This content is machine translated Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) ESC recommendations on acute care and secondary prevention While the incidence of ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) has been declining in recent years, there has been an increase in non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). STEMI and NSTEMI have…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated ESC Guideline 2023 on ACS What is new in antithrombotic therapy? The clinical presentation of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is broad and ranges from asymptomatic to persistent chest discomfort to cardiac arrest, electrical/hemodynamic instability and cardiogenic shock. The European Society of…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Acute coronary syndrome Recommendations of the new ESC guidelines Clinically, acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is typically manifested by pectanginal chest pain, occasionally associated with vegetative symptoms. While STEMI requires rapid invasive coronary diagnosis and reperfusion, in NSTEMI the approach…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Percutaneous coronary intervention How to post-treat after PCI? The type and duration of combined antithrombotic therapy vary. Decisive factors are the clinical setting (stable CHD vs. ACS), the need for additional anticoagulation (e.g., atrial fibrillation), and the patient-specific…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated 40 years of percutaneous coronary intervention Update on indications, outcomes, and concomitant drug therapy. With PCI, mortality in acute coronary syndrome has been impressively reduced. An overview of current technical developments (stents), key treatment guidelines, and adjunctive therapies. Includes overview interventional vs surgical treatment…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Stress, depression and CHD Which depression is particularly “cardiotoxic”? At the SGIM Congress in Basel, Prof. Roland von Känel, MD, Head of Psychosomatic Medicine, Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at the Barmelweid Clinic, gave an update on the relationship between stress,…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Highlights from the AHA Congress 2014 What insights did IMPROVE-IT and DAPT bring? The American Heart Association conference in Chicago drew attention primarily for two long-awaited study updates. At this point, the most important results from the IMPROVE-IT and DAPT studies will be…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Interview on the ACC/AHA guidelines Lipid treatment recommendation meets with little approval Statins continue to be the drug of choice for LDL-C therapy, although not all patients achieve their target levels with therapy alone. However, the paradigm shift implemented in the new…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Rheumatoid arthritis What extended benefits do currently used medications provide? Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic disease that causes swelling and, consequently, restricted movement and joint pain. It is twice as common in women as in men, and the incidence…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Acute coronary syndrome What medications can be used in everyday practice? In the first-line treatment of acute coronary syndrome (ACS), ticagrelor and prasugrel have been shown to be effective, according to PD Jan Steffel, MD, Zurich.
