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 4 min This content is machine translated Cardiovascular health New research results and scientific exchange The theme of this year’s DGK Congress was “New Spaces for Cardiovascular Health.” The goal was to exchange the latest scientific findings and thus increase the chances for patients. Topics…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Acute coronary syndrome In case of ST-segment elevations in the ECG, immediate revascularization is indicated! Thoracic pain is a common reason for consultation in the family practice. If an acute coronary syndrome is suspected, the ECG findings, in addition to the clinical presentation and troponin…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Gender specific medicine Because women’s hearts break differently Gender-specific assessment and therapy concepts are becoming increasingly important. This is because gender has a significant influence on (patho)physiology. Therapy management should also be adapted accordingly.
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Acute coronary syndrome Utility of fSENC MRI in the acute setting. Fast strain-encoded imaging (fSENC)-MRI can detect fractional length changes of myocardial fibrils between end-systole and end-diastole within a very short time. However, to date, this procedure has not been used…
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 83rd Annual Meeting of the German Society of Cardiology, Mannheim, Germany The brain makes the heart sick – or vice versa? The heart and brain are closely linked in terms of health. This block of topics bridged neurological, cardiological, and psychological aspects in selected cardiac and cerebral diseases.
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 5 min This content is machine translated Cardiology Update 2015 Acute myocardial infarction – is a faster diagnosis possible? The Cardiology Update took place again this year in Davos, covered in winter snow. Among other things, it was about acute coronary syndrome. New strategies of early diagnosis in acute…
