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July 02, 2025
When the heart’s aortic valve doesn’t work properly, the heart has a more difficult time pumping blood, sapping patients of their youthful vitality. The aortic valve controls bloo...
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July 02, 2025
When the heart’s aortic valve doesn’t work properly, the heart has a more difficult time pumping blood, sapping patients of their youthful vitality. The aortic valve controls bloo...
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June 20, 2025
The heart and blood vessels make up the cardiovascular system, a complex network that is essential to life. Providing excellent heart care takes a team of experts working together and communicating t...
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June 16, 2025
By MedStar Health Research Institute
This article was written by Jason Galo, MD, PGY-7 Interventional Cardiology Fellow. Research presented by interventional cardiology fellow Jason Galo, MD, at the MedStar Health &ndas...
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June 06, 2025
Heart disease has been the leading cause of death in the U.S. for more than 100 years, but we’re working hard to change that. Recent advances in medication therapy mean there are more effective optio...
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May 09, 2025
When a person feels deep sadness, we sometimes say they have “a heavy heart.” These feelings could be more than emotions at play for people at risk of heart disease, especially if they last a long ti...
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April 10, 2025
Our study of patients in the cardiac intensive care unit at MedStar Washington Hospital Center finds that palliative care positively impacts ICU care. Patients in the cardiac intensive care un...