This content is machine translated Interventional cardiology Current therapeutic standard of complex coronary stenoses If there is a narrowing of one or more coronary arteries, it is called coronary stenosis. The cause is usually atherosclerosis in coronary heart disease. But what to do when…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Type 2 diabetes - update for the family doctor Aim for multifactorial rather than glucocentric treatment With regard to cardiac and renal protection, it is increasingly recommended to combine metformin initially with an SGLT-2 inhibitor or a GLP-1 receptor agonist. In contrast, sulfonylureas and DPP-4 inhibitors…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Test procedure Breast cancer early detection using biomarkers – where do we stand? Early detection of breast cancer still offers the best chance of cure. Mammography is the benchmark for screening, but is subject to technical, logistical, and diagnostic limitations. For this reason,…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS) Practice-relevant findings up-to-date The enzyme tryptase, which is produced almost exclusively by mast cells, is considered a significant parameter in suspected MCAS. If the event-related increase in tryptase compared with symptom-free intervals exceeds…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Pompe's disease Further development of enzyme replacement therapy provides new treatment option New data from the open-label, long-term extension of the randomized, double-blind, Phase 3 COMET study show that people with late-stage Pompe disease (LOPD) maintained improvements in respiratory function and mobility…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Pain Management Living at last – Focus on individual pain management Improving care in pain and palliative situations was the focus of this year’s Pain Congress. Patients with chronic pain in particular require individualized treatment in order to finally be able…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Neurogeriatrics Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo – what to do when it fluctuates? Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is a frequently idiopathic disorder. Among other things, it often occurs in old age, after trauma, in severe systemic diseases or even migraine. Repositioning therapy is…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Lymphomas and solid tumors New therapeutic approaches achieve first promising results The AACR Annual Meeting is where the cancer research community comes together to explore and push the boundaries of science in search of the next breakthroughs in cancer treatment. This…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Precancerous lesions of the skin Detect and treat actinic keratoses Actinic keratoses are the most common precancerous lesions on the skin. Although only five to ten percent of actinic keratoses develop into skin cancer, it is not possible today to…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Chorea Detect rare movement disorders using red flags Autoimmune movement disorders occur very rarely and can appear like neurodegenerative diseases. That’s what makes it so difficult to make the right diagnosis. However, characteristic phenotypes and red flags may…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Routine care for psoriasis Update system therapy – what is important for the practice? The new treatment options lead to higher therapeutic goals. This is also reflected in the current psoriasis guideline, which received an update last year. The determination of the severity is…
