This content is machine translated Therapy update on atrial fibrillation Important concepts and new paradigms in the treatment of atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation is a dynamic arrhythmia that requires individual and broad investigations and therapeutic approaches. Comprehensive treatment of atrial fibrillation patients is based on five pillars: 1. prevention of thromboembolic…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Phytotherapeutic treatment of hypertension Field reports from a family practice The following article deals with the opinion that only harmless complaints can be treated with phytotherapy and that synthetic drugs are needed for “real” diseases. Experienced doctors can successfully treat…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated ACC Congress in San Diego “Universal antidote” of the future? An antidote to Factor Xa inhibitors is making great progress in clinical trials: Andexanet alfa. New results were presented at the American College of Cardiology Congress in San Diego: According…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Symposium Interventional Cardiology Too much of a good thing or not enough? The Interventional Cardiology Symposium at the University Hospital Zurich was also dedicated to anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents. Here, the question was “one, two, or three?” As it turned out, the…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Fitness for work and sport with congenital vitias Discuss career options early and realistically Recommendations and counseling on career exploration and vocational suitability must be provided to patients with congenital heart defects during adolescence and are important prerequisites for a successful career and vocational…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Annual meeting of the SGAD Gut, heart and hormones – do they influence the risk of depression? On April 16, 2015, the annual symposium of the Swiss Society for Anxiety Disorders and Depression (SGAD) took place for the sixth time. The connections between depression and organic diseases…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated The athlete ECG Differentiate normal from pathological changes Talking about the behavior of the heart under the effect of physical performance is tantamount to a (pleasant) return to the history of sports medicine, because the study of the…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated 8th spring cycle in Lucerne Sport – the best anti-aging remedy of our time The eighth spring cycle took place at Lucerne Cantonal Hospital in March. Among the topics discussed were the cardiovascular effects of regular physical activity. How important is physical activity for…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated 10th Zurich Hypertension Day Does “ARNI” represent a new, blood pressure-lowering active principle? On January 15, 2015, the Zurich Hypertension Day was held for the tenth time at the University Hospital Zurich. Already five minutes before the start of the event, the large…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Cardiology Update 2015 Acute myocardial infarction – is a faster diagnosis possible? The Cardiology Update took place again this year in Davos, covered in winter snow. Among other things, it was about acute coronary syndrome. New strategies of early diagnosis in acute…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Fewer symptoms and better quality of life Palliative care in people with heart failure. An increasing number of studies confirm that the inclusion of palliative care (PC) in the care of people with heart failure alleviates their symptoms, improves quality of life and reduces…
