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.
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Crateagus extract Not only cardioprotective, but also promotes cardiomyogenesis. On the background of evidence-based positive effects of hawthorn on cardiac muscles, the effect of a standardized special extract on cardiac progenitor cells was investigated in an in vitro study.…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Gender specific medicine Because women’s hearts break differently Gender-specific assessment and therapy concepts are becoming increasingly important. This is because gender has a significant influence on (patho)physiology. Therapy management should also be adapted accordingly.
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Lipid Management Cardiovascular prevention = effective cholesterol reduction Lipid-lowering agents have been used for years for both primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease. Statins, which can significantly lower both total and LDL cholesterol, play a central role.…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Diabetes Cases Prevention of cardiovascular events in type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is associated with a greatly increased risk of cardiovascular disease [1]. The joint management of T2DM and the cardiovascular risks has therefore come into focus…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Chronic heart failure Telemonitoring helps reduce mortality risk Heart failure is one of the most common reasons for hospitalization. Mortality rates are high. However, intensive telemedicine care can reduce these by nearly one-third.
