For Referring Physicians
Cardiac assessment is carried out on a case-by-case referral basis. Ongoing primary care remains with the referring physician.
Download referral form (PDF) →
Range of Services
Cardiac Ultrasound
- Echocardiography (cardiac ultrasound, TTE)
ECG and Heart Rhythm
- Resting ECG
- Long-term ECG (Holter)
Blood Pressure and Circulation
- 24-hour blood pressure monitoring
- Assessment and management of high blood pressure
Heart Failure and Follow-up
- Follow-up care for heart failure
- Assessment of physical exercise capacity
Prevention and Risk
- Cardiovascular risk assessment
- Referral for further imaging
Assessment
- Cardiology second opinion
- Cardiac assessment before surgery
- Fitness assessments and expert reports
In Addition
- General internal medicine questions
I do not offer ergometry, cardiopulmonary exercise testing (spiroergometry) or further sports-medical performance diagnostics at the practice in Samedan. Where needed, I refer patients to the Swiss Olympic Medical Base at Klinik Gut St. Moritz, which I head.
Equipment
Echocardiography system with convex and phased-array probes · ECG · long-term ECG · 24-hour blood pressure monitoring
How quickly do I get the findings?
Brief finding within 48 hours · detailed report within five working days · telephone queries welcome at any time on +41 81 851 14 14
How urgently is my case handled?
Emergency appointments within 72 hours · urgent assessments by arrangement · elective appointments by arrangement
How do I refer a patient?
Referral form as PDF · secure transmission via HIN or encrypted email to dagmar.keller@hin.ch
The address dagmar.keller@hin.ch is a HIN account. It is intended for secure exchange between practices with a HIN connection. If you do not have a HIN connection, please do not send patient data to this address — it would be unencrypted on the way there. In that case, please use the postal service or call.