Deutsches Herzzentrum München (German Heart Center Munich) is the first specialized heart clinic in Europe, which was founded in 1972-1973.
It deals with the treatment of cardiac diseases in both adults and children. The centre includes all necessary departments for the effective treatment of cardiac pathologies under one roof. This makes it possible to optimally organize the coordinated work of doctors, who work in teams to make a personalized treatment plan for each patient.
There are 197 beds in the clinic for the comfortable stay of patients, and professional medical support is provided by 1,200 employees.
Every year, the German Heart Center Munich conducts the following number of different procedures:
| Coronary bypass surgery |
| Consultation with a specialist |
| Complex examination |
| Setting a shunt on a working heart |
| Inpatient rehabilitation |
| TAVI heart valve replacement |
| Consultation with a specialist |
| Complex examination |
| Minimally invasive valve replacement surgery through a femoral artery puncture |
| Rehabilitation |
The Department of Cardiovascular Surgery performs about 2,600 operations a year and is one of the leading departments in Germany. It is led by Prof. Rüdiger Lange. The departments offer following surgical treatments for the heart and large blood vessels:
All interventions are performed using modern equipment and gentle techniques, making it easier for patients to tolerate surgeries and recover from them faster. This is because doctors make minimal incisions and do not damage tissue, as is the case with conventional surgical procedures.
In the pediatric cardiology department, a team of highly qualified specialists works 24 hours a day, allowing young patients to be monitored particularly closely. Each year, they perform 550 heart surgeries on children and adolescents, most of which involve the use of a heart-lung machine. They also perform more than 800 cardiac examinations each year, 200 of them on infants.
Doctors at the clinic seek an individual approach to each young patient and their parents because they believe that only then is successful treatment possible. There is everything you need to make your child feel comfortable – there is a playroom and a library in the department.
Pediatric specialists at the German Heart Center Munich are successfully working with heart diseases of varying complexity – the survival rate of patients here is about 97%. Only 5 clinics in the world have a similarly high rate.
Deutsches Herzzentrum München focuses on the latest standards in anesthesiology. Soft and safe anaesthesia methods are available for patients, which allow the treatment of premature infants, children and critically ill patients over 90 years of age. In the diagnosis and correction of congenital heart disease in children, the centre performs about 1,000 anaesthesia procedures each year.
Top-notch care with surgical life-saving measures. On behalf of my father I would like to thank the team of doctors for the difficult, exhausting and extremely demanding heart surgery. We are very, very grateful and happy that you have g... Read more
Chief Physician of the Clinic. Top specialist in the field of cardiovascular surgery, who performed the first mitral valve operation completely endoscopically with the Da Vinci robot.
Professional awards:
Doctor's specialization: general surgery, thoracic surgery, cardiovascular surgery.
Clinical Director of the Institute of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine at DHM since 1998. He is SCCT certified (Level III).
Member of professional organizations:
Doctor's specialization: nuclear medicine and radiation therapy.
Specialist of the pediatric department of the German Heart Center.
The doctor has the following certifications:
Doctor's specialization: pediatric cardiology, neonatology.
