This content is machine translated Type 2 diabetes therapy Three steps to the goal Firstly, lifestyle measures, secondly metformin, thirdly individualization – according to Prof. Marc Donath, MD, Basel, Switzerland, this is how type 2 diabetics are treated today. Depending on the individual situation,…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Hypertension Treatment Increase Awareness, Compliance and Adherence! Although many hypertensive patients perform regular blood pressure measurements at home, a large proportion of these patients – 51% in the SWISSHYPE study published in 2011 [1] – are inadequately…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Roundtable discussion Use of conventional NSAIDs and coxibs in high-risk patients. Conventional NSAIDs and coxibs differ in their risk profile and tolerability, which is particularly important to consider in high-risk patients. But how to proceed? HAUSARZT PRAXIS in conversation with four…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Multiple causes, multiple clinical pictures Glomerulonephritis Renal insufficiency requiring dialysis can be the result of glomerular disease that is recognized too late, usually with nonspecific symptoms and signs. Screening for renal pathologies therefore includes not only…
View Post 12 min This content is machine translated Diagnosis & Therapy of Chronic Heart Failure When the heart weakens in old age With increasing age, both the incidence of heart failure and the importance of diastolic dysfunction increase. Symptoms are often nonspecific in old age. Diagnosis is no different from that in…
View Post 3 min 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 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…
