Doctor pioneers non-invasive heart procedure

Dr. Robert Mathenge a Heart specialist at Equatorial Heart and Blood Vessel Clinic, based at the Nairobi Hospital, has pioneered a nonsurgical therapy proven to reduce or eliminate chest pain, shortness of breath and significantly improve quality of life for such patients.  PHOTO ; STANDARD

Kenya: People with blocked arteries or coronary heart disease find simple tasks such as walking or even bathing a challenge.

The circumstances could be grimmer for patients who do not have the option of standard surgical techniques such as balloon angioplasty and stenting, or bypass surgery.