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First in the Nation Heart Procedure Performed in Yuma

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Dr. Joseph Cardenas, a Yuma cardiologist has used a drug coated balloon to fight peripheral artery disease.  The procedure was performed for the first time in the country right here in Yuma on January 31st.  KAWC’s Kim Johnson talks to Dr. Cardenas about the medical breakthrough and why Yuma is set up so well to provide groundbreaking medical services.