This content is machine translated Suspicion of coronary heart disease Stress echocardiography, MR heart or computed tomography heart? The diagnosis of coronary heart disease (CHD) is a major cost driver in the healthcare system, due to the frequency of CHD and the frequent residual uncertainty after a diagnostic… CME-Test
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Chronic urticaria “Treat-to-target” approach is underpinned by new findings The treatment arsenal for chronic urticaria includes several 2nd generation antihistamines – still the treatment of first choice – the monoclonal antibody Omalizumab and the immunosuppressant Ciclosporin A as an…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Dual GIP/GLP-1 RA in type 2 diabetes Tirzepatide proves multiple benefits In the Phase III SURPASS study program, the dual receptor agonist tirzepatide performed convincingly. The results of several post-hoc analyses are now also available. At the annual meeting of the…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Coronary heart disease and type 2 diabetes Relationship between baseline FFA values and all-cause mortality. It is known that elevated levels of free fatty acids (FFA) are strongly associated with all-cause mortality in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) and the development of type 2…
View Post 12 min This content is machine translated Visceral Surgery Update - Part 1 Upper gastrointestinal tract and robotic visceral surgery Every year, around 60 per 1000 inhabitants have to undergo abdominal surgery; in 2021, over 118,000 surgical procedures were performed on the digestive organs. Visceral surgery is also constantly evolving,… CME-Test
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Case reports: Pityriasis rubra pilaris (PRP) Supposedly therapy-resistant PRP responded to biologic treatment The treatment of pityriasis rubra pilaris can be a challenge. The therapeutic arsenal includes topical corticosteroids, phototherapy or classic systemic therapies such as retinoids or immunosuppressants. Recent case reports and…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Pulmonary arterial hypertension beyond the guideline. IPAH or what else? – IPAH with pulmonary comorbidity Pulmonary hypertension is divided into five different groups, with group 1 reflecting pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). The PH-specific drug therapies approved to date interfere with three different signaling pathways (NO… CME-Test
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Disease of the subcutaneous adipose tissue Lipedema – a painful fatty tissue disease of the extremities in women Lipedema is a painful, disproportionate increase in fat in women; on legs and arms, as well as hips and buttocks. Lipedema has been officially classified as a disease in the… CME-Test
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Heart Rate Variability - How accurate are smartwatches? Direct comparison with the gold standard in cardiovascular disease A recent study investigated the agreement between heart rate variability derived from the photoplethysmographic signal of a commercially available smartwatch and heart rate variability derived from high-resolution electrocardiogram (gold standard)…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Light skin cancer Prevention and early detection of an underestimated disease Light skin cancers are the most common cancers in fair-skinned people. They occur in at least 200 out of 100,000 people per year in Germany, especially basal cell carcinoma and…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Prurigo nodularis New therapeutic approaches are promising Recent research findings indicate that Th2-associated immune cells and cytokines play an important role in the pathogenesis of prurigo nodularis (PN). This is the therapeutic target of the two biologics,…
