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Dr. Matthias Karck
Cardiac Surgeon
Head of Department , Graduation, MD, 37 years of experienceHeidelberg , Germany
About Doctor
- Dr. Matthias Karck is one of the finest Cardiac Surgeons in Germany with the experience of 33+ years in the field.
- He has been the Deputy Chairmen of the German Marfan Help eV and the Spokesperson of the working
Hospital
University Hospital Heidelberg
Specialization
Total arterial coronary bypass surgery
Coronary heart disease
Valve insufficiency
Valve stenosis
Congestive heart failure
Myocardial infarction
Left ventricular aneurysm
Aortic aneurysm
Aortic dissection
Heart arrhythmia
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Work Experience of Dr. Matthias Karck
Senior Resident, Hannover Medical School
Associate Consultant, Christian Albrechts University Kiel
Education
- Graduation, 1980, Christian Albrechts University, Kiel
- MD, 1986, Christian Albrechts University Kiel
Awards
2004- Hans-Borst Award from the European Association of Cardiothoracic Surgery 1999- Dr. Franz Köhler Prize of the German Society for Thoracic, Cardiovascular Surgery 1995- Ethicon Prize of the... Read More
Paper Published
- The need for dedicated advanced heart failure units to optimize heart failure care: impact of optimized advanced heart failure unit care on heart transplant outcome in high-risk
Location
Heidelberg
Germany
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More About Cardiac Surgeon
A cardiac surgeon is a specialist who operates on the heart, lungs and other thoracic (chest) organs and they also diagnose and treat diseases of these organs.
The typicals symptoms include Chest pain, chest tightness, chest pressure, chest discomfort Shortness of breath associated with Pain, numbness, weakness or coldness in the legs or arms.
Investigations like blood reports, Chest x ray, Electrocardiogram, Pulmonary function test, Carotid Dopping, Vein mapping, Trans-esphogeal echocardiogram, Heart Catheterization, and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging would be required.
Cardiologist perform procedures in cath lab like Balloon angioplasty, Coronary and left ventricular digital angiography, Right and left heart catheterization, Rotational artherectomy, Stent implantation etc whereas a Cardiac surgeon perform surgery of the heart and chest.
Stay in the hospital is usually for 7 – 10 days
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