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ROCHESTER, Minn. Researchers from Mayo Clinic and AliveCor Inc. have been using artificial intelligence (AI) to develop a mobile device that can identify certain patients at risk of sudden cardiac death. This research has yielded a breakthrough in determining the health of the electrical recharging system in a patient s heart. The researchers determined that a smartphone-enabled mobile EKG device can rapidly and accurately determine a patient s QTc, thereby identifying patients at risk of sudden cardiac death from congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) or drug-induced QT prolongation.
The heart beats by a complex system of electrical signals triggering regular and necessary contractions. Clinicians evaluate the heart s rate-corrected QT interval, or QTc, as a vital health barometer of the heart s electrical recharging system. A potentially dangerous prolonged QTc, which is equal to or longer than 50 milliseconds, can be caused by:
When Anissa Cottongim was diagnosed in December 2019 with leiomyosarcoma, a type of cancer that affects the smooth muscle tissue of the body, she knew Mayo Clinic was the place to go. Mayo Clinic is, well, Mayo. And I knew I needed a specialist since this sarcoma is rare, said Anissa, 51.
But little did the Ocala resident formerly of Panama City realize just how far the team at Mayo Clinic would go to address needs.
Her chemotherapy had started in March 2020, but Anissa s cancer spread. She had several tumors in her abdomen, which doctors said were inoperable. Aside from causing immense pain, the tumors caused fluid to build up in her body and made it challenging for her to eat.
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BOSTON While deaths related to heart disease have declined among older people, studies suggest that death rates among younger patients have remained stagnant or increased slightly. To understand what factors put younger individuals at higher risk of premature coronary heart disease (CHD), researchers from Brigham and Women s Hospital and the Mayo Clinic analyzed more than 50 risk factors in 28,024 women who participated in the decades-long Women s Health Study. Notably, women under 55 with type-2 diabetes had a tenfold greater risk of having CHD over the next two decades, with lipoprotein insulin resistance (LPIR) proving to be a strong, predictive biomarker as well. Findings are published in
Mayo Clinic Announces Special Lighting for MLK Holiday
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Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) - The most prominent landmark in downtown Rochester’s skyline will be bathed in red, white, and blue light tonight as part of the Mayo Clinic’s recognition and celebration of the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday.
A news release says the patriotic lighting theme will illuminate the tower at the top of the Plummer Building to honor the life and legacy of the slain civil rights leader. The Mayo Clinic will use red, white, and blue lighting at its facilities in Albert Lea, Austin, Faribault, Owatonna, and La Crosse along with its campuses in Florida and Arizona to commemorate the national holiday.
New COVID Strain Confirmed In Minnesota
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St Paul (KROC AM News) - The new variant strain of COVID-19 that has been making its way around the country has arrived in Minnesota.
The results were confirmed Saturday.
The Minnesota Department of Health says at least five Minnesotans have been diagnosed with the strain. MDH says the five residents reside in four different counties in the Twin Cities metro area and range in age from 15 to 37 years and their illness onsets range from Dec. 16 to Dec. 31. None have been hospitalized.
Two cases reported international travel, one did not travel, and the others have unknown travel history. MDH epidemiologists are re-interviewing the cases to gather more information about how they were likely exposed and who their close contacts were. That investigation is continuing.