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Cardiology
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Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery
Niobe®  magnetically guided catheterisation
 
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Treatments range from medicinal to dilatations of the coronary vessels, implantation of vascular prostheses, bypass operations after a cardiac infarction (or for its prevention) to surgical reconstruction and implantation of heart valves.
Balloon angioplasty and implantation of vascular supports (stents) in narrowed or blocked coronary blood vessels, carotid arteries, renal arteries, arm, pelvic and leg blood vessels.
Atherectomy
Valvuloplasty
Chemical septal ablation
Catheter-technical treatment of cardiac arrhythmias (radiofrequency ablation) and treatment of atrial fibrillation and flutters.
Implantation of cardiac pacemakers
Cardiac resynchronisation therapy with special pacemakers for cardiac insufficiency.
Implantation of automatic cardioverter/ defibrillators (ICD) for life-threatening arrhythmias
Cardioversion of atrial fibrillation
More than 2000 diagnostic cardiac catheterisations, approximately 800 percutaneous balloon dilatations and about 800 open heart operations are performed annually.

Patients with cardiovascular diseases are treated in a holistic and comprehensive manner including the following procedures:
Catheters are inserted through veins in the groin and then guided to chambers of the heart.  Until recently they could only be positioned using guidewires but the Niobe® system now enables a computer to navigate the catheter using external magnetic guidance.  For further details visit the Niobe Catheterisation page.
Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery
Kilinik Hirslanden offers a broad spectrum of surgery, backed up by a well equipped intensive care unit with individual sections dedicated to a single patient.  Surgery includes:
Combined cardiac, valvular, vascular procedures
Arrhythmia surgery (atrial fibrillation)
Heart valve reconstructions, heart valve replacements, multivalve procedures
Open-heart coronary surgery
Congenital heart defects in adults
Pericardiac diseases: pulmonary vascular disease, pericardial diseases, pericardial effusion
Complications of a myocardial infarction: torn valves, aneurysms
Congenital heart defects in adults
Complications of a myocardial infarction: torn valves, aneurysms
Pericardiac diseases: pulmonary vascular disease, pericardial diseases, pericardial effusion
Heart operations without blood transfusion
Cardiac pacemaker implantations
All aortic vessels, incl. aortic arch, abdominal aorta, pelvic vessels
Lung and thoracic wall surgery as well as minimally invasive thoracic surgery
Carotid surgery for imminent stroke
Vein surgery, varicose veins ailments
Vascular access for hemodialysis patients
The Klinik Hirslanden Cardiology Team
Dr Andreas Gerber
Internal medicine
Cardiology
Prof Gabor Sütsch
Internal medicine
Cardiology
Dr Maurus Huber
Internal medicine
Cardiology
Dr Ernst Schuiki
Internal medicine
Cardiology
Dr Roberto Tartini
Internal medicine
Cardiology
Dr Philipp Wagdi
Internal medicine
Cardiology
Dr Franzisky Bernet
PD Dr Franziska Bernet
General surgery
Thoracic and cardio-vascular surgery
Dr Martin Kunz
General surgery
Thoracic and cardio-vascular surgery
Dr Andreas Laske
General surgery
Thoracic and cardio-vascular surgery
Dr Robert Siebenmann
General surgery
Thoracic and cardio-vascular surgery
Klinik Hirslanden
CT and MRI scans, Zurich
Combined CyberKnife and conventional surgery
Prof Kottkamp and patient
Zurich, Switzerland
Klinik Hirslanden, Zurich, Cardiology
Prof Gabor Sütsch
Dr Anreas Gerber
Dr Maurus Huber
Dr Martin Kunz
Prof. Hans Kottkamp
Prof Hans Kottkamp
Internal medicine
Cardiology
Rhythmology
Dr Andreas Laske
Dr Ernst Shuiki
Dr Robert Siebenmann
Dr Roberto Tartini
Dr Philipp Wagdi
Dr Manfred Ritter
Dr Manfred Ritter
Internal medicine
Cardiology
Klinik Hirslanden offers a comprehensive range of diagnostics, both non-invasive and invasive, and of therapeutic and surgical procedures including the latest Niobe® magnetically guided catheterisation.  Cardiology has seen a steady expansion of available therapies, such as the latest drug-eluting stent technology combined with antithrombotic medication.
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