This content is machine translated Tilt training Escape from powerlessness Fainting spells, often due to low blood pressure and/or heartbeat, can be prevented by regular training of the autonomic nervous system.
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Removal of pathogenic substances Lipoproteinapheresis – therapeutic option for familial hypercholesterolemia Patients with familial hypercholesterolemia in homozygous expression and patients with severe hypercholesterolemia require extracorporeal removal of pathogenic proteins, protein-bound pathogenic substances, or cells from the blood. Lipoprotein apheresis appears to…
View Post 1 min This content is machine translated Radiology Assessment of coronary arteries in children Radiologic imaging in children and adolescents must take into account their individual, age-related physical and psychological concerns. Not always easy.
View Post 1 min This content is machine translated Hypertension Management Do not disregard blood pressure in acute apoplexy Whether or not hypertension after apoplexy needs to be treated depends on a variety of factors. First, penumbra is dependent on systolic blood pressure, but a 10 mmHg increase in…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Management of cardiac arrhythmias Anticoagulation in high-risk patients Adequately treating high-risk patients with atrial fibrillation with anticoagulants in clinical practice is often a fine line. An increased risk of bleeding, as well as the increased prevalence of renal…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia. Rare functional disorder of the structurally healthy heart muscle Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT) is a rare ion channel disease without macroscopically detectable structural cardiopathy. It occurs exclusively in childhood and adolescence and has a high mortality if untreated.…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Cardiomyopathies Cardiac amyloidosis as a cause of heart failure. Typical of cardiac amyloidosis is the development of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). New diagnostic procedures and therapeutic options are now shedding a different light on this rare,…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Sudden cardiac death in athletes Do sports medicine check-ups help? The sudden cardiac death of an apparently healthy athlete is shocking. Despite low incidence, work is being done on ways to detect SCD early. …
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Coronary heart disease Place of omega-3 fatty acids and aspirin in primary prevention. Hypertension, elevated blood lipids or diabetes are among the risk factors of CHD. Omega-3 fatty acid substitution and aspirin administration are preferred as primary prevention. But is that still in…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Foramen ovale persistens Closure as recurrence prophylaxis in stroke patients? The overall number of strokes induced by a patent foramen ovale is small. It is somewhat higher, although still moderate, in cryptogenic ischemic insults. Does a PFO closure help? …
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Thrombophilia Antiphospholipid syndrome – an update. The systemic autoimmune disease APS (antiphospholipid syndrome) is mainly characterized by thrombotic manifestations. As acquired thrombophilia, variable drug thromboprophylaxis is indicated.
