This content is machine translated COPD therapy Biomarkers could facilitate many things 22-40% of all COPD patients experience at least one moderate or severe exacerbation annually. Patients with frequent exacerbations have a worse prognosis. A team of researchers has been looking at…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated COVID-19 and cardiovascular disease. Current findings and expert cardiological opinion on ACE inhibitors and ARBs. There is some uncertainty among patients and experts as to whether ACE inhibitors and ARBs are associated with an increased risk. Empirical data on this are inconsistent, but there are…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Heart failure in type 2 diabetes Indication expansion for SGLT2 inhibitor and combination preparation Because of the high prevalence and mortality, it is particularly important to protect patients with type 2 diabetes from heart failure as early as possible. The indication expansion of dapagliflozin…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Hypertension in practice High blood pressure – What the family doctor needs to know After a confirmed diagnosis of arterial hypertension, one should assess the severity, overall cardiovascular risk, and any organ damage present. First-line antihypertensives are RAAS blockers alone or combined with Ca…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated "The lower the better" New AGLA Pocket Guide “Prevention of Atherosclerosis To reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, low LDL-C levels are critical [1]. This finding is also reflected in the ESC/EAS Dyslipidemia Guidelines – the basis for the new Swiss…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated SVT Narrow complex tachycardia – differential diagnosis and management. Narrow complex tachycardia is a common clinical presentation. Reentry, in particular, provides persistent tachycardia. The prerequisite for the development of reentry tachycardia is a substrate with two distinct conduction pathways…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Acute heart failure Diagnostics and initial stabilization Acute heart failure is a life-threatening situation that requires rapid and planned action. How does the clarification take place? What therapeutic measures are available? A look at initial stabilization in…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Cardiovascular risk management Treatment of hypertensive patients with dyslipidemia – an update. Target values for blood pressure and LDL have become more stringent in recent years, so extended risk stratification may make sense. Hypertension and dyslipidemia are among the most important cardiovascular…
View Post 15 min This content is machine translated Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension Diagnostics and therapy of CTEPH Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is a subtype of pulmonary hypertension (PH). The diagnosis is overall very rare, although CTEPH is also often unrecognized and thus underdiagnosed, and therefore the…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Type 2 diabetes Recommendations for the choice of therapy up to date In recent years, the treatment of type 2 diabetes has been expanded to include more and more options. However, this adds to the complexity of therapy selection. So what can…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Cardiovascular diseases When the skin beats on the heart Patients with long-standing psoriasis are high-risk cardiac patients and should be managed accordingly. Especially in young patients with first cardiological symptoms an intensive work-up is indicated.
