
Matters of the Heart
All women should know their blood pressure and have a lipid panel, a blood test that measures lipids, which are fats and fatty substances used as a source of energy by the body.
Treating Aortic Aneurysms Without Major Incisions
Advances in minimally invasive techniques and tools are changing the way doctors at GW Hospital treat patients with abdominal and thoracic aortic aneurysms.
Physicians at GW Hospital are treating certain types of blockages in the brain using a technique similar to balloon angioplasty for cardiac patients.
Conditions like mitral valve prolapse sometimes lead to more serious conditions like mitral valve regurgitation, which requires surgery. GW Hospital offers both open and minimally-invasive options to repair or replace mitral valves.
All seminars are free and take place in the hospital auditorium unless otherwise noted. To register, please call 1-888-4GW-DOCS.