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100th EXCOR® Implantation in Spain
Hospital La Paz, Madrid, pediatric heart surgery team at the 100th EXCOR® implantation
The clinics in Spain benefit from an excellent service by Palex Medical SA as partner of Berlin Heart on the Iberian Peninsula. Every surgical procedure is supported by a team of clinical specialists on-site to make sure that all decisions meet the patient’s individual needs. The users are located in the seven most important cardio-surgical centers all over the country and thus offer general coverage.
The Spanish hospitals look back on a very positive EXCOR® experience, even in international comparison: 60 % of the patients could be successfully transplanted, 12 % are currently on EXCOR® support and hope for a donor heart. Due to the lack of organ donors, the current development in Spain, as in other countries, leads to more implantations of VADs. Together with Berlin Heart, Palex Medical SA is very proud to make an important contribution in saving lives and will further expand its ambitious service.
Berlin Heart GmbH is the only company worldwide that develops, produces, and distributes implantable and external ventricular assist devices for patients of every age and body size. The devices INCOR®, EXCOR® Adult and EXCOR® Pediatric can support failing hearts short-, mid- and long-term and therefore offer a life-saving therapy. Customers moreover benefit from clinical and technical support by Berlin Heart VAD specialists who are available 24/7. INCOR® and EXCOR® Adult are not FDA-approved, but widely used in Europe.
Berlin Heart GmbH
Katharina Schubert
Marketing & PR
Wiesenweg 10
12247 Berlin
schubert@berlinheart.de
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