Posts Tagged ‘heart transplant’
IHVI Cardiologist Co-Author of Nationally Published Study on New Test to Detect Acute Heart Transplant Rejection
The findings from a study of a new blood test offering a less invasive approach and earlier detection of acute heart transplant rejection were published in the March 23 issue of Circulation, a journal of the American Heart Association. The article is based on a study co-authored by Palak Shah, MD, MS, an Inova Heart…
Read MoreThe Beating Heart: A tragic crime. A medical breakthrough. A last chance at life., The Washington Post
The Washington Post’s Gene Weingarten shares the incredible story behind the first heart transplant at Inova Fairfax Hospital.
Read MoreHeart Failure Patients Get Transplants the Same Day, Fall in Love 5 Years Later
Against All Odds Inova heart transplant patients, who never met while receiving lifesaving care in adjoining hospital rooms, reconnected and found enduring love On Taylor Givens and Collin Kobelja’s first date, the couple paused their dinner for a medicine break. Both needed to take anti-rejection drugs to help sustain their transplanted hearts. “It was a…
Read MorePatients Who Received Heart Transplants on the Same Day in the Same Hospital Later Fall in LoveInside Edition
A Virginia man and woman who received heart transplants at the same hospital (Inova Fairfax Hospital0 walked away with much more than they expected when the pair eventually fell in love. Watch more.
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 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 MoreHearts of Gold: Inova’s Heart Transplant Program Turns 30
Linda J. Bogar, MD, is board certified in thoracic and cardiac surgery. This month, we are celebrating the 30th anniversary of the first heart transplant ever performed on the Inova Fairfax Medical Campus. Among those celebrating are retired cardiothoracic surgeon Edward Lefrak, MD, who performed that first transplant in 1986, and the patient who received…
Read More‘She’s pretty special:’ Defying odds, D.C. area’s first heart transplant patient is still alive 30 years later (Washington Post)
We are so happy to celebrate a special anniversary with Eva Baisey. She received a heart transplant at Inova Fairfax Hospital 30 years ago! Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/inspired-life/wp/2016/12/27/shes-pretty-special-defying-odds-the-d-c-areas-first-heart-transplant-patient-is-still-alive-30-years-later/ Washington Post, December 27, 2016
Read MoreChief Judge of DC Superior Court Receives New Heart in ‘Nick of Time’, NBC Washington, February 25, 2016
Judge Lee Satterfield, the judge in charge of D.C. Superior Court, shares with NBC Washington how he has returned to work after receiving a life-saving heart transplant provided by Inova cardiac surgeon Dr. Linda Bogar. Watch more. TweetPinShare0 Shares
Read MoreHeart Transplant Recipient Gives Back to Inova
A Heartfelt Donation Accustomed to an active schedule, Rajesh Shah, a Fairfax businessman, philanthropist and father of three, could no longer get through the day without feeling tired and short of breath. Having lived with advanced heart failure for seven years, Shah faced a worsening progression of a disease that threatened to take his life.…
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