Join a patient on her way to the electrophysiology theatre in the Heart Unit of Mediclinic Panorama, where she undergoes catheter ablation to treat a heart rhythm defect. Dr Razeen Gopal, electrophysiologist and head of the Cape Town AF Centre, explains all the steps.
Arrhythmias, or electrical faults in the heart causing irregular heart beats or abnormal heart rhythms, affect millions of people each year. These are characterised as occurring either in the atria (upper chambers of the heart), or in the ventricles (lower chambers of the heart).
