Germany ranks first in Europe for complex heart surgeries: over 320 procedures per day at Charité, the German Heart Center, and Klinikum rechts der Isar alone. TAVI, MitraClip, hybrid procedures, Da Vinci surgery, and heart transplants are available.
German cardiac centers are the global benchmark for the treatment of coronary artery disease, arrhythmias, valvular heart disease, and heart failure. They are home to the only centers for robotic cardiac surgery in Europe.
There are over 80 cardiology centers in the country, including five top-tier centers (German Heart Center Berlin, Potsdam, Charité, Bad Nauheim, and Bad Krozingen). Over 100,000 heart surgeries are performed annually, including over 5,500 for international patients.
German clinics use all modern approaches, from classical to the latest personalized approaches.
Open and off-pump bypass surgery. Germany is the world leader in survival rate (98.4% in 30 days).
Modern drug-eluting stents, percutaneous intervention (PCI), and bifurcation stents for complex anatomy.
Minimally invasive valve replacement without opening the chest. Suitable for patients 70+ and high-risk groups.
Percutaneous correction of mitral and tricuspid insufficiency - without open-heart surgery.
3D mapping, cryoablation, treatment of atrial fibrillation, WPW syndrome, ventricular tachycardia.
Cardioverter-defibrillators and resynchronization therapy are lifesavers for CHF and risk of sudden death.
Robotic mitral valve surgery and ACS with minimal trauma and rapid recovery.
Heart transplantation and artificial ventricle implantation (HeartMate 3, HeartWare). Waiting list 6-18 months.
We organize treatment for all cases. The following are frequent referrals from our patients.
The standard patient pathway is from initial request to return home and long-term follow-up.
Send statements and scans - the professor estimates the diagnosis in 3-5 days.
Examination, additional studies (coronarography, MRI of the heart).
A cardiologist, cardiac surgeon, anesthesiologist, and interventionalist discuss tactics.
On the plan of the consilium: PCI, ACS, TAVI, ablation, etc.
3-10 days of observation, LFC, adjustment of therapy.
Control by video link after 1, 3, 6 months.