Posts Tagged ‘Behnam Tehrani’
Inova offers two game-changing treatments for high blood pressure
For the past year, Inova Schar Heart and Vascular has offered ultrasound-based renal denervation (uRDN), a minimally invasive procedure to help people with high blood pressure that is tough to treat (known in the medical world as “resistant hypertension”). More recently, the health system also added radiofrequency-based renal denervation (rRDN) at both Inova Alexandria and…
Read MoreInova among first hospitals to introduce leading-edge treatment for blocked or narrowed coronary artery stents
Cardiac catheterization and placement of cardiac stents is a highly effective, common procedure to treat blockage of the coronary artery. It uses a tiny, metal frame tube to reopen the artery and restore blood flow to the heart. Even though it is performed fairly frequently, the procedure isn’t without risk. In roughly 10% of cases…
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