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.
The Cardiology Research Unit
The Cardiology Research Unit runs clinical trials across all our clinical specialities. Research is core to the purpose of Rigshospitalet and is key to improving diagnosis and treatment to produce the best possible outcomes for the patients.
Get more information about the Cardiology Research Unit.
The department also hosts a growing number of nursing-research initiatives. For more details, contact the head of clinical nursing research, Selina Kikkenborg Berg, RN, PhD (selina.kikkenborg.berg.01@regionh.dk).
Each year researchers from the department publish between 100 and 200 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters. The research is regularly published in leading medical journals, e.g. Lancet, New England Journal of Medicine or other journals with impact factor scores > 20.