Asklepios Hospital Barmbek
The Cardiology Department of the Asklepios Medical Group (Hamburg, Germany) includes 2 cardiac catheterization laboratories (for examination and treatment via a catheter) and 2 laboratories for diagnosing cardiac pathologies.
The Department specializes in the therapy of coronary heart disease, arrhythmia, heart failure and high blood pressure.
Cardiac Surgeons use catheter operations to avoid incisions. Annually 2,500 patients at the department undergo successful treatment with a catheter (endovascular surgery).