This content is machine translated Treatment for resistant hypertension using renal denervation Diabetics could benefit from reduction of sympathetic tone About ten percent of treated hypertensives have high blood pressure that cannot be adequately controlled despite combinations of three or more antihypertensives. These patients may be helped by interrupting sympathetic…
View Post 1 min This content is machine translated Thromboembolic diseases Management of thrombosis and pulmonary embolism In this issue of CARDIOVASC, a significant focus is on the procedure surrounding the occurrence of thrombosis and pulmonary embolism.
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Sleep apnea More women affected Around 150,000 people in Switzerland are affected by sleep apnea. The disease with the symptoms of snoring, breathing pauses and daytime sleepiness, is still considered predominantly a “men’s problem”, as…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Cardiology Update Davos, 10-15.02.2013 Hopeful new therapies This year’s Cardiology Update focused on heart failure and the testing of new therapies for the acute form. However, there was also news in the area of lipid management in…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation Dabigatran exilate for effective prevention of patients with atrial fibrillation. For the first time, long-term study data show that dabigatran etexilate is an effective and safe therapeutic option in the prevention of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation among novel…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Union meeting of the Swiss. Societies for vascular diseases Of neglect, myths and novelty in angiology. The 13th Union Meeting of the Swiss Vascular Societies in Bern was held under the motto “Facts and Myths in Vascular Medicine”. Experts gave insights into their work, and in…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Drug-eluting stents and balloons for PAVK Initial studies show encouraging results The main problem of angioplasty is recurrent stenosis, which in a large percentage is due to the development of neointimal hyperplasia (NIH). This can be effectively suppressed by applying antiproliferative…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Treatment of mitral regurgitation with MitraClip system Option for patients with high surgical risk Patients with severe mitral regurgitation (MI) and high surgical risk are often treated conservatively, despite high morbidity and mortality from the underlying condition. Since 2009, a new percutaneous procedure has…
