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Cardiology Associates will be closed today, Monday, February 15, 2016 to ensure the safety of our patients and staff in this inclement weather.  … Continue reading →

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, … Continue reading →

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. … Continue reading →

 
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, … Continue reading →

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. … Continue reading →

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. … Continue reading →

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.
Click here to find a course near you! … Continue reading →

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. … Continue reading →

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), … Continue reading →

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.  … Continue reading →