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For many patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), medications or a device such as a biventricular pacemaker can help relieve symptoms and extend life. Yet for some patients...

The investigator-initiated, MedStar Health-sponsored IMPROVE Trial evaluating the utility of Intravascular Ultrasound Imaging (IVUS) to guide optimization of percutaneous Coronary Intervention has en...

La enfermedad de Chagas, una afección causada por un parásito transmitido por insectos, puede causar problemas de salud importantes, incluida la muerte. Sin embargo, muchas personas infectadas y en r...

Chagas disease, a condition caused by an insect-borne parasite, can cause major health problems, including death. Yet, many people infected and at risk, and their healthcare providers, don’t know eno...

MedStar Health was the first and among the most prominent U.S. enrollers of participants in this important global Phase III clinical trial of a new drug to treat transthyretin amyloidosis with cardio...

New research into the sweetener xylitol raises questions about its impact on heart health. Researchers with Cleveland Clinic recently announced their investigations showed high levels of xylitol coul...