MedStar Health Blog

Clinical Trial Will Study Novel Stem Cells in Cardiac Patients When stem cell research targeted to cardiovascular disease first made headlines almost two decades ago, many speculated it would create a...

Ron Waksman, MD, director of Cardiovascular Research and Advanced Education, is leading an international, multicenter study to determine if the presence of Lipid-Rich Plaques (LRP) can predict a futur...

Stroke Prevention Device Proven Option for Some A-Fib PatientsOn June 16, a team of cardiac specialists at MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute (MHVI) became the first in the metropolitan Washington...

The first three phases of construction of the new Heart Hospital at MedStar Washington Hospital Center are complete, and the final phase is underway.Slated for completion in July 2016, the Heart Hospi...

Hundreds of people with chronic artery blockages could benefit from a new technique to clear those old blockages. Take Dick Talley, for instance. He likes to sail, race go-karts, and work out. Since a...

Instrumental music teacher Marilyn Beeson had just finished teaching her lively class of fourth and fifth graders who were preparing for their spring concert.  She was taking a drink when she felt a t...