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June 12, 2026
Heart disease has been the leading cause of death in the United States for 100 years—a fact that most people don’t know, according to a report from the American Heart Association. With a heart attack...
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July 13, 2016A former MedStar Washington Hospital Center nurse saved the day for an elderly man who fell ill in the audience at the Folger Theatre performance in DC. From an upper-level theater seat, Michelle Michaels, NP, who worked on our heart failure unit until about a year ago, saw the man in distress and called 911. -
June 22, 2016CANCER: Knowing Your ABCDEs Can Help You Catch Melanoma Early Checking your skin from head to toe each month can help you spot changes that could be symptoms of skin cancer. When ...
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June 03, 2016Alberto Gomez shares his experience being treated for advanced heart failure -
June 01, 2016
By Brendan Furlong, MD, Chief of Service, Emergency Department, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital The statistics are staggering: More than three-quarters of a million people in the United States...
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May 28, 2016
SCAD—A Silent Killer of Healthy Young People What is Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD)? Artery walls have three layers. When a tear or dissection occurs blood is able to flow thro...
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May 14, 2016
By MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute Team
Pioneering Heart Care with LVADs Because healthy hearts that are appropriate for transplantation are rare, the medical community has turned to advanced technology to find different ways to treat pa...
