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…
View Post 3 min 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…
