February 2, 2018
How a rare heart surgery helped make music for the NFL
By Karl Oestreich 
Philly.com by Tom Avril Six years ago, Justin Vigile and his mother were making plans for his funeral. Those discussions turned out to be extremely premature, as Vigile, now 28, underwent a rare heart surgery at the Mayo Clinic — turning him from bedridden invalid back into a promising heavy-metal musician. After producers at NFL […]
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Tags: Dr. Hartzell Schaff, Dr. Steve Ommen, Extractus, heart surgery, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Justin Vigile, NFL Films, Philadelphia Enquirer
May 17, 2013
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights
By Karl Oestreich 
May 17, 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: ABC affiliate, ABCnews.com, aging, All Voices, alzheimer's disease, American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Amine Issa, Angelina Jolie, AP, Arizona Republic, Associated Press, AZ Family