MHL Klinik Hirslanden Cardiology

Cardiology
and
Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery

Niobe® magnetically guided catheterisation

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.

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.

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

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

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Zurich, Switzerland

Prof Hans Kottkamp
Internal medicine
Cardiology
Rhythmology

Dr Manfred Ritter
Internal medicine
Cardiology

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