David Wilber, MD, Named Editor of Major New Journal on Heart Rhythm Disorders

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Newswise David Wilber, MD, FAHA, FACC, director of the Division of Cardiology of Loyola University Medical Center, has been named editor-in-chief of the newly launched Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Clinical Electrophysiology.

The bimonthly journal will begin publishing in March, 2015. It will feature original research and review articles on cardiac rhythm disorders.

Electrophysiology is the branch of cardiology that involves the diagnosis and treatment of heart rhythm disorders such as atrial fibrillation.

Electrophysiology is an incredibly dynamic and rapidly growing specialty in cardiology, and this new resource will be a valuable source of information for those in the field, as well as for general cardiologists, said Patrick OGara, MD, FACC, president of the American College of Cardiology.

Electrophysiologists treat heart rhythm disorders with medications; with implantable devices such as pacemakers and defibrillators; and with a procedure called catheter ablation that burns problematic heart tissue.

Dr. Wilber said JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology will bridge the gap between new scientific developments and their implementation in clinical practice. We hope this new journal will be a major addition to the medical literature on electrophysiology, and a forum for new advances, he said.

Dr. Wilber is director of Loyolas Cardiovascular Institute, division director of Cardiology and medical director of Clinical Electrophysiology. He is the George M. Eisenberg Professor of Cardiovascular Sciences at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine.

Dr. Wilber is the author or co-author of more than 500 original manuscripts, book chapters and abstracts, including studies published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology; Circulation; New England Journal of Medicine; and Journal of the American Medical Association.

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