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 4 min This content is machine translated Guidelines in medicine Legally binding or just a recommendation? Treatment recommendations and guidelines offer the possibility of rapid acquisition of current and practice-relevant knowledge, make decision-making more transparent for physician and patient, and provide guidance for treatment with regard…
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 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 News about acne and acne inversa “Milk lie” and low-dose isotretinoin The majority of this year’s Zurich Dermatological Training Days was devoted to skin appendages. For the topics “News on Acne” and “Acne inversa”, Prof. Dr. med. Martin Schaller from Tübingen,…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Rheumatoid arthritis New guidelines for treatment and risk stratification In presenting the new recommendations in the management of rheumatoid arthritis, speakers at this year’s EULAR addressed the role of combined triple therapy with conventional DMARDs among other topics. Their…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Open questions in psoriasis What does the consensus say? The therapeutic goal in moderate to severe plaque psoriasis is to relieve patients of their skin symptoms as much as possible (PASI ≥75%). If this does not succeed within certain…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Supplementation with food supplements Useful during pregnancy? The worse the blood sugar around the time of conception, the greater the risk of malformations in the child. Animal studies indicate that supplementation with vitamins and other nutrients can…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Tuberculosis, HIV and tropical diseases Infectious diseases that also affect Switzerland(er) Worldwide, around 53 million people die of tuberculosis, HIV and malaria within a year. The inhabitants of tropical and poor countries are particularly affected. But even the rich Switzerland is…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Swiss Derma Day in Lucerne Properly treat contact dermatitis and hyperhidrosis On January 24, the Swiss Derma Day took place in Lucerne for the second time. The University Clinics of Dermatology Basel and Inselspital Bern, in collaboration with the clinics of…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Trend Lecture Novartis Why we are not slaves to our genes n biochemist who can explain in a generally understandable way, without a manuscript or a PowerPoint presentation, how unique every human being is, may well be called particularly gifted. At…
