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 Cardiology Update Davos Hopeful therapy for acute heart failure Although the symptoms of acute heart failure can be treated successfully for the most part, the long-term prognosis remains poor. This could change, at least for some patients, as a…
View Post 1 min This content is machine translated Interview Interview with Prof. Dr. med. Nils Kucher, Bern, Head of the ULTIMA Study Interview with Prof. Dr. Kucher.
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Omega-3 fatty acids How big is the impact on metabolism really? The consumption of omega-3 fatty acids is associated with positive effects on the cardiovascular system. Direct mechanisms such as reduction of blood pressure, improvement of ejection fraction, platelet aggregation inhibition…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated New building project at Inselspital Bern gets a Swiss Heart and Vascular Center (SHGZ) The new center for cardiovascular patients at the Inselspital Bern is expected to be operational in 2020. Speakers from the relevant medical departments as well as decision-makers from the business…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Data situation of an optimized treatment analyzed When the abdominal aortic aneurysm ruptures Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (rBAA) can be treated either openly surgically or minimally invasively, i.e. endovascularly. Enthusiastic success stories suggest that the newer endovascular technique has finally made a breakthrough…
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…
