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Cardiology Departement

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Catheter Lab

Electrophysiology Lab

HerzZentrum Saar


	Cardiology Departement

Medical Director:
Dr Cem Özbek
Internist / Cardiologist / Angiologist

Senior physicians:
       Dr Klaus-Dieter Heib
       (Senior Head Physician)
       Dr Lorenz Jochum
       Dr Wolfgang Bay
       Dr Axel Tost
       Dr Klaus Kattenbeck
       Dr Wolfgang Grathwohl
       Dr Christoph Mailänder

Chief resident:
Dr Jörg Groß

Structure:
110 beds in the Cardiology Department

Office:
       Karin Mertens
       Phone: +49 (0) 6898/12-2109
       Fax: +49 (0) 6898/12-2478
       e-mail: info@herzzentrum-saar.de

The Department is accredited to provide continuous medical education for physicians in internal medicine and cardiology.

Range of activities and treatments:
In 2009, over 7,000 patients treated with over 4,900 studies performed within the catherisation laboratories in Völklingen.
Complete range of conventional and invasive diagnoses and treatments of adult cardiology:

Cardiac Catheter Lab:
On duty 24 hours per day, 7 days per week for cardiac emergencies;
Left and right heart catheterisation;
Balloon angioplasty (PTCA);
Stent implantation;
Rotablation (PTCRA);
Directional coronary atherectomy;
Intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation pump (IABP);
Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), flow-wire, pressure-wire;
Invasive treatment of carotid and renal artery stenosis;
Catheter treatment of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) and of valvular occlusion;
Examination using microcatheter by exercise;
Imaging of pulmonary vessels, invasive lysis, thrombus fragmentation and umbrella filter implantation in case of pulmonary embolism;

Angiology:
Percutaneous angioplasty of carotid and renal artery stenoses;
Angioplasty of subclavian and iliac artery stenoses;

Pacemaker Therapy:
Implantation of cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators;
Implantation of biventricular pacemakers and defibrillators within the scope of treatment for cardiac insufficiency;

Cardiac Rehabilitation:
Over 750 patients treated in our cardiac rehabilitation department in Quierschied

Cardiac Electrophysiology Lab:
Full range of electrophysological diagnostic and interventional treatment using radio frequency ablation for heart rhythm disorders. Application of three-dimensional mapping system for the guidance of the catheter without requiring X-ray exposure.

Intensive Care Unit:
17 bed unit, treatment of all cardiac emergencies: cardiogenic shock, acute myocardial infarction, cardiac insufficiency, acute pulmonary embolism.

Functional Area Units:
Resting ECG and exercise ECG on bicycle and treadmill ergometer;
Ambulatory ECG and telemetry;
Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring;
Transoesophageal and transthoracic echocardiography on M-mode, B-mode, continuous-wave (CW), pulsed-wave (PW) and colour Doppler;
Pulmonary functiontest using whole-body plethysmography;
Cardiac Catheter Lab with 3 biplane and 1 monoplane equipment;
Micro-catheter area;
Pacemaker and defibrillator follow-up care units.