Prof. Dr. Karl Heinz Cool

Prof. Dr. Karl Heinz Cool
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Experience: 41 years of experience
Hospital: Asklepios St. Georg Hospital

About

About Prof. Dr. Karl Heinz Cool Prof. Dr. Karl Heinz Cool is an exceptional Interventional Cardiologist with 41+ years of experience in the field. He is a member of the German Society for Cardiovascular Research, German Society for Cardiology – Heart and Circulatory Research (DGK), European Society of Cardiology (ESC), and American College of Cardiology. He has been repeatedly recognized as one of the best Interventional Cardiologists according to the magazine Focus. He has also received several prizes by the name of Dr. Martini for co-authoring important scientific works in the world.  Dr. Cool has extensive experience in stenting, Implanting pacemakers/defibrillators/ICDs, Cardiac diagnostics/Coronary vessel interventions, rotational atherectomy, IVUS, pressure wire evaluation, distal protection device use, etc. He is recognized as one of the leaders in the country and is proficient in a lot of new devices and technologies. He has a number of publications to his credit in numerous journals nationally and internationally.

Work Experience

Consultant, Eppendof Clinic

Special Interest

Electric cardioversion
Cardiac computed tomography (cardio-CT)
Cardiac magnetic resonance tomography (cardio MRI)
Myocardial scintigraphy
Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (widening a narrowing of the coronary arteries using a balloon)
Stent placement
Closures of defects in the heart septum (open foramen ovale / PFO, ASD)