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April 06, 2026Research: LVAD and Support Offer Patients with Advanced Heart Failure Another Chance for Transplant.Our research, published in the Journal of Cardiac Failure – Intersections, finds that most patients with modifiable barriers to heart transplant can resolve them with team-based support after LVAD.&n...
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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 pati...
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May 06, 2016While you walk at your own pace, you’ll have the opportunity to have questions answered by MedStar Washington Hospital Center physicians
