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September 13, 2024
Angina is a squeezing, heavy pressure and pain in the chest that is a symptom of reduced blood flow to the heart—it can be a warning sign of a heart attack. Thanks to technological advances like Coro...
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July 31, 2018
By MedStar Health Research Institute
Mark your calendars now to connect with other MHRI and MedStar associates by participating in one of these upcoming events to support the health of our communities. Race to Beat Cancer Saturday,...
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July 17, 2018
As the American Cancer Society notes, doctors diagnose about 10,000 pituitary tumors each year in the United States. However, that’s actually just a fraction of the number of tumors that people likely...
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July 11, 2018
By MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute Team
Heart valve disease, a malfunction of one or more of the valves that allow blood to flow through the heart, affects roughly 2.5 percent of the U.S. population. More than 6 million people live i...
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June 21, 2018
Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) have saved and extended the lives of thousands of patients with heart failure. These small, surgically-implanted mechanical pumps have internal and external pie...
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June 19, 2018
As men get older, many of us find that we have to use the bathroom more often than we used to or get up more frequently in the middle of the night to go. These are common signs of benign prostat...
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June 18, 2018
Having a stroke can be a life-changing experience. Nobody wants to go through it twice. Upon recovery, one of the first things we do is try to help patients reduce their risk through education about s...