Heart failure therapy

  • Ventricular aneurysm resection: the removal of large heart wall protrusions (aneurysms) resulting from a heart attack can lead to a significantly improved functional and pumping performance of the previously damaged left ventricle and thus considerably reduce the impact of the heart attack on quality of life.
  • Differentiated ventricular remodelling including reduction plasty: in addition to "aneurysm resection" alone, differentiated reconstructive procedures that take into account the geometry and three-dimensionality of the left ventricle are performed, in some cases replacing parts of the heart wall with autologous or foreign material.
  • Implantation of single, dual and triple-chamber pacemaker/defibrillator systems: the implantation of differentiated pacemaker and defibrillator systems adapted to the individual requirements of the individual patient with regard to their limited cardiac output can lead to a considerable increase in the pumping capacity of both ventricles and optimally coordinate the activities of the two ventricles and ventricles.
  • Implantation of extra-/intracorporeal cardiac support systems (IABP, uni-/biventricular assist devices): all systems available today are used for acute or long-term chronic support of the limited cardiac output of patients with severe cardiac insufficiency, including long-term organ replacement with so-called artificial hearts as permanent support or as a bridge until a recipient heart is transplanted.