MedStar Health Blog

It’s normal to see some veins under the surface of your skin, especially if you have a fairer complexion. But if you have veins that are more noticeable or bothersome, you may have signs of varicose ...

MedStar Health was the first in the nation to enroll a patient in this multicenter trial of a new device to treat in-stent thrombosis. In rare cases, a stent placed in a vein can develop a blood cl...

For many patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), medications or a device such as a biventricular pacemaker can help relieve symptoms and extend life. Yet for some patients...

When the New Year rolls around, many people often set ambitious goals to transform themselves over the next twelve months. Unfortunately, many New Year's resolutions fizzle out before the end of Janu...

In collaboration with Children’s National Hospital and Johns Hopkins University, MedStar Health Research Institute will undertake a series of studies of a new device that could revolutionize our unde...

The investigator-initiated, MedStar Health-sponsored IMPROVE Trial evaluating the utility of Intravascular Ultrasound Imaging (IVUS) to guide optimization of percutaneous Coronary Intervention has en...