This content is machine translated Updated guidelines for hypertension Elevated blood pressure as a new category In October, the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) published its 2024 guidelines for the treatment of high blood pressure and hypertension. At the swissESCupdate, Dr. Lucas Lauder from the University…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Risk management for diabetes and severe mental illness Critically question statin prescribing in patients with T2D and SMI Differences in mental health outcomes in diabetic patients with concomitant severe mental illness are often associated, at least in part, with suboptimal cardiovascular risk monitoring. A Dutch-Scottish research group investigated…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Chronic heart failure Recognize early and initiate intervention The incidence and prevalence of chronic heart failure are positively correlated with age, although there are other risk factors such as obesity, diabetes and hypertension. In addition to the treatment…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated New ESH guideline Screen hypertensive patients regularly for albuminuria The prevention of hypertension-associated secondary diseases is the focus of the new ESH (European Society of Hypertension ) hypertension guideline. Special emphasis is placed on secondary prevention with regard to…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Treatment resistant hypertension Perspectives for CKD patients Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with a number of cardiovascular complications. Because of the high mortality rate attributable to cardiovascular disease, most patients with progressive CKD die before reaching…
View Post 18 min This content is machine translated Cardiovascular diseases & sleep apnea News from the ominous duo Sleep-disordered breathing is now a recognized cardiac risk factor. It can trigger not only circulatory diseases such as hypertension and heart failure, but also atrial fibrillation. As a result, it…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Hypertension Systemic thinking, individualized treatment Hypertension is a widespread disease that primarily affects people of advanced age. Reducing levels to the target range requires comprehensive treatment management consisting of lifestyle modification and pharmacotherapy. If this…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Interactions with obstructive sleep apnea Hen and/or egg If a patient suffers from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), it predisposes him or her to a host of comorbidities, from cardiovascular to renal to pulmonary to neuropsychiatric. But there is…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Hypertension Arterial Hypertension – “Hot Topics” for the Family Physician In current consensus recommendations of the European Hypertension Society. (ESH), the importance of blood pressure measurements outside the physician’s office is emphasized in the context of diagnosis and treatment. For…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Pulmonary hypertension Hemodynamic thresholds and prognostic assurance. In pulmonary hypertension, the pulmonary vessels are narrowed or blocked. This can lead to increased stress on the right ventricle and ultimately insufficiency. However, diagnostics are not always given the…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Hypertension Effective therapy management with the aid of fixed combinations Fixed combinations can simplify the therapy management of hypertension and improve adherence – these are statements that are now generally accepted. Accordingly, the administration of fixed combinations is also recommended…