This content is machine translated Acute heart failure Diuretic therapy for decongestion – what are the “unmet needs”? Acute heart failure is a life-threatening condition. According to current guideline recommendations of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), drug therapy after acute decompensation should be implemented while the patient...…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated CFTR modulators and biologics More attention for neurocognitive side effects CFTR modulators and biologics have had a significant impact on the treatment of cystic fibrosis and severe asthma in recent years. Despite all the benefits that these active substances bring,...…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Characteristics, prognosis and different evolutionary paths Progression of chronic heart failure Despite numerous scoring systems, estimating the prognosis of chronic heart failure (HF) is a major challenge. The MECKI score is an established tool for risk assessment, but usually only takes...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP1-RA Are old, white men favored? Despite consistent recommendations and growing clinical evidence, uptake of SGLT2i and GLP1 RA therapies in people with type 2 diabetes and cardiorenal comorbidities has been slow. There is also relatively...…
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...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Heart failure Gradually expand drug therapy! Chronic heart failure mainly occurs in older people. The drug therapy options available today represent a decisive advance in treatment options. According to current ESC guideline recommendations, it is advisable...…
View Post 15 min This content is machine translated Current status and future prospects Cell and gene therapies in modern cardiology Cell and gene therapies are considered highly innovative but also challenging approaches in modern cardiology. While early hopes for adult stem cells from bone marrow or skeletal muscle were largely...…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Ventricular arrhythmias Indication for ICD or WCD? The implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) represented a breakthrough in the prevention of sudden cardiac death. In addition to its use in secondary prevention, the indication of ICD therapy in primary...…
View Post 12 min This content is machine translated Neuromodulatory approaches Neurocardiology: key mechanisms and clinical implications Neurocardiology is a comparatively young, interdisciplinary field that deals intensively with the (patho-)physiological interactions between the nervous system and the cardiovascular system. The fact that emotions and stress can affect...…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Significance, diagnostics and treatment options for cardiology practice Coronary artery spasm and atherosclerosis Angina pectoris is traditionally regarded as the leading symptom of coronary sclerosis. Nevertheless, observations show that a relevant proportion of patients with typical angina symptoms have no hemodynamically significant stenoses...…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Rare diseases: Marfan syndrome Hereditary connective tissue disease with a vascular component Even though targeted genetic tests are now available, the diagnosis of Marfan syndrome is still mainly based on specific clinical criteria, in particular the revised Ghent classification. The broad phenotypic...…
