Institute of Cardiology Warsaw

The Institute of Cardiology Warsaw is one of the 6 centers in Poland in which heart transplantation is available. In addition, doctors have performed cardiac surgery and effective medical treatment since 1979. As a result, 40% of all transplants in Poland are performed here and have a high survival rate compared to the average in other centers. The clinic meets the high-quality criteria of ISO 9001:2000. More than 16,000 patients receive services in inpatient departments, and 63,000 consult outpatients. About 2,100 operations per year are sufficient to maintain the necessary experience and proper development of the cardiac surgical field. In addition, the hospital became the first to use telemedicine for consult patients worldwide. This approach is especially relevant for foreign patients who can maintain contact with the doctor after discharge. The medical center has high-tech equipment for a quick and precise diagnosis of disorders, such as 384-multislice CT, MRI, nuclear medicine imaging, SPECT-CT, Echo, and ultrasound diagnostics devices. The availability of monitoring for arrhythmias and hemodynamics, artificial respiration devices, and bedside renal replacement therapy allow the Institute of Cardiology in Warsaw to provide emergency medical care and intensive care in the most challenging cases. The additional use of therapeutic hypothermia and mechanical cardiac support is a significant measure to save a patient's life during cardiac arrest and significantly reduces the risk of complications. A significant achievement of the medical center was the use of robotics electrophysiology with the Genesis Magnetic Navigation (RMN) robotic system from Stereotaxis. Thanks to modern technologies, the clinic provides gentle organ-preserving treatment of arrhythmias, which has no analogs in the country. Patients also have access to unique treatment owing to numerous clinical studies conducted at the medical center, including studies of genetic mutations in cardiomyopathies, using 64-slice CT scans for non-invasive coronary angiography, treating valvular disease by implanting non-stent valves and homografts and many others. Warsaw Institute of Cardiology provides cardiosurgical treatment, vascular surgery, treatment of coronary heart disease, congenital and valvular defects, cardiomyopathies, arrhythmia control, heart transplantation, and rehabilitation. The development of molecular biological technologies in diagnostics and minimally invasive treatment methods allow the clinic's doctors to get positive results from the treatment. In addition, the low risk of complications, high survival, and remote support of the patient at home make the medical center the institution of choice for treatment.