This content is machine translated Stroke prevention in VHF Real-life data with dabigatran convincing For the first time, real-life data are available for one of the new oral anticoagulants. These were presented in Zurich on October 2, 2013. They demonstrate a compelling safety and…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Hypertension Guidelines What has changed since 2007? Various experts presented the new guidelines on hypertension at this year’s ESC Congress. In particular, the relevance of “out-of-office” blood pressure measurement in diagnosis, elevation of organ damage for risk…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Swiss Heart Foundation 2.6 million Swiss francs for cardiac and cerebrovascular research The Swiss Heart Foundation supported cardiovascular research with around 2.6 million Swiss francs in 2014. This means that 44 applications will receive a grant and can be started.
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Cardiology Update Renal denervation as safe and effective hypertension control The cardiology seminar at Medidays focused on three topics: blood pressure control, myocardial disease, and triple therapy for atrial fibrillation (AF) and stenting. In the treatment of resistant hypertension, renal…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Acute coronary syndrome What medications can be used in everyday practice? In the first-line treatment of acute coronary syndrome (ACS), ticagrelor and prasugrel have been shown to be effective, according to PD Jan Steffel, MD, Zurich.
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Cardiac markers When helpful, when misleading? The established cardiac markers BNP, NT-pro-BNP, troponins, and D-dimers are important diagnostic tools. However, they can be false-positive and thus lead to misdiagnosis. In a seminar at this year’s KHM…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Treatment of chronic and acute heart failure Innovations in the current ESC guidelines Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists are indicated in all stages of chronic heart failure symptomatic with beta-blockade and ACE inhibitor therapy. This is based on the EMPHASIS-HF study. Patients with heart failure…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Renal denervation New treatment for refractory arterial hypertension and more? In patients with refractory arterial hypertension, a detailed history, physical examination, and 24-h ambulatory blood pressure measurement should be performed, as well as laboratory analyses of serum electrolytes, glucose, and…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Arterial hypertension 2013 What’s new? With the publication of the new European guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of arterial hypertension, there has been some movement away from strict recommendations toward more flexibility and simplification…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Editorial Hypertension in 2013 High blood pressure remains the main risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in Europe and worldwide.
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated The incomplete hippocampal inversion Characteristic changes in MR Incomplete hippocampal inversion (IHI), also known as hippocampal malrotation, is a fetal developmental disorder with incomplete infolding of the fetal dentate gyrus, ammonic horn, subiculum, and parahippocampal gyrus [1]. In…
