Heart Clinic: Your outpatient partner for exclusive cardiac medicine in Düsseldorf

The search for a private heart clinic is the search for medical excellence, personal care and first-class service. Ideally, this journey does not begin at the door of a clinic, but in the practice of an experienced and excellently networked cardiologist who acts as your personal health manager. The KardioPro private practice in Düsseldorf under the direction of PD Dr. Raphael Bruno is your outpatient competence center and your guide. We offer you private medical diagnostics and care at the highest level and seamlessly coordinate any steps you may need to take towards a leading private medical practice. Heart clinic.

More than just a heart clinic: the private, outpatient competence center

While one Private heart clinic is focused on inpatient treatment and highly specialized procedures, our private medical practice offers you decisive advantages that a clinic often cannot provide:

• Personal continuity: With us, you have a single, fixed contact person: Dr. Raphael Bruno. He knows you, your history and your needs and will accompany you for years to come.
• Maximum flexibility: We offer you fast and flexible appointments that are based on your schedule, not that of a large organization.
• Holistic prevention: Our focus is on the proactive prevention of illness. We act as your health strategist to make hospitalization unnecessary wherever possible.
• Efficiency: Many complex diagnostic clarifications can be carried out in our Heart clinic private-The treatment can be carried out in an outpatient practice without the need for hospitalization.

The way to a private heart clinic: when inpatient treatment is necessary

Inpatient treatment in a stationary private Heart clinic is necessary when invasive procedures, 24-hour monitoring or complex operations are required. Our job as your attending cardiologist is to accurately diagnose this need and determine the right time and the best facility for you.

Typical reasons for inpatient treatment are

• Cardiac catheter examinations with stent implantation
• Electrophysiological examinations and catheter ablation for arrhythmias
• Pacemaker, CRT or defibrillator implantations
• Heart valve operations or catheter-based valve interventions (e.g. TAVI)
• Bypass operations
• The treatment of an acute myocardial infarction

Our role as your partner before and after your stay at the heart clinic

We see ourselves as your central manager for your heart health. This means that we not only organize, but also actively support you.

Outpatient practice vs. inpatient clinic: a clear division of tasks

Before the hospital stay: We carry out all the necessary preliminary examinations, discuss the results with you in detail, explain the planned procedure and recommend the best specialist and the most suitable Heart clinic private for your specific case. We take care of the entire organization of the admission appointment.

After the hospital stay: Immediately after your discharge, we seamlessly take over your further treatment. There is no gap in your care. We monitor the healing process, adapt your medication to the new situation and integrate the results of your stay in hospital into your long-term health plan.

Our network: access to the best private heart clinics and specialists

A decisive advantage of our private medical practice is our excellent network, which has grown over the years. Dr. Raphael Bruno maintains close and collegial contact with the leading surgeons, interventional cardiologists and chief physicians of the most renowned private and university cardiac clinics in and around Düsseldorf. For you, this means that we do not refer you to just any clinic, but to exactly the specialist with the highest level of expertise for your individual problem. We guarantee direct communication from doctor to doctor, which significantly increases the quality of your treatment.

Frequently asked questions about private heart clinics

Here you will find answers to common questions that arise in connection with a private medical treatment concept.

Do you perform the cardiac catheterization or the operation yourself in the cardiac clinic?

No. As a cardiologist in private practice, Dr Raphael Bruno specializes in non-invasive diagnostics and long-term care. Invasive procedures are carried out by specialized interventional cardiologists or cardiac surgeons at the clinic. Our strength lies in objectively determining the indications in advance and providing seamless follow-up care afterwards.

Which heart clinics in and around Düsseldorf do you refer patients to?

We work together with several renowned private and university heart centers in the region (UKD, Lukas Neuss, EVK, Augusta, Helios Krefeld, Bad Oeynhausen, etc.). We always make the choice of clinic together with you and focus exclusively on medical excellence for your specific case. We are independent and only committed to your well-being.

Will you keep in touch during my stay at the heart clinic?

Yes, at your request and with your consent, we will be in contact with the hospital doctors treating you during your inpatient stay. We receive the relevant information and can thus optimally prepare your discharge and seamless further treatment in our practice.

What is the advantage of doing the pre- and post-operative care at your clinic and not all of it at the clinic?

The advantage is the personal continuity. In a clinic, you often have changing contacts. With us, you have a doctor who knows you, your entire medical history and your living environment. This 1:1 relationship allows for much more individual and personalized care, especially in the important long-term aftercare phase.

Do you also organize appointments for a second opinion at a private heart clinic?

Yes, if you would like a second opinion on a planned procedure, our practice is the ideal first port of call. We analyze your findings and can then give you an independent recommendation and, if necessary, organize an appointment with another top external specialist for you.

As a person with statutory health insurance, am I a self-payer in a private cardiac clinic?

As a rule, yes. Treatment in a purely private clinic is not covered by statutory health insurance. However, some procedures can also be performed on patients with statutory health insurance in clinics with health insurance approval, where you can then make use of optional services (e.g. treatment by the head physician, single room) as a self-payer.

What does „chief physician treatment“ mean?

If you are privately insured or have appropriate supplementary insurance, you are entitled to personal treatment in the clinic by the head physician of the respective department or his deputy. This guarantees the highest level of experience and expertise for your procedure.

How quickly can I get an appointment at a private heart clinic?

Thanks to our excellent network and direct communication with the leading doctors, we are usually able to organize very prompt appointments for necessary inpatient treatment or procedures for our private patients.

Does my private insurance cover all costs?

Most private health insurance policies cover the costs of medically necessary treatment in a hospital. private Heart clinic completely. For certain tariffs or planned procedures, it may be advisable to obtain a cost approval from your insurance company in advance. We can help you with this.

Is medical care better in a private clinic?

Private heart clinics and private wards often offer a higher level of service, comfort and personal attention. However, medical quality in Germany is generally at a very high level. The decisive factor is often not the clinic itself, but the expertise of the doctor who treats you - and this is precisely where our network approach comes in.

Excellent cardiac medicine - outpatient and inpatient managed from a single source

The concept of our private practice offers you the best of both worlds: personal, flexible and continuous care from your trusted local cardiologist and, if required, organized access to the best inpatient specialists and heart clinics. You can rely on a treatment concept that leaves no gaps. Make an appointment at the Kardio Pro practice in Düsseldorf to discuss your exclusive health strategy.