Christopher Reithmann

About doctor Christopher Reithmann

The doctor specializes in providing the following medical services:

• Diseases of the coronary bed and heart valve;
• Installation of a defibrillator to stimulate the heart;
• Electrophysiology studies (EPS);

Treatment of:

• Cardiac arrhythmias;
• Bicuspid aortic valve;
• Insufficiency of the aortic valve;
• Mitral valve prolapse.

Indications for consultation with a cardiologist:

• Age over 40;
• Smoking tobacco products;
• Overweight;
• Temporary loss of consciousness (fainting);
• Pain or discomfort in the chest, jaw, left shoulder;
• Difficulty breathing (shortness of breath, choking feeling or shortness of breath);
• Swelling of the lower extremities;
• Numbness of the limbs, face or other parts of the body;
• High or low blood pressure;
• Heart rhythm disturbances;
• Inability to exercise (eg difficulty climbing stairs);
• Impaired coordination of movement, speech, vision;
• Pale or blue skin, excessive sweating.

Medical experience:

• 1986-1987 — Medical Officer at the Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, German Military Medical Academy, Munich;
• Since 1990 — Research Associate, Clinic for Internal Medicine I, LMU, Munich;
• 2001-2009 — Attending physician, Clinic for Internal Medicine I, LMU, Munich;
• 2003-2009 — Head of the research group «Interventional electrophysiology» at the Clinic for Internal Medicine I, LMU Munich;
• Since 2009 — Head of the Internal Medicine Clinic I Helios Hospital München West (cardiology, intensive care).