Helios Cardiology Hospital Leipzig Germany, Leipzig
- Academic clinical hospital
- The clinic conducts scientific research and clinical studies
- 276 doctors total
Since its foundation 25 years ago, the Leipzig Heart Center has become a recognized leader in cardiology, heart surgery and radiology. It applies an interdisciplinary approach, which means that every patient is examined not just by one doctor, but by a Heart Team, that includes cardiologists, heart surgeons and arrhythmology experts.
The clinic also actively employs automation, digital treatment technology, big data analysis, machine learning and AI to make prognosis for high risk patients.
More about the clinic
The Heart Center Leipzig handles almost 18,000 outpatient and more than 25,000 inpatient cases every year. The patients come to the clinic for its extensive expertise in cardiology and heart surgery that leads to stable high survival rates, including the most challenging cases.
In 2019, 93.1% of myocardial infraction patients of Helios Leipzig have successfully recovered. The average rate for Germany is 91.5%. Aortic valve replacement mortality for the same period was zero.
In 2015, the Leipzig Heart Institute (LHI) was founded at the clinic. This institute works on new methods and their rapid implementation in the fields of cardiovascular therapy and surgery, cardiology and electrophysiology. The Institute is headed by Gerhard Hindricks.
Medical Director of the Heart Center Leipzig and Chief Physician of the Arrhythmology Department. 40 researchers of the Institute also conduct international non-clinical and clinical studies in laboratories, offices and 2 operating rooms with a total area of 800 square meters. Its surgeons have at their disposal the most up-to-date equipment specifically for scientific research, including a robotic-assisted surgery da Vinci system. Close cooperation of research facilities and medical practitioners enables quick implementation of the results into practice.
Advanced Heart Surgery Center
The clinic deals with the most complex cases requiring surgery, and yet its survival rates are consistently above both local and European standards. Over the last 25 years, its doctors and researchers achieved major breakthroughs in cardiology and developed more than 40 unique surgery techniques. The main focus is on minimally invasive procedures, risks and complications reduction, and new technologies. In 1999, the clinic was the first in the world to create a robotic-assisted heart operating room.
Internationally renowned specialists
The center collaborates with the best international clinics and experts worldwide. Since 2017, the clinic’s patients are operated by such world-renowned experts as Michael Borger (President of the American Association for Heart Surgery, former Director of the Cardiovascular Institute at Columbia University Medical Center in New York), Holger Tiele (University of Lubeck) and Sergey Leontiev (Heart Center Leipzig, student and successor of Professor Mohr).
The most effective surgeries and procedures
- Coronary artery bypass graft on- and off-pump – a surgery used to restore blood flow in heart arteries;
Minimally invasive coronary artery bypass (MIDCAB) – a procedure for direct shunting of coronary arteries used to restore blood flow.
Mitral valve restoration and replacement – a procedure used to restore or replace a valve between the left atrium and left ventricle.
Aortic valve restoration – a new surgical technique used to treat congenital aortic stenosis.
Aortic root replacement – Bentall surgery using a composite tissue transplant.
Achievements
- The Heart Center Leipzig has been certified by the German heart society as a specialized center for atrial fibrillation, mitral valve, cardiac arrest, transcatheter aortic valve replacement, chest pain and as a national center for congenital heart defects.
- The clinic has also been certified by the Cardiac and cardiovascular research society, as well as by the Thoracic, cardiac and vascular surgery society.
Services
The clinic offers comfortable accommodations to create the most pleasant inpatient experience, modern patient rooms, and an extensive service infrastructure. The clinic has psychologists and counselors that support patients and their relatives in the course of treatment and in everyday activities. Dedicated on-site guest apartments are available for friends and relatives.
Location
The modern spacious Helios Leipzig Heart Center is located in a quiet green neighborhood with many parks and lakes, 10 minutes away from the historical Leipzig downtown, and 30 minutes from the Leipzig/Halle airport.
