Matters of the Heart
Examining the heart using X-ray technology

Depiction of the judgment of the dead, c. 1250 BC: In ancient Egypt, tradition held that the heart would be weighed in the next world to determine whether the individual would be admitted to the afterlife
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Results in a flash

Directly into the heart
X-ray image to document cardiac catheterization, showing the catheter extending into the right atrium
Image source: Forssmann, Werner: “Die Sondierung des rechten Herzens” [“Probing of the right heart”], Klinische Wochenschrift, No. 45, 1929
Catheter on Screen
In constant motion

The clinical solutions from Siemens Healthineers provide support at every stage of treatment – from the initial diagnosis to therapeutic planning, surgical interventions, and follow-up care.