Posts by Meagan Murphy Wasfy, MD
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Athletes and COVID-19: Q&A with Sports Cardiologist Meagan Wasfy, MD
The Cardiovascular Performance Program has been treating athletes diagnosed with COVID-19, ranging from those who are asymptomatic to those with persistent symptoms after their infection. Meagan Wasfy, MD, describes the evolution of return-to-play guidelines as we learn about the progression and treatment of COVID-19.
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Customized Exercise Testing After Unrevealing Standard Test Improves Diagnostic Yield
If standardized maximal-effort, graded exercise testing is inconclusive, same-session customized exercise testing is likely to provide clinically useful information about patients with exertional symptoms suggestive of cardiovascular disease.
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Women in Cardiology: A discussion on disparities
Despite many changes in the last two decades, women who work in Cardiology are still the minority. In this video, female cardiologists from the Massachusetts General Hospital Corrigan Minehan Heart Center talk about why it’s important to improve disparities in the field – for both their peers and patients.
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Review: Gender Affects the Impact of Exercise on the Heart
Exercise-induced cardiac remodeling manifests somewhat differently in male and female athletes, according to a review by Massachusetts General Hospital physicians, and there are implications for clinical evaluation.
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How the Heart Adapts to Exercise
Meagan Wasfy, MD, is a sports cardiologist in Mass General's Cardiovascular Performance Program. In this video, she discusses her team's focus on examining how the heart adapts to exercise, and specifically how the heart enlarges due to exercise.
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#ACC18 Video: Scientific Session in Summary
Mass General physicians presented on the podium, moderated sessions and showcased posters over 50 times at the American College of Cardiology 2018 Scientific Sessions. Some of them answered the question: “What was the most interesting topic presented at this year’s Scientific Session?"
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Why Sports Cardiology Needs a Core Curriculum: Q&A with Rory Weiner, MD and Meagan Wasfy, MD
Mass General’s Rory Weiner, MD and Meagan Wasfy, MD discuss the motivation behind the recently released curriculum for sports cardiology and its integration into existing cardiovascular care teams.
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Mass General team calls for more ‘sports’ in cardiovascular training
Given many competitive athletes and highly active people have an increased risk of cardiovascular events, a Massachusetts General Hospital team offers a core curriculum for sports cardiology and its integration into existing cardiovascular care teams, research, and training requirements and board certification.
Biography
Dr. Wasfy's clinical interests include sports cardiology, the athlete's heart, exercise physiology, exercise testing, echocardiography, coronary artery disease, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and arrhythmia.
Cardiovascular Care at Mass General
At Mass General, our world-class physicians and nurses specialize in specific forms of both heart and vascular disease, and work closely together to offer leading treatments and preventive care for cardiovascular conditions.