To clinicHerzzentrum Bremen is one of the largest medical centers for the treatment of heart diseases in children and adults. The clinic combines the following areas::
- Cardiology,
- Electrophysiology of the heart,
- Rehabilitation center,
- Cardiac surgery,
- Radiology,
- Department of congenital heart diseases.
Every year, more than 8 thousand different heart and vascular procedures are performed here, including operations on the aortic and mitral valves, treatment of arrhythmias and elimination of vascular pathology.
Awards and achievements
The independent magazine Focus awarded the award in 2015 and ranked Herzzentrum Bremen among the best medical centers for the treatment of cardiology. The rating is based on a large number of indicators, including a survey of patients and medical professionals.
The clinic is approved and certified by the German society of cardiology DGK for minimally invasive aortic valve replacement — ” TAVI”
Minimally invasive operations
The hospital is equipped with hybrid OR operating rooms that combine a state-of-the-art operating room and real-time imaging equipment. This enables doctors to perform complex cardiac surgeries with the ability to examine heart structures directly on the operating table.
Usually, to replace the aortic and mitral valves, it is necessary to perform an incision of the sternum — sternotomy. Aortic valve surgery also involves stopping the heart and connecting the patient to an artificial circulatory system. These operations are difficult for patients to tolerate and have a large number of complications and undesirable consequences.
Doctors at Herzzentrum Bremen use minimally invasive heart valve replacement techniques – TAVI and MitraClip. Now prosthetics are performed endovascularly, i.e. through a vessel, without the need for large and traumatic incisions. The elastic valve is placed in a catheter, a special guide that enters the heart cavity through the femoral artery, where the valve is prosthetically repaired.
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