This content is machine translated Modern lipid management Treating dyslipidemia in diabetes in a target-oriented manner Diabetes is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Risk-stratified LDL cholesterol lowering is an important component of diabetes therapy and may improve clinical prognosis. In order to achieve the…
View Post 1 min This content is machine translated High-risk cardiovascular patients. Evolocumab stabilizes plaques in 90% of patients with acute coronary syndrome After an acute coronary syndrome, patients are at high risk for further cardiovascular disease. Atherosclerotic plaques play a crucial role in this process, as up to 75% of acute coronary…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Diabetes Technology Hybrid closed-loop systems: more than glycemic control The combination of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) with a sensor-controlled insulin pump has already brought us a lot closer to the vision of an “artificial pancreas”. Compared to insulin pump…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Recognize and understand wound biofilm Therapeutic possibilities and their limits Wounds colonized with biofilms are one of the greatest challenges in chronic wound care. An estimated 2% of the population in Central Europe suffer from chronic wounds, with the risk… CME-Test
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Obesity Sustainable weight reduction with the help of new therapy options Eat less, move more – obese patients know these recommendations well. However, the implementation is anything but simple. And even if weight loss does occur, the dreaded rebound effect undoes…
View Post 13 min This content is machine translated Thyroid Cancer System therapy: Current developments Targeted systemic therapies have become increasingly important in both anaplastic and advanced radioiodine-refractory differentiated thyroid carcinoma. These have proven to be effective options over the past several years in the…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Chronic wounds Cold plasma jet accelerates wound healing Chronic wounds are often associated with high morbidity and significant impairment in patients’ daily lives. In a comparative clinical study, treatment with an innovative cold plasma jet procedure resulted in…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Diabetes mellitus Therapy management in 2022 – an update Diabetes mellitus has mankind firmly in its grip. The disease is among the fastest growing health challenges of our time. For this reason, research is being carried out at full…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Type 2 diabetes: basal insulin therapy Lower risk of hypoglycemia with second-generation insulin analogues Type 2 diabetes develops insidiously over years and is usually diagnosed in middle to older adulthood – often incidentally during routine checkups. Adequate glycemic control is very important to prevent…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Iron overload Pathophysiology and clinic Iron overload is an unavoidable and potentially life-threatening consequence of multiple red cell concentrate transfusions. Because the clinical manifestations are nonspecific and usually develop slowly, this complication is often overlooked. CME-Test
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Type 2 diabetes and chronic renal failure (CKD) Dapagliflozin: risk reduction even in the presence of greatly increased albumin excretion. About half of all diabetics develop chronic kidney disease. SGLT-2 inhibitors have been shown not only to favorably affect glucose metabolism, but also to protect the heart and kidneys. The…
