This content is machine translated Peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAVK) Importance and possibilities of less invasive interventional therapy. Prevalence of peripheral arterial disease increases. 5-year mortality in asymptomatic and symptomatic PAVK is twice that in patients without PAVK. Screening and initial diagnosis possible with simple means. Drug treatment…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Time is Brain Update on acute treatment of ischemic stroke. Acute treatment of ischemic stroke has made tremendous progress in the past two decades. Clinical research milestones include intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) and mechanical recanalization. IVT is performed after ruling out…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Importance of interdisciplinary collaboration in AHF Transitioning adolescents with congenital heart disease Transition of adolescents with congenital heart disease is a continuous and interdisciplinary process. Individual maturity and autonomy of patients influence the course of the transition process (“no absolute age limits”).…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Laser practice Laser: How to perform Laser Developments in the field of dermatological lasers are very dynamic with a large number of newly launched systems. The how to of an implementation of laser interventions requires training, alignment…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated AHF and its complications Follow-up of children with congenital heart defect Congenital heart defects are the most common organ malformation in children. Every cardiac defect requires pediatric cardiology evaluation and classification. Specialized pediatric cardiology follow-up is essential throughout childhood and adolescence…
View Post 12 min This content is machine translated Earlier and more often? Epidural spinal cord stimulation for chronic pain. Spinal cord stimulation is a neurosurgical, evidence-based, minimally invasive, and safe electrical neuromodulatory method for the treatment of chronic pain. Interdisciplinary patient selection and indication after multimodal therapy trials are…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Rheumatoid arthritis A multisystem disease and its dermatological changes It’s only when you get into rheumatoid arthritis and all of its facets that you realize how multifaceted this disease can be and that it plays into dermatology in so…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Psychiatric and internal diseases Body and mind in interplay The number of psychiatric disorders in internal diseases is up to 35% [1]. Internal diseases can interact with psychiatric diseases. Furthermore, the two can be mutually dependent. Both dementia and…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Eye pressure measurement is one of the most important preventive examinations Glaucoma – what does the family doctor need to know about it? A detailed ophthalmologic examination with eye pressure measurement should be performed in everyone from about the age of 40 (depending on the risk profile). Adherence and persistence of patients with…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Autoimmune inflammation of the temporal artery News in the diagnosis and therapy of giant cell arteritis If giant cell arteritis is suspected, further evaluation and treatment should be undertaken immediately. Typical symptoms such as headache or chewing pain and visual disturbances may be absent. Oligosymptomatic RZA…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated HIV and cancer Why do some tumors occur more frequently under HAART? The incidence of white skin cancer is three to five times higher in HIV-infected individuals. Squamous cell and basal cell carcinomas occur at younger ages in HIV-infected individuals, are more…
