Preventive Cardiology Clinic

What Preventive Cardiology Clinic does

Preventive Cardiology Clinic (PCC) is a private specialty medical practice founded in 2001 by Dr. Elizabeth Klodas and operating as a division of Infinite Health Collaborative (i-Health), a physician-led collaborative of independent Twin Cities practices joined in January 2020. PCC specializes in non-invasive preventive cardiology, detecting and treating early-stage heart disease through diagnostic testing (electrocardiogram, echocardiogram, stress testing, stress echocardiogram, coronary calcium scan) and lifestyle-based treatment, reserving medication for cases where objective risk assessment (e.g., coronary calcium scoring) demonstrates necessity. The practice operates two Minnesota clinic locations in Edina and Oakdale with a four-provider team (Dr. Klodas, Dr. Garr, PA-C Dauschmidt, NP Bozicevich), delivering extended ~1-hour initial consultations in a referral- and insurance-based model.

Revenue is generated primarily through professional services (clinical consultations and diagnostic testing billed via insurance) with supplemental out-of-pocket pricing for self-pay diagnostics (coronary calcium scan approximately $150), consumer financing via CareCredit, and online bill payment through Assort Health. Adjacent to the clinical practice, Dr. Klodas founded Step One Foods, a consumer product line of clinically formulated foods containing whole food fiber, plant sterols, antioxidants, and omega-3 fatty acids marketed for cholesterol reduction. Patient acquisition combines physician referrals, insurance network participation, educational content marketing (blog archive dating 2015-2026), and founder media presence on Twin Cities Live and CBS Health Watch.

Operationally, PCC leverages standard healthcare infrastructure including Phreesia for online scheduling, FollowMyHealth for patient portal access, OberD for intake forms, and Revo Health for customer service support. The practice is part of i-Health's multi-specialty network alongside Twin Cities Orthopedics, Burnsville Family Physicians, Catalyst Medical Clinic, OBGYN Associates, and Colon & Rectal Surgery Associates, sharing back-office and collaborative resources while maintaining physician independence. No AI/ML capabilities, funding rounds, or M&A activity are disclosed in the available data.

Name

Preventive Cardiology Clinic

Legal name

Infinite Health Collaborative

Website

https://pccmn.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Preventive Cardiology Clinic is a private Twin Cities specialty practice offering non-invasive cardiac diagnostics (coronary calcium scan, echocardiogram, stress testing) and lifestyle-based heart disease prevention, serving at-risk adults and cardiac patients across two Minnesota clinic locations as an i-Health division.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Preventive Cardiology Services

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (6211)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Preventive Cardiology & Lipidology (HLAKABAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

General Cardiology (Consultative) (HLAKABAA), Cardiac Rehabilitation & Secondary Prevention (HLAKABAJ), Cardiometabolic Nutrition (Heart Health, Cholesterol, Hypertension) (HSADAFAG), Cardiac Diagnostic Centers (Echo/Stress Testing/Holter) (HLAFAKAE)

Keywords

• Preventive cardiology
• Cardiac diagnostics
• Heart disease prevention
• Coronary calcium scanning
• Cholesterol management

Headquarters

HQ city

Edina

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Clinical Consultations: Revenue generated from patient consultations with cardiologists including initial evaluations, follow-up visits, and ongoing care management for heart disease prevention and treatment.
2. Diagnostic Testing Services: Revenue from cardiac diagnostic procedures including coronary calcium scans, stress tests, echocardiograms, and electrocardiograms performed at clinic locations.
3. Insurance Billing: Clinic accepts insurance and files claims with insurance companies. Patients are responsible for co-payments, deductibles, and co-insurance as determined by their insurance plan.
4. CareCredit Payment Plans: Partnership with CareCredit healthcare credit card allowing patients to make convenient monthly payments for procedures and treatments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Preventive Cardiology Clinic is a private medical practice that delivers outpatient preventive cardiology services to adults at risk of or living with heart disease. Core offerings include physician consultations and non-invasive cardiac diagnostic testing (coronary calcium CT, echocardiogram, stress test, stress echocardiogram, EKG). The clinic also develops and sells Step One Foods, a line of functional food products formulated with documented doses of fiber, plant sterols, antioxidants, and omega-3s intended to lower cholesterol.

