November 7, 2019
Cardiac rehab after heart valve surgery tied to better outcomes
By Karl Oestreich 
Reutersby Lisa Rapaport The study wasn’t designed to prove whether or how cardiac rehab might directly affect patient outcomes, nor did it examine why some patients might not have been offered cardiac rehab or chose not to enroll. Even so, the results underscore the importance of discussing options for cardiac rehab, when possible before surgery […]
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Tags: cardiac rehab, Dr. Randal Thomas, Reuters
November 1, 2019
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for November 1, 2019
By Emily Blahnik 
Washington Post, Health-care system causing rampant burnout among doctors, nurses by William Wan — Complex regulations on hospital reimbursement gives rise to a long list doctors must tic through in physical exams, even as they try to figure out what’s ailing a patient, so hospitals can charge more or less based on the exam’s complexity…“It’s […]
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May 17, 2019
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for May 17, 2019
By Emily Blahnik 
Reuters, Home-based heart rehab may help patients who can’t get to clinics by Lisa Rapaport — “Patients who experience a cardiac event (such as a heart attack or heart surgery), should participate in a cardiac rehabilitation program,” said lead author of the statement Dr. Randal Thomas, medical director of the cardiac rehab program at the […]
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April 12, 2019
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for April 12, 2019
By Emily Blahnik 
NBC News, UC Davis Medical Center warns 200 people of potential measles exposure by Linda Carroll — “With the drop in vaccination rates, we may be headed back in that direction,” said Roberto Cattaneo, a measles researcher and a professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. “It seems […]
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December 14, 2018
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for December 14, 2018
By Emily Blahnik 
HealthDay, AHA: Exercise After Heart Attack May Improve Survival — The study supports exercise as “one of the most important medicines people can take before cardiac events but, in particular, after them as well,” said Dr. Randal Thomas, medical director of the cardiac rehabilitation program at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. The study sends […]
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September 1, 2017
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights
By Karl Oestreich 
Mayo Clinic in the News is a weekly highlights summary of major media coverage. If you would like to be added to the weekly distribution list, send a note to Emily Blahnik with this subject line: SUBSCRIBE to Mayo Clinic in the News. Editor, Karl Oestreich; Assistant Editor: Emily Blahnik Star Tribune Gut bacteria may play role in fighting MS, Mayo researcher […]
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April 4, 2014
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights
By Karl Oestreich 
Mayo Clinic in the News is a weekly highlights summary of major media coverage. If you would like to be added to the weekly distribution list, send a note to Emily Blahnik with this subject line: SUBSCRIBE to Mayo Clinic in the News. Thank you. Karl Oestreich, manager enterprise media relations Fox Business Part 1 — Mayo Clinic CEO: […]
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August 9, 2013
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights
By Karl Oestreich 
August 9, 2013 Mayo Clinic in the News is a weekly highlights summary of major media coverage. If you would like to be added to the weekly distribution list, send a note to Emily Blahnik with this subject line: SUBSCRIBE to Mayo Clinic in the News. Thank you. Karl Oestreich, manager enterprise media […]
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Tags: Almanac, alzheimer's disease, amyloid PET scans, biochemist, blocked heart arteries, Bloomberg, Cancer, cardiac care, cardiac rehabilitation, circulation, coronary artery bypass grafting, coronary artery bypass surgery
October 4, 2012
Beta Blockers May Not Prevent Heart Attacks and Strokes
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New research suggests that beta-blocker pills don’t prevent heart attacks, strokes or cardiac deaths in patients with heart disease, but doctors are torn over whether there’s enough in the study to make them want to stop prescribing the drugs. Beta blockers have been a standard heart medication for decades… “This is a very compelling study […]
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Tags: ABC News, beta blocker, cardiovascular disease, Dr. Randal Thomas
March 18, 2010
Cardiac rehab helps heart stent survival
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Cardiac rehabilitation is linked with reduced mortality rates for patients who have had stents to treat coronary blockages, U.S. researchers found. Dr. Randal Thomas, a preventive cardiologist at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., found patients who had coronary angioplasty — stent placement, also known as percutaneous coronary ntervention — and participated afterward in a cardiac […]
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Tags: cardiac rehab, Dr. Randal Thomas, heart stent