Surgical operations on the heart are the best treatment option for selected patient populations. In the CD-Laboratory for Microinvasive Heart Surgery, new techniques for performing effective and safe operations will be investigated with a basic science approach and further developed.
Improving the health and well-being of patients is the direct goal of this laboratory. Three topics play a central role:
- Improvement of biological heart valve prostheses made of autologous tissue
- Further development of microinvasive techniques for bypass and heart valve surgery
- Researching of new surgical instruments for catheter-based procedures
Due to the medical and technological innovations of the last decades, even complex cardiovascular diseases can be treated effectively. The results and discoveries made during this CD-Laboratory are intended to further reduce the burden and risk for patients who require cardiac surgery.
Programme
Welcome
- Michaela Fritz
Vice Rector for Research and Innovation of the Medical University Vienna - Martin Gerzabek
President of the Christian Doppler Research Association
Presentation of the Christian Doppler Laboratory
- Martin Andreas
Head of Laboratory, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Vienna - Jude Sauer
Founder and CEO, LSI Solutions
Closing Remarks
- Günther Laufer
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University Vienna
Moderation: Alfred Kocher
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University Vienna
Get-together
Impressionen der Eröffnung
Partners
Christian Doppler Research Association
In Christian Doppler Laboratories, application-oriented basic research is pursued at a high level, and expert scientists cooperate with innovative companies. The Christian Doppler Research Association is an international best practice example for promoting this collaboration.