Heart Center

Our Philosophy

We are fully aware that the patient is not a “biological machine” that has experienced damage, but a person with feelings, with fears, with expectations, with dreams, with family.

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Given the special sensitivity of patients with cardiac problems, the Heart Center is formed by persons who have been specially trained in the treatment of these patients.

The Heart Center of the Clinic “AGIOS LOUKAS” is very active, already has experience in the hospitalization of several thousand patients and is one of the largest heart centers in Northern Greece.

In our Clinic, all developments in cardiological and cardiac surgery science and technology are closely monitored and the most innovative methods and techniques are applied to treat any type of heart disease requiring surgery.
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In addition, the purely scientific work of the department (medical research, scientific publications, information leaflets, etc.) is striking The Heart Center includes the Department of Clinical Cardiology, the Division of Interventional Cardiology and the Department of Cardiac Surgery.
Departments
Clinical Cardiology

Patients with heart diseases of all kinds (heart failure, coronary heart disease, myocardiopathy, etc.) are hospitalized in the Department of Clinical Cardiology.

Interventional Cardiology

In the Department of Interventional Cardiology, patients with predominantly coronary heart disease are hospitalized and are primarily subjected to coronary screening. In the presence of significant coronary stenosis, either angioplasty (“balloon”) or surgical intervention is applied, therefore the patient is taken to the Cardiosurgical department.

Cardiac Surgical

Patients who need surgical treatment of heart disease are referred to the Cardiac Surgery Department. To date, more than 20,000 patients have been operated on in the Cardiac Surgery Department and the whole range of heart diseases has been treated.

Modern surgical equipment

The Heart Surgery Centers of the Clinic are equipped with modern machines and staffed with experienced medical and nursing staff. The Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit is equipped with the best equipment for supporting and monitoring patients and operates on the basis of modern medical protocols of postoperative care.

We are available 24 hours a day!
+30 2310 390766

24 hour task force

For some time now, it has been possible to mobilize a specialist team at any time of the 24 hours so that patients who have experienced acute myocardial infarction immediately (and before cardiac necrosis occurs) undergo coronary screening and angioplasty.
A prerequisite, of course, is the immediate attendance of the patient (before many hours have passed since the attack). In addition, the interventional cardiologists of the Clinic are engaged in the electrophysiological study of the heart, so that in case of problems they intervene by applying the well-known “ablation” method, in order to repair the associated damage.

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Why choose the Clinic “AGIOS LUCAS”?

High Specialization

The entire medical, nursing and technical staff of the Heart Center consists of people of high scientific prestige, with many years of study in large centers abroad and vast experience.

Modern Equipment

In addition, the logistics equipment of the department is the most modern and specialized and is constantly updated, in accordance with the current developments and requirements of science.

Innovative Practices

All individuals who make up the scientific and technical potential of the Clinic possess the vision to lovingly offer the suffering person everything that modern science requires.

Reference Center

The Centre produces academic work at an ever increasing rate, to the point that it has already become a global reference centre for many cases of disease. Visiting foreign doctors of various related specialties, for the purpose of exchange of views and further training in various techniques that we are developing, is a daily phenomenon.

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Useful information about your admission and discharge from the clinic
Useful statistics

According to the statistics of the Clinic, the following medical operations are performed per year:

3500+

Admissions to the Department of Cardiology

4500+

Transthoracic — dioesophageal ultrasounds

2500+

Coronary angiography

700+

Coronary angioplasty, including acute infarctions

350+

Pacemakers — implantable defibrillators

50+

Transdermal aortic valve replacements (TAVI)

500+

Cardiac surgery, 250 of which are fully endoscopic

Innovative practices

Great innovations of the Heart Center are:
• The performance of complex angioplasty (Rotablation — total occlusions).
• Performing high-risk angioplasty with mechanical heart support.
• Carrying out multiple transdermal aortic valve replacement operations in high-risk patients.
• Endoscopic cardiac surgery, which includes the majority of cases requiring cardiac surgery.

Continuous training

The Centre carries out extensive research with presentations, publications and announcements at major Greek and European conferences. On a regular basis, events, complex procedures (angioplasty, valve replacements or heart surgery) are organized and directly transmitted to major conferences in Greece and abroad.
The Center also trains cardiologists, not only from Greece, but also from many countries abroad, as it is a reference training center in techniques such as Rotablation, Total Obstruction and TAVI, as well as cardiac surgeons from all over Europe, who are trained at the Institute of Cardiac Surgery, in endoscopic cardiac surgery.

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Patient Impressions

We would like from the bottom of our hearts to express our warmest congratulations and our immense and utter gratitude to the Director of the Clinic Mr. Demosthenis Katsarka and his wife Mr. Eunice Katsarka, who perfectly lead, with respect, appreciation, humanity and love an exemplary nursing institution, whose every corner breathes faith and trust in the visitor for healing soul and body!
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... our warm congratulations...
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I would also like to publicly thank from the heart all the nursing staff in the cardiology department on the 4th floor. I have no words for the kindness, love and support they showed us during my husband's hospitalization. I have never met such wonderful people and impeccable professionals anywhere! Be all well. Thank you!
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- Olga
... Be all well. Thank you!
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Excellent Clinic. Immaculate Stella who picks you up to take you to the exams and polite staff at the secretariat. Congratulations also to the cardiologist Mr. Darda Petro who performed the TAVI operation on my father and noticed him during his hospitalization. Excellent interventional cardiologist.
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- Maria
... Excellent Clinic
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