This content is machine translated Hypertrophic cardiomyopathies (HCM) How do myosin inhibitors perform in different HCM phenotypes? Cardiac myosin inhibitors have been developed as a targeted therapeutic option for modulating sarcomere function. While in clinical trials in obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy they brought about a greater improvement in...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Heart failure: combination of four as "Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy" Standard established at HFrEF with individual nuances The modern treatment of heart failure is characterized by early intervention, multidimensional care and extended therapy options. Around half of all heart failure patients have a reduced left ventricular ejection...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Heart failure Gradually expand drug therapy! Chronic heart failure mainly occurs in older people. The drug therapy options available today represent a decisive advance in treatment options. According to current ESC guideline recommendations, it is advisable...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Heart failure and type 2 diabetes SGLT-2-i now recommended for the entire LVEF spectrum Based on data from large clinical trials, it is currently recommended that all patients with diabetes and chronic heart failure – regardless of left ventricular ejection fraction – are treated…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Cardiac arrhythmias Atrial fibrillation – what do current guidelines say? Atrial fibrillation is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia and is associated with significantly increased mortality and morbidity. Therefore, timely diagnostic and therapeutic measures are required. The current ESC guidelines…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Heart failure Pharmacotherapy in HFrEF and HFmrEF – Combination of four as gold standard. Important therapeutic goals in chronic heart failure are to improve quality of life and to reduce the risk of hospitalization and mortality. According to current evidence, guideline-based therapy with the…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia. Rare functional disorder of the structurally healthy heart muscle Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT) is a rare ion channel disease without macroscopically detectable structural cardiopathy. It occurs exclusively in childhood and adolescence and has a high mortality if untreated.…
View Post 15 min This content is machine translated Causes and medication Arterial hypertension and heart failure Inadequately treated arterial hypertension over many years usually leads to heart failure. It is not at all surprising that the onset of heart failure can be delayed by treating blood…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated After the heart attack What medication does the patient need? Heart attack patients should receive aspirin 100 mg and the maximum tolerated statin dose for life. Regardless of the type of revascularization, all myocardial infarction patients should take a P2Y12 inhibitor…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Eye pressure measurement is one of the most important preventive examinations Glaucoma – what does the family doctor need to know about it? A detailed ophthalmologic examination with eye pressure measurement should be performed in everyone from about the age of 40 (depending on the risk profile). Adherence and persistence of patients with…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Heart failure update Which drugs for which patients? The new guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of heart failure were presented at this year’s congress of the European Society of Cardiology at the end of May. The new…
