This content is machine translated From Risk Identification to Anti-Inflammatory Intervention Inflammation as a Treatment Goal in Its Own Right For decades, cardiovascular prevention was essentially a story about cholesterol. Yet a significant proportion of patients experience adverse events despite optimally controlled lipid levels—a reflection of a residual risk that...… CME-Test
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Atherosclerotic Coronary Plaques in High-Risk Patients Who benefits from preventive PCI? For patients with ASCVD, modern imaging techniques such as CCTA and cardiac MRI often provide a solid basis for subsequent treatment decisions. The invasive cardiac catheterization procedure is currently used...…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Significance, diagnostics and treatment options for cardiology practice Coronary artery spasm and atherosclerosis Angina pectoris is traditionally regarded as the leading symptom of coronary sclerosis. Nevertheless, observations show that a relevant proportion of patients with typical angina symptoms have no hemodynamically significant stenoses...…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Adolescents with type 1 diabetes Metformin can improve subclinical atherosclerosis Neuregulin-4 (Nrg-4) may have anti-inflammatory and anti-atherogenic properties. Egyptian researchers used Nrg-4 together with carotid intima-media thickness as a marker for subclinical atherosclerosis. Their finding: The addition of metformin to…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Type 1 diabetes Chronic hyperglycemia promotes atherosclerosis A recent study investigated whether chronic hyperglycemia in type 1 diabetes is associated with a proinflammatory immune signature and arterial wall inflammation that promotes the development of atherosclerosis.
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated CLEAR Outcomes Study New results on bempedoic acid Statin-intolerant patients represent a difficult patient group to treat in lipid management. Now, with the CLEAR Outcomes study, it has been shown that a therapeutic option with a beneficial effect…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Prevent arteriosclerosis Can exercise in early adulthood protect against atherosclerosis? Low physical fitness and muscle strength in early adulthood are risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, it is unclear how these factors relate to subclinical atherosclerosis because of the…
View Post 25 min This content is machine translated Atherosclerosis Is there a need for new lipid-lowering drugs in the era of PCSK9 inhibitors? Recent progress Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of death worldwide. Recent guidelines on HKE prevention highlight the extent to which elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) is one of the most… CME-Test
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Cardiovascular diseases Atherosclerosis, thrombosis and acute coronary syndrome – recent research. Groundbreaking findings found their way to the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2022. For example, for the first time, transthyretin amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) has been successfully treated in vivo…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Interventional cardiology Current therapeutic standard of complex coronary stenoses If there is a narrowing of one or more coronary arteries, it is called coronary stenosis. The cause is usually atherosclerosis in coronary heart disease. But what to do when…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Lipid Management Secondary prevention effective and safe even in elderly patients Elderly patients >75 years of age with existing atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease should be subjected to effective lipid lowering after considering their health status and with the help of regular follow-up.…
