This content is machine translated Swiss Derma Day in Lucerne Properly treat contact dermatitis On January 24, the Swiss Derma Day took place in Lucerne for the second time. The University Clinics of Dermatology Basel and Inselspital Bern, in collaboration with the clinics of…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Skin cancer prevention Sun protection starts in childhood The scientific evidence that the development of epithelial skin tumors as well as melanomas can be effectively prevented with consistent sun protection measures is opposed by various fears in the…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Editorial Obesity and metabolic diseases Obesity (BMI> 30 kg/m2) has developed relatively rapidly in industrialized nations from a marginal group phenomenon to a real socio-economic problem. The changed living conditions of our society have led…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Acute and Chronic Heart Failure Guideline-Compliant Treatment Clarify iron status and correct iron deficiency At the official press conference for the anniversary congress “20 Years Cardiology Update”, Prof. Frank Ruschitzka, MD, Cardiology (USZ), presented a worrying balance sheet on heart failure – with 120,000…
View Post 1 min This content is machine translated Interview Interview with Prof. Dr. med. Nils Kucher, Bern, Head of the ULTIMA Study Interview with Prof. Dr. Kucher.
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated From actinic prurigo to urticaria solaris Photodermatoses at a glance UV radiation is involved in many skin diseases. The spectrum ranges from acute damage in the sense of dermatitis solaris to chronic late effects such as premature skin aging or…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Omega-3 fatty acids How big is the impact on metabolism really? The consumption of omega-3 fatty acids is associated with positive effects on the cardiovascular system. Direct mechanisms such as reduction of blood pressure, improvement of ejection fraction, platelet aggregation inhibition…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Introduction Cardiac surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia of all, with a prevalence of 1-2% – over six million people suffer from it in Europe alone.
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Data situation of an optimized treatment analyzed When the abdominal aortic aneurysm ruptures Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (rBAA) can be treated either openly surgically or minimally invasively, i.e. endovascularly. Enthusiastic success stories suggest that the newer endovascular technique has finally made a breakthrough…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Pulmonary vein isolation Pathophysiological considerations for the cause and therapy of VCF. Interventional therapy of atrial fibrillation is based on trigger elimination and substrate modification. Substrate modification refers to the creation of linear lesions in the left atrium and focal ablation at…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated News on pulmonary embolism at the ACC congress First randomized trial of ultrasound-assisted lysis For the first time ever, a randomized trial compares a catheter-based procedure with standard therapy for pulmonary embolism. The treatment option appears promising, according to data from the ULTIMA trial…
