Obligatory medical device diagnostics.
- Doppler sonography of brain-supplying vessels-Doppler sonographic evidence of stenosis (vasoconstriction), plaques (abnormal deposits on blood vessels), or intima-media thickening/thickness (IMD; IMT) of the carotids (carotid arteries) indicates an increased risk of myocardial infarction (heart attack)
- Exercise ECG (electrocardiogram during exercise, that is, under physical activity/exercise ergometry).
- Ankle-brachial index (ABI; examination method that can describe the risk of cardiovascular disease) – the test is considered highly specific and sensitive to detect peripheral arterial disease (pAVD)
Optional medical device diagnostics – depending on the results of the history, physical examination, laboratory diagnostics and obligatory medical device diagnostics – for differential diagnostic clarification.
- Measurement of arterial elasticity (ASI).
- Cardio-computed tomography (cardio-CT) – for early detection of coronary vascular calcification/coronary artery calcification (determination of the degree of calcification of the coronary arteries (arteries that surround the heart in a wreath shape and supply the heart muscle with blood) using the coronary artery calcium (CAC) score/coronary calcium load).
- Cardiac catheterization examination – to assess the coronaries (coronary arteries).