3. August 2006 Indonesian ambassador visits Heart and Diabetes Center NRW For years physicians and nurses have been making the leap from Indonesia to East Westphalia to receive optimum training in the field of cardiovascular and diabetic diseases. Ambassador Makmur Widodo came to Bad Oeynhausen from Berlin in order to thank the Heart and Diabetes Center NRW for its commitment and assistance in this cause. [more details]
26. September 2006 Titanium heart inside the body The first artificial heart worldwide to function through the skin completely without the help of wires or tubes has received authorization by the American health authority FDA. [more details]
10. Januar 2006 Cardiotechnician from China visits Heart and Diabetes Center NRW Dr. Zhiengyi Feng from China was a guest of the Department of Perfusion and Cryotechnology at the Heart and Diabetes Center NRW for two months. Dr. Zhiengyi Feng is a cardiotechnician at Fuwei Hospital in Peking, one of the largest cardiosurgical centers in the Chinese capital. Peking is the political, economic and cultural center of China and boasts 11 million inhabitants. [more details]
10. Januar 2006 Prof. Körfer to stay until January 2009 The Medical Director of the Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, Prof. Reiner Körfer, MD, Dr. h.c., is to stay in office until January 2009. This two-year extension was passed unanimously at the latest meeting of the hospital operating authority's supervisory board. [more details]
10. Januar 2006 A donor heart after two years on the waiting list A 38-year old patient received a new heart at the Heart and Diabetes Center NRW in Bad Oeynhausen. With the help of the CardioWest artificial heart he had survived a wait of two years for a suitable donor heart. [more details]
