Emergency admissions and Chest Pain Unit (CPU) at the German Heart Centre Munich

Usually, admission to the German Heart Centre Munich is arranged by the general practitioner or specialist, a pre-treatment clinic or by emergency ambulance or helicopter via the rescue control centre. In the case of severe or life-threatening cardiovascular diseases, you can of course visit our emergency admissions unit without a referral. The Chest Pain Unit, 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 and surgery department are continuously staffed 24 hours a day.

Competent specialists are always in attendance at the German Heart Centre. An initial examination is carried out and additional examinations are carried out as required. After the examination results are available, the attending physicians decide on outpatient treatment or inpatient admission to the normal ward or intensive care unit.

In the event that treatment in hospital is not necessary, you will be discharged home with a therapy recommendation after the initial therapy has been completed. Your general practitioner or specialist will then take over further treatment.

Chest Pain Unit (CPU)
+49 (0) 89 1218-4552 or -4551

Emergency numbers for adult cardiac surgery

In an emergency, you can reach the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery on the following numbers:

Claudia Lacher, Secretary to the Head Physician for Cardiac Surgery (8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.)

+49 (0) 89 1218- 4111

Dr Joachim Weipert, Senior Consultant in charge of the wards

+49 (0) 89 1218-2824

Doctor on call for cardiac surgery (contact at night)

+49 (0) 89 1218- 3106