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Dr Demosthenes G. Katritsis
MD, PhD (London), FRCP, FESC, FACC
The Heart Center
Comprehensive Cardiology Care at Hygeia Hospital, Athens, Greece and St Thomas’ Hospital, London, UK
Services provided on a 24-hour basis:

Clinical Cardiology
- Diagnosis of therapy of all cardiac conditions including hypertension,
  hypercholesterolemia, cardiomyopathies and intractable heart failure
  in the need of left ventricular assist devices or heart transplantation.

Non-invasive Diagnostics
- Treadmill exercise testing
- Holter monitoring of heart rate and blood pressure
- Tilt testing
- Cardiorespiratory fitness
- Echocardiography

  i.  Transthoracic
 ii.  Oesophageal
iii.  Dobutamine stress echocardiography

Coronary Intervention
- Coronary angiography and invasive assessment of coronary artery disease
- Percutaneous coronary angioplasty with novel techniques
  including primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction

Valve and Congenital Heart Disease Interventions
- Mitral valvuloplasty
- Transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- Device closure of heart defects

Interventional Therapy of Hypertension
- Renal denervation

Arrhythmias and Electrophysiology
- Diagnostic electrophysiology studies
- Ablation of all kinds of arrhythmias, including atrial fibrillation
- Implantation of pacemakers (including biventricular pacing) and
  cardioverter-defibrillators