MHH Cardiology opens modern electrophysiology laboratory

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Modern technology: Professor Dr. Frank Lammert, Vice-President of the MHH, Profe
Modern technology: Professor Dr. Frank Lammert, Vice-President of the MHH, Professor Dr. Johann Bauersachs, Director of the Clinic for Cardiology and Angiology, and David Duncker, Head of the Hannover Heart Rhythm Centre (from left), in the new electrophysiology laboratory. Copyright: Mareike Heger / MHH

The facility offers innovative technology for the diagnosis and therapy of cardiac arrhythmias. A new treatment method is now available for patients with atrial fibrillation.


After an extensive renovation phase, the Hannover Medical School (MHH) now has a new electrophysiology laboratory: this is a cardiac catheterisation laboratory especially for patients with cardiac arrhythmias. The modern facility offers all diagnostic and therapeutic possibilities. It also has an innovative technique for treating atrial fibrillation, one of the most common arrhythmias. In this procedure, the cardiologists sclerotise diseased heart muscle cells with the help of electrical impulses. The new laboratory is part of the Hannover Heart Rhythm Centre (HHC). ...

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