This content is machine translated Atrial fibrillation Anticoagulation after catheter ablation – for how long? In selected groups of patients with atrial fibrillation, ablation can lead to an improvement in symptoms and/or prognosis. To avoid complications, anticoagulation before, during and after ablation should be criteria-driven....…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Wound treatment and dermal defect coverage Fish skin matrix for the treatment of complex ulcers The treatment of complex wounds, particularly large and deep skin defects, is a considerable challenge and there is a need for innovative approaches. As various case reports from clinical practice...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Well-being of the medical profession in primary care Findings of a nationwide survey in Switzerland The majority of the participants in the survey published in 2025 were internists who had completed their specialist training and were working in outpatient care. One third reported reduced well-being,...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Severe asthma and CRSwNP Multidisciplinary collaboration between pneumology, allergology and ENT Severe eosinophilic asthma (SEA) and chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) are overlapping clinical entities united by a common pathophysiological basis of type 2 inflammation. The frequent co-occurrence of these...…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Myelofibrosis New findings on the role of inflammation in pathogenesis Myelofibrosis is an inflammation-driven systemic disease in which cytokines, fibrosis and clonal evolution are inextricably linked. New data show that the control of inflammation has a decisive influence on the...…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Incretin mimetics for obesity and prediabetes Liraglutide, semaglutide and tirzepatide: considerable evidence base Weight reduction is an important therapeutic measure in diabetes prevention. Prediabetes is characterized by elevated fasting blood sugar and/or impaired glucose tolerance, but not yet manifest diabetes. In obese people,...…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Treatment of infected wounds and wounds at risk of infection Focus on an interdisciplinary perspective Experts from various specialist disciplines questioned common myths about wound care and presented solutions to improve the care situation. One quintessence was that modern wound care requires a paradigm shift...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Chronic and hard-to-heal wounds Benefit from the advantages of outpatient negative pressure wound therapy If wound healing stagnates under conventional local treatment, the use of negative pressure wound therapy (N PWT) can be useful. Also known as “vacuum therapy” or “vacuum sealing therapy”, NPWT...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated COPD Even a single moderate exacerbation can be a predictor of mortality Although severe COPD exacerbations are widely recognized as poor prognostic factors, less is known about the long-term impact of even a single moderate exacerbation. Canadian scientists have taken up this...…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated HER2+ metastatic breast cancer New therapeutic standards with SHR-A 1811 This year’s ESMO Congress 2025 once again offered a wide range of new data on the treatment of HER2-positive breast cancer, including the interim analysis of the phase 3 HORIZON-Breast01...…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Angina tonsillaris: clinical management Conservative therapy or surgery? Although bacterial tonsillitis is less common than viral tonsillitis, it is clinically relevant due to potential complications. Pragmatic scoring systems such as the McIsaac criteria and microbiology testing help to...…
