In case of emergency: Heart attack

For the treatment of a heart attack, a continuous on-call service of qualified doctors and the assistant staff is organised. All additional techniques and measures necessary for the treatment of critically ill patients or for the elimination of occurring complications (e.g. intra-aortic counter-pulsation pump, heart-lung machineEquipment that takes over the work of the lungs and the stopped heart during heart surgery. The blood is directed from the vena cavae and thus out of the body into the machine, where it is enriched with oxygen and then pumped back into the body. During this process, the blood is cooled down and warmed up again after the operation.) are available. The German Heart Centre Munich also has a specially qualified intensive care unit, which ensures continuous monitoring of our emergency patients.

Symptoms of acute myocardial infarction

If you have recently experienced a significant increase in chest discomfort or even resting discomfort, do not hesitate to call the emergency services on 112. They will take you to the nearest hospital under continuous monitoring. If you are brought to the German Heart Centre Munich, our cardiology emergency department, the Chest Pain Unit, is available around the clock. If you are in a critical condition, the emergency doctor will admit you to our intensive care unit.

Cardiac catheterisation

Once the diagnosis of an acute myocardial infarctionSee heart attack. has been made, you are immediately prepared on the two wards for a cardiac catheter examination, as the crucial step lies in the immediate reopening of the occluded coronary vessel.

Care after cardiac catheterisation

If the diagnosis of a heart attack is confirmed in the cardiac catheterisationA diagnostic procedure in which a catheter (thin plastic tube) is inserted into the veins (right heart catheter) or arteries (left heart catheter). These are advanced to the inside of the heart. They are used, for example, to measure blood pressure and oxygen content in the various heart chambers or to image the coronary vessels and heart chambers using a contrast medium. laboratory, the occluded vessel is immediately reopened. Our success rate is 98%. Following the examination, you are usually monitored for a few days in our intensive care unit . All the necessary equipment and care facilities for intensive monitoring of heart attack patients are available here. The duration of monitoring usually depends on the extent of the heart attack and is between 3 and 7 days. In special cases, monitoring may take longer.

Normal ward

You will continue to be cared for on one of our normal wards until you are fit to be discharged. Even upon admission to our hospital, we prepare not only the necessary acute measures, but also the rehabilitative ones. For this purpose, the German Heart Centre Munich has a specialised team that advises and supports you in your decision-making about the best rehabilitation measures for your needs.