This content is machine translated Chronic kidney disease (CKD) Seismograph for vascular damage Not only can renal dysfunction be detected by determining glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and albuminuria, but proteinuria in particular is also an early risk indicator for the occurrence of a…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Cardiovascular health New research results and scientific exchange The theme of this year’s DGK Congress was “New Spaces for Cardiovascular Health.” The goal was to exchange the latest scientific findings and thus increase the chances for patients. Topics…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Heart Failure Therapy Drug therapy is in flux For heart failure with reduced pump function (HFrEF), the ESC guidelines updated last year recommend a new treatment algorithm. In addition, current data show that SGLT-2 inhibitors may benefit not…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Radiation protection Annual report of the Radiation Protection Division published The Radiation Protection Division publishes an annual report on each of its activities in the areas of radiation protection, environmental radioactivity, and dosimetry. The principle of a graded approach to…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Hypertension Arterial Hypertension – “Hot Topics” for the Family Physician In current consensus recommendations of the European Hypertension Society. (ESH), the importance of blood pressure measurements outside the physician’s office is emphasized in the context of diagnosis and treatment. For…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Iron deficiency Ferritin standard values vary according to patient population In certain underlying diseases such as heart failure or chronic kidney disease, transferrin saturation and soluble transferrin receptor should be determined in addition to serum ferritin levels. Inflammation is accompanied…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Interventional therapy methods Focus on functional mitral valve regurgitation Functional mitral regurgitation (FMR), unlike primary mitral regurgitation, is caused by ventricular dysfunction. Since it is always a consequence of left ventricular disease, optimal drug therapy for heart failure is…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Chronic coronary syndrome Revascularization and drug therapy For the first time, the current guidelines focus on chronic coronary syndrome instead of the previously commonly used term stable coronary artery disease. In addition, new data once again support…
View Post 9 min Cardiovascular disease prevention New ESC CVD Prevention Guidelines for Stepwise and Individualized Intervention Dyslipidemia remains among the main causes of cardiovascular disease (CVD), leading to more than 21,000 deaths per year in Switzerland. Reducing low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels is a cornerstone of… CME-Test
View Post 22 min This content is machine translated Acute aortic dissection Risk assessment and management of type B aortic dissection. In acute aortic dissection, the aortic wall initially tears from the inside, resulting in separation of the wall layers. The result: an additional lumen is created. What to do? CME-Test
View Post 1 min This content is machine translated Cardiovascular diseases New innovative treatment options Rising life expectancy worldwide is accompanied by an increasing medical need for effective treatments for cardiovascular diseases such as heart attack, stroke and heart failure (HF). Now, new innovative drugs…
