Posts Tagged ‘ihvioutcomes22’
Inova Expands Options for Treating Complex Aortic Disease
Inova uses a collaborative approach combining the expertise of different medical specialists with state-of-the-art technologies to offer patients access to leading-edge, less invasive, endovascular treatment options for complex aortic conditions. Cardiothoracic surgeons, vascular surgeons and interventional radiologists at Inova Heart and Vascular Institute (IHVI) work together to treat complex vascular diseases and conditions. They meet…
Read MoreComplex Course of Treatment Showcases Inova Heart Team’s Approach
With treatment and services from cardiogenic shock to cardiac surgery, advanced heart failure, interventional cardiology, advanced cardiac imaging, nursing and case management services, IHVI has built a comprehensive care team to support critically ill patients from the time they come to the hospital, throughout their time in intensive care, to release from the hospital and…
Read MoreCoordinated 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 MoreAfter a Heart-Lung Transplant, a Mother Gets a Second Chance
Tandy was still in her 30s when she started experiencing shortness of breath. She was a runner, but suddenly she couldn’t run more than two minutes without having to stop. Eventually, she was diagnosed with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Despite medical management, her condition deteriorated rapidly. “I had stations set up in the hallway so…
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