Cardiology A-Z

Knowledge, Articles and Videos about Cardiology

It is important to us that you, as a patient, are optimally informed about cardiological diagnostics, therapy, your heart disease and heart health in general. 

Navigate through cardiology topics, terms and symptoms with the five topic focus areas, the keywords and, last but not least, the search function at the top right.

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New Limousine Service for Inpatient Stays

New Limousine Service for Inpatient Stays
Wanda May Pulfer

New Guest Service at the Hirslanden Klinik im Park to help you get home safely after an inpatient stay.
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Sails in the Heart: Mitral Valve Insufficiency

Sails in the Heart: Mitral Valve Insufficiency
Dr. med. Olaf Franzen

How common is mitral valve insufficiency? What exactly is meant by inability to close or leakage of the mitral valve of the heart?
Tags Shortness of Breath . Weakness in Performance . Palpitations . Heart Stumble . Mitraclip
From: Heart Disease
Book Appointments Online Now

Book Appointments Online Now
Wanda May Pulfer

We now offer our patients the possibility to book appointments online.
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Our Heart Center has moved!

Our Heart Center has moved!
Wanda May Pulfer

Since Monday 3.1.2022 we welcome you at Kappelistrasse 35, 8002 Zurich.
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Awareness, Transparency and Data Protection in Our Heart Center

Awareness, Transparency and Data Protection in Our Heart Center
Wanda May Pulfer

Encrypted emails, forms, information sheets and consent forms understandably try the patience of our patients time and again. But why does the Heart Centre take data protection, information and patients' rights so seriously?
Tags TAVI . Mitraclip
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The Cardiological Heart Catheter Examination

The Cardiological Heart Catheter Examination
Dr. med. Olaf Franzen

There are two types of cardiac catheterisation: The left heart catheter and the right heart catheter....
Tags Chest pain . Arterial stenosis . Chest constriction . Pain Radiation . Coronary Angioplasty . Recanalisation . Stents . Coronary Angiography . Pressure measurement
From: Diagnostics
Interventional Closure of the Left Atrial Appendage

Interventional Closure of the Left Atrial Appendage
Dr. med. Olaf Franzen

90% of the clots that can lead to a stroke are in the atrial ear. Anticoagulant drugs, however, are not always tolerated. How can patients still be helped?
Tags Stroke . Cardiac Arrhythmia . LAA . Atrial Fibrillation
From: Interventions
The Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)

The Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
Dr. med. Olaf Franzen

How can blood clots, heart valve defects or the condition of the aorta be diagnosed with minimal complications without opening the chest?
Tags TEE
From: Diagnostics
Valvular Heart Disease - Cardiac Therapy in Transition

Valvular Heart Disease - Cardiac Therapy in Transition
Dr. med. Olaf Franzen

Heart catheter or open heart surgery? What are the risks and outcomes? What choice do patients have?
Tags Shortness of Breath . Fatigue . Unconsciousness . TAVI . Mitraclip . Coronary Angiography
From: Interventions . Heart Disease
Live During Atrial Appendage Closure

Live During Atrial Appendage Closure
Dr. med. Olaf Franzen

With Dr Olaf Franzen live in the operating room treating a blood clot.
Tags Heart Attack . Stroke . LAA . Atrial Fibrillation
From: Videos . Interventions
Repairing the Heart Without Surgery

Repairing the Heart Without Surgery
Dr. med. Olaf Franzen

The fascinating progress of transcatheter implantation is due to important pioneers...
Tags TAVI . Stents . Balloon Dilatation
From: Videos . Interventions
Dr Olaf Franzen - Pioneer in Catheter-based Heart Valve Therapy

Dr Olaf Franzen - Pioneer in Catheter-based Heart Valve Therapy
Wanda May Pulfer

Dr Olaf Franzen has been carrying out catheter treatments of heart valve defects as a pioneer in this field for more than 10 years...
Tags Mitraclip
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TAVI - Modern Aortic Valve Replacement

TAVI - Modern Aortic Valve Replacement
Dr. med. Olaf Franzen

Open-heart surgery is often associated with too great a risk in advanced age. In the TAVI catheter procedure, the valve is replaced with a prosthesis in a minimally invasive way...
Tags Shortness of Breath . Chest constriction . TAVI
From: Videos . Interventions
What is Atrial Fibrillation?

What is Atrial Fibrillation?
Dr. med. Olaf Franzen

Atrial fibrillation is considered one of the most common cardiac arrhythmias. This explanatory film shows what atrial fibrillation is, how it develops and how it can be treated.
Tags Fatigue . Heart Attack . Stroke . Cardiac Arrhythmia . Atrial Fibrillation . Dizziness
From: Videos . Heart Disease
High Blood Pressure: What is Arterial Hypertension?

High Blood Pressure: What is Arterial Hypertension?
Dr. med. Olaf Franzen

It is silent, unnoticed, insidious and yet it hits vessels and organs throughout the body and increases the risk of heart attack and stroke up to ten times.
Tags Shortness of Breath . Weakness in Performance . Fatigue . Heart Attack . Urination . Atrial Fibrillation . Dizziness
From: Heart Disease
MitraClip for Mitral Valve Insufficiency

MitraClip for Mitral Valve Insufficiency
Wanda May Pulfer

How are mitral valves repaired without open-heart surgery? A video portrait of a MitraClip procedure.
Tags Shortness of Breath . Weakness in Performance . Mitraclip . Dizziness
From: Videos . Interventions . Heart Disease
State-Of-The-Art Cardiology in Zurich

State-Of-The-Art Cardiology in Zurich
Wanda May Pulfer

With our two experienced cardiologists, the Diagnostic and Therapeutic Heart Centre offers the entire spectrum of modern cardiology. From diagnostics to therapy to aftercare.
Tags Cardiac Arrhythmia . TAVI . Mitraclip . LAA . Coronary Angioplasty . PFO
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Risk Calculator: What is My Risk for Heart Disease?

Risk Calculator: What is My Risk for Heart Disease?
Wanda May Pulfer

At what point does weight become a health risk? Which measurement method is the best to estimate cardiac risks? Try our risk calculator.
Tags Heart Attack
From: Heart Disease
Stammdaten digital - und bequemer - übermitteln

Stammdaten digital - und bequemer - übermitteln
Wanda May Pulfer

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