This content is machine translated Heart failure SGLT-2 inhibitors – great therapeutic potential in HFrEF patients. In addition to the SGLT-2 inhibitor dapagliflozin, which was also approved by Swissmedic last July for the treatment of heart failure (HFrEF) in non-diabetics, another member of this drug class,…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Heart failure Effectively reduce re-hospitalization in patients with iron deficiency Intravenous iron (III) carboxymaltose results in significantly fewer hospital readmissions in patients with heart failure and iron deficiency compared with placebo. This is the conclusion of a study published in…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Myocardial infarction Survived a heart attack – and now? Post-infarct management up-to date After an acute myocardial infarction, postinfarction management is the focus of treatment. To prevent another coronary event, it is essential to identify and treat appropriate risk factors. Non-drug interventions have…
View Post 1 min This content is machine translated Continuing education series on type 2 diabetes (2021) Dia-Month Club Module 4: Heart In the fourth module of the Dia-Month Club on September 3, Prof. Christian Müller (University Hospital Basel) used current data to show how modern diabetes management decisively reduces the patient’s… CME-Test
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Cardio-renal syndrome Iron substitution: when, how and for how long? Iron deficiency in cardio-renal patients is not a trivial matter. Chronic heart failure, for example, is not only a common condition but also often associated with iron deficiency. This in…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Atrial fibrillation Patient safety writ large – focus on therapy For many people, the heart gets out of sync. Atrial fibrillation is one of the most common forms of cardiac arrhythmia and should be treated promptly to minimize the risk…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Thoracic surgery operations Prevention and treatment of respiratory and cardiac disorders. Any surgery can cause problems with the circulation, heart or lungs postoperatively. The prevention of such complications and their treatment is of great importance, because otherwise the perioperative risk increases… CME-Test
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Type 2 diabetes mellitus SGLT-2 inhibitor has cardioprotective effect in different risk groups Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) significantly increases the risk of cardiovascular complications [1]. However, SGLT-2 inhibitors may prevent cardiovascular events in addition to lowering blood glucose levels [2, 3]. For…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Study Overview What’s new in the world of cardiology? Scientific research is constantly being pursued, enabling advances to be made time and again in the therapeutic management of cardiological diseases. The most interesting study results around pericarditis, chronic coronary…
View Post 16 min This content is machine translated Type 2 diabetes The cardiovascular diabetic patient – an interdisciplinary challenge A patient with type 2 diabetes is 2-3 times more likely to have a myocardial infarction or stroke than people without diabetes. Cardiovascular disease accounts for up to 50% of… CME-Test
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Cardiology Effects of noise exposure on the cardiovascular system. Traffic noise is a hot topic. The Corona crisis has taught people to appreciate the peace and quiet that occurred in many places over several weeks as a result of… CME-Test
