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Congenital and Acquired Heart Defects Diagnosis in Charite University Hospital Berlin

Charite University Hospital Berlin

Berlin, Germany
Program id # 169349
Doctor photo
Prof. Dr. med. Felix Berger
Department of Pediatric Cardiology
Specialized in: pediatric cardiology
Specialization Curriculum vitae

The program includes:

  • Initial presentation in the clinic
  • clinical history taking
  • review of medical records
  • physical examination
  • laboratory tests:
    • complete blood count
    • biochemical analysis of blood
    • mineral metabolism analysis (Na, K, Ca, Mg)
    • lipid metabolism (HDL/LDL, cholesterol,
      triglycerides Lip(a), homocysteine)
    • inflammation indicators (CRP, ESR)
    • indicators blood coagulation
    • blood gas analysis
  • chest x-ray examination
  • holter monitoring (24h)
  • measurement of arterial blood pressure
  • electrocardiogram (ECG)
  • pulmonary function test
  • echocardiography
  • doppler echocardiography
  • high-resolution computed tomography (HR-CT)/MRI (on indication 950/1200€)
  • CT angiography (on indication 1350€)
  • nursing services
  • consultation of related specialists
  • treatment by chief physician and all leading experts
  • explanation of individual treatment plan
    (the cost of medicines is not included)

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  • Medical records
  • Echocardiography (if available)

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About the department

The Department of Pediatric Cardiology at the Charite University Hospital Berlin offers the full range of medical services in this field and specializes in the diagnostics and treatment of heart disease and arrhythmias in infants, young children and adolescents. An experienced and highly qualified medical team of the department deals with the treatment of congenital and acquired heart diseases. The doctors have the cutting-edge diagnostic equipment for the detection of congenital cardiac pathologies at the stage of intrauterine development. The department focuses on cardiac catheterization in newborns, as well as on the diagnostics and treatment of heart arrhythmias. The department is headed by Prof. Dr. med. Felix Berger.

The most important structural unit of the department is the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, in which both interventional diagnostic examinations and sparing therapeutic procedures are performed. The experience of the department's pediatric cardiologists, minimization of radiation exposure and technical innovations contribute to the best possible safety and treatment effectiveness of young children. Of particular interest to laboratory workers is the examination and treatment of newborns with critical congenital heart diseases. The department specializes in balloon dilatation of all heart valves and vascular stenoses, including high-frequency therapy in pulmonary atresia and stent implantation. Also, interventional procedures are successfully performed in atrial septal defects, patent ductus arteriosus.

The department treats about 1,500 inpatients and more than 3,000 outpatients annually. The number of patients in the department is steadily increasing, as it has excellent reputation both at the national and international level.

The service range of the department includes:

  • Catheter procedures
    • Diagnostics and treatment of newborns with life-threatening congenital heart defects
    • Balloon dilatation and stent implantation in stenoses of the heart valves and blood vessels
    • Closure of the atrial septal defect and patent ductus arteriosus using special probes
    • Treatment of patent ductus arteriosus in premature babies weighing up to 1500 g using miniature surgical systems
    • Comprehensive intervention procedures
    • Restoration of blood circulation in vascular occlusions
    • Correction of vascular anomalies
  • Rhythmology (heart arrhythmias)
    • Diagnostics and treatment of bradycardias
      • Implantation of pacemakers
    • Diagnostics and treatment of tachycardias
      • Drug therapy
      • High-frequency ablation
      • Implantation of defibrillators
  • Other medical services

Curriculum vitae

  • 1979 - 1986 86 Study of Medicine at the Kiel University.
  • 1986 Medical License.
  • 2000 Medical Specialist in Pediatrics, focus – Pediatric Cardiology.
  • 2003 Habilitation in Pediatrics, University of Zurich.
  • Senior Physician of the Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Head of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory for invasive diagnostics and interventional therapy (German Cardiology Center Berlin).
  • Leading Physician of the Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University Hospital Zurich.
  • 2004 Appointed as Professor (for life) and Head of the Department of Pediatric Cardiology at the Charite University Hospital Berlin.

Clinical Focuses

  • Non-invasive imaging (MRI, echocardiography).
  • Resynchronization therapy.
  • Interventional procedures to replace heart valves with the use of Melody or Edwards Sapien artificial valves.
  • Application of bloodless treatment methods.
  • Hybrid techniques for the treatment of congenital heart diseases.

