Inova Health Care Services

This study tested two different defibrillator waveforms—Zoll's 200J rectilinear biphasic shock and Lifepak's 360J biphasic truncated exponential shock—to see which restores normal heart rhythm better in people with atrial fibrillation. Over 500 adults were randomly assigned to re…

This completed study collected surgical drain fluid and blood from 10 patients who had surgery for stomach or esophageal cancer. Researchers analyzed these samples for molecular markers that might predict how well a patient would respond to immunotherapy. The goal was to establis…

This study checked how common colorectal polyps and cancer are in endurance athletes aged 35 to 50 who run ultramarathons or multiple marathons. Researchers gave 94 participants a screening colonoscopy and compared their results to historical data from the general population. The…