This content is machine translated Cardiovascular events Study suggests anti-atherosclerotic effect from omega-3 fatty acids “Fish oil” as a heart protector is always controversially discussed – and just as contradictorily tested. Some studies can demonstrate a protective effect, many others cannot. Now, for the first…
View Post 13 min This content is machine translated Geriatrics The elderly cardiac patient – is maximal therapy appropriate? Demographic change also brings new challenges to medicine. Polymorbid patients require an individual and at the same time holistic approach. What treatment is appropriate in these cases and when should…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Chronic kidney disease Effective blood pressure reduction helps prevent CKD Chronic kidney disease is a progressive disease closely associated with hypertension. In a large number of patients requiring renal replacement therapy, consistent blood pressure reduction could have prevented end-stage renal…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Pulmonary hypertension in left heart disease. When you hear hoofbeats, think of horses, not zebras – or sometimes you do Pulmonary hypertension in left heart disease is most commonly caused by passive pressure elevation due to increased left-sided filling pressures. While isolated postcapillary pulmonary hypertension is common, only a small…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Vascular Surgery Therapy of peripheral vascular injuries Peripheral vascular injuries, although rare, present significant challenges. In addition to hemorrhage control, limb preservation is the primary concern.
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Hypertension and kidney disease Antihypertensives can prevent renal replacement therapy In a significant proportion of patients with kidney disease requiring dialysis, high blood pressure is a major factor in the advanced stage of the disease. Antihypertensive therapy may reduce the…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Interpretation of peripheral arterial tonometry in sleep medicine. High importance in outpatient sleep medicine diagnostics Peripheral arterial tonometry is a modern technique for outpatient sleep medicine diagnostics. Evaluations for sleep architecture analysis can be fully automated and manual. Low patient stress allows multiple measurements to…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Big Data in Cardiology Medicine 4.0 – the digital transformation in hypertensive patients Big data, artificial intelligence, Medicine 4.0 – digitization is not stopping at medicine. Digital medical technology will determine more and more medical activities and thus also change the role of…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated New guidelines Global science at first hand At the annual meeting of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) this year, in addition to the latest scientific findings, five new guidelines were presented on diabetes, acute pulmonary embolism,…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Cardiovascular complications Late effects of oncological diseases Thanks to state-of-the-art diagnostic and therapeutic options, almost all children and adolescents who develop cancer can be cured today. However, the consequences of such hemato-oncological treatment should not be ignored.…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Hypertension Management Relevance of the diastolic value and further updates Adequate blood pressure control and treatment contributes to a reduced risk of sequelae and mortality. According to current data, excessively high diastolic values are a weaker but independent risk factor…
