This content is machine translated Hypertension Importance of aortic blood pressure for diagnostics and antihypertensive therapy According to current ESH guidelines, aortic blood pressure is an important biomarker of cardiovascular risk. A non-invasive determination is possible by means of pulse wave analysis.
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Hymenoptera Insect venom allergy The risk of having an allergic reaction after an insect bite ranges from 0.3-8.9%. Not every sting reaction is the same as an allergy. The correct assessment of a reaction…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Digestive disorders Gently treat gastrointestinal complaints Digestive disorders such as constipation and diarrhea are at the forefront of civilization diseases. If serious diseases, such as chronic inflammatory bowel diseases, can be ruled out as the cause…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Latent thyroid disease Subclinical hypothyroidism often overtreated Subclinical thyroid disease is common. Although latent hypofunction is often overtreated, the opposite may have an effect on mortality.
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Acute heart failure Diagnostics and initial stabilization Acute heart failure is a life-threatening situation that requires rapid and planned action. How does the clarification take place? What therapeutic measures are available? A look at initial stabilization in…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Type 2 diabetes: SGED recommendations update Reduction of cardiovascular complications as top priority Prevention of microvascular and macrovascular complications is an important overarching goal in the management of type 2 diabetes, and the current SGED guidelines have further informed decision making in cardiovascular…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Treatment of refractory migraine What remains to be done Migraine therapy has made great strides in recent years. Nevertheless, not all patients are well adjusted and are often underserved in prophylaxis. Refractory migraine can be the result – but…
View Post 1 min This content is machine translated Osteoarthritis and cardiovascular risk NSAIDs as mediators of cardiovascular disease? Osteoarthritis is usually treated effectively with NSAIDs. Pain and inflammatory processes can thus be contained. But does the treatment entail cardiovascular risk?
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Giant cell arteritis Indication expansion of Actemra® in Switzerland Until now, only high-dose steroids have been available for the potentially life-threatening autoimmune disease giant gall arteritis. This has changed with the first commercially available non-steroidal biotherapeutic targeting the IL-6…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Evidence from herbal sedatives What clinical studies say Herbal sedatives have been used for generations to treat sleep disorders, nervousness or mental problems – with success. However, for reasons of evidence, one should rather rely on combination preparations.
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Osteoporosis Patient-oriented long-term measures reduce fracture risk Osteoporosis is especially common in older patients. In order to reduce the risk of fractures, therapeutic long-term measures should be oriented to the patient and his individual needs.
