This content is machine translated Venous thromboembolism Thrombophilic factors and the judicious use of laboratory diagnostics The currently known and established hereditary thrombophilias are statistically associated with an increased clinical risk of thrombosis. This risk is variably expressed and depends on the individual genetic background of…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Phytotherapy for complaints of the gastrointestinal tract There are several herbal strategies This article highlights the many ways in which gastrointestinal complaints can be treated with herbal applications. There are tea mixtures, tinctures and also ready-made herbal preparations, some of which have…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Fewer symptoms and better quality of life Palliative care in people with heart failure. An increasing number of studies confirm that the inclusion of palliative care (PC) in the care of people with heart failure alleviates their symptoms, improves quality of life and reduces…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Lipids and cardiovascular risk Consider functional aspects of HDL Recently, two interesting studies on lipids and cardiovascular prevention were published. One study looked for an association between low HDL levels and risk of ischemic insult. However, causality remains unclear.…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Individual treatment for vein problems Varicose vein therapy – with foam, light or steel? Venous diseases are not only cosmetically disturbing, but in severe cases can lead to disability. The CEAP classification has become widely accepted for the classification of chronic venous disease. Today,…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Colon irritabile (irritable bowel syndrome) Harmless, but severely limiting the quality of life In the case of symptoms typical of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), initial comprehensive diagnostics with erudition of alarm signs, colonoscopy if necessary, and in particular the exclusion of sprue are…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Bloody diarrhea Ulcerative colitis – current diagnostics and therapy Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease of unknown etiology. The clinic consists of bloody mucopurulent diarrhea with accompanying tenesmus and rarely fecal incontinence. The relapses are classified according…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Better performance, fewer symptoms Exercise therapy for heart failure Exercise therapy, in addition to optimal drug therapy, is an adjuvant method for treating patients with chronic heart failure. Structured training can achieve relevant improvement in performance and limiting symptomatology…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Boxing or badminton? Sport in patients with diseases of the aorta Dilatation of the ascending aorta above 40 mm (descending aorta above 50 mm and abdominal aorta above 40 mm) requires control. There are no restrictions for patients with diameters below 40 mm. From 40 mm…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Exercise-associated or pathological ECG changes? Cardiac risks and investigations in competitive athletes Regular physical training can induce structural, electrical and functional adaptations of the heart. Exercise can be a trigger for exercise-induced tachyarrhythmias or exercise-induced sudden cardiac death (SCD) in the presence…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated HPV vaccination in Switzerland Current situation and future prospects The proportion of HPV-vaccinated 18-24-year-old women has stagnated at about 50%. Vaccination coverage must be significantly improved if the circulation of papilloma virus is to be sustainably reduced. One possibility,…
