This content is machine translated Laser Laser therapies for vascular anomalies The treatment of vascular anomalies by selective laser photocoagulation has a history of more than 50 years. The treatment options have been continuously improved since then and have reached a…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated The swollen knee The exact differential diagnosis decides on further action The workup of nontraumatic knee swelling is an exciting diagnostic challenge. The following article emphasizes the importance of careful history taking and goes into more detail about possible clinical findings…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Allergic contact dermatitis in Europe “The psychological component of the disease is often underestimated” In an interview with DERMATOLOGIE PRAXIS, Prof. Dr. med. Peter Elsner, Director of the Clinic for Dermatological Diseases at the University Hospital Jena, provides information on the epidemiology of allergic…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Chronic heart failure and stroke prevention in VHF. Optimized treatment regimens and new therapeutic options The December lecture series in Zurich featured a presentation by PD Georg Noll, MD, on the treatment of chronic heart failure, in which he shared his practical clinical experience. The…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated 4th Bern Heart Valve Symposium New transfemoral TAVI systems and the Swiss TAVI Registry The new transfemoral TAVI systems, either in development or already certified, address potential vulnerabilities and limitations, such as paravalvular insufficiency or risk of vascular complication. This article, based on a…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Varices Sclerotherapy, laser, radio frequency or surgery? Varicose veins are a common problem. In Western society, it affects nearly one-third of adults. Unspecific complaints, sometimes falsely attributed to varicose veins, eventually lead these patients to the family…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Interview on the ACC/AHA guidelines Lipid treatment recommendation meets with little approval Statins continue to be the drug of choice for LDL-C therapy, although not all patients achieve their target levels with therapy alone. However, the paradigm shift implemented in the new…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Anticoagulation in cardiac assist devices No study results with new oral anticoagulants to date. Anticoagulation must be individualized to the support system and patient. Patients with non-pulsatile systems have been shown to have acquired von Willebrand syndrome, which increases the risk for bleeding complications.…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Direct oral anticoagulants “Teaching Old Docs New Tricks?” Recently, I was discussing (as an older “doc”) with one of my marcoumar anticoagulated 87-year-old patients with atrial fibrillation, status post anterior myocardial infarction with akinesia, status post severe gastric…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Atopic dermatitis and pruritus in the elderly Motivate the patient to carry out the therapy carefully Two exciting dermatological topics that are highly relevant in daily practice are the focus of this issue: the patient-oriented treatment of atopic dermatitis and pruritus in old age.
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Diabetes mellitus Type 2 diabetes – Targeting the inflammation At the advanced training day “Pro and Contra in Endocrinology” in Biel, Prof. Marc Donath, MD, Chief of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Metabolism at the University Hospital Basel, spoke on the…
