In the Primedica Private Clinic, hear ultrasound examinations are performed on university level. Our patients are examined with the high-end Artida machine of the Toshiba brand. The technology of Artida helps Primedica cardiologists examine the heart in 3 dimensions. In terms of heart function and muscle mass, the examination provides results comparable to magnetic resonance [...]

Increasingly more older and chronic patients extensively travel by airplane. The cabin pressure in modern commercial aircrafts, however, is not consistent with the same air pressure most people are used to, but rather with the air pressure between 2100 meters and 2400 meters above sea level. This can cause stress in patients with chronic diseases [...]

Loud snoring sounds with cessation of breath (apnea) at night are most common with overweight people. Due to the physiological muscle relaxation during one’s sleep, the respiration tract in the pharyngeal area temporarily and completely occludes. Sleep apnea symptoms often lead to fatigue, personality disorders, daytime sleepiness, and relationship strains. However, the persons concerned already [...]