First alcohol septal ablation for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (1994)
Medical career
Profession
Physician
Institutions
University Hospital of Zürich
Düsseldorf University
Lausanne University Hospital
Royal Brompton Hospital
Sub-specialties
Cardiology
Research
Interventional cardiology
Ulrich Sigwart (German:[ˈʊlʁɪçˈziːkvaʁt]; born 9 March 1941) is a German retired cardiologist known for his pioneering role in the conception and clinical use of stents to keep blood vessels open, and introducing a non-surgical intervention, alcohol septal ablation for the treatment of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy.
Sigwart received his medical degree in 1967 from the University of Münster before gaining his MD that same year from the University of Freiburg.
In 1984, he performed the first coronary stent and 10 years later introduced percutaneous alcohol septal ablation, a non-surgical method for the treatment of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, as an alternative to open heart surgery.
UlrichSigwart (German: [ˈʊlʁɪç ˈziːkvaʁt]; born 9 March 1941) is a German retired cardiologist known for his pioneering role in the conception and clinical...
Song Contest 2021 UlrichSigwart, cardiologist (for whom is named the Sigwart procedure) This page lists people with the surname Sigwart. If an internal...
century. The use of coronary stents began in 1986 by Jacques Puel and UlrichSigwart to prevent vessel closure during coronary surgery. Coronary stents are...
von Sigwart (28 March 1830 – 4 August 1904) was a German philosopher and logician. He was the son of philosopher Heinrich Christoph Wilhelm Sigwart (31...
perforation/defect, and stroke. Alcohol septal ablation, introduced by UlrichSigwart in 1994, is a percutaneous technique that involves injection of alcohol...
less thick. Alcohol septal ablation was first performed in 1994 by UlrichSigwart at the Royal Brompton Hospital in the United Kingdom. Since that time...
Axel Ullrich Professor 2004 Medicine Invasive cardiology Switzerland UlrichSigwart Professor 2005 Medicine Tobacco risks on human health United Kingdom...
Patrick W. Serruys Harold T. Shapiro Carla J. Shatz Kenneth I. Shine UlrichSigwart Maarten Laurens Simoons Wolf Singer Ján Slezák Péter Sótonyi Wolfgang...
Biographie (in German), vol. 5, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 21–22 Christoph Sigwart, Jakob Schegk. Ein Bild aus der Geschichte der Universität Tübingen im...
(1703–1762)[d] Lady Mary Shepherd, (1777–1847)[a] Heinrich Christoph Wilhelm Sigwart, (1789–1844) Hryhori Skovoroda, (1722–1794)[d] Adam Smith, (1723–1790)[a][b][c][d]...
Global Information