Am letzten Kongress des American College of Cardiology (ACC) wurden die Resulate der ONTARGET-Studie präsentiert. Diese klinische Studie mit über 25 000 kardiovaskulären Hochrisikopatienten verglich die Wirkung von Ramipril 10 mg mit Telmisartan 80 mg und ...
The endocannabinoid system is a physiological system, which is responsible for the control of glucose and lipidmetabolism, as well as for the regulation of the body weight. The endocannabinoid receptors are distributed both in the central and peripher ...
The preoperative cardiovascular risk management accounts for patient-related risk factors, the circumstances leading to the surgical procedure, and the risk of the operation. While urgent operations should not be delayed for cardiac testing, an elective ...
Obesity Paradox and StrokeAbstract. The obesity paradox suggests that overweight and obese patients of older age may have higher survival rates after stroke as compared to normalweight patients. However, the results need a cautious interpretation due to ...
Swissheart-Coach – New Online-Riskmanagement Tool for Your PatientsAbstract. The Swiss Heart Foundation has launched a web-based platform with information on cardiovascular risk factors including a risk calculator. Absolute risk and heart age are ...
Lipid Therapy – Why, for Whom and How Intensive?Abstract. Dyslipidaemia is one of the most important cardiovascular risk factors. Measures to treat it therefore are of central importance. The treatment of elevated lipid ...
Diagnosis, Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease in People with Diabetes and PrediabetesAbstract. Diabetes is associated with an increased cardiovascular risk. In addition to optimizing glycemia, ...