Rhythm disturbances in children and patients with congenitalCongenital. heart defects

In an interdisciplinary cooperation between adult cardiology and paediatric cardiology, unique in Germany, which has existed in the field of electrophysiology since 2004, we treat children, adolescents, as well as patients of all ages with congenital heart defects who suffer from cardiac rhythm disturbances. In the field of interventional techniques, the latest technologies ensure a high standard of quality. Our services range from an outpatient presentation in the children’s rhythm disorders outpatient clinic under the direction of Prof. Gabriele Hessling to the possibility of electrophysiological examinationThis makes it possible to measure the electrical processes in the heart after special heart catheters have been inserted via the vessels in the groin or the crook of the arm. Enables more accurate diagnosis of certain cardiac rhythm disorders. and catheter ablation in our EPU laboratories or the implantation of pacemakers and defibrillatorDevice with which electric shocks are applied to the heart to regulate the heart rhythm, e.g. to normalise a life-threatening rapid heartbeat (palpitations, ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation), or during resuscitation. Portable, small and battery-operated defibrillators can be inserted under the skin and are used to interrupt sudden onset heart palpitations. (Abbr. ICD = automatic implantable cardioverter/defibrillator). Such pacemakers and defibrillators are also used to treat severe heart failure as three-chamber systems for so-called cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT). This is a special pacemaker that is used in case of left bundle branch block on the ECG. In patients with left bundle branch block, the right and left ventricles do not beat simultaneously. Because the electrical excitation propagation in the heart is not even (the left branch is blocked), the left ventricle works with a certain delay. In this situation, a special pacemaker can be used to synchronise the heart chambers, which can significantly improve cardiac performance. systems.