Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (AICD)
The AICD is a special device that recognizes and treats abnormally fast heart rates. It delivers a high-energy electric shock to restore the normal heart rhythm. The AICD system usually consists of an implanted impulse generator and one or more leads.
Short form: AICD
German Foundation for Organ Transplantation
The DSO (Deutsche Stiftung für Organtransplantation) is a non-profit foundation under German civil law, with headquarters in Frankfurt am Main. It is designated by German transplantation law as the organization coordinating organ transplantation in Germany. The DSO is divided into seven regions and employs more than 200 people. It is one of the largest national organ transplant organizations worldwide.
Short form: DSO
Grown-ups with congenital heart disease (GUCH)
Thanks to medical progress, over 90 percent of patients with congenital heart defects live to become adults. These GUCH patients require highly specialized, lifelong medical care. In the ideal case this is provided by GUCH centers. Our Department of Pediatric Cardiology has such a GUCH center.
Short form: EMAH
Cooperation for Transparency and Quality in Health Care
Kooperation für Transparenz und Qualität im Gesundheitswesen (KTQ, Cooperation for Transparency and Quality in Health Care) is a recognized certification procedure for hospitals. External assessors determine the quality standard of an institution. Award of the certification confirms the high standards of the DHZB.
Short form: KTQ
Psychosomatic medicine
There is a close connection between physical and mental health. A serious physical illness is an exceptional situation for the patient and can affect his or her psychological well-being.
Our Psychosomatic Medicine team supports our patients before, during and after their treatment to help them deal psychologically with their illness and to assist them in the healing process.
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI)
Safe means of treating elderly patients and patients with severe concomitant diseases. The aortic valve replacement is introduced into the heart via a groin artery or arm artery or via the heart apex. Procedures range from percutaneous valve implantation under local anesthetic to complex combined operations.
Short form: TAVI