Treatment Options for Heart Failure Patients

HEART FAILURE SERIES

"The hopefulness factor of being diagnosed with
heart failure is incredibly high."

Treatment Options and Outcomes

Comprehensive Heart Failure Care at MedStar Washington Hospital Center



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What Makes Us Different

Our program is unique because we provide advanced treatments for advanced heart failure, as well as comprehensive patient and family support services. Here are some other reasons more cardiologists refer their patients to our team:

Recognition

Consistently recognized by U.S.News & World Report as being one of the top 20 heart centers in the country, our team treats both routine and complex cardiology patients. Our advanced heart failure programs contribute to this national ranking by providing superior care in both diagnostics and treatment to our heart failure patients. Learn if you have the signs and symptoms of heart failure by taking our quiz.

Multidisciplinary Approach

Our multidisciplinary team consists of experts from different specialties who work collaboratively, to provide excellent diagnostic, treatment and support care to all our advanced heart failure patients. Learn more about our team.

Experience and Volume

Our experience managing advanced heart failure comes from our many advanced forms of treatment. Because we are one of the only heart centers in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area to provide such comprehensive advanced heart failure treatments, we attract the largest volume of patients.

Training

Our advanced heart failure specialists trained at the some of the best institutions in the country; many are nationally recognized as leaders in the field. Many of our physicians have contributed to advancing the medical and surgical therapies for heart failure.

Outcomes for LVADs

Our outcomes for patients with LVADs are better than the national average.

  • Exceed national benchmarks
  • 93 percent survival – 30 days after surgery
  • 91% survival – 90 days after surgery
 
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