This content is machine translated Rheumatology Focus on the joint The focus of the current issue is on three different diagnostic and therapeutic issues related to joints.
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Rheumatoid arthritis How can remission be achieved? Once joint damage has occurred in the course of rheumatoid arthritis, it can no longer be reversed with medication. Therefore, it is important to use basic therapeutics as early as…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Laser Laser therapies for vascular anomalies The treatment of vascular anomalies by selective laser photocoagulation has a history of more than 50 years. The treatment options have been continuously improved since then and have reached a…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Anticoagulation from the perspective of internal medicine Foundations for an individualized “Choosing wisely”. DOAK are at least equal to standard therapy with VKA in non-valvular VCF and venous thromboembolism in terms of safety and efficacy. The intracranial bleeding risk is halved. Consequently, they…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Varices Sclerotherapy, laser, radio frequency or surgery? Varicose veins are a common problem. In Western society, it affects nearly one-third of adults. Unspecific complaints, sometimes falsely attributed to varicose veins, eventually lead these patients to the family…
View Post 12 min This content is machine translated Pruritus in old age Multidisciplinary approach makes sense and is worthwhile Itching massively affects quality of life and sleep and can thus lead to secondary problems such as lack of sleep, fatigue, depression, reduction of general condition and also cardiovascular problems.…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated New oral anticoagulants 10 questions from daily use The new oral anticoagulants (NOAKs) have long since become part of everyday clinical practice in stroke prophylaxis for atrial fibrillation. Due to their simpler, safer, and effective use, they are…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Interventional treatment of mitral valve regurgitation MitraClip, Mitral Annuloplasty and Valve Replacement Interventional treatment of mitral regurgitation has become increasingly important in recent years. Important advances in catheter technology as well as imaging now allow us to treat patients who until recently…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated ALPPS A promising innovation in liver surgery ALPPS, a new two-step hepatectomy, proved to be a good alternative to the classical methods of portal vein embolization and portal vein ligation in several small studies. The results show…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Acute therapy on the stroke unit Time is brain – Why brief quickly? The success of stroke treatment is largely dependent on the time that elapses between symptom onset and recanalization of the occluded vessel. For this purpose, it is important that symptoms…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Stroke Treatment In the right place at the right time: How important is the “time is brain” concept? Stroke represents the most common neurological emergency and is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide. In this context, 85% of all strokes are ischemic, and the…
