This content is machine translated Insights into the interaction Inflammation and fibrosis after myocardial infarction Under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Florian Leuschner, Managing Senior Physician at the Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Pneumology at Heideberg University Hospital (UKHD), an international research team has begun…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Diabetic nephropathy SGLT-2 inhibitor protects heart and kidney also in the real-world setting Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) significantly increases the risk of cardiovascular and renal diseases [1, 2]. However, SGLT-2 inhibitors not only lower blood glucose levels but also have cardio- and…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Coronary heart disease (CHD) What is the value of PCSK9 inhibitors for cholesterol lowering? The goal of lipid-lowering drug therapy is the prophylaxis of cardiovascular events. When statins and ezetimibe fail to achieve sufficient reductions in LDL cholesterol, or when one of these agents…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Psoriasis What is the role of the IL23/Th17 pathway in cardiovascular comorbidities? The IL23/Th17 axis plays an important role in the pathophysiology of psoriasis. A growing body of evidence suggests that inflammatory processes are involved in many cardiovascular and metabolic diseases associated…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Hypertension Detect changes already in childhood and initiate prevention High blood pressure is the cause of a number of sequelae, such as microvascular retinal changes. Hypertension can already begin in childhood – in most cases undetected. This is to…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Heart failure SGLT2 inhibitors improve cardiovascular risk SGLT2 inhibitors are used with great success as antidiabetic agents. However, new study data revealed a positive side effect: the drug group appears to have additional cardioprotective as well as…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Minimally invasive heart valve replacement Local anesthesia just as safe as general anesthesia Local anesthesia or general anesthesia? A randomized trial has now clarified for the first time that local anesthesia is as safe as general anesthesia for TAVI (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation).…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Corona and Christmas Call the emergency physician immediately if a heart attack is suspected Heart Foundation warns: Never hesitate if you suspect a heart attack, but call 911 immediately – even on Christmas, New Year’s Day and during the Corona wave. The reluctance to…
View Post 17 min This content is machine translated Systemic vasculitides Therapy in the adult patient Systemic vasculitides are inflammatory syndromes of the blood vessels, which can cause a very broad spectrum of symptoms depending on the affected vessel caliber and localization. The most common primary…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Atrial fibrillation Anticoagulation in Atrial Fibrillation – A Brief Update. Oral anticoagulation with the non-vitamin K-dependent oral anticoagulants (NOAKs) in patients with atrial fibrillation is a success story. Since the introduction of these substances in Switzerland almost 10 years ago,…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Coronary heart disease Secondary prevention with colchicine reduces cardiovascular risk Colchicine has been used in medicine as an alkaloid for a long time and exhibits a broad anti-inflammatory effect. Recent study results now show that its use in patients with…
