Participating Institutes

Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Cardiosurgical Research
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Institute for Biomedical Research and Institute for Biomedical Engineering, all General Hospital Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Cardiovascular Research
Department of Internal Medicine II, General Hospital Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Arrhythmia Research
Department of Internal Medicine III, Wilhelminenhospital, Vienna, Austria

Goal of the cluster

Cardiovascular diseases have been the leading cause of death in Europe during the last decades and will remain in this position also in the near future in spite of changes in life style. The reasons are on the one hand an ageing population, on the other hand paradoxically the advances in cardiology and cardiovascular surgery with improved survival after acute myocardial infarction but consecutive development of heart failure in the long run.
The three institutions, mentioned above, have worked during the last decades fighting heart diseases in the fields of cardiac surgery and cardiology separately. The future of research however lies in an integrated and interdisciplinary approach including basic and clinical science without the classic separations in surgery and internal medicine. It is the goal of the Ludwig Boltzmann Cluster (LBC) for Cardiovascular Research to act in this integrated and interdisciplinary manner and to address common problems in cardiovascular research focussing on pathophysiology, diagnosis and therapy.
 

Office

Fr. Eva Klausner
Währinger Gürtel 18-20, AKH, Leitstelle 1Q
1090 Vienna
Austria / European Union