Cardiovascular disease prevention New ESC CVD Prevention Guidelines for Stepwise and Individualized Intervention Dyslipidemia remains among the main causes of cardiovascular disease (CVD), leading to more than 21,000 deaths per year in Switzerland. Reducing low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels is a cornerstone of… CME-Test
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Hematologic neoplasms New findings change the standards of diagnostics and therapy There is a lot happening in the landscape of hematologic neoplasms. This year, several potentially standard-changing studies could be presented to Congress at . Fitting to the claim of the annual…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Transfusion Technology Blood grouping to the point Transfusion diagnostics are critical to survival. Without assured compatibility and tolerance, no blood donation would save lives. But trend forecasts fear increasing consumption with a simultaneous reduction in potential blood…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Hyponatremia Elderly patients are particularly at risk The symptoms of hyponatremia vary from mild to life-threatening. In recent years, therapeutic options for the treatment of hyponatremia have expanded. The therapeutic approach is based primarily on the severity…
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 Iron deficiency Update anemia workup: what, when, and why? Iron deficiency anemia is common – especially in elderly patients with renal insufficiency or malnutrition. As a rule, a multifactorial process can be assumed. Therefore, a number of different causes…
View Post 5 min 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 2 min This content is machine translated Blood-based analytics: clinical application “Liquid biopsy” in malignant melanoma As a biomarker for monitoring the progression of tumor diseases, the detection of tumor cell DNA in blood using next-generation sequencing (“liquid biopsy”) is becoming increasingly important. This also applies…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Heart failure Efficiently compensate for iron deficiency in a difficult clientele The importance of iron deficiency in patients with heart failure is increasingly becoming the focus of scientific attention. Because the effects can be significant. Therefore, current ESC guidelines recommend checking…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated The somewhat different knowledge Proper names in hematology: tracing the origin Since medical school, proper names have shaped the daily linguistic repertoire of most physicians. And yet their origin often remains in the dark. Therefore, here is a search for two…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Von Willebrand syndrome What is the importance of genetic testing? As the most common hereditary clotting disorder, Von Willebrand syndrome affects about one in a thousand people. With new diagnostic possibilities and findings in the field of molecular genetics, the question…
