Leptin Linked To Having Heart Disease from Virend Somers, MD

Leptin is a blood test that has recently been found to be elevated in patients with heart disease. Dr. Virend Somers, from the Mayo Clinic, discusses the study linking Leptin and heart disease, and how this might be used in the future for treatment of heart disease.

Ventricular Assist Device For Heart Failure from Margaret Redfield, MD

Patients who have abnormal heart muscle function are prone to developing heart failure. Common symptoms are shortness of breath, and severe fatigue that limit patients ability to do the activities they would like to do. Medical therapy can be effective, but for the patients with severe symptoms, a heart transplant is the last resort. A ventricular assist device or VAD has been used prior to heart transplant as a brigde. Now VAD's are sometimes being used linger term.

4 Ways To Prevent a Heart Attack from Stephen Kopecky, MD

Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death in America. There are risk factors for heart disease that everyone can modify. Dr Stephen Kopecky, a cardiologist at the Mayo Clinic, discusses 4 ways to prevent a heart attack.

Adults With Repaired Congenital Heart Disease from Keith Oken, MD

Adults with congenital heart disease who underwent treatment for their congenital defect as they frequently have heart problems later in life. It is important for anyone who has undergone surgery to repair congenital defects to continue to see a cardiologist into adulthood. Heart arrhythmias are very common as are valve problems later in life. Dr. Keith Oken, a cardiologist from the Mayo Clinic, discusses adults with repaired congenital heart disease.

Sleep Apnea and Heart Attack from Virend Somers, MD

Sudden Death most commonly occurs in the morning hours between 6am to noon. But in patients with sleep apnea it has been found that people they are more likely to have sudden death in the sleep hours between midnight and 6 am. Dr. Virend Somers, a cardiologist at the Mayo Clinic, discusses a new study to look at the risk of heart attack from sleep apnea. There are a number of stresses that occur at night in the sleep apnea patient that may make them more prone to a heart attack at night.

Healthier Football Players from Todd Hurst, MD

When you look at retired football players from the NFL, you find that they have a much higher rate of cardiovascular disease in comparison to the rest of the population. With so many children in football programs across the country, it is important to start these kids early with a heart healthy diet. Dr. Todd Hurst, a cardiologist from the Mayo Clinic, discusses heart healthy diets for young athletes.

Cholesterol and clogged arteries from Evan Schwarzwald, D.O., F.A.C.C.

This animated video reviews how cholesterol affects the arteries of your body, what happens because of this, and treatment of clogged arteries.

Coronary Stent Study from Charanjit Rihal, MD

In the past few years, Drug Coated Stents have been the gold standard of treatment because of the lower risk of re-narrowing called re-stenosis. However, because of the drug coating on the stent, there appears to be a slightly higher risk of clotting of the stent, mostly in patients who cannot take dual anti-platelet treatment with aspirin and plavix. In patients who need some elective surgery it is recommended to wait 1 year after a drug coated stent.

Major Complications of Cardiac Catheterization from Jonathan Roberts, MD

This video reviews the major complications of cardiac catheterization.