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…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated High HbA1c Update on the individual therapy of diabetes mellitus In the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus, the last few years have brought several innovations with regard to diagnosis, therapy goals, and choice of antidiabetic drugs. “A patient centered…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated 20 years of heart transplantation Bern Insights into the long-standing work of the Inselspital team The first heart transplants were performed at the Inselspital Bern a good 20 years ago. Together with former patients and professional colleagues, Prof. Paul Mohacsi, MD, Head of the Division…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Chronic venous ulcer The three pillars of therapy Chronic venous leg conditions are common and often lead to chronic venous ulcers. Therapy is based on local treatment of the ulcer, therapy of chronic venous insufficiency and recurrence prophylaxis.…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Highlights from the ESH Congress in Milan Adherence should be well monitored At this year’s ESH Congress in Milan, more detail was provided on how to improve adherence and compliance in hypertension therapy. In particular, simplification of drug treatment results in better…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated American Association for Thoracic Surgery, May 2013 in Minneapolis. On the cutting edge of cardiac surgery This year’s annual meeting of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery was held in Minneapolis. Prof Thierry Carrel presents his personal highlights.
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated News from the AGLA Swiss compromise in atherosclerosis prevention With the adapted guidelines of the International Atherosclerosis Society (IAS), the Working Group Lipids and Atherosclerosis of the Swiss Society of Cardiology (AGLA) has found a compromise for risk assessment,…
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 7 min This content is machine translated Vertigo clarification in practice Correct diagnosis for vertigo made easy Patients with complaints of dizziness often report primarily to their primary care physician, giving general practitioners an important triage role. Here, history and clinical examination should first aim to distinguish…
