Posts Tagged ‘ihvi’
Coordinated Treatment Saves Patient from Double Amputation
For several years, Cynthia Martin, 54, had been working as a federal police officer in Southern Maryland. When the COVID-19 pandemic temporarily shut down most industries in March 2020, she found herself far less active than usual. In January 2021, she noticed a sore on her left heel that wasn’t going away. She tried nursing…
Read MoreMultiple Arterial Grafts for CABG Surgery Offer Significant Benefits
Kathleen Petro, MD is a board certified Thoracic and Cardiac Surgeon with Inova Heart and Vascular Institute. Over the last several years, Inova’s cardiac surgery team has focused its efforts on improving outcomes for patients undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) surgery through the use of multiple arterial grafts. Currently, more than 60% of our…
Read MoreNew Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Procedures at Inova Alexandria Hospital
Mount Vernon and Alexandria-area Patients Can Now Get Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Procedures Closer to Home Alexandria, VA — Inova Alexandria Hospital recently started performing atrial fibrillation (AFib) ablation procedures. AFib is the most common heart rhythm problem, also known as an arrhythmia, and is often identified by patients experiencing chaotic, rapid or irregular heartbeats. Ablation…
Read MoreFindings of Major Clinical Trial Support Inova’s Approach to Treating Critical Limb Ischemia
A recent clinical trial funded by the National Institutes of Health concluded that vascular bypass surgery offers better outcomes than endovascular techniques for certain patients at risk for limb amputation caused by critical limb ischemia (CLI). Vascular surgeons at Inova Heart and Vascular Institute (IHVI) helped to develop many of the CLI bypass techniques that…
Read MoreImproving Outcomes with a Regionalized Systems of Care For Cardiogenic Shock Treatment
Behnam N. Tehrani, MD, is the Co-Director of Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories for Inova Fairfax Medical Campus and Co-Director of Inova Heart and Vascular Institute’s Cardiogenic Shock Program. He is board certified in interventional cardiology and cardiovascular disease. Cardiogenic shock is a time-sensitive and challenging condition to treat – the heart suddenly cannot pump blood to…
Read MoreEstablishing Expertise in Advanced Lung Disease and Transplant
Inova’s advanced lung disease and transplant team has performed about 150 lung transplants over the past five years. And the Medical Director of the Lung Transplant Program at Inova, Shambhu Aryal, MD, knows every one of those patients. “We develop a very intimate relationship with our patients,” Dr. Aryal says. “That kind of personalized care is…
Read MoreInova Offers Robotic-assisted Minimally Invasive Heart Bypass Surgery
Ramesh Singh, MD, is a cardiovascular surgeon at the Inova Heart and Vascular Institute. He is board-certified in cardiac and thoracic surgery and is the surgical director of Inova’s Mechanical Circulatory Support Program. He is also an Assistant Professor at the University of Virginia. Recently a patient came to my office with a blockage in…
Read MoreInova’s Minimally Invasive Surgical Options Help Patients with Heart Valve Disease
Eric L. Sarin, MD, is a cardiac and thoracic surgeon with Inova Heart and Vascular Institute (IHVI). He is Section Chief of Adult Cardiac Surgery, Co-Director of the Structural Heart and Valve Program and Co-Director of Cardiovascular Research. Matthew W. Sherwood, MD, MHS, is an Inova interventional cardiologist, Director of Inova’s Left Atrial Appendage Closure/WATCHMAN…
Read MoreHeart Failure Causes, Symptoms and Treatment Options from Inova’s Experts
“Heart failure” is something of a misnomer. Although many people think that heart failure means a person’s heart abruptly stops beating, heart failure is not the same as cardiac arrest. Heart failure simply means that a person’s heart is not pumping optimally, to keep up with the body’s needs. “Many patients come to me with…
Read MoreWhat You Need to Know About Cardiovascular Health During Pregnancy
Paula Pinell-Salles, MD, FACC, specializes in general cardiology and vascular medicine and is a Co-Founder of Inova’s Women’s Heart Health program. She is board certified in cardiovascular disease. Dr. Pinell-Salles is a cardiologist in Virginia Heart’s Fairfax office. For most women, pregnancy is marked by good health and the excitement of bringing a new life into the world. Still,…
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