Das TAVI-Verfahren am DHZC

Behind the acronym #tavi lies a fascinating method of modern cardiac medicine: replacing a diseased #aortic valve via a catheter, thus avoiding open-heart surgery. At the German Heart Center Berlin (DHZC), the procedure is always performed by an interdisciplinary team of cardiologists and cardiac surgeons. How does TAVI work? What are the risks? – We accompanied the two DHZC senior physicians, PD Dr. Christoph Klein and Prof. Dr. Jörg Kempfert, into the hybrid operating room!