SGLT-2 inhibitors and heart failure

Posttraumatischer Stress in der Kardiologie

Eine Posttraumatische Belastungsstörung, die durch ein akutes Koronarsyndrom induziert wurde, unterscheidet sich in vielerlei Hinsicht von einer extern ausgelösten Traumatisierung.

Genetic cascade screening for familial hypercholesterolaemia in Switzerland

Mini-review describing the current knowledge about diagnosis and treatment of familial hypercholesterolaemia, as well as discussing opportunities for genetic cascade screening in Switzerland.

Haemoptysis and unintentional weight loss in a 46-year old patient – always a pulmonary problem?

Patient case with pulmonary haemorrhage as the first manifestation of rheumatic mitral stenosis, which resolved completely after mitral valve surgery.

Geographic miss leading to neoatherosclerosis and very late stent thrombosis

Geographic miss with incomplete coverage of the initially treated coronary lesion promoted development of neoatherosclersosis, which ultimately led to very late stent thrombosis.

Chest pain after surgical repair of Bland-Garland-White syndrome

Exceptional clinical scenario highlighting the increasing importance of noninvasive imaging in the evaluation of patients after surgical correction of coronary abnormalities.

Otto Hess Trainee Award 2022 of the Swiss Society of Cardiology

SCOT MasterClass – «Meine ­Karriere in der Kardiologie» 

Ein Gefäss für individuellen Fragen und Probleme von jungen Nachwuchsärztinnen und -ärzten - ihre Fortbildung, ihre professionellen Sorgen und Zukunftswünsche.

Swiss Amgen Cardiology Research Award 2022

Permanent His bundle pacing – a valid alternative to biventricular cardiac resynchronisation therapy?

The case of a patient in whom resynchronisation using His bundle pacing translated into a clearly superior acute electrical result compared with biventricular pacing.