
Learn How to Keep Your Heart Healthy
At Inova Schar Heart and Vascular, keeping hearts beating gets our hearts pumping. Check out these resources to learn how to keep your heart healthy.
- Assess Your Heart Health
- Register for our upcoming Ask the Expert talks
- Heart Health Topics
- Heart Healthy Recipes
Heart Health Topics
Alcohol and the Heart
Effects of Alcohol on the Heart: How Much is Too Much? – David Kopin, MD
Atrial Fibrillation
Ask the Expert: Atrial Fibrillation — What You Need to Know About Symptoms, Treatment and Prognosis – Jeff Lee, MD
Ask the Expert: Atrial Fibrillation — What You Need to Know About Symptoms, Treatment and Prognosis – Haroon Rashid, MD
Ask the Expert: Atrial Fibrillation and Other Arrhythmias: What You Need to Know about Symptoms, Treatment and Prognosis – Eunice Yang, MD, PhD
Additional Questions and Answers, Ask the Expert: AFib – Eunice Yang, MD, PhD
Ask the Expert: Gender and Atrial Fibrillation – Elizabeth Held, MD
Additional Questions and Answers, Ask the Expert: Gender and Atrial Fibrillation – Elizabeth Held, MD
Ask the Expert: Atrial Fibrillation: Causes, Symptoms and the Latest Treatments Options – Marc Wish, MD
Atrial Fibrillation: the Past, the Present and the Future – Chirag M. Sandesara, MD
Inova Heart and Vascular Institute Recruiting Patients for AFib Stroke Prevention Device Clinical Trial – Matthew W. Sherwood, MD, MHS
Stroke Reduction Device Offers Hope to At-Risk AFib Patients on Blood Thinners
Ask the Expert: Atrial Fibrillation: Causes, Symptoms and the Latest Treatments Options – Vineet Kumar, MD
Ask the Expert: Atrial Fibrillation: An Irregularly Irregular Journey – Zachary Hollis, MD
Ask the Expert: Atrial Fibrillation: Causes, Symptoms and Treatments Options – Brett Atwater, MD
Ask the Expert: Atrial Fibrillation — Learn about causes, symptoms and treatment options for AFib – Stephen Gaeta, MD, PhD
Atrial Fibrillation: How to Know If You Have It, What It Is, What Can Be Done to Treat It – Stephen Gaeta, MD, PhD
Learn more about Inova's services for AFib/Heart Rhythm Disorders
Cardiac Rehabilitation
Ask the Expert: Cardiac Rehabilitation: Improving Outcomes for Adults with Heart Disease – Tariq Aziz, MD, Srilekha Palle, PT, DPT, MBA, and a past patient
Cardio-Oncology
Ask the Expert: Reducing Cardiovascular Effects from Cancer Treatment and Improving Heart Health – Ana Barac, MD, PhD
Ask the Expert: Cardiovascular Effects of Breast Cancer Treatment – Qiong Zhao, MD, PhD, and Lauren Mauro, MD
Cardio-Oncology: What It Is, Who It’s For and How It Can Help – Jennifer A. Shea, MD
Cholesterol
Heart Attack
What you should know about Cardiovascular Disease, Chest Pain and Heart Attack – the Top Take-Home Messages for Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease – Benham Tehrani, MD
Aspirin and Heart Risk: Revised Guidelines Encourage More Selective Aspirin Use – Wayne Batchelor, MD
Heart Failure
Heart Failure: Prevention, Diagnosis and the Latest Treatment Options – Jason Bonomo, MD, PHD and Allman Rollins, MD
Heart Failure: Prevention, Diagnosis and the Latest Treatment Options – Archana Reddy, MD and Timothy Welch, MD
Ask the Expert: Heart Failure – Prevention, Diagnosis and the Latest Treatment Options – Nasrien Ibrahim, MD, and Jason Morda, MD
Heart Failure Causes, Symptoms and Treatment Options from Inova’s Experts – Timothy S. Welch, MD
Learn more about Inova's heart failure and advanced therapies program
High Blood Pressure
Ask the Expert: Cardiovascular Health and Blood Pressure: A Lifestyle for Longevity – Manisha Reddy, MD
The Dangers of High Blood Pressure: Why You Should Know Your Numbers – Henry Tran, MD
Long-Term Benefits of Treating High Blood Pressure – Henry Tran, MD
High Blood Pressure Guidelines: Take Control to Protect Your Health – Afrooz Ardestani, MD, MPH
Managing Heart Attack Risk with Aspirin
Nutrition
Weight Loss for Heart Health: How to Leave Dieting Behind – Kelly Ellington, RDN, CSOWM
Facts and Fallacies About Fats and Fibers – Kelsey Coulter, RDN, and Kelly Ellington, RDN, CSOWM
Spotlight on Sodium: Tips for Cooking and Eating Out – Kelsey Coulter, RDN, and Kelly Ellington, RDN, CSOWM
Learn more about Inova Weight Loss Services
Pregnancy and Heart Health
Preventing and Managing Heart Disease
The Role of Cholesterol and Lipids in Preventing and Managing Heart Disease - Jared Spitz, MD
Exploring a Heart Healthy Lifestyle – Hampton Crimm, MD, FACC
Eight Essential Steps to Reduce Your Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke – Ahmed Saleh, MD and Emily Grodinsky, MD
Cardiovascular Disease: A Lifestyle for Longevity – Lindsey Cilia, MD
Managing Heart Disease: The Role of Blood Pressure and Cholesterol – Ketan Trivedi, MD
Aspirin and Heart Risk: Revised Guidelines Encourage More Selective Aspirin Use – Wayne Batchelor, MD
Preventing Heart Problems: Take Action for a Healthy Heart – Henry Tran, MD
Sports Cardiology
Structural Heart Disease (Heart Valve Disease)
Minimally Invasive Heart Valve Procedures – Matthew Sherwood, MD, MHS, and Eric Sarin, MD
Inova’s Minimally Invasive Surgical Options Help Patients with Heart Valve Disease – Matthew Sherwood, MD, MHS, and Eric Sarin, MD
IHVI Introduces New Cardiovascular Hybrid OR – Eric Sarin, MD
Heart Valve Disease Awareness – Matthew Sherwood, MD, MHS, and Eric Sarin, MD
Learn more about Inova's Structural Heart/Valve Disease Program
Women and Heart Disease
How Heart Disease Differs for Men and Women – Kelly Epps-Anderson, MD and Behnam Tehrani, MD
Women and Heart Disease: Signs and Symptoms are Different from Men – Kelly Epps-Anderson, MD
Ask the Expert: Women and Heart Disease – Why Gender Matters – Afrooz Ardestani, MD, MPH
Women's Heart Health – Kelly Epps-Anderson, MD and Paula Pinell-Salles, MD