Health Check Specialist in Dusseldorf Prof. Nixdorff

Prof Dr Uwe Nixdorff is a prevention, screening, and diagnostics specialist. He is the owner of the private practice for cardiology in Düsseldorf and the founder and medical director of the European Prevention Center (EPC).

Prof. Nixdorff focuses on cardiovascular preventive medicine with the specialty of comprehensive diagnostics (cross-sectional imaging and functional diagnostics) and dialogical medicine with in-depth lifestyle advice. As an EPC location, he offers check-up programs for companies, private customers, and self-payers.

Health Check Düsseldorf: Early Diagnosis Before Complaints Set In

The most critical and innovative focus of Prof. Nixdorff's practice is the knowledge and use of the latest early diagnosis methods using precise imaging procedures connected with personalized medical histories. In this way, possible diseases can be identified long before subjective complaints manifest in persons who are not patients yet to initiate targeted preventive measures and avoid the disease developing in the first place. In addition to pure prevention diagnostics, genetic risk findings are incorporated into Prof. Nixdorff's treatment concept to improve health prevention significantly.

Focus on Cardiovascular Preventive Medicine

An important score for determining the risk of a heart attack is the "Procam Score," expressed as the percentage risk of a heart attack in the next 10 years. Professor Assmann developed this and considers individual information on age, cholesterol, blood pressure, diabetes, cigarette smoking, and family medical history.

In Prof Nixdorff's prevention concept, this is not just a theoretical figure but a basis for further recommendations and early detection examinations, which the specialist offers at the highest level in his private practice.

Using the latest echocardiographic methods such as tissue Doppler echocardiography, including strain rate imaging, early detection of atherosclerosis, and vascular function diagnostics (pulse wave diagnostics (PWA)), the experienced specialist can offer individualized diagnostics and therapy for coronary heart disease.

Focus on Dialogic Medicine with Lifestyle Counseling

For Prof Nixdorff, a detailed individual medical history and knowledge of the strength of primary prevention are essential to detect diseases in advance. Sometimes, they can even replace therapeutic measures such as cardiac catheterization.

The specialist in early detection relies on innovations in the prevention of heart disease, findings from good study data that are incorporated into his dialog-based medicine and lifestyle counseling.

For example, weight training has been added to endurance sports, which is considered sufficient, and new findings on the problem of excessive carbohydrate consumption have been included in the diet. Another point is the importance of vitamin D, which can even halve the rate of heart attacks if taken in sufficient concentration.

Check-ups for Managers and Employees of Companies at the European Prevention Center

The European Prevention Center (EPC) was founded in 2005 by Prof Nixdorff to create a comprehensive, interdisciplinary screening program for early diagnosis and prevention. The EPC is one of the most advanced providers of preventive medical check-ups for companies and their employees. It strengthens the knowledge of health science through training in prevention programs, quality assurance of all medical services, and the implementation of marketing and organizational tasks. One of the company's leading value propositions is to focus on the well-being of its clients.

EPC check-ups are offered at the Medical Center Düsseldorf (MCD) using state-of-the-art equipment and a coordinated professional application of examination procedures to prevent life-threatening cardiovascular diseases.

Further information is available on Professor Nixdorff's website, on the website of the European Prevention Center (EPC) and on the website of the HANAKO GmbH.