Kantonsspital St. Gallen
The Kantonsspital St. Gallen is a public tertiary hospital with nearly 800 beds. It is the Reference Center of the northeast part of Switzerland within a network of 11 referring hospitals. The hospital is one of the biggest in Switzerland, including all major disciplines. The academic activities include the post-gradual education of doctors and a Medical Master In collaboration with the Universities of Zurich and St. Gallen. In addition the participation and conductance of clinical trials is essential to constantly improve our knowledge. The Department of Cardiology includes the entire spectrum of contemporary Heart Medicine at the highest level. The Interventional Cardiology Unit, led by Daniel Weilenmann MD, offers a broad spectrum of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, including complex PCI treatment options, management of structural heart diseases and intravascular imaging (OCT, IVUS) and physiology (FFR, iFR, etc.). As an international reference Center for Complex PCI and treatment of chronic total occlusions of coronary arteries (CTO-PCI) it gathers all the expertise to provide state-of-the-art interventional treatments during a 24-hours service ( including ACS patients with STEMI and NSTEMI). The structural heart disease program covers all diagnostic and therapeutic options. The heart team performs percutaneous valve interventions (TAVI, etc.) in collaboration with the University Hospital of Zurich. LAA occlusion, MitraClip, ASD and PFO-closures are done in St. Gallen. For complex patients and procedures the “Heart Team” approach (cardiac surgery and cardiology) is standard. For further information please consult our homepage:
Kantonsspital St. Gallen: www.kssg.ch
Cardiology KSSG: www.kssg.ch/kardiologie
