Please read my statement on this on behalf of SCAI and all interventional cardiologists. We are loyal to our patients most of whom we have physically helped lead better and longer lives - day and night. That trust should never be severed by outside forces. Period. See here:

Humbled and grateful that my current medical school profiled me in their annual magazine “Chironian” and they did a great job. Especially for trainees please read and see if u can take something from my experience. 🙏🏽 Priya R. Kothapalli, MD, FACC, FSCAI New York Medical College David A. Lubarsky SCAI

Today @cmsgov announced another significant cut for electrophysiologists (as well as our interventional colleagues), this time for left atrial appendage closure. Starting in 2026, reimbursement will be cut by 27%. This just a few years after the draconian cardiac ablation cuts.

Farewell party to our pediatric interventional cardiologist extraordinaire Dr. Marcus Erb. Pictured here with him, Drs Joe Giamelli and Dr Sei Iwai. Good times in the Summer. Sei Iwai Jason Jacobson Pragya Ranjan, MD, FACC Dr. Anthon Fuisz, MD

CV Innovations with super star fellows Swati Chand Haris Patail MD Yasser Radwan who are presenting cases from Westchester Medical Center Health Network Westchester Medical Center Cardiology Fellowship. The future is bright! Pragya Ranjan, MD, FACC Sei Iwai Dr. Anthon Fuisz, MD Jason Jacobson

Looming Pay Cut to LAAO Triggers Objection From Card Groups SCAI ACC and HRS working together on this one. Our aging population deserves all options. And volume going up does not equal inappropriate care. SCAI American College of Cardiology Heart Rhythm Society Sei Iwai ⁦ medscape.com/viewarticle/lo…

1/2: Coming out Oct 2! The 3rd Ed of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy w/ expanded content, board style Q&A & 4 section editors: Ahmad Masri Anjali Owens Martin Maron, MD Matthew W Martinez Amazon Link: a.co/d/biNugbk or buy from Springer Publishing for 20% discount (next post)

SCAI supports the Workforce Mobility Act Chris Murphy 🟧 Todd Young to limit noncompetes nationally. Our statement below and link: murphy.senate.gov/newsroom/press… Joseph Marine Jamal Rana, MD Dr. Purvi Parwani David J. Cohen, MD, MSc Dr. Deepak L. Bhatt Sei Iwai American College of Cardiology Heart Rhythm Society David A. Lubarsky Pragya Ranjan, MD, FACC

Thought provoking session on integrating innovative technology in #AF management HRX! TLS Westchester Medical Center Health Network Jason Jacobson

Our star future EP fellow Chirag Dipak Shah presenting our abstract HRX on deep learning for PVC localization. Mithilesh Das Jason Jacobson Subrat Das

Our #EP team wrapped up a day full of presentations with a well deserved dinner! 🥂 Proud that Westchester Medical Center Health Network was well represented HRX! Jason Jacobson Ivor Douglas, MD Subrat Das Chirag Dipak Shah Bailey Ann Richardson TLS Mithilesh Das

Comparison of Far-Field and Peak Frequency Electrogram Characteristics at the Earliest Activation Sites during Idiopathic Ventricular Arrhythmias: A novel index to predict ablation success #OpenAccess Takuro Nishimura 東京科学大学🏥循環器内科 heartrhythmjournal.com/article/S1547-…

Excellent GR by Sei Iwai on the evolving role of PFA—its current uses, areas for refinement, and future directions. Highlighting the investigational work at Westchester Medical Center Health Network New York Medical College, including animal lab studies on PFA Jason Jacobson⚡️ #AFibAwarenessMonth #EPeeps

🧠Nothing like an EP cookout—where the burgers get ablated, the hot dogs get mapped, and everyone’s arguing whether the grill is CTI-dependent. 🔥🫀 ⚡️ Jason Jacobson Sei Iwai Westchester Medical Center Cardiology Fellowship Dan Frenkel Bailey Ann Richardson Rhadames Arturo Rojas MD, FACC, FHRS

My presentation above ⬆️ Paper and editorial in thread ⬇️ : Sei Iwai Bailey Ann Richardson Rama Ellauzi Sean van Diepen Navin Kapur George Dangas, MD, MACC, MSCAI Anju Bhardwaj MD FACC Anjali Owens Dr. Martha Gulati ♥️🫀❤️‍🩹🇨🇦 Dr. Purvi Parwani Hany Ragy Ayman Magd Ramesh Daggubati herbaronowMD Ivor Douglas, MD Douglas Drachman

🚀 The new #EHRA_ESC Practical Compendium of Antiarrhythmic Drugs updates the classic Vaughan–Williams classification and makes it easier to apply in daily practice ✨ Key highlights: 🔹 Expanded Classes: Adds Class 0 (HCN channel blockers like ivabradine) and subdivides Classes

Srihari S. Naidu, MD Westchester Medical Center Cardiology Fellowship C. Michael Gibson MD Sunil V. Rao Joseph Marine Sei Iwai Jim Cheung Suneet Mittal Prash Sanders Heart Rhythm Society Westchester Medical Center Health Network Subrat Das We are developing an HRS museum, both virtual and physical 😉. Maybe they want to come home 🤔Sei Iwai Prash Sanders @

Let your actions speak for themselves. No need to announce your good deeds or your intentions. #WednesdayWisdom #WednesdayMotivation #WednesdayThoughts #humility #humble #character

Does coffee increase AF #afib risk? Find out at #AHA25 this Sunday where on behalf of Greg Marcus and team I’ll be presenting the DECAF trial The first randomized trial on coffee and AF #afib AHA Science #AHA2025 UC San Francisco Uni of Adelaide Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre professional.heart.org/en/meetings/sc…