Care Excellence: Cardiac Care

Cutting-edge technology is being used in the D.C. region for people with heart problems who are too old or too frail for open-heart surgery. News4's Doreen Gentzler reports.

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Heart disease kills nearly 50,000 Black women annually, yet only 1 in 5 Black women believes she is personally at risk.

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Doctors learning about COVID-19’s effects on the body are seeing signs of lasting damage in the heart that does not appear to be impacting overall wellness.

Physicians now have unprecedented access to technology and research about the heart and procedures. This is spurring innovations that are changing how heart care is delivered.

Heart disease is the number one cause of death in Americans. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to mitigate the risks.

In 2011, the FDA approved a procedure called transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) for patients with symptomatic aortic stenosis (AS) for whom open-heart surgery would be too dangerous.

Cardiac care at Kaiser Permanente involves an individualized approach to a wide range of conditions related to your heart and arteries.

Dr. Nirnimesh Pandey, an interventional radiologist at Kaiser Permanente, explains why having local access to cardiovascular MRIs is a huge advantage when diagnosing and treating heart disease.

Dr. Lodato explains how he uses cardiac computed tomography to take many detailed pictures of the heart and its blood vessels to evaluate whether members may be at increased risk of a heart attack.

Kaiser Permanente’s coordinated approach to blood pressure and lipid management reduces the risk of preventable heart disease and leads to quicker, better diagnoses.