This content is machine translated Introduction Cardiac surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia of all, with a prevalence of 1-2% – over six million people suffer from it in Europe alone.
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Bariatric and metabolic surgery When the will alone to lose weight no longer helps While bariatric surgery has become established for the treatment of obesity, surgical treatment of its concomitant diseases (metabolic surgery) opens up additional therapeutic options for arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia,…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Pulmonary vein isolation Pathophysiological considerations for the cause and therapy of VCF. Interventional therapy of atrial fibrillation is based on trigger elimination and substrate modification. Substrate modification refers to the creation of linear lesions in the left atrium and focal ablation at…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Lipid Management Current practice and future treatment options The lower the better and better early than late – this is the strategy in LDL treatment. While a new hopeful substance for LDL reduction is in development with the…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Cardiology Update Davos What is the CHD risk of HIV patients? The afternoon session on Thursday, February 14, 2013, focused on specific areas of cardiology at the Cardiology Update. How is perioperative myocardial infarction treated? And what is the latest evidence…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Editorial Interventional percutaneous catheter ablation of VCF. When a patient presents for the first time with atrial fibrillation (AF) to the primary care physician’s office, an active search for possible secondary trigger factors, such as hyperthyroidism, should…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Erectile dysfunction Technical advances enable endovascular therapy Technical developments now allow endovascular treatment of smallest pelvic vessels in patients with erectile dysfunction. Vascular erectile dysfunction may serve as an early indicator of developing atherosclerosis, so angiologic evaluation…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Percutaneous interventions or surgical revascularization? Comment on the 5-year results of the SYNTAX study. In the SYNTAX study, a total of 1800 patients were randomized in 85 hospitals in the United States and Europe. The two treatment groups were one interventional and the other…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Zurich Review Course in Clinical Cardiology Cardiac therapy from aspirin to vitamin D From April 11-13, 2013, the Review Course in Clinical Cardiology was held in Zurich for the eleventh time. Renowned experts dealt with a variety of topics from the field of…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Combined radiofrequency ablation Hybrid ablation for long-lasting persistent VCF. Standard therapy for symptomatic patients with paroxysmal and persistent AF <is percutaneous endocardial catheter ablation for 1 year if medical treatment is unsuccessful. Initial experience in Switzerland with hybrid ablation,…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Surgical treatment of VHF The Bern Ablation Algorithm Guideline recommendations for surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF) vary, and often the success of treatment is closely tied to experience of the treating hospital, patient co-morbidities, and intensive interdisciplinary…
