Pediatric Cardiology
Fachwissen Kinderkardiologie

Research at the Clinic for Pediatric Cardiology

Research at the Clinic for Pediatric Cardiology

Unsere Klinik für Kinderkardiologie ist Teil der Medizinischen Fakultät der Universität Leipzig. Wir sind engagiert in der Forschung und der Aus- und Fortbildung von (Kinder)Kardiologen.

Sekretariat der Kinderkardiologie

Telefon

0341 865-1036, -1035

Öffnungszeiten

Montag bis Donnerstag: 07:00–17:00 Uhr
Freitag: 07:00–15:30 Uhr
Research in the field of pediatric cardiology

The Department of Pediatric Cardiology at the Heart Center Leipzig is part of the Medical Faculty of the University of Leipzig. Our team is actively involved in both pure and clinical research.

Current research projects

[Translate to Englisch:] Detail im Forschungslabor des Herzzentrums
  • Cardiac dyssynchrony and resynchronization therapy, Euripides Register
    www.kompetenznetz-ahf.de/forschung/epidemiologische-projekte/euripides-register
  • Catheter-based interventional therapy:
    Leader: Prof. Dr. med. Ingo Dähnert
  • Long-term outcomes and quality of life following surgery for congenital heart defects:
    Leader: Dr. med. Peter Kinzel
  • Pulse oxymetry screening for critical congenital heart defects:
    Leader: Dr. med. Thomas Riede
    The questionnaire for our national survey on the topic of 'pulse oxymetry screening for neonates to detect critical congenital heart defects' is available for you to download here. We are very interested in receiving your contributions to the discussion; we would also welcome future contributions.
  • Echocardiographic simulator:
    Leader: PD Dr. med. Michael Weidenbach
  • Tetralogy of Fallot: ultrastructural examinations for the detection of histopathological changes:
    Leader: Prof. Dr. med. Aida Salameh
  • Change in intercellular communication as a result of mechanical stress:
    Leader: Prof. Dr. med. Aida Salameh
  • Influencing the function of cardiomyocytes with fibroblasts:
    Leader: Prof. Dr. med. Aida Salameh
  • An examination of brain damage caused by the heart-lung machine on an anesthetized pig: Leader: Prof. Dr. med. Aida Salameh
  • Effects of extracorporeal circulation on the liver in a piglet model
    Leader: Prof. Dr. med. Aida Salameh