Cardiovascular Diseases and Cardiac Surgery Noticias Destacadas April 18, 2025 Navigating the complexities of exercise, sports and complex cardiac disease for patients with active lifestyles The specialists at Mayo Clinic's Sports Cardiology Clinic understand the impact of exercise on cardiac structure and function. The multidisciplinary team helps patients with known or previously undiagnosed cardiovascular conditions remain active. April 18, 2025 Expanding the possibilities of treatment options for patients with coronary microvascular disease Mayo Clinic Cardiovascular Medicine researchers found that implanting an hourglass-shaped stent improves angina and coronary flow reserve in patients with microvascular dysfunction. The findings were published in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. March 21, 2025 Revolutionary advances in the future of cardiology A Mayo Clinic cardiovascular expert discusses how innovation in the future of cardiology will affect prevention, treatment and better outcomes for patients. March 21, 2025 Why virtual reality (VR) is an alternative approach for helping patients with anxiety before open-heart surgery Mayo Clinic cardiovascular researchers and surgeons show that a single exposure to immersive virtual reality helps reduce preoperative anxiety in patients. The findings were published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings. Novel mitral therapies — A Mayo Clinic perspective Mayo Clinic heart specialist Kyle W. Klarich, M.D., interventional cardiologist Mayra Guerrero, M.D., and cardiovascular surgeon Arman Arghami, M.D., M.P.H., discuss the advantages of minimally invasive surgical and interventional approaches. They also provide recommendations on the optimal time to refer patients for intervention or surgery. Interviews with the experts: The David procedure Malakh L. Shrestha, M.B.B.S., Ph.D., discusses advances in aortic valve surgery and highlights the benefits of valve-sparing reimplantation to preserve the aortic valve. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy guideline update: Mayo Clinic's perspective Mayo Clinic experts in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy discuss the top four changes to the 2024 updated American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology hypertrophic cardiomyopathy guidelines. Publications E-NEWSLETTER EDITION See the latest edition plus past issues 1 How minimally invasive TAVR technology helps patients with aortic valve stenosis 2 Artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled digital stethoscope can help diagnose peripartum cardiomyopathy 3 New field of catheter-based method led by Mayo Clinic interventional cardiologists successfully removes right-sided infective endocarditis in patients without surgery 4 AI and 3D body-volume scanner help predict more precise risk of metabolic syndrome 5 Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) gives patients low-risk, durable solutions Profesionales médicos Cardiovascular Diseases and Cardiac Surgery