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[Cardiovascular Business, Mar. 11, 2010] Slightly more than one-third of patients without known disease, who underwent elective cardiac catheterization, had obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) out of nearly 400,000 patients at 663 sites, based on study findings published March 11 in the New England Journal of Medicine. However, in an interview, Timothy D. Henry, MD, [...]

[St. Paul Pioneer Press, Mar. 11, 2010] It’s parents’ worst nightmare — watching children collapse from ill-timed baseballs or pucks that strike their chests and shut down their hearts.
Since this phenomenon was identified 15 years ago, a Minneapolis registry has collected information on 224 U.S. cases — most of which resulted in the deaths of [...]

[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 a [...]

[Fox 9 News, Feb. 11, 2010]  When former president Bill Clinton was hospitalized recently in New York, cardiologist Wes Pedersen, M.D., an interventional cardiologist at the Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital talked to local reporters about the kind of procedure he underwent.
See one story here on myfoxtwincities.com.

[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 wccoradio.com.

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[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 [...]

[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 [...]

[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 [...]

[KNUJ-AM, Jan. 9, 2010] The New Ulm Medical Center hosted Congressman Tim Walz at the medical campus on Friday, January 8, to thank him for his work on behalf of the Heart of New Ulm project. Congressman Tim Walz helped secure a recent $250,000 congressional appropriation toward the Heart of New Ulm project.
Hear the news [...]

[Fox 12 News, Mankato, Jan. 8, 2010] The Heart of New Ulm, along with Congressman Tim Walz, celebrated a $250,000 federal appropriation that will be used to support local lifestyle programs. News 12’s Sara Miles tells us how the year-old program has already changed people’s lives. See the story at keyc.tv.

[The Journal, Jan. 9, 2010] The Heart of New Ulm project is planning on stepping up its efforts this year to bring New Ulm to a new level of health.
Friday, the Heart of New Ulm, a ten-year initiative of Allina, Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation and New Ulm Medical Center to eliminate heart attack deaths in [...]

[The McLeod County Chronicle, Dec. 31, 2009] Christmas came early this year to the Glencoe home of Bill and Marilyn Dunbar, where on Nov. 13, Marilyn and sons Hunter, Chase and Reed happily shared a gift. It was Bill, returning after nine days at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, where medical professionals twice lowered his [...]

[Star Tribune, Dec. 16, 2009]  Gail Roper was fearful of making a scene. Poised on the lip of a pool after swimming laps seven years ago, the former Olympic swimmer “knew something was wrong. It was like I was having an out-of-body experience. But it was scary.”
She crawled out of the pool, rattled. A month [...]

[Minneapolis Star Tribune, Dec. 3, 2009] Putting people who “drop dead” from heart attack on ice can spare them brain damage. This doctor is living proof.
Dr. Larry Ebbert likes to say that he just happened to be changing planes in Minneapolis when he dropped dead in June.
That is why he lived to tell the tale.
See [...]

[Pioneer Press, Nov. 20, 2009] A life-saving side market for the next generation of high-profile transcatheter devices also promises growth for med-tech companies.
Life dealt Ruth Schuenke a tough hand last year. After her husband passed away in May following years with Alzheimer’s disease, the 84-year-old Burnsville resident saw her own health steadily decline due to [...]

[New Ulm Journal, Nov. 14, 2009] As evidenced by the Heart of New Ulm Project Summit report provided to the public last weekend, the project definitely is off to a fast start, allowing those involved in the project to get more specific in 2010, the second year of a 10-year initiative to greatly reduce the [...]

[St. Paul Pioneer Press, Oct. 28, 2009] Once a year, the cardiac patients who were told to go home and die gather at Abbott Northwestern Hospital to toast their lives with fresh fruit and to hear from Dr. Tim Henry — the cardiologist who helped them beat the odds.
It’s special for Henry, who hurried in [...]

[Star Tribune, Sept. 7, 2009] Dr.William Katsiyiannis of the Minneapolis Heart Institute was featured today in a story about atrial fibrillation. “AFib” is a common heart condition that is experiencing more understanding and better treatment options. See it here in the Star Tribune

[Star Tribune & Pioneer Press, Sept. 2, 2009] A widely anticipated heart disease study released Tuesday could boost the use of an advanced type of heart defibrillator made by companies with strong roots in Minnesota.
“This will likely broaden the number of patients who will be treated with [CRT-D] devices,” said Dr. William Katsiyiannis, a cardiologist [...]

[ABC News, Aug. 10, 2009] After Cornell University defenseman George Boiardi was struck in the chest with a lacrosse ball in the closing minutes of a 2004 collegiate game, he collapsed to the turf, and his heart stopped. The shot he blocked had killed him.
It was literally a million-to-one shot, if not more unlikely. Overall, [...]

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[KMSP-TV, July 15, 2009] Seconds count during a cardiac emergencies, especially when patients are traveling from rural areas to metro hospitals. But a new system of protocol being used by Allina Hospitals is helping save lives. Read more.
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[KARE11, Oct. 31, 2008] New Ulm was recently chosen to take part in a first-of-its-kind health project that could have worldwide implications.
It’s called the “Heart of New Ulm,” and its goal is to reduce the number of heart attacks from 85 in 2007 to zero by 2018.
Allina and the Minneapolis Heart Institute are spearheading the [...]