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Strangers received new hearts on same day — then love happened, TODAY
After they both received heart transplants, Taylor Givens and Collin Kobelja recovered in adjacent rooms, unaware that the other existed. They had no idea that their live-saving procedures in June 2011 would give them a new chance at life — and the chance for love. “All of the things that fell into place for us…
Read MoreTwo Heart Transplants, One Love Story
In 2011 — on the same day — Taylor Givens and Collin Kobelja received heart transplants at Inova Heart and Vascular Institute. A few years later, they started dating. Here’s their story. Valentine’s Day might seem like a silly holiday for some, but for Collin and I, who met at Inova after we received our…
Read MoreDon’t ignore the symptoms: Local man survives after emergency aortic valve surgery at Inova
Living with Heart Swift decision to perform lifesaving surgery pulls retiree through harrowing experience. Expert physicians and surgeons at Inova Alexandria and Inova Fairfax Hospitals evaluated and treated Mr. Fleet with emergency aortic arch and aortic valve replacement. One afternoon last April, Clyde Vogie Fleet was attending a friend’s retirement party at a restaurant in…
Read MoreFairfax Couple Rings in the New Year with New Hearts, Donate Life Virginia
Taylor and Collin’s life together officially started in 2016 when they began dating. A young couple living outside of Washington, D.C., they’re celebrating their second Christmas together as they figure out the future and reminisce about a past that’s been full of both sickness and miracles. Taylor and Collin prepare to ring in the New…
Read MoreInova installs world’s smallest pacemaker: First in Northern Virginia
Keeping Pace A pacemaker is a small device whose main purpose is to prevent the heart from beating too slowly. Recently, electrophysiologist Aysha Arshad, MD, and a team of experts at Inova Heart and Vascular Institute (IHVI), implanted what is believed to be the world’s smallest pacemaker. Inova is the first to implant such a…
Read MoreInova’s heart team gives emergency lifesaving care to a young soldier from Walter Reed
Victory on the Home Front All the way from Kosovo: A U.S. Army specialist with rapidly declining heart function due to infection was transferred via Macedonia, then Germany, then Walter Reed Medical Center, and finally to Inova to receive life-saving care. The extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) machine took the burden off his heart and lungs…
Read MoreLeg pain when you walk? Inova team helps identify and tackle peripheral artery disease (PAD)
Stepping Out Inova team tackles peripheral artery disease (PAD) Even at age 83, Betsy Hamilton loves to take walks, an activity she’s embraced her entire life after growing up in Scotland. But, about 10 years ago, she developed peripheral artery disease (PAD), a condition that narrows the arteries — most commonly in the legs —…
Read MorePower to the Patient at Inova Heart & Vascular Clinical Trials Unit
Power to the Patient Spotlight on the Clinical Trials Unit at Inova Heart & Vascular Institute in Falls Church, VA Clinical trials are used to explore new procedures, medications and processes that have the potential not only to treat patients struggling with an ongoing condition, but also to move medicine forward for patients in the…
Read MoreLocal toddler thrives after lifesaving heart surgery at Inova Children’s Hospital
A Happy Heart Faced with a difficult diagnosis, parents-to-be find comfort and expert care Now two years old, Eliza George was diagnosed with Tetralogy of Fallot while still in utero. With the help of the Inova Children’s Hospital Fetal Care Center in Northern Virginia, her parents Ginny and Erik George were guided through the process of…
Read MoreHeart CT Scans Spot Signs of Coronary Heart Disease
Alireza Maghsoudi, MD, specializes in general, nuclear and preventive cardiology. He is board certified in cardiovascular disease and nuclear cardiology as well as adult comprehensive echocardiography and cardiovascular tomography. He is co-director of Cardiac CT Screening at the Inova Heart and Vascular Institute. Read Dr. Maghsoudi’s profile. Recently, my colleagues and I treated a…
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