Product overview

Preventive Cardiology Clinic is a healthcare practice specializing in detecting and treating early stages of heart disease. The clinic operates as a single-location medical practice offering a range of cardiac diagnostic and consultation services. The core service is preventive cardiology consultation, supported by diagnostic testing including Electrocardiogram, Echocardiogram, Stress Testing, Stress Echocardiogram, and Coronary Calcium Scan. Additionally, the practice has a sub-brand called Step One Foods (accessible at steponefoods.com), which offers food products designed to help lower cholesterol and improve cardiovascular health through dietary intervention rather than relying solely on medications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Preventive Cardiology Consultation Initial and follow-up consultations with preventive cardiology physicians (initial visits ~1 hour) covering symptoms, risk factors, and personalized prevention or treatment planning for adult patients at risk of or living with heart disease.
• Electrocardiogram (EKG/ECG)

Quantifiable outcome

• Coronary calcium scan can detect heart disease years before stress testing would signal a problem
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Infinite Health Collaborative (i-Health)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Preventive Cardiology Clinic is an operating division of Infinite Health Collaborative (i-Health), a group of local medical practices independently owned and led by physicians. i-Health includes Twin Cities Orthopedics, Burnsville Family Physicians, Catalyst Medical Clinic, OBGYN Associates, and Colon & Rectal Surgery Associates. PCC joined i-Health effective January 1, 2020.
• Step One FoodscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStep One Foods was created by Dr. Elizabeth Klodas for people who cannot or do not want to rely solely on medications to improve their cardiovascular health. Every serving contains documented amounts of whole food fiber, plant sterols, antioxidants, and omega-3 fatty acids. Available at steponefoods.com.
• CareCreditminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCareCredit is a healthcare credit card that allows patients to pay for treatments and procedures through convenient monthly payments. Preventive Cardiology Clinic accepts CareCredit for bill payment. Patients can contact CareCredit directly at 800-365-8295.
• Revo HealthminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerRevo Health provides customer service support for billing inquiries. The Customer Service Team is staffed by Revo Health and can be reached at 952-512-5625 for questions regarding billing statements.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Cleveland HeartLab (a Quest Diagnostics company): Cleveland HeartLab provides novel cardiovascular inflammation and genetic biomarker testing for clinicians — comparable to PCC's reliance on advanced cardiac diagnostics (calcium scoring, echo, EKG) for risk stratification, but as a specialty lab partner.
• Boston Heart Diagnostics: Boston Heart Diagnostics sells advanced cardiovascular biomarker and genetic testing used by clinicians for personalized cardiovascular risk assessment and treatment — overlapping with PCC's diagnostic risk-stratification approach but as a lab service rather than a clinic.
• Ornish Lifestyle Medicine (Preventive Medicine Research Institute): Dr. Dean Ornish's program is the canonical lifestyle-based heart disease prevention intervention, combining diet, exercise, stress management, and group support. Highly comparable lifestyle-first philosophy to PCC, but delivered as a structured multi-week program rather than a consultative clinic.
• Pritikin Longevity Center + Spa: Pritikin delivers intensive lifestyle-based cardiac prevention through residential and outpatient programs combining diet, exercise, and physician oversight — comparable lifestyle-first philosophy to PCC, scaled as a destination program.

Direct peers

• UCLA Health Preventive Cardiology Program: UCLA operates a dedicated preventive cardiology clinic focused on early detection of cardiovascular disease and lifestyle-based treatment — directly comparable in clinical philosophy and service mix, though with academic-medical-center resources.
• Mayo Clinic — Cardiovascular Health Clinic: Mayo's Cardiovascular Health Clinic provides preventive cardiology consults, advanced cardiac imaging, and individualized risk reduction plans — a directly comparable preventive-focused offering to PCC, anchored in the same upper Midwest region.
• Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute — Preventive Cardiology: Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute has a preventive cardiology program providing cardiovascular risk assessment, advanced lipid testing, and imaging — comparable to PCC's preventive cardiology + diagnostic stack at a large academic system.
• Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: The Ciccarone Center is a leading academic preventive cardiology program combining risk assessment, advanced lipid testing, and lifestyle medicine — same core thesis as PCC (prevention over intervention), serving as a national benchmark for the model.
• Cleveland Clinic Preventive Cardiology & Rehabilitation Section: Cleveland Clinic runs a dedicated preventive cardiology and cardiac rehabilitation program offering coronary calcium scoring, lipid management, and lifestyle intervention — the same core service mix as PCC, but at much larger academic-medical-center scale.

Others

• Infinite Health Collaborative (i-Health): PCC's parent organization — a multi-specialty physician-owned collaborative including orthopedics, primary care, OB/GYN, and other practices. Not a direct clinical peer but the structural and strategic context within which PCC operates and the source of shared back-office, referrals, and growth capital.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/PCCMinnesota
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pccmn

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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