Cardiology

William Borden, MD, associate professor of medicine, was quoted by Reuters in an article about a recent study that public reporting of outcomes for a common procedure to clear blocked arteries hasn’t delivered on the goal of enhancing patient care. 

Mary Donofrio, MD, professor of pediatrics, spoke to WJLA-ABC7 for an article about fetal cardiology and how experts treat babies' heart problems before birth.

Alan Wasserman, MD, and Cynthia Tracy, MD, published consensus articles in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Richard Katz, MD, Bloedorn Professor of Cardiology, director of the Division of Cardiology, and director of the GW Heart and Vascular Institute, spoke to Time Health about the "widowmaker" heart attack.

William Borden, MD, associate professor of medicine, commented to WJLA-ABC7 for a segment about a recent study that links noise level and heart disease.

Andrew Choi, MD, assistant professor of medicine and of radiology, authored an article for the American College of Cardiology (ACC) about the Imaging Section of the ACC, which serves as the voice of cardiovascular imagers.

Jonathan Reiner, MD, professor of medicine, spoke to Check Your Fact for an article about the president's physical exam results and what those results say about his heart health.

Paul Kaplowitz, MD, professor of pediatrics, was quoted by Daily Mail in an article discussing a recent study that found increased risk for cardiovascular disease in girls who begin menstruation before age 12.

During the Frontiers in Medicine lecture in October, Jonathan Reiner, MD, and Cynthia Tracy, MD, shared innovations in cardiology.

GW Hospital is at the forefront of performing transradial cardiac catheterization, a specialized non-surgical procedure for seriously ill cardiac patients, with almost 80 percent of STEMIs done transradially.