Choosing Wisely in Patients with Polypharmacy

Abstract. Polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medication have a negative impact on health. For reducing or stopping medication (deprescribing) patient benefits are crucial. ...

Functional Heart Complaints

Abstract. Functional complaints often manifest as cardiac symptoms (palpitations, thoracic complaints, reduced performance, dyspnea). Prognostically relevant clinical situations must be identified ...

Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs and Cardiovascular Risk

Abstract. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are amongst the most frequently used drugs worldwide, although medically controlled prescription is ...

Angina Pectoris and the Importance of Coronary Microcirculation in Practice

Abstract. Microvascular angina is a common manifestation of coronary microvascular dysfunction, particulary prevalent in post-menopausal women above ...

Pulmonary Endarterectomy and Treatment for Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension

Abstract. Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension is a relatively rare disease which mostly evolves as a complication of acute ...

A Transient Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy?

Abstract. We report on a 79-year-old female patient after blunt chest trauma. Based on T-negative findings on 12-lead ECG and apical left ventricular hypertrophy on echocardiography ...

Open metacarpophalangeal dislocation

Abstract. Dislocation of a finger is a pathology often encountered in emergency centers. The following case example provides a reminder of its management and the situations in which the ...