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Another first in Africa and the Middle East in AF treatment: Mapping and ablation all in one procedure

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Baie eerstes vir die CTAFC

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Cape Town AF Centre

The day of the procedure

The morning of your ablation a CT or MRI of your left atrium is performed so that we can import this into our EP Systems.
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Pacemaker Implants: Q & A

A pacemaker is an implanted device that monitors your heartbeat and prevents your heart from beating too slowly.
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Vind meer uit oor hartversaking, wat een uit ses mense tref

Hartversaking beteken letterlik dat jou hart versaak en nie voldoende bloed uit jou hart pomp sodat jou liggaam en brein goed kan funksioneer nie.
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Common Forms of Arrhythmia

Arrhythmias include atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, AVNRT, Wolff-Parkinson-White syndome and ventricular tachycardias.
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THE CAPE TOWN AF CENTRE IS BASED AT PANORAMA MEDICLINIC HEART UNIT.
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Wanneer is ‘n vinnige hartklop gevaarlik?

Waarom klop ’n mens se hart soms te vinnig, te stadig of onreëlmatig? Wanneer is dit gevaarlik? Kan of moet dit behandel word? Hoe word dit behandel?
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Atrial Fibrillation (AF) explained

Although we treat all forms of cardiac arrhythmia, atrial fibrillation is the commonest and most confusing for patients, so here is some more information.
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Signs & Symptoms of AF

A rapid and irregular pulse is the commonest sign of AF and is usually the way in which it is discovered in people without any symptoms.
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Tests to detect AF

The most important thing is to confirm whether you do have AF or not. This is done by recording the electrical activity of the heart during your symptoms (or when your heart is fast and irregular if you do not have symptoms).
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Causes of AF

The truth however is that it is rarely the fault of the patient – so do not blame yourself. AF is strongly associated with underlying cardiovascular problems such as high blood pressure, heart failure, coronary heart disease and valvular heart disease.
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