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 4 min This content is machine translated Anticoagulation Procedure for special patient groups Continuing postmenopausal hormone therapy or hormone-containing contraception in women on anticoagulation seems risky. After all, hormone-containing preparations increase the risk of venous thromboembolism, which anticoagulants are intended to reduce. But…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Ablation for atrial fibrillation When and for whom? The three basic pillars of therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) are reduction of stroke risk, prevention of tachycardiomyopathy, and improvement of quality of life through symptom relief. Catheter…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Follow-up after heart surgery and intervention Which valve needs to be anticoagulated and how? There is clear evidence for oral anticoagulation in mechanical valves. However, individual adjustments of the target INR are sometimes necessary. Moreover, additional platelet inhibition to OAK is becoming routine. The…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Atrial fibrillation What is the indication for anticoagulation and arrhythmia? Atrial fibrillation is the most common sustained arrhythmia. The prevalence in the general population is 1.5-2% [1]. With a fivefold increased risk of stroke and threefold increased risk of cardiac…
View Post 14 min This content is machine translated Cardiogenic and transcardiac embolic ischemic strokes. Causes and prophylaxis Cardiogenic emboli are mostly embolized thrombi from the left atrial ear in atrial fibrillation. Primary and secondary prophylaxis of ischemic cerebral events is based on their causality, if this can…
