This content is machine translated Heart failure Natural active ingredients such as hawthorn in (preventive) therapy Heart failure is a complex clinical syndrome that is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality annually in Western industrialized countries. Nutraceuticals have already achieved good clinical results, especially in…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Coronary heart disease Cardiomyopathies – an approach to different manifestations. When one or both chambers of the heart are inappropriately thickened or dilated, the heart is no longer as efficient. Cardiomyopathies are characterized by a variety of different causes of…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Atrial fibrillation Stroke prophylaxis by oral anticoagulation Atrial fibrillation is the most common cardiac arrhythmia and is associated with an increased risk of embolic events. Routine screening facilitates timely detection and treatment. Oral anticoagulants are recommended as…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Acute pulmonary embolism Surprising results on mortality from thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. The Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis (CTH) at the University Medical Center Mainz has published study results in Lancet Respiratory Medicine: a decreasing death rate due to pulmonary embolism was…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Heinz Nixdorf Recall Study When the heart vessels calcify – susceptibility also hereditary An interdisciplinary research team from the Medical Faculty of the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE) has been able to prove that a person’s lifestyle is not the only factor responsible for…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Hypertrophic cardiomyopathies (HCM) Recognize rare causes This training course is all about differential diagnosis and therapy of hypertrophic cardiomyopathies (HCM). First, the previously known etiologies and their respective frequencies are highlighted. The very large group of…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Heart failure Current guidelines recommend exercise even for cardiovascular disease Obesity and physical inactivity are two challenges that are becoming more prevalent. Therefore, current guidelines recommend regular exercise not only as a preventative measure against heart disease, but also for…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Diabetic nephropathy Gliflozines may slow progression of renal failure Nephropathy as a late complication of diabetes is a common cause of renal failure requiring dialysis. In the CREDENCE trial, SGLT-2 inhibitors slowed the progression of renal dysfunction in diabetic…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Atrial fibrillation In practice more and more often Atrial fibrillation is increasing significantly in frequency. However, the symptoms are often not very specific. Therefore, special attention should be paid to risk factors such as hypertension, obesity, and physical…
View Post 12 min This content is machine translated Heart failure Physical training in patients with HFrEF and HFpEF. The increasing prevalence of heart failure is a major medical and economic problem. The number of patients hospitalized for heart failure has been increasing for years. The clinical picture of…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated SGLT-2 inhibitors Dapagliflozin now also available for non-diabetics for the treatment of heart failure (HFrEF) Based on the results of the DAPA-HF study, Swissmedic has approved dapagliflozin for the treatment of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), whether or not patients have type 2…
