This content is machine translated Minimally invasive heart valve replacement Local anesthesia just as safe as general anesthesia Local anesthesia or general anesthesia? A randomized trial has now clarified for the first time that local anesthesia is as safe as general anesthesia for TAVI (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation).…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Cognitive medical assistants Artificial intelligence to reduce surgical risks in the future Scientists at Heidelberg University Hospital develop “Cognitive Medical Assistant” / Algorithm aims to identify individual surgical risk of the patient in advance, facilitate therapy decisions and prevent complications
View Post 23 min This content is machine translated Rheumatism and cancer Effects of cancer on rheumatoid arthritis therapy The increasing age of the population and the gratifying progress in oncological therapy mean that rheumatologists are increasingly confronted with patients who have a previous malignant disease but still require…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Asthma and COPD Hot Topics from ATS and ERS The 2020 annual congresses of the ATS and ERS were entirely under the influence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus: on-site events were greatly reduced, while online participation offerings increased and were…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated CAR-T Cells Own immune cell as therapy With the rapid development of new therapeutic options in oncology, immunotherapy has a high priority. Thus, CAR T cells are also a promising approach to treat advanced cancers. In particular,…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Rarer tumor entities Current therapeutic options in metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Renal cell carcinoma is one of the rather rare tumor entities. Therefore, treatment options were very limited for years and therapy was difficult. Meanwhile, tyrosine kinase inhibitors have expanded the…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Moderate to severe psoriasis “A clear future” – expectations for biologics have risen An improved understanding of the pathogenesis of psoriatic diseases has contributed to a new generation of biologics in recent years. The currently approved modern representatives of this group of system…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Coronary heart disease Secondary prevention with colchicine reduces cardiovascular risk Colchicine has been used in medicine as an alkaloid for a long time and exhibits a broad anti-inflammatory effect. Recent study results now show that its use in patients with…
View Post 13 min This content is machine translated Radiogenic pneumonitis Calculable risk with modern radiotherapy Radiation therapy of thoracic tumors, particularly lung carcinoma, is caught between the goals of maximizing tumor control probability and avoiding toxicities. Radiogenic pneumonitis is a relevant side effect. This occurs… CME-Test
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Migraine prevention Erenumab effective and safe in the long term in clinical practice Recent trial data strengthen the role of erenumab as a preventive migraine treatment. They confirm the real and long-term benefits of the CGRP inhibitor in terms of safety and efficacy…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Non-small cell lung cancer and other solid tumors In the pipeline: KRAS G12C inhibitor Sotorasib The KRAS gene is one of the most frequently mutated oncogenes in human cancers and thus represents a promising target in the therapy of diverse solid tumors. Sotorasib is currently…
