This content is machine translated Clip or coil How to decide in aneurysm therapy? The treatment goal for intracranial aneurysms is to eliminate the aneurysm. The main treatment methods consist of clipping and coiling. Several aneurysm- and patient-specific factors must be considered when making…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Aneurysm treatment New surgical and endovascular techniques Despite the increasing number of endovascularly treated cerebral aneurysms, many cases require surgical expertise because of their anatomy, shape, and configuration. Over the past 20 years, physicians and engineers have…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Incidental finding of cerebral artery aneurysm Time bomb or dud? Aneurysms are unstable at the beginning of their formation and rupture frequently. However, the majority of aneurysms stabilize without rupture. The decision to treat or observe depends on life expectancy…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Stable and unstable aneurysms Growing understanding of disease through new studies The disease understanding of intracranial aneurysms is changing. In formation and growth, as well as in destabilization mechanisms, inflammatory processes are currently the focus of clinical research. Recent findings could…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Renal artery stenosis Update surgical therapy Surgical therapy of renal artery stenosis (NAS) has become rare due to the advent of interventional methods, but shows very good results in terms of optimization of blood pressure control…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Dural AV fistula Risk of intracranial hemorrhage despite improvement of clinical symptoms If a dural AV fistula is demonstrated, it is important to exclude possible involvement of venous drainage of the cerebral parenchyma, spinal cord, and orbit. This is usually accomplished with…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated 40 years of percutaneous coronary intervention Update on indications, outcomes, and concomitant drug therapy. With PCI, mortality in acute coronary syndrome has been impressively reduced. An overview of current technical developments (stents), key treatment guidelines, and adjunctive therapies. Includes overview interventional vs surgical treatment…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Focal neurological deficit Acute treatment of ischemic stroke Successful stroke treatment is carried out in dedicated centers (stroke units and stroke centers) by an experienced and specialized team. The standard of care in the acute phase is systemic…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Shop window disease Trivialized, underestimated, inadequately treated and potentially fatal New epidemiological data show that peripheral arterial disease PAVK has assumed a pandemic character worldwide. Although only one-third of patients have symptoms, peripheral arterial disease is an important marker of…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Therapy of varicose veins Choice of the optimal treatment Varicose vein surgery with saphenous vein stripping remains an important part of the treatment spectrum for varicose vein disease and is preferable to endovenous procedures for some forms of varicose…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated The AHA/ASA Guideline for Stroke Prevention in Women. Uncovering disparities in stroke prevention. Women suffer strokes more often and at an older age. Women have a worse outcome after stroke and suffer particularly from the impact on their independence in everyday life. In…
