On February 6th, 2016 the 10th Annual Virginia Heart and Vascular Institute Symposium was a great success! The number of attendees was the highest ever at 145 and FIVE of CAF’s physicians were speakers. Dr. Rana spoke about Peripheral Vascular Intervention, while Dr. Kauffman addressed Cardio-Oncology and minimizing heart damage. Dr. Lewis addressed outpatient management of chest pain, Dr. Tayal educated the audience on TAVR and Dr. Talreja touched on Electrophysiology topics regarding bi-ventricular pacing for cardiomyopathy and MRI conditional devices. We look forward to another great year of educating our community!

Due to the inclement weather, Cardiology Associates will remain closed on Monday, January 25th, 2016. We plan to reopen on Tuesday. The safety of our patients and staff are our highest priority.

Bill, a local patient, describes how TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve replacement) corrected the heart murmur caused by aortic valve stenosis and gave him a new lease on life. Cardiovascular Surgeon John Cardone, MD, explains how it works, and Cardiology Associates of Fredericksburg’s very own Interventional Cardiologist Rajiv Tayal, MD, tells who qualifies as the best candidates for this procedure.

Dr. Kauffman has been awarded the Mary Washington Healthcare Pillars of Excellence Award for Physician Excellence 2015.

The Physician Excellence Award is given to a physician that sets the standards for ethical and clinical quality and embodies a caring culture by treating patients with an open heart and by serving as their advocate. This physician also exemplifies the best people practices by treating staff and colleagues with respect.

Dr. Kauffman has given CAF and MWHC over 20 years of dedicated service. He served as the Medical Director of Non-Invasive Cardiology Services for many years and currently holds the position of Chief of the Department of Medicine at Mary Washington Hospital.

In light of Men’s Health Week and Father’s Day, we would like to remind all of our brothers, fathers, grandfathers and husbands out there to contact your physician to be screened for diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, cancer and other common risk factors. Men make half as many preventative doctor visits as women! Make this week a week that you take the next step toward a healthier you!

The use of CPR dates all the way back to 1740, yet even today, most Americans don’t know how to perform it. Given properly and immediately to sudden cardiac arrest victims, CPR can save lives.

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1 out of every 6 people will suffer from a stroke in his or her lifetime. Think F.A.S.T. – Face drooping, Arm weakness and Speech difficulty, Time to call 9-1-1. Learn more signs and symptoms during American Stroke Awareness Month.

In August of 2014, CAF welcomed Dr. Rajiv Tayal. He specializes in advanced, high risk, and complex coronary, peripheral, carotid, and endovascular intervention, in addition to structural heart disease including: percutaneous ASD and PFO closure, alcohol septal ablation for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM), and transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) for severe aortic stenosis. Dr. Tayal is currently accepting new patients.

We are pleased to announce the launch of our new  website to better serve our patients on the go. Our new website is more mobile friendly for those patients using their phones.