Klinik für Kardiologie und Angiologie der Universitätsmedizin Essen

What Klinik für Kardiologie und Angiologie der Universitätsmedizin Essen does

The Klinik für Kardiologie und Angiologie der Universitätsmedizin Essen is a public university hospital department operating within the Westdeutsches Herz- und Gefäßzentrum (West German Heart and Vascular Center) at Universitätsklinikum Essen in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It delivers the full diagnostic and therapeutic spectrum of cardiovascular medicine — including coronary artery disease, cardiac arrhythmias, valvular heart disease, heart failure, aortic disease, congenital heart defects, and emergency/intensive care — across inpatient, outpatient, and day-case settings. The department operates six cardiac catheterization laboratories (one hybrid), an electrophysiology (EPU) laboratory, dedicated cardiac ICU and intermediate care units, a heart failure unit, an angiologic special laboratory, and the Westdeutsches Amyloidosezentrum (WDAZ). It carries a dense certification portfolio: DGK-certified Chest Pain Unit, TAVI-Zentrum, Spezielle Rhythmologie, Übergreifendes HFU-Zentrum, Interventionelle Kardiologie, Herzinsuffizienz, plus DGA/DGG/DGR vascular and DGA/DGG/DGN shunt center designations, the IC-OS Cardio-Oncology Center of Excellence, and the unique S-ICD Center of Excellence.

Name

Klinik für Kardiologie und Angiologie der Universitätsmedizin Essen

Legal name

Klinik für Kardiologie und Angiologie der Universitätsmedizin Essen

Website

https://kardiologie.uk-essen.de

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Klinik für Kardiologie und Angiologie at Universitätsmedizin Essen is a public university hospital department providing comprehensive cardiovascular medicine — interventional cardiology, electrophysiology, heart failure, vascular medicine, and cardio-oncology — to regional and referral patients across the Ruhr area of Germany.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cardiology and Angiology Hospital Services

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (62111), Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (622310)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Cardiovascular / Cath Lab & Electrophysiology Centers (HLAFAIAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Interventional Cardiology (PCI/Structural Heart) (HLAKABAB), Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology (HLAKABAD), Cardiac & Cardiothoracic Specialty Hospitals (HLAFAHAA)

Keywords

• Cardiology services
• Cardiovascular medicine
• Interventional cardiology
• Heart failure care
• Angiology treatment

Headquarters

HQ city

Essen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Klinik für Kardiologie und Angiologie is a department of cardiology and angiology within the Westdeutsches Herz- und Gefäßzentrum (West German Heart and Vascular Center) at Universitätsklinikum Essen. It provides the full diagnostic and therapeutic spectrum of modern cardiovascular medicine, including treatment for coronary heart disease, cardiac arrhythmias, valvular heart disease, heart failure, aortic diseases, congenital heart defects, and emergency/intensive care medicine, supported by clinical research and medical education programs.

Product overview

The Klinik für Kardiologie und Angiologie at Universitätsmedizin Essen offers a comprehensive portfolio of cardiovascular medical services as part of the West German Heart and Vascular Center (Westdeutsches Herz- und Gefäßzentrum). The department provides the full spectrum of modern cardiovascular medicine including interventional cardiology (cardiac catheterization, TAVI, structural heart procedures), electrophysiology and rhythmology, heart failure management, cardio-oncology, vascular medicine, and intensive care. Supporting services include the Cardiac Trial Unit for clinical research, CardioScienceLabs for basic/translational research, and comprehensive medical education programs. The department operates specialized units including a Heart Failure Unit, Chest Pain Unit, and Pulmonary Embolism Response Team (PERT), along with multiple specialized outpatient clinics for cardiomyopathies, amyloidosis, and device therapy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Klinik für Kardiologie und Angiologie – Cardiovascular Medicine Services

Quantifiable outcome

• One of the largest national amyloidosis centers (Westdeutsches Amyloidosezentrum, WDAZ) established within a short timeframe
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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App detail

