MedStar Health News

The words congestive heart failure may sound scary, but with expert care and treatment, patients can either make lifestyle changes, begin medication regimens, or&nb...

Miniature Heart Device Provides Patients with the Most Advanced Pacing Technology Available

  "Goldilocks" Exercise and Sleep Exercise and good rest are healthy habits, right?  What is the right amount for optimal cardiovascular health? For exercise, brisk walking is good eno...

Beyond the Heart Attack  When you find something that works, you stick with it. Which is why when Lew Armistead needed cardiac rehab after his second heart surgery earlier this year, he retu...

New Study to Evaluate Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Low-Risk Patients

Heart attacks are not one size fits all. They can often begin with subtle symptoms that don’t resemble the sudden, crushing pain many imagine. And although many symptoms are similar, men and women oft...