Advanced heart arrhythmia treatment at NorthBay
Solano County residents with heart arrhythmias — the improper beating of the heart, whether irregularly, too rapidly or too slowly — used to have to travel out of the county to receive specialized care from a cardiac electrophysiologist.
But that service is just another one offered by NorthBay's Health Heart and Vascular unit, under the supervision of Dr. Javed “Jay” Nasir.
He joined NorthBay in December, bringing with him expertise in treating specific arrhythmias, such as atrial fibrillation and fibrillation with ablative procedures — the removal or destruction of a body part or tissue or its function, according to Adam Mace, director of the Fairfield-based healthcare system's heart and vascular unit.
“NorthBay is the only health care organization in Solano County to offer this life-saving and life-improving specialty,” Adam noted in a press statement. “We already have cardiovascular physicians who can do implants and treat arrhythmias, but Dr. Nasir's expertise takes it to the next level.”
Arrhythmias occur when abnormal cells disrupt the heart's normal electrical signals. The condition can increase the risk of heart failure, stroke, blood clots, and even sudden death. Electrophysiologists are experts in the diagnosis and treatment of these abnormal rhythms with medications, pacemakers, defibrillations, and with catheter ablation.
Nasir comes to NorthBay from Mercy Medical Center in Redding, where he served as director of cardiac electrophysiology since 2020. Prior to that, he was director of the Device Clinic at David Grant Medical Center on Travis Air Force Base and Chief of its Cardiac Electrophysiology program.
He retired from the U.S. Air Force as a major in 2020, after a 24-year career.