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Martin Karl Wilhelm Höher (born October 6, 1957 in Cologne ) is a German cardiologist and university professor .

Life

After graduating from high school in 1976, Höher studied medicine at the University of Cologne , passed the state examination in 1983 and received his license to practice medicine . In 1987 he was at the University of Cologne with a dissertation "Influence of sympathetic stimulation and size of the ischemic area on ischämiebedingte changes in contractility and early arrhythmias in pigs' hearts" doctorate . In 1991 he was recognized as a specialist in internal medicine , in 1993 for cardiology and in 2001 for special internal intensive medicine . In 2001, Höher received his habilitation with the thesis Beat-to-Beat Variability of Micropotentials in the High-Resolution Electrocardiogram . In 2007 he was appointed adjunct professor at Ulm University. In 2012 he received the MBA Health Care Management from the University of Bayreuth with his master's thesis "Clinical cooperation through branch formation of special units - Strategic and economic analysis of the branch cardiac catheter laboratory of the Bayreuth GmbH Clinic in the Fichtelgebirge Clinic". Höher lectures at the University of Ulm and at the campus academy of the University of Bayreuth. 1992–2003 Höher worked as a senior physician in the Department of Internal Medicine II at Ulm University . 2004–2015 Höher was chief physician at the Medical Clinic II (cardiology-angiology-pulmonology-internal intensive care medicine) at the Bayreuth Clinic .

At the end of 2014, pulmonology was converted into an independent department and Höher was released from the management of the intensive care unit at the Bayreuth Clinic with immediate effect. He was accused in the press of the duration of ventilation in the internal intensive care unit and the introduction of minimally invasive aortic valve replacement (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation = TAVI ) in the hospital.

After the allegations were completely cleared up by an investigative commission, Höher was reinstated as head of the internal intensive care unit in March 2015. The specialist theoretical discussion of the chief physicians about TAVI was also clarified and the resulting allegations of minimally invasive aortic valve replacement were completely dispelled during 2015. The report on which the allegations are based is said to have shown considerable quality deficiencies, for example the population and social structure in Bayreuth and Marktredwitz was not taken into account. There was therefore an undersupply of TAVI rather than an oversupply.

In Germany, TAVI has now become the standard procedure for treating aortic stenosis in older patients and has been used more frequently since 2014 than surgical replacement of the aortic valve. Höher's treatment standards corresponded to the TAVI guidelines implemented by the German Cardiac Society (DGK) in 2016.

Up to the time of the clarification, however, there had been very one-sided reports, especially in the local press, so that instead of resuming activity, Höher and the Bayreuth Clinic separated by mutual agreement at the end of 2015.

Since 2015, the Bayreuth Clinic has been trying to counter the previous negative reports in the local media with a new "trust offensive". For this purpose, a main actor in the previous reporting, the former Bayreuth local journalist Frank Schmälzle, was appointed to a newly created position for public relations.

Höher has been head of internal medicine and cardiology at Kassel Elisabeth Hospital since September 2016.

Höher has been married since 1988 and has four children.

Awards

  • 2006–2008 Chairman of the Working Group Computers of the European Society of Cardiology
  • 2004 Andreas-Grüntzig-Research Prize of the German Society for Cardiology
  • 2000 Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology (FESC)
  • 1993 Silver Rose Medical Film Interventional Techniques in Cardiology

Memberships

  • German Society for Cardiology (DGK)
  • Interventional Cardiology Working Group of the DGK
  • European Society of Cardiology (ESC)
  • Nucleus Working Group Computers in Cardiology of the ESC
  • American Heart Association (AHA)
  • Council Clinical Cardiology of the AHA
  • German Heart Foundation
  • Scientific advisory board of the German Heart Foundation
  • German Society for Internal Medicine (DGIM)
  • German Society for Internal Intensive Care Medicine (DGIIN)
  • Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM)
  • International Society for Holter & Noninvasive Electrocardiology (ISHNE)
  • Association of German Internists (BDI)
  • Working Group of Leading Cardiological Hospital Doctors (ALKK)
  • Association of Leading Hospital Doctors (VLK)

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  • CV [1]
  • List of publications [2]

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Prof. Dr. Martin Höher, curriculum vitae. (No longer available online.) Formerly in the original ; accessed on September 6, 2016 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.yumpu.com  
  2. ↑ Klinikum Bayreuth GmbH: Klinikum Bayreuth establishes an independent clinic for pneumology. December 17, 2014, accessed September 1, 2016 .
  3. ^ Frank Schmälzle: Bayreuth Clinic releases the head of the intensive care unit. In: infranken.de. September 13, 2014, accessed July 22, 2015 .
  4. ↑ Udo Ludwig and Barbara Schmid: Cash injections. In: Der Spiegel, edition 32/2014. August 2014, accessed September 1, 2016 .
  5. ^ Frank Schmälzle: Shortness of breath at the clinic. March 26, 2015, accessed July 22, 2015 .
  6. ↑ Nordbayerischer Kurier: Höher and Klinikum agree. In: Nordbayerischer Kurier. December 8, 2015, accessed September 1, 2016 .
  7. ^ Alfred Müller: Deprivation and regional hospital morbidity in Bavaria - which factors make the districts comparable? Retrieved March 2, 2017 .
  8. ^ German Society for Cardiology: Aortic valve replacement: Older patients practically only receive catheter interventions instead of surgery. In: press release. April 1, 2016, accessed September 1, 2016 .
  9. ↑ Angelika Bischoff: TAVI more often than surgery today. In: CardioNews 05/2016, page 33 May 2016, accessed on September 1, 2016 .
  10. ^ Institute for Applied Quality Promotion and Research in Health Care GmbH on behalf of the GBA: Quality Report 2014, pages 69–74. August 2015, accessed September 1, 2016 .
  11. ↑ DGK: Quality criteria for performing catheter-assisted aortic valve implantation (TAVI) update. Retrieved February 3, 2017 .
  12. ↑ Kanzlei.FSR: Dispute over TAVI at the Bayreuth Clinic successfully concluded for Prof. Dr. Martin higher. December 11, 2015, accessed September 1, 2016 .
  13. ↑ Frank Schmälzle: Klinikum slips into the red. In: Nordbayerischer Kurier. July 2, 2016, accessed September 1, 2016 .
  14. ↑ Klinikum Bayreuth GmbH: Confidence offensive. (No longer available online.) In: Homepage Klinikum Bayreuth GmbH. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016 ; accessed on September 1, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / klinikum-bayreuth.de
  15. ↑ Klinikum Bayreuth: Schmälzle strengthens corporate communication. (No longer available online.) In: Radio Galaxy. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016 ; accessed on September 1, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.radio-galaxy.de
personal data
SURNAME Higher, Martin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Higher, Martin Karl Wilhelm (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German cardiologist and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH October 6, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Cologne