“How long will this country remain free? Probably only as long as the American people value their freedom enough to defend it.” - Thomas Sowell

A few thoughts on the Omnipaque (iohexol) shortage of 2022-2023, published in the student newspaper of my alma mater. GE HealthCare

To the Editor — Maternal inappropriate sinus tachycardia during pregnancy heartrhythmopen.com/article/S2666-…

Is it finally time to bury catheter ablation of the retrograde fast pathway for AVNRT? Heart Rhythm Case Reports heartrhythmcasereports.com/article/S2214-…

Congratulation Daniel Wann and our team on “Association of pre–LVAD appropriate ICD shocks with post VAD outcomes” authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S26…. Gavin Hickey Andrew Voigt Samir Saba Norman C. Wang, MD, MS Konstantinos N. Aronis, MD PhD Pre-VADVT predicts shocks & hospitalizations, NOT mortality, stroke, thrombosis

Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging may diagnose underlying idiopathic nonischemic #cardiomyopathy in patients with associated reduced left ventricular ejection fraction. Learn more in a new study by Norman C. Wang, MD, MS ➡️ spr.ly/6014uewJY #CardioTwitter

One of the more fascinating presentations of Lyme carditis that I’ve seen here in Western Pennsylvania. Heart Rhythm Case Reports heartrhythmcasereports.com/article/S2214-…

1st open window mapping of WPW in Cambodia. Performed with ablation catheter and precision only. Abbott Cardiovascular Thomas Rogers Pichmanil Khmao Norman C. Wang, MD, MS Kousik Krishnan BRIAN Lehman Joe Provost

Dr. Mel Scheinman discusses AVJ ablation in his keynote talk at the 8th Annual International Cambodian CV Conference, capping another Jeremiah’s Hope mission in Phnom Penh. Jeremiah’s Hope Clinic - Cambodia Sri Sundaram Thanks to sponsors Medtronic BostonSci Cardiology Abbott Cardiovascular Getz Pharma

First left bundle branch area pacemaker (C315-HIS & 3830 system) with Pichmanil Khmao and John McFadden (rep) in Cambodia; from last week's Jeremiah’s Hope Clinic - Cambodia mission. Thank you Medtronic for device donations to help local EP teams learn skills to treat low-income patients. Sri Sundaram

Please join us at HRS to celebrate the establishment of the Melvin Scheinman Educational Rhythm Foundation established to promote greater access to EP services around the world melvinscheinmaneducationa.rsvpify.com

thefederalist.com/2024/06/07/uni…

NEW Global EP episode: The Melvin Scheinman Educational Rhythm Foundation has been created with a mission of global EP education and local collaborative care to developing countries. #HRStv host Daniel Alyesh is joined by Melvin M. Scheinman, BChir, MD, FHRS, and

≈¼ of VT ablation patients have AF and/or AFL. Are we missing an opportunity to decrease VT recurrence? Special congrats to Pitt Med student, Melina McCabe, on her first paper. Daniel Wann Madhur Singh, DO, FACC, FHRS Krishna Kancharla Pitt Cardiology Heart Rhythm O2 heartrhythmopen.com/article/S2666-…

Prevalence of atrial fibrillation and/or atrial flutter in multicenter randomized controlled trials for catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia in structural heart disease: A meta-analysis, by Norman C. Wang, MD, MS and colleagues heartrhythmopen.com/article/S2666-…

A truly collaborative, multidisciplinary effort with University of Pittsburgh colleagues to produce this manuscript on catheter ablation of macro-reentrant atrial tachycardia in adults with Ebstein anomaly. heartrhythmopen.com/article/S2666-…

Pulsed field ablation in persistent left superior vena cava for atrial fibrillation via interrupted inferior vena cava with azygos continuation utilizing novel electroanatomic mapping features in the presence of a permanent pacemaker Norman C. Wang, MD, MS heartrhythmcasereports.com/article/S2214-…

What protections on academic freedom do physicians at academic medical centers have? Please see this webinar for an update on the lawsuit regarding events surrounding my 2020 JAHA paper. CIR FIRE Jeffrey Flier cir-usa.org/2025/08/free-s…

Recently, I was honored to participate in the inaugural Columbia Academic Freedom Council (CAFC) conference and to be a CAFC Academic Freedom Prize recipient. These programs will be essential for higher education to move forward. CIR FIRE columbia-academic-freedom.org/academic-freed…

Catheter ablation of macro-reentrant atrial tachycardia in adults with Ebstein anomaly: A narrative review, by Norman C. Wang, MD, MS and colleagues Pitt Cardiology Pitt Department of Pediatrics #EPeeps heartrhythmopen.com/article/S2666-…