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May 24, 2024
A new technology available at MedStar Washington Hospital Center called pulsed field ablation (PFA) offers a treatment option for atrial fibrillation (AFib) that reduces the risk of complications. ...
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June 03, 2016Alberto Gomez shares his experience being treated for advanced heart failure
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June 01, 2016
By Brendan Furlong, MD, Chief of Service, Emergency Department, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital The statistics are staggering: More than three-quarters of a million people in the United States...
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May 28, 2016
SCAD—A Silent Killer of Healthy Young People What is Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD)? Artery walls have three layers. When a tear or dissection occurs blood is able to flow thro...
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May 16, 2016
By Leslie A. Whitlinger When Alecia Benjamin was diagnosed with a relatively rare type of blood cancer, multiple myeloma, in 2015, she wasn’t about to gamble with her health. The resident ...
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May 14, 2016
By MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute Team
Pioneering Heart Care with LVADs Because healthy hearts that are appropriate for transplantation are rare, the medical community has turned to advanced technology to find different ways to treat pati...
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May 06, 2016While you walk at your own pace, you’ll have the opportunity to have questions answered by MedStar Washington Hospital Center physicians