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WVU Heart and Vascular Institute surgeons perform the first completely robotic-assisted aortic valve replacement, mitral valve repair, and surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation

Surgeons at the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute have performed a fully robotic aortic valve replacement, mitral valve repair, and surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation (Maze) operation, all done through a small opening in a patient’s side. According to international robotics industry leader Minimally Invasive Solutions, this is the first time such a multi-procedural robotic heart repair has ever been performed.

Learning how one element—zinc—helps millions of nerve cells communicate

According to Charles Anderson—a researcher with the West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute—scientists have known for over half a century that charged zinc atoms have something to do with neuronal chatter. But with a new grant from the National Institutes of Health, Anderson will work to pinpoint exactly what zinc does, and how it does it.

Vice President’s Awards Ceremony to be held virtually Sept. 1

A virtual ceremony is being held to honor 11 individuals and one team with Vice President’s Awards for their significant contributions to the mission of the West Virginia University Health Sciences Center. The ceremony is being live streamed Tuesday, Sept. 1 at 4 p.m.