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[Heart Matters, ReachMD XM Radio] Takotsubo, or stress-induced cardiomyopathy (also known as ‘broken heart syndrome’), was first recognized in Japan in the 1990s. Acute emotional or physical stress trigger the condition, which mimics the symptoms of a myocardial infarction (or MI). How can physicians differentiate between stress-induced cardiomyopathy and a more conventional MI, and how [...]

[Coon Rapids Herald, July 21, 2010] Dr. Stephen Remole parted with his signature locks Monday in the name of exercise. In a matter of minutes, Remole’s gray locks were piled on the grass of the park behind Mercy Hospital and electrophysiologist was rubbing his hands along his hair-free head. Remole’s new hairdo is the result [...]

[Minnesota Public Radio, July 21, 2010] Former Vice President Dick Cheney is recuperating after doctors installed a mechanical heart pump that supplements the amount of blood being pumped through the body. The device is being given to a growing number of people with heart failure so severe that they would most likely die without it. [...]

[Star Tribune, July 22, 2010] If you’re having a heart attack, you may not need an emergency room at all, according to a groundbreaking study at United Hospital in St. Paul. Researchers found that patients get faster care, and are more likely to survive, if an ambulance crew takes them straight to a specialized hospital [...]

[Fox 9 News, June 3, 2010] For the past 10 years, John Riebel suffered from a burning sensation in his throat. He even went to a doctor about it. Recently, he attended an educational conference on heart attacks. That very same night he woke up at 3 a.m. Remembering the conference, he drove to the [...]

[West Sherburne Tribune, June 3, 2010] John Riebel is grateful to be alive. The busy county commissioner and Becker True Value Hardware business owner suffered a heart attack in February, the same evening he attended a heart education class at New River Medical Center. Attending the class by himself, Riebel listened as Dr. Kevin Graham [...]

[Heartwire, May 25, 2010] Researchers at the Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern are excited about a small study known as the Steroid after Ablation (SAAB) trial, lead by Dr. Daniel Melby, a cardiologist with the Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern. Interim results showed that steroid therapy following the ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) resulted in a [...]

[Star Tribune, May 15, 2010] As the weeks passed this spring, Anna Linck’s heart condition grew progressively worse, and death closed in. The 24-year-old Long Lake woman needed a new heart—and fast. Just down the hall at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, 30-year-old Keilee-Rae Miller, a Richfield resident, was on the list for a new heart, too. [...]

[KSTP-TV, April 28, 2010] Four weeks to the day after Minneapolis Heart Institute cardiac surgeons at Allina’s Abbott Northwestern Hospital transplanted a new heart for her, Keilee Miller was on KSTP urging people to register to be organ donors. KSTP anchor Megan Newquist interviewed Miller and surgeon Nader Moazami, a member of Miller’s transplant team, [...]

[Newswise, April 26. 2010] Who: The Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Mayo Clinic, and University of Minnesota are convening The Women and Heart Disease Summit in Minneapolis. Minnesota First Lady Mary Pawlenty is the honorary chair person; and co-chair people are Elizabeth Zane Grey, M.D., Sharonne Hayes, M.D., and [...]

[Medical News Today, April 24, 2010] A 3-year, retrospective study determined that 28.8% of patients with significant coronary artery disease (CAD) who did not undergo complete revascularization had a higher mortality rate than patients completely revascularized. The research team led by Timothy Henry, MD, reviewed angiographs and clinical data from 493 patients treated at the [...]

[Star Tribune, April 20, 2010] Two Minneapolis doctors who were the first to speak out about a potentially deadly defect in a popular model of heart defibrillator made by the Guidant division of Boston Scientific Corp. have asked a federal judge to reject a $296 million plea agreement that would settle the case. In an [...]

[MedPage Today, April 13, 2010] Lack of insurance and financial concerns keep patients from treating a heart attack like the emergency it is, researchers affirmed. More than two in every five heart attack patients in the study fit into these two groups, they wrote in the April 14 issue of the Journal of the American [...]

[Fox 9 News, April 13, 2010] A man, who slipped into a coma after his heart stopped, woke up five days later. This winter, at 48 years old, Bill Dunbar was suffered from pneumonia. Late at night, his wife, Marilyn, woke him up gasping for air. The nurse who just happened to get her CPR [...]

[heartwire, March 23, 2010] Long-term marathon training and racing might not be as good for the heart as some runners think, a new study suggests. Researchers have shown that long-term marathon runners, those who have completed at least 25 marathons over the past 25 years, have increased coronary calcium and calcified plaque volume. Presenting the results [...]

[Star Tribune, Feb. 26, 2010] “I’m celebrating a birthday today for my friend Genard Lane. Actually, we’re toasting his heart, which has reached the ripe old age of 45. And what a heart it is.” The story began in 1986, when Genard was 47 and his own diseased heart was failing. Things looked so bleak [...]

[WCCO-TV, Feb. 24, 2010] Surviving one heart attack is a pretty exciting thing, but five of them? Former vice-president Dick Cheney is now out of the hospital after having his fourth attack in 32 years. So is Dick Cheney a superman or have doctors just gotten that good at treating heart attacks? “There are heart [...]

[Star Tribune, Feb. 22, 2010] Last summer, Steven Erickson was in such sad shape he could barely make it out to his vegetable garden without huffing and puffing. To combat frequent chest pain, he was popping about 100 nitroglycerin pills every three days or so. The conundrum facing Erickson’s doctor and many others — finding [...]

[WCCO Radio, Feb. 16, 2010] Can you die of a broken heart? Turns out you can according to a growing body of research. The latest study comes from Allina’s Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital. MHI’s Dr. Scott Sharkey discussed that research on WCCO Radio’s Mondale & Jones program today. Listen below or at [...]

[WCCO Radio, Feb. 12, 2010] Former President Bill Clinton had two stents inserted into a coronary artery Thursday and was released from the hospital a day later. Cardiologist Kevin Graham, from Allina’s Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital visited with WCCO Radio’s Susie Jones and John Hines about the procedures performed on Clinton and [...]

[Wall Street Journal, Feb. 11. 2010] Two defibrillator brands made by Boston Scientific Corp. have a design flaw that can result in the devices delivering potentially life-threatening shocks to the hearts of patients, authors of a medical journal article say. The defect can cause the Cognis and Teligen brand defibrillators to deliver the shocks when [...]

[WCCO Radio, Feb. 10, 2010] February is Heart Month. Dr. Kevin Graham is a cardiologist and president of Allina’s Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital. He talks with WCCO’s John Hines on a wide range of heart health issues including how vitamin supplements, including vitamin D, can improve how you feel and improve your [...]

[Allina Newsroom, Jan. 27, 2010] The City of Apple Valley is now officially a Heart Safe Community. The designation was marked at a celebration on January 20, 2010. The City of Apple Valley is only the second Minnesota community to receive this recognition. The award was presented by Allina Hospitals and Clinics to city officials. [...]

[Minnesota Public Radio-Midmorning , Jan. 15, 2010] Dr. Jay Traverse, a cardiologist at Allina’s Minneapolis Heart Institute, and two other specialists on stem cells and heart research, talk about new ways to repair hearts and prevent future heart problems in this episode of Minnesota Public Radio’s Midmorning program. Listen to Dr. Traverse below or the [...]

[Minnesota Public Radio-Midday, Jan. 18, 2010] On Minnesota Public Radio’s Midday program, U.S. Senator Al Franken fielded questions on a wide range topics including several on health care. During the program he cited Allina’s Heart of New Ulm program as an example of preventive health care that will improve health and save money. Listen to [...]