Feature9 records

Partnerships

26 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Cleveland Clinic, Robert & Suzanne Tomsich Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, OH, USAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive research cooperation in cardiovascular prevention and lipidology. Dr. Iryna Dykun conducted a research fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic Heat Vascular and Thoracic Institute. Joint projects on intravascular imaging, lipid-rich plaque burden, and cardiovascular risk factors.
• Victorian Heart Hospital, Monash University, AustraliaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch cooperation in cardiovascular prevention and personalized cardiovascular medicine with Monash University researchers.
• ISAS Dortmund, GermanyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with ISAS Dortmund in analytical methods and cardiovascular research.
• Stanford Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative MedicinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational research cooperation with Stanford University in cardio-oncology and acute cardiac injury research. Professor Totzeck's group investigates cancer therapy-related cardiotoxicity using state-of-the-art methodologies.
• Pittsburgh Heart, Lung, Blood and Vascular Medicine InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTransatlantic research partnership investigating acute cardiac injury, myocardial ischemia/reperfusion, and cardio-immunology. Part of the Acute Cardiac Injury and Repair working group collaborations.
• Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research Bad NauheimcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing collaboration in cardiovascular research including DZHK-funded projects on myocardial ischemia/reperfusion and cardio-oncology with Prof. Thomas Braun's group.
• Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Regenerative TherapiesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration in regenerative cardiovascular medicine and stem cell research.
• Ruhrlandklinik Essen (Pneumology)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation with Prof. Dr. Francesco Bonella's sarcoidosis experts for cardiac sarcoidosis diagnosis and treatment. Interdisziplinäre Zusammenarbeit with the pneumology department for combined pulmonary-cardiac sarcoidosis cases.
• Deutsches Herzzentrum MünchenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational cooperation with Deutsches Herzzentrum München (PD Dr. Teresa Trenkwalder, Prof. Caroline Morbach) in cardiomyopathy and heart failure research.
• Universitätsklinikum Köln, Klinik III für Innere MedizinminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation with Prof. Roman Pfister's group in general and interventional cardiology, electrophysiology, angiology, and intensive care medicine.
• University of Duisburg-Essen (Universität Duisburg-Essen)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary academic parent institution. Medical Faculty of University of Duisburg-Essen provides teaching, research funding (IFORES, UMEA programs), and graduate training through the Graduiertenkolleg (GRK2989).
• Institute for Experimental Immunology and Imaging (Universitätsmedizin Essen)coreTechnology or IntegrationOn-campus collaboration for advanced imaging, immunology studies, and translational cardiovascular research alongside Prof. Gunzer's group.
• Institute of Cell Biology (Cancer Research, Universitätsmedizin Essen)coreTechnology or IntegrationOn-campus collaboration linking cardio-oncology research with cancer biology expertise.
• Department of Nuclear Medicine (Universitätsmedizin Essen)coreTechnology or IntegrationOn-campus collaboration for PET-CT imaging in cardio-oncology, cardiac amyloidosis (DPD imaging), and myocarditis evaluation.
• Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology (Universitätsmedizin Essen)coreTechnology or IntegrationOn-campus collaboration for cardiac CT, cardiac MRI, and interventional radiology procedures supporting structural heart disease and vascular interventions.
• Department of Dermatology (Universitätsmedizin Essen)coreTechnology or IntegrationCollaboration in cardio-oncology for managing cardiotoxicity in melanoma and skin cancer patients treated with immunotherapy.
• Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (Universitätsmedizin Essen)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHybrid-OP procedures, structural heart disease treatments (TAVI, PFO/ASD closure, LAA closure), and shared patient care in the Westdeutsches Herz- und Gefäßzentrum.
• Klinik für Nephrologie (Universitätsmedizin Essen)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInterdisciplinary cooperation for cardiorenal syndrome, cardiac involvement in renal disease, and shared patients with combined cardiac and renal pathology.
• Klinik für Neurologie (Universitätsmedizin Essen)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration in cardiac sarcoidosis and neuro-cardiac conditions with Prof. Kleinschnitz's department.
• Klinik für Hämatologie und Stammzelltransplantation (Universitätsmedizin Essen)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClose cooperation in amyloidosis care (PD Dr. Alexander Carpinteiro) and cardio-oncology for hematologic malignancy patients.
