This content is machine translated Heart failure Ejection fraction as a therapy criterion Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) is characterized by a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) in the range ≤40% according to the current classification, whereas heart failure with preserved…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Heart failure Tips and tricks in the family practice Heart failure is a growing problem in Switzerland, as in the rest of the industrialized world, because the incidence of heart failure increases with age and there are more and… CME-Test
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Guideline recommendations 2022 Update on secondary prevention of ischemic stroke and TIA. This year, the German Society of Neurology (DGN) and the German Stroke Society (DSG) published the new S2k guideline ‘Secondary prevention of ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack’. This contains…
This content is machine translated Latent hyper- and hypothyroidism Even minor disorders are predictors of cardiovascular end points
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Chest pain Rely on CT instead of invasive coronary angiography In patients with stable chest pain and an intermediate probability of obstructive coronary artery disease, the benefit-risk profile favors CT rather than invasive coronary angiography as the first diagnostic imaging…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Lower leg ulceration in geriatric patients. Revascularization options in arterial ulcer – a review. About ten percent of all patients with a leg ulcer suffer from an arterial ulcer. The wound environment shows trophic disorders of the skin and skin appendages. Therapy of arterial… CME-Test
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Type 2 diabetes: new ADA/EASD consensus report. Holistic treatment with a view to cardiorenal effects. The 2022 position paper of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) proposes to implement a holistic, multimodal treatment approach in the…
View Post 12 min This content is machine translated Simple stress tests in pneumology 6-minute walk test, shuttle walk tests, and sit-to-stand tests. Regular exercise testing of physical fitness should be routine in patients with chronic respiratory and pulmonary disease, as should pulmonary function testing. Reasons for exercise testing may include indications such…
View Post 25 min This content is machine translated Atherosclerosis Is there a need for new lipid-lowering drugs in the era of PCSK9 inhibitors? Recent progress Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of death worldwide. Recent guidelines on HKE prevention highlight the extent to which elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) is one of the most… CME-Test
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Heart failure Tips and tricks – an overview Heart failure is a growing problem in Switzerland, as in the rest of the industrialized world, because the incidence of heart failure increases with age and there are more and… CME-Test
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Cardiovascular diseases Atherosclerosis, thrombosis and acute coronary syndrome – recent research. Groundbreaking findings found their way to the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2022. For example, for the first time, transthyretin amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) has been successfully treated in vivo…
