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Cardiology Department

foto    prof. MUDr. Josef Kautzner, CSc. FESC
Director of the Department

Tel: +420 26136 5006, 5009
E-mail: josef.kautzner@ikem.cz
foto    prim. MUDr. Jiří Kettner, CSc. FESC
Deputy Director of the Department

Tel: +420 26136 5007
E-mail: jiri.kettner@ikem.cz
foto    doc. MUDr. Jan Šochman, CSc.
Deputy Director of the Department for Teaching

Tel: +420 26136 5190, 5109
E-mail: jan.sochman@ikem.cz
foto    MUDr. Vojtěch Melenovský, CSc.
Deputy Director of the Department for Research

Tel: +420 26136 5190, 5100
E-mail: vojtech.melenovsky@ikem.cz

The IKEM Cardiology Department provides the most comprehensive care for patients with cardiovascular diseases in the Czech Republic. Our specialist physicians have access to the most modern diagnostic and treatment methods. This fact and their experience guarantees the best possible care for patients.

Areas of specialization

  • Ischemic heart disease (myocardial infarction or angina)
  • Arrhythmias (heart rhythm disorders such as bradycardia, tachycardia, or atrial fibrillation)
  • Heart failure
  • Cardiomyopathies
  • Valvular heart disease
  • Congenital heart diseases
  • Infective endocarditis
  • Cardiac tumours
  • Pulmonary embolism
  • Aortic dissection
  • Syncopes

Examinations and Treatments

  • Angiography and angioplasty of carotid arteries
  • Coronary angiography and selective coronarography (SCG)
  • Coronary angioplasty and stent implantation
  • Renal artery (kidney) angioplasty
  • ECG
  • Stress ECG - bicycle ergometry, ergometry
  • Echocardiography (ECHO)
  • Oesophageal echocardiography
  • Electrocardioversion
  • Holter monitoring
  • Pacemaker implantation
  • Cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) implantation
  • Catheter ablation of arrhythmias
  • Percutaneous aortic valve replacement
  • Right heart catheterization, endomyocardial biopsies
  • Septal ablation (PTSMA - Percutaneous Transluminal Septal Myocardial Ablation)
  • Spiroergometry
  • Cardiac resynchronization therapy
  • Inclined-plane test
  • Pressure Holter
  • Heart transplantation
  • Atrial septal defect closure - septal defect closure