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Inova offers two new, leading-edge technologies to treat and prevent AFib

By InovaNewsroom | December 5, 2025

Doctor performing electrophysiology procedure. Screens displaying imaging and vitals information during the procedure.

Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is the most common type of irregular heart rhythm, affecting more than 12 million people in the United States. When a person is experiencing AFib, the heart’s top two chambers are not beating in sync with the heart’s lower two chambers. This means that blood is not flowing through the heart efficiently,…

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Specialized care team for Cardiomyopathy improves outcomes

By InovaNewsroom | October 10, 2025

Palak Shah, MD (second from left) joined patients who received a ventricular assist device, along with their families and caregivers, for a reunion celebration.

Cardiomyopathy is a disease of the heart muscle itself. While other forms of cardiovascular disease are in the heart’s valves or blood vessels, cardiomyopathy means that the heart muscle doesn’t work as well as it should. Some kinds of cardiomyopathy are common – one in 500 Americans has hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, for example – while others…

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