MedStar Health News

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy affects as many as one in 500 people. WASHINGTON – A new study is reshaping how doctors treat the most common cause of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in young people. H...

Patients and doctors speak from the heart about second chances following heart attacks. CLINTON, Md — Their stories are all different, but the outcomes are blissfully the same. Fifteen pati...

WASHINGTON — A key discovery about the impact of stroke on a person’s ability to read reveals why a deficit occurs — a finding that presents a possible opportunity for new therapeuti...

It is the only nationally recognized heart and vascular program of its kind in the Washington region. WASHINGTON – MedStar Washington Hospital Center has again been recognized among the nation&r...

The top-tier recognition underscores cardiac surgery programs’ excellence in patient care and outcomes. WASHINGTON – Two MedStar Health hospitals have been awarded the highest quality rati...

Clinton, MD – Interventional cardiologist, Sonia Samtani, MD, and an all-female team of specialists, performed the region’s first drug-coated balloon (DCB) angioplasty in April at MedStar ...