This content is machine translated Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) Genetics and risk stratification for sudden cardiac death. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common hereditary heart muscle disease. The clinical picture ranges from asymptomatic patients to manifest heart failure and sudden cardiac death (SCD). The mainstay of…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM) A dangerous and often unrecognized heart failure It is common for the diagnosis of PPCM to be made only in cardiogenic shock because of rapid exacerbation of heart failure or misinterpretation of symptoms as pregnancy-related or postpartum…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Infarct patients Medication follow-up in the family doctor’s office After acute treatment in the center hospital, the therapy of infarct patients is not complete. In addition to lifestyle changes, treatment of blood pressure, cholesterol, or any heart failure, antithrombotic…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Alternative to prosthetic heart valve replacement Complete reconstruction of the aortic valve with autologous pericardium Aortic valve stenosis is the most common valve disease in the Western population. Surgical correction by reconstruction has been used almost exclusively for aortic valve regurgitation. With the TriRec procedure,…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Cardiomyopathy Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) Takotsubo syndrome is an important differential diagnosis in patients with acute coronary syndrome and is associated with a significant risk of life-threatening complications. It predominantly affects postmenopausal women and often…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Diabetes Update Refresher 2017, Zurich The current Swiss therapy recommendations Drug therapy for diabetes has become increasingly complex over the years. The SGED’s practical therapy guide is intended to shed light on the subject. What is the current therapy in…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated 21st Annual Meeting of the Swiss Stroke Society, Lausanne Primary CNS vasculitis – treat with or without immunosuppressants? On January 11, 2018, the 21st Annual Meeting of the Swiss Brain Stroke Society was held in Lausanne. An important topic was vasculitides, which, if they affect the CNS, can…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Interview with Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c. Thierry Carrel “There’s a lot of symbolism around the heart”. “I like the combination of craft and intellectual understanding of complex procedures or the technology. Cardiac surgery is a specialty where you treat everyone from infants to elderly patients, so…
View Post 17 min Diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease Epidemiology, pathophysiological aspects and treatment options Diabetes mellitus is a growing disease with a very high morbidity and mortality. It affects the micro- and macrovasculature in different ways and can thus lead to various forms of…
View Post 13 min Valvular Heart Disease Current concepts in mitral valve prolapse (MVP) Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is a common valvular disorder which can occur at all ages. It is the most frequent cause of mitral regurgitation in developed countries. MVP is associated…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Cardiology Update Refresher MRI and pacemaker/ICD – an impossible combination? It can be dangerous when a patient with cardiac device needs an MRI. Among other things, the electrodes may heat up, an electrical reset is conceivable and the battery status…
