This content is machine translated Postoperative cognitive dysfunction Effects of midazolam and dexmedetomidine With demographic change and the rising average age of cardiology patients, post-operative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) following heart surgery is becoming increasingly important in clinical terms. If it occurs, patients often...…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Immune sensors Dysfunctional signaling pathways in cardiomyocytes and their role in heart disease The heart is not just a mechanical pump, but a highly complex organ whose performance depends largely on finely tuned intracellular signaling networks in the cardiomyocytes. These signaling pathways constantly...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Stress-hyperglycemia quotient and machine learning Prediction of mortality after heart surgery The perioperative metabolic state is a key predictor of clinical outcome after cardiac surgery. In particular, stress hyperglycemia – an acute increase in blood glucose due to surgical and inflammatory...…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated 2025 ACC/AHA/ACEP/NAEMSP/SCAI Guideline Management of acute coronary syndrome Every day, thousands of patients worldwide enter emergency departments with acute chest pain, shortness of breath or atypical symptoms. The differential diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is always one...…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Diabetes-related cardiovascular diseases Ferroptosis: key mechanisms and novel therapeutic approaches The global increase in diabetes mellitus is leading to a parallel increase in the incidence of cardiovascular complications, which remain the leading cause of death in this patient group. In...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Atrial fibrillation What’s new with the “pace-and-ablate” strategy? Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. The guideline of the European Society for Cardiology (ESC), which was updated last...…
View Post 15 min This content is machine translated Diabetes mellitus Treatment of comorbidities in older people One in five people over 65 and one in four people over 75 are affected by diabetes. Global projections predict a 2.5-fold increase in diabetes prevalence over the next 25...… CME-Test
View Post 15 min This content is machine translated Pulmonary hypertension PH and lung diseases Pulmonary hypertension (PH) describes a hemodynamic condition with a pathological increase in pressure in the pulmonary vascular circulation. Clinically, PH causes reduced performance, shortness of breath, angina and syncope. In...… CME-Test
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Journal Club: Drinking restriction in heart failure First large-scale study found no differences Patients with heart failure are often recommended to drink a maximum of 1.5 liters of fluid per day. However, the benefits of this measure have hardly been scientifically proven to...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Deep vein thrombosis Outpatient or inpatient treatment? In recent years, the treatment of thrombosis patients has increasingly shifted to the outpatient sector. Provided that a reliable diagnosis and the application of anticoagulants in the correct dosage can...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Sarcoidosis, echinococcosis & Co. Suspected symptoms and differential diagnoses At the congress of the German Society for Pneumology and Respiratory Medicine (DGP), which took place in Leipzig this year, the poster sessions were dominated by exciting case studies. Some...…
