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WVU Heart and Vascular Institute recognized by the Society for Vascular Surgery Vascular Quality Initiative as a Carotid Care Quality Champion

The WVU Heart and Vascular Institute has been identified as a Carotid Care Quality Champion by the Society for Vascular Surgery® Vascular Quality Initiative® (SVS VQI) clinical registry recognition program. The program honors healthcare organizations across the country dedicated to improving the safety and effectiveness of vascular care through participation and engagement in VQI’s carotid artery stenting and carotid endarterectomy registries.

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WVU Heart and Vascular Institute first in state, region to use artificial intelligence fingerprint technique to treat atrial fibrillation

WVU Heart and Vascular Institute physicians are the first in the state and region to perform ablation of atrial fibrillation guided by a new technology, Volta’s AF-Xplorer, which promises to personalize the ablation approach.

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American Heart Association 2024 Get with the guidelines Gold Plus Award

WVU Medicine J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital nationally recognized for its commitment to providing high-quality heart failure and stroke cares

WVU Medicine J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® – Heart Failure Gold Plus and Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke Gold Plus quality achievement awards.

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WVU Heart and Vascular Institute, School of Medicine mourn the passing of Abnash C. Jain, MD

WVU Heart and Vascular Institute, School of Medicine mourn the passing of Dr. Abnash Jain

Faculty and staff at the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute and WVU School of Medicine are mourning the loss of Abnash C. Jain, M.D., longtime cardiologist and professor, who passed away on Monday (July 1). He was 88.

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WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals successfully commences open-heart surgery program, expanding service to south and central West Virginia

WVU Heart and Vascular Institute first in state to implant Aurora extravascular implantable cardioverter defibrillator

The WVU Heart and Vascular Institute is the first medical facility in West Virginia to implant the Medtronic Aurora™ Extravascular Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (EV-ICD). The device offers a new option for patients at risk for sudden cardiac arrest or irregular heart rhythms.
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WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals successfully commences open-heart surgery program, expanding service to south and central West Virginia

WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals successfully commences open-heart surgery program, expanding service to south and central West Virginia

WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals has expanded its advanced cardiac services to include open-heart surgery in partnership with the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute. Vinay Badhwar, M.D., executive chair of the Institute and chair of the WVU Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, and Nestor F. Dans, M.D., performed the first open-heart surgeries at Thomas Memorial Hospital on March 26.

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WVU Heart and Vascular Institute first in state, region to use pulsed field ablation to treat atrial fibrillation

WVU Heart and Vascular Institute first in state, region to use pulsed field ablation to treat atrial fibrillation

WVU Heart and Vascular Institute physicians are the first in the state and region to perform pulsed field ablation (PFA), a new minimally invasive technique to address atrial fibrillation (AFib) using the Medtronic PulseSelect™ PFA system.

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Dr. Vinay Badhwar elected as senior officer of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Dr. Vinay Badhwar elected as senior officer of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons

The membership of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) yesterday (Jan. 29) elected Vinay Badhwar, MD, FACS, FACC, executive chair of the West Virginia University Heart and Vascular Institute, as a second vice president of the STS board at its annual meeting in San Antonio, Texas. This puts Dr. Badhwar in line to assume the presidency of the STS in 2026.

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WVU Medicine completes 100th transplant surgery

WVU Medicine completes 100th transplant surgery

WVU Medicine and the WVU Medicine Transplant Alliance recently completed their 100th solid organ transplant surgery. This milestone marks a significant chapter in the history of the program, which has transformed lives and offered hope to patients facing organ failure across West Virginia and the surrounding region. The WVU Medicine Transplant Alliance was established in 2019, completing its first heart transplant in November 2019 and first kidney transplant in March 2020.

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WVU Medicine launches Cardiothoracic Surgery APP fellowship program

WVU Medicine launches Cardiothoracic Surgery APP fellowship program

Advanced practice professionals (APPs) now have a unique opportunity to train within the WVU Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery and the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute thanks to a first-of-its-kind fellowship program in West Virginia that launched this month.

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Dr. Vinay Badhwar named to leadership position of program funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Dr. Vinay Badhwar named to leadership position of program funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Vinay Badhwar, M.D., executive chair of the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute and Gordon F. Murray Professor and Chair of the WVU Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, has been named vice chair for strategic development and scientific partnerships for the Cardiothoracic Surgical Trials Network (CTSN).

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Drs. Nestor Dans and Nathaniel Kister to join WVU Heart and Vascular Institute
WVU Heart and Vascular Institute now offering access to novel heart failure therapy through clinical trial

WVU Heart and Vascular Institute now offering access to novel heart failure therapy through clinical trial

The WVU Heart and Vascular Institute today announced that it is the first center in West Virginia to enroll patients in the RESPONDER-HF trial evaluating the effectiveness of the Corvia® Atrial Shunt, an investigational cardiac implant designed to address the frequent hospitalizations and symptoms that limit quality of life in people suffering from heart failure. The randomized trial will be offered to patients with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), the most common type of heart failure, but one for which effective treatments are limited.

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