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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 01, 2016By 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...
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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 -
February 24, 2016Eighty percent of all heart disease is preventable – and heart disease does affect women. In fact, it is the leading cause of death among women in the U.S. So it is very important for women of a...
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February 04, 2016MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute at MedStar Washington Hospital Center is one of only two hospitals in the nation selected to partner with the American College of Cardiology (ACC) on the Find Yo...
