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…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Obesity Diets make you fat It has long been known that diets make people fat, or are at the starting point of a long history of suffering for many a morbidly obese person. The following…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Editorial Aspects of vascular diseases “Long live sport!” – The title of this honest, but also quite ironic 80s hit actually sums it up perfectly: Sport (not only football) is for many probably the most…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Cardiac screening Prevention of sudden cardiac death in young athletes. Per se, although cardiac risk increases briefly during any exercise, even for the well-trained athlete, and may remain elevated for several hours after exercise, the positive health or prognostic effect…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Chest pain Very common, but mostly harmless The causes of chest pain are extremely varied, can affect different organ systems in the chest and – depending on the cause – are absolutely harmless or acutely life-threatening. Fortunately,…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Cardiac markers When helpful, when misleading? The established cardiac markers BNP, NT-pro-BNP, troponins, and D-dimers are important diagnostic tools. However, they can be false-positive and thus lead to misdiagnosis. In a seminar at this year’s KHM…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Heart failure Wet or dry? Warm or cold? The motto of this year’s continuing education conference of the College of Family Medicine (KHM) was “Opposites: Wet – Dry”. Consequently, the first keynote presentation was dedicated to heart failure.…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Hypertension control Better combination preparations and targeted care than titration While one group of experts believes that the hypertension problem has already been solved, others see a long way to go for medicine and research in this area. Although the…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Diastolic heart failure Treat concomitant diseases, modify lifestyle No guidelines exist for the treatment of diastolic heart failure. Several studies were presented at the SGK Congress in Lugano indicating that treatment of comorbidities and a healthy lifestyle can…
