Urgent Heart Failure Clinic - Same-Day or Next-Day Appointments Inova's Heart Failure and Advanced Therapies Program offers an urgent heart failure clinic for same-day or next-day appointments for decompensated heart failure patients. To schedule an appointment with one of our advanced practice providers, please contact us: 703-776-2529 or urgentHF@inova.org.

Our team is comprised of cardiologists board-certified in both advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology, giving them the unique skills and expertise needed to administer the variety of treatment options as part of our heart failure and advanced therapies program.

With lifestyle modifications and medications, heart failure can be managed. Our team works closely with each patient and their family to design treatment plans that maximize the quality and quantity of life. We provide medical therapy and management to optimize the benefits of heart failure medication including remote home-based monitoring, specialized testing, and advanced surgical interventions. When conventional medications are not enough, we offer a breadth of investigational medications and devices.

Expertise in Treating The Full Range of Irregular Heart Rhythms Heart rhythm problems (also known as arrhythmias) occur when electrical signals that coordinate how and when the heart beats aren’t working properly. Either the heart beats too fast, too slow or is irregular. Disruptions to the heart’s rhythm and pumping can have serious consequences. Atrial fibrillation is the most common type of arrhythmia, however, there are a wide range of other heart rhythm irregularities. Learn More About Our Expertise in AFib

Diagnosis and Treatment Our physicians identify each patient's type of arrhythmia and site of origin using the most advanced computerized 3-dimensional mapping equipment in our state-of-the-art electrophysiology labs. From here, we offer patients a full range of treatment options based on their unique needs, including the latest techniques, less invasive treatments, personalized medication, and emerging therapies through clinical trial partnerships.

Inova Heart Rhythm Disorders Services offers the most comprehensive program in the region with a unique collaboration between electrophysiologists, interventional cardiologists, and cardiac surgeons working together to develop the most appropriate treatment plan for patients. Select a location from the blue menu under "Heart Rhythm Disorders Services Locations" to see a preview. Click "See Location Details" to meet the physicians who practice at that location.

A heart transplant is a surgical procedure in which a heart surgeon replaces a patient's diseased heart with a healthy heart from a donor. Heart transplantation is a widely accepted therapy for patients with end-stage heart failure, particularly with the help of immunosuppressive drugs and ever-improving surgical techniques. Generally, patients considered for a heart transplant have already tried other treatments and may have been hospitalized more than once for heart failure.

The prospect of having a heart transplant can be intimidating and overwhelming for patients and their loved ones. Regardless of where you are in the transplant process, you don't need to face your concerns and anxiety alone. Our dedicated transplant team recognizes the unique needs of transplant patients and works with you to coordinate every facet of the transplant procedure. Inova has performed heart transplants for more than three decades now.