Dmitry Nemirovsky, MD, a clinical cardiac electrophysiologist at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, is the lead author of a recently published article in the peer-reviewed journal Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology (PACE).   The article details a study aimed at learning more about the basis of atrial fibrillation (AF). AF is a common heart rhythm abnormality or arrhythmia that is especially common in the elderly but may also be seen in younger patients and in patients with no history of other heart disease. 

Dr. Nemirovsky’s study looked at a population of patients who have situational AF and otherwise normal hearts with normal electrical properties in their atria. The research highlights the differences amongst patients with AF and underscores the importance of customizing treatment to each individual patient.

“The more that is understood about AF as a disease, the more successful electrophysiologists will be at treating it,” said Dr. Nemirovsky.

Dr. Nemirovsky completed the study during his Cardiology Fellowship at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. He collaborated with Dr. J. Anthony Gomes and Dr. Randolph Hutter from the Zena and Michael A. Weiner Cardiovascular Institute, Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Mount Sinai Medical Center. The article, The Electrical Substrate of Vagal Atrial Fibrillation as Assessed by the Signal-Averaged Electrocardiogram of the P Wave, was published in the March 2008 edition of PACE.

Dr. Nemirovsky joined Englewood Hospital’s renowned electrophysiology team in 2007 after completing his Fellowship in Cardiac Electrophysiology at the Weill-Cornell Medical Center in New York. He brings both clinical and academic experience to the Medical Center. He graduated from Vanderbilt School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee which he attended on a full tuition merit scholarship. He was awarded multiple honors including the Albert Weinstein Prize in Medicine and the designation of top graduating medical student entering the field of Internal Medicine.  Dr. Nemirovsky completed his internship and residency at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.  He went on to earn a Fellowship in General Cardiology at Mount Sinai Medical Center’s Cardiovascular Institute, and a Fellowship in Cardiac Electrophysiology at New York Presbyterian Hospital – Weill Cornell University Medical Center. 

Englewood Hospital’s renowned cardiac electrophysiology team also includes Dr. Grant R. Simons, Chief of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Director of the Arrhythmia Center, and Dr. David Y. Feigenblum.  The skilled team is known for its advanced work in treating patients with Atrial Fibrillation using the technique called radiofrequency ablation (RFA). RFA is a procedure which uses a high-frequency electrical current to cauterize areas of the heart responsible for AF. It is especially beneficial for patients who have not been helped by medications.

Having performed almost 200 AF ablation surgeries at the Medical Center, Dr. Simons, Dr. Feigenblum and Dr. Nemirovsky are among New Jersey’s most experienced in the procedure. They have received advanced training from experts at the top three world centers for atrial fibrillation ablation: at the Cleveland Clinic and at hospitals in Bordeaux, France and Milan, Italy. The doctors at Englewood Hospital also have recently invented a technique to track the exact location of the esophagus during AF ablation. The technique maximizes the effectiveness of the surgery while minimizing the risk of esophageal injury. This landmark technique was published in the prestigious Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology.

For more information about Englewood Hospital’s Arrhythmia Center, call (201) 894-3533 or visit www.bestheartdocs.com.