{"id":25183,"date":"2019-05-27T10:26:13","date_gmt":"2019-05-27T08:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.radioislam.org.za\/wordpress\/2019\/05\/27\/listen-biotronik-launches-smallest-implantable-cardioverter-defibrillator-in-sa\/"},"modified":"2019-05-27T10:26:13","modified_gmt":"2019-05-27T08:26:13","slug":"listen-biotronik-launches-smallest-implantable-cardioverter-defibrillator-in-sa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/listen-biotronik-launches-smallest-implantable-cardioverter-defibrillator-in-sa\/","title":{"rendered":"[LISTEN] Biotronik Launches Smallest Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator in SA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News &#8211; 27-05-2019<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FaizelPatel143\" rel=\"alternate\">Twitter: @FaizelPatel143<\/a>)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A German company has launched the smallest smart Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Developed by Biotronik, the defibrillator controls and manages life-threatening cardiac rhythm disorders.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, about 225 people die every day in South Africa from heart disease, while 10 people suffer a stroke.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 10mm heart-support device is designed for greater longevity, reliability and ease of implantation and provides information directly to the clinic or doctor\u2019s surgery remotely.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaking to Radio Islam, renowned Cardiologist Dr Razeen Gopal says the device can be used for a number of symptoms associated with the heart.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe majority of cardiac symptoms that the device is actually relevant for would be symptoms of heart failure or otherwise the symptoms that the patient may be suffering from a malignant tachyarrhythmia, a malignant heart rhythym disturbance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dr Gopal, successfully perform the implantation of this device into a 77-year-old patient with ischaemic cardiomyopathy at the Cape Town Atrial Fibrillation Centre.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>Listen to the interview with Dr. Razeen Gopal\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/627269700&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true&amp;visual=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News &#8211; 27-05-2019 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) \u00a0 A German company has launched the smallest smart Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator in South Africa. Developed by Biotronik, the defibrillator controls and manages life-threatening cardiac rhythm disorders. 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