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— (Reuters) - Health regulators are investigating a rare but potentially serious problem with a newer class of heart stents that causes the tiny tubular devices made of wire mesh to shrink, or lengthen, after implantation.
The problem appears to occur most frequently in the Promus…
— Sexual activity is safe for many people who have experienced heart problems or stroke, experts said Thursday in a statement containing recommendations for safe sexual activity. The report, issued by a panel of major medical organizations, notes that the question of resuming sexual activity after cardiovascular…
— Running 26.2 miles may make you sweaty and sore, but it won’t give you a heart attack, found a new study. The finding offers a comforting counterpoint to the media frenzy that often follows when someone drops to the ground with cardiac arrest during a marathon.
— Technology may be what the doctor orders during a medical crisis after a Rochester man credited an iPad with helping to save his life.
Forty-eight-year-old Andy McMonigle, a Mayo Clinic rehab nurse, was exercising at the Dan Abraham Healthy Living Center, the Mayo Clinic’s fitness center for…
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