This content is machine translated EHA Congress in Vienna Myelodysplastic syndromes – data from clinical practice. At the 20th EHA Congress in Vienna, experts discussed the therapeutic situation in myelodysplastic syndromes. How does the frequently prescribed active ingredient azacitidine perform in practice? Data from a Dutch…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated EULAR - Ankylosing spondylitis Which patients respond particularly well to therapy with TNF inhibitors? Ankylosing spondylitis was also a topic at the EULAR Congress in Rome. In addition to non-pharmacological approaches, NSAIDs, local steroids, and TNF inhibitors are the most commonly used. What must…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated European Stroke Conference Diabetes, CHD, and cardiac surgery studied in more detail as stroke risk factors From May 12-15, 2015, the “European Stroke Conference” took place in Vienna. The spectrum of studies and abstracts presented ranged from basic research to clinical trials to stroke rehabilitation and…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated 8. iron academy Iron deficiency in oncological and renal insufficiency patients. The 8th Iron Academy was not just about iron per se, but put iron deficiency in a larger practical context. Topics included early detection and management of oncology patients and…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated SGK Annual Conference 2015 Acute heart failure deserves more attention At the annual meeting of the Swiss Society of Cardiology in Zurich, a main session was dedicated to acute heart failure. New findings and studies from the pharmacological field were…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated What to look for in children? Pediatric screening in family practice. A workshop at the KHM congress in Lucerne focused on preventive examinations in children. Prof. Dr. med. Oskar Jenni, Kinderspital Zurich, Dr. med. Heidi Zinggeler Fuhrer, medizinisches Zentrum gleis d,…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated EULAR - Rheumatoid arthritis Considerations for choosing the appropriate DMARD One session at the EULAR Congress in Rome was dedicated to rheumatoid arthritis. The focus was on early forms of the disease and the benefits of rapid intervention. An overview…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Zurich Review Course in Clinical Cardiology. Always take syncope in athletes seriously The first day of the Zurich Review Course focused on current news in cardiology. What is the benefit of iron deficiency therapy in heart failure? When should which of the…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated SGIM Congress in Basel Diabetes update – what do you need to know about the different agents? A lot has happened in the field of diabetes therapy in recent years. Many new active ingredients have appeared on the market. However, metformin and lifestyle modifications are still considered…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) 1-year results of the SAPIEN 3 study At EuroPCR, the Congress of Interventional Medicine, held in Paris in May 2015, the latest results of various studies on TAVI (transcatheter aortic valve implantation) were presented, among other topics.…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Interdisciplinary Symposium Neuro Emergencies Seizure events and confusional states – how to proceed? An afternoon event on “Neuro Emergencies” at the Inselspital in Bern focused, among other things, on the clinical distinction between psychogenic and epileptic seizures. The two types of seizures have…
