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Electrophysiology care at The Valley Hospital

Cardiac electrophysiology care at Valley is provided by a team of specialists that includes electrophysiologists, advanced practice providers, nurse navigators and administrative staff who under stand the complexity of heart rhythm conditions. Together with the patient and their loved ones, the team will work together to develop a personalized treatment plan using the latest, evidence based approaches to care. The Valley Hospital has earned IAC Cardiac Electrophysiology re accreditation by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC). As one of only 22 IAC Cardiac Electrophysiology-accredited facilities in the United States, The Valley Hospital is currently the only facility in New Jersey holding this prestigious designation. Valley was granted accreditation in three areas, including elec trophysiologic testing and catheter ablation; device implantation; and chronic lead extraction. Accreditation by IAC indicates that the hospital’s cardiac electrophysiology laboratory, a dedicated space where electrophysiology studies and procedures are conducted, is in compliance with the published IAC Cardiac Electrophysiology Standards, thus demonstrating a commitment to quality patient care in cardiac electrophysiology. To learn more about Valley’s electrophysiology services and to schedule an appointment with a Valley electrophysiologist, please visit ValleyHealth.com/EP. You can learn more about The Snyder Center for Comprehensive Atrial Fibrillation by visiting ValleyHealth.com/SnyderCenter.

Valley’s electrophysiology team who performed the first procedure using the PulseSelect™ Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) System

includes the PulseSelect™ Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) System manufactured by Medtronic. The PFA System is a new, outpatient, FDA-approved approach that uses pulsed electrical fields, rather than thermal ablation, for patients with AFib. In February, the hospital announced its treatment of the first patient in New Jersey, and one of the first in the United States, using this system. The PFA system sends pulsed electric fields through an ablation catheter de signed specifically to interrupt irregular electrical pathways in the heart that trig ger AFib. Current ablation technologies rely on thermal effects (heat or cold) to target cardiac tissue. PFA’s pulsed electric fields efficiently isolate pulmonary veins. This approach, rather than thermal ablation, can result in a lower risk of collateral tissue being impacted during treatment.

Suneet Mittal, MD, serves as the Director of Electrophysiology for The Valley Hospital, Medical Director of The Snyder Center for Comprehen

sive Atrial Fibrillation at The Valley Hospital, and Chair of the Cardiovascular Service Line for Valley Health System. He is board certified in cardiovascular disease and clinical cardiac electrophysiology. Dr. Mittal sees patients at VMG Electrophysiology in Paramus, located at 970 Linwood Avenue West, Suite 102.