Three days long

Focus on the heart at congress in Innsbruck

Bernhard Metzler, Axel Bauer and Christoph Brenner (from left) are the organizers of the congress on cardiology.(Bild: Medizinische Universitärt Innsbruck)

Doctors are bringing themselves up to date with the latest research on the heart at a congress in Innsbruck. It lasts for three days. More than 1000 heart attacks are treated in the provincial capital every year.

More than 800 participants from Austria and abroad are expected to attend the Cardiology Congress in Innsbruck, which starts tomorrow, Thursday. Until Saturday, the doctors will bring themselves up to date in the fields of heart failure, coronary heart disease, structural heart disease, rhythmology, angiology and internal intensive care medicine.

For years, the participants have been taking their knowledge and the latest findings from research into practice.

Bernhard Metzler

Over 1000 acute heart attacks are treated at the Innsbruck clinic every year. "That's more than twice as many as ten years ago," calculates clinic director and congress organizer Axel Bauer.

Fourth cardiac catheterization laboratory opened
In order to cope with all of this, a fourth cardiac catheterization laboratory was opened in August of last year in Internal Medicine III. "The acquisition of another large piece of equipment was important in order to cope with the growing numbers, but also to reduce waiting times for planned procedures."

Cooperation with other hospitals, general practitioners and registered internists is also essential for optimal care. "This interaction is one of the recipes for success of the Innsbruck Cardiology Congress. For years, participants have been taking knowledge and the latest findings from research back into practice," emphasizes senior physician and co-organizer Bernhard Metzler.