Heart Center Bad Krozingen

Specialists of Heart Center  Bad Krozingen are devoted to cure heart diseases. Variety of services offered by the center grows constantly. 42 years after founding the following specializations are available:
Cardiosurgery – doctors of this department can offer any medical intervention proven by modern science. Cutting edge equipment is used for surgeries like coronary artery bypass grafting  or cardiac valve interventions.

The following services are available in cardiosurgery department:

• Surgery and correction for different heart valvular diseases
• Aorta surgery
• Surgeries on vessels and heart valves
• bypass surgery (all types), including open heart bypass surgery and surgery without  sternotomy
• Transplantation of donor’s or even live heart трансплантация донорского или даже живого сердца
• Surgery of abdominal, thoracic and other aneurisms

Cardiology – headed by leading specialist MD Buettner, the department offers services for patients with different heart disorders. The center includes an invasive division where 8 cardiac catheterization labs are working. Every day cardiovascular dilatations are recapitulated and stents are installed.
Heart rhythm center – a specialized department where cardiac rhythm disorders are treated. Every day the specialists of the center install various types of defibrillators and pacemakers, even the very complicated biventricular pacemakers, and conduct ablation treatment.
Angiology department is a division where both conservative and surgical treatment for peripheral vessels (vessels that are not in the vicinity of heart, e.g. brain vessels) is offered regardless of complexity level.

Judging by the department list, Bad Krozingen is an ideal place for visitors with different disorders, be it high blood pressure, post-infarction condition, any blood vessel pathology or rare cardiovascular disorders.
Today Heart Center  Bad Krozingen is on top-ten list of best hospitals in the country. It is the only one that has such specialization and 5 years ago it became one of the 2 most popular medical centers in Germany.
The center is also proud of other figures. Since the start in 1972 more than 30 000 open heart surgeries have been performed. The quantity of minimal invasive interventions using a catheter reached 150 000 six years ago. This is the reason for permanent increase of patients’ number. Every year more than 16 000 inpatients are treated here.