This content is machine translated Radiochemotherapy Can the effectiveness of radiotherapy be increased with drugs? Combined radiochemotherapy with classical cytotoxics and specific inhibitors of molecular targets increases the therapeutic breadth and is part of clinical routine in many tumor entities. Classical cytotoxics quantitatively and qualitatively…
View Post 13 min This content is machine translated Cardiac diseases Differences in cardiovascular disease in women: What do we need to know? Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in women. Acute coronary syndrome manifests differently in women than in men. Early recognition of symptoms is essential. Cardiovascular physiology and pathophysiology…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Chemical peels “For deep peels, an anesthesiologist should stand by.” Hermann Keller, MD, was invited to speak at the 3rd Swiss Life Peeling Workshop and provided information on anesthesia for chemical peels. He showed the participants how to make the…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Search for causes obesity How brain and adipose tissue communicate By bringing together research fields that were previously pursued independently, such as neuroscience, metabolism and diabetology, and psychology, knowledge is also growing for diseases as complex as human obesity. Dr.…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Multi-resistant bacteria Current situation in Switzerland and clinical consequences The epidemiology of multidrug-resistant bacteria has changed in Switzerland: significant decrease of MRSA and strong increase of ESBL-producing enterobacteria. ESBL germs can be acquired through food (poultry meat, vegetables, etc.).…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated WPW Syndrome Diagnosis and therapy in Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome In patients with WPW syndrome, orthodromic AV reentry tachycardia (regular narrow complex tachycardia) is most common, but antidromic AV reentry tachycardia (regular wide complex tachycardia) or atrial fibrillation with conduction…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Epidemology and current study situation Diabetes mellitus and risk of infection 2016 The most common infections affect the skin and genitourinary tract. Infections occur more frequently above an HbA1c >8.5%. SGLT2 inhibitors are effective in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus,…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Atrial fibrillation Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: a pathophysiology-based update. Catheter ablation of symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation is an established therapeutic procedure with good prospects of success and low risk. Pulmonary vein isolation remains the basis of successful catheter ablation.…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Chemical peels “The prerequisite for any treatment is diagnosis” On the occasion of the 3rd Swiss Life-Workshop Chemical Peeling, Oliver Ph. Kreyden, MD, summarized the most important points that determine the success of chemical peelings. As the initiator of…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Anxiety disorders Guideline-based therapy Anxiety disorders are among the most common psychiatric disorders. Nevertheless, they are often diagnosed and treated years later. Exclusion of physical disease consisting of at least a detailed history, laboratory,…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated 25th EADV Congress in Vienna Progress in melanoma treatment: more success with combination therapies Just a few years ago, metastatic melanoma was rapidly fatal – but today the disease responds frequently and long-term to new drug therapies. Experts reported on advances in melanoma therapy…
