In the Clinic for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery all manner of cardiosurgical operating techniques are performed, including surgery on congenital and complex heart defects, with over 3100 open-heart interventions with heart-lung machine per annum and over 1500 interventions without heart-lung machine. As well as the intensive care and transplantation unit, the Clinic has at its disposal four additional wards and a VAD ward for patients with mechanical assist devices. With over 1600 heart and heart-lung transplantations and over 1500 artificial heart operations being performed, our Clinic is at the very forefront of its international field. 870 patients received a pacemaker or defibrillator in 2009. Imprint and Terms of Use   Legal Matters

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