This content is machine translated Edwards SAPIEN 3 How does the new generation perform in practice? With CARDIOVASC, PD Patrick Diemert, MD, of the University Heart Center Hamburg, Germany, discussed the advantages of Edwards’ new generation of TAVI heart valves. He discussed the advances over older…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Summer flu with cough Viral infections and cough – not only an issue in winter! The whole body is weakened, aches and pains in the back and extremities, the temperature is elevated, a dripping nose bothers you and a barking cough as well. The environment…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Iron deficiency One finding, different patients The 7th Iron Academy in Zurich was all about iron deficiency. This occurs with or without anemia, at any age and in very different situations. In chronic diseases such as…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Heart failure Cofactors and therapeutic approaches This issue of CARDIOVASC focuses on “Heart Failure.” This is a still underestimated condition that mainly affects the elderly population and is associated with a progressive deterioration in quality of…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Iron and heart failure Iron deficiency and anemia worsen prognosis in heart failure Iron deficiency is a common comorbidity in chronic heart failure and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality independent of the presence of anemia. In chronic heart failure, annual anemia…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated 1st Bern Atrial Fibrillation Day Current questions and answers about the most common cardiac arrhythmia Atrial fibrillation (VHF), the most common cardiac arrhythmia, already affects about 100,000 people in Switzerland. Within the next 50 years, the prevalence is expected to double. Reason enough to give…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Congress of the American College of Cardiology (ACC 2014 Washington) News and scientific highlights At the end of March, more than 13,000 cardiologists from around the world gathered in Washington DC to present and discuss the latest scientific findings in the field of prevention,…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Heart failure and heart replacement procedures When should the primary care physician refer the patient? Heart replacement procedures are increasingly important and highly effective therapeutic procedures for affected patients. Despite the progress made in recent years, they are still mistakenly seen as the “ultima ratio”.…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Job description family doctor David, Goliath or Hercules after all? At the fourth congress of the Young Family Physicians of Switzerland (JHaS) at the Thun Congress Center, Prof. Dr. Thomas Rosemann, MD, Zurich, on the tasks of today’s family doctor.…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Swiss Society for Anxiety and Depression Therapy options and future trends On April 10, 2014, the fifth annual symposium of the Swiss Society for Anxiety and Depression (SGAD) was held at the Dolder Grand Congress Center in Zurich. High-profile speakers provided…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Update Neurology St. Gallen Good news with practical relevance In St. Gallen, interested parties were able to attend a series of lectures for the seventh time, which focused on an annual review of developments in the field of neurology.…
