MedStar Health Blog

One of the best things you can do for your heart health this season? Get a flu shot. Researchers in the Netherlands published a study this summer that confirmed the risk for myocardial infarction (...

Angina is a squeezing, heavy pressure and pain in the chest that is a symptom of reduced blood flow to the heart—it can be a warning sign of a heart attack. Thanks to technological advances like Coro...

A new technology available at MedStar Washington Hospital Center called pulsed field ablation (PFA) offers a treatment option for atrial fibrillation (AFib) that reduces the risk of complications. ...

Doctors have known for decades that a molecule called lipoprotein(a)—lipoprotein little a or Lp(a)—is closely related to the risk of having a heart attack or heart valve disease. This molecule runs i...

MedStar Health Research Institute is planning research initiatives that could make childbirth and recovery safer in D.C. and beyond.   Pregnancy puts a significant stress on the cardiovascular s...

One in four men in the U.S. die from a cardiovascular event such as a heart attack, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While heart disease is a leading cause of death across...