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October 10, 2025About 1 in 8 men will develop prostate cancer in their lifetime, making it the most common cancer in men. About 70% of prostate cancers are diagnosed early, before the cancer spreads, when it is easi...
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January 07, 2016Congenital Heart Defects Detective The device is thinner than a flash drive, elegantly streamlined and slanted at the edges like the latest smart phones. Cardiologist Margaret Bell Fischer, MD, holds ...
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January 07, 2016Physicians are spreading the word about the growing local incidence of Chagas disease, a parasitic infection that can damage the heart. -
December 18, 2015By MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute Team
Armed with techniques learned in Asia and new devices created in the U.S., two specialists at MedStar Washington Hospital Center are giving hope to a subset of chronic total occlusion (CTO) patients w...
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November 02, 2015By MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute Team
Ron Waksman, MD, director of Cardiovascular Research and Advanced Education, is leading an international, multicenter study to determine if the presence of Lipid-Rich Plaques (LRP) can predict a futur...
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November 02, 2015By MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute Team
Stroke Prevention Device Proven Option for Some A-Fib PatientsOn June 16, a team of cardiac specialists at MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute (MHVI) became the first in the metropolitan Washington...
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November 02, 2015The first three phases of construction of the new Heart Hospital at MedStar Washington Hospital Center are complete, and the final phase is underway.Slated for completion in July 2016, the Heart Hospi...
