Department of Cardiology

Department of Cardiology
The Department of Cardiology at Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet is equipped and staffed as a specialized department for the diagnosis and modern treatment of all kinds of heart diseases.
A full range of non-invasive (echocardiography, MR, CT) and invasive procedures (e.g PCI, radio frequency ablations, pace-maker/ICD implantations, percutaneous aortic and mitral valve implantations) are provided.
Research and development is highly prioritized with more than 50 full-time positions allocated to this area.
The department is a part of the Heart and Lung Transplant Program within the Heart Centre.
More than 8000 invasive procedures were performed in 2011.