Cardiovascular Physician Publication

2022 Fall

• Dr. Thomas MacGillivray assumes post as head of cardiac surgery across MedStar Health.

• Innovative cardiac transplant surgeon takes the helm of the advanced heart failure program.

• Texan with mitral annular calcification travels to Baltimore for leading Tendyne™ expertise.

• The next frontier in percutaneous mitral valve therapy.

• Promising new medication now available to patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

• Elite lead extraction program for implantable devices delivers fewer complications.

• Pulmonary hypertension: A hybrid team of providers manage the turning tide.

• The J.D. Murphy Jr. Cardio-Oncology Fellowship Program launches at MedStar Health, becoming one of only a few in the country.

• Hybrid vascular ORs open at MedStar Washington Hospital Center.

• Welcome new medical staff.

2022 Summer

• Established expertise and groudbreaking exploration.

• 20 years of TAVR.

• Robotic cardiac surgery launches at MedStar Washington Hospital Center.

• The next generation of pacemakers.

• New guidelines update heart failure definitions, stages, and treatments.

• The increasing impact of genetic counseling in cardiovascular medicine.

• The ‘e-consult’ program.

• New cardiometabolic clinic offers coordinated care for comorbidities.

• Palliative care's unprecedented penetration into the spheres of cardiovascular disease.

• News and notes.

2022 Spring

• Building an infrastructure of care, brick by brick.

• Piecing together the hypertrophic cardiomyopathy puzzle.

• Recurrent chest pain after COVID-19.

• Diagnosing coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD).

• Eight procedures and seven weeks of treatment restore full function to man with acute aortic dissection while positive with COVID-19.

• Welcome new physicians.

• News and notes.

2022 Winter

• An assembly of experts with a strategy of systemness.

• The future of cardiac surgery.

• A roundtable conversation on COVID-19 and cardiovascular health.

• The Pulmonary Embolism Response Team: A potent, multidisciplinary approach.

• Breakthrough therapy for central sleep apnea in heart failure patients.

• MedStar Health Wound Healing Institute: Unified expertise for wound care and limb salvage.

• Coordinating efforts across our geographic footprint: Regionalized cardiology programs in Baltimore and Washington.

• News and Notes.

• Newly FDA-approved LAA occluder device reduces stroke risk in AFib patients. 

• Trial begins on the first transcatheter treatment for severe aortic regurgitation.

• Noninvasive detection of heart transplant rejection study wins AHA's 2021 best paper award.

• New study evaluates expansion of the VenaSeal™ Closure System for venous varicosities.

• Welcome new medical staff.

2021 Summer

• Back On Track, back on target.

• Steven Abramowitz to lead Medstar Health Surgery.

• Three Halves, Two Physicians, one patient.

• The Perfect blend. Collaborative care for local connoisseur.

• Adding to the tool box: introducing new treatments atrail fibrillation.

• Return to sport after covid: Cardiac implications for athletes.

• Unique Therapy for fenestrated and branched endovascular aortic aneurysm repair receives IDE approval.

• News and Notes.

2021 Spring

• Whether “horses” or “zebras” all patients benefit from expansive knowledge and experience.

• Heart transplant roundup.

• New interventional heart failure service optimizes and expands treatment.

• New NIH research collaboration spotlights novel applications of cardiac imaging.

• New cardiac surgery chair eager to piece together the big picture.

• Retrograde pedal access: An alternative approach for high-risk patients with peripheral arterial disease.

• A second look saves a patient’s limb.

• A lifesaving unroofing procedure for one nurse with an anomalous coronary artery.

• Application of “bloodless” surgery protocol achieves optimal care for all.

• Ultra-low contrast angiography reduces renal complications.

• News and notes.

2020 Fall

• Traversing the traditional boundaries of specialty care.

• Sports medicine. The heart of an athlete.

• Neurology. The heart-brain connection.

• Orthopaedic surgery. Two centers of excellence. One patient. Twenty years of cohesive care.

• Oncology. Expanding cancer treatments require unique cardiac care.

• Obstetrics. The stress test of a woman's life.

• Transplant. Two institutes. One integrated approach.

• Treating IST and POTS with the novel application of hybrid thoracoscopic ablation

• Steven Goldstein, MD, completes active career with the same passion with which he began.

• New center and new technology expand cardiovascular imaging abilities.

2020 Summer

• Proving our mettle in a pandemic. Perspective from Stuart F. Seides, MD, Physician Executive Director, MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute.

• The Beat Goes On.

• COVID-19 pandemic turns virtual systems into reality.

• In this pandemic, providers are part of the story.

• A promising new use for are problem solvers. ECMO.

• Nurses are problem solvers.

• I spend my days in the hospital as a vascular surgeon. I spent one week in the hospital as a patient with COVID-19.

• Clinical trials and research continue during COVID-19.

• Powering people and process with the right technology. Echocardiography in the cloud.

• Pioneering endovenectomy. A new, minimally invasive approach to deep venous disease.

• Vascular surgeons bring a boutique experience to the treatment of cosmetic and varicose veins.

