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WVU Heart and Vascular Institute earns three stars in Vascular Quality Initiative Registry Participation Award Program

WVU Heart and Vascular Institute earns three stars in Vascular Quality Initiative Registry Participation Award Program

The Society for Vascular Surgery’s Vascular Quality Initiative (SVS VQI) has awarded the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute three stars for its active participation in the Registry Participation Program.

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Heartfelt collaboration: WVU Medicine experts save lives and families

Heartfelt collaboration: WVU Medicine experts save lives and families

John Mawyer didn’t know how much longer his heart would last. After multiple heart attacks, worsening chest pain, and a deteriorating quality of life, he feared he would eventually need a heart transplant. But when “eventually” came suddenly, he and his family turned to the experts at WVU Medicine, who seamlessly collaborated to save his life.

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Pamela Zimmerman, MD, chief of Vascular Surgery at the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute

WVU Heart and Vascular Institute offers new treatment to save limbs and heal foot ulcers

Vascular surgeons at the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute are among the first in the country to offer a new treatment for patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI), severe peripheral artery disease that causes pain in their legs and non-healing wounds in their feet. .

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The WVU Heart and Vascular Institute ARISE II trial team<br />
includes (from left to right) J. Hunter Mehaffey, MD;<br />
Lawrence Wei, MD; Pamela Zimmerman, MD;<br />
and Matthew Cunningham-Hill, MD.

WVU Heart and Vascular Institute first in state and region to implant a novel aortic stent graft

Cardiovascular surgeons at the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute are the first in the state to implant the GORE® Ascending Stent Graft as part of a new clinical trial to treat complex and potentially fatal aneurysms.

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Tips for All Ages: The Importance of Nutrition and Regular Exercise for Heart Health

Tips for All Ages: The Importance of Nutrition and Regular Exercise for Heart Health

As we age, taking care of our heart becomes more important than ever. Whether you’re in your 50s, 60s, or beyond, maintaining heart health through good nutrition and regular exercise can help prevent or manage many common heart conditions. A heart-healthy diet can be the foundation of your well-being, but exercise plays a crucial role, too.

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WVU Heart and Vascular Institute physicians first in state, region to perform transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement

WVU Heart and Vascular Institute physicians first in state, region to perform transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement

Physicians at the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute (HVI) are the first in the state and region to perform transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement (TTVR).

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February is American Heart Month!

We’re kicking off American Heart Month with insight from Tara Bess McNabb, MS, RN, a WVU Medicine clinical dietitian working with advanced heart failure patients at the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute in Morgantown.

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Abdul Wase, MD<br />
WVU Heart and Vascular Institute at WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals now offering Cardiac Electrophysiology services in South Charleston

WVU Heart and Vascular Institute at WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals now offering Cardiac Electrophysiology services in South Charleston

Patients in the Charleston area and southern West Virginia now have expanded and more convenient access to cardiac electrophysiology services. WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals, in partnership with the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute, welcomed Abdul Wase, M.D., to its Thomas Memorial Hospital campus.

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Sokos appointed chair of the Department of Cardiology<br />

Sokos appointed chair of the Department of Cardiology

George G. Sokos, DO, FACC, has been named chair of the WVU School of Medicine Department of Cardiology, a role he’s served in an interim capacity since the department’s formation in the fall of 2023.

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WVU Heart and Vascular Institute surgical team performs another world-first robotic heart surgery

Heart and Vascular Institute surgical team performs another world-first robotic heart surgery

The multidisciplinary team at WVU Medicine’s WVU Heart and Vascular Institute (HVI) has performed another world-first robotic heart operation. Utilizing the latest advances in the robotic cardiac platform developed and led by Vinay Badhwar, M.D., heart surgeons at WVU Medicine have now performed the first-ever combined valve replacement and coronary artery bypass operation, potentially signaling a new pathway for an expansion of heart surgery done robotically.

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WVU Heart and Vascular Institute hosts international symposium on robotic aortic valve surgery, widening use of robotics in heart surgery

WVU Heart and Vascular Institute hosts international symposium on robotic aortic valve surgery, widening use of robotics in heart surgery

The WVU Heart and Vascular Institute (HVI) and the WVU Robotic Cardiac Surgery Program hosted a first-of-its-kind International Symposium on Robotic Aortic Valve Replacement (RAVR) Nov. 14 and 15. The landmark, two-day event brought together over 80 experts from 16 U.S. states and 11 countries, representing 41 prominent academic medical centers.

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WVU Cancer Institute at United Hospital Center first in state to offer injection to help surgeons better visualize lung cancer

WVU Cancer Institute at United Hospital Center first in state to offer injection to help surgeons better visualize lung cancer

The WVU Cancer Institute at United Hospital Center (UHC) is the first in the state to offer CYTALUX® (pafolacianine), a groundbreaking imaging agent for lung cancer detection. This innovative technology enhances a surgeons’ ability to visualize, identify, and remove cancerous tissue with precision and in real time..

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WVU Medicine operating the first cardiometabolic clinic in the state

WVU Medicine operating the first cardiometabolic clinic in the state

WVU Medicine has launched West Virginia’s first cardiometabolic clinic, a multidisciplinary effort between the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute and the WVU Department of Medicine Divisions of Endocrinology and Metabolism and Medical Weight Management.

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WVU Heart and Vascular Institute first in state to offer new AI-powered cardiovascular screening

WVU Heart and Vascular Institute first in state to offer new AI-powered cardiovascular screening

The WVU Heart and Vascular Institute is the first in West Virginia to offer a new, AI-powered cardiovascular screening algorithm to improve cardiovascular care for its patients.

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by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission badges for vascular testing

Four WVU Medicine hospitals recognized for vascular testing accreditation milestones

The WVU Heart and Vascular Institute has been recognized by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) Vascular Testing Accreditation Milestone Program for their years of consistent dedication to highest levels of quality.

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George Sokos, DO, chair of Cardiology at the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute and director of the Institute’s Advanced Heart Failure Program and Kazuhiko Kido, PharmD, PhD, clinical associate professor of Clinical Pharmacy at the WVU School of Pharmacy and heart failure pharmacist at the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute

WVU Heart and Vascular Institute, School of Pharmacy launch community collaboration initiative in Fairmont, Moundsville, and Princeton

The WVU Heart and Vascular Institute and the WVU School of Pharmacy are launching a Heart Failure Community Pharmacy-Provider Collaborative Care Network to improve heart failure care throughout the state.

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Live Healthy West Virginia – Women’s Heart Disease with Dr. Muthukumar

Women’s Heart Health

Live Healthy WV with Dr. Baker

Live Healthy WV with Dr. Schwartzman

Live Healthy WV with Dr. Lamb

Live Healthy WV with Dr. Sokos

For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 855-WVU-CARE (855-988-2273) or schedule online.