Prof. Dr. Karl-Ludwig Laugwitz

Dr. AbdelFattah Al-Masry
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Experience: 24 years of experience
Hospital: University Hospital Rechts der Isar

About

About Prof. Dr. Karl-Ludwig Laugwitz Prof. Dr. Karl-Ludwig Laugwitz is a recognized Interventional Cardiologist with experience of 25+ years in the field. He has completed his Medical School at the Witten-Herdecke University and at the Free University of Berlin n 1996 and trained in Internal Medicine and Cardiology at the University Hospital Rechts der Isar and German Heart Center Munich (Technical University of Munich). He also completed his Habilitation in Medicine at the Technical University of Munich in 2002. Dr. Laugwitz received the Heisenberg Scholarship of the German Research Foundation at the Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, USA. He is a highly skilled interventionist with vast experience in mitral valve clipping for mitral valve insufficiency, treatment of complex cardiac arrhythmias, catheter ablation for various arrhythmias, peripheral artery interventions, and routinely performs device closures for congenital heart diseases. He is a frequently cited German cardiologist (ISI) with over 240 publications and 8 patents.

Work Experience

Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School

Special Interest

High-risk cardiac surgery
Implantation of atrial ear closure systems in patients with atrial fibrillation
Surgical correction of Structural heart disease
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation
Mitral valve clipping for mitral valve insufficiency
Treatment of Complex cardiac arrhythmias
Catheter ablation for various arrhythmias
Implantations of pacemakers / ICD
Change and revision of pacemakers / ICD or other electrophysiological systems.
Functional check of implanted cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD).
Balloon dilatation, percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA)
Implantation of vascular support prostheses (stents)
Ablation of vascular plaque (so-called atherectomy)
Drug-coated balloon dilatation
Lysis therapy in acute venous thrombosis
Catheter lysis in acute pulmonary embolism
Venous stenting in post-thrombotic syndrome
Endoscopic lung volume reduction and airway reconstructions
Treatment of Pulmonary emphysema, pulmonary fibrosis, sarcoidosis, or pulmonary hypertension