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SA heart spec ialist first to use frozen balloon technology

A local heart spec ialist made history when he became the first spec ialist in Africa to treat a patient with atrial fibrillation by using the latest frozen balloon technology, reports [s]SABC News[/s]. The cryoballoon ablation procedure, performed by electrophysiologist [b]Dr Razeen Gopal[/b], is a technique where a frozen balloon is inserted into the left chamber of a patient’s heart to eliminate cells that cause the heart to beat faster than normal. Previous treatment procedures have had little success.

[link url=http://www.sabc.co.za/news/a/7cba7a804368cf69acfcbd856359f483/SA-doctor-lauded-for-successful-heart-treatment-20142603]Full SABC News report[/link]

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