• Klinik für diagnostische und interventionelle Radiologie, Neuroradiologie (Universitätsmedizin Essen)coreTechnology or IntegrationCollaboration with Prof. Thomas Schlosser's department for cardiac MRI, CT angiography, and interventional radiology supporting cardiovascular diagnostics.
• RUHR-HF-NET (Ruhr Heart Failure Network)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional heart failure network bundling interdisciplinary expertise from clinics and practices across the Ruhr region for structured referral, weekly digital heart failure board, and evidence-based therapy access.
• PE-NET Rhein-Ruhr (Pulmonary Embolism Network)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInterdisciplinary pulmonary embolism network with 24/7 hotline (0201 723 – 83898), coordinating diagnosis and treatment of PE across the Rhein-Ruhr region. PERT (Pulmonary Embolism Response Team) includes cardiology, intensive care, emergency medicine, anesthesiology, radiology, cardiac surgery, ECMO team, and pulmonology.
• University of Leiden, Willem Einthoven Center for Cardiac Arrhythmia Research & Management, NetherlandscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational research cooperation led by Prof. Katja Zeppenfeld. Dr. Christiane Jungen completed a DFG Walter Benjamin Fellowship (2020-2023) at Leiden, and the group studies sympathetic cardiac innervation and ventricular arrhythmias in non-ischemic cardiomyopathy.
• University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, USAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Christiane Jungen was a DZHK Visiting-Scientist (2015) at Prof. K. Shivkumar's Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, UCLA, studying in-vivo recording of cardiac neurons in large animal models.
• Westdeutsches Protonenzentrum (Proton therapy center)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with the West German Proton Center for establishing a radiation model for treating therapy-refractory ventricular arrhythmias as part of the Interventional Rhythmology working group.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Klinik für Kardiologie: Hamburg university hospital cardiology department covering interventional cardiology, electrophysiology, and heart failure. Comparable as a northern German university cardiac center with similar subspecialty structure and clinical trial activity.
• Herzzentrum Nordrhein-Westfalen Bad Oeynhausen: Specialty cardiac hospital in NRW focused on cardiovascular medicine and surgery. Operates as a high-volume center for TAVI, complex PCI, and rhythmology — competing with Essen for referrals across the same regional catchment.
• Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Klinik für Kardiologie: Berlin university hospital cardiology department providing full-spectrum cardiovascular care including interventional, EP, heart failure, and cardio-oncology. Comparable in scope and academic depth to the Essen department.
• Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Innere Medizin III / Kardiologie: Heidelberg university hospital cardiology division with strong interventional, structural heart, and heart failure programs. Comparable as a German university cardiology department with similar academic and procedural breadth.
• Deutsches Herzzentrum München: Standalone university cardiac center (Technical University of Munich) covering the full spectrum of cardiovascular medicine including interventional, EP, structural heart, and heart surgery. Directly comparable as a comprehensive German university cardiac program with similar DGK-certified subspecialty structure.
• Universitäts-Herzzentrum Freiburg · Bad Krozingen: Joint cardiology and cardiac surgery university center in Baden-Württemberg offering comprehensive cardiovascular medicine. Comparable as a university cardiac program with strong research and clinical trial activity.

Regional players

• Universitätsklinikum Münster, Klinik für Kardiologie: NRW university hospital cardiology department serving the Westphalia region. Operates in the same state as Essen with overlapping catchment, competing for regional referrals and clinical trial enrollment.
• Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf, Klinik für Kardiologie: Neighboring NRW university cardiology department in the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan area. Direct regional competitor for advanced cardiovascular referrals and physician training.

Emerging players

• Leiden University Medical Center, Department of Cardiology: Dutch academic cardiology center (Willem Einthoven Center for Cardiac Arrhythmia Research) and active Essen partner in arrhythmia and autonomic innervation research. Comparable as an academic peer with overlapping subspecialty expertise.

Broad incumbents

• Cleveland Clinic, Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute: One of the largest and highest-ranked cardiovascular programs globally and an active research partner of the Essen clinic. Comparable as a comprehensive cardiovascular center with strong trial, imaging, and subspecialty depth.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

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