Professor Dr. Ralf Lehmann is chief physician at the Department of Cardiology at the Hospital Brothers of Mercy (Germany / Regensburg, near Munich). One of his priorities is interventional cardiology , ie the cardiac interventions that are performed by a cardiac catheter under X-ray control .
The cardiologist performs the most heart catheter intervention on the artery of the wrist rather than conventionally via the femoral artery. " This is safer for the patient , because this method has a significantly lower risk of bleeding. It is also associated with better chances of survival during a heart attack treatment. The new technique is also much more pleasant and comfortable for the patient, because the long time spent, which is required by the conventional cardiac catheter intervention, usually is no longer necessary. "
Especially for elderly patients with heart disease is the transcatheter heart valve intervention is an important alternative .