Martin Hall then vs. now. 🔙

The intersectionality of cardiac amyloidosis, aging and frailty is the focus of a State-of-the-Art Review published in #JACCAdvances. Read the journal scan to learn more: bit.ly/4dzdOvG #cvGeri

We are happy to share our study looking into Afib risk with hormone therapies in breast Ca mgt. From our analysis, aromatase inhibitors (AIs) carried a higher risk of Afib compared to tamoxifen during the first 5 years of treatment. ⁦⁦Patrick Kwaah⁩ #CardioOnc

We are happy to share our newest publication in JACC Journals comparing semaglutide vs dulaglutide in non-obese T2DM pts w/ HFpEF. Our research provides evidence for this understudied pt population. Thank you Patrick Kwaah for leading this study and WVU IM Residency for TriNetX access.

I learn a lot from the CV fellows and the cardiology giants IU Cardiovascular Institute #OneIUCV IU School of Medicine Department of Medicine everyday. I always be grateful for the opportunity to be part of this group. Congrats to graduating fellows.

Saddened by the passing of Dr. Johnson. He traveled from the US to Ghana in the mid-1980s, found few obstetric specialists and no training program. Helped establish a training through Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons, transforming obstetric care. May his legacy live on.

I am deeply honored to receive the 2025 Robert H. Waldman Academic Excellence Award from the West Virginia University School of Medicine Internal Medicine Program. My heartfelt gratitude goes to our program leaders, mentors and colleagues who have supported and guided me through

Heart disease is still the #1 killer in the United States, but it's no longer from heart attacks...instead it's from heart failure and arrhythmias ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JA…

First published report of the use of the novel EnCompass F2 filter, which consists of a cylindrical nitinol frame & electrospun filter. Complete cerebral embolic protection during #TAVR is possible through single femoral arterial access. jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… #JACCCaseReports

Grateful for the opportunity to present our poster on diabetic ischaemic heart disease at #ADA2025 in Chicago. I would like to thank my co-authors Samuel Akaakole Mensah Patrick Kwaah and program WVU IM Residency for their continuous support. WVU Department of Medicine #ADA25 #MedTwitter #Cardiology

"Patients with obesity should not be discouraged from losing weight, because several other significant benefits are associated with weight reduction," they write. Nonetheless, "the referral to CA in this population should not be delayed until the patient loses weight."

JUST ACCEPTED: Check out our new article in Journal of Cardiovascular CT involving clinical outcomes in patients with discreet NCP and low CAC 0-100 from our high CV risk region of WV: Thank you Jim Mills, Yasmin S. Hamirani, MD, Emily Hendricks, Seher Berzingi, MD, WVU IM Residency! 🔗 nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%…

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Excited to be presenting my work at #AHA25 in New Orleans! 2 first-author abstracts accepted (6 total from our team). Looking forward to engaging with the cardiovascular community! 🫀 Grateful to WVU IM Residency and my mentors in cardiovascular medicine for their support.

Sam and team, you make us proud!

Thrilled to be presenting my work at #AHA25. 6 first-authored abstracts (inc. 2 oral presentations, 1 moderated poster) and 17 total from our team has been accepted. So grateful to my program WVU IM Residency WVU Department of Medicine, co-authors, and mentors Sittinun Thangjui, MD Harshith Thyagaturu Lakshmi Muthukumar MD ..

Just Published! I couldn’t be more excited to share that our article on “Alcohol Use Disorder after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in patients Taking GLP-1 RAs: A Multicenter Analysis”has been published in Obesity. This was only possible following months of dedication and collaboration

Congratulations to Patrick Kwaah and the team!

Conference mode #WVACC25 #CardiovascularMedicine #WVUMedicine

Our Annual Anthony G. DiBartolomeo Internal Medicine Conference was held on Sept. 12! A big thank you to everyone who joined us for this event at the Marriott. 🙌 With an increase in attendees, inspiring presentations, & strong sponsor support, this year’s event was a success.