This content is machine translated 11th Hypertension Day Zurich More precise blood pressure measurement thanks to improved technology The results of the SPRINT study – lower mortality with more intensive hypertension treatment – were the focus of interest at the 11th Hypertension Day. As one speaker put it,…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated 11th Hypertension Day Zurich SPRINT study: Will target blood pressure levels drop again? The results of the SPRINT study – lower mortality with more intensive hypertension treatment – were the focus of interest at the 11th Hypertension Day. However, it is not clear…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated α-Synuclein immunoreactivity at the enteric nervous system. Biomarkers for prodromal parkinsonism syndrome? Purpose: This multicenter controlled observational study investigates α-synuclein immunoreactivity at the enteric nervous system in patients with idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder (iRBD) and controls as a possible biomarker for…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Parkinson's Coffee consumption and risk of levodopa-induced dyskinesias. Purpose: To investigate a possible association between coffee consumption and the risk of levodopa-induced dyskinesia in patients with Parkinson’s disease.
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Relapse prediction in depression What role do feelings of guilt play? Question wording: Can the neural correlates of guilt predict depressive recurrences?
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Pulmonary arterial hypertension New drugs reduce morbidity and mortality Treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) includes nonspecific measures (basic therapy) and specific drugs (selective pulmonary vasodilators). An extended basic therapy, including oral anticoagulation, rhythm control, rehabilitation measures and psychosocial…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Human trafficking and severe psychiatric illness What are sociodemographic and clinical characteristics? Purpose: The aim of the study conducted in the United Kingdom was to sociodemographically and clinically characterize individuals who have experienced human trafficking and suffer from severe psychiatric disorders.
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated The AIDA antidepressant discontinuation study. Relapse prediction after discontinuation of antidepressants. Not all depressed patients in remission benefit from antidepressants in terms of relapse prevention. Many patients want to discontinue their antidepressant, in part because of unwanted side effects. Currently, there…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Unipolar depression What innovations does the modified S3 guideline bring? At the end of last year, a comprehensively revised version of the S3 guideline on unipolar depression, first published in 2009, was published. What are the most important changes? What…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Prostate Cancer Statins plus hormone therapy prolong progression-free survival We previously reported on the risk-reducing effect of statins in liver cancer prevention. Now, a retrospective study shows intriguing results in prostate cancer: when cholesterol-lowering drugs are used in parallel…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated More exercise, fewer transfusions Aspects of supportive therapy in oncology patients. At the annual congress of the German, Austrian and Swiss Societies of Hematology and Medical Oncology (DGHO) in Basel, various supportive measures were scrutinized during a symposium. More exercise during…
