Heart failure shows up early – if you look closely.
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Declining physical capacity, shortness of breath, swollen legs – heart failure often develops gradually. Its most common cause is coronary artery disease (CAD – the gradual narrowing of the coronary arteries by calcification). Two things are therefore decisive: measuring the pumping function precisely and finding the cause. Echocardiography and cardiac MRI determine the ejection fraction precisely, cardiac MRI additionally reveals scarring and inflammation – without radiation –, and cardiac CT rules out CAD. All in one place, evaluated by experienced specialists.
Important: Sudden, severe chest pain – especially with shortness of breath, cold sweat or pain radiating into the arm, neck or upper abdomen – can be a heart attack. Please call the emergency services on 112 immediately.
When climbing stairs becomes increasingly difficult, a nocturnal cough or shortness of breath sets in, or the legs swell, we clarify whether heart failure is behind it.
The ejection fraction – the proportion of blood the heart pumps out with each beat, and thus the most important measure of its pumping power – determines diagnosis and therapy. Echocardiography and, as the reference standard, cardiac MRI measure it reliably and show whether the heart pumps strongly or with reduced function.
Reliably assessing heart failure means precisely measuring the pumping performance – and finding the cause. The most common cause is coronary artery disease, which is often recognised too late; it should therefore be ruled out early and specifically, for example with cardiac CT. We bring both together under one roof, entirely without or with very low radiation.
Cardiac ultrasound assesses pump function, valves and filling – the basic examination in heart failure diagnostics, entirely without radiation.
Cardiac MRI is considered the reference for the exact measurement of the ejection fraction and cardiac volumes – reproducible and independent of ultrasound image quality.
Through tissue characterization, cardiac MRI reveals scarring, inflammation (myocarditis) or storage diseases – often the key to the cause of heart failure.
If coronary artery disease is the underlying cause, cardiac CT images the coronary arteries directly – non-invasively and without a catheter. The radiation dose is as low as is currently technically possible and bears no relation to the risk of undetected coronary artery disease.
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Echocardiography and – if needed – cardiac MRI, in a calm atmosphere; a contrast agent via the arm vein makes the tissue assessable.
You receive a detailed report and a personal consultation about the further course of action.
Specialised in echocardiography, ECG diagnostics and cardiological assessment – in close cooperation with radiology.
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Heart failure is one of the most common diagnoses among hospital admissions in Germany and affects several million people – with a rising tendency.¹ It should be taken seriously: in community-based studies, roughly half of those affected do not survive the first five years after diagnosis² – at the same time, its course can be influenced all the better the earlier it is detected and its cause treated. The most common cause is a narrowing of the coronary arteries by deposits (= CAD = coronary artery disease),³ which – together with its secondary conditions such as heart failure and cardiac arrhythmias – accounts for around 200,000 deaths per year and is the most common cause of death in Germany.⁴ How often this coronary artery disease develops unnoticed over a long period was shown by the REACT study in 2026 – in around 57 % of symptom-free adults, vascular deposits were already found.⁸ Crucial for diagnosis and treatment is the precise measurement of the ejection fraction: echocardiography is the basic examination, while cardiac MRI is regarded as the reference method for the exact, reproducible determination of ejection fraction and cardiac volumes.⁵ In addition, through tissue characterization cardiac MRI makes scarring, inflammation or storage diseases visible – often the key to the cause – entirely without radiation exposure.⁶ And cardiac CT rules out a coronary cause non-invasively.⁷ Whether and which examination is appropriate in your case, we will clarify together based on your individual risk profile.