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September 09, 2026For your body, the heart and blood vessels function a lot like the plumbing in your home. The heart acts as a pump, the arteries are the pipes, and the blood is like water flowing through the house. ...
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August 02, 2019By MedStar Health Research Institute
Join more than 3,000 interventional and endovascular specialists at Cardiovascular Research Technologies Conference (CRT) 2020 for a comprehensive four-day interventional cardiology conference featuri...
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July 31, 2019By MedStar Health Research Institute
Researchers from MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and National Institute of Health have recently sought to identify pr...
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July 31, 2019By MedStar Health Research Institute
Recent research from MedStar Health investigators and educators sought to understand the impact and perception of a newly implemented training statement for cardiovascular education. The research was ...
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July 25, 2019By MedStar Team
Breast cancer treatment has come such a long way in recent years that life expectancy continues to improve, and we are often able to approach treatment like we would a chronic disease. But some women ...
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July 23, 2019
Regular exercise and a good night’s sleep are two well-known ways to help prevent heart disease. However, eating tree nuts may also lead to lower heart disease risk, particularly for people wit...
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July 09, 2019Healthy veins are critical to returning blood from the body to the heart. However, in some cases, scar tissue from blood clots can form in the veins, causing them to narrow or become blocked. This ca...
