Heart check in Berlin as part of your comprehensive prevention.

An advanced heart check-up makes sense if you have a family history of early heart attacks or strokes, if you carry risk factors such as high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity or elevated cholesterol, or if you are over 40 and have not had a full cardiovascular assessment in years. Diffuse symptoms (exertional shortness of breath, palpitations, chest pressure) also warrant proper imaging and lab work before they escalate into an acute event.

We measure ApoB instead of LDL alone, Lp(a) for genetic risk, hs-CRP for inflammation and NT-proBNP as a cardiac stress marker. Evolve adds Lp-PLA2, oxidised LDL, homocysteine and interleukin-6. Apparatively we combine 12-lead resting and exercise ECG, echocardiography, vascular Doppler ultrasound, pulse wave analysis and spiroergometry in a single day, a combination not typically available in primary care or standard preventive check-ups.

No. Cardiac MRI, coronary CT and calcium scoring are specialised radiological procedures that we refer externally to cardiology centres when clinically indicated, we do not offer them as routine prevention. Our standard cardiovascular diagnostics use echocardiography (heart ultrasound) and vascular Doppler ultrasound, both radiation-free and performed on the diagnostic day. The full-body MRI included in Evolve is a structural screen for organs and soft tissue and does not replace a dedicated cardiac MRI.

No. YEARS is a private preventive medicine practice in Berlin-Charlottenburg. You book directly online without a GP referral. Appointments are typically available within 7 days. If you already have prior results or medication lists, bring them along, we integrate them into the assessment.

For patients with German private health insurance, partial reimbursement is often possible. We issue a complete invoice based on the German fee schedule for physicians (GOÄ), which you submit to your insurer. The exact reimbursement depends on your individual contract. For patients with statutory insurance, the advanced cardiovascular diagnostics (ApoB, Lp(a), spiroergometry, echocardiography) are self-pay services that exceed the statutory check-up.

The diagnostic day takes 6 to 9 hours depending on the programme. You arrive fasted between 7 and 8 in the morning at our Berlin-Charlottenburg practice. Breakfast and lunch are included. Between procedures and blood draws you have access to quiet rooms. There are no waiting times between stations, everything is organised as a continuous sequence.

The apparative findings (ECG, echocardiography, vascular ultrasound) are discussed with you directly on the same day. The complete lab panel including ApoB, Lp(a), hs-CRP and all other markers takes 5 to 7 working days. We then schedule an approximately two-hour debrief (in person or via video call) with a written report and a concrete, individualised action plan for risk reduction.

The heart check is not bookable as a stand-alone package. It is part of our three preventive programmes. Core starts at €1,900 and includes the full apparative cardiovascular work-up plus the lab panel with ApoB, Lp(a), hs-CRP, NT-proBNP and lipid profile. Evolve from €7,600 extends to oxidised LDL, Lp-PLA2, interleukin-6, homocysteine and full-body MRI. Ultimate adds polygenic risk scores, 170+ risk genes and year-round concierge follow-up.