Cardiocentres of the Czech Republic
The Cardiac Centre is an inpatient medical facility specialising in cardiovascular care, i.e. care for diseases of the heart and blood vessels. Cardiac centres are separate for adults and children. There are two levels of cardiac centres - a simple cardiac centre and a complex cardiac centre. Complex cardiac centres have the additional presence of a cardiac surgery unit compared to simple centres. Some complex cardiac centres may also have a heart transplant programme. Below is a list of all currently accredited cardiac centers.
Comprehensive cardiac centres for adults
Prague
General University Hospital in Prague (VFN)
University Hospital in Motol (FNM)
Královské Vinohrady University Hospital (FNKV) in cooperation with Cardiology at Bulovka, s.r.o.
Na Homolce Hospital (NNH)
Pilsen
University Hospital Pilsen
České Budějovice
Hospital České Budějovice
Olomouc
University Hospital Olomouc
Trinec
Hospital AGEL Třinec-Podlesí a.s.
Ústí nad Labem
Krajská zdravotní, a.s. - Masaryk Hospital in Ústí nad Labem, o. z.
Hradec Kralove and Pardubice
University Hospital Hradec Králové in cooperation with the Hospital of the Pardubice Region, a.s. and the Cardiology Centre Agel, a.s.
Ostrava
Ostrava University Hospital in cooperation with Ostrava Municipal Hospital, p. o.
Comprehensive cardiac centres for adults with heart transplantation
Prague
Institute of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (IKEM)
Brno
St. Anne's University Hospital in cooperation with the Centre for Cardiovascular and Transplant Surgery (CKTCH) and the University Hospital Brno
Cardiac centres for adults
Prague
Central Military Hospital - Military University Hospital
Liberec
Regional Hospital Liberec
Zlín
T. Bata Regional Hospital, a.s.
Karlovy Vary
Karlovy Vary Regional Hospital, a.s.
Jihlava
Hospital Jihlava, contributory hospital in cooperation with Cardiocentrum Vysočina CZ, a.s.
Comprehensive cardiac centres for children with the possibility of heart transplantation
Prague
University Hospital in Motol (FNM)
Cardiac centres for children
Brno
University Hospital Brno
All cardiac centres have the possibility of complex diagnostics of cardiovascular diseases, i.e. in addition to classical non-invasive examinations such as ECG, echocardiography, CT and MRI, they also offer invasive catheterization examinations of coronary vessels with the possibility of follow-up coronary intervention and invasive catheterization examinations of rhythm disorders with possible catheterization ablation. They also provide a full range of pacemaker and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantations. In addition, complex cardiac centres perform cardiac surgery procedures and with this comes the ability to perform more complex and risky catheterisation procedures such as catheterisation aortic valve replacement, catheterisation left atrial appendage closure or catheterisation mitral or tricuspid valve clip implantation. The examinations and procedures performed are also listed according to the different types of cardiac centres:
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Non-invasive examination
ECG
Holter ECG monitoring 24 hours - 7 days
Episodic ECG recorders
Outpatient blood pressure monitoring
Echocardiographic transthoracic examinations
Echocardiographic meal examination
Ergometry
Inclined plane test
Invasive procedures
Selective coronary angiography
Percutaneous coronary intervention
Electrophysiological examination
Catheter ablation
Permanent pacemaker implantation
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation ECMO
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in addition to the cardiac center:
Catheterisation aortic valve replacement (TAVI)
Mitral valve catheterisation plasty (Mitraclip)
Catheterisation tricuspid valve plasty (Triclip)
Left atrial appendage catheterization occlusion (LAAO)
Catheter ablation of ventricular arrhythmias
Extraction of the stimulation system
Full spectrum of cardiac surgery procedures
Left ventricular mechanical assist device (LVAD)
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Plus, compared to a comprehensive cardiac center:
Heart transplantation
Mechanical heart replacements
