Christina Eberhardt News Today

South Africa is celebrating its first successful transvenous electrical cardioversion procedure.

A veterinary specialist from the University of Pretoria and the Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital has performed SA's first transvenous electrical cardioversion on a horse – using synchronised electric shocks to treat an irregular heartbeat.

A specialist at the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Faculty of Veterinary Science has created a unique offering for horse owners: an equine cardiology consulting service called EquiCardio, which provides comprehensive evaluation for horses with heart m