Gunter Blass used to work as a schoolteacher, coached tennis and football, and was even active as a ski instructor. But then he suddenly began experiencing shortness of breath and fainting spells, which led him to seek treatment at Helios Hospital in Pforzheim.

To provide patients with modern treatment options, Helios Vogtland Hospital Plauen is expanding its range of cardiology services to include Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA). This new technology for treating atrial fibrillation is considered particularly precise and minimally invasive.

In April 2026, Helios Hospital Berlin-Buch launched a collaboration between the Department of Geriatrics and the Department of Cardiology and Nephrology, aimed at improving interdisciplinary care for older patients with specific cardiovascular conditions. By combining expertise in cardiology and geriatrics, the hospital is now even better equipped to address the specific needs of this patient grou…

Heart Center Leipzig operates ten ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) systems — advanced heart-lung machines that temporarily take over the function of the heart and lungs. These highly specialised medical devices are typically available only at major tertiary care centres. What many hospitals do not know is that the ECMO systems can also be transported from Heart Center Leipzig to other ho…

Temperatures above 30°C, intense sunshine, and high humidity can place considerable strain on the body. Older adults, children, people with chronic conditions, pregnant women, and those who work outdoors should be especially mindful of their health. Helios St. Elisabeth Hospital Bad Kissingen advises people not to underestimate the effects of heat and to take preventive measures early to protect t…

The Chest Pain Unit is a specialized emergency department for patients presenting with unexplained chest pain. Its primary goal is to rapidly and reliably rule out myocardial infarction or other life-threatening conditions, or to initiate the necessary treatment immediately. The Department of Cardiology at Helios Hospital Schwelm has once again been awarded the prestigious quality seal of the Germ…

Prof. Dr. Ilka Ott, Chief Physician of Cardiology, is one of only a few specialists in minimally invasive heart valve repair. Since 2018, she has been offering these particularly gentle procedures for patients with heart valve insufficiency at Helios Hospital Pforzheim. Recently, she presented the implantation of a so-called TriClip at the annual meeting of the German Cardiac Society.

University Professor Dr. med. Holger Thiele, Deputy Medical Director and Director of the University Hospital for Cardiology – Helios Endowed Professorship at the Heart Center Leipzig, will be honored twice in 2026: with the Paul Morawitz Prize of the German Cardiac Society and with the ACVC Lifetime Research Award in Memory of Magda Heras.

Following its initial certification in 2023, the cardiology department of Helios Hospital Pforzheim has been recertified by the German Cardiac Society as a specialized heart failure treatment center (Heart Failure Unit, HFU).

The German Heart Foundation has appointed Dr. Ryszard Wesolowski to its Scientific Advisory Board. Dr. Wesolowski is the Chief Physician of Cardiology / Internal Intensive Care Medicine at the Helios Mariahilf Hospital in Hamburg. The cardiology specialist will support the patient organization’s voluntary committee with his scientific expertise in the future.

For many years, Mrs. Zimmer lived with symptoms that increasingly shaped her daily life: recurrent dizziness, sudden heart palpitations, and a vague feeling of weakness that severely limited her quality of life. Numerous medical consultations, multiple diagnoses, and the hope for improvement through two cardiac catheterizations with stent implantations—even in different clinics outside Bavaria—ini…

The Leipzig Heart Center is among the few clinics that are able to offer specialized treatment to patients with persistent atrial fibrillation. Thoracoscopic ablation serves as an alternative or adjunct therapy when conventional ablation procedures have failed to achieve long-term improvement. Only six clinics nationwide in Germany provide this specialized procedure. At the Leipzig Heart Center, s…