This content is machine translated Catheter ablation Premature ventricular complexes in the intramural outflow tract Ablation of ventricular outflow tract arrhythmias may be limited by the deep intramural location of the arrhythmogenic source. Therefore, a recent study evaluated the acute and long-term outcomes of patients…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated CLEAR Outcomes Study New results on bempedoic acid Statin-intolerant patients represent a difficult patient group to treat in lipid management. Now, with the CLEAR Outcomes study, it has been shown that a therapeutic option with a beneficial effect…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Heart failure in type 2 diabetes Success story of SGLT-2 inhibitors – impressive evidence base. The SGLT(“sodium glucose-linked transporter”)-2 inhibitors have demonstrated cardioprotective effects in addition to antidiabetic effects. The current evidence supports the benefit of several agents of SGLT-2-i in the treatment of heart…
View Post 18 min This content is machine translated Cardiovascular diseases & sleep apnea News from the ominous duo Sleep-disordered breathing is now a recognized cardiac risk factor. It can trigger not only circulatory diseases such as hypertension and heart failure, but also atrial fibrillation. As a result, it…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Women's hearts beat differently! Gender-sensitive diagnostics in cardiology To this day, women fight for the legal and social equality of the female sex. In medicine, however, equal treatment oriented toward men can have negative consequences for women. Particularly…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Hypertension Systemic thinking, individualized treatment Hypertension is a widespread disease that primarily affects people of advanced age. Reducing levels to the target range requires comprehensive treatment management consisting of lifestyle modification and pharmacotherapy. If this…
View Post 14 min This content is machine translated ESC Guidelines 2022 Cardiovascular management in non-cardiac surgery. Approximately 50% of perioperative causes of death in noncardiac surgery can be attributed to cardiovascular causes. Appropriate preoperative cardiovascular risk assessment can reduce the risk of complications. To this end,… CME-Test
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Acute chest pain The important difference: women in the Chest Pain Unit! The sex-specific atypical clinical presentation of acute coronary syndrome and the sex-specific outcomes of cardiovascular disease in women are well known. The aim of this training article is to analyze… CME-Test
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Heart failure Pharmacotherapy in HFrEF and HFmrEF – Combination of four as gold standard. Important therapeutic goals in chronic heart failure are to improve quality of life and to reduce the risk of hospitalization and mortality. According to current evidence, guideline-based therapy with the…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Hemostaseology New concepts for a lifelong challenge – tumor-associated VTE. There has been a groundbreaking increase in knowledge in hemostaseology in recent years, both preclinically in basic research and clinically with the development of innovative treatment strategies. Using the patient…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Dizziness in the elderly Secondary analysis on the spectrum of possible causes Vertigo is one of the most common complaints in the elderly and can significantly affect quality of life perceptions and fall risk. In order to offer patients adequate treatment options,…
