Political Correctness oder das Ende der Aufklärung

Der neue moralische Puritanismus führt uns in die Irre, weil er auf Tabus und Verbote und nicht auf Aufklärung und freies ­Denken setzt.

Smoking, smoking cessation and cardiovascular risk

This review aims to summarise the available evidence on the effect of tobacco on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality and the effect of smoking cessation on cardiovascular risk and disease.

Forty years of percutaneous coronary intervention

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) probably represents the most important contribution to world medicine of all time coming out of Switzerland.

Die Wiederauferstehung der renalen Denervation

The sympathetic nervous system plays a crucial role in blood pressure regulation and the development of hypertension.

Cardiac amyloidosis

Cardiac amyloidosis is a prototype of restrictive cardio­myopathy and should be considered in any adult with unexplained heart failure and an echocardiography result suggestive of amyloidosis.

Dual tachycardia involving the ­cavotricuspid isthmus and ­Eustachian ridge

To the authors’ best knowledge, this is the first case report of a patient with concomitant dual tachycardia originating from the CTI area, specifically the Eustachian ridge.

Research grant of the Swiss ­Society of Hypertension

Every 2 years, the SSH awards a research grant to support Swiss clinical and experimental research in the field of hypertension and associated complications.