MedStar Health Blog

This article was written by Hellina Birru, MD, Michelle Deville, RN, and Heather Fitzhugh-Boehm, RN. Two MedStar Health teams come together to bring research opportunities to patients at home, expa...

In the U.S., heart disease is the leading cause of death among women, claiming more lives than all types of cancers combined. Cardiovascular disease is responsible for of one in three deaths among wo...

Many women don’t seem to be as concerned about their hearts as they are everyone else’s health. However, heart disease is the leading cause of death in women each year, and nearly 45 perc...

The heart’s chambers and valves work together to help pump oxygen-rich blood throughout the body. But for about 2.5% of people in the U.S., valvular heart disease can interrupt this balance and...

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...