Heart Centre - Schoen Clinic Düsseldorf

Chief physician Dr. Christof Wald performed the first implantation of what is known as a Watchman™ (mechanical left atrial appendage occlusion) in North Rhine-Westphalia back in 2010 and is still one of the leading experts in the field of left atrial appendage occlusion implantation. This is also reflected in the fact that he trains colleagues worldwide in this methodology.

The Watchman™ method is particularly suitable for patients with atrial fibrillation who cannot tolerate the “normal” treatment with anticoagulant drugs or if the drugs do not offer sufficient protection against secondary conditions such as a stroke.

Our extensive technical equipment enables us to provide optimal care for diseases of the heart musculature and the heart valve apparatus. In order to be able to identify the correct treatment methods, it is often necessary to use various diagnostic procedures such as differentiated cardiac catheter analysis in combination with various forms of imaging (magnetic resonance analysis, computed tomography). The cardiology department at Schoen Clinic Düsseldorf specialises, among other things, in the diagnosis of myocardial disease, closure of the atrial septum, and the care of adults with congenital heart defects, and has a structured network for catheter-assisted heart valve therapy (TAVI, Mitraclip, etc.).