Swiss recommendations for non-anaesthesiologist administered procedural sedation and analgesia in adults

The key points of the Swiss recommendations are multidisciplinary acceptance, advanced preoperative evaluation and selection of patients, clear safety recommendations and minimal requirements regarding monitoring, documentation and staff.

Very low-dose direct oral anticoagulants combined with platelet inhibitors in coronary artery disease: ready for widespread use?

Very low-dose anticoagulation in the form of rivaroxaban twice daily is a welcoming addition to the current antithrombotic arsenal in high-risk patients with acute coronary syndrome or stable coronary artery disease. Adequate patient selection in line with the entry criteria of the approval trials appears to be critical to avoid excessive bleeding.

70 years of cardiac rehabilitation in Switzerland and Europe – from history to new horizons

Cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation programmes aim to reach out to persons at risk and patients with established disease, and to help achieve long-term maintenance of a healthy lifestyle.

Surgical treatment of severe aortic valve stenosis with concomitant Fabry disease

Aggressive surgical management of patients with severe aortic stenosis and concomitant Fabry disease should be the treatment of choice, even during enzyme replacement therapy.

An unusual cause of pulmonary hypertension in the elderly

In patients with suspected pulmonary hypertension, echocardiography is the primary imaging tool to assess the probability of pulmonary hypertension and to identify the underlying haemodynamic mechanism. However, for a definite diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension and its classification, right heart catheterisation is mandatory.

A case of myocardial infarction with conduction abnormalities

A 56-year-old man with history of hypertension, diabetes mellitus type 2 and chronic kidney disease is evaluated in the emergency department because of nausea, abdominal pain, excessive sudation and light-headedness for the past 4 hours. 

Paul M. Vanhoutte dies in Paris aged 79

Prevention Summit 2019 Berlin: Das Zurich Heart House reicht über die Grenze hinaus

Forschungspreis 2019 der Schweizerischen Herzstiftung geht an Dr. Raphael Twerenbold

Cardiology Update Davos: a remarkable tradition of postgraduate teaching in cardiovascular medicine

Between February 16th and 20th, 2019, the traditional biannual Cardiology Update Davos was again held at the Congress Centre in Davos under the auspices of the European Society of Cardiology.