Photo of the doctor: (c) Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin 

About hospital

According to the reputable Focus magazine, the Charite University Hospital Berlin ranks 1st among the best healthcare facilities in Germany! 

The hospital is one of the largest and leading university medical complexes in Europe, and also consistently holds leading positions in the international medical arena. The Charite operates on the basis of the Faculty of Medicine of the Free University of Berlin and the Humboldt University of Berlin. Patients are offered modern diagnostics and treatment with the very latest methods, many of which were developed by professors and scientists of the medical complex. More than half of all German Nobel Prize winners in medicine and physiology, such as Emil von Behring, Robert Koch, and Paul Ehrlich, studied and worked at the Charite University Hospital Berlin. The medical complex includes more than 100 specialized departments and institutes, which helps to ensure that patients receive care in all existing medical specialties. The hospital has exceptional experience in treating complex clinical cases.

Each year, the hospital treats more than 137,800 inpatients and more than 787,700 outpatients. The hospital has a bed capacity of 3,293 beds. A huge medical team consisting of 5,670 scientists and doctors and more than 6,000 nurses work for the benefit of the patients. The main task of all specialists of the medical facility is to restore the patient's health or save his life in critical cases. The hospital has a friendly atmosphere where every patient feels care, respect and empathy.

The Charite University Hospital Berlin is generously funded by the German government, which is why it offers patients the latest generation of excellent equipment and comfortable infrastructure. The Charite medical complex is equipped with da Vinci robotic surgery systems, laser technologies, equipment for endovascular catheter-based interventions, neuronavigation devices, intraoperative monitoring systems, equipment for proton therapy available only in the most advanced medical centers in the world, and many other technologies. All these resources, combined with the experience and professional skills of the hospital's doctors, are the key to providing the most effective and safe treatment in accordance with the highest international medical standards.

The hospital is recognized with a huge number of quality certificates, including DIN EN ISO 9001:2015, certificates from the German Cancer Society (DKG), the German Society for General and Visceral Surgery (DGAV), the German Society for Thoracic Surgery (DGT), the German Hernia Society (DHG), and the ERAS Society.

The Charite University Hospital Berlin is a benchmark in the European healthcare system. Patients therefore receive impeccable medical service, quality care, and personalized service that puts the patient and their individual needs first.

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Accommodation in hospital

Patients rooms

The patients of the Charite University Hospital Berlin live in comfortable rooms made of modern design. Each room is equipped with an ensuite bathroom with a toilet and a shower. The standard room furnishing includes an automatically adjustable bed, a bedside table, a wardrobe for storing clothes, a table and chairs for receiving visitors, and a TV. If desired, Wi-Fi access can be provided. The hospital also offers enhanced-comfort rooms.

Meals and Menus

The patient and his accompanying person have a daily choice of three menus. If for any reason, you do not like the food, you will be offered an individual menu. Please inform the medical staff about your dietary preferences before the treatment.

Further details

Standard rooms include:

Toilet
Shower
Wi-Fi
TV

Religion

Religious services are available upon request.

Accompanying person

During the inpatient program, an accompanying person may stay with you in a patient room or at the hotel of your choice.

Hotel

During the outpatient program, you can live at a hotel of your choice. Managers will help you to choose the most suitable options.

The hospital offers a full range of laboratory tests (general, hormonal, tests for infections, antibodies, tumor markers, etc.), genetic tests, various modifications of ultrasound scans, CT scans, MRI and PET / CT, angiography, myelography, biopsy and other examinations. Treatment with medications, endoscopic and robotic operations, stereotaxic interventions is carried out here, modern types of radiation therapy are also used. The hospital offers patients all the necessary therapeutic techniques.

  • Proton therapy
  • CyberKnife treatment
  • Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC)
  • PSMA therapy with Lutetium-177
  • Joint replacement in adults and children

These are oncological diseases, benign neoplasms of the brain and spinal cord, heart valve defects, diabetes mellitus and its complications, joint diseases and other pathologies.

  • Neurosurgery
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  • Proton therapy (Proton Therapy Center BerlinProtonen)

The medical team includes more than 4,225 highly qualified scientists and doctors.