Tag Archives: heart disease

“Tent” Trials for Everest

May 7th, 2012 - 8:08 am

The Mayo Everest Research Team has spent the last several weeks learning how the body reacts to extreme altitude by testing National Geographic and The North Face climbers preparing to summit Mt. Everest. But before they left to set up … Continue reading →

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Altitude, Heart Patients and Lung Fluid

May 7th, 2012 - 8:07 am

The Mayo research team on Mt. Everest is preparing to trek out from base camp this week and one of the goals of their expedition has been to study how and why people, at extremely high altitudes, develop fluid buildup … Continue reading →

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Why We Are Here

May 1st, 2012 - 12:29 pm

This is the first of a series of articles about the science, medical applications and mission of the Mayo Everest expedition From Amine Issa, Ph.D. The first thing most people think of when they hear you are headed to Mount … Continue reading →

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Physical Challenges On Everest

April 30th, 2012 - 2:02 pm

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By Shawn Bishop | Posted in Findings, Innovations, People, Progress Updates, Uncategorized | Tagged altitude research, altitude sickness, heart disease, Mayo Clinic, Mount Everest, National Geographic, physiology, The North Face | Leave a comment

Dispatch from the Field 4-26-12

April 25th, 2012 - 10:24 pm

From Joel Streed, Mayo Clinic News Network Up early so I figured I’d use the Internet while it’s available. As mentioned, yesterday was a day of testing the team. Research sounds a little “glamorous” for working in a lab or … Continue reading →

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Dispatch from the Field 2 4-25-12

April 25th, 2012 - 1:50 pm

From Joel Streed, Mayo Clinic News Network Today was the last opportunity for extensive testing of the Mayo Clinic, The North Face and National Geographic team members before heading to basecamp. Everyone rotated through skin fold, autonomic, cognitive and ultrasound … Continue reading →

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Dispatch from the Field 1 4-25-12

April 25th, 2012 - 1:48 pm

From Joel Streed, Mayo Clinic News Network After a few days of limited Internet connectivity, we’re back up and running (for now). Today we’re in the village of Pheriche, and will be here for another day. We’ll take a short … Continue reading →

By Joel Streed | Posted in Events, Innovations, People, Progress Updates, Uncategorized | Tagged altitude research, altitude sickness, heart disease, Mayo Clinic, Mount Everest, mountain climbing, National Geographic, North Face, physiology, The North Face | Leave a comment

The Spine of the World

April 23rd, 2012 - 5:24 pm

Post by Amine Issa, Ph.D. When you are hiking up a trail with trekking poles, it’s really easy to get lost in the motions… to completely absorb yourself in the technique and enter a meditative state. I have never hiked … Continue reading →

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Reflections from Dr. Bruce Johnson

April 22nd, 2012 - 7:31 pm

Bruce Johnson, Ph.D., leader of Mayo’s research expedition to Everest just sent back these thoughts during a break on the trail: We continue to forge ahead as a group. The young guys are doing well so far. Our Sherpa guide … Continue reading →

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Arrival in Nepal: First blog post and photo from Mayo Everest team

April 19th, 2012 - 6:34 pm

From Mayo Everest team member Bryan Taylor, Ph.D. Abu Dhabi international airport, 7am. Our team is huddled around a small table chugging coffee or alternative caffeinated beverage, eating a random assortment of pastries, and trying to get a WiFi connection … Continue reading →