chain amyloid. The source of the amyloid is the bone marrow, which secretes excessive amounts of monoclonal protein that infiltrate the myocardium and cause an acute necrotic infiltrative and restrictive cardiomyopathy. In the second type, transthyretin (TTR) amyloidosis, the source…

When Sheri Finstad looks down at her son, Isaac, in her arms, she says it amazes her. Sheri has epilepsy and up until a few years ago was suffering from seizures that couldn’t be controlled with medication. In 2013, as her seizures became worse and more frequent, Sheri lost some of her independence. There were…

About 6.5 million people over the age of 20 years in the U.S. have heart failure. That number is estimated to grow to about 8 million by 2030. Of those patients, about 300,000 would potentially benefit from left ventricular assist device (LVAD) therapy. Among patients with advanced heart failure, 66% to 75% would have comorbidities…

See what living life feels like in Rochester, MN. In this video, ENT residents show you their favorite midwest living activities and give you a glimpse inside their exemplary team.

About 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. For most women, a combination of factors can contribute to their level of risk, including lifestyle choices or environmental influences. Only a small percentage of women are considered to be at high risk for developing breast cancer due to family history, genetic mutation, or…

Systemic therapies are drugs that are taken orally or by IV to treat cancer. Types of systemic therapies for breast cancer include chemotherapy, hormone therapy, immunotherapy and targeted drug therapy. Which therapy is used depends on which type of breast cancer is being treated. "The goal of systemic therapy is simply to either inhibit the…

Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine is sequencing the exomes of tens of thousands of people from diverse backgrounds to investigate large-scale patterns of distinctive mutations that fuel disease. Two Mayo Clinic research participants who found out they carry a hereditary breast cancer mutation share their experiences.

Since announcing her breast cancer diagnosis and successful treatment last month, Sen. Amy Klobuchar has been a leader in encouraging people to take advantage of preventive health care. Klobuchar, Mayo Clinic doctors and a representative from the American Cancer Society held a press conference at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, on Thursday, Oct. 14, to…

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