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Mayo Clinic Connect was featured in today's Post Bulletin in Rochester, MN. See the original article by health reporter Dené K. Dryden: Mayo Clinic's Connect…

ROSEMARY: What brought you to Mayo Clinic Connect? @mir123: I came upon it while searching for information about my diagnosis—a rare neuroendocrine tumor of the…

At around 33 years old, Mark was diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a disease in which the heart muscle becomes thickened. The thickened heart muscle makes…

I was recently leading one of our monthly support groups for HABIT alumni when the topic of psychological denial (the unwillingness to admit one has…

With their multisystem involvement, Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders (HSD) and hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS) bring significant burdens and concerns on the patient when it comes…

Many of you use the Daily Digest sent to your email to see new activity in the community. Did you know you can also use…

The Elder Network is a Rochester-based nonprofit that seeks to help those over 55 live fulfilling and enriching lives. Starting February 20th, they are hosting…

Friends Alyssa and Allison called it the “dine and donate double date.” The two friends, along with their partners Rudi and Jay, made donating blood…

Will I be able to dance? Flexibility is one of the greatest assets for dancers. When it comes to joint hypermobility spectrum disorders (HSD)…

ROSEMARY: What brought you to Mayo Clinic Connect? @chickytina: I had a lung transplant at Mount Sinai Hospital in 2022. They didn’t have a support…

Content from Tia Ford, Mayo Clinic Communications [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="344"] Mayo Clinic Florida Heart Transplant Team[/caption] There was much to celebrate as the…
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What is Aortic Dilation? In order to understand this, first, let’s talk about what is aorta. The aorta is the main artery that takes…