• Conferences and courses go virtual and viral.

• In memory of Kenneth Kent, MD, PhD. A pioneer, a colleague, and a friend.

• Celebrating five decades of service. "Sandy" Mendelson, MD, honored after 52 years.

• News and notes. Updates from MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute.

• Vascular closure systems. Enhancing patient recovery after femoral access.

• MedStar Union Memorial Hospital is first in Maryland to replace Mitral Valve via Tendyne™ Transcatheter.

2020 Winter

• Bucking the Trend, Building Relationships

• The Aorta

• Complex Aortic Center New Devices, New Leadership, New Era

• TAVR: Continuing To Break Ground

• TAVR Increasing Usage, Refining Tools

• The Other Valve: An Innovative Percutaneous Procedure for the Mitral Valve TMCA Transcatheter Mitral Cerclage Annuloplasty

• 3 Open-Heart Surgeries. One Family. One System.

• Shaping the Future of Heart Care The Region’s Largest Cardiovascular Training Program

• Celebrating 46 Years For Longtime Physician David Pearle, Retirement Means "See You Next Week

• Updates From MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute

2019 Summer

• The Balancing Act of Medicine

• Heart-Brain Team Collaborates for PFO-Related Stroke Prevention

• MHVI Proving Ground for WATCHMAN, Next Generation LAA Occluder Devices

• 4 Heart Transplants in 3 Days

• Countdown to a New Heart: 4-hour Ischemic Window

• Outcome: New Iliac Branch Device Avoids Occlusion of Internal Iliac Artery in Repairing Aneurysm

• His Bundle Pacing: Improving Outcomes for Pacemaker Patients

• Profile: Ameika Bush: Cardiology Hospitalist/Nocturnist The Sun Doesn’t Set on Great Care

• Updates From MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute

2019 Spring

• One Program Across our Geographic Footprint

• Advanced Heart Failure Two Cities, One Program

• Go Home With Your Balloon Pump!

• Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Clinic

• Study Suggests TAVR Extends Benefits to Low Surgical Risk Patients

• A Tribute To Paul Corso, MD

• Nurses at the Heart of cardiovascular care

• Updates From MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute

2018 Summer

• Thanks to the Dreamers

• AFib: Expanding the Options

• MHVI Tests First-of-a-Kind Occluder Device for Transcaval TAVR

• Flexible Expertise

• Endovascular Revascularization

• Case Study: An Effective Treatment for Challenging Congestive Heart Failure Cases Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) Using Antidromic Snare Technique and Venoplasty

• Transitions Suddath Named New Cardiology Chair and Medical Director of Cath Lab Cardiac Services Elevated at MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center

• Updates From MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute

2018 Spring

• Drilling Down, Branching Out

• Can Smart Phones and Fitness Trackers Assist Cardiologists?

• Infiltrative Cardiomyopathies

• CTO Chronic Total Occlusion Conquering the Last Frontier in Coronary Intervention

• Sports Cardiology: Sports and Performance Cardiologist Ankit Shah, MD, Joins MedStar Union Memorial Hospital

• New Technique Expands Life Saving Use of TAVR

• Answers in the Palm of Your Hand: How Handheld Ultrasound Is Changing Clinical Cardiology

• New Version of Code Heart Debuts

• Case Study Raghuveer Vallabhaneni, MD Transcarotid Artery Revascularization (TCAR) A Minimally Invasive Approach to Treating Carotid Artery Stenosis

• Record Numbers Attend CRT 2018: Latest Research in Structural Abnormalities Highlighted

2018 Winter

• A Powerful Union for Improved Care

• Valve Clinic

• Meet Vinod Thourani, MD

• Electrophysiology Pioneer Seth Worley, MD

• Vads: The Heart of the Deal

• Doctors Seeking Fame (not Fame!)

• Radial Catheterization Procedure

• Transitions Clinic for Newly Diagnosed Cardiovascular Patients

• News & Notes

2017 Fall

• The Inevitability of Change

• Mitral Valve Disease Building a New Construct

• Surgery: Still the standard

• Pursuing Surgery-like Results For Non-Surgical Patients

• Beating Heart Mitral Valve Repair

• Spotting Subtleties and Solutions Imaging: The Devil is in the Details

• A Career of Firsts Augusto Pichard, MD

• Advanced Heart Failure Collaboration throughout MedStar Health

• News & Notes

2017 Spring/Summer

• Interconnectivity Brings High Level of Expertise to Far-Reaching Population

• Celebrating 20 Years of Advancing Cardiovascular Care

• Connecting MHVI throughout the Region Collaboration, Speed, Technology and Expertise Saves Patients in Community Hospitals

• Cardiac and Vascular Surgeons Team Up to Treat Complex Aortic Pathologies at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital

• Case Study Popliteal Artery Entrapment

• FDA Approves PFO Occluder for Stroke Prevention

• Amplatzer™ Amulet™ New Stroke-Prevention Device Now Available Through International Clinical Trial

• News & Notes