Atrial Fibrillation affects one in 8 people over sixty years. The sooner it is treated correctly, the lower the risk for stroke and heart failure

Don’t let a heart rhythm disorder keep you from being active and adventurous

The Cape Town AF Centre comprises a team of dedicated healthcare professionals (based at Mediclinic Panorama), who have international recognition in the field of research, diagnosis and treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF) and all other heart arrhythmias. By establishing a pedigree in both Atrial Fibrillation management and research we are able to offer “cutting-edge” treatments for Atrial Fibrillation and other rhythm disorders and make management decisions based on opinions informed by the latest scientific data. We aim to ensure that we have a partnership with our patients so that decisions about management are taken together.

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.

Our team

At our centre we believe in the importance of a team approach. Patients are never without help even if their own consultant is away. Our cardiologists have a vast experience and expertise between them.

Our Services & Specialities

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).

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Video: Inside the theatre

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.

At the Cape Town AF Centre we believe in the importance of a team approach. The team is built around heart specialists who are both colleagues and friends. We share our experience, consult with each other and will often operate together. Patients are therefore never without help even if their own consultant is away for example on holiday. Our cardiologists have a vast experience between them.