MedStar Health Blog

MedStar Health Research Institute is leading a global effort to understand better coronary microvascular dysfunction with a worldwide patient data registry.   Through a first-of-its-kind free gl...

MedStar Health Research Institute was the first in the world to enroll a patient in this critical study of a device to improve complex aortic arch disease treatment.    Patients with comple...

New research published in Circulation and led by the MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute has demonstrated the benefits of routine genetic testing for patients with advanced heart disease from dilate...

More than 500,000 cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED), such as pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators, are implanted in U.S. patients each year to manage a range of heart co...

Modern medicine has led to effective cholesterol medications that, along with exercise and a healthy diet, can significantly decrease the risk of stroke and heart attacks. Among the most powerful of ...

The Mediterranean Diet is not a fad diet—in fact, it’s not a “diet” at all. Rather, it’s a lifestyle and eating pattern that continues to demonstrate positive, whole-bod...