UP veterinary specialist performs SA’s first medical procedure to restore regular heart rhythm in a horse

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A veterinary specialist from the University of Pretoria (UP) and the Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital has performed South Africa’s first transvenous electrical cardioversion (TVEC) on a horse. It is believed this is the first time this procedure is performed in Africa.

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Originally published on the University of Pretoria's website
News article with colour photos about what's happening at the Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria.

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Faculty of Veterinary Science, News media coverage of, Horse, Heart, Cardiology, Equine

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